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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T190000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010721 CREATED:20260114T151045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T163327Z UID:5750-1777057200-1777057200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series: Gavin Klein ’26\, Organ Scholar Senior Recital DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Gavin Klein ’26\, Organ Scholar\n \n \n \n \n \n Senior Recital\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nHoly Cross Organ Scholar Gavin Klein ’26 will present his Degree Recital on Friday\, April 24\, 2026. \nA unique opportunity to hear Maestro Klein perform music of exceptional virtuosity and technical brilliance\, this program will feature works by Bach\, Brahms\, Duruflé and Max Reger. \nThis concert will take place at All Saints Episcopal Church\, located at 10 Irving Street in Worcester\, MA. \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 April 24\, 20267 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAll Saints Episcopal Church10 Irving St\, Worcester\, MA URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-chapel-artist-series-gavin-klein-26-organ-scholar-senior-recital/ LOCATION:All Saints Episcopal Church\, 10 Irving St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01609\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gavin-recital-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T150000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010721 CREATED:20260114T154035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T195215Z UID:5760-1777129200-1777129200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Chamber Singers Concert: You are the Love of my Soul DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Chamber Singers\n \n \n \n \n \n You are the Love of my Soul\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nChamber Singers presents a program of music that features poetry about the experience of being in love. \nSelected works by Debussy\, Barber\, Monteverdi\, Whitacre\, Strozzi and others depict various perspectives on and stages of love\, from new passion awakening\, to love unrequited; to frivolous fickle love\, to the finding “the love of your soul.” Through the musical settings of poetry by Neruda\, d’Orléans\, Garcilaso de la Vega and Stevens\, we explore the joys and follies of this most fundamental of human emotions. \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 April 25\, 20263 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/chamber-singers-concert-you-are-the-love-of-my-soul/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 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/2026/01/chamber-singers-love-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T190000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010721 CREATED:20260204T160224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T195237Z UID:5912-1777230000-1777230000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Wind Ensemble: Musical Treasures from the British Wind Band Tradition DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Musical Treasures from the British Wind Band Tradition\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Wind Ensemble\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin us at The Prior for a program of works by Grainger\, Vaughan Williams\, Holst\, Elgar and Walton from the Holy Cross Wind Ensemble. \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 Apr 26\, 20267 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-wind-ensemble-musical-treasures-from-the-british-wind-band-tradition/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall\, 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/2026/02/wind-ensemble-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010721 CREATED:20260114T154556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T203108Z UID:5766-1777318200-1777318200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Chamber Music Recital DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Chamber Music Recital\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nChamber music is played by small ensembles of two or more players such as duos\, trios and quartets\, where every part is played by a single performer. Its intimate setting creates a process that is democratic\, participative\, and that across history has been compared to a conversation among friends. \nThis recital features the students who participate in the Chamber Music course as they perform the works they have studied during the semester. \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 April 27\, 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 Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/chamber-music-recital-2026/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/chamber-music-recital-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010721 CREATED:20260115T214027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T214028Z UID:5833-1777404600-1777404600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Concert DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin us for an evening of live jazz as the Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos take the stage for a dynamic night of music. \nEnjoy an energetic program showcasing the sounds of swing\, Latin rhythms\, bebop and funk performed by talented student musicians. From classic jazz standards to contemporary grooves\, this concert promises an engaging and lively experience for all. \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 April 28\, 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 Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/jazz-ensemble-concert-spring-2026/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jazz-ensemble-2025-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T170000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260114T163149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T184113Z UID:5778-1777482000-1777482000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:End of Semester Student Recital DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n End of Semester Student Recital\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nStudents who participated in the Holy Cross Department of Music’s private lesson program will perform the works they have studied during the semester. \nPlease join us in celebrating their work! \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 Apr 29\, 20265 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/end-of-semester-student-recital/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/end-of-semester-student-recital-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T180000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260114T162535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T182100Z UID:5772-1777572000-1777572000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:The Eighth Annual Gregorian Vespers DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n The Eighth Annual Gregorian Vespers\n \n Live Stream The Performance\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nDescribed as “Holy Cross’ (Unexpected) Hottest Course” by Holy Cross Magazine\, the Gregorian Chant class led by Professors Daniel DiCenso and Laurence Rosania will deliver their Eighth Annual Gregorian Vespers performance in the majestic acoustics of the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel during its 102nd year. \nFeaturing over 30 student singers and lasting approximately 40 minutes\, all are warmly invited to share in this evocative experience of sound and spirit. \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 April 30\, 20266 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/the-eighth-annual-gregorian-vespers/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gregorian-chants-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20250821T204229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T195255Z