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.

Artist Marie Cochran reimagines the novel "Those We Thought We Knew," by David Joy that explores themes of generational trauma, and betrayal through the story of a young Black artist who returns to her ancestral home. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Bucknell's Critical Black Studies program.

For the past 60 years, Rooke Chapel and the Department of Music have collaborated to offer three Christmas Candlelight Services every December, bringing in hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and community members each night. The services have become a beloved tradition. Modeled after the Kings College Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols, the Candlelight Services feature traditional Bible readings and congregational singing. The service features performances by the Bucknell University Choir, under the direction of Dr. Caleb Hopkins, and the Rooke Chapel Ringers, under the direction of Robert Riker. We've also had the pleasure of enjoying performances by the Commonwealth Brass Quintet, much to the community's delight. The services are moving and thoughtful, filling hearts and minds. Each evening ends with the ceremonial lighting of candles – each member holds one and passes the light to the person next to them. The house lights are turned off and the chapel is ablaze by each and every congregation member's small light, representative of the light we can each bring to the world.

Exhibition: November 5 – December 15Lecture & Opening Reception: November 5, 5:00 PMSmith (visual art) and Katsumata (electric violin) present their collaborative practice weaving image, sound, history, and memory. Smith draws from comic books, manga, surrealism, Ukiyo-e, anime, and pop culture to examine cultural narratives, while Katsumata creates vivid soundscapes blending classical training with experimental composition. Together, their work explores ancestry, cultural identity, and the stories that connect us.

Join the Griot Institute for an exciting experience with West African drumming! Lessons will be held weekly on Mondays throughout the semester. This opportunity is free of charge! No experience necessary and instruments are provided. Register by emailing griot@bucknell.edu (mailto:griot@bucknell.edu).

The Cocktail Theatre One-Act Plays are the final projects for THEA 240: Directing the Play students. Come enjoy the always entertaining 10-minute plays featuring a cast of student performers.Admission is free to all and open to the public!