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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

  • America’s Banjo Legacy with Dom Flemons

    Time
    5:00 - 6:30 pm
    Location
    Music & Performing Arts Library Reading Room (1st floor), 1114 W Nevada St

    Dom Flemons, one of the country’s leading banjo scholars and performing artists, will provide a spell-binding performance discussion about America’s rich black banjo legacies to help kick off this year’s CU Folk and Roots Festival. Join us for an evening of American roots music – everything from country, folk, and bluegrass to Americana and the blues.

Monday, October 19, 2026

  • Shulamit Ran Talk + Display

    Time
    4:00 - 5:00 pm
    Location
    Music & Performing Arts Library Reading Room (1st floor), 1114 W Nevada St

    Composer Shulamit Ran will have an in-person Q and A session with Percussion Professor Josh Graham as part of the U of I New Music Festival. Shulamit was the second woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, was composer-in-residence with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago, and is Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago.

Friday, November 13, 2026

  • Player Piano Demonstration

    Time
    4:00 - 5:00 pm
    Location
    Player Piano room on the 2nd floor of the Music & Performing Arts Library (1300 Music Building, 1114 W Nevada St)

    Enjoy a free concert featuring the Music & Performing Arts Library’s Steinway Duo-Art Reproducing Piano! See the piano in action and learn more about the instrument and roll collection. This is an informal even and all are welcome!