Welcome to our 37th installment of Weis Center Sessions! Each Friday, we release a video that features a member of the Bucknell University community. Today we feature Carl Kirby on guitar and Steve Catania on mandolin performing “Bésame Mucho” by Consuelo Velazquez. Carl Kirby (guitar) is a Professor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences. Steve Catania (mandolin) has produced instruments such as gourdolins, dulcimers, tongue drums, gourd kalimbas, and his invention Catpaws, a type of wooden spoon percussion instrument with a more civilized…

In this Snap talk, Patrick (Pat) Flannery, ’80, ’83 talks about transferable skills, highlighting three key areas for success in life: Be on Time, Ask Questions, and Don’t Run Off. Simple, yet profound advice. Pat talks about using your skills in every phase of your journey. Pat began at Stouffer Foods, taught college basketball for thirty years, and then spent 11 years with Bucknell’s Advancement team. Enjoy!

Happy Valentine’s Day weekend! For our 36th edition of Weis Center Sessions, we present one of our favorite Bucknell musical couples, Qing Jiang (pianist) and Daniel Temkin (composer).  In this session, Qing performs the second movement of Daniel’s piece, Dreamed Landscapes, called “Glaciers crumbling, assembling.” Praised by the New York Times as a “fiery musician” whose playing is “vigorous and passionate,” Chinese-born pianist Qing Jiang has performed to acclaim across the United States and abroad, including Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall, as well as the…

Weis Center Snaps is a new series featuring Bucknell faculty and staff displaying passion for their craft with a 5-7 minute snap talk. Professor David Rovnyak (Bucknell Department of Chemistry) and Pat Martino (Laboratory Director, Chemistry) have a passion for sharing science with the public. In this Snap, they bring chemistry to life on the Weis Center stage. And remember, don’t try this at home.

Welcome to Weis Center Sessions #35! Each Friday, we release a video that features a member of the Bucknell University community. Today, we feature Anna Jordan on guitar and vocals as she performs an original song, “I Fell in Love With the Host of a Radio Show.” Anna is originally from Lewisburg and returned to the area after graduating from Colby College in 2019. Last summer, she worked with Bucknell as an Assistant Farmer and Educator at Dreamcatcher Farm. Anna comes from a musical family,…

Welcome to Weis Center Sessions #34! Each Friday, we release a video that features a member of the Bucknell University community. Today, we feature Jackson and Chris Martine as they perform Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence.” Jackson Martine, a 16-year-old sophomore at Lewisburg Area High School, learned to play “The Sound of Silence” from his guitar teacher Anthony Latt. When he was considering songs to record with his dad Chris (a professor in Bucknell’s Department of Biology) he thought that Paul Simon and…

Happy wintry Tuesday. It’s the perfect day to settle in with a mug of something warm and watch the newest Weis Center snap talk! Weis Center Snaps is a brand new series featuring Bucknell faculty and staff displaying passion for their craft with a 5-7 minute snap talk. Today we hear from Richard Rinehart, Director of the Samek Art Museum, as he talks about how museums and galleries preserve digital media in this age of multimedia art. Enjoy! Learn more about the Samek Art Museum’s…

Welcome to Weis Center Sessions #33! Each Friday, we release a video that features a member of the Bucknell University community. Today, we feature Lewisburg-area jazz trio Nine Degrees of Syncopation and the original piece, “August Diatonic” by Carl Kirby. The ensemble includes: Joe DeCristopher on guitar, a 1970 Bucknell alum, Bill Flack on electric fretless bass, currently chair of the Psychology Department and Carl Kirby on guitar, professor in the Geology and Environmental Geosciences Department. The band name is a play on words, but…

Weis Center Streams are virtual performances that you can enjoy from the comfort and safety of your home! Thanks to generous sponsors, all spring Weis Center Streams will be FREE. Simply register at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or by calling 570-577-1000. Streams include: The Snail and the Whale, STONO/Step Afrika, This is Me: Letters From the Front Lines created by DIAVOLO, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Front Row National. Learn more on our website. View the promo reel below:

Welcome to Weis Center Sessions #32. Each Friday, we release a video that features a member of the Bucknell University community. Today, we feature Lewisburg natives Ryan Flannery on guitar and Taylor Fleming on piano as they perform “All Blues” by Miles Davis. Special shout out to Ryan’s amazing parents and loyal Weis Center patrons, Pat Flannery who works with Bucknell’s Advancement team and Patti Flannery who works in Bucknell’s Center for Alumni & Family Engagement. Ryan Flannery is a guitarist and Lewisburg native. He…