What's Happening
JANUARY
Monday, January 28: MLK Beloved Community Dinner
A Celebration in Blue
Weis Center Lobby @ 5:30 pm ($10)
Annual celebration for Dr. King's living legacy featuring a keynote speech from author and professor Arthur Flowers (Syracuse University), student speaker Caesar Vulley '15, vocal performances from Beyond Unison, poetry from Lakiyra "Oompa" Williams '13 and thematic visual art.
FEBRUARY
Monday, February 4: Black History Month Lecture
Koritha Mitchell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Ohio State University
LC Forum @ 7:00 pm
Professor Mitchell draws upon her award-winning book Living with Lynching: African-American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890-1930 to discuss theatrical responses to the practice of lynching. (co-sponsored by CSREG)
Tuesday, February 5: Poetry Reading
Terrance Hayes, 2012-13 Stadler Center Poet-in-Residence
Bucknell Hall @ 7pm
Terrance Hayes is the author of four books of poetry and has received numerous honors and awards, including the 2010 National Book Award in Poetry, two Pushcart selections, four Best American Poetry selections, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.
Wednesday, February 6: Wacky Wednesday
IEA Lounge 10 pm to 12 am
Got the homework blues? Relief is in sight! Join your friends for the first Wacky Wednesday of the spring semester! During this study break you are sure to enjoy delicious snacks, fun games and great conversation!
Friday, February 8 & Saturday, February 9: "Come to the Table" (student group performance)
ELC Student hearth space @ 7:30 pm (free)
A collaborative group performance written by students that depicts the complex life of being a Bucknell Students (co-sponsored by Theatre & Dance, 7th Street House and Cap & Dagger 2.0)
Tuesday, February 12: Doug McMinn Blues Concert
Weis Center Lobby @ 7:30 pm (free)
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Doug McMinn performs a repertoire of classic blues songs in his unique style. McMinn has played in area bands for the last 30 years.
Tuesday, February 26: Black History Month Read-In Discussion Group
Walls Lounge @ 12 pm
Bucknell community members discuss LeRoi Jones's Blues People and Albert Murray's Stomping the Blues.
MARCH
Wednesday, March 6: Wacky Wednesday
IEA Lounge 10 pm to 12 am
Saturday, March 9 - Friday, March 15: Civil Rights Alternate Spring Break Trip
Ten Bucknell students visit historic and educational sites, participate in service activities and engage with Southern social history in Memphis, Tennessee, Little Rock, Arkansas and Oxford, Mississippi.
APRIL
Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5: Diversity Pride Week
For the second consecutive year the BSG and various campus offices present a series of cultural events highlighting the importance of cultural diversity, inclusion and acceptance. (BSG Committee on Diversity and various co-sponsors)
Wednesday, April 3: Wacky Wednesday
IEA Lounge 10 pm to 12 am
Freedom Seder
Hunt Formal
A communal dinner commemorating historical experiences of enslavement and social oppression among African-American and Jewish-American diasporic peoples. (Hosted by the Berelson Center for Jewish Life & MSS)
Saturday, April 6: 10th Annual "New Faces of an Ancient People Traditional American Indian Powwow"
State College
Bucknell students travel to State College to participate in this enduring cultural ritual among American Indian communities. || Learn more about the powwow at http://powwow.psu.edu/.
