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Disruptive Public Health with Catrina J. Sparkman

Preserving Black Memories: How the Creator’s Cottage Combats Alzheimer’s Disease

Wednesday, Feb. 26 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium

Catrina J. Sparkman, Black theater artist, publisher, authorpreneur, and Artistic Director of the Creator’s Cottage, an artist and writer’s maker space in Madison, WI will headline our new Disruptive Public Health Lecture Series on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.

Join us as we hear about the Memory Collectors Storytelling Project: how Sparkman harnesses the creative power of artistic storytelling to promote dementia and Alzheimer’s disease prevention among Black older adults! Come and learn about the origins of the Creator’s Cottage and its impact on Black mental health as well as artists and writers of color. 

The LU Disruptive Public Health Lecture series is designed to highlight professionals who use unconventional methods and new ways of thinking that completely transform the traditional way we improve public health. Learn more about Catrina J. Sparkman here

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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

Men’s page
Women’s page

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

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)
TICKETS FOR MATT WILSON’S GOOD TROUBLE QUINTET

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.