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Arts & Lecture Series
Pre-College Summer Programs
Explore interests & passions. Make lasting friends. Sample college life. Pre-college summer programs at Susquehanna showcase the university’s schools of the arts, business, humanities and sciences by offering exciting and engaging weeklong residential workshops designed especially for high-achieving teens.
IN-PERSON. HANDS-ON. SMALL CLASS SIZES. ► Produce live radio on WQSU in MediaWorks Studio ► Study real streams and ecosystems in Stream Ecology ► Create and pitch a startup idea in the Entrepreneurship Institute ► Perform in the Wind, Orchestra or Choral ensembles; or record music in a professional studio in Music Production ► Master your craft in the Summer Writers Workshop or learn the art of making books in the Publishing & Editing Institute
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Be Our Guest
For over 165 years, Susquehanna University has enriched the Susquehanna River Valley through inspiring performances, compelling exhibitions and thought-provoking conversations. From theatre, music and dance to visual arts, lectures and special events, Susquehanna offers opportunities to discover, learn and be inspired. This year, you are encouraged to experience three Artist Series performances along with other acclaimed authors, artists and scholars who will share their work through exhibitions, readings, lectures and discussions. You’ll also have access to the extraordinary talent of Susquehanna students in theatrical productions, vocal and instrumental concerts and creative readings of their work.
This guide features Susquehanna University’s performances, exhibits and lectures for the 2026–27 season, which begins in August and runs through May.
2025–26 Artist Series Theatre Nohgaku, Photo by Brodie Bard ’29 ▼
◄ On the cover: Artwork featured in Wasted exhibition.
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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.
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Susquehanna’s Friends of the Arts understand the importance of the Artist Series and how its cultural events provide enrichment for our students and the surrounding community.
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▼ Seraph Brass
Presenting internationally acclaimed artists of dance, music and theatre since 1902
Artist Series Susquehanna University’s 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.
Information about the box office — including tickets, discounts and group pricing — and navigating Susquehanna’s campus begins on p. 26.
Seraph Brass
Degenstein Center: Degenstein Theater Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. Seraph Brass was founded by trumpet soloist Mary Elizabeth Bowden with a mission to showcase the excellence of women brass players and to highlight musicians from marginalized groups through both its artists and its programming. Winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music, the group has been praised for its “beautiful sounds” (American Record Guide), “fine playing” (Gramophone) and “staggeringly high caliber of performance” (Textura). In addition to quintet performances and residencies, Seraph performs as a 10-piece ensemble, as soloists with large ensembles and in collaboration with other chamber artists. Adult $20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student $5
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▼ Terrance Simien Photo by James Dean
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience Weber Auditorium Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.
At its roots, Zydeco was an acoustic tradition built around the accordion, fiddle and triangle, with songs sung in French. Early generations simply called it French music. Before that, its origins can be traced to 19th century call-and-response juré songs, performed with little more than clapping hands, stomping feet and “the yearning” — often voices of the oppressed French-speaking Black people of Louisiana. For over 40 years, two-time Grammy Award–winning, eighth-generation Louisiana Creole musician Terrance Simien has carried the tradition forward with his acclaimed Zydeco Experience band. Widely regarded as one of America’s foremost roots musicians, Simien has helped introduce Zydeco to audiences across the globe while honoring its rich cultural heritage. The band’s music has been featured in major studio films, including Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, as well as television programs and radio commercials. They have performed in over 45 countries and, since the mid-1980s, have served as cultural ambassadors on U.S. Department of State diplomacy tours. Adult $20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student $5
King Lear
Presented by Actors From The London Stage Seibert Hall: Isaacs Auditorium Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Confronting the role of the monarch in the balance between authority and chaos, King Lear reveals the beauty of selfless love, the heartache of betrayal and the descent of civilization into brutishness when selfish greed has run amuck. Shakespeare’s powerful examination of madness, politics and filial love is as resonant and important as ever. Founded in 1975, Actors From The London Stage is one of the oldest touring Shakespeare theatre companies in the world. Originally conceived and developed at the University of California, Santa Barbara by Professor Homer Swander and co-founded by actor Sir Patrick Stewart, it is housed and workshopped in the United Kingdom and based in the United States at Shakespeare at Notre Dame. The company presents residencies at approximately 20 universities per year, providing students and faculty with an opportunity to experience a cross-disciplinary, in-depth and dynamic set of workshops, further enhanced by performances of one of Shakespeare’s great masterpieces.
