Cultural Events Calendar

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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Fall 2024 Cultural Events

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.

Upcoming Events


    08/17/2024 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Tillman Auditorium

    DSU presents....Banghra & Bollywood

    Admission: $5/student & $10/public

    Event Contact: getera@winthrop.edu

     

    09/10/2024 | 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

    Dina's Place

    2024 Presidential Debate Watch Party

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact:  disneyj@winthrop.edu  

     

    09/12/2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

    Dina's Place

    NAMI Ending the Silence

    NAMI Ending the Silence (ETS) for Students is a 50-minute presentation for college students that raises awareness and changes viewpoints around mental health conditions.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: clarkt@winthrop.edu

     

     


    09/12/2024 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

    Rutledge & Patrick Galleries

    Emergent Ecologies Public Program

    In conjunction with our Emergent Ecologies Exhibition, Winthrop Galleries is hosting a free program featuring performance art, scientific research, and Non-profit advocacy for environmentally distressed communities

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gentrym@winthrop.edu

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    09/12/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

    Tillman Auditorium

    Faculty Recital – Justin Isenhour

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    09/14/2024 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

    1444 Brattonsville Road, McConnells, SC 29730 - Historic Brattonsville

    By the Sweat of Our Brows: A Living Legacy

    African-American and white descendants, staff historic interpreters, and volunteers will lead a living history event that demonstrates daily life and work for enslaved people of African descent on the Bratton Plantation and stories of their descendants through the 21st century. Concessions will be provided.

    Admission: $8.00

    Event Contact: dmcknightoj@winthrop.edu

     

    GLI


    09/17/2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    Richardson Ballroom

    Unity and Racial Reconciliation with Chris Singleton

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: dmcknightoj@winthrop.edu

     

     


    09/17/2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    Dina's Place, DiGiorgio Campus Center

    Constitution Day 2024 with Chief Justice Kittredge (SC)

    This particular program will help attendees better understand the judicial system of South Carolina, the type of cases that make their way to the state supreme court, and how justices decide them. 

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: belka@winthrop.edu 

     

     


    09/17/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Richardson Ballroom

    Power of Teamates by Chris Singleton

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: dmcknightoj@winthrop.edu

     

     


    09/17/2024 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

    Dina's Place, DiGiorgio Campus Center

    Voteless People Is A Hopeless People: A Joint Forum on Voter Education and Engagement for Election 2024

    This event will feature representatives of both the Republican and Democratic parties who will speak to the concerns of our students and area residents

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: belka@winthrop.edu  

     

     


    09/19/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Dina's Place, Winthrop Digiorgio Center

    15th Annual International Peace Day Lecture on the US-Mexican Border & Immigration

    This is a lecture given by Mark Adams of Agua Prieta, Mexico, who works in the Sonoran desert at the US-Mexican border.. Mark Adams will discuss his work in the five nonprofit agencies that he runs at the US-Mexican border and will talk in detail about the issues that migrants face as they attempt to cross the US border

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: dmcknightoj@winthrop.edu

     

     


    9/26/2024 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    OWEN G-01

    Voting Plans & Voting Stories

    Former Director of the John C. West Forum on Politics & Policy Katarina Moyon will present ALL the key information needed on Voter Registration for the upcoming Presidential Election, referring to the PowerPoints that have been posted to BB to educate students, faculty, and staff campus-wide.

    Admission: FREE

    Event Contact: disneyj@winthrop.edu 

     

    09/27/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Dina's Place, Winthrop Digiorgio Center

    Looking for a Place to Live

     Presentation: Ms. Melissa Carlyle, Executive Director of Catawba Area Coalition for the Homeless (CACH), will present information about how communities locally, nationally, and around the world address the issue of homelessness. CACH is a vital organization which addresses homelessness in Chester, Lancaster, and York counties

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: dmcknightoj@winthrop.edu

    GLI

    10/1/2024 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    Dina's Place

    Reclaiming the Past: The Colonial Roots of the Rwandan Genocide

    This event supports the Winthrop University Common Book (Clementine Wamariya, The Girl WhoSmiled Beads). It features a screening of the 2024 documentary "Reclaiming History: The Colonial Roots of the Rwandan Genocide" by the Rwandan documentarian and filmmaker Samuel Ishimwe. 

