Arts & Events Guide 2024–25

SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY

Arts & Events

2024–25 SEASON

FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY

This guide features Susquehanna’s arts and events for the 2024–25 season, which begins in September and runs through May. ▼ Seibert Hall, Photo by Lexi Branta Coon

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For over 165 years, Susquehanna University has been a rich cultural resource for creative expression and intellectual discussion in the Susquehanna River Valley. 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 world-class art, performances and lectures.

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This year, we are excited to welcome two 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.

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◄ On the cover: Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, Way of Fire Photo by Chris Nicodemo

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Friends of the Arts Become a Susquehanna Friend of the Arts, 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 acknowledgment of our appreciation.

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

BECOME A FRIEND OF THE ARTS TO SUPPORT THE ARTIST SERIES. 570-372-4237 | ARTISTSERIES@SUSQU.EDU Michelle Cann Photo by Titilayo Ayangade ▼

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Susquehanna’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.

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▲ Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, 1552

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

Artist Series

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.

Information about the box office — including tickets, discounts and group pricing — and navigating Susquehanna’s campus begins on p. 22.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Degenstein Center Theater Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.

Celebrating over 30 years of dance-making, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is a rare Asian American female-created touring company that honors and advances the dynamic spirit of Chinese American cultural tradition. Nai-Ni Chen’s unique choreographic styles reflect the grace and splendor of the Chinese cultural traditions she studied in Taiwan and the dynamic spirit of modern and contemporary dance she acquired in New York.

The Company’s contribution to the community has been honored by OCA, the leading national Asian American advocacy organization, New Jersey Chinese American Chamber of Commerce and the International Institute in Jersey City. The Company has toured extensively in the United States and at international festivals around the world and has been honored with over 20 awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. Prominent institutions — including the Lincoln Center Institute, the Joyce Theater, Dancing in the Streets, New Jersey Ballet, Ballet Met, Dancing Wheels and Baraka Sele at NJPAC — all have commissioned notable works.

Adult $20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student $5

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Michelle Cann ▼ Photo by Titilayo Ayangade

▲ Imani Winds Photo by Shervin Lainez

Michelle Cann & Imani Winds Lauded as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and “a pianist of sterling artistry”

by Gramophone, Michelle Cann has become one of the most sought-after pianists of her generation. She made her debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2021 and has performed concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore and Cincinnati. A celebrated chamber musician, Cann has collaborated with leading artists, including the Catalyst, Dover and Juilliard string quartets, violinists Timothy and Nikki Chooi, and cellist Thomas Mesa.

She has appeared as co-host and collaborative pianist with NPR’s From the Top, collaborating with actor/conductor Damon Gupton, violinist Leila Josefowicz, and violinist and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Gupta.

Imani Winds is the 2024 Grammy winner in the classical compendium category for Jeff Scott’s Passion for Bach and Coltrane, released on their recently formed record label, Imani Winds Media. Celebrating over a quarter century of music-making, the three-time Grammy-nominated ensemble has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The ensemble’s playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire and newly commissioned works from voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live. Twenty-six seasons of full-time touring has brought Imani Winds to virtually every major chamber music series, performing arts center and summer festival in the United States. They regularly perform in prominent venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, and have a presence at festivals such as Chamber Music Northwest, Chautauqua Institution and Banff Centre. Their international presence includes concerts throughout Asia, Australia, Brazil, England, Europe and New Zealand. To date, one of Imani Winds’ most humbling recognitions is a permanent presence in the classical music section of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

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Weber Auditorium April 22, 7:30pm

Adult $20 | Senior $15 | Non-SU Student $5

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

ALL MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS ARE IN DEGENSTEIN CENTER THEATER.

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One-Act Play Festival

by Peter Shaffer

► Sept. 27 & 28, 7:30 p.m. ► Sept. 29, 2:30 p.m.

Dr. Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion. This very passion is as foreign to Dysart as the act itself.

To the boy’s parents, it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses.

To Dysart, it is a psychological puzzle that leads both doctor and patient to a complex and disturbingly dramatic confrontation.

This international success reached new acclaim in London and on Broadway when revived in 2008. — CONCORD LICENSING Content warning: The Equus production contains nudity and acts of violence.

Jesus Christ Superstar

by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber

► Nov. 14, 15 & 16, 7:30 p.m. ► Nov. 17, 2:30 p.m.

A thrilling rock opera based on the last week of Jesus’ life, Jesus Christ Superstar has wowed audiences for over 50 years. — CONCORD LICENSING

► Feb. 14 & 15, 7:30 p.m. ► Feb 16, 2:30 p.m.

A festival of one-act plays directed by senior theatre performance students

Blood Relations

by Sharon Pollock

► March 28 & 29, 7:30 p.m. ► March 30, 2:30 p.m.

Pollock’s play coyly explores the whys and wherefores of the 1892 double murder of the Bordens in her psychological exploration of their daughter — the woman who was Lizzie Borden.

These Shining Lives

by Melanie Marnich

► April 25 & 26, 7:30 p.m. ► April 27, 2:30 p.m.

These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story and its continued resonance. Catherine and her friends are dying, it’s true; but theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits — or endanger the lives of those who come after them. — DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICE

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Equus

All Main Stage productions ► Adult $10 | Senior $8 | Non-SU Student $8

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

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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*

Theatre Photos by Kevin Crowe

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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.

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ISAACS AUDITORIUM IS IN SEIBERT HALL.

24-Hour Play Festival Isaacs Auditorium ► Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.

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

In the Corner from the Main Stage

A Night on Broadway CABARET Isaacs Auditorium ► Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.

A night of student-directed and performed songs from Broadway musicals.

by Mariia Lytvynchuk ’25 STAGED READING OF STUDENT WORK

Measure for Measure

by William Shakespeare Shakespeare Club Production

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

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.

Isaacs Auditorium ► Dec. 6, 7 p.m.

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Second Stage Season

Degenstein Center Theater ► April 4 & 5, 7:30 p.m.

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Music Season

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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.

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE IN STRETANSKY CONCERT HALL UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

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University String Orchestra Zachary Levi, conductor

► Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.

Homecoming Concert ► Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m.

United We Sing Festival

University Jazz Ensemble Gail Levinsky, conductor

► Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. ► April 5, 7:30 p.m.

University Symphonic Band IN MEMORY OF JAMES B. STEFFY, FORMER PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF SUSQUEHANNA’S DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

Anton Armstrong, guest conductor

Eric Hinton, conductor

University Choir and University Chamber Singers

Honors Band Finale Concert*

► Oct. 31, All Day

Amy Voorhees, conductor

► Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m

University Orchestra Zachary Levi, conductor

► Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m. ► Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. ► April 12, 7:30 p.m.

University Chorale Amy Caron, conductor

► Nov. 3, 2:30 p.m.

► Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m.

Eric Hinton, conductor Weber Auditorium

► Feb. 16, 3 p.m.

Combined Choral Ensembles

Amy Voorhees and Amy Caron, conductors

► April 13, 2:30 p.m.

Opera Scenes

► April 23, 7:30 p.m.

University Band and Wind Ensemble

Eric Hinton, conductor Omar Thomas, guest conductor

► April 26, 7:30 p.m.

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Christmas Candlelight Service

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Photo by Heather Necessary

Weber Chapel Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Weber Chapel 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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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Ann Piper, Untitled, 2024. Mixed media. ▼

Gallery ▲ Amanda Lenig, Event Poster Design and Illustration, Arlin M. Adams Center, 2021.

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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 and show changeovers; call 570-372-4059 for an appointment when classes are not in session.

Art & Design Faculty Exhibition

Aug. 31–Oct. 11 Opening reception: Aug. 31, 7–9 p.m.

15th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition

Oct. 26–Dec. 8 Opening reception: Oct. 26, 7–9 p.m. ► S TUDENT TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION: Nov. 19 and 21, 12 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 Brian Kreydatus, Professor of Art at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. He will will give remarks and award prizes at the opening reception.

