Arts & Events Guide 2023-24

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Arts & Events Guide

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Be Our Guest

For more than 160 years, Susquehanna University has been a rich cultural resource for creative expression and intellectual discussion in the Selinsgrove area. As the premiere host of cultural events and performances, the university is pleased to enrich the student experience and provide enjoyment for the surrounding community. From innovative human expression in theatre, music and dance to global art and artifacts in exhibitions — and much more in between — the variety of programs offers worldclass art, performances and lectures.

This year, we are excited to welcome three Artist Series events to our stages and other highly regarded professionals who will present readings of their work, feature their art, and lead lectures and discussions.

We are proud to showcase our students in theatrical and musical performances, vocal and instrumental concerts and readings of their works.

Whether you’re yearning to take in a performance of our wickedly talented students or looking to be swept off your feet, we invite you to be our guest.

Susquehanna University is the future-ready institution for today, invested in cultivating intellectual grounding, active learning and global citizenship for all students. Renowned as one of the finest national liberal arts colleges in the country, Susquehanna inspires and challenges 2,200 enterprising, bright-minded students studying the arts, business, humanities and sciences. Students seize opportunities through exceptional international internships, expert-guided research and an acclaimed study-abroad program, leading to a transformative education that empowers each graduate to realize their unique potential and lead a successful and meaningful life.

This guide features Susquehanna’s arts and events for the 2023–24 season, which begins in September and runs through May.

On the cover: Chanticleer

Table of Contents Friends of the Arts ................................................... 1 Artist Series ...................................................... 2–5 Theatre Season Main Stage ........................................................ 6 Second Stage................................................... 8 Music Season ........................................................ 10 Christmas Candlelight Service ........................ 12 Gallery ................................................................... 14 Seavey Visiting Writers Series 16 Lectures and Discussions ............................... 20 Information and Details Tickets, Discounts and Parking.................. 22 Event Venues .................................................... 23 Campus Map 24 Events at a Glance .................................... 24–25
Photo by Stephen K. Mack

Friends of the Arts

Support for the Artist Series

Susquehanna University’s Friends of the Arts understands the importance of the Artist Series and how its cultural events provide enrichment for our students and the surrounding community.

This year, we are pleased to welcome three performances to our stages:

► US Karagöz Theatre Company

► Branford Marsalis Quartet

► Chanticleer

Support the arts in the Susquehanna River Valley by becoming a Susquehanna University Friend of the Arts. Join us, and it will be our pleasure to recognize your generosity in our Artist Series event programs. Contributors of $250 or more also receive tickets to each Artist Series event as an acknowledgement of our appreciation.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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Artist Series

Presenting internationally acclaimed artists of dance, music and theatre since 1902

The Artist Series seeks to encourage an aesthetic appreciation of diverse cultures as well as the artistic heritage of humankind. Performances are often linked in ways that advance intellectual engagement through master classes, lectures or content of the artistic presentation.

See box office and ticket information — including discount categories, group pricing and a special Artist Series offer — on p. 22.

US Karagöz Theatre Company

Presents The Forest of the Witch Degenstein Center Theater

Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.

US Karagöz Theatre Company was founded by Ayhan Hulagu as the first traditional Turkish theatre in the United States, in 2017. The company’s primary goal is to showcase traditional Anatolian theatre on the international scale, devoting special attention to Karagöz and Meddah (the Anatolian art of storytelling) traditions, which are on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Hulagu brought the 700-year-old Karagöz art form to Broadway for the first time, marking a special moment in the history of this traditional art. The Forest of the Witch is an adaptation of a play named The Bloody Poplar by Muhittin Sevilen, here rewritten by Ayhan Hulagu.

Adult $20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student

$5

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Branford Marsalis Quartet

Weber Auditorium

Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music. The NEA Jazz Master, Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee is equally at home performing concertos with symphony orchestras and sitting in with members of the Grateful Dead, but the core of his musical universe remains the Branford Marsalis Quartet. After more than three decades of existence with minimal personnel changes, this celebrated ensemble is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of a kaleidoscopic range of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. After the Grammy-nominated Upward Spiral, on which guest vocalist Kurt Elling was seamlessly integrated into the group, the Quartet has followed up with the Grammy-nominated The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul, its most emotionally wideranging and melody-driven collection to date.

