The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Okaidja Afroso back to the Weis Center on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. He will present a new project called “Jaku Mumor” that combines African oral tradition, percussion, guitar, dance and native language vocals. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Evangelical Community Hospital and the Class of 1953 Fund. Born into a family of musicians and storytellers in Kokrobite on the west coast of Ghana, Okaidja Afroso is a singer,…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will present singer-songwriter Alissa Moreno on Friday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. The performance is free and tickets are not required. The performance is co-sponsored with Bucknell Music Department Gallery Series. Alissa Moreno was born on a small Navajo reservation, grew up in Albuquerque, N.M., and studied vocal composition and performance at the College of Santa Fe. After moving to Los Angeles where she performed weekly at the Hotel Cafe, she co-wrote the…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Los Angeles-based contemporary dance ensemble BODYTRAFFIC on Thursday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is suggested for ages 10+. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Backyard Broadcasting.   BODYTRAFFIC uses the creative spirit of its Los Angeles home as a backdrop for delivering performances that inspire audiences around the globe to simply love dance. Since its founding in 2007 by Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, the company has held fast…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome Danish String Quartet on Sunday, November 5 at 4 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Teri MacBride and Steve Guattery. The Danish String Quartet celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022-23, and the Grammy-nominated quartet continues to assert its preeminence among the world’s finest string quartets. Formed when they were in their teens, the members are renowned for impeccable musicianship, sophisticated artistry, exquisite clarity of ensemble and, above all, an unmatched…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome world music ensemble La Banda Morisca on Friday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. Comprised of musicians from Cadiz, Spain, with different professional backgrounds, La Banda Morisca’s music is a convergence of roots and traditional music and the desire to experiment and evoke the cultural heritage of ancient al-Andalus and the legacy it has left on the music performed in Andalusia, the Maghreb and the Middle East. Inspired by this Andalusí heritage and…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome violinist Terry Jenoure and pianist Angelica Sanchez for a jazz performance on Wednesday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. The performance is free and tickets are not required. The performance is co-sponsored with Jazz at Bucknell.   Violinist, vocalist and composer Terry Jenoure embarks on an untraveled road.  The 2023 Creative Capital Awardee invites her powerhouse Arizona-born pianist Angelica Sanchez on an exciting musical adventure to be featured in concert.  Jenoure’s newest…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome the Dublin Guitar Quartet (DGQ) on Friday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. DGQ is: Brian Bolger, Pat Brunnock, Chien Buggle and Tomas O’Durcain. The performance is sponsored, in part, by the Centre Daily Times. Described as a “quartet with a difference” by the Irish Times, the Dublin Guitar Quartet is the first classical guitar quartet entirely devoted to new music. Since its formation at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama, the…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome gospel/soul ensemble The Legendary Ingramettes on Thursday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is sponsored, in part, by Asbury Riverwoods. This engagement is made possible through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. There will be a pre-performance talk from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. Six decades of music, sixty-five years of song, generations tied together through the…

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome jazz pianist Emmet Cohen and his Trio on Thursday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Weis Center. The performance is sponsored, in part, by David and Clayton Lightman and family, Jazz at Bucknell, and ViaMedia.    There will be a pre-performance talk with the artist from 6:45-7:15 p.m. in the Weis Center Atrium. Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is in the vanguard of his generation’s advancement of music and the related arts.…