▲ Reni Gower, detail from installation Encaustic 12 Square, 2019. Encaustic on paper – mounted on canvas-covered panel.

FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused

Jan. 18–Feb. 23 Opening reception: Jan. 18, 7–9 p.m. ► S TUDENT TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION: Feb. 11, 13, 18 and 20, 12 p.m.

Enticed by touch, artists Kristy Deetz, Reni Gower, Jane Nodine and Daniella Woolf explore a wide range of materials and processes linked through craft and meaning. With a shared focus on the encaustic technique (using pigmented hot wax), FLASHPOINTS beautifully underscores where material and intent converse and fuse. Whether a painting, a tapestry, an installation or artist book, the works in this exhibition resonate with a profound tactility echoed through substance, image and idea.

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This exhibition showcases the talent and expertise of Susquehanna University’s instructors in graphic design and studio art. Recent work by Jimmy Henderson, Lori Hayes Kershner, Amanda Lenig, Ann Piper and Gordon Wenzel will be on view in an inaugural displaythat provides the university community and broader public the opportunity to reflect on the connections between education and practice.

Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Majors Exhibition

March 15–April 28 Opening reception: March 15, 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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More information about the Writers Institute can be found at SUSQU.EDU/WRITERS or by calling 570-372-4660.

Annie Liontas ▲

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Seavey Visiting Writers Series Annie Liontas

Isaacs Auditorium Sept. 17, 7 p.m.

Annie Liontas is the genderqueer author of the novel Let Me Explain You and the coeditor of A Manner of Being: Writers on their Mentors. Their work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Gay Magazine, NPR, Electric Literature, BOMB, The Believer, Guernica, McSweeney’s, and other publications.

A graduate of Syracuse University’s MFA program, they are a professor of writing at George Washington University. Annie has served as a mentor for Pen City’s incarcerated writers and helped secure a Mellon Foundation grant on Disability Justice to bring storytelling to communities in the criminal justice system.

▼ Sarah Cypher

Sarah Cypher

Isaacs Auditorium Oct. 22, 7 p.m.

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Sarah Cypher is the author of The Skin and Its Girl (Ballantine), an ALA Stonewall Honor Book long-listed for the VCU Cabell First Novel Prize and winner of the 2024 Barbara Gittings Literature Award. She holds an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, where she was a Rona Jaffe Graduate Creative Writing Fellow in Fiction.

Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, New Ohio Review, North American Review, Crab Orchard Review, and others, and she has been a resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts and Vermont Studio Center.

Karla Kelsey

Isaacs Auditorium Nov. 19, 7 p.m.

Karla Kelsey is the author of seven books, including the poetry collection On Certainty (Omnidawn Press), the experimental essay Of Sphere (Essay Press), and the poet’s novel Transcendental Factory: For Mina Loy (Winter Editions). A recipient of awards and fellowships from the Poetry Society of America, the Fulbright Scholars Program and Yale University, she is the editor of Lost Writings: Two Novels by Mina Loy (Yale University Press) and the copublisher of SplitLevel Texts. She has been teaching in the creative writing program at Susquehanna University since 2005.

Karla Kelsey ▲

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Clifford Thompson

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Isaacs Auditorium Feb. 4, 7 p.m.

Clifford Thompson’s books include What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues (2019), which Time magazine called one of the “most anticipated” books of the season, and the graphic novel Big Man and the Little Men (2022), which he wrote and illustrated. He is a recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award for nonfiction.

His essays and reviews have appeared in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Best American Essays, The Times Literary Supplement, Commonweal, and The Threepenny Review, among other places, and his essay La Bohème was selected for the 2024 Pushcart Prize Anthology.

Thompson teaches creative nonfiction at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. A painter, he is a member of Blue Mountain Gallery in New York City.

Clifford Thompson ▲ ▼ Terrance Hayes

Terrance Hayes Isaacs Auditorium April 9, 7 p.m.