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: glovera@winthrop.edu 

     

     

     

     

    GLI

    10/3/2024 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

    TBD

    The Lena-Miles Wever Todd Emerging Writers Series Presents: Daisuke Shen (fiction writer)

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact:  hoffmandm@winthrop.edu 

     

    10/6/2024 | 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Campus Green Ampitheatre

    South Carolina Brass Band Concert

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    10/9/2024 | 7:00pm - 7:50pm

    Dina's Place

    NAMI Ending the Silence

    NAMI Ending the Silence (ETS) for Students is a 50-minute presentation for college students that raises awareness and changes viewpoints around mental health conditions.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: clarkt@winthrop.edu

     

     


    10/15/2024 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    Dina's Place (DiGorgio Campus Center)

    African Americans Standing Up to Hate in the Deep South: The Story of James Williams, Frank Giles, & John Sanders Jr.

    Students who attend this event will learn about 3 African Americans who each, in his own way, confronted hate groups.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: chaconr@winthrop.edu

     

     

     


    10/15/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

    McBryde Hall

    Collegiate Choir Concert

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     

     


    10/17/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

    Based on the beloved children's book by Kevin Henkes, a young mouse named Lilly learns to deal with the problems that many children face. It is a tale that emphasizes the importance of being considerate, apologizing when in the wrong, and forgiving others when they apologize

    Admission: All ticket performances $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    10/18/2024 | 10 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. & 7:30p.m. - 9p.m.

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

    Based on the beloved children's book by Kevin Henkes, a young mouse named Lilly learns to deal with the problems that many children face. It is a tale that emphasizes the importance of being considerate, apologizing when in the wrong, and forgiving others when they apologize

    Admission: All ticket performances $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    10/19/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

    Based on the beloved children's book by Kevin Henkes, a young mouse named Lilly learns to deal with the problems that many children face. It is a tale that emphasizes the importance of being considerate, apologizing when in the wrong, and forgiving others when they apologize

    Admission: All ticket performances $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    10/20/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

    Based on the beloved children's book by Kevin Henkes, a young mouse named Lilly learns to deal with the problems that many children face. It is a tale that emphasizes the importance of being considerate, apologizing when in the wrong, and forgiving others when they apologize

    Admission: All ticket performances $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    Reminiscence Among Older Adults

    Reminiscence Among Older Adults will be led by a national expert on gerontology – Dr. Roberta Greene. The lecture will include a 45-mintue presentation that provides an overview of the strengths of older adults. It will also highlight common difficulties people may face as they age.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: hugginsm@winthrop.edu

     

     


    10/23/2024 | 7:00pm - 7:50pm

    Dina's Place

    NAMI Ending the Silence

    NAMI Ending the Silence (ETS) for Students is a 50-minute presentation for college students that raises awareness and changes viewpoints around mental health conditions.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: clarkt@winthrop.edu

     

     


    10/23/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Growin' Up and Movin' Out

    A devised script musical theatre exploration of independence. This story shows the complexity and challenges of proclaiming one's individualism, and the various meanings of what independence is to each one of us and the responsibilities that come with it.

    Admission: Tickets: ALL tickets $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    10/24/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Growin' Up and Movin' Out

    A devised script musical theatre exploration of independence. This story shows the complexity and challenges of proclaiming one's individualism, and the various meanings of what independence is to each one of us and the responsibilities that come with it.

    Admission: Tickets: ALL tickets $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    10/25/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Growin' Up and Movin' Out

    A devised script musical theatre exploration of independence. This story shows the complexity and challenges of proclaiming one's individualism, and the various meanings of what independence is to each one of us and the responsibilities that come with it.

    Admission: Tickets: ALL tickets $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    10/26/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Growin' Up and Movin' Out

    A devised script musical theatre exploration of independence. This story shows the complexity and challenges of proclaiming one's individualism, and the various meanings of what independence is to each one of us and the responsibilities that come with it.

    Admission: Tickets: ALL tickets $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    10/27/2024 | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m.