John Zeugner captured the impact of the Quartet in a live performance in a recent concert review, calling it “casually confident, professional, cerebral and supercharged with energy. The Branford Marsalis Quartet … was all of those adjectives and more.”

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$20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student $5
Branford Marsalis Quartet Photo by Eric Ryan

Chanticleer

Weber Auditorium

April 16, 7:30 p.m.

The Grammy award–winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world. Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the renaissance and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz and popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements.

Adult

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Main Stage Season

The main stage season offers classic plays, historical drama and musical productions.

See box office and ticket information — including discount categories and group pricing — on p. 22.

Eurydice

► Sept. 29–30, 7:30 p.m.

► Oct. 1, 2:30 p.m.

Eurydice is a modern retelling of the Ancient myth and love story of Orpheus and Eurydice told from the perspective of Eurydice as she travels between the living world and the underworld.

Adult $10 | Senior $8 | Non-SU Student $8

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Degenstein Center Theater

► Nov. 9–11, 7:30 p.m.

► Nov. 12, 2:30 p.m.

Based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the musical, cleverly engages the audience in pursuit of an ending to its tale of murder and romance.

Adult $10 | Senior $8 | Non-SU Student $8

Fête Galante

The False Harlequin

Degenstein Center Theater

► Feb. 23–24, 7:30 p.m.

► Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m.

Dame Smythe’s dramatic one-act opera, Fête Galante from 1923, receives its first fully staged performances in the United States with this production, sharing the program with Malipiero’s 1925 comedy, The False Harlequin. The operas are unified by the traditional Italian commedia dell’arte acting-troupe characters that populate both stories. Jealousy, intrigue and mistaken identities lead to a happy conclusion in The False Harlequin and a shocking tragedy in Fête Galante.

Adult $10 | Senior $8 | Non-SU Student $8

The Wolves

Degenstein Center Theater

► March 29–30, 7:30 p.m.

► March 31, 2:30 p.m.

In this student-directed play, The Wolves explores the often hopeful, sometimes painful, experiences and ambitions of nine high school girls on a competitive soccer team.

Adult $10 | Senior $8 | Non-SU Student $8

Choreopoem

Degenstein Center Theater

► April 26–27, 7:30 p.m.

► April 28, 2:30 p.m.

A devised theatre piece, Choreopoem is written and performed by students enrolled in the spring 2024 Choreopoem class.

Adult $10 | Senior $8 | Non-SU Student $8

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Second Stage Season

The second stage season features a collection of mostly student-generated productions focusing on bare-bones performances of challenging works in unconventional spaces.

*Admission to second stage productions is free, and contributions to relevant causes may be welcome at the door for some productions.

Isaacs Auditorium is in Seibert Hall.

24-Hour Play Festival

Isaacs Auditorium

Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Student teams conceptualize, write, rehearse and perform exciting new short works in the span of a single day.

Staged Reading of Student Work

Isaacs Auditorium

Dec. 1–2, 7 p.m.

A staged reading of a new work by a Susquehanna University student playwright is featured during this two-evening performance.

New Play Staged Reading

Isaacs Auditorium

Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.

To support new, emerging playwrights from Susquehanna’s student body and beyond, the Theatre Department offers a public reading of a new play directed and performed by SU students.

Shakespeare Club Production

Degenstein Center Theater

May 3, 7:30 p.m.

This annual audience favorite is an energetic large-cast excursion into the work of the Bard, often characterized by whimsical staging and “found objects” design.

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Music Season

Large ensemble concerts are the fullest expression of collaborative music-making at Susquehanna University. This season promises an enormous variety of musical styles and genres from composers of diverse backgrounds and identities. This year’s performances will inspire, enlighten and entertain audiences throughout the year.

All events are in Stretansky Concert Hall and free to the public unless otherwise indicated.

University Orchestra

Zachary Levi, conductor

► Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.

► Nov. 5, 2:30 p.m.

► April 13, 7:30 p.m.

University Choir

University Chamber Singers

Amy Voorhees, conductor

► Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.

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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

University Chorale

► Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.

Combined Choral Ensembles

Amy Voorhees, conductor

► April 20, 7:30 p.m.

University Jazz Ensemble

Gail Levinsky, director

► Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.

► April 26, 7:30 p.m.

University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble

Eric L. Hinton, conductor

► Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.

► Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.

► April 27, 7:30 p.m.

Honors Band Finale Concert*

Eric L. Hinton, conductor

► Feb. 18, 3 p.m.

*Weber Chapel Auditorium, admission charge at the door

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Christmas Candlelight Service

Weber Chapel Auditorium

Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.

Weber Chapel Auditorium glows with the soft light of hundreds of candles as the voices of more than 1,500 students, faculty, staff, alumni, families and community members join together to sing Silent Night. This moving moment caps Christmas Candlelight Service, one of Susquehanna’s most cherished annual traditions. Started in 1966, the service also includes traditional readings, songs and prayers in celebration of the season. Numerous student musical ensembles perform, including the Festival Chorus, University Choir, University Chorale, University Wind Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Handbell Choir and Brass Quintet.

Broadcast live by Susquehanna’s radio station, WQSU The Pulse, on 88.9FM and at susqu.edu/wqsu-fm.

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Gallery

The Lore Degenstein Gallery, located in the Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center, is open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year. It is closed during university breaks; call 570-372-4059 for an appointment when classes are not in session.

Flow

Sept. 2–Oct. 13

Opening reception Sept. 2, 7–9 p.m.

Water is life; a remarkable, inimitable substance that covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface and is fundamental to the survival of all living things. This exhibition addresses how water systems support life, while acknowledging that water is more than its usevalue as a commodity. Utilizing storytelling, community and sensory experience, artists Naoe Suzuki, Allie Wist, Stacy Levy and sTo Len look beyond water’s role as a standing reserve to consider its personal, social and cultural meanings.

► Wild and Scenic Film Festival Screening

HOSTED BY SU’S FRESHWATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LORE DEGENSTEIN GALLERY AND THE CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY

Degenstein Center Theater

Oct. 8, 2–4:10 p.m.

Panel discussion to follow

14th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition

Oct. 28–Dec. 3

Opening reception Oct. 28, 7–9 p.m.

This national, juried visual art competition and exhibition is open to two-dimensional figurative artists (referencing the human figure), working in painting, drawing and printmaking, who are over the age of 18. This year’s juror is Nicole M. Santiago, professor of art at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Santiago will give remarks and award prizes at the opening reception.

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Naoe Suzuki Flow installation view, Waltham, MA, 2022 Photo by Cesar Ziegler sTo Len Hydrophone Recording at Catskill Creek, NY, 2021
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Tim Seibles and Jennifer Fish: Disrupting the Expected

Jan. 27–March 3

Opening reception Jan. 27, 7–9 p.m.

In a collaboration between the Lore Degenstein Gallery and Susquehanna University School of Humanities, this exhibition highlights the work of sociologist/photographer Jennifer Fish and poet Tim Seibles. Emeritus professor of English at Old Dominion University and former poet laureate of Virginia, Seibles engages both the political and mystical realms as well as the beauty of intimacy and the persistence of memory through poetry. He uses language to dissolve the barriers that often confound human connection. Fish, who is professor of sociology at Old Dominion, speaks to the global movement of workers, women and refugees. She has lived and worked in sub-Saharan Africa for 25 years, with a focus on societies in transition. Her projects employ documentary photography and film in the service of human rights movements. For the bulk of their careers, Fish and Seibles have worked independently. Disrupting the Expected puts their work in dialogue for the first time, exploring how disparate investigations into human experience can be mutually enriching.

March 23–May 5

Opening reception March 23, 7–9 p.m.

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Jennifer Fish Water Harvest: Supplying Sushi Palettes from Zanzibar Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Show This annual exhibition showcases the accomplishments of Susquehanna University’s graduating graphic design and studio art majors. Top left to right ► Tim Seibles, Jennifer Fish
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Phuc Tran

Isaacs Auditorium

Sept. 26, 7 p.m.

Phuc Tran has been a high school Latin teacher for more than 20 years while simultaneously establishing himself as a highly sought-after tattooer in the Northeast. Tran graduated from Bard College in 1995 with a B.A. in classics and received the Callanan Classics Prize. He taught Latin, Greek and Sanskrit in New York at the Collegiate School and was an instructor at Brooklyn College’s Summer Latin Institute. Most recently, he taught Latin, Greek and German at the Waynflete School in Portland, Maine. His 2012 TEDx talk, “Grammar, Identity and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive,” was featured on NPR’s Ted Radio Hour. He has also been an occasional guest on Maine Public Radio discussing grammar, the classics and Strunk and White’s legacy. He currently tattoos at and owns Tsunami Tattoo in Portland, Maine, where he lives with his family.

