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- - Distracted poses questions surrounding attention deficit disorder
    The School of Performing Arts opens its 2017-2018 Mainstage Theatre season with Lisa Loomer's play "Distracted," running Oct. 3-8 in Squires Haymarket Theatre.
- - See what all the noise is about when STOMP comes to the Moss Arts Center
    One of the longest running off-Broadway shows, the international percussion sensation featuring performers who use everything but conventional instruments to make music performs on Nov. 12.
- - Grammy-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion offers a contemporary take on classical sounds
    Exploring the musical possibilities in the world of percussion, the ensemble brings its energetic and unique approach to music to the Moss Arts Center on Oct. 6.
- - New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Strayed recounts her solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in ‘A WILD Life’
    The inspiration for the book “Wild,” as well as the Oscar-nominated movie of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon, Strayed discusses the life lessons she learned during her 1,000-mile hiking experience.
- - Tango Buenos Aires' captivating dancing opens Moss Arts Center’s season
    Known throughout the world for the most authentic performance of the dance, Tango Buenos Aires performs “The Spirit of Argentina” on Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Following the performance, the center will offer free tango instruction with “Tango in the Cube.”
- - School of Performing Arts announces 2017-18 season
    Opportunities to experience live music and theatre performances abound in the School of Performing Arts' 2017-2018 season.
- - Artists explore the past and present, movement and transformation in Moss Arts Center’s fall exhibitions
    Featuring the work of artists Pia Fries and Radcliffe Bailey, the exhibitions will open with a reception and conversation in the gallery with Bailey on Sept. 14.
- - Women and Minority Artists and Scholars Lecture Series supports unique and diverse voices
    Designed to support scholarly voices and artistic expressions from underrepresented groups, the program provides funding assistance for Virginia Tech departments and units. Applications for the program are due by Sept. 22.
- - Three international artists celebrate the power of music, diversity, and creativity with free outdoor performance
    Syrian-American Omar Offendum, Egyptian drummer and DJ Karim Nagi, and Pakistani-American visual artist Saba Taj will each bring a unique flavor to this live event on Sept. 7 at Eggleston quad.
- - Photos and video: Communicating Science course serves as cornerstone of German Fulbright Summer Institute
    Virginia Tech hosted 24 German undergraduates for a three-week summer institute. The students participated in a class called 'Communicating Science,' where they learned to communicate, collaborate, and connect across differences and disciplines.
- - Stand-up comedian and former contributor to ‘The Daily Show’ Demetri Martin to perform at the Moss Arts Center
    Martin brings his deadpan delivery, quirky one-liners, and witty humor to campus on Aug. 26 for a Moss Arts Center Student Ambassadors’ Choice event.
- - Individual performance tickets are available for the Moss Arts Center’s 2017-18 season
    Through words, sounds, images, and movement, this season’s artists tell stories that expand cultural awareness, deepen understanding, and explore new ideas and perspectives.
- - Cube Fest features the latest in immersive sound
    Unlike any music festival in the world, the event features live performances, audio and visual work, and a spatialized presentation of an entire Led Zeppelin album in Virginia Tech’s premiere research environment, the Cube.
- - Medical school seeks artists for show featuring military, medicine, creative forces
    The show will demonstrate the unique capacity of the arts to document historical military events and personal experiences as well as facilitate healing, reintegration, and well-being for service members and their families.
- - Paul Steger named director of School of Performing Arts
    Paul Steger — an actor, a theatre director, a fight choreographer with Broadway credits, and an arts administrator — previously directed the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
- - A tale of love, power, and vengeance unfolds in fully staged production of ‘Rigoletto’
    Presented by the Moss Arts Center, the Charlottesville Opera performs the classic Verdi opera, complete with orchestra and subtitles, on July 9.
- - Summer Chamber Music Series returns to the Moss Arts Center with free performances
    The series of free public concerts offers a diverse and inspiring range of chamber music performed by acclaimed musicians who have shared the stage with some of the world’s greatest orchestras and ensembles.
- - Summer Arts Festival fun begins June 2
    Live music, theatre, movies, art exhibits, and festivals are all a part of the 2017 Summer Arts Festival in Blacksburg, beginning June 2. All events are free.
- - The Moss Arts Center celebrates Virginia’s heritage music during the Crooked Road’s Mountains of Music Homecoming
    Events include a concert featuring Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys, with special guests Ricky Skaggs and Larry Sparks, and a live performance of the Floyd Radio Show.
- - A new voice in country music, singer-songwriter Dori Freeman returns to her Southwest Virginia roots
    Named one of the “10 Country Artists You Need to Know” by Rolling Stone Magazine, Freeman performs at the Moss Arts Center on June 8 at 7:30 p.m. Please note that this performance was originally scheduled for March 10, 2017. Original tickets dated March 10 will be honored for this event.

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