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◄ Actors from the London Stage Photo by Peter Ringenberg
Adult $20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student $5
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Lectures Series Susquehanna’s diverse selection of lectureships and speaker series brings together esteemed scholars, industry leaders and influential voices to share their expertise and perspectives with the campus community. For a complete and up-to-date listing of all events, visit SUSQU.EDU/ARTSANDEVENTS
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ARLIN M. ADAMS LECTURE
The Rage of Innocence: Decriminalizing Race, Adolescence and Trauma Kristin Henning
Cunningham Center for Music & Art: Stretansky Concert Hall Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. In this engaging presentation, Kristin Henning will weave together powerful narratives and persuasive data to explore the criminalization of normal adolescence and make a compelling case that racial disparities in the juvenile and criminal legal systems are rooted in America’s unfounded fears of youth of color. Henning’s research argues that, unlike most youth who are afforded the freedom to test boundaries and figure out who they are and who they want to be, youth of color are perceived as a threat and denied the privilege of a safe and healthy adolescent development. Henning will discuss the long-term consequences of racism and trauma on youth of color, examine the discriminatory impact of policing in schools, and explain how aggressive policing strategies have socialized a generation of young people to fear and avoid law enforcement. She will offer practical insights to shift attitudes and transform systems that harm young people.
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Kristin Henning ▲
Henning writes extensively about race, adolescence, policing and the criminalization of youth with disabilities. Her book, The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth, was published by Penguin Random House in 2023 and featured on the front page of The New York Times Book Review. She is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law. Copies of Henning’s book will be available for signing following the lecture.
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Has Gambling Gone Too Far?
Jonathan D. Cohen
Cunningham Center for Music & Art: Stretansky Concert Hall Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.
If it feels like gambling is suddenly everywhere, that’s because it is. From sports betting and prediction markets to cryptocurrency and fastmoving investment platforms, gambling has gained a new prominence in American life. The consequences are already here, from financial harm and addiction — especially among young men — to athletes caught betting on their own performance. But the availability of gambling, and its place in American culture, will only grow in the coming years. How much gambling
is too much? How will government or companies know when gambling has gone too far? When creating gambling policy, how should states and individuals weigh personal responsibility against consumer protection? Jonathan D. Cohen leads gambling policy for the American Institute for Boys and Men. He is the author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling (2025) and For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America (2022). His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and other publications. Before joining AIBM, he served as a senior program officer at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and as a financial writer and editor at Tiger Capital Group. He earned his doctorate in history from the University of Virginia.
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EDWARD S. AND A. RITA SCHMIDT LECTURE IN ETHICS
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CLARITAS LECTURE Eileen Hebets
Cunningham Center for Music & Art: Stretansky Concert Hall Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Eileen Hebets is a behavioral ecologist whose research explores how animals communicate, particularly in the context of courtship and reproduction. Her work examines how signals evolve through the complex interactions among signalers, receivers and the environments in which communication occurs. By combining field studies, laboratory experiments, genetics, physiology and neuroscience, she investigates the factors that shape animal behavior and communication systems.
▼ Marcus M. Witcher
Much of her research focuses on arachnids, including wolf spiders, jumping spiders and other spider relatives. Using these diverse species as model systems, she seeks to better understand the evolution, function and diversity of animal signals. Hebets is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. WEIS MEMORIAL LECTURE Marcus M. Witcher
Seibert Hall: Isaacs Auditorium Feb. 3, 7 p.m.
Passionate about the history of regulation in the United States, Marcus M. Witcher has published articles on the connection between regulations and racial discrimination. “License to Exclude: Black Barbers in Arkansas,” an article he co-authored, received the 2023 James Soltow Award for best paper published in Essays in Economic and Business History. In 2019, his first book, Getting Right with Reagan: The Struggle for True Conservatism, 1980-2016, was published by the University Press of Kansas. He is co-author of Black Liberation Through the Marketplace:
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Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America, which was published by Emancipation Books in 2022. Witcher is also the co-editor of seven edited collections and has been published in a diverse range of publications, including Reason Magazine, National Review, Modern Age and the Washington Post. Witcher is a teaching assistant professor of economic history at West Virginia University, where he also serves as manager of undergraduate programs for the Knee Regulatory Research Center. He completed his doctorate in history from the University of Alabama.
