Cantor David S. Wisnia will share his story as a Holocaust survivor and sing the music he loves, accompanied by his grandson, accomplished jazz pianist Avi Wisnia, in a free, public program on Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. in The Forum at the Elaine Langone Center (ELC).
World music from Mongolia will be presented on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. A pre-performance talk will take place on the same day as the performance from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. in the Atrium. For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or lisa.leighton@bucknell.edu.
The first night of Bucknell's annual Department Of Theatre And Dance Choreographer's Showcase is set for Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Tustin Studio Theatre. Tickets are $7 each and are available by calling 570-577-1000, online at bucknell.edu/boxoffice or at any Campus Box Office location.
Bucknell senior Allen Taylor will present a trumpet recital on Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
Bucknell senior composition major Troy Schwab will present a free, public recital on Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Hall,…
Michael Mwenso and the Shakes will perform a unique blend of jazz, funk and soul on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. The performance is free and tickets are not required. A pre-performance talk with the artists will take place on the same day as the performance at 1 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium.
Carol Wayne White, Bucknell religious studies professor, will deliver a free, public talk entitled "Black Lives and Sacred Humanity" on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Great Room of the University's Hildreth-Mirza Hall. Her talk is part of the Bucknell Griot Institute Spring 2019 Lecture and Performance Series, "The Black Unfamiliar in the 21st Century," and co-sponsored by the University's Department of History.
The Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts will host its annual student reading on Thursday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. The free, public event brings together the winners of Bucknell's two literary contests, the Cadigan Prizes for Younger Writers and the Julia Fonville Smithson Memorial Prize, for a formal reading in Bucknell Hall.
Boston’s Lorelei Ensemble will join forces with members of the Bucknell University Choirs to present James Kallembach's new oratorio Antigone: the Writings of Sophie Scholl on Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. The performance is free and tickets are not required.
The Bucknell Theatre and Dance Department will present Blue Stockings by Jessica Swale Friday through Monday, April 12-15, in Tustin Theatre. The show times are April 12 at 7:30 p.m., April 13 at 7:30 p.m., April 14 at 2 p.m., and April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 regular or $7 for students, senior citizens, and children and available by calling 570-577-1000, online at bucknell.edu/boxoffice or at any campus box office location.
Underneath a Magical Moon, a reimagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy Darling, will fly into Lewisburg on Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for the Weis Center performance are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors 62 and over, $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 can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
Dreamers’ Circus, a new driving force in Nordic music, will perform on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for the Weis Center 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.
The Bucknell Opera Theatre program will conduct a free, public "One Night Only" performance on Saturday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Hall in the Sigfried Weis Music Building.
Angela Riley, professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and director of UCLA's Native Nations Law and Policy Center, will present a free, public talk as part of the Bucknell Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Gender's (CSREG) "Indigeneity: Making the Visible Seen" Series on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center Forum. Riley's talk is entitled "Between Indigenous Law and Federal Law."
Susan Travis, whose leadership of multiple organizations since the 1970s has benefitted residents of the local region and beyond, will present the free, public Virginia Travis Award Lecture in Social Justice on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center's Gallery Theatre. Her talk, titled “Promoting Social Justice through Human Service Agencies and Citizen Action, will be followed by a reception in the ELC Walls Lounge.
The classical voice trio Women on the Verge will perform with guest opera baritone Dr. Gregory Brookes on Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Hall, Sigfried Weis Music Building.
Bucknell University is hosting a Neuroscience Summit on Addiction featuring five leading addiction research scholars on Thursday, April 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Campus Theatre, 413 Market St., Lewisburg. The student-created event is free and open to the public and designed to help people better understand the reasons for and effects of addiction. A reception will follow across the street at the Iron Front Building, 434 Market St.
The Bucknell Student Government will present some "egg-citing" fun when it hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in Lewisburg's Hufnagle Park.
Carolyn Sidoti will present her free, public senior violin recital on Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m. in the Natalie Davis Recital Hall, the Sigfried Weis Music Building.
The Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts will present Bucknell English professors Carmen Gillespie and Joseph Scapellato for a free, public faculty poetry reading on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall.
Bucknell environmental studies professor Andrew Stuhl welcomes members of the community to participate in a Green New Deal town hall meeting on Tuesday, April 23, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Forum, Elaine Langone Center. Participants will be encouraged to share their vision of the Susquehanna Valley in 2050 and what will be needed to achieve that vision.
Internationally recognized pianist Sangyoung Kim will perform a free, public concert on Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Natalie Davis Rooke Recital Hall, Sigfried Weis Music Building.