Acclaimed young trumpet sensation Dominick Farinacci will perform a special Halloween weekend concert with The University of Scranton Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the University’s Houlihan-McLean Center. Audience members are encouraged to arrive in costume.

The program will feature a variety of big band selections including W. C. Handy’s “St. Louis Blues,” Duke Ellington’s “Portrait of Louis Armstrong” and “Boy Meets Horn,” Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust,” and many other selections. To read the full release, click here.

An East German Film Festival at The University of Scranton will give local audiences a rare glimpse into life in the German Democratic Republic before the fall of the Berlin Wall. This year’s festival features three films from a series titled “Rebels with a Cause,” which was screened in 2005 at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City.

In its fifth year, the festival, which is free of charge and open to the public, will be held in the Pearn Auditorium of Brennan Hall on Nov. 1, 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. All films will be shown with English subtitles. To view the full release, click here.

• The Inauguration of the 25th President Rev. Kevin Quinn, S.J.
• The Schemel Forum
• The Royal Summit
• The Pride, Passion, Promise Celebration
• The disAbility Conference

The Fall 2011 Final Exam Schedule and the Combined Exam Room Assignments are now posted on the Registrar's webpage under "Final Exams Schedule." The Registrar's website is www.scranton.edu/registrar.

The University of Scranton’s Schemel Forum is planning a bus trip to Newark, N.J., on Saturday, Oct. 29, to “Discover Newark: Its Art, Its History, Its Future.” Newark is rich in its industrial, civic and cultural history; fraught with urban problems; and, at the same time, choosing a bright future through its ingenuity, resilience and extraordinary civic leadership. Participants will visit the Newark Art Museum and have lunch at a fine Portuguese restaurant with Clement Price, Distinguished Service Professor at Rutgers University, and Newark’s civic leaders. Participants will also tour the city’s historic sites with Dr. Price.

To register, contact Kym Fetsko, Schemel Forum events coordinator, at (570) 941-7816 or fetskok2@scranton.edu. For more information on Schemel Forum programs and memberships, contact Sondra Myers at (570) 941-4089 or myerss2@scranton.edu.

• Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.
  Candidates for Scranton City Council, Jack Loscombe (D), Bob McGoff (D) and Lee Morgan (R).
  Voters will vote for two.       
• Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m.
  Candidates for Lackawanna County Commissioner. Corey O’Brien (D), Jim Wansacz (D), William Jones (R) and Patrick O’Malley (R).
  Voters will vote for two.

• Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., second floor of DeNaples Center
• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., McGurrin Hall Reading Room on the first floor
• Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., McGurrin Hall Reading Room on the first floor

The University of Scranton Players will be opening their newest production, "The Clean House," by Sarah Ruhl, on Friday, Oct. 28, in the McDade Center for the Literary and Performing Arts. The production will run Oct. 28–29 at 8 p.m., Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. and Nov. 4-5 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.. The production features Sarah Neitz as Lane; Vanessa Revlas as Matilde; Catherine Fischer as Virginia; Camille Reinecke as Ana; and Joe McGurl as Charles. McGurl, Reinecke, as well as Jim Shygelski (stage manager) and Bernadette Mick (assistant stage manager) are from the greater Scranton area.

Tickets are available by reservation, or may be purchased at the box office located on the first floor of the McDade Center, next to the Royal Theater, at any time on the night of the performance. For more information about the University Players or "The Clean House," contact the Players Box Office at 570-941-4318, email players@scranton.edu or visit www.thescrantonplayers.com.  

• Thursday, Oct. 27: Late Night USPB Pumpkin Painting at 9:30 p.m. on the first floor of the DeNaples Center
• Friday, Oct. 28: "Texts From Last Night" event from noon to 2 p.m. in the DeNaples Center's fireplace lounge