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Performances

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    South Korean theatremaker Jaha Koo, an Asian man with short dark brown hair and round glasses, wears a black shirt and sits on top of a table next to three Cuckoo brand rice cookers. His face is lit by a reddish-orange light.
    Jaha Koo , article

    FRIDAY, JANUARY 31-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 7:30 PM: Europe-based South Korean theatre maker Jaha Koo uses video to closely interweave politics, history, and his own personal stories. Part of Koo’s "Hamartia Trilogy," "Cuckoo" focuses on how the inescapable past tragically affects our lives today.

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    Medieval harpist Benjamin Bagby, a middle aged white man wearing a black shirt and pants, performs "Beowulf" while holding his harp in his lap. He emphasizes the line by making a fist with the other hand.
    "Beowulf: The Epic in Performance" , article

    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 7:30 PM: Vocalist, harpist, and medievalist Benjamin Bagby delivers a gripping solo spoken performance of the famed poem Beowulf. Experience this epic tale in the most epic way — reverberating through the chapel of the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church.

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    Jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, a young Black woman with twists pulled up into a side ponytail, wears a gold cape and pants and white shirt and boots. She sits in front of a red background and holds her saxophone up and away from her body, gazing unconcernedly towards the camera.
    Lakecia Benjamin , article

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 7:30 PM: Fresh off three Grammy nominations for her 2023 album, "Phoenix," charismatic saxophonist and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin is a fearless musician with deep jazz roots.

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Exhibitions

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    Sample student artwork on view at the Moss Arts Center as part of "Young Artists: Layers of Me," featuring Shawsville Middle School art students.
    "Young Artists: Layers of Me" , article

    TUESDAY, JANUARY 7-SATURDAY, JANUARY 11: In the spirit of creative collaboration and imaginative expression, Shawsville Middle School student artists explore identity and self-expression in "Layers of Me."

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    Shaunté Gates' "The Four Huntresses II," 2023, a collage that shows a Black woman centaur, bow pulled taut in her hands.
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    THURSDAY, JANUARY 23-SUNDAY, MARCH 30: Washington, D.C.-based artist Shaunté Gates’ solo exhibition features a survey of mixed-media paintings that investigate race, class, and psychogeographical spaces. Gates’ densely layered works combine photography, painting, collage, and found materials.

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    A detail view of Charisse Pearlina Weston's sculpture "pyrolytic envelop I (into the bright and distributed subject side)," 2024. The sculpture is made out of slumped and folded Mirropane surveillance glass in a way that makes it look like the glass is melting.
    Charisse Pearlina Weston , article

    THURSDAY, JANUARY 23-SUNDAY, MARCH 30: New York-based artist Charisse Pearlina Weston’s solo exhibition engages with themes of surveillance and tactics of Black refusal by transforming materials associated with observation and control through repetition and reuse.

Experiences

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    Moss Arts Center Curator Brian Holcombe leads a gallery tour and speaks into a microphone in front of a group of gallery visitors.
    "Beyond the Frame" , article

    SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, 12 PM: Elevate your art experience during free monthly noontime tours with Curator Brian Holcombe, who provides insight and context, offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the gallery processes, and answers your questions.

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    Sample student artwork on view at the Moss Arts Center as part of "Young Artists: Layers of Me," featuring Shawsville Middle School art students.
    Opening Reception | "Young Artists: Layers of Me" | Shawsville Middle School , article

    TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 5-7 PM: Join us for a free reception celebrating the opening of "Young Artists: Layers of Me," featuring works by art students at Shawsville Middle School.

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    Jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, a young Black woman with twists pulled up into a side ponytail, wears an orange and green patterned jumpsuit and holds rests her saxophone on her shoulder.
    School-Day Performance | Lakecia Benjamin , article

    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 10 AM: Charismatic saxophonist and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin is a fearless musician with deep jazz roots. Benjamin went from playing a recorder in grade school to becoming one of the most sought-after jazz musicians on the music scene.

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