Don’t miss these February events at Emory

By Anna Chapman Feb. 3, 2025

As the first full month of spring semester gets underway, there are plenty of events to engage in on the Atlanta and Oxford campuses. Don’t miss athletic events, musical performances, new museum exhibits and more.

1. Make plans for Charter Week activities.

From now through Feb. 9, Emory will host many opportunities to reflect on the past and look to the future for 2025 Charter Week. The week will be full of fun events, from thrilling sports to moving concerts and engaging lectures. Check out the full lineup of events.

2. Stock your pantry with local baked goods, grab lunch and more.

Grab your favorite treats at the Emory Farmers Market on campus. In the afternoon, take a walk to McDonough Plaza on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 11 a.m. for in-season produce from the Oxford Organic Farm, freshly baked biscotti from Legacy Bakers, hot lunch from Sweet, Sweet Syria, coffee from Shipped Coffee Co. and more.

3. Catch a film screening from this season’s Emory Cinematheque.

Returning this spring, the Cinematheque’s theme for the semester is “Film on Film,” an international selection of movies about what it means to make, view and live with moving images. Film and media professor Daniel Reynolds curated the films for this season. In February, view “Man With a Movie Camera” on Feb. 5, “Holy Motors” on Feb. 12, “The Fabelmans” on Feb. 19 and “Blow Out” on Feb. 26.

All screenings are on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in White Hall, Room 208. The Cinematheque is free and open to the public. All films will feature introductions by Emory faculty members.

4. Learn from the experts through discussions.

The “First Fridays” lecture series returns this spring, kicking off on Friday, Feb. 7, at noon with Chandra Ford, a professor in both African American studies at Emory College of Arts and Sciences and the Rollins School of Public Health. Ford will discuss strategies for moving beyond identifying racism as a public health concern toward enacting substantive institutional change. This event is free and open to the public, and registration is requested.

Don’t miss this month’s JWJI Colloquiums, held on Mondays at noon. On Feb. 10, Moon Charania, associate professor of international studies at Spelman College, will present a discussion titled “Archive of Tongues: An Intimate History of Brownness.” On Feb. 17, Brandi T. Summers, associate professor of African American and African Diaspora studies at Columbia University, will discuss “How to Kill a (Black) City: Urbicide and the Power Geometries of Place in Oakland, CA.” Finally, on Feb. 24, LaShawnDa L. Pittman, associate professor in the Department of American Ethnic Studies at University of Washington, Seattle, will discuss “Grandmothering While Black: A Twenty-First-Century Story of Love, Coercion, and Survival.”

All JWJI Colloquiums are in the Jones Room on the third floor of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. They are free and open to the public, and registration is requested.

Join the 21st annual Hamilton E. Holmes Memorial Lecture “AI for Equity: Shaping the Future of Healthcare” on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m. via Zoom. Honoring the legacy of Emory alum Hamilton E. Holmes, this lecture features guest speaker Anant Madabhushi, director for the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute, and moderator Jeff Livingston, founding partner of EdSolutions Center for Education Market Dynamics. This webinar is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Learn from leading sickle cell scholar Melissa Creary, associate professor of health management and policy and global public health at the University of Michigan, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 3:30 p.m. in the Candler Theology Building, Room 252. Creary will discuss how integrating research, public health, race, history, bioethics and sociology gives insight into some of society’s most challenging problems. This discussion is free and open to the public.

5. Take in a stage performance in Atlanta and Oxford.

Don’t miss unique, creative and immersive performances at both Emory campuses this month.

On Friday, Feb. 7, author and performer Nicholas Goodly will visit Oxford College to perform “5 Gifts,” an interactive performance and poetry work focused on creating a physical and communal space for listeners and speakers. The performance will be held in Williams Hall at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Theater Emory kicks off the spring semester with “Static Head,” a paranoid sci-fi tale about technology and how it changes humanity. The production will run at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Theater Lab from Thursday, Feb. 20, to Sunday, Feb. 23, with multiple shows throughout the weekend. This event is open to the public, but tickets must be purchased in advance. Emory students are eligible to receive two free tickets for each Theater Emory production.

On Friday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m., “Humbladbad: The Sequel,” a celebration and exploration of movement, will be performed in Williams Hall at Oxford College. This event is free and open to the public.

OxTheatre opens the spring semester with a run of “Tragedy: a Tragedy” from Thursday, Feb. 27, to Saturday, March 1. This comedy play focuses on a news broadcast at the end of the world. These performances are open to the public.

6. Immerse yourself in the music.

Before kicking off your Super Bowl party, head to the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, to join the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) for its annual “Bach Bowl.” The performance will feature violinist David Coucheron, trumpeter Stuart Stephenson, oboist Elizabeth Tiscione and the Society Chamber Orchestra. This event is free and open to the public.

