Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Patience”
Thursday-Saturday, August 23-25, 8 p.m., Sunday, August 26, 3 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Tickets: $5 general

 

“The Glass Castle: Demon Hunting and Other Life Lessons”
Jeannette Walls
Meredith College Presidential Lecture Series
Monday, August 27, 7 p.m.
Jones Auditorium

 

Jeannette Walls, author of Meredith’s 2012 Summer Reading Book selection “The Glass Castle,” will present “The Glass Castle: Demon Hunting and Other Life Lessons,” as part of the Meredith College Presidential Lecture Series. Walls’ lecture is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

 

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Through August 27
Rotunda Gallery

 

Women, Islam and Fundamentalism in Iran Lecture
Beth Dehghan, human rights activist
Wednesday, September 5, at 5:30 p.m.
Carswell Hall

 

Human rights activist Beth Dehghan will speak on Women, Islam and Fundamentalism in Iran. Hers will be the first of four public lectures comprising the global speaker series sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and funded by the Meredith Diversity Program.

 

NC Dance Festival
Friday-Saturday, September 7-8, 8 p.m.
The All Dance Festival
Sunday, September 9, 3 p.m.
Jones Auditorium

 

The NC Dance Festival (NCDF) will open its 22nd season at Meredith College. NCDF events are free for Meredith faculty/staff and students. Public tickets are $15 general; $10 students/seniors; $5 for children under 10. For reservations call (919) 760-2840.

 

Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast
September 9-October 28
September 9, opening reception, 2-4 p.m.
Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery                       

 

Eleven artists from North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina contribute works that explore the idea of texture and depth through the medium of encaustic. Wax and pigment are combined to create lush, layered works that speak to the versatility of this medium.

 

Natural Settings: Botanical Art by Susan Aldworth, Marilyn Bass, Claire Miller and Patricia Savage
September 9-November 11
September 9, opening reception, 2-4 p.m.                 
Rotunda Gallery

 

These four artists explore the world of plants from different perspectives, in different styles and in media including pen and ink, colored pencil, watercolor, oils, pastels and cut paper.    

 

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In this Issue:

Meredith Welcomes Class of 2016
Endowment Gift Establishes Meredith's First Engineering Scholarship
Cate Student Center Gets Updated Look
Summer Reading Author Jeannette Walls to Speak at Meredith
North Carolina Dance Festival Season to Open at Meredith College

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Faculty/Staff Accomplishments
Upcoming Events
News Briefs

 

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