News and Features

Mar 26, 2001

David Gergen, Advisor to Presidents and Well-Known Commentator, Will Speak at Lafayette April 10

David Gergen, adviser to four U.S. presidents and well-known political commentator and author, will deliver an address entitled “Eyewitness to Power: The…

Mar 20, 2001

Best Selling Author Bell Hooks Will Deliver Women’s History Month Keynote Speech at Lafayette March 27

Author, feminist, and cultural critic bell hooks will deliver the keynote speech for Women’s History Month at Lafayette on Tuesday, March 27. She will…

Mar 20, 2001

Lafayette Hosts Japanese Woodblock Prints Exhibit Through April 29, Along With Printing Demonstrations and Annual Dorian Lecture

A new exhibition entitled “Work, Pleasure, and Poetry: Japanese Woodblock Prints of the 18th and 19th Centuries” is on display in the gallery of Lafayette…

Mar 20, 2001

Lafayette’s “Ancient Faiths, Modern Voices” Festival Continues With a Performance by Steve Reich Ensemble April 4

Steve Reich Ensemble will perform “Different Trains,” “Drumming,” “New York Counterpoint,” “Nagoya Marimbas,” and other works at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April…

Mar 16, 2001

Soryteller and Artist Faith Ringgold Will Visit Lafayette for Reading, Discussion, and Book Signing March 22

Painter, quilter, and storyteller Faith Ringgold will visit Lafayette for a reading, conversation hour, and book signing on Thursday, March 22, as part…

Mar 16, 2001

Works of Regional Artists on Display in Lafayette’s New Williams Visual Arts Building, Downtown Easton, March 31-April 26

Four area artists will be featured in the first regional exhibition in the Richard A. and Rissa W. Grossman Gallery in Lafayette’s new Williams Visual…

Mar 16, 2001

Sheihk Hamza Brings Al-Kindi Ensemble and Whirling Dervishes of Damascus to Lafayette March 20

Syria’s greatest Quaraic Sheik, Hamza Shakkur, and the Al-Kindi ensemble will perform with traditional Arab musical instruments and the Whirling Dervishes…

Mar 16, 2001

Neurosurgeon and Acclaimed Author Marc Flitter Will Interact With Lafayette Students in a Two-Day Residency March 20 and 22

Easton native Marc A. Flitter, the acclaimed author of Judith’s Pavilion: The Haunting Memories of a Neurosurgeon, will interact with Lafayette students…

Mar 15, 2001

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Vocalists Will Perform Pergolesi, Haydn, and Respighi at Lafayette March 21

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will make its final visit of the season to Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts with two guest artists and an exploration…

Mar 14, 2001

Jazz Great Bobby Watson and Horizon to Perform at Lafayette March 23

Noted American saxophonist Bobby Watson brings a reunion performance of his legendary jazz quintet, Horizon, to Lafayette’s Williams Center for the Arts…