Veridian: Arts & Sciences Event Series

Join us for a sneak peek into the process of a dance artist residency. Members of the NYC based Jennifer Muller/The Works dance company will share excerpts of repertory in a lecture demonstration style showing. Free to the public.

Watch the culmination of student led theatre unfold on stage. The production is a dynamic platform where students take full creative ownership of theatre-making. Through a curated process, the works are produced, cast, and performed entirely by students.

A favorite among participants and viewers, this juried showcase features undergraduate student work that reflects the contemporary pulse in the artmaking of Northeast Florida. The eclectic exhibition consists of a variety of media, including animation, ceramics, computer generated images, drawings, film, glass art, graphic design, illustrations, photographs, prints and sculpture. Awards are given for outstanding work.

Big Red Beam Productions presents a 2-day hands-on masterclass on the art and science of electronic music show production including making and operating visuals, laser production, introductions to the touring industry, life as a designer and owning a client focused design studio business in the music industry. The team is currently on tour with Virtual Riot and Ray Volpe and have produced shows for Skrillex, Alion Wonderland, Tiesto, Ariana Grande, Cee Lo Green and more.

Art Historian Cindy Edelman and author Stacey Goldring present Part One of an entertaining four-part salon series that explores how the visual arts and literature reflect our community, culture and humankind, presenting endless opportunities to connect with one another to better understand ourselves and society. This season Edelman and Goldring explore influencers in art and literature with the spotlight on rebel and rapscallion artists and authors and their remarkable works. First up are Caravaggio and Patricia Highsmith. Please register for tickets at www.searchingforidentity.org/literarture

Join us for a pre-Homecoming panel of JU alumni for insight into how a degree in the Humanities has impacted their careers. From business to law to education to technology, our graduates have found that a degree in the Humanities has enhanced their work and enabled them to pivot in the changing workplace to find success. Catch up with old friends and make some new ones. Bring your questions about how the Humanities can help you stand out in your future.

On a magical night In the small town of Almost, Maine, nine couples are all experiencing something special. Under a spell of the Northern Lights, some love will be found, some hearts will be mended, and everyone will be changed forever. This romantic comedy Is filled with laughter, heart ache and the power of eternal love.

The Mental Health and Music Symposium features Keynote speaker Dr. Jessi Gold, University of Tennessee Chief Wellness Officer and author of "How Do You Feel?"; Composer and Mental Health Advocate Randall Standridge "The Unbroken Project"; presentations by area mental health organizations and resources: performance by the First Coast Wind Symphony. Please register for tickets at www.fcwinds.org

At the Department of Humanities’ annual Ghost of JU Write-a-Thon, students will be writing for 15 minutes at a time about the Ghost of JU. Students build on each other’s stories, sending the Ghost of JU to the playing field, the performing stage and the cafeteria. Students procure sponsors for this event to support local and international charities. Last year, the event proceeds were split between the Literacy Foundation of Northeast Florida and school scholarships for students in Haiti attending the Art Creation Foundation for Children. Scores of students from across campus participate in this festive event. We welcome support in the form of monetary donations as well as snacks for participating students.

Join us for a haunted double feature. The first screening Beetlejuice is a 1988 American Gothic dark fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton, based on a story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson. Recently deceased, a couple find themselves as ghosts sharing their house with the Deetz, new inhabitants. Unable to leave the house, the couple contact Beetlejuice who Is a sleazy bio-exorcist, to scare the new inhabitants away. Who is Lydia and where will everyone end up? Watch with us and find out.

Tim Burton returns as director for the 2024 American Gothic dark fantasy film that includes more plot twists and time jumps. The film follows Lydia Deetz, set more than three decades after the first film, as a mother struggling to keep her family together in the wake of a loss as Beetlejuice returns to haunt her. Flashbacks to the first film reunite old cast with new and set the scenes for hilariously dark comedy.