ALICE POPE SHADE LECTURE The Future Is Ready for Peace
Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah
Degenstein Center: Degenstein Theater March 1, 7:30 p.m.
PUBLISHING & EDITING LECTURE
On Gathering Citations: A Look Into Publishing the Cyberfeminism Index and A Sexual History of the Internet
▲M aoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah Photo by Uri Levi
when it seems impossible. Abu Sarah and Inon’s powerful New York Timesbestselling book, The Future Is Peace, boldly challenges a fractured world to pursue change. Copies of The Future Is Peace will be available for purchase following the event. For more information on Abu Sarah and Maoz, visit prhspeakers.com.
▼ Mindy Seu
Mindy Seu
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Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon are the least likely of allies. Both have lost family to the conflict between their people, and both have known the bitterness of righteous anger. But, instead of revenge, they chose a different path: forging a bond of brotherhood when the world expected them to be enemies. Together, they create uniquely inspirational and ultimately hopeful events that underscore the power of dialogue to create paths to reconciliation, even
Susquehanna University Downtown Center March 4, 7 p.m.
Mindy Seu is an artist and technologist based in Los Angeles and New York City, whose practice focuses on technologydriven performance and publication. A Sexual History Of The Internet (2025) follows her first book, Cyberfeminism Index (2023), a pseudo-encyclopedia that gathers three decades of online activism and net art, which was commissioned by Rhizome, premiered at the New Museum and was awarded a Graham Foundation Grant. Seu is currently teaching as an
associate professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in its Department of Design Media Arts.
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
▲ Minga Opazo, Re-dress ongoing series, 2026. Mycelium, textile waste.
Art Exhibitions The Lore Degenstein Gallery, located in the Degenstein Center, features exhibitions seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year (September through April). The gallery is closed during university breaks and between exhibitions. Private viewings may be arranged by appointment when classes are not in session. To schedule a visit, call 570-372-4059.
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Wasted
Informed by the emerging field of discard studies, this exhibition critiques our culture’s proclivity for overconsumption and waste, and the many forms it takes in our lives. Discard studies addresses not just our relationship to physical waste,but the power systems at the heart of waste. Artworks will give context for the larger machinations at play in a dominant economic narrative that centers individual over industry responsibility. Related programming will provide avenues for reflection, resilience and resistance. This exhibition is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
17th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition
Oct. 31–Dec. 13 Opening reception: Oct. 31, 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 Tamie Beldue, professor of art at the University of North Carolina Asheville. Beldue will select the exhibition works from a pool of entries and announce the awards at the opening reception.
▲ Gesiye, So I Will Turn Her Virtue Into Pitch, 2026. Still from video.
Marginalia
Jan. 30–March 7 Opening reception: Jan. 30, 7–9 p.m. ► STUDENT TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION Feb. 23 and Feb. 25, Noon Appearing along the edges of a page, marginalia respond to a text’s central narrative. These images or words added to the margins can corroborate an author’s ideas or reject them altogether. Artworks in this show mirror this tradition by ‘writing’ on the limits of the human body — skin. Marginalia explores the ways in which artists use the tattoo medium to illuminate, question and critique dominant cultural narratives around marginalized experiences.
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Sept. 5–Oct. 16 Opening reception: Sept. 5, 7–9 p.m. ► STUDENT TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, Noon
Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Majors Exhibition
March 27–May 10 Opening reception: March 27, 7–9 p.m. This annual exhibition showcases the accomplishments of Susquehanna University’s graduating graphic design and studio art majors.
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Main Stage Season The main stage season offers classic plays, historical dramas and musical productions. ALL PERFORMANCES ARE IN DEGENSTEIN THEATER.
By David Hein and Irene Sankoff Directed by Kevin Crowe
► Oct. 8, 9 & 10, 7:30 p.m. ► Oct. 11, 2:30 p.m.
