Arts & Events
From the analytical to avant garde, from relaxing and recreational to global and game-changing, you’ll always find events that entertain, challenge, and enrich you. See below for some of Principia’s renowned events.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
The George A. Andrews Distinguished Speaker Series hosts some of history’s most consequential figures.
JAMES K. SCHMIDT GALLERY
Feast your eyes on groundbreaking work by emerging artists and seasoned masters at the James K. Schmidt Gallery.
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
Top-notch talent and elegant staging combine to produce plays and musicals that feel like Broadway in Elsah.
DANCE PRODUCTIONS
Witness poetry in motion at the annual spring dance production at Principia’s McVay Center for the Performing Arts.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
You can be a part of the nation’s oldest student-led conference. Welcome students from around the country to address pressing issues.
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES CONFERENCE
Our global student body opens its arms to a broad understanding of the issues facing the world in this groundbreaking student-led conference.
Musical Performance
Principia College life is filled with music, from our Concert and Lecture Series, ensemble concerts, and Music at Davis performance series, to the Rainwater Carillon Concert Series on the Chapel Green, Sunday Evening Sing at the Chapel, and informal jazz on the pub patio.
Commencement
Join the president, deans, alumni, family and friends to celebrate the graduating class as they make their way into the world.