UID:5085-1777575600-1777582800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Spring Dance Concert DESCRIPTION:Department of Theatre & Dance\n \n \n \n \n \n Spring Dance Concert\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nTwo Showings: 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. \nIn recent years our annual dance concert has grown more varied and exciting with the addition of hip-hop\, breaking\, Afro-Haitian dance and Broadway dance to a repertoire that also includes contemporary dance and ballet. \nThe students of Jimena Bermejo\, Audra Carabetta\, Joanne Caidor\, Ellen Oliver\, and Taylor Travassos-Lomba perform during an evening that is always a highlight of our season. \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 April 30\, 20267 p.m. & 9 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/spring-dance-concert-2026/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Theatre & Dance,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/spring-dance-2026-web-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T140000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260415T194450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T203855Z UID:6205-1777730400-1777730400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Éowyn Bailey '26\, Fenwick Scholar: Heroísma / Female Heroism (in the Underworld) DESCRIPTION:Heroísma / Female Heroism (in the Underworld)\n \n \n \n \n \n Éowyn Bailey ’26\, Fenwick Scholar\n \n Purchase Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nRenata wakes up in Caronte’s boat\, fearing she is merely a silent shadow\, destined for death. To return home\, she navigates the underworld —a journey narrated by the Morella siblings— to find wisdom unavailable on Earth. Renata meets four historical/mythological mentors: Ismene (an ancient Greek priestess and sister of Antigone)\, Anacaona (a Taína chieftess who plotted against the Spanish conquistadores)\, Camilla (a Volscian warrioress who fights the Trojans in the Aeneid) and Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua (a Quechua revolutionary who fought to end Spanish colonial rule in Peru). Will these encounters transform her from being an uncertain passenger into a leader who refuses to be silenced? \nJoin us for this thrilling multilingual production from Holy Cross Fenwick Scholar Éowyn Bailey ’26 at The Prior Performing Arts Center. \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 Sat May 2\, 2026\n2 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry\, reservation required.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBoroughs Theatre\nThe Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/eowyn-bailey-fenwick-scholar-heroism-in-the-underworld/ LOCATION:Boroughs Theatre (Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events at The Prior,Holy Cross Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Eowyn-Heroisma-d4.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20250821T163726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T194853Z UID:4969-1777836600-1777836600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Gamelan Gita Sari Concert DESCRIPTION:Departments of Music and Theatre & Dance\n \n \n \n \n \n Gamelan Gita Sari Concert\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin us for this end-of-semester performance from the students in I Nyoman Catra’s Balinese dance and gamelan classes\, in which they will display what they have learned in a delightful evening showcasing the Balinese performing arts. \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 May 3\, 2026\n7:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert Hall\nPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/gamelan-gita-sari-concert-spring-2026/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC AND THEATRE & DANCE – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Department of Theatre & Dance,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gamelan-spring-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260501T184924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T205908Z UID:6311-1780531200-1780876799@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Reunion Weekend 2026 DESCRIPTION:Reunion Weekend 2026\n \n Learn More & Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nWhether it’s been five or 55 years since you were last on The Hill\, you are always welcome home. \nClick “Learn More & Register” above to access information about registrations and Reunion Weekend itinerary for 2026. \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 June 4-7\, 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration required. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nCollege of the Holy Cross URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/reunion-weekend-2026/ LOCATION:Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events at The Prior,Holy Cross Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reunion-weekend-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260521T194021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T163437Z UID:6387-1781568000-1785542399@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:La Machina de los Sueños: New Works from El Salón Artists DESCRIPTION:Cantor Art Gallery\n \n \n \n \n \n La Machina de los Sueños\n \n \n \n \n \n New Works from El Salón Artists\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLa Machina de los Sueños is the second in a series of annual summer exhibitions that foregrounds and celebrates the Worcester arts community at the Cantor Art Gallery. \nGuest curators Vanessa Calixto and John Vo have assembled artists connected to the Worcester-based organization El Salón\, a collective of BIPOC creatives working together through a “by us\, for us” model. \nFeatured artists include Sharon Amuguni\, George Annan\, Jennessa Burks\, Vanessa Calixto\, Britney Colome\, José Criollo\, Claudio Eshun\, Liza French\, Ivory Henry\, Aiko Itadini\, Kappokraft\, Julian Cintron Pabon\, Savonne Pickett\, Angel Rojas\, Ryan Smith\, Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui\, Sharinna Travieso\, Bruja the Villain\, John Vo and Hank von Hellion. \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 ReceptionFriday\, June 12 | 6-8 p.m.Cantor Art Gallery \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 June 16-July 31\, 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \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 URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/la-machina-de-los-suenos-new-works-from-el-salon-artists/ LOCATION:Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Cantor Art Gallery,Events at The Prior,Worcester Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/La-Machina-Digital-Screen-Horz-EjB-d1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260529T121930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T121932Z UID:6427-1789068600-1789068600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nNew York Times-bestselling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah will read from and discuss his work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was raised in Spring Valley\, New York\, and now lives in the Bronx. His debut collection\, Friday Black\, was a New York Times bestseller\, won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing\, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize. His first novel\, Chain-Gang All-Stars\, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction\, shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and the Books Are My Bag Awards\, and selected as a New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year. Adjei-Brenyah is a National Book Foundation’s ‘5 Under 35’ honoree. \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 September 10\, 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 Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Nana-Kwame-Adjei-Brenyah-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260527T203123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T204428Z UID:6411-1792438200-1792438200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Reem