The Hood: A treasure trove in the Upper Valley
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This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue.
On Aug. 11, Kabir Mehra ’26 released a three-song indie record called “The B Songs” under the name Day Drooler. Mehra is the lead vocalist for a band of the same name, which features drummer Grant Foley ’25, bassist Ian Glick ’26, saxophonist Nathan McAllister ’25 and guitarist Jackson Yassin ’26. Together with his band, which formed this summer, he plans on expanding his EP into an 11-song album. The Dartmouth sat down with Mehra to discuss his music-making process for “The B Songs” and his aspirations for future full-length projects.
On Aug. 6, Still North Books & Bar hosted Upper Valley-based cartoonist and author Emma Hunsinger for a reading of “How It All Ends,” her debut graphic novel published the same day. The Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist received an MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies in Hartford, Vt., and has had her cartoons featured in The New Yorker.
“Twisters,” a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 blockbuster “Twister,” raises the question, Can sequels recreate the magic of a classic?
The Parish Players did an excellent job with Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child,” a strange play about masculinity, family and a forgotten America. I saw the play in Thetford, Vt., on Aug. 3 and was struck by the quality of the acting and the poetry of Shepard’s writing.
On July 25, the Hopkins Center for the Arts closed out its Summer Concert Series with an outdoor performance by the Pedro Giraudo Quartet — a New York City-based ensemble that fuses Argentine tango with jazz and classical tones.
On July 20, The Stripers — an “indie-rock-blues” band founded at Dartmouth — performed at Bones Gate fraternity as a part of their summer tour. Christian Beck ’24, Jack Reilly ’24 and Kieran Norton ’24 formed the band in the summer of 2021 and quickly became a ubiquitous presence on campus.
On July 13, “Immersive Worlds: Real and Imagined,” an interactive art exhibition co-curated by Hood Museum of Art curators Amelia Kahl and Neely McNulty, opened its doors to the public at the Hood. The exhibition, which will remain on display until Dec. 15, features mid- to late-20th century art pieces from the Hood’s permanent collection.
Long summer afternoons are meant for quiet reading. The six books below will transport you from bustling contemporary Kolkata to the woods of 17th century New England. Whether you’re a true bookworm or just looking to fill the summer days, we hope you will give these picks a read.
On July 10, musicians Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin ’18 performed in Collis Common Ground as a part of the Hopkins Center for the Arts’s Free Summer Concert series, according to the Hop’s website.
Glover, Vt., is lovely at this time of year.
On July 12, Colin Donnelly ’24 discussed his exhibition “Embracing Vulnerability: Gay Intimacy in the Context of AIDS,” the 119th student-curated art exhibition of the Hood Museum of Art’s “A Space for Dialogue” series. The 45-minute event took place at the museum, drawing a large audience of both Dartmouth and other community members.
Sophomore summer marks a time of change for student bands. The Class of 2024 has graduated, while most of the Classes of 2025 and 2027 are off campus — leaving the sophomores to find replacements, operate without a member or two or take a pause altogether. Some sophomores have even used newfound free time to found a band, like Kabir Mehra ’26, who started the indie rock band Day Drooler.
A mystery of identity, family and a river keep the reader rapt throughout Morgan Talty ’16’s debut novel, “Fire Exit.”
Director of cult favorites “The Favorite” and “Poor Things,” Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Kinds of Kindness” is a cruel contemplation on the painful sacrifices we make to get what we want. The film asks: Are we controlled by our desires? And how much control do we give to those who hold the key?
On June 28, Still North Books & Bar hosted a poetry reading showcasing works of Vermont-based poet Kate Gibbel, Vermont-based poet and essayist Carlene Kucharczyk and Los Angeles-based poet and musician Alexandria Hall. Co-organized by Still North and Gibbel, the reading lasted one hour and drew 15 to 20 attendees.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been waiting for the latest season of “Bridgerton” for two years, one month and 21 days. The series, co-produced by Netflix and Shondaland, probably needs no introduction, given that season three has enjoyed six consecutive weeks on Netflix’s top 10 list, with five weeks in the number one seat.
On June 23, students with various levels of dancing experience flocked to studio spaces across campus to audition for Dartmouth’s summer dance groups: Fission, Raazberry, Shebalite, Splenda and Ujimelt, named in parody of their full-year names — Fusion, Raaz, Sheba, Sugarplum and Ujima, respectively. Many students consider joining a dance group, which are primarily sophomore-led in the summer, a quintessential sophomore summer experience.