Rooke Chapel's choir will be practicing every Sunday morning at 9:30am lead by Dr. Caleb Hopkins.

Chukwuebuka Ibeh is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Creative Writing program at Bucknell University. He is the author of the novel Blessings, shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Prize and translated into multiple languages. He is a graduate of the Creative Writing program at Washington University in St. Louis.Clarence Harlan Orsi (he/him/his) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English in the Creative Writing Program. His essays and fiction have appeared in The Believer, Boston Review, Chicago Review, Indiana Review, Kenyon Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, New England Review, n+1, and others. He is a graduate of the PhD program in creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a former Bread Loaf tuition scholar. His cultural analysis, personal essays and literary journalism center on trans narratives.

Along with Rosnes, the quintet includes trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Allison Miller. Fresh off its second consecutive win for Jazz Group of the Year in the DownBeat Readers Poll, Artemis returns with its third Blue Note album Arboresque, a vibrant eight-song set that presents original compositions by each of the band members as well as arrangements of pieces by Wayne Shorter, Burt Bacharach and Donald Brown.

Directed by Bryan M. VandevenderChoreographed by Dustyn MartincichMusical Direction by Jaime Namminga Tickets can be purchased from the University Box Office - bucknell.universitytickets.com - 570.577.1000 Tickets are not directly sold via the Dept of Theatre & Dance. The kingdom of Arcadia thrives by adhering to "the beat," a supernatural force that dictates social norms. When the local oracle foresees extinction, Arcadia's royal family embarks an outrageous journey to save the realm. Misidentification, misunderstanding, and hijinks ensue. A hilarious, campy, and joyful celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS features songs from the iconic 1980s all-female rock band the Go-Go's, including We Got the Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," "Vacation," "Turn to You," as well as Belinda Carlisle's "Mad About You" and "Heaven is a Place on Earth."

Rooke Chapel provides Childcare during our Gospel Residency from 11am-12pm

The 2025-26 Rooke Chapel Gospel Music Fellowship offers current master's or doctoral students (and recent graduates) the opportunity to cultivate the Gospel music tradition within a vibrant, multicultural University worship setting. The fellow leads, in collaboration with the Protestant chaplain and director of music, weekend residencies open to students, staff, faculty and the local community through the course of the academic year, which are designed to teach, explore and celebrate Gospel music. Rooke Chapel is pleased to welcome back Rev. Angela Jones as our 2025-2026 Gospel Music Fellow! The Rev. Angela Jones is a Howard University School of Divinity graduate and gospel recording artist who has performed with genre Billboard-charting artists such as Richard Smallwood, Yolanda Adams, Bebe Winans, Marvin Sapp, Brandon Camphor & OneWay, to name a few. Her singing group, Brandon Camphor & One Way, has been nominated for Stellar Awards, has been included on Billboard's top-30 chart four times, and has received three Wammie Awards. Jones currently serves as minister of worship arts at Word For Life Church Ministries in Maryland. In 2024-25 Rev. Jones served as the Rooke Chapel Gospel Music Fellow and we look forward to welcoming her back to Bucknell. Join us Saturdays 2pm-4pm for rehearsals and Sunday 11am-12pm. Learn more about Rev. Angela here: https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/diversity-equity-inclusion/religious-spiritual-life/rooke-chapel/rooke-chapel-gospel-music-fellowship (https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/diversity-equity-inclusion/religious-spiritual-life/rooke-chapel/rooke-chapel-gospel-music-fellowship) Contact chapel@bucknell.edu with any questions. Co-sponsored by the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, the Rooke Chapel Congregation, The Griot Institute for the Study of Black Lives & Cultures, the Bucknell University Choir, and Voice Lab. Rooke Chapel values inclusion and is committed to ensuring accessibility. To request an accommodation or for questions about accessibility, please contact chapel@bucknell.edu or dial 711 for TDD/TTY.