Bryan Series 2024-25 Season Announcement
Bryan Series 2024-25 Season Announcement

Bryan Series 2024-25 Season Announcement

2024-25: Our 20th Subscription Year

Programs focused on timely topics of literacy and mental health and featuring distinguished actor-activists will be presented in the 20th subscription season of the Guilford College Bryan Series – the longest-running and most well-known speaker series in the region. Join us for educational and entertaining evenings in October 2024 and April 2025 at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Greensboro as we continue the tradition of great speaker programs for campus and community! 

New subscriptions and memberships begin July 19th.

Read more about the 2024-25 season.
Read our 2024-25 season FAQ.

Season Schedule

  • LeVar Burton, Renowned Actor and Literacy Advocate – Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
  • Ashley Judd, Actress and Global Humanitarian – Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Events at 7:30 p.m. 

Speakers, dates, and times subject to change.

  • Subscription and Legacy Society Membership Renewals: The renewal period for 2023-24 subscribers and members began May 29 and will conclude July 9, 2024.
    To renew online:
       Step 1: Open the Tanger Center Account Manager.
       Step 2: Click Sign In in the top right corner of the screen and sign in with your email address on file and your password. Do not create a new account. If you do not remember your password, click “Forgot Password?” to reset it. Once signed in, click on ‘Pay an Invoice’ at the top and follow steps for making payment.

    To renew by Email:
       Email Customer Care at customercare@tangercenter.com

    To renew by phone:
       Call the Tanger Center Subscription Line at 336-373-7575 Monday - Friday, 10 am-5 pm

    To renew in person:
       Visit the Tanger Center Box Office Tuesday-Friday, 12 pm-5 pm

    To renew by mail:
       Contact the Tanger Subscription Line at 336-373-7575 and they will assist you with that process.

    If you have questions, please email thebryanseries@guilford.edu.

  • New Season Subscriptions: Subscriptions for new patrons will be on sale beginning in July (date to be announced). A subscription for the Guilford College Bryan Series is a reserved seat for two events and is available in the Orchestra and Grand Tier sections. Subscribers have seating priority with the opportunity in future seasons to renew and upgrade their seats before new subscription sales.
  • New Legacy Society Memberships: Legacy Society members for new patrons will be on sale beginning in July (date to be announced). A Legacy Society membership offers premium seating and other benefits for two events. If you are interested in a membership, contact the Tanger Center Box Office at 336-373-7575 or visit the Tanger Center Box Office in person.
  • Single-event Tickets: Single-event tickets for the two programs in the 2024-25 season will be available in September (date to be announced) at Ticketmaster.com and at the Tanger Center Box Office during regular business hours.
  • Guilford College faculty, staff, students, and retirees tickets: Current and retired faculty and staff and current students are eligible for free admission to Bryan Series events. Information about access is delivered in email notifications before each event.

LeVar Burton

Oct. 24, 2024

From Storytelling to Star Trek: A Journey of Literacy and Inspiration

LeVar Burton is a renowned actor and lifelong literacy advocate. As a 19-year-old student at the University of Southern California, he was on the cover of TIME Magazine after landing the groundbreaking role of Kunta Kinte in the landmark ABC series “Roots” (1977). He achieved further acclaim as Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge in the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” television series (1987-94). He was host and executive producer of the beloved PBS children’s series “Reading Rainbow” from 1983-2009. A documentary producer, podcast host and children’s book author, he is recipient of six NAACP Awards, a Peabody, a Grammy and 15 Daytime Emmys, including a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys. In 2022, LeVar was selected as the Tournament Of Roses Grand Marshal, and he has more than 4 million social media followers.

Guilford COllege Bryan Series presents LeVar Burton

Ashley Judd

April 8, 2025

Mental Health & Wellness: Trauma That We Don't Transform, We Transfer

Ashley Judd is a feminist and social justice humanitarian and a Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actress. She has starred in indie gems and box office hits including such films as “Kiss the Girls,” “Where the Heart Is,” “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” and “De-Lovely.” In 2019, the United Nations honored Ashley as Global Advocate of the Year. She was a TIME magazine Person of the Year in 2017 as one of the #MeToo “Silence Breakers,” and her New York Times bestselling book, All That Is Bitter & Sweet (2011), chronicles her journeys as a global humanitarian. Her TEDWomen 2016 Talk about online misogyny has over 2 million views. In 2022, Ashley wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about her beloved mother Naomi Judd’s death by suicide and the need for privacy laws in such tragedies.

Guilford College Bryan Series presents Ashley Judd

Thought-Provokers and Bridge-Builders

For more than 20 years, Bryan Series innovators and visionaries have helped us chart new courses for our communities and ourselves. Together, we can create real change.

Guilford College welcomed basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was the second speaker for this season’s Bryan Series on Oct. 23.

Video Archive

Take a look at some of our past speakers, which include Ken Burns, Toni Morrison, Yo-Yo Ma, and many more.

Amal Clooney speak on stage at the Bryan Series.

125 Speakers Featured in the Last 26 Years

1,242 subscribers and Legacy Society members

5 Nobel Prize Winners

6 Former Heads of State

Contact Us

LaToya Marsh portrait
LaToya Marsh
LaToya Marsh

Director of the Bryan Series