Dear Dudley Arts Enthusiasts, Hope your October is going well! We invite you to join us next Thursday evening for a concert outing to the New England Conservatory of Music, featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and other Russian composers. Sign-ups also are open through next week for Figure Drawing & Painting, the second Dudley House art class series, beginning on Nov 3. Last of all, join us on the last Saturday of October for a festive fall trip to the historical town of Salem, Massachusetts and a visit to the Peabody Essex Museum. Details for all these events are below. Contact us at dudleyhouse.arts(a)gmail.com with any questions. The Dudley Arts Fellows, Tom Wisniewski and Tina Liu ------------------------------------- *Figure Drawing & Painting (5-week art class series) Saturdays, 2-4 pm, Nov 3 - Dec 8* ** Registration begins on Oct 15 for the second Dudley Art class of the semester, Figure Drawing & Painting. The class is a 5-week series that will meet at 2-4 pm on Saturday afternoons: 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1 and 12/8. The cost is $30, plus materials. Beginning with three sessions of drawing from a model, the class will in the last two weeks begin painting the figure using acrylics on canvas. Bring payment tothe Dudley House office on the 3rd floor of Lehman Hall to register. Longwood-based students may call the Dudley House office at _617-495-2255_ to register. Enrollment is limited to 15 people on a first come, first served basis. Open to Dudley House members only. Questions? E-mail Tina Liu at _dudleyhouse.arts__(a)gmail.com_. *Russian Music at the New England Conservatory of Music* *Thursday, Oct 25, 8 pm* *Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, Boston* Join us at the historic Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music for a concert performed by the NEC Chamber Singers. The concert, *Icons of Russian Sacred Music*, will feature selections from Rachmaninoff's /All-Night Vigil, /as well as works by Tchaikovsky, Chesnokov, and Golvanov. Admission is free. We will meet at the front steps of Vanderbilt Hall at Harvard Medical School (107 Ave Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA) at 7:20 pm and head over together. Cambridge-based students may take the Harvard M2 shuttle to Vanderbilt Hall, which is the last shuttle stop. Bring $2.50 for the subway fare. Brought to you by the Dudley Arts Fellows. Open to all Dudley House members and guests. RSVP to dudleyhouse.arts(a)gmail.com <mailto:dudleyhouse.arts@gmail.com>_. _ *DUDLEY HOUSE ARTS OUTING* *Trip to the Peabody Essex Museum* *Salem, Massachusetts* *Saturday, Oct. 27th* Join us for a festive fall trip to the historical town of Salem to see the impressive collection at the Peabody Essex Museum. We will leave from the Dudley House steps at 8:45am to take the 10am ferry from the Long Wharf North in Boston directly to Salem. After a beautiful cruise into Salem Harbor, we will explore the town and visit the museum. Everyone is welcome return to Cambridge by train later that evening. One-way ferry tickets cost $15, purchased individually at the wharf; train fare is approximately $10, purchased at the station; museum entrance is $11 for students. Open to Dudley House members and their guests. If you plan on attending, RSVP to _dudleyhouse.arts__(a)gmail.com_. __