Events Center

Renée Fleming joins local researchers and medical professionals to examine and discuss the effects of music and the arts on the brain and human health. World-renowned soprano Fleming is a leading advocate for the study of the powerful connections between the arts and health. Her anthology, Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness, is now available from Viking/Penguin.

How can someone with Alzheimer’s be unable to recognize their own spouse, but perfectly recall songs from decades before? Why can some patients with Parkinson’s disease, unable to rise from a chair or walk through a doorway, accomplish these tasks or even dance, to the sound of a musical beat? In addition to using music to better understand the complex functioning of the brain, researchers have found arts therapies to be effective tools in addressing the effects of an ever-widening array of conditions, not only Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s, but also cardiac failure, stroke, PTSD, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injuries.

Especially compelling is the fact that music, dance, and art therapies are cost-effective, non-pharmaceutical, and non-invasive. Many can be administered in group settings, offering benefits for emotional well-being, and through tele-health, increasing accessibility. With an aging population, the potential implications of this work are immense. And the impact of arts on the developing brains of children shows effects reaching beyond scholastic aptitude to creativity and success throughout life.
New initiatives are launching rapidly, backed by the National Institutes of Health (the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world) as well as major hospitals, universities, and interdisciplinary institutions.

Location: Anne MacGregor Jenkins Recital Hall

Cost: $50.00

What’s the difference between copyright and plagiarism? How do you create in-text citations? Learn the answers to these practical questions and more. 

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

Join RA Ryan and Roux Library Staff during convocation hour to learn about the vast and commonly unknown amount of amenities and offerings our campus library has for your college success!

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

This is not a regular game night at the Roux Library. Besides board games, we also have a laser tag event! Game nights are open to all the campus community. Feel free to join alone or bring your friends.

Location: Roux Library

This event is available only to current FSC students.

Your professors have probably asked to you use credible, authoritative sources in your research, but how do you know if a source is authoritative? This workshop will give you some strategies to use that will help you to determine the credibility of a source. Bring your laptop to this session!

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love, and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world. 

Location: Buckner Theater

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $10 child/$20 adult.

Focusing on lifting up the efforts of women in the field of composition, we will be presenting an evening of music that highlights the beauty and strength of the female perspective. With representation across time periods, continents, and styles, tonight’s concert celebrates the brilliance of women composers in choral music. 

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $5 child/$10 adult.

Do you want to learn more about AI? Come to this session to find out and learn about how you can use these tools for both school and research. Bring your laptop to this session!

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

Join FSC faculty member and low brass performer Andrew Sallee for “Prismatic,” a recital exploring themes of color and light in musical repertoire, including original works for the euphonium and tuba, as well as transcriptions by Sallee himself from other mediums. Works by Johannes Brahms, Hidenori Arai, and Kevin Day will be included, among others. We look forward to sharing an evening of colorful music with you!

Location: Anne MacGregor Jenkins Recital Hall

Cost: Free Admission, no ticket required.

Join us for Welcome Home, a concert featuring timeless classics and captivating performances. Enjoy the exhilarating 'Overture to Zampa' and Mozart's 'Sinfonia Concertante,' with special guests as they return to their hometown of Lakeland—Carolyn Wann Bailey, Principal 2nd Violin, Nashville Symphony and Julius Wirth, Principal Viola, National Philharmonic. Then, immerse yourself in Tchaikovsky's emotional 'Symphony no. 4.' Plus, don't miss selections from our talented Beth Mason Young Artist Award recipients. Welcome home to an unforgettable evening of music!   

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

Cost: $29-$49 per person

Join us to learn more about the Academy’s programs, facilities, the enrollment process, and to meet our teachers.

Location: Hollis-Hayes Library, Roberts Academy Building 1

Are your “go-to” databases that you learned about as a Freshman no longer as helpful as they once were? You’re familiar with databases like Academic Search Ultimate and JSTOR, but what else is out there? Join us as we explore some of the library’s more specialized databases, where to find them, and how to determine which one is right for your research needs.

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

AJ Rafael is an accomplished singer/songwriter who has amassed over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify. His debut album “Red Roses” reached the iTunes and Billboard charts, and he has collaborated with artists like Tori Kelly, Jeremy Passion, Kina Grannis, and Kolohe Kai. Rafael was named a Filipino American Game Changer by the City of Los Angeles in 2018 for his contribution to the music industry as a proud Asian American independent artist. 

