Until November 17th Art exhibit: “The Scranton Story: Oral History Portraits.” Hope Horne Gallery, Highland Hall. Admission is free during gallery business hours. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
Until December 15th Library exhibit: “Learning to Write American Calligraphy Manuals from the David Kaminski and Zenner Broser Collections 1791-1980.” Weinberg Memorial Library Heritage Room. Admission is free during library opening hours. Call 570-941-6341 or email michael.knies@scranton.edu.
November 2 11:30 a.m. Schemel Forum’s World Affairs Luncheon Series: “Molecules from Madness: The Story of a Hijacked Brain,” presented by Sarah Manning Peskin, MD, assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. Rose Room in Brennan Hall. Registration required. Prices vary. Call 570-941-7816 or email kym.fetsko@scranton.edu.
November 2 4:00 p.m. Humanities Forum Lecture “Explaining the Universe: Can Philosophers Help?” Presented by Dr. Dean Zimmerman, Rutgers University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, author and lecturer. Pern Auditorium, Brennan Hall. free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu.
November 3rd 6 p.m., Art Exhibition First Friday Reception: “Scranton Stories: Oral History Portraits.” Hope Horne Gallery, Highland Hall. free. Call 570-941-4214 or email darlene.miller-lanning@scranton.edu.
November 4th 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” by the University of Scranton Symphony Orchestra. Houlihan McLean Center. free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
November 5 Open house for prospective students and their families at 9 a.m. various locations on campus. Registration required. free. Call 888-SCRANTON or email admissions@scranton.edu.
November 9th 7:30 p.m. Lecture by Henry George, “The China Shock 22 Years Later” Dr. Robert C. Feenstra, C. Brian Cameron Distinguished Professor of International Economics, University of California, Davis. McIlhenny Ballroom at DeNaples Center. free. Call 570-941-4048 or email janice.mecadon@scranton.edu.
November 10th noon.Humanities Forum Lecture: “Habits of Poetry: The Literary Life of Nuns in Mid-Century America,” by author and culture editor Nick Ripatrazone. image journal. Rose Room in Brennan Hall. free. Call 570-941-4700 or email sarah.kenehan@scranton.edu.
November 12th 4 p.m. Performance Music: “The Generation Sing!” Catholic Choral Society Opens 75th Inaugurationth The University of Scranton Concert Choir and the Valley View High School Choir will collaborate with middle school and elementary school choirs during the anniversary season. Houlihan McLean Center. free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.
November 16th 7 p.m. Keynote and Book Signing: “Who Are We as a Nation? Educating for Democracy” by Harvard political theorist and author of “Educating for Democracy” Presented by Daniel Allen justice through democracy. This event is part of “Scranton’s Story, Our Nation’s Story,” a project supported by an NEH grant led by the University of Scranton and community partners. McIlhenny Ballroom at DeNaples Center. free. Call 570-941-4419 or email community@scranton.edu.
November 16th to 18th Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm. “Footloose” presented by Riva Arts Company. Theater Royal, McDaid Center for Literary and Performing Arts. $5. Call 570-941-7401 or email livaartscompany@gmail.com.
November 18th 7:30 p.m. Performance Music: “In Concert” by the University of Scranton String Orchestra and guest violinist Kako Miura Boga. Houlihan McLean Center. free. Call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu.