CulturalProgramsFall 2026
Fall 2026 Cultural & Special Events
Ƶ 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.
Students with valid Ƶ ID must obtain their ticket for free admission. Faculty and staff with valid Ƶ ID must obtain tickets (4 maximum) for free admission.
Events are subject to change or cancellation.
Tickets
Admission to programs is free and a ticket or reservation not required unless noted in the event descriptions below and on the monthly pages. Prices include all applicable sales taxes. Patrons with valid Ƶ identification may receive admission free of charge unless noted. Tickets are nonrefundable unless the program is canceled.
Upcoming Featured Events
Keith Alessi, “The Banjo Saved My Life”
Event Category: Music
- Thursday, September 3
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Ƶ
Admission is free; donations will be collected in support of Ƶ Relay for Life.
Jody Servon & Lorene Delany-Ullman: “Saved Objects of the Dead” artist talk and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, September 7
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, Ƶ
Exhibition runs from Aug. 25 through Oct. 1.
Trigg Watson: Magic for the Future
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Tuesday, September 15
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning August 25 at .
Texas Guitar Quartet
Event Category: Music
- Monday, September 21
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Ƶ
Admission: Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning August 25 at .
Fall Convocation with David Brooks
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Friday, September 25
3:30 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning August 17 at .
Dz’s will be followed.
Department of Performing Arts presents “Dancing in the Landscape”
Event Category: Dance
- Friday, September 25
5:30 pm - Saturday, September 26
12:00 pm
Global Neighborhood
Common Reading Lecture with Hanif Abdurraqib
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Tuesday, September 29
7:30 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning August 25 at .
The Fred and Phyllis Young Classical Music Program featuring the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, “Patriotic Pops Celebrating America 250”
Event Category: Music
- Wednesday, September 30
7:00 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning August 17 at .
Department of Performing Arts Presents “Everybody”
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, October 2 - Saturday, October 3
7:30 pm - Saturday, October 3 - Sunday, October 4
2:00 pm - Monday, October 5 - Tuesday, October 6
7:30 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West
402 W. Haggard Avenue, Ƶ
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning September 11 at .
Kate Kinder: “Sometimes, Even Now” artist talk and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, October 5
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, Ƶ
Exhibition runs through Nov. 5.
Meet Storybook Maze, the Radical Street Librarian
Liberal Arts Forum Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Tuesday, October 6
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Ƶ
Instant Laughter
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, October 23 - Saturday, October 24
7:30 pm
Yeager Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Ƶ
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning October 9 at .
Ƶ Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert
Event Category: Music
- Wednesday, October 28
7:30 pm
Yeager Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Ƶ
Department of Performing Arts presents “Come From Away”
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, October 30 - Saturday, October 31
7:30 pm - Sunday, November 1
2:00 pm - Saturday, November 7
2:00 pm - Thursday, November 5 - Saturday, November 7
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Ƶ
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning October 9 at .
Student Juried Exhibition Opening Reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, November 9
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, Ƶ
Exhibition continues through Dec. 3.
Brian Hare, “Survival of the Friendliest”
Liberal Arts Forum Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Monday, November 9
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Ƶ
“Tapestry” – élan a cappella
Event Category: Music
- Tuesday, November 10
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Ƶ
Carole Ann Walker International Lectureship with Kyle Carpenter
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Wednesday, November 11
11:00 am
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Ƶ
Tickets are free with a reservation beginning October 21 at .
Department of Performing Arts presents “Marauders’ Midnight”, the Fall Dance Concert
Event Category: Dance
- Friday, November 13 - Saturday, November 14
7:30 pm - Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15
2:00 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts
West 402 W. Haggard Avenue, Ƶ
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning October 23 at .
Ƶ Jazz Fall Concert
Event Category: Music
- Friday, November 13
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Ƶ
Celebration of Light
Event Category: Music
- Tuesday, December 1
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Ƶ
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Address with Danielle Coke Balfour
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Wednesday, January 13
12:00 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning November 30 at .
Dz’s will be followed.
Department of Performing Arts presents “Stupid F##king Bird”
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Saturday, January 16
2:00 am and 7:30 pm - Sunday, January 17
2:00 pm - Tuesday, January 19 - Thursday, January 21
7:30 pm - Friday, January 29 - Saturday, January 30
7:30 pm - Saturday, January 30 - Sunday, January 31
2:00 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West
402 W. Haggard Avenue, Ƶ
Tickets are $15 or free with valid Ƶ ID and available beginning January 4 at .