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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student Belinda Tucker debuts her first solo art exhibition, Physical Exam, inspired by anatomy, observation, and medical training. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sean O’Brien, Adrian “AJ” Fucito, and Nathan Sprouse took top honors at the annual event designed to encourage creative expression across disciplines.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hired in 2018 to teach filmmaking and cinematography, Perkinson is using his background in virtual reality, 360-degree video, and other emerging technologies to highlight research endeavors done by professors that not only educate, but also prompt action. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Presented by the School of Performing Arts and the Town of Blacksburg, the festival features music, theatre, film, and interactive arts experiences that highlight regional talent and foster community connection. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Featuring work by the late Japanese minimalist sculptor created during his time in Southwest Virginia, “A Line of Breath Between Wood and Light” opens Thursday, June 4, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The beloved Broadway leading lady performs selections from the American songbook with her trio at the Center for the Arts on Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The play uses nonverbal communication, audience interaction, and immersive soundscapes to invite audience members to reflect on the power of silence. It runs April 21-25. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An interactive installation co-designed by Assistant Professor of Architecture Ramtin Haghnazar uses artificial intelligence to translate visitors’ emotions into responsive light and sound.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A favorite on the world’s great stages for performances featuring drama, warmth, humor, and extraordinary precision, the ensemble makes its debut at the Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. with award-winning violist Jordan Bak. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist takes the Center for the Arts stage on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m., offering a behind-the-scenes look at the images and moments that have shaped his career.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The installation will honor the impact of graduate students and the Graduate School on the university’s mission, recognize the creativity and resilience of the graduate community, and expand the presence of public art on the Blacksburg campus.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The festival’s upcoming 10th iteration brings together student, faculty, and guest artist performers for a series of concerts notable for their use of large-scale collaboration and space. ]]></description>
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        <title>Legendary guitarist Bill Frisell leads all-star ensemble</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After decades of shaping the sound of modern American guitar, Grammy-winner Frisell gathers a constellation of close collaborators for “In My Dreams.” The new touring project comes to the Center for the Arts on Friday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Direct from Australia, Stephanie Lake Company brings a high-energy evening of joyful movement and vibrant percussion with the U.S. premiere of “Manifesto” at the Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Take a St. Patrick’s Day journey to 18th-century Dublin </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A fresh and historically rich way to mark the holiday, “The Trials of Tenducci” by the Irish Baroque Orchestra comes to the Center for the Arts on Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For many students, stepping into a theater or meeting a professional artist is a first. Through free student matinees, in-school performances, and workshops, the Center for the Arts is helping make those moments possible for schools facing financial and logistical barriers. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The School of Performing Arts’ upcoming performance of the striking and incisive play invites the audience to open space for reflection and compassion. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Led by one of today’s most sought-after young jazz composers and conductors, Miho Hazama, the band performs with special guest jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant at the Center for the Arts on Friday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Soprano Julia Bullock, cellist Seth Parker Woods, and pianist Conor Hanick perform an evening of music that speaks across generations, featuring works by Ravel, Nina Simone, and a Center for the Arts co-commissioned composition by Tania León. ]]></description>
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        <title>Spring exhibitions trace memory and metamorphosis shaped by Haitian heritage</title>
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        <title>Savannah Penven creates a space for young artists to thrive</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Penven M.A. &#39;24 brings her creative journey full circle, helping the next generation step into the spotlight. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Wyatt explains the evolution of Christmas music, from its origins in early Christian hymns to its transformation into a commercialized genre in the 20th century. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Batts’ interdisciplinary path in theatre, public relations, and sales highlights how experiential learning fuels personal and professional growth. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experience the power, beauty, and grandeur of this beloved oratorio, featuring the sound of more than 100 singers, at the Center for the Arts on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Honor Orchestra and Choir Festival: Talent meets opportunity</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Discover how Virginia Tech brings together the best young musicians from across Virginia for two days of learning, performing, and exploring college life. Watch their journey from rehearsal to an unforgettable concert. ]]></description>
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        <title>High school artists shine in Center for the Arts exhibition</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Featuring work from 39 students from Craig County High School, “Young Artists: dreamscapes” debuts with an opening reception on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition runs through Saturday, Dec. 20. ]]></description>
