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- - Margaret Lawrence named the Moss Arts Center’s director of programming
    An award-winning arts administrator and performance curator, Lawrence brings a strong track record of organizing and presenting culturally inclusive arts experiences to Virginia Tech.
- - Walt Whitman's poetry inspires melodies crafted and led by jazz composer Fred Hersch
    Leading an eight-piece music ensemble, Hersch is joined by renowned jazz vocalists Kurt Elling and Kate McGarry for the performance “Leaves of Grass” at the Moss Arts Center on April 26.
- - Department of Mathematics to host lecture on experiences of African-American women and girls in education
    Guest speaker Nicole M. Joseph of Vanderbilt University will talk about the experiences of black women and girls in mathematics education.
- - Music fills the Blacksburg campus for Virginia Tech Music Day
    Featuring over 20 student and community musicians performing in various outdoor locations, Virginia Tech Music Day will be held on Friday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- - Jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet blend classical, spiritual, and jazz sounds
    Enjoy selections from Duke Ellington, Bill Monroe, Bill Withers, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Bach, and more during the performance at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, April 12.
- - Experience the energy, virtuosity, and individuality of the Australian Chamber Orchestra
    Embracing celebrated classics alongside innovative projects and new commissions, the energetic orchestra brings its unique musical style to the Moss Arts Center on Sunday, April 7.
- - Electronic musician and composer Amy X Neuburg debuts new works created for Virginia Tech’s Cube
    The genre-crossing artist will also present a piece created in collaboration with a Virginia Tech professor during her performance in the Moss Arts Center Cube on Saturday, April 6.
- - Moss Arts Center exhibitions celebrate the university’s curiosity, creativity, and innovation
    The exhibitions will feature works created by faculty members and students from Virginia Tech’s School of Visual Arts, as well as researchers associated with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
- - Stories not symptoms: Speaker and exhibit highlight comics as educational and healing tools
    From 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 3 in Newman Library’s Multipurpose Room, graphic medicine artist and author Whit Taylor will speak about her position as an artist and public health practitioner in this conversation about graphic medicine.
- - Author, environmentalist, and activist Terry Tempest Williams comes to the Moss Arts Center
    Often referred to as a “citizen writer,” Williams, who has shown how environmental issues are social issues that ultimately become matters of justice, will be onstage for a conversation on Monday, April 1.
- - Award-winning choreographer David Roussève blends jazz, dance, and design in his newest work
    Exploring the fascinating life of jazz great Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington’s main writing partner and civil rights activist, Roussève’s dance/theatre company REALITY performs “Halfway to Dawn” at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, March 30.
- - How Tech Ticks: Behind the Exhibit
    The process of selecting, securing, and installing the gallery exhibits in the Moss Arts Center involves careful research and painstaking planning. Each piece of art is hand-selected and must be thoroughly examined on arrival.
- - Professional and local musicians come together to celebrate the art of the spiritual
    The Blacksburg Master Chorale and Virginia Tech Choirs join bass-baritone Kevin Deas to honor African-American composer, arranger, and singer Harry Burleigh with the performance “Deep River: The Art of the Spiritual” at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, March 23.
- - Enjoy an onstage conversation with literary sensation Zadie Smith
    Known for her work exploring politics, culture, race, class, and identity, the New York Times bestselling author visits the Moss Arts Center on March 19.
- - Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend with traditional Irish ensemble Danú
    Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú will bring a high-energy mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire to the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, March 16.
- - Rowdy rock-and-roll theatre performance explores the overlapping histories of Scotland and Appalachia
    Rooted in residency work at Virginia Tech, the TEAM and the National Theatre of Scotland bring a collision of national mythologies and personal histories with two performances of “Anything That Gives Off Light” at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 2.
- - Czech National Symphony Orchestra celebrates famed composer and musician Leonard Bernstein
    Joined by Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, the orchestra will perform popular Bernstein selections from productions, including “Songfest,” “Peter Pan,” and “West Side Story” at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 22.
- - See the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet perform during its final North American tour
    The ensemble, which has helped redefine the sound of the classic wind quintet, will perform works spanning the late 19th and 20th centuries at the Moss Arts Center on Feb. 15.
- - Jemele Hill, Tommie Smith speak on civil rights and social justice
    Hill, a broadcast journalist, and Smith, a gold-medal Olympian, were the keynote speakers on Jan. 31 as part of Virginia Tech's 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
- - Drummer and composer John Hollenbeck brings his Grammy-nominated ensemble for an evening of big band jazz
    Featuring top New York musicians, the 18-piece John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble performs at the Moss Arts Center on Feb. 10.

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