Terrance Hayes is the author of American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, winner of the 2019 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and Lighthead, winner of the 2010 National Book Award. His other poetry collections are So to Speak, How to Be Drawn, Wind in a Box, Hip Logic, and Muscular Music. He is also the author of To Float in the Space Between: A Life and Work in Conversation with the Life and Work of Etheridge Knight, winner of the 2019 Poetry Foundation Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism. His honors include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Fellowship. Hayes lives in New York City, where he is a professor of creative writing at New York University.

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Stretansky Concert Hall April 15, 7 p.m.

Jason Ferris ’21 ▲

Alumnus Jason Ferris will return to Susquehanna University to give remarks at the annual student-run publications launch, which features the latest issues and award winners from Apprentice Writer, Essay, Flagship, RiverCraft, Sanctuary, and many more. As a creative writing and publishing & editing major at Susquehanna, Ferris’ works were published in RiverCraft and Essay, and in 2021, he won the Erik Kirkland Memorial Prize for Creative Nonfiction, the Small Press Chapbook Prize and the Gary and Elizabeth Fincke Outstanding Senior Portfolio Prize. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he was awarded the Truman Capote Fellowship, the James Patterson Writer Education Scholarship, and the Jeffrey & Kimberly Chapman Writing Fellowship. His work has been nominated for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize and chosen as a finalist in the 2021 Carve Magazine Prose and Poetry Contest. Ferris is a writing fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass., and is working on his debut novel.

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Making Public: A Celebration of Publications and Literary Projects

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

For a complete and up-to-date listing of all events, visit

▼ Jason Riley

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Valente Frazier ▲

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The Problem with Social Justice: What Causes Inequality and What Should Be Done To Address It? Jason Riley

Degenstein Center Theater Sept. 5, 7 p.m.

Why do some laws that are created with good intentions backfire? Why do we have inequality? What should we do to fix it? Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal columnist and Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, will explore these issues and more. Riley writes on politics, economics, education, immigration and race, and is the author of several books, including Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell and The Black Boom.

He also speaks frequently on ABC, NBC, CNN, PBS and NPR.

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCY

Arts Amongst Arbor Valente Frazier

Stretansky Concert Hall Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

Delve into the creative process of a makeup maestro who has left an indelible mark on the beauty industry.

Valente Frazier has become a soughtafter artist whose work graces some of the most famous faces, including Iman, Jenifer Lewis, Rihanna, Tyra Banks and Angela Basset. His expert touch has enhanced the allure of hosts and actors on shows such as America’s Next Top Model, America’s Got Talent, The Kelly Clarkson Show and Abbott Elementary, and his work has been featured in prestigious publications like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Sports Illustrated. Gain insights into Frazier's inspirations, techniques and the stories behind his most iconic looks and bear witness to a “glamour session” with one of Susquehanna University's own superstars.

Gifts of Growth

AI and Democracy

Isaacs Auditorium Oct. 22, 9 a.m.

Tamar Gendler

Stretansky Concert Hall Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.

Tamar Gendler is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University.

A field-shaping scholar, Gendler brings together in her academic research the techniques of traditional Anglo-American philosophy with empirical work from neuroscience, psychology and other social sciences. Both in the classroom and on stage, she is renowned for her ability to connect ancient philosophical texts to any modern issue in a way that is both precise and engaging. Her topic for the lecture will be the challenges presented to democratic societies by the rise of artificial intelligence.

Mary Cianni

Mary Cianni has worked with many of the most successful professionals in the world. Learn how these individuals started their careers, faced their fears, found their strides and honed their crafts. The stories bring to the forefront the attributes of courage, curiosity and compassion as ingredients of growing a rewarding career. Author of The Consultant’s Compass, Cianni has over 30 years of consulting experience and holds a doctorate in psychology from Penn State University.

