Miscellanea: Poetry and an International Festival

Poetry at the Priestley Chapel

April's First Sunday Program at Priestley Chapel is this Sunday, April 7, at 9:30 am. Bloomsburg University professor Claire Lawrence will discuss poet Elizabeth Bishop. Ann Evans will read a selection of her poems. Bucknell student Nate Dresher will perform several classical pieces on the chapel piano. The Priestly Memorial Chapel is located at 380 Front Street, Northumberland, which is about a half an hour drive from Bloomsburg.

International Festival

BU’s International Student Association will hold its Cultural Diversity Festival on Friday, April 19, beginning at 5 pm in the Kehr Union Ballroom. In addition to international cuisine, there will be a fashion show and performances. Admission is $10 with BU Student ID; $20 for others. Tickets are available at the Office of International Education Services in the Student Services Center or by contacting msharma@bloomu.edu.

Reminder: Empty Bowls banquet Sunday

The Empty Bowls Banquet to benefit the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard will be held Sunday, March 10, from 11 am to 1:30 pm in BU's Kehr Union, Ballroom. The minimum donation for unlimited soup is $10 for adults, $5 for students age 5 and older and free for children under 5.

Soup and a concert

Have a bowl of soup and see a show on Sunday, April 3.

The annual Empty Bowls Banquet runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kehr Ballroom at BU. Tickets are $10 for adults, free to children under 5, and $5 for students. Area restaurants donate gourmet soups, which are served in handcrafted bowls (by Deb and Dave Stabley) that you take with you. Proceeds benefit the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard.

The BU University-Community Orchestra will perform Holst's "The Planets" at 2:30 p.m. in Haas Center for the Arts. Admission is free and with a fair amount of musical drama and a 50-minute run-time, "The Planets" can be a family friendly show.

Bit of trivia: Prog-rock monsters King Crimson cribbed (adapted) Holst's "Mars" in a piece called "The Devil's Triangle" on their album In the Wake of Poseidon.