Tag Archives: arts and lectures

Getty Villa

by on 07. May, 2012 in Lucy '13

Yesterday morning the Latin department -19 students, one teacher, and two other faculty members piled into three Thacher vehicles and headed south to the Getty Villa. Modeled after a villa found in the remains of Pompeii, when the site was excavated, the Getty Villa is an oasis in the middle of Malibu, CA. It is more »

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Weekend Activites: From Pentatonix to Diamond Hitch

by on 07. May, 2012 in Casey '13

This weekend has been so exciting for students on the Thacher campus! The Ojai Tennis Tournament was going on throughout Ojai and on campus, but other activities went on as well. This Friday night, our director of concerts and lectures, Mrs. Halsey, brought in Pentatonix to perform on our stage.  It was so amazing to more »

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Fela!

by on 23. Feb, 2012 in Tim '12

This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to drive to downtown LA with my English class to see a production of the musical Fela! at the Ahmanson Theater. This past fall, we read Jay-Z’s recently published book Decoded in class, who happens to be one of the producers of the musical. Our teacher, Ms. Halsey, more »

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Bring Out the Experts

by on 22. Jan, 2012 in Jillian '14

It has only been a few weeks back at Thacher and already we’ve had a number of wonderful speakers/ visitors. Frequently, we have speakers of numerous professions give lectures or workshops. I enjoyed learning from visiting poet, Bruce Smith, who taught English classes, recited his poems, lead discussions, held workshops, and more. Another recent was more »

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Born to Run

by on 10. May, 2011 in Andrew '12

Several times each month, Thacher brings in speakers and scholars who give talks in the evenings. Tonight, Chris McDougall will be speaking about his book, Born To Run, and I am ridiculously excited about his coming. I have been reading his book, which I’ve actually borrowed from the Thacher Library, and am expecting a lot more »

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LA for the Day (and night)

by on 02. Mar, 2011 in Jillian '14

These past few days have been chock full of entertainment and culture. On Friday, Stephen Nasser, author of My Brother’s Voice and a Holocaust survivor came to speak to us. His moving talk and story was both touching and informative. His positive message inspires me and his outlook on life is model-worthy. His lecture was part of Cultural more »

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Auditory Bliss

by on 20. Oct, 2010 in Nu '13

Every once in a while, the whole school is cordially invited by Mr. Mulligan to attend an event. (This means “required.”) Last Saturday night we were serenaded by guitarist Eric Henderson. He spoke very little, usually only naming the piece he previously played or intended to play, but not much was needed to be said. more »

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