The true story of how the people of Gander, Newfoundland, welcomed thousands of stranded airline passengers after 38 flights were diverted there following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It’s a big-hearted musical celebrating the extraordinary kindness of a tiny town.
Appropriate
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Erik Viker
► Nov. 13 & 14, 7:30 p.m. ► Nov. 15, 2:30 p.m.
A grieving family’s long-buried legacy of racism is exposed in this riveting, thought-provoking drama by a PulitzerPrize-winning Black playwright.
THEATRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
Annual Student Directing Showcase ► Feb. 5 & 6, 7:30 p.m. ► Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m.
Advanced theatre majors showcase their directing talents in a public performance of short plays and scenes, staged with other students after an intensive rehearsal process.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare Directed by Kevin Crowe
► April 30 and May 1, 7:30 p.m. ► May 2, 2:30 p.m.
Eight men play every role in this fast-paced, highly physical production of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy.
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Come From Away
Emilia
By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm Directed by Anna Andes
▲ Photo by Tyler Borthwick
► April 2 & 3, 7:30 p.m. ► April 4, 2:30 p.m.
Featuring an all-women cast, including three women of color in principal roles, this play tells the story of 17th-century poet and feminist Emilia Bassano, long speculated to have been Shakespeare’s muse. Photo by Kevin Crowe ▲
Adult $12 | Non-SU Student $10 for each musical production See box office and ticket information — including discount categories and group pricing — on p. 26.
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The second stage season features a collection of mostly student-generated productions focused 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.
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ALL SECOND STAGE PERFORMANCES ARE IN SEIBERT HALL’S ISAACS AUDITORIUM.
24-Hour Play Festival
Broadway Cabaret
Student teams conceptualize, write, rehearse and perform exciting new short works in the span of a single day.
Students channel the magic of Broadway in a high-energy cabaret performance featuring show-stopping songs from the musical-theater canon.
Staged Reading of Student-Alumni Work
► March 5, 7:30 p.m.
► Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.
A performance of an emerging playwright’s work
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
► Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Photo by Brodie Bard ’29 ▼
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Seavey Reading Series Hosted by the Writers Institute, the Seavey Reading Series invites internationally recognized writers to visit Susquehanna University for free public readings. ALL READINGS ARE IN SEIBERT HALL’S ISAACS AUDITORIUM UNLESS NOTED.
More information about the Writers Institute can be found at SUSQU.EDU/WRITERS or by calling 570-372-4660.
▼ Yah Yah Scholfield
Yah Yah Scholfield Sept. 22, 7 p.m.
Yah Yah Scholfield’s debut novel, On Sundays She Picked Flowers (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press), was longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel 2026 prize. Their work has been featured in horror and speculative fiction magazines and anthologies, including Fiyah Lit Mag and Death in the Mouth Vol. 1. They also have a short story collection, Just a Little Snack. Scholfield is the Seavey Reading Series’s inaugural “student choice” visiting writer.
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▼ Monica Prince
Monica Prince
▲ Gary Fincke, 2025–26 Seavey Reading Series. Photo by Brodie Bard ’29
Monica Prince is the author of FORCE: A Choreopoem (2026), Roadmap: A Choreopoem (2023), How to Exterminate the Black Woman: A Choreopoem (2020), Instructions for Temporary Survival (2019) and Letters from the Other Woman (2018). Her work appears in Twisted Tongue, In Short, Wildness, The Missouri Review, The Texas Review, The Rumpus, American Poetry Journal and elsewhere. As one of the foremost choreopoem scholars, Prince writes, teaches and performs choreopoems across the nation. She is an associate professor of English & creative writing and serves as director of Africana studies at Susquehanna University. This reading will feature a production of her latest choreopoem, FORCE. For mature audiences.
Sarah Minor Nov. 10, 7 p.m.
Sarah Minor is a writer and interdisciplinary artist and the author of three books: Carousel: An Essay on Seeing (Yale University Press), Slim Confessions: The Universe as a Spider or Spit (Noemi Press) and the awardwinning collection Bright Archive (Rescue Press), along with the digital chapbook The Persistence of the Bonyleg: Annotated (Essay Press 2016). Minor teaches in the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Master of Fine Arts program and serves as the video essay editor at Brink Literary Magazine.
