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October 2nd, 2018

Oct. 16-Dec. 2: The Mystic Detectives Opens at Samek Gallery

The second Samek Art Museum exhibition of the fall, The Mystic Detectives, opens to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the Samek Gallery, located on the top floor of Bucknell's Elaine Langone Center. The exhibition will continue until Dec. 2 in the Samek Gallery, which is open Tuesday-Sunday from 12 noon-5 p.m.

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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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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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January 22nd, 2019

Feb. 5-6: Imago Brings Family-Friendly Frogz to Weis Center for Evening Performance, Schools Matinee

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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January 22nd, 2019

Feb. 7: Sounds of China to Present Weis Center Concert

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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February 8th, 2019

Feb. 14: Author, Scholar June Carbone to Speak at ‘The ’60s at 50’ Symposium

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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January 23rd, 2019

Feb. 15-18: Theatre Mainstage to Present The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe

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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February 8th, 2019

Feb. 19: National Geographic Live: Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Visits Weis Center

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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February 8th, 2019

Feb. 26: Penn State’s Marian Ortega to Present Women’s and Gender Studies Lecture

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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February 8th, 2019

Feb. 28: U.S. Defense Official Brendan McCord to Discuss Artificial Intelligence and National Security

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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