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        <title>Interdisciplinary course fosters collaboration</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Pauline Kalker, one of the artistic directors from the theater company Hotel Modern, leads a workshop for students in the Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques class. Students collaborate to bring landscapes to life through a performance using imagery, puppetry, and live sound effects. ]]></description>
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        <title>How an exhibition comes to life at the Center for the Arts</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Every exhibition at the Center for the Arts begins long before opening night. In this behind-the-scenes look, watch as the center’s galleries transform into “Things I Had No Words For” by Clare Grill and Margaux Ogden, and “Seeing and Reading” by Dana Frankfort and Josephine Halvorson — two unique visions brought to life through careful preparation, design, and collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <title>A murder, a manor, and a mystery</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The School of Performing Arts is bringing mystery and suspense to the stage with its production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” from Nov. 11-15 in Squires Studio Theatre. ]]></description>
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        <title>360 ALLSTARS spins street culture into spectacle</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With BMX tricks, basketball stunts, breakdancing, acrobatics, and live beats, this action-packed, all-ages show comes to the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech on Sunday, Nov. 9. ]]></description>
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        <title>Students learn the art of scratching from DJ Zo</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s Digging in the Crates hosts a workshop for students led by alum DJ Zo (Alessandro Manno &#39;07). Students learn how to use DJ&#39;ing equipment and discuss Manno&#39;s career in the music production industry. ]]></description>
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        <title>Tiny worlds tell a monumental story of World War I</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rotterdam’s Hotel Modern brings &#34;The Great War&#34; to life through miniature sets and live film with two performances Nov. 6 and 7 at the Center for the Arts. ]]></description>
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        <title>Rhythm and soul collide when La Santa Cecilia takes the stage</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Honoring its Latin roots with irresistible energy, the Grammy-winning band comes to the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Experience artistic innovation with the Music Inclusion Ensemble</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Music Inclusion Ensemble centers disability narratives and performs a diverse repertoire by disabled composers. The concert is on Oct. 20 at the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech.. ]]></description>
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        <title>Check Carnegie Hall off the bucket list</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Choir members gained professional experience and made their dreams a reality by performing Mozart’s Requiem with the New England Symphonic Ensemble this summer. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The beloved artist brings her sharp observations and distinctive voice to the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Visceral, powerful, and impossible to forget, Canada’s leading contemporary dance company will debut at the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech on Tuesday, Oct. 14. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The music, theatre, and cinema events, many of which are free, begin Sept. 15 and will be held in venues across the Blacksburg campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experience 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. ]]></description>
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        <title>How Sania Jain got her groove back</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The sophomore computer science major found a powerful source of joy, balance, and community in the Center for the Arts’ free student workshops. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tickets 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. ]]></description>
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        <title>Music composition students receive Yee Prize</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three students have been awarded the 2025 Yee Prize for excellence in music composition. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the renaming of the center at its quarterly meeting on June 3, following a recommendation from the university’s Commemorative Tributes Committee. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sponsored by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association, the New River Art Juried Biennial opens with a public reception Thursday, June 5, in the Moss Arts Center’s Grand Lobby. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <title>Summer Arts Festival starts May 23 with free entertainment and fun for all</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Events happening all summer include indoor and outdoor concerts, movies, art exhibitions, children’s activities, a community sing, and more. The festival is presented by the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts, with support from the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost and the Town of Blacksburg. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech alumnus rewrites the story of a Florentine icon</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A passion for architecture and history led Elon Danziger from Virginia Tech to Florence, where his research is rewriting the story of the city’s famed Baptistery. ]]></description>
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        <title>Theatre alumnus Dylan Bomgardner helped light the way for Metallica’s M72 World Tour</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Metallica fans rocking out at the M72 World Tour are seeing the creative work of Virginia Tech alumnus Dylan Bomgardner, who supported the tour’s cutting-edge lighting design. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ CJ Jessie arrived at Virginia Tech as a student with a love for film, but was soon captivated by the stage. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior Carter Roberts has built an impressive resume while creating sound design for events such as the university’s sesquicentennial celebration and the 80th anniversary display at the National D-Day Memorial. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Perdue will be following her internal compass when she moves to New York City after graduation to work as a comedic tour guide and pursue her dream of performing on Broadway. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Graduate student Camila Mancilla’s solo exhibition blends surrealism and architectural theory to reveal the complex nature of home. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Printmaking students took their inspiration from Works Progress Association posters of the past as they learned how to design and produce art that would encourage community members to vote this November. ]]></description>