    Barnes Recital Hall CMUS-146

    A Filipino Classical Guitar Concert on Kundiman

    world renowned conductor, composer, classical guitarist and advocate of Filipino traditional music Michael Dadap in his lecture-concert on Kundiman. Maestro Dadap will be explaining the uniqueness of this traditional Filipino music genre and playing historically significant pieces for his audience.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: rushingj@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    10/27/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Growin' Up and Movin' Out

    A devised script musical theatre exploration of independence. This story shows the complexity and challenges of proclaiming one's individualism, and the various meanings of what independence is to each one of us and the responsibilities that come with it.

    Admission: Tickets: ALL tickets $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    10/29/2024 | 11:00am - 12:15pm

    Dina's Place

    The Refugee Experience

    Ms. Laura Jones, Director of Refugee Resettlement with Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte, will give a presentation on refugeeism and refugee resettlement in the United States.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact:  glovera@winthrop.edu 

     

     

    GLI

    10/29/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    McBryde Hall

    Winthrop Chorale & Winthrop Chamber Singers Concert

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    10/30/2024 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

    Barnes Recital Hall

     Clarinet Studio Recital

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     


    10/30/2024 | 7:30 p.m. 

    Richardson Ballroom

    Winthrop Symphony Orchestra Concert

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     



    11/8/2024 | 10am - 11:30pm & 7:30pm - 9pm

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Winthrop Dance Theatre

    A full evening of works choreographed by faculty and guest artists, featuring a variety of dance genres.

    Admission:Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

     

    11/9/2024 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Winthrop Dance Theatre

    A full evening of works choreographed by faculty and guest artists, featuring a variety of dance genres.

    Admission:Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/10/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Winthrop Dance Theatre

    A full evening of works choreographed by faculty and guest artists, featuring a variety of dance genres.

    Admission:Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/11/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 

    Barnes Recital Hall

    Jonathan Warburton, Bass Trombone Guest Artist

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/12/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

    The Edge, DiGiorgio Campus Center

    Jazz Ensemble Concert

    Admission: Tickets: $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/14/2024 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

    Dina's Place

    Dorothy Perry Thompson Colloquium in African American Studies: Cecil Williams - Founder/CEO South Carolina Civil Rights Museum

    The guest speaker, Cecil Williams, will be discussing his experiences as a photographer of some of the most important moments in the South Carolina Civil Rights Movement

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: dmcknightoj@winthrop.edu

     

    11/14/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

    The Edge, DiGiorgio Campus Center

    Saxophone Chamber Recital

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/15/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Fall One-Act Festival

    A lively, entertaining and eclectic mix of one-act plays directed by advanced theatre students. This production contains mature content language and may not be suitable for children.

    Admission: Free

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/16/2024 | 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Fall One-Act Festival

    A lively, entertaining and eclectic mix of one-act plays directed by advanced theatre students. This production contains mature content language and may not be suitable for children.

    Admission: Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/17/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Johnson Studio Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Fall One-Act Festival

    A lively, entertaining and eclectic mix of one-act plays directed by advanced theatre students. This production contains mature content language and may not be suitable for children.

    Admission: Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/19/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

    The Edge, DiGiorgio Campus Center

    Commercial Music Ensemble

    Admission: Tickets: $5

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/22/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Senior Choreography Showcase

    A showcase of choreographic works by senior dance majors, featuring a variety of genres.

    Admission: Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/23/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Senior Choreography Showcase

    A showcase of choreographic works by senior dance majors, featuring a variety of genres.

    Admission: Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/24/2024 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Johnson Theatre, Johnson Hall

    Senior Choreography Showcase

    A showcase of choreographic works by senior dance majors, featuring a variety of genres.

    Admission:Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    11/26/2024 | 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 

    Byrnes Auditorium or Richardson (alternative)

    Symphonic Band & Wind Symphony Concert

    A showcase of choreographic works by senior dance majors, featuring a variety of genres.

    Admission:Tickets: $5 with Winthrop ID/$10 general public

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event

     

    12/2/2024 | Time: TBD

    Location: TBD

    Holiday Delights

     

    Admission:

    Event Contact: gradl@winthrop.edu 

    CPVA Sponsored Event