Sunday, October 19, 2025
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

University of Dayton – Roger Glass Center for the Arts
29 Creative Way
Dayton, OH 45479
Free parking nearby in Lot S-1

In partnership with the University of Dayton Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Department of Music, Alumni Chair in the Humanities, and Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy

Jane Eisner
Carole King: She Made the Earth Move

As part of Yale University’s Jewish Lives series, renowned journalist Jane Eisner has written a biography of the iconic singer and songwriter. Carole King: She Made the Earth Move delves into Carole King’s origins in a working-class section of Brooklyn and her marriage to husband and collaborator Gerry Goffin. Together they wrote for artists such as the Shirelles, Aretha Franklin, The Animals, The Monkees and many others. King’s solo career produced a body of work that is stunning. Her groundbreaking album Tapestry held the record for longest charting album by a female soloist for over 40 years and earned four Grammy awards. Drawing on numerous interviews as well as historic and contemporary sources, this book brings to life King’s professional accomplishments, her personal challenges, and her lasting contributions to the Great American Songbook.

Featuring performances by student ensembles and faculty of the University of Dayton Department of Music, including Bella Voce, directed by Professor Paula Powell.

Cost: $10 (No cost to full-time students with valid student ID)
Includes dessert reception

Questions? Contact Stacy Emoff at semoff@jfgd.net.