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        <title>Director&#39;s vision explores love and loss in Sarah Ruhl&#39;s &#39;Eurydice&#39;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ruhl&#39;s &#34;Eurydice&#34; opens in Squires Studio Theatre on Nov. 12 and runs for six performances. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A pioneering symphonic brass ensemble representing Air Force professionals serving across the globe, Heritage Brass comes to the Moss stage on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Travis Head, Associate Professor in the School of Visual Arts, centered his printmaking class project around Election Day 2024. Students were tasked with making print posters with messages that encourage voting and distributed around campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Coming to the Moss Arts Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30, contemporary dance company Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan transforms ancient aesthetics into a modern celebration of motion. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with “Voices from the Urban Indigenous Campfire,” featuring award-winning writers Rena Priest, Deborah Taffa, and Rhiana Yazzie, at the Moss Arts Center on Monday, Oct. 14. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The School of Performing Arts presents its first theatre production of the season which runs Oct. 1-5 in Squire Studio Theatre. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New faculty in the College of Art, Architecture, and Design are bringing a wealth of expertise into the classroom, as well as creative topics and new approaches to inquiry to their research and creative scholarship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Welcome to Virginia Tech, where the spirit of innovation knows no limits. ]]></description>
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        <title>East meets west in a joyous evening of musical praise</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Yoon Choi, assistant professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, launched the Food Magic project in 2023. The project utilizes a multi-stream recycling approach to capture food waste that can be transformed into natural powder pigments for art. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ How can businesses and organizations benefit from incorporating creative processes into their work practices? In the latest Tech on Tap series, members from Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) discuss their research into the framework for a new model of innovation, called da Vinci&#39;s Cube. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology&#39;s current project is all about applying the intersection of arts and engineering to the modern business world by expanding upon an old formula with a new twist, called da Vinci&#39;s Cube. ]]></description>
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        <title>New art show celebrates fatherhood at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Fletcher Nichols brings to life the symbolic images of fatherhood in this new art exhibition. ]]></description>
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        <title>Student research bridges gap between art and technology</title>
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        <title>Virginia Tech creates immersive display for National D-Day Memorial, 80th anniversary of D-Day</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces&#39; invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II and the first time the ceremonies at the national memorial located in Bedford will include moving pictures and sound. ]]></description>
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        <title>Artists’ bold color and dynamic composition capture moments in time</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center’s summer exhibitions feature the work of contemporary artists Erika Ranee and Michiko Itatani. The exhibitions open on Thursday, June 6, with a reception from 5-7 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Summer Arts Festival 2024 promises free fun and entertainment for all</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Summer Arts Festival in Blacksburg begins in June, offering a wide variety of free events for the community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The three winning student composers — Brianna Magill, Caroline Flynn, and Austin Sherwood — received grants of $500, $250, and $100, respectiviely. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ More than 70 experts in the arts and technology convened in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area to discuss and share their usage of artificial intelligence in the arts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With conductor Jakub Hrůša and pianist Hélène Grimaud, the premier ensemble makes its Moss Arts Center debut on Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The musician takes the stage of the Moss Arts Center on Monday, April 8, at 8 p.m. for a special “Music on Mondays” performance. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From Abba to ZZ Top, Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, the fresh and entertaining ensemble performs at the Moss Arts Center on Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ East Los Angeles Chicano indie-folk band brings its energy-filled live show to the Moss Arts Center on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Classical and pop music collide with Sō Percussion, Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, and beat boxer Shodekeh</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Redefining chamber music for the 21st century, the multi-genre quartet and its special guests come to the Moss Arts Center on Wednesday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Grammy winner, musical trailblazer Meshell Ndegeocello comes to the Moss Arts Center</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Spanning soul, R&amp;B, jazz, hip-hop, and rock, Ndegeocello’s work is bound by the search for love, justice, respect, and resolution. She takes the Moss stage on Friday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The VT Philharmonic Orchestra performs on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the Moss Arts Center. ]]></description>
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        <title>School of Performing Arts finds the funny with feminist farce</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The School of Performing Arts presents &#34;Or,&#34; by Liz Duffy Adams in Squires Studio Theatre Feb 20-24. Tickets are $12 for students/seniors and $15 general admission. ]]></description>
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        <title>Pulitzer Prize winning science writer Elizabeth Kolbert to discuss critical environmental issues</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kolbert, a New Yorker journalist and one of the nation’s most prominent voices on climate change, comes to the Moss Arts Center on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “Shakespeare’s Garden: An Immersive Sound Stroll Through His Sonnets, Soliloquies, and Scenes,” is now open at the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery in Alexandria. The exhibit is presented by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts. The installation enables visitors to explore an immersive sound and visual experience as they follow a meandering path through the space and listen to Shakespearean texts performed by Virginia Tech students. The Target Gallery is typically open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily with occasional 5 p.m. and holiday closures. The exhibition runs through May 26th. ]]></description>
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        <title>Visionary choreographer Mark Morris pays tribute to Burt Bacharach in ‘Look of Love’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Morris presents an homage to the legendary late hitmaker Bacharach on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Moss Arts Center. ]]></description>
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        <title>Animatronics course encourages innovation and collaboration</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new course brought together visual arts and robotics, allowing students to design and build lifelike robotic objects using the resources of the Studios Network at University Libraries.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Speaker series explores the role arts and culture play in a healthy community</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Guest speaker Mei Ann Teo is the first of three speakers in a series exploring the role of arts and culture in a healthy community, presented by the School of Performing Arts. ]]></description>
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        <title>‘Messengers’ explores photography as communication</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With funding up to $25,000, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology is accepting proposals for research projects in science, engineering, arts, or design until Feb. 4. ]]></description>
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        <title>Celebrate the season with a momentous performance of the iconic holiday favorite Handel’s ‘Messiah’ </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The voices of more than 90 singers will fill the Moss Arts Center’s theatre when the Blacksburg Master Chorale is joined by a professional orchestra and guest soloists on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 4 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <title>A time to be thankful: News about Hokie Nation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hokies in Blacksburg and across the world do work that advances study, impacts communities, and leads the charge for positive change.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Deantoni Parks blends technology, hip-hop, sampling, and electronica for unforgettable live performances </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experience Parks’ electrifying, expansive stage presence and mastery of music technology when he performs two shows on Thursday Nov. 30, at 7 and 9 p.m. in the preeminent venue for sonic experiences, the Moss Arts Center’s Cube.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Curating unforgettable arts experiences</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Beyond each exhibition opening and mainstage performance, the Moss Arts Center connects professional artists with Virginia Tech students and others across Southwest Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The play by Adam P. Kennedy and Adrianne Kennedy opens Nov.  7 and runs for six performances. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Free performances of of the play, created by Misheck Mzmura, a third-year Master of Fine Arts student, are Oct. 3-5 in Theatre 101.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As Netflix prepares to release a new streaming miniseries, &#34;The Fall of the House of Usher,&#34; Ashley Reed, an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech, discusses author Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy and the evolving impacts of his work on literature and film. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Garage Dance Ensemble brings its deeply personal and socially charged contemporary dance-theatre work to the Moss Arts Center for two performances on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and Thursday, Oct. 12. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Join Winona LaDuke as she discusses her activism work and the ways grassroots strategies are shaping the future of sustainability during her talk, “The Next Energy Economy,” at the Moss Arts Center on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Monday, Oct. 9. ]]></description>
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        <title>Sound Horizons exhibit creates immersive audio experience in Alexandria</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Celebrating the partnership between the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and the City of Alexandria, the event at the Torpedo Factory Art center showcased three performance pieces created by members of ICAT. ]]></description>
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        <title>Spellbinding vocals and mesmerizing music hypnotize in ‘Love In Exile’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three world-class musicians forge a singular voice in a timeless performance uniting jazz, world music, and experimentation at the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 7. ]]></description>
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        <title>Contemporary comedy puts Ph.D. students center stage</title>
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        <title>Artists explore resilience through Indigenous histories</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new partnership between Virginia Tech and the City of Alexandria will produce a series of exhibitions, performances, and events beginning this fall. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The classical music favorite returns to the Moss Arts Center with violist Hsin-Yun Huang for a performance featuring works from Haydn and Brahms alongside the world premiere of a piece composed for the ensemble on Friday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Offered through the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology’s Center for Educational Networks and Impacts, Hokie for a Day to gives about 1,200 elementary students an up-close experience with Virginia Tech, each year. The visit includes being introduced to university faculty, research, and facilities, as well as students, members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, and student athletes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech String Project is a community enrichment program whose mission is to provide string music education for regional students and prepare future music teachers and educators. Their recent 15th anniversary concert at Moss Arts Center and performance of the National Anthem at a Salem Red Sox game are examples of several special events to celebrate Virginia Tech&#39;s dedication to leadership in string music education in the state. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Subscriptions will be available May 4 at 10 a.m. for the center’s 10th anniversary season, which includes legendary performers, classical favorites, family-friendly cirque, jazz and global beats, and innovative dance and theatre works. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Friends kept telling Sweta Baniya about the vast collection of Nepali artifacts on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. Baniya wanted to see them for herself.  Her discovery continues to make international headlines. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy-winning singer brings her wide-ranging repertoire to the Moss Arts Center on Saturday, April 29.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Opera Roanoke, Blacksburg Master Chorale, Virginia Tech Choirs, and the Georgia Boy Choir perform Benjamin Britten’s monumental masterpiece at the Moss Arts Center on Sunday, April 23, at 4 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This year&#39;s prize went to three Virginia Tech students who have demonstrated excellence in musical composition: seniors Caroline Flynn, Brianna Magill, and William Rhodes.  ]]></description>
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        <title>School of Performing Arts&#39; performance of &#39;Once Upon a Mattress&#39; opens April 13</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The family-friendly musical comedy will run April 13-16 at the Moss Arts Center. ]]></description>
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        <title>Sonny Miles synthesizes hip-hop textures with old school R&amp;B sensibilities </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Citing gospel, funk, and neo-soul as his biggest influences, the singer and multi-instrumentalist brings his soulful sound to the Moss Arts Center’s Cube on Friday, April 14, at 8 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Artists Anne Samat and Yanira Collado spent two weeks on the Virginia Tech campus, working with students and creating new works specifically for the Moss Arts Center galleries. Learn more about the center&#39;s exhibitions on the Moss Arts Center&#39;s website. ]]></description>
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        <title>Using art and innovation to solve industry’s problems</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology has been named a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. With this designation, researchers will apply a framework for a new model of innovation that seeks to explore the relationship between basic and applied scientific research.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A poet, musician, emcee, film creative, and the Moss Arts Center’s first independent guest performing arts curator, Ammons performs on Friday, April 7, at 8 p.m. in the center’s Cube.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With a gift for reaching across musical boundaries to bring the entire spectrum of popular music to bear, the performer and radio show host comes to the Moss Arts Center for two performances in the Cube on Thursday, March 30, and Friday, March 31. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “Book of Mountains and Seas” brings an international vocal ensemble and percussionists to the stage alongside massive puppets and mesmerizing lanterns, delivering four mythological tales inspired by ancient Chinese myths. The music theatre work comes to the Moss Arts Center on Friday, March 24. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nguyen’s debut novel “The Sympathizer” is currently being adapted into an HBO miniseries produced by and co-starring Robert Downey Jr. The author comes to the Moss Arts Center on Thursday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ ‘This Is Not a Scam!!’ is a new interactive theater production that uses real stories from victims of online and phone scams to educate audiences, especially older people, about scam awareness. The free performances run through Feb. 28 in various New River Valley locations. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Philharmonic performs at the Moss Arts Center on Feb. 24. The program will showcase winners of the recent Virginia Tech Soloist Competition. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hours before their performance at the Moss Arts Center, PUBLIQuartet sat down with students in the Creativity and Innovation District to host a workshop on musical improvisation. This collaboration between the Moss Arts Center and Living-Learning Communities was meant to break down some of the barriers around art by bringing it to the students where they live in a hands-on way. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Seven acrobats and an eccentric musician take in a monochrome art exhibit and, with a creative spark, set off an explosion of color in &#34;La Galerie” at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the calendar year nears an end, browse this list of discoveries and achievements made by the Hokie Nation in 2022.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Enjoy the Daily Doodles? It’s not too late to get your 2023 doodles calendar. Snag the calendar and access to Doodle coloring pages and tech backgrounds – plus tips and tricks from Virginia Tech experts on starting the new year organized and relaxed. Details: alumni.vt.edu/doodles ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Two new public art pieces have been installed on the Solitude and Fraction Family House grounds. The works are intended to leverage the relationship between public art and history as means of representation, dialogue, and education to demonstrate the ways historically marginalized communities have and will continue to shape Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Artists and researchers from Virginia Tech and universities across Virginia came together at the Taubman Museum of Art to create collaborative, immersive art experiences exploring themes of cybersecurity. This project was made possible by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative&#39;s Building Bridges Arts and Design Collaboration Program. ]]></description>
