Explore a wide variety of events each semester, including theatrical productions, concerts and recitals, art exhibitions, film screenings, lectures and discussions, and more. The official calendar of events can be found below.
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The calendar is updated on a regular basis as new events are added. Events are subject
to change or cancellation. Students are encouraged to review the attendance policy prior to attending an event. Click here to view the campus map.
Students will receive 1 credit for attending an event unless otherwise stated on the
Cultural Events calendar.
***Some events include mature themes and are not family friendly.
01/27/2026 | 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Dina's Place
The State of Coral Reefs & What We Are Doing to Save Them
The event will include a presentation on the "The State of Coral Reefs & What We Are Doing to Save Them." Dr. Martell will discuss why coral reefs are integral to the health and well being of society. While they cover a very small proportion of area of the ocean, coral reefs support over 1 billion people as a food source. Further degradation of the coastlines are guaranteed with the loss of these protective structures and the cost to coastal communities as well as tourism industries will be astronomical. With the value of these animals and this ecosystem established, Dr. Martell will discuss potential methods for saving these vulnerable ecosystems, with focus on her expertise the physiological approaches, and discuss how effective previous attempts have been. Admission: FREE Event Contact: boyerd@winthrop.edu |
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01/31/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Opera Performance
Admission: FREE Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/02/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Opera Matinee Performance
Admission: FREE Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/02/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Barnes Recital Hall
Black History Month Recital
Admission: FREE Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/24/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony Concert
Admission: FREE Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/25/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
This bold adaptation of the first play published by an African American follows Cato, a complicit "house slave," and Glen and Melinda, two enslaved lovers, who risk everything for freedom. Dr Marvin McAllister brings new life to William Wells Brown's powerful mix of melodrama, minstrelsy, and anti-slavery oration. Rich with historical insight and infused with modern music--from bluegrass to bounce, gospel to big beat--The Escape offers a rare look at slavery and resistance from a contemporary perspective--urgent, unforgettable, and triumphant. Admission:Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/26/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
This bold adaptation of the first play published by an African American follows Cato, a complicit "house slave," and Glen and Melinda, two enslaved lovers, who risk everything for freedom. Dr Marvin McAllister brings new life to William Wells Brown's powerful mix of melodrama, minstrelsy, and anti-slavery oration. Rich with historical insight and infused with modern music--from bluegrass to bounce, gospel to big beat--The Escape offers a rare look at slavery and resistance from a contemporary perspective--urgent, unforgettable, and triumphant. Admission:Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/27/2026| 10:00am - 12:00pm
Johnson Theatre
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
This bold adaptation of the first play published by an African American follows Cato, a complicit "house slave," and Glen and Melinda, two enslaved lovers, who risk everything for freedom. Dr Marvin McAllister brings new life to William Wells Brown's powerful mix of melodrama, minstrelsy, and anti-slavery oration. Rich with historical insight and infused with modern music--from bluegrass to bounce, gospel to big beat--The Escape offers a rare look at slavery and resistance from a contemporary perspective--urgent, unforgettable, and triumphant. Admission:Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/27/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
This bold adaptation of the first play published by an African American follows Cato, a complicit "house slave," and Glen and Melinda, two enslaved lovers, who risk everything for freedom. Dr Marvin McAllister brings new life to William Wells Brown's powerful mix of melodrama, minstrelsy, and anti-slavery oration. Rich with historical insight and infused with modern music--from bluegrass to bounce, gospel to big beat--The Escape offers a rare look at slavery and resistance from a contemporary perspective--urgent, unforgettable, and triumphant. Admission:Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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02/28/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
This bold adaptation of the first play published by an African American follows Cato, a complicit "house slave," and Glen and Melinda, two enslaved lovers, who risk everything for freedom. Dr Marvin McAllister brings new life to William Wells Brown's powerful mix of melodrama, minstrelsy, and anti-slavery oration. Rich with historical insight and infused with modern music--from bluegrass to bounce, gospel to big beat--The Escape offers a rare look at slavery and resistance from a contemporary perspective--urgent, unforgettable, and triumphant. Admission:Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/01/2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Johnson Theatre
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
This bold adaptation of the first play published by an African American follows Cato, a complicit "house slave," and Glen and Melinda, two enslaved lovers, who risk everything for freedom. Dr Marvin McAllister brings new life to William Wells Brown's powerful mix of melodrama, minstrelsy, and anti-slavery oration. Rich with historical insight and infused with modern music--from bluegrass to bounce, gospel to big beat--The Escape offers a rare look at slavery and resistance from a contemporary perspective--urgent, unforgettable, and triumphant.
