CulturalProgramsSpring 2025
Spring 2025 Cultural & Special Events
黑料不打烊 presents a broad offering of academic and special programs every semester. The cultural calendar provides a month by month overview of musical and theatrical performances, guest and faculty lectures, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, special entertainment and other events.
Events are subject to change or cancellation.
Upcoming Events
Department of Performing Arts presents 鈥淧aradise Lost鈥 by Erin Shields
Directed by Susanne Shawyer
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Saturday, January 18
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, January 19
2:00 pm - Tuesday, January 21 - Thursday, January 23
7:30 pm - Friday, January 31
7:30 pm - Saturday, February 1
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, February 2
2:00 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Arts West
402 W. Haggard Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be offered beginning on January 10 at .
Nathaniel Gumbs, organ recital
Event Category: Music
- Sunday, February 2
2:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Department of Performing Arts presents 鈥淣atasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812鈥 by Dave Malloy
Directed by Alexandra Joye Warren; Musical direction by Chris Rayis; Choreography by Jacob Brent
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, February 7
7:30 pm - Saturday, February 8
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, February 9
2:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available beginning January 17 at .
Melissa Wilkinson, 鈥淎 Light That Never Goes Out鈥
Artist talk and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, February 10
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Exhibition continues through March 13.
Gallery Hours: 9 am 鈥 5 pm, Monday 鈥 Friday
Tectonic Plates: Alamance County鈥檚 Science Caf茅
Who鈥檚 in charge: my device or me? with Elizabeth von Briesen, 黑料不打烊 Assistant Professor in Computer Science
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Tuesday, February 11
7:00 pm
Burlington Beer Works
103 E. Front Street, Burlington
This free series runs from September through May on the 2nd Tuesday each month.
黑料不打烊 Distinguished Scholar Lecture with Srikant Vallabhajosula
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Tuesday, February 18
5:00 pm
Gerald Francis Center
762 East Haggard Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Reception at 4:30 pm in Student Commons; Lecture at 5 pm in Room 178
黑料不打烊 Jazz Festival with guest artists Allison Miller and Carmen Staaf
Event Category: Music
- Saturday, February 22
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Mike Wiley Productions, 鈥淏lood Done Sign My Name鈥
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Tuesday, February 25
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available聽beginning February 4 at .
Mac Stone, 鈥淭he Wonder of Wetlands 鈥 Stories from the Field鈥
Liberal Arts Forum Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, February 27
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Department of Performing Arts presents 鈥淓manation 鈥 The Spring Dance Concert鈥
Artistic Direction by Jasmine Powell
Event Category: Dance
- Friday, March 7
7:30 pm - Saturday, March 8
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, March 9
2:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available聽beginning February 14 at .
Kate Brauman, 鈥淲ater Security: Making Sense of Global Trends in Water Availability and Water Use鈥
Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Monday, March 10
7:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
U.S. Navy Band 2025 National Tour
Event Category: Music
- Wednesday, March 12
7:30 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Admission: Free, but a ticket is required. Reservations will be taken beginning February 19 at .
Vernice Armour, 鈥淗arness a Breakthrough Mindset鈥
Baird Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, March 13
7:00 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available beginning February 20 at .
Maysoon Zayid, 鈥淔ind Another Dream: An Evening of Comedy and Questions鈥
Liberal Arts Forum Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, March 27
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Liz Ensz, 鈥淭he Climate Sublime鈥
Artist talk and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, March 31
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Exhibition continues through May 2.
Gallery Hours: 9 am 鈥 5 pm, Monday 鈥 Friday
The James P. Elder Lecture with Frederick M. Lawrence
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, April 3
6:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available beginning March 13 at .
鈥淭he Grapes of Wrath鈥
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck; Adapted by Frank Galati; Directed by Julian Stetkevych
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Thursday, April 3 - Friday, April 4
7:30 pm - Saturday, April 5
2:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available beginning March 13 at .
Art Lande and Alex Heitlinger, duo jazz recital
Event Category: Music
- Tuesday, April 22
7:30 pm
黑料不打烊 Community Church, 217 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Bill McKibben, 鈥淭he Race for a Working Climate: What Now?鈥
黑料不打烊 Earth Week Keynote Speaker
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Wednesday, April 23
7:00 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
鈥淢errily We Roll Along鈥
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth; Directed by Jacob Brent
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, May 2
7:30 pm - Saturday, May 3
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, May 4
2:00 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West
402 W. Haggard Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be offered beginning April 25 at .
鈥淒own a Country Lane鈥 鈥 黑料不打烊 Concert Band Spring Concert
Directed by Aaron No毛
Event Category: Music
- Wednesday, May 7
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
鈥淢editations鈥 鈥 黑料不打烊 Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
Directed by Jonathan Poquette
Event Category: Music
- Thursday, May 8
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Senior Thesis Exhibition
Artist talks and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Friday, May 9
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Exhibition continues through May 23.
Gallery Hours: 9 am 鈥 5 pm, Monday 鈥 Friday
Earlier This Spring
Jonathan Eig, 鈥淏eyond the Dream: Embracing A More Complicated Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, January 9
6:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊
Admission: $15 or 黑料不打烊 ID. Tickets available at .