Category: Arts and Entertainment

Clifford Thompson Visits Susquehanna

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In the fourth installment of the Seavey Reading Series, Susquehanna University hosted visiting author Clifford Thompson on Feb. 4 in Isaac’s Auditorium.  
Clifford Thompson is an essayist, novelist, illustrator and painter whose work often focuses on a mixture of race, identity and culture, with many of his pieces drawn from his own experiences as a black man growing up in America…

ACA Welcomes the Year of the Snake

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After six years since the last occurrence, Susquehanna honored the Lunar New Year festival with a celebration on Saturday, February 1. Warmly put together by the Asian Cultural Association (ACA), Miss Li lian Schultz at the Hawk Hub, and  for so many more, the celebration was extremely memorable, and it gave many attendees a long-awaited feeling of home. 

Former Susquehanna Student Returns, Published and Ready to Share Her Experience

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Jessica Nirvana Ram, a Susquehanna 2019 graduate, is an Indo-Guyanese poet. She is the author of the poetry collection “Earthly Gods” (Variant Literature, 2024). Ram gave a public reading from her debut book of poetry “Earthly Gods” at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Lore Degenstein Art Gallery at Susquehanna University. She also taught an SU Slam Master Class in Fisher Hall at 7 p.m.

A Fusion of Material and Inspiration

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On Saturday, Jan. 18, curator Reni Gower presented the unique and tactile exhibition titled FLASHPOINTS at the Lore Degenstein Gallery . A distinguished artist, curator and educator, Gower is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her outstanding expertise and innovation. Inspired by fellow artist Kristy Deetz, Gower believes the key to art is one’s ability to fluidly change between mediums and materials. With four artists taking on the challenging encaustic technique–the use of pigmented hot wax fused with heat–Gower’s exhibition was distinct and authentic.