The President’s Diversity Council and the MLK Week Committee will lead a moment of silence and reflection on the 50th year since the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Wednesday, April 4, at 11:45 a.m. at the Brawley/King Bust, Vaughn Literature Garden, in the Humanities Quad. The rain location will be the lobby of the Weis Center for the Performing Arts.
Contemporary artist Dread Scott will deliver a free, public talk titled "Activism and the Erasure of Subversive Art: Imagine a World without America" on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre of the Elaine Langone Center. A reception with Scott will follow in the Samek Art Museum.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian ’73 is the 13th Janet Weis Fellow in Contemporary Letters at Bucknell University, becoming the first Bucknell graduate to receive the honor.
The Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of the Humanities in the Department of English and Director of Creative Writing at Colgate University, he will accept the award during a ceremony on Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in Bucknell Hall. After the presentation, Balakian will read from his poetry and memoir, and then engage in a moderated discussion with Bucknell Professor of English Harold Schweizer. A book-signing will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
Traditional hula ensemble Hālau Hula Ka No‘eau will perform on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. There will be a free pre-performance talk on the same day as the performance from 1-2 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. The talk will include a brief history of hula and an informal hula dance lesson.
The Mivos Quartet, "one of America's most daring and ferocious new-music ensembles" according to Chicago Reader, will perform on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rooke Recital Hall, Sigfried Weis Music Building.
Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will speak at Bucknell University on Monday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. Current Bucknell students, faculty and staff may receive up to two free tickets at the Weis Center box office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the day of the event. A valid Bucknell University ID is required to receive advance tickets. Use of multiple Bucknell IDs to pick up additional sets of tickets is prohibited. Tickets will be available for the general public at the Weis Center box office beginning at 6 p.m. on the evening of the event. All individuals may receive up to two free tickets, depending on availability.
The Bucknell psychology department is hosting a talk by Jennifer Freyd -- a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon and noted researcher on Betrayal Trauma Theory (BTT) and campus-based sexual and gender-based violence -- on Monday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Forum Theatre, Elaine Langone Center (ELC 272). Her free, public talk is titled "Sexual Assault and Harassment: Moving from Institutional Betrayal to Institutional Courage."
Pamela Newkirk, Ph.D., a media scholar, author and award-winning journalist whose work highlights the historical omission of multifaceted portraits of African descendants in scholarship
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Jazz saxophonist Melissa Aldana will perform on Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. The performance is free and tickets are not required. There will be a free pre-performance talk immediately before the performance, from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m., also in the Atrium Lobby.
Dr. Simone Kraus, professor of translation studies, translator and writer, will present a free, public lecture entitled, “Philip Roth and ‘The Other Europe:’ New Perspectives…
Silkroad Ensemble, featuring musicians and composers from more than 20 countries, will perform on Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for…
The Bucknell University Department of Theatre and Dance present the final night performance of the student musical, "Crazy for You" -- a musical adventure filled with classic George Gershwin tunes -- tonight, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Harvey M. Powers Theatre. Tickets are $12, with a rate of $7 for students and senior citizens. There's also a group rate of $5 for groups that purchase 10 or more tickets online or at Weis Center box office.
Acclaimed feminist author Dorothy Allison will present a free, public lecture entitled “A Racecar Named Desire: The Intersection of Class, Race, Sexuality and Gender” on …
Professor Peter Iver Kaufman, George Matthews and Virginia Brinkley Modlin Chair in Leadership Studies, Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, will…
The Department of Theatre and Dance presents the Spring Dance Concert, featuring the Bucknell Dance Company, this Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $7 for students/seniors and $14 for adults and can be purchased in the CAP Center, the Weis Center Box Office, or at the door.
The third biennial Bucknell Intercollegiate Film Festival (BIFF) will take place on Sunday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at the historic Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. A post-festival catered reception is scheduled at the Samek Art Museum’s Downtown Art Gallery across the street from the theatre.
Resident artists Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera and Cara Megan Lewis will work with Bucknell students on this social art project which addresses the detention of immigrants…
Known for its remarkable athleticism and stunning ensemble work, Parsons Dance will bring its exuberant performance to Bucknell University's Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000. They're also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).