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Jan
23
Thu
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259

Art & Design: Hanna Washburn exhibition  A Thing and Its Shadow
January 23—February 20  | M-F 9-4 p.m.

Opening reception Thursday, Jan 23, 4:30-6:00pm, with an artist talk in the gallery at 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259  | Free Admission
Feb
2
Sun
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Saxophone faculty recital Dan Miller, Alto/Soprano Saxophone Crystal Fisher, Alto Saxophone April Lucas, Tenor Saxophone Nicole Mushalla, Bari Saxophone Pej Reitz, piano 

  For more events and information please visit the music department events page
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

Czech National Philharmonic of Moravia

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Osterhout Concert Theater | 3 p.m.

Box Office


The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moravia is one of the leading and oldest symphony orchestras of the Czech Republic. Based in the historic capital city of Olomouc in the heart of the Moravia region, the orchestra celebrates its 79th concert season in 2024-25. The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra is a cultural institution that contributes substantially to the organization of artistic and concert life in Moravia, organizing both the Dvořák Olomouc Festival and the International Organ Festival Olomouc, in addition to presenting educational activities for children and touring internationally.

This Sunday afternoon program showcases the work of celebrated Czech composers, featuring performances of Bedřich Smetana’s Overture to the Bartered Bride and two works by Antonín Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 53 and Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70.

Feb
20
Thu
9:00am - 4:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Art & Design: Hanna Washburn exhibition  A Thing and Its Shadow
January 23—February 20  | M-F 9-4 p.m.

Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259  | Free Admission
Feb
21
Fri
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Chamber Hall
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
Feb
22
Sat
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
Feb
23
Sun
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
Feb
27
Thu
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
2/27—3/27/25 | M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission

Opening reception Thursday, Feb 27, 4:30-6:00pm
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: As You Like It

February 27, 28, Mar 1st at 8pm
Mar 1st and 2nd at 2pm

An adaptation from Shakespeare, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy that encompasses themes of love, gender, sexuality, and injustice while drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city.
Adapted by Lisa Rothe from the play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Lisa Rothe

Box Office

Feb
28
Fri
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: As You Like It

February 27, 28, Mar 1st at 8pm
Mar 1st and 2nd at 2pm

An adaptation from Shakespeare, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy that encompasses themes of love, gender, sexuality, and injustice while drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city.
Adapted by Lisa Rothe from the play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Lisa Rothe

Box Office

Mar
1
Sat
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: As You Like It

February 27, 28, Mar 1st at 8pm
Mar 1st and 2nd at 2pm

An adaptation from Shakespeare, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy that encompasses themes of love, gender, sexuality, and injustice while drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city.
Adapted by Lisa Rothe from the play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Lisa Rothe

Box Office

8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: As You Like It

February 27, 28, Mar 1st at 8pm
Mar 1st and 2nd at 2pm

An adaptation from Shakespeare, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy that encompasses themes of love, gender, sexuality, and injustice while drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city.
Adapted by Lisa Rothe from the play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Lisa Rothe

Box Office

Mar
2
Sun
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: As You Like It

February 27, 28, Mar 1st at 8pm
Mar 1st and 2nd at 2pm

An adaptation from Shakespeare, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy that encompasses themes of love, gender, sexuality, and injustice while drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city.
Adapted by Lisa Rothe from the play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Lisa Rothe

Box Office

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
Mar
4
Tue
Mar
6
Thu
1:20pm - 2:20pm
Bartle Library South Study Longue
For more events and information please visit the music department events page"
Mar
20
Thu
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Mar
23
Sun
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
For more events and information please visit the music department events page"
Mar
27
Thu
9:00am - 4:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259

Department of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
2/27—3/27/25 | M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission
Mar
30
Sun
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

Rhythm India: Bollywood & Beyond

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Osterhout Concert Theater | 3 p.m.

Box Office

Rhythm India takes you on a journey of dance and celebration through Bollywood and beyond. Experience the vibrant costumes, dynamic music and soulful rhythms of the “ghungroo” dancing bells–from the echoing heartbeats of royal palaces and sacred temples to the swaying voices of desert villages and modern stages. Created by World Choreography Award nominee & Telly Award -winning director & choreographer Joya Kazi, featuring the company dancers of Joya Kazi Unlimited as seen on screens from Bollywood to Hollywood.

Apr
5
Sat
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
For more events and information please visit the music department events page"
Apr
6
Sun
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page"
Apr
9
Wed
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Apr
10
Thu
1:20pm - 2:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BFA Exhibition
April 10-24, 2025 | M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission



Opening reception Thursday, April 10, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page"
Apr
15
Tue
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
Apr
24
Thu
9:00am - 4:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BFA Exhibition
April 10-24, 2025 | M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

iLuminate

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Osterhout Concert Theater | 6 p.m.


Box Office

From the moment the lights fade to darkness, you are transported into another world, another dimension, where the music moves you and the visuals are unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Welcome to iLuminate, named “Best New Act in America” by America’s Got Talent in 2011. A fantastic fusion of cutting edge technology and dance, iLuminate features a cast of the country’s top dancers performing to energetic music, including top pop and rock hits from the 1970s through the 1990s, a little jazz, a little Latin, a little hip-hop, and more. The dancers are outfitted with customized LED suits synced to iLuminate’s proprietary software to create extraordinary lighting effects with each of the phenomenally choreographed dance moves.

Apr
25
Fri
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27, May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer


Box Office

Apr
26
Sat
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Box office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
Apr
27
Sun
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27, May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer


Box Office

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall
Box Office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
Apr
29
Tue
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Chamber Hall
Box Office

For more events and information please visit the music department events page
May
1
Thu
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
May
2
Fri
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27, May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer


Box Office

May
3
Sat
4:00pm - 5:30pm
FA-21
For more events and information please visit the music department events page
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27, May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer


Box Office

May
4
Sun
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Theatre: López Danza Theatre Project

April 25, May 2, May 3 at 8pm
April 27, May 4th at 2pm

Created through the teachings and research of Costa Rican choreographer Rogelio López. who has dedicated his career to movement and the investigation of it as a universal human expression. World-renowned López teams up with BU faculty and students to create an entirely new collaborative production.
Guest Director/Choreographer/Deviser Rogelio López with Neva Kenny and Elizabeth Mozer


Box Office

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater

Box Office


For more events and information please visit the music department events page

May
5
Mon
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BA Exhibition
May 5-9 , 2025 | M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission

No opening reception for this exhibition apart from Festival of the Arts / Open Studio Night existing events.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
For more events and information please visit the music department events page
May
6
Tue
7:30pm - 9:30pm
TBD
For more events and information please visit the music department events page
May
7
Wed
11:00am - 9:00pm
Fine Arts Building
May
9
Fri
11:00am - 9:00pm
Fine Arts Building
11:00am - 9:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Department of Art and Design BA Exhibition
May 5-9 , 2025 | M-F 9-4 p.m.
Rosefsky Gallery (FA 259) | Free Admission

No opening reception for this exhibition apart from Festival of the Arts / Open Studio Night existing events.