Seavey Visiting Writers Series

Manuel Muñoz

Isaacs Auditorium

Oct. 24, 7 p.m.

Manuel Muñoz is the author of The Consequences: Stories, which was published by Graywolf Press in 2022. He is the winner of the 2023 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the collection was a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize and was shortlisted for The Story Prize. The author of two previous collections of short stories, Zigzagger and The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue, and a novel, What You See in the Dark, Muñoz has been recognized with a Whiting Writer’s Award, three O. Henry Awards and two appearances in The Best American Short Stories. His frequently anthologized work has appeared in The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, American Short Fiction, ZYZZYVA, and Freeman’s. A native of Dinuba, California, Muñoz currently lives and works in Tucson, Arizona.

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Phuc Tran
More information about the Writers Institute can be found at SUSQU.EDU/WRITERS or by calling the institute at 570-372-4660. Manuel Muñoz
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Karla Kelsey & Monica Prince

Isaacs Auditorium

Nov. 28, 7 p.m.

Karla Kelsey is a poet and author of five books, most recently Blood Feather. A recipient of awards from the U.S. Fulbright Commission, the Poetry Society of America and Yale University, Karla is co-publisher of SplitLevel Texts. She currently directs Susquehanna University’s creative writing program.

Monica Prince teaches activist and performance writing and serves as director of Africana Studies at Susquehanna University. She is the author of Roadmap: A Choreopoem, How to Exterminate the Black Woman: A Choreopoem, and Letters from the Other Woman, and the co-author of the suffrage play, Pageant of Agitating Women, with Anna Andes, department head of theatre at Susquehanna. Her work appears in Wildness, The Missouri Review, The Texas Review, The Rumpus, MadCap Review, American Poetry Journal and elsewhere. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee obsessed with maxi skirts with pockets and yoga, Prince writes, teaches and performs choreopoems across the nation.

Elizabeth McCracken

Isaacs Auditorium

Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Elizabeth McCracken is the author of eight books, including The Hero of This Book, The Souvenir Museum, Bowlaway, Thunderstruck & Other Stories (winner of the 2014 Story Prize and long-listed for the National Book Award) and The Giant’s House (a National Book Award finalist). She has received grants and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Liguria Study Center, the American Academy in Berlin, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Thunderstruck & Other Stories won the 2015 Story Prize – her other stories have won three Pushcart Prizes, a National Magazine Award and an O. Henry Prize and have been published in The Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize, The O. Henry Prize, The New York Times Magazine and many other places.

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Cody-Rose Clevidence

Isaacs Auditorium

March 26, 7 p.m.

Cody-Rose Clevidence is the author of Aux Arc / Trypt Ich (Nightboat, 2021), Listen My Friend, This is the Dream I Dreamed Last Night (The Song Cave, 2021), Flung/Throne (Ahsahta, 2018) and BEAST FEAST (Ahsahta Press, 2014), as well as several chapbooks (Fonograf, flowers and cream, NION, garden door press and Auric). They live in the Arkansas Ozarks with three incredibly beautiful, sentient and perceptive pets.

Publications and Literary Projects

Isaacs Auditorium

April 23, 7 p.m.

Susquehanna University’s annual publications launch features the latest issues and award winners from Apprentice Writer, Essay, Flagship, Rivercraft, Sanctuary and many more. Refreshments and copies of each publication will be made available following the event.

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Lectures and Discussions

A robust series of lectures is presented annually in locations across campus.

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How Much Should We Regulate the Economy To Fix the Environment?

Claudia Williamson and Carson Reeling Degenstein Center Theater

Sept. 7, 7 p.m.

Scholars differ on what regulations should be implemented to improve the environment and the effectiveness of those regulations. In this discussion/debate, we have scholars with different views on the role government should play in regulating the economy to improve the environment. The goal is twofold. First and foremost, we will learn more about this important issue. The second goal is to model how people with different views on a contentious issue can engage in a civil discussion.

Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich Art Carden

Isaacs Auditorium

Oct. 5, 7 p.m.

Why have incomes in most Western countries increased by 3,000% over the past 200 years?

Art Carden will explore how economic liberalization helped improve societies and the lessons this growth has for society moving forward.

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History and Politics of Russia and Ukraine

Rob Babcock and Andrea Lopez

Isaacs Auditorium

Oct. 19, 7 p.m.

Panelists will discuss the historical relationship of Russia and Ukraine, the current political situation, and what might happen in the future.

Rob Babcock is the director of the Pushkin Institute of Russian Language and Culture and professor of history at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. He is preparing a military history of the Cossack rebellions during the Time of Troubles, and in the coming year will begin researching a new project, “Eating and Not Eating in Latvia: Food and Ideology in one of Europe’s Bloodlands.”

Andrea Lopez is associate professor of political science at Susquehanna University. Her research includes efforts to determine how Russia engages in counterinsurgencies, on the Wagner Group’s activities in Africa, and how China and Russia are competing for influence in places like Central Asia and Africa. She also regularly teaches a course on Russian and Soviet politics.

Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society Lecture

The family of Sigfried and Janet Weis and The Degenstein Foundation of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, with support from the Annenberg Foundation, established the Center in 2001 in honor of Judge Arlin M. Adams. His distinguished career included 17 years on the bench of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and years of involvement in professional, charitable and educational organizations. The Center brings well-regarded legal scholars to campus each year.

Claritas Distinguished Speaker in the Sciences

The Distinguished Visitor Program at Susquehanna University was endowed by George E. ’64 and Margaret Lauver ’66 Harris to support lectures, seminars or residencies by nationally recognized leaders in business, government or education on topics in the public interest. This series brings an accomplished scholar in the sciences to our campus annually for a public address.

Alice Pope Shade Lecture

Made possible by the Alice Pope Shade Fund established in 1983 by her daughter, Rebecca Shade Mignot ’54, these lectures

typically explore the role religion plays in various aspects of public life: civic, social, spiritual, political, moral, environmental and in terms of the formation of individual character. Presenters are nationally and internationally renowned religious scholars and leaders and are selected on the basis of their scholarship and ability to engage students and members of the community.

Lectureship in Ethics

The Susquehanna University

Edward S. and A. Rita Schmidt

Lectureship in Ethics seeks to bring to the university a distinguished scholar and/or leader to address a topic of current, vital interest and importance in the field of ethics. The goal of the program is to highlight ethical issues across disciplines, and encourage thought and exploration of these issues among students, faculty and the community. The Selection and Planning Committee works with the selected lecturer to structure a program that would be topically current and that would engage students, faculty and staff in a meaningful discussion of ethical issues through a lecture especially designed to engage Susquehanna University students and prepare them for the future.

For a complete and up-to-date listing of all events, visit susqu.edu/artsandevents.

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Information and Details

Tickets and Discounts

Tickets are required for Artist Series and main stage season performances. Price categories are:

► Senior: persons age 60 or older

► Non-SU Student: persons who are age 18 or younger or who have valid student identification

► All others are charged the adult rate.

A group of 15 or more is entitled to a 10% discount on tickets for the same event (when tickets are purchased together).

Patrons who purchase a ticket for two Artist Series events will receive a ticket for the third Artist Series event with our compliments.

Box Office

Located in the Degenstein Center Theater lobby, the box office is open Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. during the academic year. It is closed on holidays and during university breaks.

Tickets can be purchased online, in person or by calling 570-372-ARTS. Visit susqu.edu/boxoffice for more information.

Parking and Other Information

Guests of Susquehanna University can park in the lot behind Weber Chapel (see map on p. 24) for free during events. If that space is filled, there is an upper lot to its west.

All venues are wheelchair-accessible.

Legally recognized service animals pursuant to Pennsylvania and federal law are permitted.

All university buildings are smoke free (including electronic cigarettes).

Wireless internet access is available throughout campus. To gain access to the SU GUEST network, register your device (daily registration required).

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Event Venues

Read about the venues hosting the events for which you are planning to attend.

CUNNINGHAM CENTER FOR MUSIC & ART

Cunningham Center for Music & Art is home to the university’s premier performance space: Stretansky Concert Hall, a magnificent 320-seat venue designed specifically for music performance.

DEGENSTEIN CAMPUS CENTER

The Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center, commonly referred to as “Deg,” is the heart of campus life.

