Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Indigenous vocalist and composer Jeremy Dutcher were among several musicians who performed at a sunrise gathering along the Connecticut River on Oct. 18. It was both a celebration of the river itself and a prelude to the evening’s We Are Water: A Northeast Celebration concert. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Producer and writer Shonda Rhimes ’91, left, takes a selfie with film and media studies professor Roopika Risam and students who filled the Top of the Hop for a talk by Rhimes about her book, Year of Yes.  (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Snøhetta architect Craig Dykers, who designed the new Daryl and Steven Roth Wing and the reimagining of the Hop, visits an Architecture 3 class in the Black Family Visual Arts Center. (Photo by Robert Gill)

An evening with Tony- and Grammy-award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry was the first performance back in Spaulding Auditorium for the reopening of the Hop, which was built in 1962. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Members of the Dartmouth Wind Ensemble ushered in the Daryl and Steven Roth Wing dedication ceremony from the Bildner Terrace on Oct. 17.  (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

The ceremony ended with a rousing performance from the Dartmouth Gospel Choir.  (Photo by Kata Sasvari)

Choreographer Jamey Hampton ’76, center, talks with Pilobolus founding member Robby Barnett ’72 and his wife and long-time manager of the group, Susan Mandler, in the new Hodgson Family Dance Studio. Hampton danced with Pilobolus for five years after graduating from Dartmouth. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Rachel Dratch ’88 and Alexi Pappas ’12 ham it up with members of the Dog Day Players during an improv workshop in the new Mindy Kaling Theater Lab. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)

Student after-parties in the Top of the Hop added to the excitement.  (Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)

Members of the community gathered on the banks of the Connecticut River for the sunrise gathering with Yo-Yo Ma, Indigenous artists, and students, including Hōkūpa`a. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Hans Williams, who grew up in Norwich, Vt., headlined the community lunch on Saturday, Oct. 18. More than 5,000 people attended the event on the Green. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)

Producer Shonda Rhimes ’91, center, and actor and writer Mindy Kaling ’01 participated in a fireside chat moderated by CNN anchor Jake Tapper ’91. When Rhimes and Kaling were students, the Hop was a central part of their lives. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Alt-pop artist hemlocke springs, Guarini ’23, performs at a student afterparty at the Top of the Hop. (Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)

Students throughout the weekend had the opportunity to workshop with alumni artists, including a scene-study session with actor Connie Britton ’89.  (Photo by Robert Gill)

From left, Mary Lou Aleskie, the Howard Gilman ’44 Executive Director of the Hop, moderated a panel on “Arts Are Essential” with Alexi Pappas ’12, Rachel Dratch ’88, Sharon Washington ’81, and Chris Newell ’96. (Photo by Robert Gill)

Saxophonist Noah Campbell ’21 and his trio perform with the Coast Jazz Ensemble during a Saturday jazz happy hour. (Photo by Kata Sasvari)

Chris Newell ’96 invites the audience to participate during the world premiere of We Are Water in Spaulding Auditorium. Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy Dutcher, Mali Obomsawin ’18, Andri Snaer Magnason, Ida Mae Specker, Lauren Stevens, and Roger Paul combined music and word in a powerful performance.  (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

Pilobolus’s Darren Robinson, Jessica Robling, and Isaac Huerta perform in the Jack 1953 and Mac 2011 Morris Recital Hall as part of a special site-specific piece the company prepared for opening weekend.  (Photo by Sophia Scull ’25)

The Hopkins Center for the Arts and the new Daryl and Steven Roth Wing are expected to serve as a lantern for the arts and life on campus for decades to come. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)