Bonnie Raitt returns to the stage with "Just Like That... Tour 2022," which includes music from her forthcoming, long-awaited studio album.

Throughout her career, singer, songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt has again and again proven her status in music history, all the while showcasing her unique style blending blues, R&B, rock and pop. The ten-time Grammy® winner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and Rolling Stone recognized her as both one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.”

Visionary choreographer Liz Lerman’s dance-theater piece WICKED BODIES explores the culture of old crones, evil stepmothers, and the use of the female body as a source of fear by governments and institutions. Part epic, part fable, we discover ways in which female wisdom has emerged over time even as it has been misunderstood, negated and legislated against.
 

The Duet Project is a series of duets between Eiko Otake and a diverse group of collaborating artists, living and dead. Collaborators come from different places, times and artistic disciplines. These duets will investigate how two artists collide and express what they care about.

Join the ASU Library for the next installment of the “Beyond the Bookshelf” series. You’re invited to a virtual conversation with Shawn Banzhaf about his book, “The Five Ls: A Practical Guide for Helping Loved Ones Heal After Trauma” on Wednesday, July 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. Banzhaf’s inspiring book offers readers guidance and tools on ways to live a more wholehearted life by caring for others. Whether you are a veteran or supporting a loved one through a difficult time, hear from Banzhaf talk about the five Ls, his life experiences, and resources to live a resilient life.

GIRAFFES STRUT. BIRDS SWOOP. GAZELLES LEAP. THE ENTIRE SERENGETI COMES TO LIFE AS NEVER BEFORE. AND AS THE MUSIC SOARS, PRIDE ROCK SLOWLY EMERGES FROM THE MIST. THIS IS DISNEY’S THE LION KING, MAKING ITS TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO ASU GAMMAGE! 

Bring the whole family for a free performance from the ASU Mariachi Group! The concert on Monday, April 25, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the ASU Music Building on the Tempe campus will showcase a semester of hard work and highlight the history of Mariachi bands. 

Discover how Jessica Fichot taps her French-Chinese-American upbringing to create an intoxicating multilingual fusion of sounds from the French chanson tradition, vintage jazz, 1940s Chinese swing, international folk and into the wilderness of her imagination. Tastemakers KCRW, LA Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle and audiences across the globe love her vibrant, globetrotting style. She's also an in-demand composer of music for interactive games, apps and more. 

For centuries, during the so-called Age of Discovery, the European maritime powers partitioned and asserted ownership over the homelands of Indigenous peoples worldwide according to which among them first sighted or set foot on a land previously unknown to Europe. This practice, known today as the Doctrine of Discovery, enabled Europeans to appropriate vast territories and build colonial empires. The Conquering Columbus webinar will describe the theory and historic process of the Doctrine of Discovery and consider how it instituted long-term negative impacts on Indigenous people.

Sounding Bodies, Sounding Histories: Christi Jay Wells and Rashad Shabazz in conversation about Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance

Join us for a discussion of the just published book, Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance, by CSRD Race, Arts and Democracy fellow Christi Jay Wells. Professor Wells will be conversation with Rashad Shabazz, ASU Associate Professor of African and African American Studies.

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