When Marlon James MA ’06’s novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won the Man Booker Prize in 2015, it catapulted the Wilkes creative writing alumnus to literary stardom. As the first Jaimaican to win the international prize, the award put James in the company of such notable authors as …
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Proceeds from Performances Benefit Women’s Organizations in Northeast Pennsylvania Wilkes University presents a benefit production of the award-winning play “The Vagina Monologues” on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The play will be in the Ballroom of …
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Visit the two exhibitions opening Jan. 15 at Wilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery – Peasant War and Sacred Sisters – and you’ll never guess the hours of work that went into creating the experience. Preparing for the opening required much more than pounding in a few nails to hang pictures …
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The Sordoni Art Gallery At Wilkes University Presents Peasant War and Sacred Sisters January 15 to March 1
by Web ServicesThe Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Peasant War and Sacred Sisters from Jan. 15 to March 1. The exhibitions offer insight into the female perspective through visual arts and poetry. During the exhibitions, the Sordoni Art Gallery will be divided into two spaces, each exhibition showing concurrently. Peasant …
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Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series at Wilkes University Highlights Maslow Family Creative Writing Program from Jan. 6-10
by Web ServicesWilkes University’s Maslow Foundation Salon Reading Series, which highlights the January 2019 residency for the University’s Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing Program, features debut authors and program faculty, many of whom are prize-winning authors, as guest readers. Readings are held nightly from Jan. 6-11. The week-long series will …
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Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University Receives $1,000 Grant from Pennsylvania Governor’s Arts Awards
by Web ServicesWilkes University’s Sordoni Art Gallery received a $1,000 grant from the 2018 Pennsylvania Governor’s Arts Awards Local Committee. Heather Sincavage, assistant professor and director of the Sordoni Art Gallery, said the grant will be used to fund the hands-on community activities that complement the gallery’s spring exhibitions. The exhibitions include …
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Wilkes University Theatre celebrates musical legend Andrew Lloyd Webber with an evening of songs and dance in its production of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The performances will take place on Nov. 15, 16, and 17 at 8 p.m. with matinee performances on Nov. 17 and 18 at 2 …
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The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Loud Silence: Expressions of Activism Oct. 23 to Dec. 16
by Web ServicesThe exhibition features the work of a Fulbright scholar, as well as Guggenheim, MacArthur and National Endowment for the Arts fellows The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University presents Loud Silence: Expressions of Activism from Oct. 23 to Dec. 16. Curated by Heather Sincavage, assistant professor and director of the …
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Heather Sincavage, Director of the Sordoni Art Gallery At Wilkes University, Recognized By Tanne Foundation
by Web ServicesSincavage is among seven national awardees of the foundation Heather Sincavage, director of the Sordoni Art Gallery and assistant professor of art at Wilkes University, is one of seven artists and artistic organizations from around the country recognized for artistic achievement by the Tanne Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to …
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Wilkes University Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize-and the Tony Award-winning play, Clybourne Park. The performances will take place on Sept. 27, 28, and 29 at 8 p.m. with matinee performances on Sept. 29 and 30 at 2 p.m. The production is at Wilkes’ Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing …