The Bucknell Concert Committee presents hip-hop trio recording sensation Migos with dance music special guest Cheat Codes on Saturday, Nov. 11, in Bucknell University’s Sojka Pavilion. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8. Tickets are $30 for Bucknell students and $40 for all others and may be purchased through the Bucknell Box Office at bucknell.edu/boxoffice or 570-577-1000.
The Bucknell University Orchestra will perform "Symphonic Treasures of Russia" during a free concert in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The orchestra is under the direction of Christopher Para, conductor.
The Shanghai Quartet with Qing Jiang, piano will perform Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000. They are also available in-person from several campus locations.
The future of hip-hop music will be discussed by several emerging artists on Monday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. The free event will include a panel discussion with four emerging hip-hop artists who are carving out careers for themselves.
On Wednesday, Nov. 15, noted novelist/journalist Ece Temelkuran will talk about Turkey as the first experimental ground for a global political phenomena; rising populism. The event will take place in the Gallery Theatre in the Elaine Langone Center at 7 p.m.
Bucknell University’s 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Week will feature five prominent scholars who will recall Dr. King’s legacy while providing “Critical Reflections on Current Struggles” during a week-long series of public events Jan. 15-21. All events are free and open to the public, although RSVP is required for luncheon discussions to griot@bucknell.edu.
"Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic," a shadow-puppet play, will be presented on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. There will be a free pre-performance talk with the artists on Friday, Jan. 19 from noon-1 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. Tickets for the performance can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
Bucknell alumnus William Wood '72, ambassador to Afghanistan (2007-09) and Columbia (2003-07), will share his insights on "What Is the Role of Diplomacy in the International Relationships Today?" on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center. The free, public event is sponsored by the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy, the Career Development Center and Development & Alumni Relations.
Pianist Qing Jiang will present a free classical program called “Children’s Corner” on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. The performance is free and tickets are not required. The concert will feature piano music, storytelling, acting, visual arts and poetry, in collaboration with Bucknell faculty and students, and Lewisburg High School students and the National Art Honor Society. Families are invited to stay afterwards for free kids' activities from the Public Library of Union County in the Atrium Lobby from 3-4 p.m.
he telescopes of the Bucknell Observatory will be open to Bucknell families and the community to view the sights of the night sky — including newborn stars, star clusters and our moon — during Family Night on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 6:30-9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Alicia Olatuja Quintet will bring jazz music to the stage on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts Atrium Lobby. The performance is free and tickets are not required. There will be a free pre-performance talk with the artist from 1-2 p.m. in the Atrium Lobby.
Rebecca Moore, an emeritus professor of religious studies at San Diego State University, will discuss "The Erasure (and Re-Inscription) of African-Americans from the Jonestown Narrative" in the Gallery Theatre at the Elaine Langone Center on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Her free, public talk will be the initial event in the Griot Institute for Africana Studies' semester-long, interdisciplinary series "Erasure: Blackness and the Fight Against Invisibility."
"GlobalFEST on the Road: The New Golden Age of Latin Music" will feature two leading Latin bands, Las Cafeteras and Orkesta Mendoza, during a Weis Center for the Performing Arts performance on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are required and can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
The Stadler Center for Poetry will welcome Bucknell's 2018 Poet-in-Residence Camille T. Dungy, author of four books of poetry, for a reading on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. A reception and book-signing will follow the reading. All Stadler Center Writers Series events are free and open to the public.
Author and animal behavior researcher Jennifer Verdolin will present the annual Darwin Day Lecture sponsored by the Department of Biology and the University Lectureship Committee on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 12 p.m. in Trout Auditorium, Vaughan Literature Building. The event is free and open to the public.
Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., will discuss "U.S.-Russia Conflict: The New Normal?" on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center Forum. The free, public lecture is sponsored by the Bucknell Department of Political Science as part of its Second Annual National Security Forum.
The Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University hosts its latest exhibition by Sidney Mullis, "Who is Puberty and How Does She Hit?" now through Sunday, Feb 11 in its Downtown Gallery space, 416 Market Street, Lewisburg. Mullis will come to campus to participate in a roundtable conversation with Erica Delsandro, visiting assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at Bucknell, on Wednesday, Nov. 29 from 6-8 p.m. at Iron Front Cowork Space, 434 Market St., Suite 301, Lewisburg.
Kris Trego, associate professor of classics & ancient Mediterranean studies and the 2017 recipient of the Class of 1956 Lectureship, will explore underwater archeology in her lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center. A reception in her honor will be held afterward in Arches Lounge.
Percival Everett, a distinguished professor of English at the University of Southern California and author of nearly 30 books, will read from his novel, Erasure, and then lead conversation on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center. His talk is co-sponsored by the English Department and made possible through the support of the University Lectureship Committee. It is part of the semester-long, interdisciplinary series "Erasure: Blackness and the Fight Against Invisibility," by the Griot Institute for Africana Studies.
Internationally-renowned Swedish orchestra, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, will perform at the Weis Center on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
Social justice activist and sexual assault survivor Tarana Burke, founder of what has become the #metoo movement for victims of sexual assault and harassment, will…
Dr. Richard Kiely, a senior fellow at Cornell University's Office of Engagement Initiatives and co-author of a forthcoming book on community-based global learning, will discuss “Cultivating Socially Responsible Global Citizens: The Role of Higher Education in Today’s International Climate,” on Monday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in a free, public lecture in the Gallery Theater, Elaine Langone Center.
Author and Cornell University professor C. Riley Snorton, who has been listed as one of "Ten Transgender People You Should Know" by Black Entertainment Television, will speak in the Griot Institute for Africana Studies' Spring Lecture & Performance Series "Erasure: Blackness and the Fight Against Invisibility" on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center (ELC). Snorton will discuss the ascendance of Christine Jorgensen, dubbed America's first transsexual celebrity, and violent racist suppression at home during the free, public lecture.
Dominican musician, Joan Soriano, will share his bachata sound with downtown Lewisburg at the Campus Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000.