Head to Williams Hall at Oxford College on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. for a performance by CubanaSong, an Atlanta-based group. The concert will feature a celebration of Cuban dance music. This performance is free and open to the public.

Grab your special someone for a Valentine’s Day concert featuring love songs performed by Atlanta’s favorite tenor Timothy Miller on Friday, Feb. 14, at noon in the High Museum of Art. This event is presented by ECMSA and is free with museum admission, but seating is limited.

Get cozy in the Carlos Museum’s Ackerman Hall on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. for “Pajama Concert: Musical Bedtime Stories” featuring pianist Julie Coucheron and narrator Frank O’Donnell. The duo will perform musical stories of “Three Little Pigs” and “Paddington Bear’s First Concert,” complete with hot chocolate. Attendees are invited to bring a stuffed animal, blanket or wear pajamas. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.

Soak in an evening of classical guitar from Emory artist affiliate Luther Enloe on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. in the Schwartz Center’s Emerson Concert Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

Enjoy a performance by the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. The show features the Atlanta-based Merian Ensemble as soloists in a world premiere of Elizabeth Younan’s latest work. This event is free, and no tickets are required.

Join acclaimed violinist Daniel Hope and the Polish Chamber Orchestra for an evening of music as part of the Candler Concert Series on Friday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase on the Schwartz Center website, and Emory students are eligible to purchase discounted tickets for $10.

7. Cheer on the Emory Eagles.

The spring semester means a new season for sports and more opportunities for the Emory community to cheer on teams.

Emory is hosting the 2025 UAA Swim and Dive Championships in the Madeline Jude Brown Aquatic Center from Wednesday, Feb. 12, to Saturday, Feb. 15. Tickets to attend are free for Emory students. Morning sessions begin at 10 a.m., and evening sessions begin at 5:30 p.m.

On Friday, Feb. 14, Emory men’s and women’s basketball teams will take on NYU at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, in the WoodPEC. The tailgate begins at 4 p.m., and the first 200 students will receive free long-sleeved Emory shirts. Don’t miss the special performances during the game featuring AHANA Acapella, Encore and VIBEZ.

Then, on Saturday, Feb. 22, head to Cooper Field at noon to support Emory softball as they take on Maryville College. The first 75 students in attendance will receive free Chick-fil-A.

All Emory athletic events are free and open to the public. Check out the full Emory Athletics calendar and Oxford Athletics calendar.

8. Celebrate Emory Jazz Fest.

The annual Emory Jazz Fest kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 13, and concludes on Saturday, Feb. 15. All events for the festival are free and will take place in the Schwartz Center. On Thursday, Feb. 13, at 2:30 p.m., learn from David Sánchez, Grammy Award–winning saxophonist, during a lecture and demonstration.

Sánchez will join the Gary Motley Trio for a performance on Friday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. Tickets are required for this event. Emory students are eligible to purchase discounted tickets for $10.

On Saturday, Feb. 15, at 11:30 a.m., a rhythm section jazz clinic will be hosted by Gary Motley, director of Emory jazz studies, with bassist Kaleb Thompkins and percussionist Leon Anderson. Later that evening, at 8 p.m., enjoy a concert featuring Emory Big Band. This event is free, but tickets are required.

9. Catch the newest exhibit at the Michael C. Carlos Museum.

“Anonymous Fragments,” a new exhibit at the Carlos Museum featuring paintings and drawings inspired by the Carlos’s collection of ancient Greek vase fragments by artist Timothy Hull, will open on Friday, Feb. 14. Visitors are invited to view the new collection on display in the museum.

That evening, at 6:30 p.m. in Ackerman Hall, visitors can join Hull and Ruth Allen, curator of Greek and Roman art, for a discussion of “Anonymous Fragments.” The exhibit will be open for viewing prior to the program. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

10. Learn more about historical sources at the Rose Library.

Join Emory Libraries to mark the birth of Frederick Douglass on Friday, Feb. 14, at noon for the 2025 Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon in the Rose Library's Woodruff Commons. The event will feature a group singing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing", transcribing portions of the African American Perspectives collection at the Library of Congress and indulging in birthday cupcakes. There will also be selected rare materials on display from Rose Library and Pitts Theological Library related to Black history. This event is open to the public, and registration is requested. Please bring a laptop to take part in the transcription portion of the celebration if possible.

Dive into other unique items from the Rose Library’s collection on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m. during “Miscellaneous Monthly” on the tenth floor of the Robert W. Woodruff Library. Stop by to view a selection of archival items related to all things love and romance. This event is free and open to the public.

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