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Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
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Catherine Pierce ’00 and Michael Kardos
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Cunningham Center for Music & Art: Stretansky Concert Hall Feb. 9, 7 p.m. Catherine Pierce ’00 is the author of five books of poems, most recently Dear Beast (Saturnalia, 2026), as well as the memoir-in-essays Foxes for Everybody: Twenty-Four Hours of Early Motherhood (Northwestern University Press, 2026). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Poetry Magazine, The Nation, American Poetry Review, The Best American Poetry and elsewhere, and has won two Pushcart Prizes. From 2007 to 2024, she was a professor of English and co-director of the creative writing program at Mississippi State University. She recently moved with her family to her home state of Delaware and founded Studio & Craft, an online poetry community. A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Academy of American Poets, Catherine served as Poet Laureate of Mississippi from 2021 to 2025. Michael Kardos is the author of six works of fiction, most recently the novel Fun City Heist (Severn House, 2025) and the story collection Quick Change (Press 53, 2026). He is also the author of The Art and Craft of Fiction: A Writer’s Guide, which is taught at colleges and universities across the country. His short stories have appeared in One Story, The Southern Review, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and elsewhere, and have won two Pushcart Prizes. Michael grew up on the Jersey Shore, received a degree in music from Princeton University, and played the drums professionally for several years before focusing on fiction writing.
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▼ Beth Ann Fennelly
Beth Ann Fennelly March 2, 7 p.m.
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Beth Ann Fennelly has published three poetry books: Open House, Tender Hooks and Unmentionables, all with W. W. Norton. She is also the author of three books of prose: Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs; Great With Child: Letters to a Young Mother, a collection of essays; and The Tilted World, a novel co-authored with her husband, Tom Franklin. Fennelly’s poetry has been in over 50 anthologies, including Best American Poetry, The Book of Irish American Poetry from the Eighteenth Century to the Present, Poets of the New Century and The Penguin Book of the Sonnet. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Mississippi.
CAConrad
April 6, 7 p.m. CAConrad has been writing poetry for over 50 years. Their latest book of poems is First Light (Wave Books / UK Penguin, 2027). They received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, a PEN award and a Creative Capital grant. Their poetry collection The Book of Frank is available in a dozen languages, with a forthcoming Korean translation in 2027. They exhibit their poems as sculpture with recent shows in Edinburgh, London, Hamburg, Melbourne, Porto and Chicago. They teach at Sandberg Art Institute and De Ateliers in Amsterdam. CAConrad ▲
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Music Performances Large ensemble concerts are the fullest expression of collaborative musicmaking at Susquehanna University. This season’s performances will inspire, enlighten and entertain audiences throughout the year.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE HELD IN CUNNINGHAM CENTER FOR MUSIC & ART’S STRETANSKY CONCERT HALL.
University Orchestra
► Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.
► March 6, 7:30 p.m.
Presented by the Department of Music
University String Orchestra Zachary Levi, conductor
► Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Zachary Levi, conductor
University Jazz Ensemble Gail Levinsky, conductor
► April 10, 7:30 p.m.
University Orchestra
University Orchestra
► Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m.
► April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Zachary Levi, conductor
Zachary Levi, conductor
Combined Choral Ensembles
Combined Choral Ensembles
Amy Voorhees and Amy Caron, conductors
► Nov. 1, 2:30 p.m.
University Jazz Ensemble Gail Levinsky, conductor
► Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
University Symphonic Band Eric Hinton, conductor
► Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Amy Voorhees and Amy Caron, conductors
► April 18, 2:30 p.m.
University Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert Eric Hinton, conductor
► May 1, 7:30 p.m.
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Homecoming Concert
▲ 2025 Homecoming Concert, Photo by Gordon Wenzel
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Christmas Candlelight Service Weber Chapel Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. As hundreds of candles illuminate Weber Chapel, 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 University’s most cherished holiday traditions, now in its 60th year.
The service celebrates the season with traditional readings, prayers and music featuring student performances from the University Choir, University Chorale, University Wind Ensemble, Chamber Singers, Handbell Choir and Brass Quintet.
