Events
Lensic
Orquesta Akokán
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Straight from Havana, Grammy-nominated Orquesta Akokán channels the fiery Cuban mambo revolution of the 1940s and 50s while pushing the grooves to new heights. Bursting with an innate sense of soul and songcraft and featuring “some of the island’s greatest instrumentalists” (The New York Times).
School for Advanced Research
We’re Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Hear award-winning journalist and citizen of Cherokee Nation Rebecca Nagle speak at the 2025 SAR President’s Lecture. Nagle’s research reveals that Indigenous communities do not receive the same standard of journalism from non-Native media outlets as the rest of the country.