Events open to the local community

Midsummer Social

Enjoy an afternoon tea with us. Indulge in a delicious strawberry shortcake and tea sandwiches. Sip on refreshing iced and hot tea or coffee while you enjoy the sunshine. Plus, we've got outdoor games and music. Open to all campus community members!

Community Music Suzuki Piano Recital - Students of Jacqueline Block

Classical piano music in the Suzuki method repertoire will be performed by young children and teens who study with Jacqueline Block in the University's Community Music program.  From playing their very first notes to honing musical skills throughout years of practice and training, we invite audience members to witness each student's individual musical journey and cheer them on!       

Admission is free. No tickets required. 

Terri Lyne Carrington Lecture/Master Class

Celebrating 40 years in music, NEA Jazz Master and four-time GRAMMY® award-winning drummer, producer and educator, Terri Lyne Carrington started her professional career in Massachusetts at 10 years old when she became the youngest person to receive a union card in Boston. She was featured as a “kid wonder” in many publications and on local and national TV shows.

Lecture: Marie Vallejo, author of "Dauntless"

Historian and author Marie Vallejo shares her research into the making of her ground-breaking book “Dauntless,” an account of the heretofore untold stories of pre-WW2 Filipino-American immigrants and how men working in the fields of California and Hawaii, the canneries of Alaska and Washington, serving in wealthy homes or attending college transitioned into the First and Second Filipino Infantry Regiments, the Congressional Gold Medal American fighting force which would infiltrate their homeland, occupied by the Imperial Japanese forces immediately following Pearl Harbor.

Puppet Parade

Sculpture students in ARTS 102 are presenting a PUPPET PARADE! 

Please join us on the route of our campus parade to witness these wearable sculptures!