► Donations of canned goods and other nonperishables will be accepted at the door to benefit our local community. CAN’T MAKE IT IN PERSON? Experience Christmas Candlelight Service live on Susquehanna’s radio station, WQSU 88.9 FM. A recording of the performance will be shown on WVIA.
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▼J oan Trumpauer Mulholland and Loki Mulholland
Get Back to the Counter JOAN TRUMPAUER MULHOLLAND AND LOKI MULHOLLAND
Degenstein Center: Degenstein Theater Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Her Freedom Rider mugshot has been called one of the most iconic in American history. By the time she was 23 years old, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland participated in over 50 sit-ins and demonstrations, including the Freedom Rides, the Jackson Woolworth’s Sit-In, the March on Washington, the Meredith March and the Selma to Montgomery March. Her path has crossed with some of the biggest names in the Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Diane Nash and Julian Bond, to name a few.
She has appeared in several books, including Get Back to the Counter, Coming of Age in Mississippi, Breach of Peace, We Shall Not Be Moved and She Stood For Freedom. She has appeared on television and news programs like CBS Nightly News and award-winning documentaries, including An Ordinary Hero, PBS’s Freedom Riders, Standing on My Sister’s Shoulders and the groundbreaking film Eyes on the Prize. Joan’s son, Loki Mulholland, is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker, author and activist. His work has received over 40 Telly Awards, and his films on race and social justice issues have won over 20 Best Documentary awards. He is the author of multiple books, including She Stood for Freedom and Get Back to the Counter. His films have appeared on Showtime, PBS and Amazon, where The Uncomfortable Truth has been viewed over three million times. A member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., he speaks all over the country on issues of race and social justice. In 2023, he received an honorary doctorate from Ithaca College. He is the founder and executive director of the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation, which was created to teach others about the Civil Rights Movement and how they can make a difference.
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2025 Christmas Candlelight Service ▲ Photo by Brodie Bard ’29
MLK Winter Convocation
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Tickets
Tickets are required for Artist Series and Theatre “main stage” performances. CATEGORIES ► Senior: Ages 60 and older ► Student: Ages 18 and younger, or anyone with a valid student ID
Plan Your Visit
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► Adult: All others patrons Groups of 15 or more receive a 10% discount when tickets for the same event are purchased together.
Box Office
The box office, located in the Degenstein Theater lobby, is open weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. during the academic year. It is closed on holidays and during university breaks. Purchase tickets online, in person or by calling 570-372-ARTS. Most major credit cards, checks and cash are accepted. Visit susqu.edu/boxoffice for more information.
Parking & Accessibility Free parking — for guests during events — is available in the lot behind Weber Chapel (see map on p. 28). If that lot is filled, additional parking is an upper lot just west of Weber, and also various lots across campus. All venues are accessible. Service animals, as defined by Pennsylvania and federal law, are welcome.
Campus Information
All university buildings are smoke-free (including the use of e-cigarettes). Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout campus. To connect to the SU GUEST network, register your device (daily registration required).
▼ Isaacs Auditorium
▲ Weber Auditorium ▼ Stretansky Concert Hall ▲ Lore Degenstein Gallery
Premier 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.
SEIBERT HALL This Greek revival building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its Isaacs Auditorium is the oldest one on campus and is used mainly for lectures and chamber music performances.
DEGENSTEIN CENTER The Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center hosts performances, exhibits, conferences and events. Degenstein Theater, a 450-seat Broadway-quality theater, the Lore Degenstein Gallery, and the Conference & Events Center are located on the main floor.
WEBER CHAPEL AUDITORIUM The auditorium seats nearly 1,400 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.
