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Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Oct. 16: ‘Art in Bars’ to Pair Three Beards Brewing with Samek Artwork

The Samek Art Museum's "Art in Bars" program returns to Spyglass Ridge Winery, 105 Carroll Road, in Sunbury, as four specially-crafted beers from Three Beards Brewing will be paired with artwork from the Samek's collection. Tickets sell for $10 and may be purchased in advance through Emily Izer, public programs and outreach manager, Samek Art Museum, at 570-577-3981 or emily.izer@bucknell.edu.

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Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Oct. 17: Inaugural Farm Sustainability Festival Set for Campus Farm

Staff from the new Bucknell University Farm and Campus Sustainability have partnered to host the first Farm Sustainability Festival on Wednesday October 17 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the University Farm, located on the southwest corner of campus, just past the two blue water towers. The event is free and open to students, staff, faculty, families and community members.

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Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Oct. 19: Electroacoustic Composer/Musician to Perform Gallery Series Guest Artist Concert

Electroacoustic composer/musician Christopher Tignor will perform a free concert as a Gallery Series Guest Artist on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rooke Recital Hall of the Weis Music Building.

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Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

Oct. 30: Vigil to Support Jewish Community, Students Impacted by Pittsburgh Shooting

Bucknell University students will be conducting a vigil to support the Jewish community and the students at the University most directly affected by Saturday's shootings at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Science Quad.

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

Nov. 3: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to be Joined by Accordion and Mandolin Duo at Weis Center

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will be joined by the unconventional duo of Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital and Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova in a program called Stars…

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Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

Nov. 6: Famed Canadian Pianist Jane Coop to Present Concert

Famed Canadian pianist Jane Coop will present a free Bucknell Piano Series concert at Rooke Recital Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The program will include piano works by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff. She will be on the Bucknell campus for a two-day residency through Nov. 7, sponsored by the Kushell Music Endowment.

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

Nov. 8: Author of ‘The Dumbest Generation’ to Speak for ‘The ’60s at 50’ Symposium

Mark Bauerlein, an English professor at Emory University and author of The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30): How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30) will present a free, public talk on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall as part of "The ’60s at 50: Reflections on America a Half-Century Later."

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Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Nov. 9-10: Bucknell Opera Theatre to Present Songs for a New World

The Bucknell Opera Theatre will present Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown  on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9 and 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. 

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Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Nov. 9-10: Fall Dance Showcase to Offer Something for Everyone

The Bucknell University theatre & dance program will present its Fall Dance Showcase on Friday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. in Harvey M. Powers Theatre in Coleman Hall. Tickets are $7 and all seats are reserved. Tickets are available by calling 570-577-1000, online at bucknell.edu/boxoffice, or at any campus box office location.

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Monday, October 29th, 2018

Nov. 11: Bucknell to Commemorate Centennial of World War I Armistice

Bucknell University will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I with a ceremony in the Rooke Chapel Meditation Grove on Sunday, Nov. 11, starting at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will honor the 718 members of the Bucknell community who participated in the Great War, including the 40 who died during, or as a direct result of, the war.

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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018

Nov. 28: ‘’60s at 50’ Symposium to Screen ‘We Were Soldiers’

Bucknell University's “The ’60s at 50: Reflections on America a Half-Century Later,” a symposium dedicated to a reconsideration of the political, social and cultural legacy of the American 1960s, will present a screening of the 2002 film We Were Soldiers on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Theatre, 413 Market Street in downtown Lewisburg. 

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Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

Nov. 28, Dec. 2: Bucknell Theatre to Present House of the Holy Moment

The Bucknell University Department of Theatre & Dance will present the play House of the Holy Moment by Cary Pepper, directed by Kyle Cohick ’20, on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and Sunday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. Admission is $7 and tickets may be purchased at bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.

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Monday, January 7th, 2019

Jan. 18: Parsons Dance Group to Kick Off Weis Center’s Spring Season with Modern Dance

Parsons Dance Group will kick off the Weis Center for the Performing Arts' spring 2019 season with six unique and eclectic modern dance works on Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center.  Tickets for the performance 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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Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Jan. 23: Jazz Vocalist Charenée Wade to Present Free Weis Center Concert

Prolific jazz vocalist Charenée Wade will present a free concert on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts Atrium.

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Monday, January 7th, 2019

Jan. 27: Music by David DeBoor Canfield, Guest Artists to be Featured in Concert

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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Wednesday, January 30th, 2019

Jan. 31: Charles Kesler to Discuss ‘Reconsidering the Great Society and the LBJ Presidency’

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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Wednesday, January 9th, 2019

Jan. 31: St. Olaf Orchestra to Perform with Violinist Sarah Chang in Free Weis Center Concert

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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