The 2024-25 Esbenshade Series kicks off with a performance by Contemporary Blues and Folk musicians Sunny War and Chris Pierce in The Gathering Place on Thursday, September 19. The 8:00 p.m. concert will not require tickets for admission and will be open to the public.
The series is made possible through funding by the Frederica G. Esbenshade Memorial Fund, which provides annual income for the purpose of bringing lectures, performing artists, and programs of diverse nature to the campus and community at large. The endowed fund was established in 1980 by Harry H. Esbenshade Sr., and Harry H. Esbenshade Jr., husband and son, respectively, of the late Mrs. Esbenshade of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The season will be comprised of five performances. Two of the five will take place in The Gathering Place, and three will take place in the Peoples Bank Theatre on Putnam Street.