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        <title>New Music + Technology Festival showcases faculty and student innovation at the Cube</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The three-night concert series Dec. 5-7 will feature experimental music across artistic and technological mediums. ]]></description>
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        <title>A gift of appreciation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The children of Dean and Rosina Carter are honoring their parents’ tireless work to advance the arts at Virginia Tech and beyond by naming a seat in the Moss Arts Center’s Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre. ]]></description>
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        <title>Soul-lifting Soweto Gospel Choir brings joy and hope</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With its powerful and joyous harmonies, brilliant costumes, and infectious spirit, the 20-member Grammy-winning ensemble brings “Hope: It&#39;s Been a Long Time Coming” to the Moss Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Featuring elegant dances in rhythm, lyrical interludes, physical expression, vivid colors, and live music, renowned Indian dance company Nrityagram Dance Ensemble is joined by Sri Lankan Chitrasena Dance Company for a Moss Arts Center performance on Saturday, Nov. 12. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ North Carolina artist Shirlette Ammons brings a new perspective to the center’s performance lineup, with artists who effortlessly cross genres and revitalize time-honored music traditions. Tickets are now available for performances by Ammons, Rissi Palmer, and Sonny Miles.    ]]></description>
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        <title>School of Performing Arts&#39; theatre production weaves a tale of truth and lies in Russia</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ &#34;Describe the NIght&#34; by Rajiv Joseph opens Nov. 10 and runs for six performances in Squires Studio Theatre. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experience the artistic side of cybersecurity at a first-ever Commonwealth Cyber Initiative art exhibit Nov. 4-5 at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke. The exhibit is open 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The concert will be Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Creativity and Innovation District living-learning community building. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Grammy-nominated standout ensemble performs quartets from Mozart and Schubert, along with a selection of traditional folk music, on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Moss Arts Center. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ See why The New York Times describes the Spanish performer as “the greatest flamenco dancer of this new century&#34; when he comes to the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 28. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Coming to the Moss Arts Center on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m., comedic duo Acrobuffos brings a theatrical adventure complete with flying umbrellas, fabrics soaring over the audience, people-swallowing balloons, and swirling snow filling the stage.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With a live musician and inspired actors, the play reveals the extraordinary spirit of Mexico’s remote corners. The Moss Arts Center presents two performances on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The elite group of university-affiliated performing arts centers and programs supports and advances the work of leading arts presenters at major research universities across the country. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, Giddens creates music that excavates the past and reveals bold truths about the present. She and Turrisi perform at the Moss Arts Center on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The student-driven hip-hop project known as “Digging in the Crates” and Angela Scarpa-Friedman, a professor of psychology and director of the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research, were honored by the Engagement Scholarship Consortium for their work with communities around the region. ]]></description>
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        <title>&#39;This Random World&#39; asks the question, &#39;I wonder what else I have missed?&#39;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ &#39;eARTh&#39; artist and horticulturalist Diane Relf has curated an exhibit that features some sort of discarded treasure that has been transformed into a beautiful work of art. The exhibit’s opening reception will be held on Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the school at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <title>Jazz supergroup reunites for ‘A MoodSwing Reunion’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Acclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman joins pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade for an unforgettable performance of new material and signature work at the Moss Arts Center on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Ann-Marie Knoblauch named director of Virginia Tech’s School of Visual Arts</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An associate professor of art history, Knoblauch has served as interim director of the school since 2020. “I am enthusiastic about the future of the School of Visual Arts, particularly the role we will play in a newly conceived college that unites the creative disciplines,” she said. ]]></description>