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Mary Cianni ▲ ▼ Tamar Gendler

EDWARD S. AND A. RITA SCHMIDT LECTURESHIP IN ETHICS

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5 Common Myths of Economic History Phillip Magness

Isaacs Auditorium Nov. 7, 7 p.m.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

In the United States, we learn about the economy through history classes; however, not all of what we learn stands up to economic analysis. In this talk, Phillip Magness will discuss some of the myths we’ve learned about historical events. Topics will include the Great Depression, the impact of communism, the impact of tariffs, and much more.

An author on economic history, Magness is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and the David J. Theroux Chair in Political Economy.

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Falasco Chair in Earth Sciences at the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, will present fundamental mechanisms by which the soil system controls the earth’s climate and the potential of different land management practices to bend the curve of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

In addition, Berhe will discuss her career trajectory from a professor to leading one of the largest science funding agencies in the nation, and the critical role of an inclusive excellence framework in addressing critical issues of our time, including climate change.

PUBLISHING & EDITING LECTURE Carmen Giménez

CLARITAS DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER IN THE SCIENCES

Stretansky Concert Hall Feb. 7, 7 p.m.

What’s Soil Got To Do With Climate Change?

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

Stretansky Concert Hall Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.

The soil system stores twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and all of the world’s vegetation combined. The exchange of greenhouse gases between the soil and the atmosphere controls the composition of the earth’s climate, and over the last two centuries, human actions have increased the flux of greenhouse gases from soil to the atmosphere.

Director and Publisher of Graywolf Press, Carmen Giménez is the author of numerous poetry collections, including Milk and Filth, a finalist for the NBCC Award in Poetry, and Be Recorder, a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry, the PEN Open Book Award, the Audre Lorde Award for Lesbian Poetry and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She was awarded the Academy of American Poets Fellowship in 2020.

A 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, she served as Publisher of Noemi Press for 20 years.

▼ Phillip Magness

▼ Carmen Giménez

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe ▲

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Weber Auditorium Feb. 12, 7 p.m.

Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize–winning creator of The 1619 Project — the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book and 2024 Emmy Award–winning Hulu docuseries — as well as the co-author of the 1619 Project children’s book, Born on the Water.

Hannah-Jones has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, and her reporting has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship, known as the “Genius Grant,” a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and the National Magazine Award three times.

She serves as the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she founded the Center for Journalism & Democracy. Hannah-Jones is also the co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, which seeks to increase the number of investigative reporters and editors of color, and in 2022 she opened the 1619 Freedom School, a free, after-school literacy program in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa.

ALICE POPE SHADE LECTURE Greg Boyle

Degenstein Campus Center Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle has dedicated his life to helping Los Angeles’ most marginalized individuals find a place in society’s ranks. Having witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence in the 1980s, Boyle founded Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation and reentry program in the world. He and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings. Each year they welcome 10,000 people through its doors in downtown LA.

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Greg Boyle ▲

Nikole Hannah-Jones ▼

An Evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Boyle has become a beacon of hope around the world, inspiring others with his work. In 2017, he received the University of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal and published his second book, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship. President Obama selected Boyle as one of the Champions of Change, and in 2024, President Biden awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

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Information and Details

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Tickets & 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).

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 & 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).

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

CUNNINGHAM CENTER FOR MUSIC & ART

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

Lore Degenstein Gallery

Degenstein Center Theater, a 450-seat Broadway-quality 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

Degenstein Center Theater

Fisher Hall is a creative and energetic learning space where you’ll find Faylor Hall.

SEIBERT HALL Built in 1902 and renovated in 1985, 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. It was renovated in 2021.

REFER TO BUILDING LOCATIONS ON THE MAP ON THE NEXT PAGE. ▼

Stretansky Concert Hall

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.

WEBER CHAPEL Isaacs Auditorium

This large venue seats nearly 1,500 and plays host to numerous events, such as guest lecturers, visiting artist performances and chapel services.

