On Screen/In Person
Redemption Time – FREE
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
Doors: 5:45 pm | Begins: 6:15 pm
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • 7 PM • Steinman Hall
Witness a powerful multimedia performance film featuring poet Jimmy Santiago Baca and jazz violinist Christian Howes, two formerly incarcerated artists who reclaimed their lives through art. Combining spoken word, music, and visual art, Redemption Time invites audiences into a shared space of healing and transformation.
Pre-show Community Panel Discussion • 6:15 PM
- Ms. Desireé Chang, Deputy Director of Enforcement, Policy & Compliance, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
- Ms. Carolyn Harper, Prison Portrait Project artist
- Dr. Stephanie Jerstad, Assistant Professor of Criminology, Millersville University
- Ms. Karlee Shambaugh, Program Treatment Manager, Lancaster County Prison
After the film, there will be live music performed by Christian Howes alongside students from Music for Everyone and SWAN, a Lancaster-based music & support group for children affected by parental incarceration.
Post-show Q&A
- Dr. David Gonzalez, director of Redemption Time
- Christian Howes, formerly incarcerated individual featured in Redemption Time and award-winning jazz violinist
Presented in partnership with Music for Everyone.