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        <title>Fiddle sensation Eileen Ivers brings traditional Irish music to life</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experience a whirling, upbeat evening celebrating the influences of Celtic tradition with Ivers and her band, Universal Roots, at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>School of Performing Arts announces fall 2022 season</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/sopa-fall2022.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The concerts, plays, and events will be held in venues across campus. Many of the events are free. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Free outdoor concert features Afro-Cuban music star Cimafunk </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ One of Latin music’s most electrifying new performers, Cimafunk brings a mix of funk, Cuban music, and African beats to the Moss Arts Center lawn on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Cube Fest 2022 offers stellar sonic adventures</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With events Friday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 21, Cube Fest presents the latest innovations in sound and musical composition. These works can only be properly experienced in one place in the entire world — the Cube.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Moss Arts Center launches its 2022-23 season</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/mac-ticketsonsale.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Tickets are now available for a dynamic lineup of performances, including jazz and global beats, classical music favorites, family-friendly cirque selections, transformative dance and theatre works, and spectacular Broadway productions. ]]></description>
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        <title>Broadway returns to Blacksburg</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center presents two Broadway favorites: the adventure-filled “Anastasia” and the beloved, Tony Award-winning “Hairspray.” Tickets are available beginning Thursday, Aug. 4, with subscribers receiving special presale access. ]]></description>
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        <title>Concert brings together the area’s finest old-time, bluegrass, and heritage musicians and dancers </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/06/mac-crookedroad.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Celebrate the vibrant cultural traditions of Southwest Virginia with music, singing, storytelling, flatfooting, and square dancing at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>More than music, the New Virginians made friendships for life</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/06/mac-newvirginians.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech students performed as singers and dancers and served as technical and support staff for a traveling musical revue that delighted audiences across the country and inspired connections that would last for decades. ]]></description>
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        <title>Summer Arts Festival brings free family fun to downtown Blacksburg</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The festival will feature outdoor concerts, live theater, music, art exhibits, and more throughout the summer months.  ]]></description>
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        <title>The Moss Arts Center summer exhibitions explore the culture of place</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Now on view, the exhibitions feature “Legacy of Place,” a solo show by Lilian Garcia-Roig examining her personal connections to land and place, and “MaterPolis,” a 10-person show exploring what it means to live in a city. ]]></description>
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        <title>Grammy Award-winning Ranky Tanky brings a savory taste of low country soul</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experience an evening of grooves, funk, and fun with the Charleston, South Carolina-based quintet at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Subscriptions are now available for the upcoming season, which features vibrant sights and sounds from around the world — jazz and global beats, classical music favorites, family-friendly cirque selections, vibrant dance and theatre works, and engaging new perspectives. ]]></description>
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        <title>Student winners of first Yee Prize competition for musical composing announced</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/sopa-yee-memorial-winners.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Gordon Yee, an associate professor of chemistry and a music devotee, has long admired the Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize contest. So he worked with School of Performing Arts faculty members to create a complementary student competition in musical composition. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Funding from the Center for Communicating Science enabled an engineer and an aerialist to create a research-fueled work of art about climate change.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2022: Inspired by his mother, Jackson Ribler shares his passions with the world</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “For my mom, painting was more than a hobby,” said Jackson Ribler. “She channeled the pain of her cancer and poured it onto her canvas.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With activities for all ages, participants will have the opportunity to make music with robots, watch their brain waves change as they engage in music making, and explore the world in new and exciting ways using the latest technology.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Nighttime projections transform the Drillfield for ‘Monuments’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Twelve ACC schools showed off Interactive projects at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History during the festival of creativity and innovation organized by Virginia Tech&#39;s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Leslie Robertson Foncette’s photography captures the rich history and culture of festivals and celebrations, especially the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On April 18, the Department of Religion and Culture will host “Dr. Strangelove &amp; the Apocalypse,” a film screening and discussion to celebrate the work of the late professor Stephen Prince. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The audience takes the spotlight for the free event at the Moss Arts Center, performing Journey’s wildly popular rock anthem on Saturday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jaclyn Backhaus&#39; play &#34;Men on Boats&#34; opens April 19 in the Squires Studio Theatre. ]]></description>
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        <title>Renowned violinist Sarah Chang presents an inspiring evening of Brahms, Franck, and Bartók</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Chang makes her Moss debut with pianist Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome on Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Moss Arts Center exhibitions celebrate the university’s curiosity, creativity, and innovation </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Showcasing the work of Virginia Tech faculty members and researchers from across multiple disciplines, the exhibitions include both traditional and digital media, sculpture and photography, drawing and painting, and immersive video and sound installations. ]]></description>
