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Monday, Oct. 26

A promotional poster for the event described on the page below featuring an image of Dr. Tuffy Love with his mout gagged and holding a flame like the Statue of Liberty

Staging Belief: Performance, Identity, and Campus Encounters

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.
Heineman Ecumenical Center (hybrid)

Dr. Tuffy Love Andrews returns to examine her experiences with campus tensions between secular students and street evangelists through “Bible Drag.” Framing evangelism as performance, she explores spectacle, identity, and monetization, revealing shared dynamics with the art of drag. By unpacking these parallels, participants rethink public expression, conflict, and community.

Spooky Skies in the McAuliffe Center Planetarium

Free Show for FSU Community only:
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m.

Show for Public:
Friday, Oct. 30, 6 p.m.

Just like Frankenstein’s monster rising up, we are bringing back our Halloween live show spectacular! We will be showcasing all new creepy and eerie cosmic objects, such as ghoulish galaxies and nefarious nebulae. Afterwards, we will show our film Undiscovered Worlds.

MetroWest Symphony Orchestra at FSU

Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 p.m.
DPAC

Join the MetroWest Symphony Orchestra as they perform Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Beethoven 5th. Free to the FSU community!

LGBTQ+ Paint & Sip at the CIE

By Sarah Daponde, publications intern

The Center for Inclusive Excellence is always a bright hub of activity on Framingham State’s campus. It is a welcoming place for all, and on Oct. 14, it became a space for artistic minds to gather and create.

Stepping foot into their annual LGBTQ+ Paint and Sip event, the tables were filled with friends, and strangers meeting for the first time, sharing pallets of paint and an array of brushes.

Emma Laurie, program coordinator for the CIE, said this event is held annually during LGBTQ+ History Month.

She said her and Jerome Burke, director of the CIE, originally created the event to highlight the artistic history of the month.

“Queer people have dedicated their lives to and have contributed so much to art and art history,” she added.

Each painter was given a fresh canvas, and welcomed to help themselves to the wide selection of wooden shapes and figures that were waiting to be painted. This included Halloween-themed cutouts, along with less spooky things, such as butterflies and bumblebees.

There was also a sundry of stickers that students could take, many of which featured LGBTQ+ flags and symbols.

As for the “Sip” portion of the event, there were plenty of refreshments, including seltzers, juices, and water.

I sat at one of the few remaining blank canvases. I am not an artist, but the people at my table welcomed me with smiles.

Maeve Rose, a graduate student, said she came to the Paint and Sip for some much- needed relaxation.

“I need breaks from all of the work I’m doing, so this is self-care,” Rose said.

She added that even though painting isn’t her “go-to” form of art, she loves being creative and enjoys coming to the CIE for events.

By the end of the Paint and Sip, I left with a canvas of the night sky I was more or less proud of, and a few new friends.

 

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