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Patrons view a large site-specific installation in the Moss Arts Center's gallery, part of artist william cordova's exhibition, "can't stop, won't stop: tenets of southern alchemy." The wooden structure is tall and curved into a half circle, the inside surface covered in color-blocked paint chips.
william cordova's exhibition, "can't stop, won't stop: tenets of southern alchemy" in the Ruth C. Horton Gallery.

10 years of the moss arts center

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When the late Charles W. Steger became president of Virginia Tech in 2000, he announced his desire to enhance the presence and practice of the arts on campus. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary season, we look back at the creativity, culture, and community over the years.

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Performances

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    Blacksburg Master Chorale poses for a group photo in a church. The members all wear black and face the camera.
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    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 4 PM: The New River Valley’s own Blacksburg Master Chorale is joined by a professional orchestra and soloists to present one of the most iconic works of the holiday season, Handel’s "Messiah."

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    A promo photo of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, near center. The group consists of 15 men in navy blue suits with brown shoes. They all stand or sit on stools in a row and hold their instruments in front of a white background.
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    TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 7:30 PM: Grammy-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Made up of 15 of today’s finest jazz musicians, the group performs the music of great jazz composers as well as original works.

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    People ride three tall on a green bicycle on stage. Behind them is a large windmill, and a large pink backdrop.
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    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 7:30 PM: From the creative team that brought us "Birdhouse Factory" in 2022 and "Pedal Punk" in 2015 comes a fun-for-all-ages theatrical circus show inspired by the power of wind. Cirque Mechanics combines inspired storytelling and innovative mechanical staging for its latest smash, "Zephyr."

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Exhibitions

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    A detail of william cordova's "can't stop, won't stop: tenets of southern alchemy." This collaged work shows a black and white image of a row of city apartment buildings with red letter jacket-style letters on the windows reading, from top left to bottom right, P, W, O, N, T, S, T, O, and P. Black and white and color images of Black men and women appear to sit on stoops, walk on the sidewalk, or peer through windows.
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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17: william cordova examines the visual aspects of transition and displacement, studying the evolution and adaptation of objects and perception across time and space.

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    An installation view of Laurie Steelink's "Gathering Power," 2022. Photo by Yubo Dong, ofstudio. A three-paneled wood structure on which hangs two paintings. The painting in the center is a multicolored starburst or dream catcher pattern. Sculptural elements at left and in the center are reminiscent of totem poles. At right, a deer head and a willowy tree branch hang on a panel.
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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17: Exploring connections to her Native American roots, multidisciplinary artist Laurie Steelink creates assemblages of found objects and reassembled paintings to question authenticity and consider spirituality.

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