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Lyceum Program Note to E&H students You are admitted free to all events with the exception of Barter Theatre plays, for which your ticket price is discounted (see page 9). You must present your E&H ID (or other photo identification) both before and after each on-campus event for which you want Lyceum credit. When attending eligible Arts Array films at the Cinemall (see page 10) or plays at the Barter Theatre, retain your ticket stub and present it within a week at the CSA office for credit. Each event listed in this booklet carries one Lyceum credit unless otherwise noted in the event description. *See below for McGlothlin Center for the Arts events ticket information. Please refer to the Lyceum policy described on the
inside back cover. More questions about Lyceum credit? Call the Centralized Student Assistance Office, 276.944.6105.
Tickets for McGlothlin Center for the Arts events (*) E&H students and employees: Events are free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per faculty/staff member for each event). Questions about the MCA events or ticketing? Call the E&H Box Office, 276.944.6333. Tickets: Tickets can be reserved starting three weeks before each event. You must claim your tickets in person at the Box Office with E&H ID. The Box Office is open from noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to events. General admission: Tickets may be purchased online at ehc.edu/mca. Guest Artist Series: $20 / 17% subscription discount. E&H Theatre Department Productions: $12. E&H Music Department Concerts: $5.
Events requiring tickets: Liz Callaway (Sept. 24); E&H Theatre Dept., The Other Side of the Mountain (Sept. 9-11, 16-18); Coming Home, E&H music faculty (Oct. 16); Vadym Kholodenko, pianist (Nov. 1); E&H Music Dept., Take Comfort: Fall Choral Concert (Nov. 6); E&H Theatre Dept., The Grapes of Wrath (Nov. 19-22); E&H Music Dept., Christmas at Emory (Dec. 6). Members of the Public: All Lyceum events are open to the broader community. Events are free with the exception of McGlothlin Center for the Arts events (listed above) which require general admission tickets (prices above). If there are questions about handicapped accessibility, call 276.944.6810.
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Cover: Top left: Michael Wright, Highway 11, near Glade Spring, Virginia (detail), 2015, 17x40,” Archival Pigment Print (detail); Top right: Liz Callaway (photo: Bill Westmoreland); Bottom left: Vadym Kholodenko (photo: Ellen Appel-Mike Moreland / The Cliburn); Bottom right: Sandra Luckett, Sexy Puddle #1 (detail), 2015, 10x8,” Digital Image Print (detail).
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CONVOCATION Academic Convocation....................................................................... 2 CONCERT Orquesta Tropikiimba Concert, Celebration of Culture....................... 2
SEPTEMBER 8 PRESENTATION Habitat for Humanity: Welcome Home................................................ 2 10 LECTURE How to Make the Most of Your Travels Abroad................................... 2 15 PRESENTATION Emory Abroad: Joys, Challenges & Benefits of International Ed. ...... 2 16 FORUM Pi Gamma Mu: International Perspectives in the Social Sciences...... 2 17 DISCUSSION Social Justice...................................................................................... 2 22 LECTURE God’s Biggest Regret: Divine Character(s) in the Genesis Flood ...... 3 23 PRESENTATION Iran: Politics, Culture and International Travel.................................... 3 *24 PERFORMANCE Liz Callaway, vocalist.......................................................................... 3 25 LECTURE Ecology and Military Lands................................................................. 3 28 WORKSHOP One Love Escalation Workshop.......................................................... 3 OCTOBER 5 ARTALK Biennial: 36°46’22”N, 81°49’50”W....................................................... 3 6 PANEL DISCUSSION Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence in Virginia............................ 3 6 LECTURE The Plight of Children in Zimbabwe.................................................... 4 7 LECTURE The Dark Side of the Universe............................................................ 4 8 LECTURE Communicating Science Across the Divide......................................... 4 8-9 LITERARY FESTIVAL 34th Annual Literary Festival: A Celebration of Appalachian Theater... 4 *9-11 THEATRE PERFORMANCE E&H Theatre Department: The Other Side of the Mountain................ 4 13 PANEL DISCUSSION Manufacture Your Career.................................................................... 5 13 DEBATE Wealth of the Mind: The Hermesians Debate..................................... 5 14 LECTURE Migrant Farm Workers in Southwest Virginia...................................... 5 *16-18 THEATRE PERFORMANCE E&H Theatre Department: The Other Side of the Mountain................ 5 15 PRESENTATION Building Global Villages: Habitat for Humanity in Trinidad/Tobago..... 5 *16 CONCERT Coming Home: Withers, Frederick, Haecker, Downes........................ 5 19 PRESENTATION Foreign Service: Perspectives from a Career in Intl. Diplomacy......... 5 20 LECTURE The Harmful Effects of Pornography................................................... 5 21 PRESENTATION Building a Local and Organic Food System on College Campuses.... 6 22 LECTURE Stalking and the Threat of Assault and Domestic Violence................. 6 22 LECTURE Problematic Views In Media................................................................ 6 NOVEMBER *1 PERFORMANCE Vadym Kholodenko, pianist................................................................. 6 1 LECTURE Race at Emory & Henry: Personal Perspectives................................. 6 2 LECTURE Border Odyssey: Travels Along the United States/Mexico Divide....... 6 6 CONCERT Fall Choral Concert, Take Comfort...................................................... 6 6 CONFERENCE 9/11 and the Academy......................................................................... 7 7 CONFERENCE 9/11 and the Academy, Public Presentations...................................... 7 9 ARTALK A Woman In Her Place........................................................................ 7 10 LECTURE Emory & Henry Legends: Coach Lou Wacker..................................... 7 16 LECTURE Food for Thought: Changing World thru Food, Farms & Compost...... 7 17 PRESENTATION Step Up! Bystander Training............................................................... 7 19 RECITAL Hermesian Literary Society’s Annual Poetry Recital........................... 7 *19-22 THEATRE PERFORMANCE E&H Theatre Department: The Grapes of Wrath................................ 8 23 INTERACTIVE PROGRAM Interfaith Prayer Service...................................................................... 8 30 LECTURE Born of Conviction............................................................................... 8 DECEMBER 3 *6
DEBATE The Hermesian Winter Debate............................................................ 8 CONCERT Christmas at Emory............................................................................. 8
Barter Theatre Program.................................................................................................................................... 9 Arts Array Film Program................................................................................................................................. 10 Lyceum Program.................................................................................................................. Inside Front Cover Lyceum Requirements...........................................................................................................Inside Back Cover
*Tickets are required. See inside front cover.
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and film, Dr. Ehrlich discusses the larger implications of international travel, the political dimensions of multilingualism, the importance of becoming culturally sensitive, and the unintended positive consequences of study abroad. She emphasizes the fact that, as international travelers, we become cultural ambassadors, representing our countries and our colleges. She tackles misconceptions and stereotypes by helping students re-conceive their relationship to the rest of the world in our increasingly globalized society. Ehrlich has taught at three colleges in the United States and France, has spent more than a year living in Paris, and has traveled extensively in the U.S., France, Monaco, Belgium, England, Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Canada.
Convocation
Academic Convocation
Wednesday, August 26, 7 pm South Lawn, Memorial Chapel The 2015 Academic Convocation officially opens the 177th academic session of Emory & Henry College. First-year students and new transfer students are recognized and welcomed into the college community. Members of the senior class are recognized and take part in the academic procession.
Concert
Presentation
Orquesta Tropikiimba Concert: Celebration of Culture
Emory Abroad: The Joys, Challenges, and Benefits of International Education E&H Students
Saturday, August 29, 5 pm Duck Pond Lawn, Rain Location: King Center
Tuesday, September 15, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
The concert is part of the Global Street Fair and is the kick-off event for the College’s 2015 International Month. The entertainment will be provided by Orquesta Tropikiimba, an Afro-Caribbean Salsa band from Richmond, Va., and vetted by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. The E&H Global Street Fair will have live music, a craft and artisan vendor area, international food and a range of booths that will serve to promote local businesses and artisans, as well as to celebrate our global connections. Students learn about E&H study abroad opportunities. This concert is the only event related to the Global Street Fair that is approved for Lyceum credit.
E&H students who have participated in the Emory Abroad program describe their experiences and the cultures they encountered. They share the joys, challenges, and personal and academic benefits that come from spending time abroad. After presenting on a variety of experiences, including short-term travel with E&H courses, semesters abroad, and summer volunteer work, students and the director of the International Education Program will answer questions about learning, serving and living in a foreign country.
Forum
September
International Perspectives in the Social Sciences E&H Pi Gamma Mu Chapter Robert Jones, Rachael Sharp, Bailey Williams
Presentation
Habitat for Humanity: Welcome Home Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter Washington County Habitat for Humanity Representatives
Wednesday, September 16, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Pi Gamma Mu, the social science honor society, presents the research projects of three Emory & Henry students. They will examine various international issues that relate to questions of war, diplomacy, culture and ethics.
The program features guest speakers from the Washington County affiliate and Habitat for Humanity homeowners, and includes an interactive activity for students. The issues of poverty, substandard housing and how Habitat for Humanity works to solve those issues locally are addressed.
Discussion
Social Justice Brynn Welch, Stephanie Taylor, Laken Brooks
Lecture
How to Make the Most of Your Travels Abroad Monica Ehrlich
Thursday, September 17, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Thursday, September 10, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
This event helps to inform participants of the different forms of social issues in America as well as in our own campus community. Subjects discussed range from racism to discrimination against those with psychological disorders and the stereotypes that go along with these issues.
In this lecture, illustrated with examples from personal experience and contemporary literature
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maintaining military readiness and training. Ciaranca is deputy director of the Environmental Readiness Center, Massachusetts Army National Guard.
God’s Biggest Regret: The Divine Character(s) in the Genesis Flood Story Joel LeMon
Workshop
Tuesday, September 22, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
One Love Escalation Workshop Anne Crutchfield, Linda Gess, Melissa Davis
The most compelling and complex character in the flood account is not Noah; it’s God. The real drama of the story occurs within the divine personality, as God realizes God’s terrible mistake and seeks to fix it through a deadly act of restoration. Dr. LeMon explores how Genesis constructs a divine character so full of contradictions: sorrow and determination, violence and creativity, and we will see how this story binds together the God of the curse and the promise. LeMon is associate professor of Old Testament at Chandler School of Theology, Emory University.
Monday, September 28, 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium This workshop, promoted by the One Love Foundation, raises awareness for relationship violence, especially among college students. One Love’s first big initiative, Escalation, has been hailed as a game-changer in personalizing the issue of relationship violence and its risk. Escalation is a powerful, emotionally-engaging film-workshop that meets young people where they are, educating them about relationship violence and empowering them to work for change.
Presentation
Iran: Politics, Culture and International Travel Matt Shannon
October
Wednesday, September 23, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
Artalk
Biennial: 36°46’22”N, 81°49’50”W Charles Goolsby
Through a combination of film, photographs and discussion, this event focuses on travel to Iran, a country that has, since the 1979 revolution, been largely closed to Americans. Shannon is E&H assistant professor of history.
Monday, October 5, 7:30 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage Members of the Art Faculty are consummate creators of work that is engaging, formally rich and conceptually strong. This exhibition takes its name from the coordinates of the gallery location and celebrates each artist’s engagement with the concept of place as a source of inspiration.