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        <title>The Moss Arts Center celebrates community members with ‘Monuments’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This extraordinary nighttime projection installation by artist Craig Walsh features unforgettable, large-scale images of community members projected onto trees on the Virginia Tech Drillfield. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Featuring 250 musicians from Virginia Tech and across the region, the performance — to be held on April 3 at 7 p.m. in the Moss Arts Center — will both celebrate the planet and encourage action to protect it. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carving out a place for themselves as one of the U.K.’s prominent trans voices, Alabanza’s solo theatre work is funny and timely. For their U.S. premiere, the Moss Arts Center presents three performances of “Burgerz” on Friday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, at 4 and 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center presents the performance, which includes works by Bach, Gustav Holst, Vaughan Williams, and Caroline Shaw, as well as a new composition by Meyer, on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The seven-piece band from Bogotá, which centers on the Pacific coast’s Afro-Colombian culture, identity, and history, performs at the Moss Arts Center on Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Experience the power of live storytelling with The Moth</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With support from the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, the family-friendly show explores connections between art and science while highlighting the landscapes of Southwest Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Joined by 11 dancers, freestyle-based movement artist Lil Buck shows how a local street dance became an international phenomenon with a performance at the Moss Arts Center on March 17 at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Associate Professor Jacob Barney and multimedia designer David Franusich partner to creatively bridge the gap between science and everyday citizen concerning one of the biggest threats to local ecosystems: invasive species. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “The Virginia Tech Sesquicentennial provides us with a great opportunity to consider the importance of the liberal arts more broadly in a technology-inflected university,” said Laura Belmonte, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. “The traditional separations across disciplines are more and more giving way to creative explorations that braid together insights from all approaches.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The world premiere of the play &#34;Starcrossed&#34; by Peter Gray opens Feb. 22 and runs for eight performances. ]]></description>
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        <title>Celebrate 50 years of spirit, vibrancy, and cultural pride with Ballet Hispánico</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center welcomes the pioneering contemporary dance company for a program encompassing its flourishing history of virtuosic dance on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <title>Prestigious first book award additional validation for Virginia Tech alumna</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Anuradha Bhowmik, whose poetry addresses her life experiences as a Bangladeshi-born American woman in today’s world, was selected as the winner of the 2021 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. Bhowmik won a $5,000 grand prize, and the University of Pittsburgh Press plans to publish her collection later this fall.  ]]></description>
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        <title>National Humanities Medal winner Kwame Anthony Appiah to deliver Virginia Tech Humanities Week keynote </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ethicist and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah will deliver the keynote address for the first-ever Virginia Tech Humanities Week on Feb. 10. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The first-ever Virginia Tech Humanities Week is set for Feb. 7–11 as part of the university’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. All programs are free and open to the public.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center presents two performances of the family-favorite production, which features a trampoline wall that defies physics, on Thursday, Feb. 3, and Friday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Grammy-nominated standout ensemble performs quartets from Purcell and Schumann, along with a selection of folk tunes, at the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The singer, composer, activist, and humanitarian brings her vibrant sounds and joyous energy in a performance filled with recent hits and danceable favorites on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From collages, sketches, photography, and paintings to digital works, sculpture, and film, the exhibition includes more than 100 works of art created by over 100 Virginia Tech students.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The fall 2021 photo contest focuses on the theme “Reunited,” and asked students for images that showed what they were glad to do together after being away and apart. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Energy and work. The first day of a new week. Feeling a sense of constraint even when physical restraints are absent. The first two concepts are books and the third is an essay. Each is poignant in its own right; each has been celebrated by Virginia Tech’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “Gathering: Pearls and Polyester,” an exhibition by Ali Palin, is on display in the Moss Arts Center’s Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery and Sherwood Payne Quillen &#39;71 Reception Gallery until Saturday, Nov. 20. ]]></description>
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        <title>‘Sweat’ explores themes of race, gender, ethnicity, class, and labor relations in a deeply human way</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “Lynn Nottage has given us an extraordinary story of a community of individuals whose stories we don’t get to hear, never mind embody, very often,” said Susanna Rinehart, the School of Performing Arts faculty member who is directing the play. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A leader of a new generation of classical music, the award-winning musician and composer comes to the Moss Arts Center on Friday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Participants in the the pilot course - Culture and Context Through the Performing Arts - attended a performance of &#34;And So We Walked: One Woman’s Journey for Connection Along The Trail of Tears&#34; at the Moss Arts Center. ]]></description>
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