Today's Events | Dana Arts Center, Picker Art Gallery, 2nd Floor
Hundreds of bills targeting trans* individuals are currently making their way through state legislative bodies. These range from bathroom bans to expulsion from sports teams to the denial of healthcare. Amid the increasingly hostile rhetoric and attempts to erase trans* and queer lives, the artists in this exhibition use a variety of media to tell powerful counternarratives about perseverance, vulnerability, and kinship among trans* and queer communities.The exhibition opens with a new live performance connecting art and athletics by Nicki Duval (they/them) and Robbie Trocchia (he/they), featuring figure skater Milk. Films exploring themes of transgender identity, visibility, bodies, and politics by multidisciplinary artist Cassils (he/they) are joined by an installation of exquisite cut-paper portraits by Antonius-Tín Bui (they/them). The works by these leading contemporary artists are complemented by a selection from the Picker collection that underlines the past, present, and future existence and vitality of trans* and queer artists.

Today's Events | Center for Women's Studies
Join us for a Center for Women's Studies Brown Bag Discussion on Post-Katrina Geographies and the African American Novel with Dana Cypress. Cypress is an assistant professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Colgate University. She completed her PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina landed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, devastating vulnerable communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. Since then, this historic ecological disaster has become an important scene shaping an emerging canon of Black post-Katrina fiction. Contemporary novels by Jesmyn Ward, Kiese Laymon, and T. Geronimo Johnson establish New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a Black critical geography that maps the coming-of-age of millennial protagonists managing an onslaught of interrelated crises that are exacerbated by the hurricane and its aftermath.

Today's Events | Palace Theater
This presentation will examine Dixon's portrayal of the Shakers and the Oneida Community in his books New America and Spiritual Wives. OC leader John Humphrey Noyes took umbrage at Dixon's portrayal, resulting in a lengthy public war of words. For better or worse, Dixon gave each community global exposure, offering Victorians a vicarious opportunity to engage with counter-cultural religious traditions.Presenter: Christian Goodwillie is Director and Curator of Special Collections at the Burke Library of Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. He was Curator of Collections at Hancock Shaker Village from 2001-2009 and has authored, co-authored, or edited twelve books and numerous articles on the Shakers, Freemasonry, and other topics.

Today's Events | Bernstein Hall, 214
Entrepreneurs In The Making: Turning an Idea Into a Viable Business ModelSix-week workshop series with PE credit Tuesdays, October 28–December 9, 4:30–6:30 p.m., Bernstein Hall 214This workshop series offers an immersive, hands-on experience designed for aspiring entrepreneurs ready to bring their ideas to life or refine existing ventures.Using the Lean Startup methodology, students will explore the core principles of entrepreneurship while actively developing and enhancing their ventures.Designed to supplement lessons learned in the TIA Incubator, these workshops provides tailored support for achieving product-market fit, crafting compelling pitch decks, and building robust financial models and competitive analyses.Through interactive workshops, mentorship, and peer collaboration, students will gain the practical tools and strategic insights necessary to turn their concepts into sustainable business models.By the conclusion of the series, students will be fully prepared to pitch their ventures at regional and national business competitions and to compete for a slot on stage at the annual TIA Entrepreneur Showcase. With a focus on actionable outcomes, this course empowers students to compete for funding and advance their entrepreneurial journeys with confidence.To receive PE credit, sign up through Physical Education registration.To participate without PE credit, email TIA@colgate.edu.

Today's Events | Palace Theater
Creative EndeavorsSix-week workshop series with optional PE credit Tuesdays, October 21–December 9, 6–8 p.m., Palace Theater (downtown)Calling all artists and creatives! Join us for an interactive workshop series to explore your craft and its possibilities side-by-side with other students and local artists. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your creative process, and launch a project that will help you move forward. Along the way, we’ll think about creative wellness and how your creative practice influences all aspects of your life.This workshop series runs weekly from October 21 through December 2 (no workshop during Thanksgiving break), with a culminating final celebration on December 9.This series is offered collaboratively by Colgate Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Arts at the Palace.To receive PE credit, sign up through Physical Education registration.To participate without PE credit, email eandi@colgate.edu.

Today's Events | Little Hall, 105 (Golden Auditorium)
Director: Satoshi Kon, 2001, 86 minutesReleased at around the same time as another famous anime Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Satoshi Kon’s critically acclaimed Millennium Actress was inspired by the life of the Japanese actress Setsuko Hara. Opening simply as the making of a documentary on the retired actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, the film quickly becomes a mesmerizing blend between Fujiwara’s films and her memories of her real-life experiences. Through a running thread of the protagonist searching for her first and true love, Kon’s stream-of-consciousness imagery evokes specific historical events and periods while also suspending the laws of space and time.