Over her stellar 30-year career, Natalie Merchant has been the driving force behind alt-pop sensation 10,000 Maniacs and embarked on a multi-platinum solo career, always delving deep into the human condition with her lyrical storytelling. Now she brings that same searching literary sensibility and her distinctive vocal style to new heights in a performance of her music, old and new, arranged for an orchestra. **Join us for a preconcert lecture at Macky, in room 102. The lecture starts at 6:45 p.m. with Clay Evans, director of communications at CU Presents.