Music with spirit, improvisation

The Bloomsburg University Gospel Choir will have it's 22nd annual Gospelrama Saturday, April 21, at 4 p.m. in the Kehr Union, Ballroom. This year’s theme, “Yet Will I Trust You,” is inspired by Psalms 121:1. The concert is open free to the public.

More photos of the choir can be found at www.bloomufocus.com.

In a a jazzier vein

Garry L. Hagberg, James H. Ottoway Jr. Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College and guitarist with the Atlantic Jazz Trio, will speak and perform Monday, April 23, at 7 pm. in Bloomsburg University’s McCormick Center, room 1303. Hagberg’s talk, “Playing as One: Group Improvisation and Collective Intention” will feature live jazz improvisation. The program is presented as part of BU’s Center for Applied and Popular Philosophy.

More concerts at BU

• Bloomsburg University’s Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, in Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. 
• The Bloomsburg University’s Concert Choir will perform Saturday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church, 345 Market St., Bloomsburg. 
• Two Bloomsburg University instrumental ensembles will perform in the annual Knoebels Amusement Resort “Pops” Concert Sunday, April 29, weather permitting. The Concert Band will play at 2 p.m.; the Jazz Ensemble will perform at 5:30 p.m. 

More than fashion: Art you can wear

BU students will show wearable art creations at the annual Personal Adornment Day and Makeup Extravaganza on Thursday, April 26. The catwalk and stage presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Moose Exchange, 203 W. Main St., Bloomsburg. This event, part of BU’s Center for Visual and Preforming Arts, is free and open to the public. For information, contact Meredith Re’ Grimsley, associate professor of art, at mgrimsle@bloomu.edu.

In a mood for dance

 “New Heights,” the second annual repertory/ensemble dance minor concert, will be given Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m., and 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Bloomsburg University’s Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. Admission is free.

Gas Springs Eternal (?)

Not strictly arts related, but there seems to be a considerable overlap in the community interested in the arts, and in the environment. 

John Hintz, associate professor of geography and geosciences, will give a lecture “Gas Springs Eternal: The Marcellus Shale and Pennsylvania’s Unconventional Future,” at 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, in the Harvey Andruss Library, Schweiker Room. The event, open to the public free of charge, is presented by BU’s Institute for Culture and Society.