Admission Cost: Free Admission

About This Show

As a member of the Vista Guild, the Koger Center for the Arts partnered with The Jasper Project to open a new rotating art space, titled The Nook, in celebration of Third Thursday Art Night. May 2026’s featured artist in The Nook is Kathryn Morganelli.

Artist Biography

Kathryn Morganelli holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina. With postgraduate studies in Textile Design and Animation, she has built a solid foundation in the arts.

Admission Cost: $17.87 - $161.75

About This Show

John Crist is one of today’s fastest-rising stand-up comedians, earning more than one billion video views, more than 7.9 million fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast and continuously charts as one of Pollstar’s Top 10 Global Touring Comedians. John has sold out the majority of his 2025 U.S. ‘Jokes For Humans’ dates and recently launched a Fall extension – which kicked off at Las Vegas’ Encore Theater and will visit cities like Austin, Louisville, Cleveland and more later this year.

His latest comedy special John Crist: Emotional Support (February 18), showcases his skills in delivering witty, pop culture commentary through clean humor. Filmed just six miles from his childhood home in Lilburn, GA, John Crist: Emotional Support sees the viral comedian diving into the ever-changing dynamics of growing up Christian in the 90s, navigating family group texts, mediating fights on the neighborhood Facebook page and more. In its first three weeks, the special earned more than 2.1 million stand-alone views, with social media clips surpassing 20 million views, as it continues to grow in viewership.

Crist’s latest comedy special follows a record touring year in 2024 and his 2023 special John Crist: Would Like To Release A Statement, which amassed more than 4.2 million views and more than 200 million views across social media clips. In 2022, his independently-released special What Are We Doing? racked up more than 100 million views across platforms and is now available to stream on Hulu.

Crist’s Net Positive Podcast regularly charts on Spotify and Apple’s top podcast charts and is filmed in downtown Nashville. It has featured a variety of guests including Matt Rife, Leanne Morgan, Michael W. Smith, Creed Lead Singer Scott Stapp, Dave Ramsey, Kirk Herbstreit, David Crowder, Brett Cooper, Breland, Ernest, Trey Kennedy, Tyler Hubbard, Warren Zeiders, Chelcie Lynn (“Trailer Trash Tammy”), Michael Knowles, John Delony, Clay Travis, Jenn Johnson, Matt Walsh and more.

Earlier this year, Crist made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and he has also made appearances on ESPN’s SEC Network “SEC Gameday” as a co-host, Good Morning America, SHERRI, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Barstool Sports, Buzzfeed and Theo Von’s This Past Weekend just to name a few. For more information, visit johncristcomedy.com.

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Admission Cost: $5 USC Students; $25 General Admission

Pianist and curator Pedja Mužijevic has defined his career with creative programming, unusual combinations of new and old music, and lasting collaborations with artists and ensembles. 

Highlights of 2025/26 season include Homage to Mixtapes recital program at UNLTD Powered by Verbier Festival, 92NY and Southeastern Piano Festival in Columbia, SC; Chopin and Beethoven piano concertos with Fort Worth Symphony and String Orchestra of the Rockies in Missoula, MT, as well as leading Concert in 21st Century workshops at Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, The Juilliard School in New York, Colburn School in Los Angeles.

Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, Pedja lives in New York City, where he is the artistic administrator at Baryshnikov Arts, an arts organization that supports artists in all disciplines through presentations and residencies. Pedja is also the artistic advisor at Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana, a 12,500 acre working sheep and cattle ranch with large-scale outdoor sculptures and a summer concert season. Pedja directs workshops entitled Concert in 21st Century for young musicians from Verbier Festival Academy and Banff Center to Colburn and Longy schools, in which he examines concert from perspectives of programming, stage presentation, marketing and funding in an attempt to make it more accessible and relevant today.

Tickets go on sale May 1!

Purchase tickets in person at the Koger Center Box Office or online. New this year: save $ by purchasing an event package of all SEPF signature concerts!