Ever So Slightly explores the behavioral mechanisms and reflexes we develop against the ceaseless flow of irritants that bombard us in our daily lives. Most of us long for calm and resilience and ask how do we get to a zone where noise and aggressiveness no longer have a place?

Tea Time Tranquility at the MuseumEvery Thursday, September 05 – November 21, 4:30 p.m.Samek Art Museum, Top floor, Elaine Langone Center on the campus of Bucknell University701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837Take a break from the world and savor afternoon tea at the Samek Art Museum. In the serene setting of our exhibition, Slow Looking, a different guest speaker each week will lead an informal chat with guests on a topic related to the show, from surrealism to how to collect art. Come to one, two, or all in the series! For more information about the topics and our guest speakers, please visit museum.bucknell.edu.

The quartet was established in 2000 at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona, Italy. Now in its 23rd season, Quartetto di Cremona has toured extensively in Europe, the U.S., South America and Asia; appeared at leading festivals, and performed regularly on radio and television broadcasts, including on the RAI, BBC, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The group's extensive repertoire encompasses key masterworks from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert; essential late nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature, and contemporary works by Osvaldo Golijov, Helmut Lachemann, Fabio Vacchi, Silvia Colasanti, Nimrod Borenstein and Kalevi Aho. The quartet is also known for its performances of work by Italian composers, including Verdi, Respighi and Boccherini.

Tea Time Tranquility at the MuseumEvery Thursday, September 05 – November 21, 4:30 p.m.Samek Art Museum, Top floor, Elaine Langone Center on the campus of Bucknell University701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837Take a break from the world and savor afternoon tea at the Samek Art Museum. In the serene setting of our exhibition, Slow Looking, a different guest speaker each week will lead an informal chat with guests on a topic related to the show, from surrealism to how to collect art. Come to one, two, or all in the series! For more information about the topics and our guest speakers, please visit museum.bucknell.edu.

Born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., Mason took to the piano at the late age of 13, teaching himself by ear to play the styles of music he was most attracted to. His approach quickly evolved into a highly original language. Mason's unique voice in jazz is steeped in the sounds of the South, allowing an extended time for groove, while also displaying a vocabulary far beyond his years. He leads the Sean Mason Quartet, a band assembled to play his original music, which has been described as highly melodic and infectious.

Tea Time Tranquility at the MuseumEvery Thursday, September 05 – November 21, 4:30 p.m.Samek Art Museum, Top floor, Elaine Langone Center on the campus of Bucknell University701 Moore Avenue, Lewisburg, PA 17837Take a break from the world and savor afternoon tea at the Samek Art Museum. In the serene setting of our exhibition, Slow Looking, a different guest speaker each week will lead an informal chat with guests on a topic related to the show, from surrealism to how to collect art. Come to one, two, or all in the series! For more information about the topics and our guest speakers, please visit museum.bucknell.edu.