Experience a groundbreaking musical convergence as eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill is joined by visionary cellist and composer Akua Dixon and her highly acclaimed Quartette Indigo. The evening's program will defy genres and bridge traditions, all within the acoustically superb and intimate setting of National Sawdust.

Experience a groundbreaking musical convergence as eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill is joined by visionary cellist and composer Akua Dixon and her highly acclaimed Quartette Indigo. The evening's program will defy genres and bridge traditions, all within the acoustically superb and intimate setting of National Sawdust.

Be present for a rare behind-the-scenes opera experience. Time to Act is a newly commissioned opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Crystal Manich, confronting the American epidemic of gun violence through the voices of high school students navigating trauma, identity, and healing. This special event marks the commercial audio recording of the opera for national release on the award-winning classical label Bright Shiny Things.

Be present for a rare behind-the-scenes opera experience. Time to Act is a newly commissioned opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Crystal Manich, confronting the American epidemic of gun violence through the voices of high school students navigating trauma, identity, and healing. This special event marks the commercial audio recording of the opera for national release on the award-winning classical label Bright Shiny Things.

This free, hands-on workshop invites middle and high school students (ages 12+) to create their own interpretation of the Knotted Gun. The event is led by the Non-Violence Project, who work globally to inspire young people through education, creative tools, and community-based programs. One design from this workshop will be selected and developed into a permanent sculpture in National Sawdust's lobby. Free to attend. All materials and pizza included. Space is limited. RSVP now.

This program weaves together themes of nature, ecopoetics, and heritage through a new work for string quartet and mezzo-soprano by composer Anthony Cheung, inspired by the poetry of Arthur Sze and Victoria Chang. Sze’s work, often associated with the ecopoetics movement, and Chang’s reflections on the natural world, both draw from traditional Asian poetic forms while resonating deeply with contemporary sensibilities. This collaboration amplifies Asian voices across disciplines—poet, composer, and performers alike—and reflects a shared reverence for nature and cultural inheritance.