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Nutcracker Swing

Yale Jazz Ensemble
(203) 432-4113
yale.edu/yaleband/yje

A holiday concert in Morse Recital Hall features Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite as arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.

December 3, 2014, 7:30 pm

Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain

Center for British Art
(203) 432-2800
britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions

A display of paintings, sculptures, prints, and other art examines the impact of slavery and British imperialism on the portrait as an artistic genre. Related programs include an international conference with Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition.

Through December 14

Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire

Yale University Art Gallery
(203) 432-0600
artgallery.yale.edu/current-exhibitions

Decorative objects made in provinces of the Roman Empire, from Gaul to Syria, show local and Roman culture interacting.

Through January 4, 2015

Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants

Peabody Museum of Natural History
(203) 432-5050
peabody.yale.edu/exhibits

Photographs, models, live ant colonies and ant lions, and hands-on displays explore the lives of ants.

Through January 4, 2015

Paul Rand: Pioneer by Design

Sterling Memorial Library
(203) 432-1810
calendar.yale.edu/cal/library

Rand, born 100 years ago, designed iconic logos for IBM, UPS, Westinghouse, and others; this exhibit is drawn from his papers, held at Yale.

Through January 30, 2015