Artist Talk & Fabric Painting Workshop: Caelum Lam

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Room of Wonders artist Caelum Lam invites you to the gallery for an Artist Talk on his work and a Fabric Painting Workshop.

Room of Wonders Closing Reception

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Join us for the closing reception of this summer's Room of Wonders exhibition at the Cantor Art Gallery.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (abridged)

Boroughs Theatre - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Shakespeare's beloved play comes to The Prior in this co-presentation from Holy Cross' Scholarship in Action & Clark University’s Office of Global Engagement, directed by Martha Douglas-Osmundson and starring students of the Clark University-Hefei University of Technology Summer 2025 Program.

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War explores the significance of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—during the Vietnam War. Honoring the 50th anniversary of a conflict, the legacies of which continue to haunt us to this day, the exhibition highlights the contributions of Vietnamese women to politics, society, and culture.

Outdoor Film Screening | Pakachoag: Where the River Bends

OUTDOOR FILM SCREENING - Patterson Amphitheatre at The Prior - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

This documentary tells the story of the Nipmuc/Native American identity of the land on which Holy Cross now sits, covering Nipmuc relations with colonial settlers and the Jesuit community from the 1500s to today. The film visits sites that will be familiar to students and community members and views them through a Native American perspective and through the stories they tell of the profound environmental changes to this area.

Panel: Fashion, Politics, and Cultural Identity: The Vietnamese Áo Dài

Rehm Library in Smith Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

A panel discussion about the role of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—in individual and national expression across Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora. With co-curators Prof. Ann Marie Leshkowich, Prof. Martina Thucnhi Nguyen (Baruch College), and Prof. Tuong Vu (University of Oregon), along with fashion designers Si Hoang and Thai Nguyen.

Opening Reception: The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Join us for the Opening Reception for current exhibition The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War at the Cantor Art Gallery, featuring Vietnamese appetizers and a cash bar.

Bala Brass Quintet

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

The award-winning Bala Chamber Brass presents a program from across the Americas, featuring two new works for brass quintet by Holy Cross faculty composers Chris Arrell and Matthew Jaskot.

Film Screening: Journey from the Fall

Rehm Library in Smith Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Vietnamese American actress Kieu Chinh speaks with fashion designer Thai Nguyen about her trajectory as an actress and her work in the public eye on notable projects such as HBO’s miniseries The Sympathizer and the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club. The conversation is followed by a screening of the drama Journey from the Fall (2006), which traces the struggles of one family after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.