Celebrate Lá Fhéile Bríde/St. Brigid's Day 2025 with a reading by visiting poet Victoria Kennefick! Book sales and a reception will follow the reading. Victoria Kennefick's debut collection, Eat or We Both Starve (Carcanet Press, 2021), won the Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize and the Dalkey Book Festival Emerging Writer of the Year Award. It was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Costa Poetry Book Award, Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and the Butler Literary Prize. Her second collection, Egg/Shell (Carcanet Press, 2024), was a Poetry Book Society Choice for Spring 2024 and BBC Poetry Extra Book of the Month for March. Egg/Shell was also a Book of the Year 2024 in The Telegraph, The Sunday Independent and The Poetry Society. This event is co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the Gender Studies Program. Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963) Racial justice and anti-Blackness are pressing global challenges that demand our attention. Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking panel discussion with distinguished experts who will delve into these critical issues. They will explore the far-reaching impacts of systemic, institutional, and organizational racism, and uncover the urgent need for change on a worldwide scale. Panelists: Joseph Butler, Assistant Dean for Access, Diversity and Inclusion, Princeton UniversityCarla Goar, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, Kent State UniversityAmber Hewitt, Racial Equity Practitioner and Counseling Psychologist  Moderated by Gwendolyn Purifoye, Assistant Professor of Racial Justice and Conflict Transformation, University of Notre Dame  Greg Wilson, Assistant Professor of Management and Public Affairs, Ohio State University  Photo credit: "Prayer Changes Things," (c) 2017, courtesy of Eurnice Harris from Good Victory Art Studio. Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.

Sacred Music at Notre Dame presents a showcase concert featuring the faculty and students at SMND in music that includes composers JS Bach, Handel, American spirituals, Hebrew sacred songs, and more. Jerry Blackstone conducts Concordia, the choir that includes the entire cohort of masters and doctoral level students at SMND, Cynthia Katsarelis conducts the SMND Festival Chamber Orchestra, comprised of local professional musicians, with baritone Stephen Lancaster, soprano Anne Slovin, and organist Kola Owolabi. Collaborative pianist, Dror Baitel joins our vocal faculty in sacred songs. Mark Doerries conducts the beloved Notre Dame Children’s Liturgical Choir.   Program Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata No. 49, Dr. Cynthia Katsarelis, conductor, Steven Lancaster, baritone, Ann Slovin, soprano, and Kola Owolabi, organ obligato   NDCC Liturgical Choir, Mark Doerries   Three Hebrew Sacred Songs Anne Slovin, soprano and Dror Baitel, piano   American Negro Spirituals arranged by H. T. Burleigh Stephen Lancaster, Baritone, Dror Baitel, piano   Dieterich Buxtehude Praeludium in g, BuxWV 163 Kola Owolabi, organist,   Concordia, Jerry Blackstone J.D. Zelenka: Miserere Lotti: Crucifixus Sanders: When lilacs last in the dooryard Bloom’d Handel: Sing unto God   For tickets call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu.  

The AAHD Gallery is excited to present Second Chances, an exhibition showcasing new works by second-year MFA students in Studio Art and Design. Featured artists include Lily Dorian (sculpture), Heidi Dargle (visual communication design), Franceska Alvarado (painting and drawing), Lucy Schultz (industrial design), and Olivia Koziel (photography). The exhibition runs weekdays from January 30 to February 13, 2025, with a special opening reception on January 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Join us to celebrate these talented, emerging artists and their inspiring creations. Originally published at artdept.nd.edu.

Drop by to crochet, knit, or embroider and enjoy conversation and community at the McDonald Center. BYO yarn and supplies or choose from available supplies. All experience levels are welcome.  Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.

Students, explore campus and build connection with another student during a shared walk! Each week you may sign up to join a shared walk by 9:00 p.m. Wednesday. The next day, Thursday, you will receive an email pairing you with your walking partner. You with both decide on a location and time to meet up on Friday. Discussion guides are provided. Sign up at bit.ly/nd-sharedwalk. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.