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $25 child/$50 adult.

A concert of favorite art songs, arias, and American standards celebrating both art and music, sung by mezzo-soprano Jenny Heidtman.

Location: The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art, Auditorium

Cost: Free Admission, no ticket required.

Come to the Roux Library to play games! We have all sorts of card games, board games, and refreshments. Game nights are open to all the campus community. Feel free to join alone or bring your friends.

Location: Roux Library

This event is available only to current FSC students.

Some assignments may ask that you use materials from the McKay Archives. But how do you access them? What makes archival materials different than those found in the library? This pro-tip session will give you the knowledge you need to make the most of your visit to the archives. And no, we will not make you wear those silly white gloves!

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

Experience an exhilarating showcase of classical, contemporary, and innovative dance presented by the talented students of the FSC Dance Program during this year’s annual spring dance concert, FSC|Dance: Kinetic Connections. The first act of this program features a condensed rendition of the charming and humorous ballet "Coppelia," followed by a diverse array of original modern and contemporary choreography crafted by FSC Dance faculty and esteemed guest artists in the second act. Come and be part of this extraordinary performance celebrating the beauty and creativity of dance.

Location: Branscomb Auditorium

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $5 child/$10 adult.

In this session, discover practical tips to safeguard yourself against phishing scams, identity theft, and other online risks. We’ll cover best practices for creating strong passwords, recognizing suspicious emails and websites, and using security tools that can shield your devices and personal information.

Location: Roux Library, 3rd floor classroom

This event is available only to current FSC students.

While traveling to an opera conference being held in Las Vegas, a group of opera characters discover that all the hotels have been booked due to a Comic Book Convention. They get together and decide to stay together in a VRBO. Characters such as Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, Fiordiligi, Despina, Dorabella, and Lauretta (and more) all under the same roof! We invite you to discover how well they get along. 

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

A hard-driving Hollywood agent, her budding screen idol client, a sexy young drifter, and the drifter’s naive, needy girlfriend. The Little Dog Laughed follows the adventures of Mitchell Green, a movie star who could hit big if it weren’t for one teensy-weensy problem. His agent, Diane, can’t seem to keep him in the closet. Trying to help him navigate Hollywood’s choppy waters, the devilish Diane is doing all she can to keep Mitchell away from the cute rent boy who’s caught his eye and the rent boy’s girlfriend (wait, the rent boy has a girlfriend?). Will there be a happy ending as the final credits roll?

THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection (www.dramatists.com)

Location: Loca Lee Buckner Theatre

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $10 child/$20 adult.

Join us to learn more about the Academy’s programs, facilities, the enrollment process, and to meet our teachers.

Location: Hollis-Hayes Library, Roberts Academy Building 1

Featuring all FSC Jazz Ensembles, this concert highlights music from the Jazz canon, old and new, in a variety of ensemble combinations.

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $5 child/$10 adult.

Indulge in the beauty of La Musique, a concert program filled with captivating melodies and exceptional performances. Enjoy the dynamic interplay of organ and orchestra in Eugene Gigout's 'Grand Choeur Dialogue.' Experience the harmonies of Gabriel Fauré's 'Requiem in D minor,' featuring the talented voices of the Florida Southern College concert choir. Then, immerse yourself in the rich orchestral textures of Camille Saint-Saëns' 'Symphony No. 3 in C minor,' with special guest Matthew Corl. Join us for an evening of musical delight that celebrates the power and beauty of music.

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

Cost: $29-$49 per person

When you think of “spring” a pallet of colors, tastes and sounds comes to mind. The season brings with it endless possibilities to be creative in many ways. We invite you to share our favorite musical meal carefully prepared and waiting just for you.

Location: Branscomb Auditorium

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $5 child/$10 adult.

Honoring our dear planet, tonight’s concert will help us to remember how precious it is. Celebrating the turning of the seasons and the joy of our beloved flora and fauna, join us for a concert of music that is sure to invoke a feeling of home and pride for our place in the solar system. 

Location: Branscomb Memorial Auditorium

Cost: Free for FSC Faculty, Staff, and Students. General Admission tickets: $5 child/$10 adult.

Join us to learn more about the Academy’s programs, facilities, the enrollment process, and to meet our teachers.

Location: Hollis-Hayes Library, Roberts Academy Building 1