BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Prior Performing Arts Center - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Prior Performing Arts Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTSTAMP:20260928T174348 CREATED:20260803T201104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T134505Z UID:6721-1787616000-1795564799@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Queens\, Gods\, and Devotees: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art DESCRIPTION:Tawny Chatmon (b. 1979)\, Iconography/A Hopeful Truth (detail)\, 2023\, 24k gold leaf\, 22k moon gold\, acrylic paint\, semi-precious stones & other mixed media on archival pigment print\, 56” x 42”. Courtesy of the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n On View Aug 25–Nov 24\, 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free General Admission \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nIris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor\, The Prior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parking\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFree parking\, registration required. CLICK HERE to pre-register for visitor parking. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cantor Art Gallery\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFeaturing over 30 paintings\, sculptures\, photographs\, prints\, and fiber works from c. 1900 to the present\, Queens\, Gods\, and Devotees foregrounds earthly and divine greatness\, and their associated devotional objects and ritual practices. Many of these images of exalted figures and concepts related to spirituality and worship are specific to the Black American experience\, or are re-imagined in a Black cultural context. References to Greek mythology\, the Judeo-Christian tradition\, ancient cultures and traditional African spiritual practices appear alongside one another.  \nThe exhibition includes work by celebrated artists including Romare Bearden\, Henry Ossawa Tanner\, Richmond Barthé\, John Biggers\, Willie Cole\, Shinique Smith\, Tawny Chatmon\, Imo Nse Imeh and Sharif Bey\, among others. Selections in Queens\, Gods\, and Devotees are drawn entirely from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. The PFF Collection is a targeted initiative to bring focus to the full range of African American visual creativity and its essential place in the history and discourse of American Art. As part of a growing and thoughtful dialogue about the African American experience through art\, the PFF Collection seeks to visually represent a cross-section of themes that speak not only to the African American community\, but also the broader American community. \nCurated by Susanna W. Gold\, Ph.D. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exhibition Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nOpening ReceptionThursday\, September 17 | 5:30 PM | Cantor Art Gallery \nArtist Talk: Imo Nse Imeh\, Feeding the Veins of the EarthThursday\, October 1 | 4:30 PM | Rehm LibraryOrganized by The Rev. Michael C. McFarland\, S.J. Center for Religion\, Ethics and Culture \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nTo Be Seen and Heard: Devotion in Eastern Christian Icons\nOn view in the Art Study Room\nThis selection of 18th- and 19th-century icons is generously loaned by The Icon Museum and Study Center (Clinton\, MA). These objects\, images of Christian figures and stories for use during prayer\, offer visual parallels to the works in Queens\, Gods\, and Devotees\, demonstrating how image-making and conceptual themes connect across time and cultures. On View beginning September 1\, 2026. URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/queens-gods-devotees-african-american-art/ LOCATION:Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Cantor Art Gallery,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/QGD_landscape_web_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261109 DTSTAMP:20260928T174348 CREATED:20260901T142315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T183223Z UID:6819-1793232000-1794182399@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION:APPROPRIATE\n \n \n \n \n \n by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Branden Jacobs-Jenkins\n \n \n \n \n \n Department of Theatre & Dance \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oct 29–Nov 8\, 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n $15 Public$10 Holy Cross Community \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBoroughs TheatrePrior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parking\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFree parking\, registration required. CLICK HERE to pre-register for visitor parking. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe estranged Lafayette siblings reunite at their late father’s decaying Arkansas estate to settle his remaining debts and clear out the house. As they sift through decades of clutter\, the discovery of a relic hidden among his possessions forces them to confront disturbing questions about their family legacy and the patriarch they thought they knew. \nThis ferocious\, unsettling and often hilarious work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins transforms the American family play into a riveting examination of race\, memory and the stories families tell themselves. \nMilad Azarm directs. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nEVENING PRESENTATIONS\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThursday\, Oct 29 @ 7:30 p.m.Friday\, Oct 30 @ 7:30 p.m.Saturday\, Oct 31 @ 7:30 p.m.Thursday\, Nov 5 @ 7:30 p.m.Friday\, Nov 6 @ 7:30 p.m.Saturday\, Nov 7 @ 7:30 p.m. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nMATINEE PRESENTATIONS\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSunday\, Nov 1 @ 2:00 p.m.Sunday\, Nov 8 @ 2:00 p.m. URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/appropriate-by-branden-jacobs-jenkins-theater/ LOCATION:Boroughs Theatre – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Theatre & Dance,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/appropriate-landscape-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T120000 DTSTAMP:20260928T174348 CREATED:20260728T132851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T145908Z UID:6561-1793793600-1793793600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Lunchtime Concert Series: Stay On It DESCRIPTION:Stay On It\n \n \n \n \n \n Lunchtime Concert Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Department of Music \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nov 4\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free General Admission \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Beehive” AtriumPrior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parking\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFree parking\, registration required. CLICK HERE to pre-register for visitor parking. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAn ensemble of students and faculty present Julius Eastman’s infectious Stay On It\, a minimalist classic that springs forth from a joyful\, syncopated riff to more complicated textures that resemble free jazz. Composed for an open instrumentation\, the score calls for flexibility as performers make choices on what and when to play in real time\, so that no two performances are ever the same. \nPlease join us for this exciting communal performance! URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/lunchtime-concert-stay-on-it/ LOCATION:The Beehive in The Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/beehive-stairs-lunchtime-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T193000 DTSTAMP:20260928T174348 CREATED:20260730T144744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T150003Z UID:6668-1793820600-1793820600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Los Angeles Guitar Quartet DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles Guitar Quartet\n \n \n \n \n \n This program is made possible by the Heidi Brake Smith ’82 Fund for the Arts. \n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nov 4\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n $45 | $65All-in Pricing \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Parking\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFree parking\, registration required. CLICK HERE to pre-register for visitor parking. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. Consistently playing to sold-out houses world-wide\, their inventive and critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past\, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. Programs including Latin\, African\, Far East\, Irish\, Folk and American Classics transport listeners around the world in a single concert experience. Their ‘Don Quixote’ collaboration with Firesign Theater veteran\, actor Philip Proctor\, continues to expand and delight audiences and the work ‘SHIKI: Seasons of Japan’ written for the LAGQ plus guitar orchestra by composer Shingo Fujii is connecting communities across the nation. \nWinner of a 2005 Grammy Award\, their “Guitar Heroes” CD released on Telarc is a brilliant follow-up to their Grammy nominated “LAGQ-Latin”. “Spin” (Telarc\, 2006) continues their explorations of jazz and contemporary music. “LAGQ: BRAZIL” (Telarc\, 2007)\, including collaborations with vocalist Luciana Souza\, was released to rave reviews\, and their newest recording of the Rodrigo “Concierto Andaluz” and Sergio Assad’s “Interchange”\, written specifically for them\, was released on Telarc in Spring 2010\, and quickly climbed to top spot on the Billboard charts.  The live DVD of “The Ingenious Gentleman: Don Quixote” was released on the Mel Bay label in spring 2012. In 2015\, the LAGQ released “New Renaissance\,” a unique blend of renaissance originals and renaissance-inspired compositions by Dusan Bogdanovic and Ian Krouse. \n“Opalescent”\, released in Spring 2022\, shows off the LAGQ’s rich palette of colors and sparkling sound. 2021 albums include the Grammy®-nominated collaboration with Conspirare\, The Singing Guitar(Delos)\, featuring Nico Muhly’s groundbreaking work “How Little You Are” and Pat Metheny’s Road to the Sun (Modern Recordings/BMG)\, named for the title track written for LAGQ\, which hit #1 on the Apple Music Classical chart. In addition to solo programs\, other touring highlights include collaborative works with choir\, guitar orchestra\, symphony orchestra and Latin Romance with vocalist and flamenco dancers; many of these works were written expressly for the LAGQ. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Portal (2026)\, World Premiere | Douglas LoraOpals (1993\, rev 2014) | Phillip HoughtonAdagio sostenuto from “Moonlight” Sonata #14\, Quasi una fantasia (1801) | Ludwig van Beethoven“Imagens do Brasil” | Paulo Bellinati\, Heitor Villa-Lobos (arr. S. Assad) and Hermeto Pascoal (arr. W. Kanengiser) \nINTERMISSION \nSimple Gifts from Appalachian Spring (1944) & Corral Nocturne and Hoe-Down from Rodeo (1942) | Aaron CoplandMaracasalsa (2003) | Douglas LoraAir & Ground (1999) | William KanengiserHungarian Rhapsody #2 in C-sharp minor (1847) | Franz Liszt (1811-1886) (arr. W. Kanengiser/J. Minei) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Explore More URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/los-angeles-guitar-quartet/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Residencies,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lagq-web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR