Dartmouth Arts Weekend Celebration

Join us for a weekend of creativity and connection as we celebrate our expanded center and inaugurate the Daryl and Steven Roth Wing.

Thu, Oct 16 - Sun, Oct 19, 2025

Art is essential, and the new Hop makes art central to the Dartmouth experience. The Daryl and Steven Roth Wing is the 15,000-square-foot home of dramatic new spaces for creation and performance, including a black box theater and the first-ever dedicated dance studio in the Hop, right at the heart of the vibrant Dartmouth Arts District.

For information about events, ticket availability, and simulcasts please visit the event pages below.

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Dedication of the Daryl and Steven Roth Wing

Fri, Oct 17, 4 pm
Hop Plaza | Free

Join us to dedicate the new wing, herald the opening of the Hopkins Center and hear about the future of the arts at Dartmouth.

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Arts Are Essential

Sat, Oct 18, 11 am - 12 pm
Free
The Moore Theater
Overflow Simulcast in Loew Auditorium
Virtual Livestream

Join our conversation with leading artists and thinkers on the power of the arts to build hope and empathy, leading to well-being, appreciation of the natural world and ultimately joy!

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Community Celebration featuring Hans Williams

Sat, Oct 18, 12 - 1:30 pm
Dartmouth Green | Free

Free lunch and festivities on the Green with music by Hans Williams and an opening set by Day Drooler.

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Arts District Open House

Sat, Oct 18, 10 am - 2 pm
Throughout the Dartmouth Arts District | Free
Step into new spaces, peer behind the curtains and learn about a season of invention, creation and connection ahead.

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Pre-show Square Dance Lessons

Sat, Oct 18, 7 pm
The Dartmouth Green | Free

Kick off We Are Water: A Northeast Celebration with a lively evening of music and movement led by The Speckers featuring Sarah Gibson, dance caller.

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We Are Water: A Northeast Celebration

Yo-Yo Ma H '19, Jeremy Dutcher, Mali Obomsawin '18 and Chris Newell '96
Sat, Oct 18, 8 pm
David A. Graves Stage in Spaulding Auditorium
Overflow Simulcast on the Green | Free & Unticketed
Virtual Livestream | Free & Ticketed

Yo-Yo Ma and friends present an evening of songs and stories to ask how the waters of the North—from Kwenitekw (the Connecticut River) to Supeq (the ocean) and Punkik (the Arctic North)—connect us to each other and to our past, present and future. A world premiere curated for the reopening of the Hopkins Center.

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A site-specific adventure with Pilobolus

Sun, Oct 19, 3 pm
Throughout the entire Hopkins Center | Free

The pioneering company, founded by three students in a Dartmouth dance class in 1971, brings an original work that activates our new building.

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Book Talk with Shonda Rhimes '91

Thu, Oct 16, 2 pm
Top of the Hop | Free for Students

Shonda Rhimes '91 and Associate Professor Roopika Risam discuss the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Rhimes' book Year of Yes. A special event for Dartmouth students.

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'Satisfied' Film Screening with Renée Elise Goldsberry

Thu, Oct 16, 7:30 pm
Loew Auditorium in the Black Family Visual Arts Center

The star actress’s multidimensional life leaps into focus through this candid documentary, deepened by a live Q&A with Goldsberry following the film.

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Alumni Arts Experiences

Student Events | Friday & Saturday
From movement and music to storytelling and improv, dive into hands-on workshops with inspiring alumni artists who were once in your shoes. Learn, experiment and have fun with artists including Alexi Pappas ’12, Jamey Hampton ’76, Mindy Kaling ’01, Angel + Dren, Rachel Dratch ’88, Kabir Sehgal ’05 and Connie Britton ’89.

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An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry

Fri, Oct 17, 8 pm
Spaulding Auditorium on the David A. Graves Stage

The powerhouse performer—and Tony and Grammy winner for her dynamic portrayal of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton—takes the stage in a radiant evening of song.

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