Whether you are an experienced meditation practitioner or a brand new beginner, you are welcome to attend weekly mindfulness meditation sessions in the Meditation Chapel on Tuesdays 12:00-12:45, beginning on January 21st. Kim Daubman, professor emerita and certified meditation teacher, will lead the sessions. Sessions will include some discussion of the benefits of meditation and how to sustain a practice, but the bulk of the time will be spent in lightly guided meditation. If you have any questions, please contact Kim at daubman@bucknell.edu

Come audition for the student-directed Theatre Showcase production 'I'm Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire.' Directed by Paige Gilmartin '26 SYNOPSIS: Coping with the absence of her father, neglect of her mother, and ridicule by her classmates, 14-year old Shelby Hinkley has put all of her time and energy into the one thing that matters: Spiderman. When leading a devout online fan club proves insufficient for her needs, Shelby decides to risk it all for love and marry Tobey Maguire, by any means necessary. Prepared audition materials not required. Please send any questions you have to Paige at peg009@bucknell.edu.

Rebecca Makkai is the author of the New York Times bestselling I Have Some Questions For You (https://rebeccamakkai.com/work/i-have-some-questions-for-you/) as well as four other works of fiction. Her last novel, The Great Believers, one of the New York Times' Best Books of the 21st Century (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html#book-80), was a finalist for both the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and the 2018 National Book Award, and was the winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal and the LA Times Book Prize among other honors. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca teaches graduate fiction writing at Middlebury College, Northwestern University, and the Bennington Writing Seminars, and she is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago (https://www.storystudiochicago.org/). Based on our long-standing Poet-in-Residence program, the Writer-in-Residence program brings an eminent writer of fiction or literary nonfiction to campus for a one-week visit each academic year. The Writer-in-Residence presents a public reading, a Q&A session, a craft workshop and meets individually with select students.

Security Blanket is a collaborative women's art project that stitches together a broad range of issues of concern to women and families. The organizers Lynn Estomin and Andrea Tuttle Kornbluh invited 30 artists and quilters to collaborate on an artwork modeled on a baby quilt. The quilt demonstrates how abortion rights are nestled within a range of needs which a just society would publicly fund, and which would benefit society as a whole. Each artist/quilter chose an issue of concern starting with a particular letter of the alphabet and then designed a block illustrating that issue. As a whole, the quilt offers an ABC guide to a more just and equitable society. The Security Blanket quilt is traveling to communities across the country, sparking dialogue and reflection on the interconnected needs of women and families in a just society. Each exhibition offers an opportunity for viewers to experience the artwork firsthand, engage with the issues it represents, and connect with others working toward equity and human rights. This project is sponsored by The Women's Film Project and is traveling across the US.

Gina Siepel: To Understand a Tree encapsulates 6 years in communion with a single tree. Bridging art, ecology, and queer experience, the project approaches wood as a living being and explores interconnection, habitat, and environmental responsibility. Organized by the Museum for Art in Wood and curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken.

Interested in getting involved with Theatre, but aren't sure if you can commit to a full-scale production? Want to make new friends? Have you always been interested in acting, but were too shy to get involved? Come audition for the Cocktail Theatre Short Plays! These 10-minute plays are directed by the students in THEA 240: Directing the Play as their final projects at the end of the semester. No experience needed! No monologue or audition material required! Just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to maybe try something new! Contact Katie Hanes at kjh021@bucknell.edu with any questions.