Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Hazardous Conditions)

Today, Monday January 19, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the hazardous campus conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Monday January 19, 2026 @ 10:52 am)

Flute and Electronics Concert - Derek Charke, Flute/Bass Flute & Gordon Fitzell (University of Manitoba), Live Electronics

November 19 @ 7:00 pm
KC Irving Centre Garden Room
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Admission: Free

Flute and Electronics Concert

Flute and Electronics Concert
Monday, November 19th at 7:00 pm
KC Irving Centre Garden Room
Acadia University, Wolfville, NS
Admission: Free

Derek Charke, Flute/Bass Flute
Gordon Fitzell (University of Manitoba), Live Electronics

Flutist Derek Charke and composer Gordon Fitzell present an evening of improvised music for flute and live electronics.

Gordon Fitzell has worked with numerous outstanding ensembles including Norwegian group BIT20 Ensemble, Brazil’s PianOrquestra, the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal, and American sextet eighth blackbird, whose multiple Grammy-winning album strange imaginary animals features two of his works. A professor at the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music in Winnipeg, Fitzell teaches composition and leads the eXperimental Improv Ensemble (XIE). He also serves as Artistic Co-Director of the Winnipeg new music organization GroundSwell.

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