Arts

This traveling exhibition of stunning bead art from South Africa tells a luminous story of independence, migration and memory. Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence will open at the Sordoni Art Gallery on March 1, and run through May 10. This spectacular overview of a new form of bead …

Wilkes University Theatre will stage Fun Home, the Pulitzer-Prize nominated musical based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic novel of the same name, at 8 p.m. on Feb. 22, 23 & 24, and 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 & 25, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Based …

1/5 UPDATE: The Winter Reading Series events on Jan. 6 & 7 have been cancelled because of potential inclement weather. The Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing will host its Winter Reading Series at Wilkes University from Jan. 6 to 11. Held in conjunction with the creative writing program’s …

Wilkes University’s Division of Performing Arts will present its winter concert series from Dec. 4-10, 2023. The concerts, all free and open to the public, will be held at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.  The events include:  Chamber Orchestra ConcertMonday, Dec. …

The Wilkes University English Department will open the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series with author Alison Bechdel at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Bechdel is the creator of The Secret to Superhuman Strength, Are You My Mother? A …

Wilkes University Theatre will take audiences for a spin with a production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel at 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, 17 & 18, and 2 p.m. on Nov. 18 & 19, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Carousel opened at Broadway’s …

Framing Moments: Photography from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) will open at the Sordoni Art Gallery on Tuesday, Nov. 7, and run through Sunday, Feb. 4. Framing Moments offers a distinct and inclusive overview of photography in the United States and beyond. Curated by Deborah Willis, the exhibit features …

The James Jones First Novel Fellowship awarded first place and $10,000 to Catherine Carberry, Woodstock, New York, for her novel, Bitter Tropic. Her work was selected from 637 submissions to the competition co-sponsored by the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University and the James Jones Literary …

As a child, Melissa Carestia displayed her passion for art through drawing, coloring and taking photos with disposable cameras. Through school and a career that included non-profit development and college marketing, Carestia realized she didn’t want to make art for a living, but wanted to help others make art. Now …

Wilkes University Theatre opens the doors to supernatural hijinks and hilarity with its production of Blithe Spirit at 8 p.m. on Oct. 5, 6 and 7, and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The Noel Coward comedy offers an …