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Step into a place where shared experiences shape our community. Featuring unforgettable performances, exhibitions, and experiences and a selection of guest events, we invite you to connect, discover, and be inspired together.

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Performances

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    Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, center, performs "In My Dreams" on stage alongside, from left, Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, Hank Roberts, Thomas Morgan, and Rudy Royston
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    FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 7:30 PM: Grammy-winning jazz guitar icon Bill Frisell’s career as a musician and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many recordings.

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    The Blacksburg Master Chorale performs Handel's "Messiah" on the Moss Arts Center stage.
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    TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 7:30 PM: "National Geographic" Explorer Muhammed Muheisen's photographs take an unflinching but hopeful look at lives impacted by war.

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    The Takács Quartet in concert attire in a grassy field holding their instruments. Trees and a mountain range are visible behind them.
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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 7:30 PM: World-renowned Takács Quartet and violist Jordan Bak bring a lush program of Mozart viola quintets and Schubert's "Quartettsatz."

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Exhibitions

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    An installation view of Abigail Lucien's "Molt" on view in the Sherwood Payne Quillen '71 Reception Gallery and Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery at the Center for the Arts
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    THURS., JAN. 29-SAT., APRIL 18: Abigail Lucien’s solo exhibition, "Molt," brings together existing and newly commissioned works by the artist that speak to myth, permeance, and belonging through materiality.

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    An installation view of "Living in Brilliant Suspension": Didier William at the Center for the Arts.
    Living in Brilliant Suspension: Didier William , article

    THURS., JAN. 29-SAT., APRIL 18: Didier William’s solo exhibition showcases carved and painted panels examining the relationship between body, land, and diasporic identity.

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    A hand touches a rock object in front of a projected screen as part of "Carving Out Creativity," one of three projects on view as part of this year's ICAT exhibition, "Open (at the) Source."
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    MONDAY, MAY 4-FRIDAY, MAY 15: ICAT: "Open (at the) Source" presents pioneering approaches to public exhibits that use technology to deliver immersive and interactive experiences.

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Ticket Information

https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/ticket-information.html

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Students

https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/virginia-tech-students.html

K-12

https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/k12-programs.html

Faculty

https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/faculty.html