PHOTO PROVIDED Mavis Staples will perform in Lewisburg on Oct. 28.

The Weis Center’s 2021-22 line-up includes a diverse schedule of nearly 30 live performances designed to inspire your mind, energize your body and restore your heart.

According to a news release, performances will include music from Bali, Venezuela, West Africa, Mexico and Colombia, plus classical music, Americana and roots music, modern dance from three acclaimed companies, jazz and family-friendly performances. Seven performances are free.

Tickets for fall 2021 performances will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. Friday by calling 570-577-1000, online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or in-person weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Campus Box Office’s location in the Weis Center Atrium.

The season will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday with a free alt-rock and roots concert by Amythyst Kiah as she performs outside on the Weis Center Plaza. Her song “Black Myself” received a Grammy nomination for Best American Roots Song and won Song of the Year at the Folk Alliance International Awards. The Exchange’s Art Cart will be on site from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with special all-ages activities.

On Sept. 14, world music and dance from Bali with ensemble Cudamani will perform. According to the news release, this 20-member ensemble weaves layers of intricate sound including gongs, drums, voice and flute.

On Sept. 28, Red Sky Performance, a leading indigenous contemporary dance company from Canada, will perform their work “Trace,” which is a dance work inspired by Indigenous sky and star stories.

On Oct. 1, the contemporary cirque duo, Air Play, returns to the Weis Center for a family-friendly performance highlighting the amazing power of air. Flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons, giant kites floating over the audience and a huge snow globe will make audience members gasp in wonder and laugh until it hurts.

Then, in the first of several engagements with the Jazz at Bucknell series — Jeremiah Abiah performs for free in the Weis Center Atrium on Oct. 6. Abiah, the news release said, is a renowned singer, songwriter, celebrity vocal coach, author and producer.

The Julliard String Quartet will perform on Oct. 17 with pianist and Bucknell Assistant Professor of Music Qing Jiang. They will perform works by Beethoven and Dvorak.

A season highlight will be Mavis Staples’ performance on Oct. 28. Hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace,” Staples is a Blues and a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer; a Civil Rights icon; a Grammy Award winner; a chart-topping soul/gospel/rhythm-and-blues pioneer; and a Kennedy Center honoree. She’s collaborated with everyone from Prince and Bob Dylan to Arcade Fire and Hozier.

Americana duo The Honey Dewdrops will perform on November 3 at the Campus Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. According to the news release, their harmony-soaked songs, blended with the tones of guitar, banjo and mandolin are sure to inspire.

Pianist Michelle Cann will perform on Nov. 7 with a program that includes Chopin, Florence Price and Brahms.

Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, BalletX, will perform three new works on Nov. 12.

The final fall performance will be a raucous holiday performance by eight-piece jazz band, The Hot Sardines, on Dec. 3. The performance will feature timeless Christmas classics and original tunes.