Two modern operas were mounted during winter term, culminating in a pair of performances at the Cat in the Cream. One of them was James Leggs’ The Power of Xingu, a comedy about a provincial ladies’ book club and the exotic author who pays them a visit. Cast member Christine Jay ’16 is at right.
For five years, Oberlin has sent jazz ensembles to Beijing, China, to take part in what has come to be known as “Jazz Meets East.” This year, a band consisting of Steve Becker ’14, Duncan Standish ’13, Nate Mendelsohn ’14, and Cory Todd ’14 spent two weeks performing and teaching at the International School and in venues throughout Beijing. They billed themselves as the Men with Short Beards, which by spring they had trimmed to Beards.