News, Publications & Research | Programs in Visual and Performing Arts

SBU's Quick Center for the Arts and the Tri-County Arts Council to bring art alive in QCA Collage event

Apr 10, 2024 | If you’re into art, theater, music or dance, you’ll find something to love when The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at �鶹ӳ�� and the Tri-County Arts Council team up to present QCA Collage, a mixed-bag of visual and performing arts programming at the Quick Center on Saturday, April 20.

Students will be in the spotlight when Jazz ’n’ Wings returns to SBU’s Rathskeller

Mar 19, 2024 | New faces — lots of them — will take the stage when the popular Jazz ’n’ Wings series returns to the �鶹ӳ�� Rathskeller, 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 18. The series usually features SBU Professor of Music Dr. Les Sabina and a handful of musicians from his own jazz combo. For this semester’s performance, however, Sabina is sharing the stage with members of the SBU Jazz Band, which he directs.

Cavatina Duo to perform Feb. 16 at SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Feb 09, 2024 | Cavatina Duo, whose mastery of the flute and guitar has been praised as “brilliant” and “virtuoso,” will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Stevens conducts regional high school choir in Connecticut

Feb 07, 2024 | Dr. Brian Stevens, adjunct instructor and director of SBU's choral and vocal music, was the guest conductor for the Connecticut Music Educators Southern Region Treble Choir Festival at Naugatuck High School on Jan. 19 and 20, 2024.

Dr. Rachel M. Harris named executive director of SBU’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Dec 19, 2023 | Dr. Rachel M. Harris has been named executive director of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at �鶹ӳ��. She begins work Jan. 16.

SBU Christmas Concert set for Dec. 3 in the Quick Center for the Arts on campus

Nov 27, 2023 | The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at �鶹ӳ�� will present its annual Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in Rigas Family Theater of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Stevens to conduct regional choir, serve conductors network

Nov 17, 2023 | Dr. Brian Stevens, adjunct instructor and director of choral and vocal music, has been invited to conduct the Connecticut Music Educators Southern Region Treble Choir Festival at Naugatuck High School, January 19-20, 2024. The choir will comprise more than 100 students from across southern Connecticut.

SBU Chamber Singers and Concert Choir to present Nov. 12 concert in Quick Center on campus

Nov 06, 2023 | �鶹ӳ��’s Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will perform in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Regina A. Quick Center the Arts’ Rigas Family Theater.

�鶹ӳ��’s SBU Theater to present Dudzick’s comedy ‘Miracle on South Division Street’

Oct 26, 2023 | SBU Theater, the theater program at �鶹ӳ��, will present Tom Dudzick’s hit comedy “Miracle on South Division Street” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 2-4, at the university’s Garret Theater on campus. A special matinee performance will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.

Buffalo Chamber Players to perform in Friends of Good Music concert at SBU

Oct 26, 2023 | Buffalo Chamber Players will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

SBU Chamber Singers prepare for Nov. 12 concert with overnight retreat at Mt. Irenaeus

Oct 20, 2023 | �鶹ӳ��’s Chamber Singers prepared for a Nov. 12 concert on campus by embarking on an overnight retreat at Mt. Irenaeus, the community of Franciscan friars in nearby Allegany County.

�鶹ӳ�� Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band to perform in Oct. 29 concert on campus

Oct 20, 2023 | �鶹ӳ��’s Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band will perform in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, in Rigas Family Theater of the Regina A. Quick Center for the arts on campus.

The Mulryans and Bona's

Sep 08, 2023 | Sandra Mulryan, former lecturer of English, and her husband, Dr. John Mulryan, professor emeritus of English, taught a combined 71 years at �鶹ӳ�� before retiring from full-time work (she in 2013 and he in 2011). They touched the lives of thousands of Bona students throughout their careers.

'Ground Zero 360' among three new exhibitions at �鶹ӳ��'s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Aug 18, 2023 | “Ground Zero 360,” an internationally acclaimed exhibition conveying the chaos, courage and emotion of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New Yok City’s World Trade Center, is one of three new exhibitions opening at �鶹ӳ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts in September.

�鶹ӳ�� musicians, singers to perform spring concert Sunday

Apr 14, 2023 | �鶹ӳ�� student musicians and singers will take the stage Sunday, April 16, for “A Celebration of Spring.”

Multicultural quartet Fandango! will close the Friends of Good Music season at �鶹ӳ��'s Quick Center

Apr 12, 2023 | A spicy mix of Latin, Spanish, Sephardic, Balkan and classical sounds will fill Rigas Theater at �鶹ӳ��’s Quick Center for the Arts when the quartet Fandango! takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 21.

SBU Theater presenting Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' nightly through Saturday at the Quick Center

Mar 30, 2023 | �鶹ӳ��’s theater program is presenting a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in daily 7:30 p.m. performances through Saturday, April 1, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Jazz ’n’ Wings with Les Sabina and the Septet returning to �鶹ӳ��’s Rathskeller

Mar 07, 2023 | Les Sabina and the Septet, a collection of some of the best jazz musicians in Western New York, will perform at �鶹ӳ��’s Rathskeller at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in a return of their popular Jazz ’n’ Wings program.

Peterson performs in concerts as featured piano soloist

Feb 24, 2023 | Laura Peterson, assistant professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, performed as a featured piano soloist with the Southern Tier Symphony in concerts this month at �鶹ӳ�� and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

SBU Theater hosts workshop for teachers, students on acting, directing and theater design

Nov 21, 2022 | SBU Theater hosted a professional development workshop for Cattaraugus County teachers on Nov. 16.