Arts. Everywhere.
August 26-28 – All events are FREE and open to the public
A three-day festival of the arts.
The academic year at Bucknell will begin with a three-day festival of the arts called Arts. Everywhere. The festival will be the opening event of the new Presidential Arts Initiative and will include interactive art projects as well as performances by students, faculty, staff, and other professional artists from outside the Bucknell community.
The festival will begin August 26 at 4 p.m. with a street festival on Market Street in downtown Lewisburg that will mark the official reopening of the Campus Theatre, followed by a film in the newly refurbished facility.
On August 27, the campus will celebrate Arts. Everywhere. with events from 9:30 a.m. until 11 p.m. There will be Tibetan bowl playing; creation of a chalk mandala; a modern dance and drumming improvisation; a performance by Provost Mick Smyer’s band, the Rustical Quality String Band; a photographic exhibition; remarks by President John Bravman; music from a jazz trio; West Indian calypso and world music; African dancing and drumming; classical guitar music; a faculty, staff, and student poetry reading; an original student theatrical performance; salsa dance lessons and a live salsa band; an original event by a performance artist; and an outdoor film screening.
Events continue August 28 with the creation of a gravel mandala in front of the art building; a Department of Theatre and Dance open house; and auditions for the fall show.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend Arts. Everywhere.!! More information to come.
