West Chester University’s campus will be a hub for arts programming and events starting this Fall and continuing through the 2018-19 academic year.

Twenty-two events are planned for September and October alone, and many performances are free and open to the public.

“We invite all members of the community to come onto West Chester’s campus to experience the arts with us,” said John Rhein, WCU’s Director of Cultural and Community Affairs. “Ours is a vibrant and bustling campus, with an abundance of arts offerings to attract all ages and interests.

“The artistic quality — from student- and faculty-led productions to the professional presentations that are part of our WCU Live! Series — rivals that of anything I’ve seen in Philadelphia, New York, and beyond, and many events are free and open to the public, or tickets are priced affordably.”

A few Fall highlights include:

The Department of Art + Design jumpstarted the season with two exhibits that opened on Aug. 27. Through Sept. 28, graphic designer David Jones presents Howdy in Knauer Gallery, while ceramic artist Andrew Snyder’s Family Tree exhibits in the Baker Gallery through Oct. 12.

The Department of Theatre and Dance presents Sophocles’s classic Greek tragedy Antigone, in a contemporary adaptation by award-winning poet, Anne Carson, from Oct. 12-20; followed by Lerner and Loewe’s delightful musical My Fair Lady from Nov. 8-15. Revival, A Dance Concert on Nov. 9 and 10 includes works by dance faculty and professional guest artists from the Philadelphia area.

Steve Forbes, the renowned Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine, comes to campus on Saturday, Oct. 20, as part of the President’s Speaker Series; and the WCU Live! Performing Arts Series presents the fun-for-all-ages Artrageous in an interactive art and music experience on Nov. 2.

Finally, out of West Chester’s esteemed School of Music comes a plethora of musical concerts and events, all free and open to the public. The Philadelphia Orchestra’s distinguished concertmaster, David Kim, is on campus for a Master Class on Wednesday, Sept. 5; and the School of Music’s professional Quartet in Residence, Dali Quartet, performs in concert on Sept. 16.

Sept. 27 welcomes the Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony in concert together, the school’s Symphony Orchestra plays on Oct. 4, and the Fall Choral Festival takes place on Oct. 18. Opera at West Chester presents A Bernstein Celebration on Nov. 2 and 3, and the school’s Criterions Jazz Ensemble plays on Nov. 16.

Click here for a full listing of events and programs. Tickets are available for purchase here or by calling 610-436-2266.

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