Media Room
The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech communications team is available to assist with media inquiries, including arranging facility tours, coordinating interviews, and providing high-resolution photography of our facility, as well as our performers and exhibitions.
Reporters are welcome to attend our events, but will need to request a ticket at least 48 hours in advance. Media tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please direct any media-related inquiries to:
Susan Bland
Associate Director of Communication
540-231-1986
subland@vt.edu
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Music is reimagined with captivating cellist Abel Selaocoe , articleMasterfully improvising, vocalizing, and creating his own percussion, Selaocoe challenges the limits of the cello when he performs at the Center for the Arts on Thursday, Oct. 2.
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Step Afrika! brings the beat , articleWith the thunderous stomp of synchronized footwork, soaring leaps, and powerful chants, celebrate history, unity, and the sheer joy of movement with a performance at the Center for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Center for the Arts offers $10 student tickets for noteworthy shows , articleStudents can claim reserved tickets for popular shows this season such as Step Afrika, Chris Thile, Ballet BC, 360 Allstars, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and many more.
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The Hot Sardines bring vintage jazz to life for the Center for the Arts season opener , articleFrom Parisian chansons to sly Cole Porter lyrics, the band effortlessly channels New York speakeasies, French cabarets, and New Orleans jazz halls. See them live on Friday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m.
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Legendary musician Kiki Valera brings the soul of Cuba for free outdoor concert , articleExperience the captivating rhythms of Cuban tradition with Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano on Friday, Sept. 5, at 6 p.m. on the Center for the Arts’ Patricia Buckley Moss Lawn.
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Language and pattern meet in exhibitions exploring the poetics of painting , articleIn “Seeing and Reading,” Dana Frankfort and Josephine Halvorson investigate text in painting, while Clare Grill and Margaux Ogden treat pattern as a visual language in “Things I Had No Words For.” The Center for the Arts exhibitions open with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 4-6 p.m.
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How Sania Jain got her groove back , articleThe sophomore computer science major found a powerful source of joy, balance, and community in the Center for the Arts’ free student workshops.
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Weeks of Welcome takes off Aug. 19 , articleWeeks of Welcome, which is Aug. 19-29, is a time where students can connect with each other, adjust to campus life, and learn about available resources. Activities include game and movie nights, carnivals, workout classes, cultural and community center open houses, and more.
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Tickets for Center for the Arts' 2025-26 season now on sale , articleTickets for individual performances are now on sale for the center’s upcoming season, which features spectacular orchestras and brilliant ensembles, Broadway blockbusters, innovative dance and theatre works, family-friendly favorites, and cherished holiday classics.
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Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech announces 2025-26 season , articleSubscriptions are now available for the center’s newest season, which features spectacular orchestras and brilliant ensembles, Broadway blockbusters, bold jazz and global sounds, innovative dance and theatre works, family-friendly favorites, and cherished holiday classics.
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Hundreds honor the late Nikki Giovanni through music, dance, and poetry , articleWriters, poets, and musicians reflected and performed as part of a celebration of life for Giovanni on June 8.
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Board approves university budget, discusses incremental enrollment growth, on-campus housing , articleAt its quarterly meeting this week, the Board of Visitors also approved a resolution to rename its performing arts center to the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech.