Chamber music by contemporary American composer David DeBoor Canfield will be performed in a free concert featuring guest artists at Bucknell University's Sigfried Weis Music Building’s Rooke Recital Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Canfield will be in attendance and will provide brief verbal program notes for the six pieces being performed.
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Author Charles Kesler, the Dengler-Dykema Distinguished Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College, will present the free, public talk "Reconsidering the Great Society and the LBJ Presidency with Charles Kesler" on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall as part of Bucknell University's "The '60s at 50: Reflections on America a Half-Century Later" speakers' series.
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Named "one of the best college orchestras in the nation" by Time magazine's Richard Ostling, the St. Olaf Orchestra will perform with one of the world's foremost violinists, Sarah Chang, in a free concert at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
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Piano soloist, collaborator and educator Liza Stepanova will perform a concert as part of the Bucknell Piano Series on Monday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rooke Recital Hall, located in the Sigfried Weis Music Building. This performance is free and open to the public.
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The 2018-19 Stadler Center for Poetry and Literary Arts Poet-in-Residence, Brenda Hillman, will give a free, public reading on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall.
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Imago Theatre will bring its kid-friendly production, Frogz, to the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. There will also be a special matinee for schools and homeschool families (groups of 10 or more) in the Weis Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. Tickets for the Feb. 5 public performance are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors 62+, $10 for youth 18 and under, $10 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), $10 for Bucknell students (limit 2), and $10 for non-Bucknell college students (limit 2). Tickets for the matinee are $6 for students and chaperones are free.
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Christy S. Coleman, chief executive officer of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Va., will present a free, public talk entitled “Reclaiming Black History…
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Contemporary Chinese folk ensemble Sounds of China will perform in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 62 and over and subscribers, $15 for youth 18 and under, $15 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), $10 for Bucknell students (limit 2), and $15 for non-Bucknell college students (limit 2). They're available by calling 570-577-1000, online at bucknell.edu/boxoffice, or at any Campus Box Office location.
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Koto visionary Yumi Kurosawa will team up with world-renowned tabla player Anubrata Chatterjee for a free concert that brings together two expressive world musical traditions — bridging the cultures of Japan and India — on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts Atrium.
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Author June Carbone, Robina Chair in Law, Science, and Technology at the Minnesota Law School, will present a free, public talk on Thursday, Feb. 14, in Bucknell Hall as part of Bucknell's year long “The ’60s at 50: Reflections on America a Half-Century Later” symposium. The series is dedicated to a reconsideration of the political, social and cultural legacy of the American 1960s.
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Bucknell's Theatre Mainstage will present The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe Friday, Feb. 15 through Monday. Feb. 18 in Tustin Studio Theatre. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. except for the Sunday matinee, which starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, or $7 for students, senior citizens and children. They're available by calling 570-577-1000, online at bucknell.edu/boxoffice, or at any Campus Box Office location.
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Mexican folk music will be performed by Sonia De Los Santos and her multicultural band on Monday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. The Family Discovery performance is free and tickets are not required. Attendees are asked to bring a canned food item, which will be distributed to local families in need.
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National Geographic ocean photographer Brian Skerry will present a multimedia presentation called “Ocean Soul” on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Bucknell University's Weis Center for the Performing Arts. A book signing with Skerry will take place after the presentation in the Weis Center Atrium. Tickets for the engagement are $30 for adults, $24 for seniors 62 and over, $20 for youth 18 and under, $20 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), $10 for Bucknell students (limit 2), and $20 for non-Bucknell college students (limit 2). Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
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Beeta Baghoolizadeh, a Bucknell professor of history and Africana Studies, will present a free, public talk entitled "Monsters, Genies, and Slaves: The Blurring of Myth and Memory in Modern Iran" on Thursday Feb. 21 at 4:30 p.m. in the Hildreth-Mirza Hall Great Room.
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Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist René Marie will perform in concert on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts Auditorium.…
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The Bucknell University Orchestra will present a free, public concert in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m.
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Mariana Ortega, associate professor of philosophy and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State University, will present Bucknell's annual Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Gender and the Department of Women's & Gender Studies distinguished lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center's Forum (Room 272). Ortega's free, public lecture -- entitled "To(o) Queer the Artist: An Aesthesis of Self-Making" -- will be followed by a reception in the ELC Center Room (256) in which her artwork will be on display.
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Bucknell's Griot Institute for Africana Studies will present award winning author Edwidge Danticat for a free, public talk entitled "The Black Unfamiliar in the 21st Century: (Re)Writing the Black Immigrant Experience" on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center's Forum.
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Brendan McCord, senior advisor for AI (artificial intelligence), U.S. Department of Defense, will present Bucknell's third annual National Security Forum Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center Forum. His free, public talk is entitled "Artificial Intelligence and National Security: Transforming the U.S. Department of Defense."
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Farraquito, the greatest flamenco dancer of this new century according to The New York Times, will perform in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and subscribers, $15 for youth and Bucknell employees and retirees, and $10 for Bucknell students. They can be purchased online or at the Campus Box Office.
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The Bucknell Chamber Music Series and the Office of the Provost present Seraph Brass, a renown all-female brass ensemble, in two free performances on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Hall, and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. with the Bucknell Symphonic Band in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Bucknell Symphonic Band will give a free, public concert in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
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Jasper String Quartet, featuring Bucknell music professor Qing Jiang on piano, will perform on Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for the engagement are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 62+, $15 for youth 18 and under, $15 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), $10 for Bucknell students (limit 2), and $15 for non-Bucknell college students (limit 2). Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
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Michael James, associate dean of faculty, Division of Social Sciences, is the recipient of the Class of 1956 Lectureship for Inspirational Teaching. In conjunction with that award, he'll present a free, public lecture entitled "Citizenship and Responsibility for the Past: The Case of Spain's Sephardim and Morisco" on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, third floor, Elaine Langone Center. A reception in James' honor will be held afterward in Arches Lounge.
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Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and best-selling author, will present Bucknell University's Samek Distinguished Lecture entitled "Art Crime in the 21st Century" on Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the Gallery Forum, second Floor, Elaine Langone Center. A reception in the Samek Art Museum's Campus Gallery will follow the free, public talk.
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