FREE Take Five Events

Try something new at Take Five, the Center's free series of enriching and insightful events on select Tuesdays. All of our free Take Five events are held at 5:30PM.

September 29

Take Five: David Gonzalez, The Secret of the Ceiba Tree

David Gonzalez will share personal stories, poems and songs about his Latino cultural background and tie them to transcendent themes that relate to everyone.

Kogod Theatre
FREE

October 6

Take Five: Sweet Plantain String Quartet
Bridging the Divide: An Exploration of Multi-cultural Music Through the Sounds of the String Quartet

Sweet Plantain String Quartet specializes in genre-blurring, original compositions and arrangements as well as contemporary works by Latin American composers, weaving together the possibilities of improvised and classical music by arranging existing pieces and writing original compositions that contain improvised sections.

Gildenhorn Recital Hall
FREE

October 13

Take Five: Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company
Exploring the Hyphen: Multifaceted America and the Creative Process

The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company performs Hyphen, an exploration of Asian-American identity through the use of inspiring images from video pioneer Nam June Paik.

Dance Theatre
FREE

October 20

Take Five: emma's revolution

Dancing on the edge of folk and pop with dramatic arrangements of elegant, intelligent social commentary wrapped in achingly beautiful melodies and harmonies, emma's revolution has brought truth, hope and a dash of healthy irreverence to concerts and peace and justice events across the United States.

Gildenhorn Recital Hall
FREE

November 10

Take Five: Jeffrey Solomon, Mother/SON

In a story both hilarious and heartfelt, Emmy-nominated writer-performer Jeffrey Solomon plays both mother and son in a performance tracing a mother's journey from rejection to acceptance of her son's sexual orientation.

Laboratory Theatre
FREE

November 17

Take Five: Michael Thomas Quintet
It's Swingin' Time Again!

The Michael Thomas Quintet has the unique ability to capture an audience and take it on an excursion to where hard-bop and blues swing joyfully, prayerfully and soulfully.

Gildenhorn Recital Hall
FREE