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LIFE@Lynchburg: The Art of Seeing

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

Presented by Siobhan Byrns. Every day we are exposed to hundreds, or even thousands of images. Some of these artifacts are genuine, some are AI-generated, and some are composites of multiple images. How do we discern which images will affect our choices and lives and which can be dismissed? In this session, we’ll explore art […]

LIFE@Lynchburg: Need a Haircut?

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

Presented by David W. Frantz. The tradition of modern surgery arose not from the academics and elite of Europe, but from the barbers. The most common European medical practitioner of the Middle Ages was the “barber-surgeon.” From simple procedures often performed by monks, the expertise gradually advanced, often with the experience of caring for the […]

Music Department Recital

Snidow Chapel

Attend a recital featuring music students from the University of Lynchburg.

Free

Faculty and Guest Piano Recital

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

University of Lynchburg piano professor Noemi Lee and her husband Henry Lee will perform piano duets featuring works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, and Astor Piazzolla.

Free

Small Ensembles Concert

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

The University of Lynchburg Small Ensembles Concert will feature performances by the saxophone quartet, coached by Kyle Greaney; Hornet Combo, coached by Brian Mesko; and, the Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dr. Chris Sharp. Come by to hear an eclectic night of great music.

Free

Thornton Reading: J. Drew Lanham

Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center

Writer J. Drew Lanham will give a public reading. Q&A and book signing will follow. This event is free and open to the public. The Thornton Reading series is sponsored by the Richard H. Thornton Endowment in English.

Free

Jazz Ensembles Concert

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

The University of Lynchburg Jazz Ensemble and Community Big Band perform your favorite jazz oldies and some new modern works that are sure to keep your foot tapping long after the show is over.

Free

LIFE@Lynchburg: Ecce Ancilla Domini: The Angel, the Virgin, and the Art of the Annunciation

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

Presented by Richard Burke. Paintings of the Annunciation — the moment when the Archangel Gabriel tells Mary that she is to be the mother of God’s son — depict an essential encounter between the human and the celestial in the Christian tradition. The Annunciation is an intrinsically dramatic scene and has been the subject of […]

LIFE@Lynchburg: Is This the Twilight of Democracy?

Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall

Presented by Edward DeClair. It seems odd (alarmist or dramatic or quaint or maybe even prescient) to question the viability of democracy as a means to organize man’s political interactions. But, we need to remember that the American experience with democracy is a young experiment in the history of humankind. American democracy, despite what we […]

Choral Ensembles Winter Concert

Snidow Chapel

The University of Lynchburg Concert Choir, Choral Union, and the Lynchburg Singers perform some winter and holiday music featuring Antonio Vivaldi's “Gloria.”

Free

Choral Ensembles Winter Concert

Snidow Chapel

The University of Lynchburg Concert Choir, Choral Union, and the Lynchburg Singers perform some winter and holiday music featuring Antonio Vivaldi's “Gloria.”

Free

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