Faculty & Guest Recital: Carol Chung, violin, and Tyler Wottrich, piano
November 8, 2010, 8 p.m.
Carswell Concert Hall
Recital featuring music faculty member Carol Chung and guest artist Tyler Wottrich. This event is free and open to the public.
—Sponsored by the Department of Music, Dance and Theatre
“Playhouse Creatures” by April de Angelis
November 9-14, 2010
Studio Theatre
Meredith Ensemble Theatre will present “Playhouse Creatures” by April de Angelis, November 9-14.
This juicy historical drama looks at Charles II's reign when, for the first time in English history, women were allowed to perform on the stage. A rollicking, bawdy story, full of rude hilarity, earthy comedy and heartbreak, this show proves that the seventeenth century was quite fun!
Performances are Tuesday-Saturday, November 9-13 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, November 14 at 3 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of Jones Hall.
Meredith faculty, staff and students can attend free. Public tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for students/seniors. Call the Meredith College Box Office at (919) 760-2840 or email boxoffice@meredith.edu to reserve seats.
--Sponsored by the Department of Music, Dance and Theatre
“Hiding: North Korean Refugees”
A film and discussion presented by Liberty in North Korea
November 10, 7 p.m.
Ledford 101
"Hiding" is a film about a group of North Korean refugees hiding in China today, and exposes their struggles to survive. While the world focuses on North Korea's security issue, hundreds of thousands of North Koreans continue to be enslaved in prison camps today. Up to 300,000 have also escaped to China seeking food, medicine, work, or freedom from political and religious oppression. Among the 300,000, 70 to 90 percent of North Korean women are trafficked and sold into the sex trade, and more and more refugees are fleeing to Southeast Asia to escape imprisonment upon repatriation by China.
The organization presenting the documentary, Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), helps to shelter North Korea refugees in Asia and to re-settle them in South Korea, Europe, and the United Stated. The film will be followed by a discussion with "nomads" from the group Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), who travel the country raising awareness about this humanitarian crisis.
--Submitted by Hilary Smith, Dept. of History & Political Science
Poetry Night
November 11, 2010, 7:30 p.m., Cate Center 2nd Floor
On behalf of the students of SPA 351 "The Development of Poetry", I would like to cordially invite the campus community to attend a Poetry Night, Thursday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 pm at Cate Center (second floor). It will be a night of poetry, music, and food from the Spanish-speaking world. Students and professors will read/recite poems in Spanish, but the night will be conducted in English. The event qualifies as an academic/cultural event for general education requirements. It promises to be a wonderful night for all those in attendance.
--Submitted by Jonathan Wade, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Schumann Festival
November 16-20
Carswell Concert Hall
Meredith College’s Schumann Festival will be held November 16-20. Events include the following:
• Piano Master Class, November 16 at 1 p.m.
• Voice Master Class, November 17 at 3:30 p.m.
• Student Recital, November 19, 7 p.m.
• Faculty Recital, November 20, 8 p.m.
All events will be held in Carswell Concert Hall.
--Sponsored by the Department of Music, Dance and Theatre
The Macaronesian Flora and a (slight) Charles Darwin Connection
A Lecture by Janice Swab, Emerita Professor of Biology
November 18, 7:30 p.m.
J.C. Raulston Arboretum, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh
Janice C. Swab, Emerita Professor of Biology, will give a lecture titled “The Macaronesian Flora and a (slight) Charles Darwin Connection” at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum. Members of the Arboretum (and anyone with a Meredith connection for this lecture) can attend free; non-members, $5.
—Submitted by Janice Swab, Department of Biological Sciences
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In this Issue:
Open Enrollment for Benefits Underway
Web Improvements Support College Goals
Meet the Student Phonathon Supervisors
Successful Senior Visitation Day Held
Veterans Day Recognition for Faculty/Staff
From the President’s Desk
Faculty/Staff Accomplishments
Upcoming Events
News Briefs
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