CulturalProgramsSpring 2025
Spring 2025 Cultural & Special Events
Elon University presents a broad offering of academic and special programs every semester. The cultural calendar provides a month by month overview of musical and theatrical performances, guest and faculty lectures, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, special entertainment and other events.
Events are subject to change or cancellation.
Tickets
Admission to programs is free and a ticket or reservation not required unless noted in the event descriptions below and on the monthly pages. Prices include all applicable sales taxes. Patrons with valid Elon University identification may receive admission free of charge unless noted. Tickets are nonrefundable unless the program is canceled.
Upcoming Events
“Merrily We Roll Along”
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth; Directed by Jacob Brent
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, May 2
7:30 pm - Saturday, May 3
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, May 4
2:00 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Scott Studios at Arts West
402 W. Haggard Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be offered beginning April 25 at elonperformingarts.com (opens a new window).
“Down a Country Lane” – Elon Concert Band Spring Concert
Directed by Aaron Noë
Event Category: Music
- Wednesday, May 7
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
“Meditations” – Elon Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
Directed by Jonathan Poquette
Event Category: Music
- Thursday, May 8
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Senior Thesis Exhibition
Artist talks and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Friday, May 9
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, Elon
Exhibition continues through May 23.
Gallery Hours: 9 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday
Earlier This Spring
Jonathan Eig, “Beyond the Dream: Embracing A More Complicated Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, January 9
6:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Department of Performing Arts presents “Paradise Lost” by Erin Shields
Directed by Susanne Shawyer
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Saturday, January 18
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, January 19
2:00 pm - Tuesday, January 21 - Thursday, January 23
7:30 pm - Friday, January 31
7:30 pm - Saturday, February 1
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, February 2
2:00 pm
Roberts Studio Theatre, Arts West
402 W. Haggard Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Reservations are highly recommended and will be offered beginning on January 10 at elonperformingarts.com (opens a new window).
Nathaniel Gumbs, organ recital
Event Category: Music
- Sunday, February 2
2:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Elon
Department of Performing Arts presents “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” by Dave Malloy
Directed by Alexandra Joye Warren; Musical direction by Chris Rayis; Choreography by Jacob Brent
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Friday, February 7
7:30 pm - Saturday, February 8
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, February 9
2:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning January 17 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Melissa Wilkinson, “A Light That Never Goes Out”
Artist talk and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, February 10
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, Elon
Exhibition continues through March 13.
Gallery Hours: 9 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday
Tectonic Plates: Alamance County’s Science Café
Who’s in charge: my device or me? with Elizabeth von Briesen, Elon University Assistant Professor in Computer Science
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Tuesday, February 11
7:00 pm
Burlington Beer Works
103 E. Front Street, Burlington
This free series runs from September through May on the 2nd Tuesday each month.
Elon Distinguished Scholar Lecture with Srikant Vallabhajosula
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Tuesday, February 18
5:00 pm
Gerald Francis Center
762 East Haggard Avenue, Elon
Reception at 4:30 pm in Student Commons; Lecture at 5 pm in Room 178
Elon University Jazz Festival with guest artists Allison Miller and Carmen Staaf
Event Category: Music
- Saturday, February 22
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Mike Wiley Productions, “Blood Done Sign My Name”
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Tuesday, February 25
7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning February 4 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Mac Stone, “The Wonder of Wetlands – Stories from the Field”
Liberal Arts Forum Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, February 27
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Elon
Department of Performing Arts presents “Emanation – The Spring Dance Concert”
Artistic Direction by Jasmine Powell
Event Category: Dance
- Friday, March 7
7:30 pm - Saturday, March 8
2:00 pm and 7:30 pm - Sunday, March 9
2:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning February 14 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Kate Brauman, “Water Security: Making Sense of Global Trends in Water Availability and Water Use”
Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Monday, March 10
7:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
U.S. Navy Band 2025 National Tour
Event Category: Music
- Wednesday, March 12
7:30 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center
Admission: Free, but a ticket is required. Reservations will be taken beginning February 19 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Vernice Armour, “Harness a Breakthrough Mindset”
Baird Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, March 13
7:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning February 20 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Maysoon Zayid, “Find Another Dream: An Evening of Comedy and Questions”
Liberal Arts Forum Lecture
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, March 27
7:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Elon
Liz Ensz, “The Climate Sublime”
Artist talk and opening reception
Event Category: Visual Arts
- Monday, March 31
5:00 pm
Gallery 406, Arts West
406 W. Haggard Avenue, Elon
Exhibition continues through May 2.
Gallery Hours: 9 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday
The James P. Elder Lecture with Frederick M. Lawrence
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Thursday, April 3
6:30 pm
Whitley Auditorium
106 E. Lebanon Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning March 13 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
“The Grapes of Wrath”
Based on the novel by John Steinbeck; Adapted by Frank Galati; Directed by Julian Stetkevych
Event Category: Performing Arts
- Thursday, April 3 - Saturday, April 5
7:30 pm - Saturday, April 5
2:00 pm
McCrary Theatre, Center for the Arts
417 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Admission: $15 or Elon ID. Tickets available beginning March 13 at elontickets.com (opens a new window).
Art Lande and Alex Heitlinger, duo jazz recital
Event Category: Music
- Tuesday, April 22
7:30 pm
Elon Community Church, 217 N. Williamson Avenue, Elon
Bill McKibben, “The Race for a Working Climate: What Now?”
Elon University Earth Week Keynote Speaker
Event Category: Speakers and Events
- Wednesday, April 23
7:00 pm
Alumni Gym, Koury Athletic Center