Weis Center for the Performing Arts

The Exchange’s Art Cart will be on site from 5:30-7 p.m. with special all-ages activities. Chontadelia is a seven-piece band rooted in the iconic marimba de chonta and steeped in the Pacific coast’s Afro-Colombian culture, identity and history. Chontadelia has been making its mark since 2015 and has been noted for its socially engaged celebrations that voice the communities’ histories, ...

Free pre-performance kids activities sponsored by the Lewisburg Children's Museum, 3-4 p.m., Weis Center Atrium Free pre-performance music by the Iron Ukulele Benders, 3:15-3:45 p.m., Weis Center Atrium The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, founded by George Hinchliffe and Kitty Lux, has toured in the United States many times. For those who have not yet encountered it, the essential point ...

Founded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, N.Y., EVIDENCE focuses on the seamless integration of traditional African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word. Through its work, EVIDENCE provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies and triumphs. Brown uses movement as a way to reinforce the importance of community in African American culture and to ...

Praised by The New York Times as a "fiery musician" whose playing is "vigorous and passionate," Chinese-born pianist Qing Jiang has performed to acclaim across the United States and abroad, including at Alice Tully Hall, Weill Hall as well as the U.K.'s Snape Maltings Hall and China's Shenzhen Poly Theater. Jiang is assistant professor of music at Bucknell University and piano faculty at the ...

Sonia De Los Santos was born with a smile on her face (that's what her mom says) in Monterrey, Mexico. In 2007 she started touring the world, singing in English and Spanish, playing guitar and jarana, and lighting up the stage with the Grammy Award-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends. De Los Santos was nominated for a 2019 Latin Grammy ...

Sona Jobarteh preserves her musical past while innovating to support a more humanitarian future. The spirit of her musical work stands on the mighty shoulders of the West African Griot tradition; she is a living archive of the Gambian people. With one ear on the family's historic reputation, one on the all-important future legacy and her heart in both places, ...

The creation of husband and wife team Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone, Air Play merges their circus and street theater performance art with the sculptural artistry of Daniel Wurtzel. Circus and science collide in a gorgeous homage to the power of air. Flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons, giant kites floating over the audience and a huge snow globe will make audience ...