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Events at a Glance Sept. 5–Oct. 16 Opening reception: Sept. 5 from 7–9 p.m. G
Wasted
p. 13
Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. R
Seavey Reading Series: Yah Yah Scholfield
p. 18
Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. M
Homecoming Concert
p. 23
Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. M
University String Orchestra
p. 23
Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. L
Arlin M. Adams Lecture: The Rage of Innocence: Decriminalizing Race, Adolescence and Trauma, Kristin Henning
p. 8
Oct. 8, 9 & 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. T
Come From Away
p. 15
Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. AS
Seraph Brass
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p. 5
Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. R
Seavey Reading Series: Monica Prince
p. 19
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24-Hour Play Festival
p. 16
Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. L
Edward S. and A. Rita Schmidt Lecture in Ethics: Has Gambling Gone Too Far?, Jonathan D. Cohen
p. 9
Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Orchestra
p. 23
Oct. 31–Dec. 13 Opening reception: Oct. 31 from 7–9 p.m. G
17th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition
p. 13
Nov. 1 at 2:30 p.m. M
Combined Choral Ensembles
p. 23
Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. T
Claritas Lecture: Eileen Hebets
p. 10
Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. AS
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
p. 6
Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Jazz Ensemble
p. 23
Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. R
Seavey Reading Series: Sarah Minor
p. 19
Nov. 13 & 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m. T
Appropriate
p. 15
Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Symphonic Band
p. 23
Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. T
Staged Reading of Student-Alumni Work
p. 16
Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ST
Christmas Candlelight Service
p. 24
Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ST
MLK Winter Convocation: Get Back to the Counter, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland and Loki Mulholland
p. 25
Jan. 30–March 7 Opening reception: Jan. 30 from 7–9 p.m. G
Marginalia
p. 13
Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. L
Weis Memorial Lecture: Marcus M. Witcher
Key: AS Artist Series | G Gallery | LD Lecture/Discussion | M Music | R Reading | T Theatre | ST Susquehanna Traditions
Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
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Feb. 5 & 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 7 at 2:30 p.m. T
Theatre Department Presents: Annual Student Directing Showcase
p. 15
Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Key: AS Artist Series | G Gallery | LD Lecture/Discussion | M Music | R Reading | T Theatre | ST Susquehanna Traditions
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King Lear Presented by Actors From The London Stage
p. 7
Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. R
Seavey Reading Series: Catherine Pierce ’00 and Michael Kardos
p. 20
March 1 at 7:30 p.m. L
Alice Pope Shade Lecture: The Future Is Ready for Peace, Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah
p. 11
March 2 at 7 p.m. R
Seavey Reading Series: Beth Ann Fennelly
p. 21
March 4 at 7 p.m. L
Publishing & Editing Lecture: On Gathering Citations: A Look Into Publishing the Cyberfeminism Index and A Sexual History of the Internet, Mindy Seu
p. 11
March 5 at 7:30 p.m. T
Broadway Cabaret
p. 16
March 6 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Orchestra
p. 23
March 27–May 10 Opening reception: March 27 at 7–9 p.m. G
Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Majors Exhibition
p. 13
April 2 & 3 at 7:30 p.m. and April 4 at 2:30 p.m. T
Emilia
p. 15
April 6 at 7 p.m. R
Seavey Reading Series: CAConrad
p. 21
April 10 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Jazz Ensemble
p. 23
April 17 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Orchestra
p. 23
April 18 at 2:30 p.m. M
Combined Choral Ensembles
p. 23
April 30 and May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and May 2 at 2:30 p.m. T
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
p. 15
May 1 at 7:30 p.m. M
University Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert
Events are subject to change. Please visit the calendar at SUSQU.EDU/ARTSANDEVENTS to view our most current listings and to confirm dates and times of events you plan to attend.
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FEATURED VENUE ▼
DEGENSTEIN EVENT & CONFERENCE CENTER Designed for weddings, banquets, retreats, conferences and more, this addition to the Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center is a premier venue for the Selinsgrove community and the central Susquehanna Valley.
Plan Events That Make an Impression From grand stages to intimate halls, Susquehanna University offers unique venues to match your event’s scale and style. Whether you’re planning a formal gala, executive meeting or conference, we have the space and support to bring your vision to life.
LEARN MORE BY VISITING SUSQU.EDU/RENTALS OR BY CALLING 570-372-4354.
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN CENTER Located at 111 N. Market Street in the heart of Selinsgrove, this revitalized 1917 building features flexible meeting space and a small reception area. It’s an ideal setting for collaborative events, workshops and community forums.
▲ FEATURED VENUE
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 studyabroad program, leading to a transformative education that empowers each graduate to realize their unique potential and lead a successful and meaningful life.
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