Opened in 1966, 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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Facilities Management and Central Receiving

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Accessible Parking

Susquehannock Tribute Circle

Garrett Sports Complex

Deg Lawn

Smith Lawn

DEGENSTEIN CAMPUS CENTER

CUNNINGHAM CENTER FOR MUSIC & ART

BOOKSTORE

Bogar Hall Arthur Plaza

Steele Hall Blough-Weis Library

FISHER HALL Selinsgrove Hall

Apfelbaum Hall

WEBER CHAPEL

SEIBERT HALL Admission House

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Natural Sciences Center

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Art Studio

CUNNINGHAM CENTER FOR MUSIC & ART ► Stretansky Concert Hall

Campus Safety

FISHER HALL Summit Early Learning

► Faylor Hall

SEIBERT HALL

DEGENSTEIN CAMPUS CENTER

► Isaacs Auditorium

► Degenstein Center Theater ► Lore Degenstein Gallery

WEBER CHAPEL ► Weber Auditorium

Events at a Glance Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 31–Oct. 11 G

Art & Design Faculty Exhibition

p. 13

LD

The Problem with Social Justice: What Causes Inequality and What Should Be Done To Address It?

p. 18

Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Annie Liontas

p. 14

Artist In Residency: Arts Amongst Arbor

p. 18

Sept. 27 & 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 2:30 p.m.

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University String Concert

p. 10

p. 9

Homecoming Concert

p. 10

Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Edward S. and A. Rita Schmidt L ectureship in Ethics: AI and Democracy

p. 19

Oct. 22 at 9 a.m.

LD

p. 7

24-Hour Play Festival

Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

LD

Sept. 26 at 6 p.m.

LD

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Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

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Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 5 at 7 p.m.

Gifts of Growth

p. 19

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Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.

Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Sarah Cypher

p. 15

Oct. 26–Dec. 8 G

15th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition

p. 13

Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

AS

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company

p. 3

Oct. 31, All Day M

United We Sing Festival

p. 10

Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.

M

University Choir and University Chamber Singers

University Orchestra

Nov. 3 at 2:30 p.m.

M

University Chorale

p. 10

5 Common Myths of Economic History

p. 20

Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

M

University Jazz Ensemble

University Symphonic Band

LD

Jesus Christ Superstar

p. 20

p. 7

Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Karla Kelsey

p. 15

Candlelight

p. 11

Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.

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Staged Reading of Student Work

p. 9

Jan. 18–Feb. 23 G

FLASHPOINTS: Material / Intent / Fused

p. 13

Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

R

Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Clifford Thompson

p. 16

Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.

LD

Publishing & Editing Lecture

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p. 10

A Night on Broadway CABARET

p. 9

Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

University Orchestra

p. 10

Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Alice Pope Shade Lecture

p. 21

March 15–April 27 Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Majors Exhibition

p. 13

March 28 & 29 at 7:30 p.m. and March 30 at 2:30 p.m.

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Blood Relations

p. 7

Shakespeare Club Production

p. 9

University Jazz Ensemble

p. 10

p. 20

Seavey Visiting Writers Series: Terrance Hayes

p. 16

April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

M

University Orchestra

p. 10

April 13 at 2:30 p.m.

Combined Choral Ensembles

p. 10

April 15 at 7 p.m.

R

Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

M

Honors Band Finale Concert

Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

M

Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.

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April 9 at 7 p.m.

Nov. 14 at 15 & 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m.

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p. 7

April 5 at 7:30 p.m. p. 10

Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Claritas Distinguished Speaker in the Sciences: What’s Soil Got To Do With Climate Change?

One-Act Play Festival

April 4 & 5 at 7:30 p.m. p. 10

Nov. 10 at 2:30 p.m.

M

p. 21

Feb. 16 at 3 p.m.

G

Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

LD

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LD p. 10

An Evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Feb. 14 & 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m.

M p. 10

Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

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LD

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

p. 17

April 22 at 7:30 p.m.

AS

Michelle Cann & Imani Winds

p. 5

Key: AS Artist Series | G Gallery | LD Lecture/Discussion | M Music | R Reading | T Theatre

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Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.

April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

M

Opera Scenes

p. 10

April 25 & 26 at 7:30 p.m. and April 27 at 2:30 p.m.

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These Shining Lives

p. 7

April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

M

University Band and Wind Ensemble Concert

p. 10

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