Thursday, Feb. 27 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Warch 225-Esch Hurvis
A community dance class with Robert Battle, Creator in Residence. Mr. Battle is a renown choreographer and dancing artist, and former Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater Company.
Category: Faculty
Lawrence University Wind Ensemble
Saturday, March 1 | 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
The Lawrence University Wind Ensemble is proud to present our tribute to the Conservatory’s 150th Anniversary in concert! Our program is entitled “Homegrown: Celebrating the 150th” and features works by student and faculty alumni as well as Wisconsin composers and friends of the Conservatory. We hope to see you there as we celebrate and honor the legacy of the Conservatory with this special concert!
Featuring works by David Werfelmann ’06, Percy Grainger and Fred Sturm ’73, John Harmon ’57, Charles Rochester Young, and Theresa Martin. Featuring Nadje Noordhuis, trumpet.
Free and open to the public!
Can’t make it to the Lawrence Memorial Chapel? Catch the live webcast here.
New Music Series: Kenji Bunch
Thursday, Feb. 27 | 8-9 p.m.
Harper Hall
Kenji Bunch writes music that looks for commonalities between musical styles, for understandings that transcend cultural or generational barriers, and for empathic connections with his listeners. Drawing on vernacular musical traditions, an interest in highlighting historical injustices and inaccuracies, and techniques from his classical training, Bunch creates music with a unique personal vocabulary that appeals to performers, audiences, and critics alike.
With his work frequently performed worldwide and recorded numerous times, Bunch considers his current mission the search for and celebration of shared emotional truths about the human experience from the profound to the absurd, to help facilitate connection and healing through entertainment, vulnerability, humor, and joy. Bunch is widely recognized for performing his own groundbreaking works for viola. He currently serves as Artistic Director of the new music group Fear No Music and is deeply committed to music education in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.
Admission is free and open to all!
Sunday, March 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Harper Hall
The Lawrence University New Music Ensemble will perform Ralph’s Old Records, Summer Hours, and Alpha Dog by composer Kenji Bunch.
Winter Sports Upcoming Championships
Our winter sports are gearing up for their Conference Championships! Follow along and cheer on our Vikings via live streams, live results, or attend live events!
For updates on all athletic teams, visit vikings.lawrence.edu.
Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving MWC Championships
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
- Thursday, Feb. 20 | 7 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 21 | 10 a.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 22 | 10 a.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 23 | 9 a.m.
Men’s Hockey NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs
Quarterfinals at Aurora University, Geneva, IL
Fox Valley Ice Arena | 1996 S Kirk Rd
Women’s Hockey NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs
Quarterfinals at St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
Resch Olympic Pavilion | 1640 Fernando Dr.
Fencing at Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- Saturday, Feb. 22 & Sunday, Feb. 23 | Visitors Guide
Scheduling D-term Courses
In an effort to facilitate enrollment for D-term, we are scheduling D-term courses at the same time as all other courses rather than scheduling them later in the Spring Term.
If you plan to offer an existing D-term course for December 2025, complete this short D-term Course Scheduling Form by Monday, Feb. 24.
Faculty & Staff Request for Group Housing
The LUCC Residence Life Committee is looking for faculty or staff interested in being a voting member of the group housing process.
Those who are voting committee members would ensure that the group housing process is fair and equal to all groups applying. This is a commitment that lasts only as long as the housing selection process (March 8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; subject to change).
There are currently two positions open for applicants. You may not apply if you are an advisor for any student org that is already within the group houses or is considering group housing.
Applications will be accepted until March 5 at 11:59 p.m. If you are interested, please reach out to Antonia Lagunilla, co-chair of the LUCC Res Life Committee (antonia.lagunilla@lawrence.edu).
Performing Arts Series: Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble Quintet
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Chapel
Matt Wilson, a jazz luminary, boasts thirteen albums as a leader and over 400 collaborations with jazz icons like Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, and Pat Metheny. Named 2018 Musician of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, his album Honey And Salt clinched the Album of the Year Award. With consecutive 5-star reviews from Downbeat for Honey And Salt and Beginning of a Memory, Wilson’s mastery shines. Beyond drumming, he’s a revered educator, dedicated to bridging music and people. Passionate about jazz’s outreach, he strives to inspire individuality and creativity in students, fostering a vibrant connection between audiences and music.
Get your tickets today!
- Adult: $25-30
- Senior: $20-25
- Lawrence faculty & staff: $9-10 (only available in-person at the Box Office)
- Lawrence and non-Lawrence students with valid ID – FREE (only available in-person at the Box Office)
Ancient Coin Day 2025
Wednesday, Feb. 19 | 3-5 p.m.
Wriston 227 – Quirk Print Study Room
Come experience some of the gems of the Ottilia Buerger ’38 Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins and hold thousands of years of history in the palm of your hand.
Conservatory Faculty Showcase
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 3:30 p.m.
Harper Hall
Lawrence faculty will perform works by Mozart, Ruby Fulton, Betty Jackson King, Florence Price, Undine Smith Moore, Honegger, Gregory Wanamaker, Schubert, Debussy, and Lori Laitman.
- Estelí Gomez (voice)
- Steven Paul Spears (voice)
- Jenny Snedeker (flute)
- Andy Hudson (clarinet)
- Brigit Fitzgerald (bassoon)
- Joseph Connor (saxophone)
- Jenny Snyder Kozoroz (viola)
- Catherine Kautsky (piano)
- Kristin Roach (piano)
Free and open to the public!
Can’t make it in person? Catch the live webcast.
7th Biennial Gaines Student Playwrights Series
Everything That Haunts Us
Thursday, Feb. 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Cloak Theatre
Join us for the premiere of 3 one-act plays written by Lawrence students!
“This Isn’t How It Happens” by Shira Hanovich
Kate is dead. At least, that’s what everyone at this funeral seems to think. But when she gets out of her coffin and insists that this isn’t how it happens, her guests are stuck trying to bend to her will. As Kate gets closer to determining how the events of this funeral play out, the threat of death and existential fear loom ever closer.
“The House on the Hill” by Madeline Guest
Adam is dead. But he wasn’t a few minutes ago. As he tries to understand what the rest of his life (or, rather, death) will look like, 3 other new friends begin to figure out why they’ve been left behind.
“Static Cling” by Nina Broberg
When student-athlete Faith Mitchell is recovering from a major surgery following a terrible break to her elbow, she comes to believe she is being haunted by a malevolent ghost coming to take revenge on her. Her neighbor, Jillian Vincent, tries to help her get to the bottom of what’s really haunting her.
Also featuring developing productions:
- “Beyond the Myths: The Storyteller” by Kean Zhao – audio production
- “Moving Beyond” by Diego Garcia – staged reading
Performances will take place in the Cloak Theatre, located inside the Lawrence University Music-Drama Center.
Get your tickets today!
General Admission:
- Adult – $15
- Senior – $10
- Student – $8
- Lawrence students, faculty, & staff – FREE (only available in-person at the Box Office)