PumpkinMania Festival

Old Morrison Lawn

This year's PumpkinMania Festival presented by UK Federal Credit Union is Oct. 25-27. Events include Joseph Tran's Comedy Magic show Friday, Oct. 25, a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween Concert on Oct. 26, a community jack-o'-lantern carving Oct. 27 and much more! Get tickets to the magic show and pumpkin carving at transy.edu/tickets.

Joseph Tran, Comedy Magic

Haggin Auditorium — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Part of the 2024 PumpkinMania Festival As one of the most sought after Los Angeles magicians who travels internationally, a regularly performing member of the Magic Castle, and magic consultant for TV/film, Joseph Tran “makes boring disappear!” Joseph Tran has lived a pretty colorful life: he’s been a stuntman and an actor who has appeared on film, TV and video games speaking multiple languages and

‘The Moors’ presented by Transylvania Theater

Lucille C. Little Theater

Directed by Tosha Fowler Oct. 23-27 A delicious dark comedy full of dangerous queer desire. On the wind-blown, desolate moors, two sisters and their mastiff scheme to wrest their destinies from the systems and the savage land around them. A governess is summoned and a moor-hen drops in, forcing all to ask what price they might pay for autonomy and for love. This savage comedy

SPOOKTACULAR Halloween Concert

Haggin Auditorium — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

The strains of spine-tingling music will set the mood for Transylvania’s PumpkinMania Festival presented by UK Federal Credit Union. Transylvania’s choirs, band and orchestra join the Scott County and Great Crossing high school choirs for a free SPOOKTACULAR Halloween Concert. Get more info on the 14th annual PumpkinMania Festival, which also includes a family-friendly jack-o’-lantern carving, magic show, food trucks and more. Tickets for the Oct. 27

‘The Moors’ presented by Transylvania Theater

Lucille C. Little Theater

Directed by Tosha Fowler Oct. 23-27 A delicious dark comedy full of dangerous queer desire. On the wind-blown, desolate moors, two sisters and their mastiff scheme to wrest their destinies from the systems and the savage land around them. A governess is summoned and a moor-hen drops in, forcing all to ask what price they might pay for autonomy and for love. This savage comedy

‘The Moors’ presented by Transylvania Theater

Lucille C. Little Theater

Directed by Tosha Fowler Oct. 23-27 A delicious dark comedy full of dangerous queer desire. On the wind-blown, desolate moors, two sisters and their mastiff scheme to wrest their destinies from the systems and the savage land around them. A governess is summoned and a moor-hen drops in, forcing all to ask what price they might pay for autonomy and for love. This savage comedy

Delcamp Visiting Writer Poetry reading

Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Poet Fady Joudah will be next year's Delcamp Visiting Writer and will give a reading open to the campus and Lexington communities. The reading will be followed by book signing.

Halloween Party Open House

Transylvania University

Get to know Transy during the spooky season — plus tomb tours, trick or treating and a costume contest.

American Bar Association President Bill Bay Lecture

W. T. Young Campus Center

American Bar Association President Bill Bay is presenting Transylvania University’s third annual Pre-Law Society Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The public talk is at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center Pioneer Rooms. RSVPs are requested.

David Howley

Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Step into an exclusive, up-close concert with David Howley, founding member of Billboard No.1 band We Banjo 3. This indie folk artist from Ireland weaves soulful vocals, enchanting melodies and evocative storytelling into a mesmerizing blend of music and history. With influences ranging from traditional roots to modern poetry, Howley's music creates a timeless, transcendent experience.  Tickets on sale now.

David Williams: The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx

The Cowgill Center for Business, Economics, and Education

From Princeton University Website: “Economic inequality is one of the most daunting challenges of our time, with public debate often turning to questions of whether it is an inevitable outcome of economic systems and what, if anything, can be done about it. But why, exactly, should inequality worry us? The Greatest of All Plagues demonstrates that this underlying question has been a central preoccupation of

Music Technology Recital

Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Join us for a concert of new electroacoustic music and music videos by Transylvania students.

Concerto Aria Competition

Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

The music department presents the annual Concerto and Aria Competition. The winner of the competition will perform with the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra at its free, public concert this spring.

Greg Partain, Pianist

Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

Join Gregory Partain for an evening of inspiring piano music by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. In his nearly four decades on the concert stage, Partain has performed as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber music collaborator throughout the United States and internationally. The longtime professor and chair of music at Transylvania University is also a recording artist and specialist in 19th-century Romantic repertoire. He was

Moosnick Lecture

Carrick Theater — Mitchell Fine Arts Center

David Fishman will give this year's Moosnick Lecture on “The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto: Jewish Spiritual Resistance During the Holocaust." The next evening, he will discuss “The Jews and the War in Ukraine” at Ohavay Zion Synagogue.