Join the Stanford Concert Network and the Stanford Storytelling Project for a live event with Stones Throw Records artist, violinist and vocalist, Sudan Archives. Sudan Archives writes, plays, and produces her own music. Drawing inspiration from Sudanese fiddlers, she is self-taught on the violin, and her unique songs also fold in elements of R&B, and experimental electronic music. Come with questions to ask, or just come to hang out and hear what Sudan Archives has to say.


Sudan Archives: An Evening of Song and Storytelling

Join the Stanford Concert Network and the Stanford Storytelling Project for a live event with Stones Throw Records artist, violinist and vocalist, Sudan Archives. Sudan Archives writes, plays, and produces her own music. Drawing inspiration from Sudanese fiddlers, she is self-taught on the violin, and her unique songs also fold in elements of R&B, and experimental electronic music. Come with questions to ask, or just come to hang out and hear what Sudan Archives has to say.


December Meeting the Moment Movie Night: The Wiz

Wednesday, Dec 9th, 2020. 6:00 – 8:30 pm PST.

Each month, two Fellows from the Meeting the Moment Program will screen a movie + and host a short, post-film discussion on the monthly theme. We’ll use the movie as a prompt to lean into what it means to meet the monthly theme. December’s theme is (Be)Longing, and our movie is THE WIZ. The evening will be hosted by Meeting the Moment Fellows DeeSoul Carson ’20 and JJ Kapur ’21.


November Meeting the Moment Movie Nite: Medicine for Melancholy

Wednesday, November 11th, 2020. 6:00 – 8:30pm PST.

Each month, two Fellows from the Meeting the Moment Program will screen a movie + and host a short, post-film discussion on the monthly theme. We’ll use the movie as a prompt to lean into what it means to meet the monthly theme. November’s theme is Reckoning and our movie is MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.  The evening will be hosted by Meeting the Moment Fellows Kory Gaines ’21 and Rachel Lam ’20.


October Meeting the Moment Movie Nite: Eighth Grade

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020. 6:00 – 8:30pm PST.

Each month, two Fellows from the Meeting the Moment Program will screen a movie + and host a short, post-film discussion on the monthly theme. We’ll use the movie as a prompt to lean into what it means to meet the monthly theme. October’s theme is Finding Ground and our movie is EIGHTH GRADE.  The evening will be hosted by Meeting the Moment Fellows Adesuwa Agbonile ’21 and DeeSoul Carson ’20. 


Rules Can Set You Free

by Bonnie Swift.

All my friends are playing chess again, and it all started with a story by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich at WNYC’s RadioLab. A recent show called Games has a zippy story called The Rules Can Set You Free [21:57] that’s enough to inspire even the most out-­‐of-­‐practice player back to the chessboard.

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