King's Theatre Department kicks off the season with performances of the Tony Award-winning musical, "1776," music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, book by Peter Stone, Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., George P. Maffei II Theatre, Administration Building. Admission: $12; students/senior citizens, $5. INFO: (570) 208-5825.
Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture, "Crash" is an ensemble drama about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles. Part of the Fifth Annual King's College Diversity Film Festival, 7 p.m. Sept. 30, Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, King's College. Free. INFO: (570) 208-8021.
Atty. Joseph McGettigan, the lead prosecutor of the Jerry Sandusky trial, and child rights expert Heather Hulse will discuss child abuse prevention and bullying, respectively, at 7 p.m., Sept. 29, King's College, Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business. Free. INFO: (570) 208-5958.
On Thursday, September 24, King's College will present a screening of the CNN film, The Hunting Ground, in Burke Auditorium from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm. Following the screening, a panel including representatives from the Victims Resource Center and King's service providers will discuss the college's policies concerning sexual violence.
The 2004 mockumentary "A Day Without a Mexican" depicts what would happen if the entire United States Mexican population would suddenly disappear. Part of the Fifth Annual King's College Diversity Film Festival, 7 p.m. Sept. 23, Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business. Free. INFO: (570) 208-8021.
King's College will host a panel discussion on the encyclical of Pope Francis, "Laudato si," on the care of creation and the environment with Dr. Anna Minore, Dr. Margarita Rose, Dr. Brian Mangan, and Rabbi Daniel Swartz, 4:15 p.m., Sept. 21, King’s College, Snyder Room, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Free. INFO: (570) at 208-5890.
King’s College will host free screenings of the films “The Official Story,” “A Day Without A Mexican,” “Crash,” and “The Other Side of Immigration” as part of the Fifth Annual Diversity Film Festival at King’s College. Screenings will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 16, 23, 30, and Oct. 7, respectively, in the Burke Auditorium, William G. McGowan School of Business, on North River Street.
Members of the Mountaintop Photo Club will display a collection of photographs from Aug. 17, through Sept. 25, Meet the Artist reception: Aug. 21, 6-8 p.m., King's College, Widmann Gallery, Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center. Free. INFO: (570) 208-5900, ext. 5328.