Degenstein Center Theater, a 450-seat Broadwayquality theater, and our Lore Degenstein Gallery, which presents nationally recognized exhibitions as well as the Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Show, are located on the main floor.

FISHER HALL

Fisher Hall is a creative and energetic learning space where you’ll find Faylor Hall. The signature pendulum that hangs in the center of the building harkens back to its life as Susquehanna’s sole science building from 1964 to 2011.

SEIBERT HALL

Built in 1902 and renovated in 1985, this Greek revival building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its 220-seat Isaacs Auditorium is the oldest one on campus and is used mainly for lectures and chamber music performances. The auditorium was renovated in 2021.

WEBER CHAPEL AUDITORIUM

Opened in 1966, this large venue seats 1,500 and plays host to numerous events such as guest lecturers, visiting artist performances and chapel services. It features one of the largest revolving stages on the East Coast with performance facilities on one side and chancel on the other. The venue’s orchestra pit provides space for the instrumental needs of a standard Broadway show.

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Stretansky Concert Hall Degenstein Center Theater Lore Degenstein Gallery Isaacs Auditorium

Campus Map

Guest Parking |  Accessible/Disability Parking

Cunningham Center for Music & Art

► Stretansky Concert Hall

Degenstein Campus Center

► Degenstein Center Theater

► Lore Degenstein Gallery

Fisher Hall

► Faylor Hall

Seibert Hall

► Isaacs Auditorium

Weber Chapel Auditorium

► Weber Auditorium

Events at a Glance

Sept. 2–Oct. 13

G Flow p. 14

Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.

LD How Much Should We Regulate the Economy To Fix the Environment? p. 20

Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

AS US Karagöz Theatre Company Presents The Forest of the Witch p. 3

Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.

R Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Phuc Tran p. 16

Sept. 29–30 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 1 at 2:30 p.m.

T Eurydice p. 6

Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Orchestra p. 10

Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

AS Branford Marsalis Quartet p. 4

Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.

LD Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich p. 20

Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Symphonic Band p. 11

Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

T 24-Hour Play Festival p. 9

Oct. 8 at 2 p.m.

G Wild and Scenic Film Festival Screening p. 14

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Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.

LD History and Politics of Russia and Ukraine p. 21

Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

R Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Manuel Muñoz p. 16

Oct. 28–Dec. 3

G 14th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition p. 14

Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Choir and University Chamber Singers p. 10

Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Chorale p. 11

Nov. 5 at 2:30 p.m.

M University Orchestra p. 10

Nov. 9–11 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2:30 p.m.

T The Mystery of Edwin Drood p. 6

Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Jazz Ensemble p. 11

Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.

R Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Karla Kelsey & Monica Prince p. 17

Dec. 1–2 at 7 p.m.

T Staged Reading of Student Work p. 9

Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble p. 11

Dec. 5. at 7:30 p.m.

M Christmas Candlelight Service p. 12

Jan. 27–March 3

G Tim Seibles and Jennifer Fish: Disrupting the Expected p. 15

Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

T New Play Staged Reading p. 9

Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.

R Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Elizabeth McCracken p. 17

Feb. 18 at 3 p.m.

M Honors Band Finale Concert p. 11

Feb. 23–24 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m.

T Fête Galante and The False Harlequin p. 6

March 23–May 5

G Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Show p. 15

March 26 at 7 p.m.

R Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Cody-Rose Clevidence p. 19

March 29–30 at 7:30 p.m. and March 31 at 2:30 p.m.

T The Wolves p. 7

April 13 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Orchestra p. 10

April 16 at 7:30 p.m.

AS Chanticleer p. 5

April 20 at 7:30 p.m.

M Combined Choral Ensembles p. 11

April 23 at 7 p.m.

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Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Making Public: A Celebration of Publications and Literary Projects p. 19

April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Jazz Ensemble p. 11

April 26–27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2:30 p.m.

T Choreopoem p. 7

April 27 at 7:30 p.m.

M University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble p. 11

May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

T Shakespeare Club Production p. 9

Endowed Lectures 2023–24

LD Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society Lecture p. 21

LD Alice Pope Shade Lecture p. 21

LD Claritas Distinguished Speaker in the Sciences p. 21

LD Edward S. and A. Rita Schmidt Lectureship in Ethics p. 21

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