October 2026
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
 
 
 
 
7:30 pm
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Symphony Orchestra ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Symphony Orchestra
 
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4:00 pm
Literary Festival Opening Reception Literary Festival Opening Reception
 
2:00 pm
Local Authors Reading: Nicole Glover and Kimbra Drake Local Authors Reading: Nicole Glover and Kimbra Drake
 
4:00 pm
Professors Emeriti Reading: Joe Jackson and Michael Patrick Pearson Professors Emeriti Reading: Joe Jackson and Michael Patrick Pearson
 
7:00 pm
Edith & Forrest P. White Writer-In-Residence Reading: Hanif Abdurraqib Edith & Forrest P. White Writer-In-Residence Reading: Hanif Abdurraqib
 
12:00 pm
Workshop: Coptic Bookbinding with Luisa A. Igloria Workshop: Coptic Bookbinding with Luisa A. Igloria
 
2:00 pm
M.F.A. Faculty Reading: Jane Alberdeston and Julia Johnson M.F.A. Faculty Reading: Jane Alberdeston and Julia Johnson
 
4:00 pm
Reading by Scott McClanahan Reading by Scott McClanahan
 
10:00 am
Workshop: Narrative Medicine with Chris Adrian Workshop: Narrative Medicine with Chris Adrian
 
12:00 pm
Bread + Puppet Theater: Sculpture in Action Curator's Tour Bread + Puppet Theater: Sculpture in Action Curator's Tour
 
2:00 pm
Virginia Poetry Database Reading: Lesley Wheeler, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, and Luz Schweig Virginia Poetry Database Reading: Lesley Wheeler, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, and Luz Schweig
 
12:30 pm
Workshop: A Conversation on Craft with Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Workshop: A Conversation on Craft with Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
 
2:00 pm
Alumni Reading: Emma Comery, Bob Kunzinger, Rich Leise, and Caleb True Alumni Reading: Emma Comery, Bob Kunzinger, Rich Leise, and Caleb True
 
6:00 pm
Room to Wonder: A Game Jam Room to Wonder: A Game Jam
 
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
3:30 pm
Vocal Recital Approval Vocal Recital Approval
 
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
3:30 pm
Instrumental Recital Approval Instrumental Recital Approval
 
6:00 pm
Diehn Concert Series: Ensemble Barynya Diehn Concert Series: Ensemble Barynya
 
7:30 pm
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Madrigal Singers & Collegium Musicum Fall Concert ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Madrigal Singers & Collegium Musicum Fall Concert
 
7:30 pm
Night of the Living Dead Night of the Living Dead
 
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
7:30 pm
Protsman Festival Recital – Mackenzie Melemed in Recital Protsman Festival Recital – Mackenzie Melemed in Recital
 
4:30 pm
Student Performance Hour Student Performance Hour
 
7:30 pm
Special Film Screening of Night of the Living Dead Special Film Screening of Night of the Living Dead
 
11:59 pm
Night of the Living Dead @ Midnight Night of the Living Dead @ Midnight
 
arts@oduhead