The Boston-based Grammy-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry will present a new evening-length work called "The Blue Hour" on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 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. Tickets are also available in-person from several campus locations.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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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…
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The Bucknell University Symphonic Band will perform a free concert on Friday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts.…
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Circa, a contemporary circus/cirque ensemble from Australia, will perform on Tuesday, March 6 at 7:30 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.Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center.
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Che Malambo, a world music and dance ensemble from Argentina, will perform on Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. There will be a free pre-performance talk with the artists on the same day as the performance from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium Lobby. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 570-577-1000. Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center.
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The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba will perform world-renowned classical works on Thursday, March 22 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. Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000. They are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center.
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Air Play, a whimsical contemporary cirque performance, will float into the Weis Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000. They also may be purchased in-person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center.
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Joined by Grammy Award-winning Parker String Quartet, American Gamelan Institute Director Jody Diamond, Bucknell Artist-in-Residence I Gusti Nyoman Darta, and guest scholars, Bucknell celebrates the…
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Jim and Evelyn Piazza -- parents of Timothy Pizza, a 19-year-old Penn State sophomore engineering student who died Feb. 4, 2017, two days after a hazing incident at Penn State's Beta Theta Pi house -- will speak on Thursday, March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing Arts. The event is free and open to the public, although tickets will be required. Available tickets will be open to the general public starting at 6 p.m. the day of the talk at the Weis Center Box Office.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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World music from Tunisia will be featured in a performance called “Suite for Abu Sadiya” on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis…
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Avery Fisher grant winner Xavier Foley will perform a classical repertoire on Sunday, April 22 at 2 p.m. in the Weis Center for the Performing…
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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.
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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.).
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