Admission:Tickets: $10 with Winthrop ID/$15 general public Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/02/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Carolinas Wind Orchestra Concert
Admission: FREE Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/03/2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm
Barnes Recital Hall
Women's History Month Recital
This event addresses how cultural identity, family background, social norms, and generational beliefs impact wellness behaviors. Discussions at each table prompt students to reflect on how culture influences attitudes toward health,stress, money, and relationships.Admission: FREE Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/04/2026 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Dina's Place
Film Screening: The Lost Leonardo
The Lost Leonardo (2021) is culturally and artistically significant because it explores the intersection of art, commerce, and global politics through the rediscovery of the Salvator Mundi, a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. The documentary highlights the enduring fascination with Leonardo as an icon of artistic genius, while also exposing how the art world operates as a network of power, secrecy, and financial speculation. Artistically, the film raises critical questions about authenticity, conservation, and the criteria by which a work is attributed to a master, inviting viewers to reflect on how meaning andvalue are constructed in art history. Culturally, it demonstrates how a single painting became a commodity of staggering worth, caught between museums, oligarchs, and governments. By weaving together issues of aesthetics, economics, and ethics, The Lost Leonardo illustrates how art in the 21st century is never just about beauty but also about influence and control. Admission: FREE Event Contact: sweeneyk@winthrop.edu |
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03/04/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Barnes Recital Hall
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/05/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Barnes Recital Hall
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/06/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Barnes Recital Hall
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/07/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Barnes Recital Hall
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/08/2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Barnes Recital Hall
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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03/31/2026 | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Dina's Place
"Aggrandizer Strategies and World Tipping Points"
This lecture, by Dr. Brian Hayden of Simon Fraser University, examines how human existed
as relatively egalitarian hunter/gatherers for 2 million years or more. Yet, at the
end of the Pleistocene there was a dramatic shift away from egalitarianism towards
our own type of society involving inequalities in wealth and power. Ideas vary as
to why this took place. Hayden proposes that self-interested ambitious people (aggrandizers)
have always been a minor part of human populations. They were held in check by the
majority when survival depended on sharing resources, cooperation, and prioritizing
group interests. Due to technological changes, survival could eventually be assured
for everyone in normal times, and surpluses could even be obtained in some years Event Contact: chaconr@winthrop.edu |
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04/08/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/09/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/10/2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Johnson Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/10/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/11/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Johnson Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/12/2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Johnson Theatre
An Enemy of the People
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/15/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Winthrop Symphony Orchestra Concert
Event Contact: music@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/15/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Musical Theatre Workshop
The exciting culmination of the musical theatre capstone course.
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/15/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Musical Theatre Workshop
The exciting culmination of the musical theatre capstone course.
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/16/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Musical Theatre Workshop
The exciting culmination of the musical theatre capstone course.
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/17/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Musical Theatre Workshop
The exciting culmination of the musical theatre capstone course.
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/18/2026 | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Musical Theatre Workshop
The exciting culmination of the musical theatre capstone course.
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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04/19/2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Byrnes Auditorium
Musical Theatre Workshop
The exciting culmination of the musical theatre capstone course.
Event Contact: boxoffice@winthrop.edu CVPA Sponsored Event |
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