The Dickinson College's Activities Board (CAB) hosted a magic and comedian show for their monthly Cabaret event in February. They invited Eric Kornfeld, Charles Mount, and Dave Rojahn to perform on February 19, 1988 in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium (ATS). While Both Kornfeld and Mount were comedians, Rojahn was a magician.
The WDCV radio staff at Dickinson asked four new bands to perform on February 13th, 1988. The bands were Kingface, Fugosi, The Slush Puppies, and Scram!. Their unique sound, and the fact that the bands were not well-known on campus, were major factors in deciding to invite them to perform. The show started on 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium (ATS).
The Follies, a musical and theatrical group, returned to Dickinson College after a four year absence on campus. Their opening performance was a musical comedy entitled Two By Two. Opening night was November 8th at 8 p.m. Other performances were held on November 9th and the 10th.
Alvin Marshall, a Navajo Native American and sculptor, came to Dickinson as the Artist-in-Residence. Marshall's works were on exhibit from September 14th to the 18th. While here, Marshall completed and donated one of his sculptures to the College. All of his works incorporated traditions and stories that originated from Navajo culture. While his goal was to help those Native Americans who had moved away from their culture reconnect with their roots, but Marshall also had a strong desire to educate non-Native Americans about Native American culture and traditions.
Eight short plays were presented in Mathers Theaters on December 5th and 6th. They included Happy Ending, The Footsteps, The Goseberry Mandarin, Impromptu,The Loviest Afternoon of the Year, The Camberly Triangle, The Freezer, and Where Are You Going Hollis Jay?.
Kevin Roth performed in Musgrove Avenue coffehouse in Adams basement on November 23.
Dickinson College Follies performed A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on November 13th at 8pm in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium.
The Bonisteel Planetarium in Tome presented "Kingdom of the Sun" from April 5 to April 8 and from April 13 to April 15. The show started with a trip to Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire, then moved to the Mayan empire, and then showed the Inca empire.
Geoffrey Holder performed in Anita Tuvin Schlechter as part of the Black Arts Festival. He performed a mixture of dance, songs, and jokes.
Cladio Vasquez, a Latin American pianists, performed a classical music concert in Anita Tuvin Schlechter. Vasquez played Scarlatti's "Sonata in E major," Haydn's "Sonatat in C major No 42," and Gianastera's "Sonata 1952."
Leo Kottke and Jim Dawson preformed a folk guitar concert at Dickinson College. Some of the songs Kotte played were "Driving the Year Nail," "Louise," and "Doc's Guitar." Daswon played and sang songs including "Stephanie," "Good Mornin', Mornin," and "Dream, Dream, Dream."
Dickinson student Paul Kanev presented Christmas Around the World in the Bonisteel Planetarium in Tome Science Building. This show was a multi-media presentation showing Christmas celebrations and customs in different countries around the world.
On November 17-18 the Mermaid Players presented eight different freshman plays. Around 50 members of the freshman class were involved and the plays included Alee Alee in Free, The Boor, It All Back Home, The Gods of the Lighting, Madly in Love, Dentist & Patient/Husband & Wife, A Message for Cougar, and All for the Best.
Follies presented Fiddler on the Roof, the longest running Broadway show at this time, in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 2-4. The show was set in a rural Russian village and dealt with the changes a family faces in the turn of the century.
On Friday, September 30th, 1983, the Concert Committee in conjunction with the Campus Entertainment Board sponsored Warren Zevon and Artie Traum in concert. Ticket sales dropped dramatically one week prior to the concert when rumors circulated that Zevon would be appearing solo. The night of the show, Artie Traum performed an initial set including songs from Rhythm and Blues to New Wave, which the crowd received enthusiastically. However, according to the Dickinsonian, "his (Traum's) set lacked cohesion and it seemed that his set was not well planned out."
"The Tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra" played in Mathers' Theatre at 8pm on March 23 and 24. This one-act comedy show was adapted from the Firesign Theater show of the same name by Paul Rubin.
The Mostovoy soloists, a chamber orchestra, performed their first concert at Dickinson as part of their residency. They played "Chrisantemi," "Concerto for Two Horns," Pachelbel's Kanon, "Air Russe for Violin and Orchestra," and "Concerto No. 9."
Nikki Giovanni, a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator, performed her poetry for the final event of Dickinson's annual 'Black Arts Festival', which celebrated black and African heritage and achievement through presentations and seminars between April 15th and 18th.
The Richie Furay Band preformed at Dickinson on October 22. Some of the songs performed included "Bad Weather" and "Kind Woman."
Dickinson College Follies presented "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 4-6 at 8:00PM.
The Mermaid Players performed Once in a Lifetime in Mathers Theater on April 24-26 and 28th at 8pm.
Robert Bringhurst, a Canadian poet, reads his own works in Memorial Hall. Some of the poems includes "Deuteronomy," "The Heart That Is Oil," and "Sun and Moon."
Leonard Pitt, the artist in residence at Dickinson College, led a workshop about being a mime in Mathers Theater.
The Mermaid Players performed William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in Mathers Theater on February 21-23 and 25-26.
Dickinson College Follies' perform Candide which was a play adapted from Voltaire's 18th century novel of the same name in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 9 and 10.