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September 25, 2023

HELENA GIFFORD

ARUSA MALIK AND ARANTZA GARCIA / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITORS 
This week’s picks include the documentary Invisible Beauty, a new Percy Jackson and the Olympians novel and the debut of a new exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 25

By HELENA GIFFORD | 30 minutes ago

COURTESY OF ANNE FLEMMING
You can see Ketzev at showcases and at their end-of-semester performance.

Ketzev is a community-oriented a cappella group rooted in Jewish culture

By HELENA GIFFORD | 3 days ago

COURTESY OF ALICIA GUEVARA
The JHU Mental Notes received encouraging cheers after their entertaining performance in the a cappella O-Show.

O-Show 2023 shows that Hopkins performance arts are thriving

By TIMOTHY MCSHEA , HELENA GIFFORD and ALICIA GUEVARA | September 11, 2023

ARANTZA GARCIA AND ARUSA MALIK / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITORS  
This week’s picks include an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s A Haunting in Venice, a remix album by Demi Lovato and The Death I Gave Him, a queer Shakespeare retelling of Hamlet.

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 10

By HELENA GIFFORD | September 10, 2023

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Hozier’s third album takes inspiration from Dante’s Inferno.

Hozier's latest album is a pilgrimage through hell and heartbreak

By HELENA GIFFORD | September 9, 2023

ARANTZA GARCIA / DESIGN AND LAYOUT EDITOR
Gifford gives recommendations on cooking in college to incoming freshmen.

Trial by fire: A guide to dorm cooking

By HELENA GIFFORD | August 29, 2023

STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR
Blue Jay Bhangra shares Bhangra and Punjabi culture at the annual Culture Show.

Music, dance and heritage on display in 2023 Culture Show

By HELENA GIFFORD | May 4, 2023

COURTESY OF HELENA GIFFORD
The Lan Yun Blue Orchids dance using water sleeves in their spring showcase.

The Lan Yun Blue Orchids celebrate Chinese history in the spring showcase

By HELENA GIFFORD | April 19, 2023

COURTESY OF ARANTZA GARCIA AND ARUSA MALIK
This. week’s picks include Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid, David Baldacci’s new novel Simply Lies and The Smashing Pumpkins’ latest album Atum: Act Three.

To watch and watch for: Week of April 16

By HELENA GIFFORD | April 17, 2023

COURTESY OF HELENA GIFFORD
The SOCA dance group perform Caribbean dance in their first-ever showcase.

The SOCA x SLAM Showcase celebrates the talent of new and established dance groups

By HELENA GIFFORD | April 14, 2023

HELENA GIFFORD

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 25

Ketzev is a community-oriented a cappella group rooted in Jewish culture

O-Show 2023 shows that Hopkins performance arts are thriving

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 10

Hozier's latest album is a pilgrimage through hell and heartbreak

Trial by fire: A guide to dorm cooking

Music, dance and heritage on display in 2023 Culture Show

The Lan Yun Blue Orchids celebrate Chinese history in the spring showcase

To watch and watch for: Week of April 16

The SOCA x SLAM Showcase celebrates the talent of new and established dance groups

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