Jubran\, Visiting Distinguished Practitioner | Screening + Q&A DESCRIPTION:Reem Jubran\n \n \n \n \n \n Visiting Distinguished Practitioner\n \n \n \n \n \n Film Screening + Q&A\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nReem Jubran’s Distinguished Visiting Practitioner residency opens with a screening of LA Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement\, a PBS documentary featuring Jubran\, historicizing diverse and oppressed voices as creative storytellers of their communities’ experiences. The film highlights the explosive emergence of UCLA’s 1960’s Black filmmaking students\, rooting their productions in social justice and community service\, creating a ripple effect for Indigenous\, Chicano\, and Asian filmmakers at UCLA throughout the 1970s and 80s. \nJubran\, a Palestinian feminist filmmaker\, and UCLA graduate\, follows her predecessors with experience spanning from collaborations with legendary Palestinian filmmakers Annemarie Jacir and Elia Sulieman\, leading to her award-winning short film Don’t Be Long\, Little Bird. The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPlease also mark your calendars for closing residency event on October 30\, 2026. \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 Oct 19\, 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 entry\, general admission seating. \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n Explore More URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/reem-jubran-visiting-distinguished-practitioner/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reem-jubran-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260529T122717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T122718Z UID:6433-1792697400-1792697400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAward-winning poets Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson will read from and discuss their work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nYona Harvey is the author of You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love\, winner of The Believer Book Award in Poetry\, and Hemming the Water\, winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award from Claremont Graduate University and finalist for the Hurston/Wright Award.  Between the publication of her first two poetry books\, Harvey co-wrote Marvel Comics’ World of Wakanda\, which earned an Eisner Award for best limited series\, and co-wrote the comic book series Black Panther & the Crew. Her third poetry collection is forthcoming in September 2026. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora\, The Best American Poetry\, Letters to the Future: Black Women/Radical Writing and A Poet’s Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry. She’s the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a Japan Creative Artists Fellowship\, the Heinz Foundation’s Carol Brown Award\, and the inaugural Lucille Clifton Legacy Award from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. \nBorn and raised in Topeka\, Kansas\, Gary Jackson is the author of the poetry collections\, small lives\, (University of New Mexico Press\, 2025) origin story (University of New Mexico Press\, 2021)\, both part of the Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series\, and Missing You\, Metropolis (Graywolf\, 2010)\, which received the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. He’s also co-editor of The Future of Black: Afrofuturism\, Black Comics\, and Superhero Poetry (Blair\, 2021). His poems have appeared in numerous journals including Callaloo\, The Sun\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Gulf Coast\, and Copper Nickel. He’s published work in several anthologies\, including Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology\, African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song\, and A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New American South. He was featured in the 2013 New American Poetry Series by the Poetry Society of America\, and received fellowships and residencies from Cave Canem\, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, and Art Omi. He’s been a guest on the BBC News World Service: The Cultural Frontline\, and given readings and craft talks for Carnegie Hall\, Folger Theater\, and various venues across the country. In 2023\, he was selected to serve as part of the Cave Canem Cultural Preservation Project Team to record the oral histories of the first-year fellows and founders of Cave Canem.  \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 October 22\, 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 Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-yona-harvey-gary-jackson-poetry/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/harvey-jackson-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260529T123301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T123302Z UID:6439-1794339000-1794339000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: R. F. Kuang DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n R. F. Kuang\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAward-winning author R. F. Kuang will read from and discuss her work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nRebecca F. Kuang is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy\, Babel: An Arcane History\, Yellowface\, Katabasis\, and Taipei Story. Her work has won the Nebula\, Locus\, Crawford\, and British Book Awards. She was named to the 2023 Time100 Next list and the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2024. A Marshall Scholar\, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford. She is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale\, where she researches Sinophone literature and Asian American literature. \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 November 10\, 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 Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-r-f-kuang/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/r-f-kuang-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270318T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270318T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T010722 CREATED:20260529T121128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T121129Z UID:6421-1805398200-1805398200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: Erica Gies DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Erica Gies\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nEnvironmental science journalist Erica Gies will read from and discuss her work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nErica Gies is an award-winning independent journalist who writes about water\, climate change\, plants and critters for Scientific American\, The New York Times\, Nature\, The Atlantic\, The Guardian\, National Geographic\, The Economist\, Washington Post\, bioGraphic\, Wired\, and more. \nHer stories hail from North America\, especially California and British Columbia\, and the wider world. In a quest for commonalities that bind us and innovations that inspire\, she has reported from many intriguing places: Iraq\, Peru\, Cambodia\, India\, Syria\, Kenya\, China\, Qatar\, Laos\, the United Kingdom\, Guyana\, Vietnam\, France\, and Indigenous nations and territories\, including those belonging to Navajo (Diné)\, Kwiakah\, Makushi\, Kitasoo/Xai’xai\, ‘Namgis\, Heiltsuk\, and Native Hawaiian peoples. \nHer book\, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge\, is about the global “Slow Water” movement that are helping us adapt to the increasing floods and droughts brought by climate change. Published in North America\, the United Kingdom\, China\, and as an audio book\, Water Always Wins won the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism among other awards.  \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 March 18\, 20277:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-erica-gies/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/erica-gies-web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR