Concerts & Lectures

Sherman Wooden, The Center for Anti-Slavery Studies

Location: Evans Hall February 16, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00PM

In celebration of Black History Month the Concerts and Lectures Series will welcome Sherman Wooden, president of the Center for Anti-Slavery Studies. Mr. Wooden has spearheaded research on the African American presence and contribution in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and in particular, the role that the Underground Railroad played in the region. He has uncovered an untold story that is a significant chapter in the history of Pennsylvania and the United States.

MML Jazz Quintet

Location: Evans Hall February 26, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00PM

This group, led by Marko Marcinko, delivers an upbeat mix of Latin and Brazilian jazz. The quintet was formed in 2007 and features conga master Bob Velez, guitarist Bill Washer, bassist Paul Rostock, saxophonist/flutist Tom Hamilton, and drummer/percussionist Marko Marcinko. Each member has a long history with the Latin jazz tradition, from touring and performing with Latin jazz legends and multi Grammy award winning performers.

The Quietmen

Location: Evans Hall March 8, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, enjoy the music of The Quietmen, an acoustic rock and Celtic band. The band originated in Scranton, Pa. and plays everything from Irish songs and ballads to acoustic rock from the 50s through today. The Quietmen feature Jamie Ratchford on guitar, vocals, harmonica and kazoo; Paddy Ratchford on keyboard, vocals and bodhran (Irish frame drum); Danny Ratchford on guitar and vocals; Molly Malone on the tin whistle and fiddle; Paul Hurst on drums; Marty Nazar with guest vocals and guitar; and Teddy Bryan with guest vocals.

Poet Patricia Smith

Location: Evans Hall April 3, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Patricia Smith is the author of five acclaimed poetry volumes. Blood Dazzler, which chronicles the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina, was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award. Ms. Smith’s work has been published in Poetry, The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, and other literary journals/anthologies, and performed around the world. A four-time individual champion on the National Poetry Slam, she has also been a featured poet on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. She has served as a Cave Canem faculty member, a Bruce McEver Visiting Chair in Writing at Georgia Tech University, and writer-in-residence at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. During a ceremony at Chicago State University’s Gwendolyn Brooks Center, Smith was inducted into the National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. In 2008 she was awarded a Lannan Foundation residency. Ms. Smith teaches in the Stonecoast master of fine arts program at the University of Southern Maine and is a professor of creative writing at the City University of New York/College of Staten Island.

Candace Gingrich-Jones Presentation

Location: Theatre in Brooks September 13, 2012 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Keystone College offers the opportunity to bring lectures, concerts, and other cultural programs that meet the needs and interests of the College community and the public, to the college campus.

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