*Performance
Liz Callaway, vocalist
Thursday, September 24, 7:30 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage Broadway legend Liz Callaway will present an evening of cabaret based on the American musical songbook, accompanied by her pianist. Callaway is a Tony nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer and recording artist. She sang the Academy award nominated song “Journey to the Past” in the animated feature Anastasia and is also the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin and the King of Thieves and The Return of Jafar. Join us as she takes the stage for an unforgettable evening of cabaret! Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per faculty/staff member, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
Panel Discussion
Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence in Virginia: Laws and Policy Gaps
Tuesday, October 6, 4:30-6 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage In conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) expert panelists give presentations on the state of domestic violence and firearm laws in Virginia, research and data as it pertains to the intersection of domestic violence and firearms, and the policies needed to protect victims from lethal domestic violence. Panelists are Mike Doucette, commonwealth’s attorney for Lynchburg, Va., member of the Virginia State Crime Commission and chair of The Criminal Justices Service Board; Josh Horwitz, J.D., visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, executive director of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence and member, The Consortium for Risk Based Firearms Policy; Shannon Frattaroli, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Kristine Hall, public policy director, Virginia Sexual and Domestic
Lecture
Ecology and Military Lands: Conservation and Management of Natural and Cultural Resources Michael A. Ciaranca Friday, September 25, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
Dr. Ciaranca discusses environmental management and conservation practices aimed at protecting natural and cultural resources, balanced with
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34th Annual Emory & Henry Literary Festival
Violence Action Alliance. This program is presented in cooperation with Barbara Griffin Harrington and Terry Griffin, professor emeritus at Emory & Henry College.
A Celebration of Appalachian Theater Award-Winning Performers and Scholars
Lecture
Thursday & Friday, October 8-9, 9 am-10:30 am, 11 am-12:30 pm, & 3 pm-4 pm and 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge & McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Mainstage & Ampitheatre
The Plight of Children in Zimbabwe Sam Dzobo Tuesday, October 6, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Rev. Sam Dzobo’s presentation focuses on the plight of orphans in Zimbabwe, his home country. He shares stories of his work to improve living conditions for orphans and vulnerable children there, and how he developed a successful partnership between the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church and Hilltop United Methodist Church, which he pastored in Zimbabwe. Dzobo has a bachelor of divinity degree and a master of theological studies from Africa University in Mutare, a master of theology from Duke University and is studying for a doctorate at Asbury Theological Seminary.
A celebration of Appalachian theatre, the 34th Annual Literary Festival features scholarly presentations that explore the relationships between activism, tourism, storytelling, and professional performance in the region. Sessions feature performances by storyteller Hannah Harvey, a Kingsport native whose narratives develop from ethnographic research and Higher Ground, a community-based theater group dedicated to exploring social issues in eastern Kentucky. A producer with Higher Ground, Robert Gipe, will also read from his novel Trampoline. The festival runs concurrently with the opening of the Theatre Department’s fall production (see next entry).
Lecture
*Theatre Performance
The Dark Side of the Universe Douglas Edmonds
The Other Side of the Mountain by Catherine Bush directed by Kelly Bremner E&H Department of Theatre
Wednesday, October 7, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
More is unknown than is known about the contents of our universe. Mysterious forms of “dark matter” and “dark energy” make up 95% of our universe, and we don’t know what they are. Dr. Edmonds, E&H physics professor, discusses reasons for the existence of the dark sector and current efforts to explain it.
Friday-Saturday, October 9-10, 7:30 pm Sunday, October 11, 2 pm Friday-Saturday, October 16-17, 7:30 pm Sunday, October 18, 2 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre
Lecture
When Evelyn returns from graduate school, she finds life in Mud Creek is just as she left it, for better and for worse. Her family is still living off the mountain in the beautiful countryside, but money is tight, and basic amenities like indoor plumbing are still beyond the budget of her family. However, Evelyn is radically changed by her time away at college. As Evelyn’s new sense of self comes into conflict with the family she has always known, she learns how hard it is to come home. Written by Barter Theatre’s playwright in residence Catherine Bush, and directed by E&H’s Dr. Bremner, The Other Side of the Mountain reminds us that “once you have seen the other side of the mountain you can never go back.” Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per faculty/staff member, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
Communicating Science Across the Divide: Lessons from the Climate Change and Vaccination Debates Katie L. Burke Tuesday, October 8, 7:30 pm McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 102
The public debates issues that scientists do not, including the validity of climate change theory and the necessity of MMR vaccines. Dr. Katie Burke discusses what communications literature can tell us about how to change a person’s beliefs. Burke is associate editor of American Scientist, the magazine of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.
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Panel Discussion
*Concert
Manufacture Your Career Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing
Coming Home Lisa Withers, piano Matthew Frederick, trumpet Allyss Haecker, soprano Jeremiah Downes, vocalist
Tuesday, October 13, 6 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Friday, October 16, 7 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage
Do you know what career path you will take after you graduate from Emory & Henry? A group of local manufacturing executives, led by Amanda Gardner, E&H director of Career Services, hold a panel discussion on manufacturing careers, including personal experiences in their industries.
The concert features a wide array of performances including classical piano, opera arias and contemporary classical vocal selections, musical theater and trumpet concertos, performed by E&H professors Drs. Withers, Frederick and Haecker and Mr. Downes. Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (One ticket per student; two tickets per employee, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
Debate
Wealth of the Mind: The Hermesians Debate E&H Hermesian Literary Society
Presentation
Monday, October 13, 7:30 pm Byars Hall, Hermesian Room
Foreign Service: Perspectives from a Career in International Diplomacy Robert “Robby” Thomas ’01
Members of the Hermesian Literary Society bring their diverse talents and ideas together to compete with one another in formalized debate.
Monday, October 19, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Lecture
Robby Thomas presents on is experiences as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service in diplomatic assignments in Mauritania, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Mexico, and at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. He shares his personal journey overseas and back again, and discusses how the liberal arts education he received at Emory & Henry prepared him for a career as a diplomat. Thomas is deputy director for the State Department’s Operations Center with responsibility for the Watch, an office operating around the clock to monitor and report on breaking developments for the secretary of state. He previously served in Mexico where he was responsible for regional coordination of visa services in the ten diplomatic posts across Mexico.
Migrant Farm Workers in Southwest Virginia Chad Brown
Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge Chad Brown with the Migrant Health Network joins local migrant workers to discuss the migrant population in Southwest Virginia, their needs and what we, as a college community, can do to improve their standard of living in the area. The Migrant Health Network (MHN) provides basic health services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in Southwest Virginia. A program of Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems, Inc., the MHN is funded by the Bureau of Primary Care, Migrant Health Division, and serves the counties of Lee, Scott, Russell, Smyth, Washington, Scott, Grayson, Carroll and Patrick.
Lecture
The Harmful Effects of Pornography Fight the New Drug staff Tuesday, October 20, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
Presentation
This interactive presentation exposes the three main dangers of pornography: porn is addictive; porn kills love; and porn harms society. The presenters use only science, research and personal accounts to empower students to join with thousands of others across the world to avoid pornography, to explore the facts on the issue, to speak openly on a taboo topic, and to be understanding of those who suffer from pornography addiction.
Building Global Villages: Reflections on Habitat for Humanity in Trinidad & Tobago Jimmy Whited, Josh von Castle, E&H Students
Thursday, October 15, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge Faculty, staff and students share their experiences building two houses for families in need in Trinidad and Tobago during an E&H trip abroad, led by former E&H director of housing Jimmy Whited and Josh von Castle, E&H director of student activities.
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the top pianists in the world. Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per faculty/staff member, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
Building a Local and Organic Food System on College Campuses: A Long Term Study At Berea College Sean Clark
Lecture
Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
Race at Emory & Henry: Personal Perspectives Scrapper Broady ’70
Dr. Clark, the director of the Berea College 500-acre farm, discusses his work over the past ten years to convert a large part of the farm from conventional to organic. The farm is the longest continuously operating college farm in the United States, and serves as a model for building sustainable community food systems for our future. The presentation addresses long-term comparisons of conventional and organic production, and the development of the College Farm Store.
Sunday, November 1, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium What was it like to be one of the first African American students at Emory & Henry? Join Phi Eta Sigma as they speak with some of the first African American students on campus, including Mr. Broady, and discover how race relations have changed on campus over the years.
Lecture
Lecture
Thursday, October 22, 4:30 pm Wiley Auditorium
Monday, November 2, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Border Odyssey: Travels Along the United States/Mexico Divide Charles Thompson Jr. ’79
Stalking and the Threat of Assault and Domestic Violence Mark Wynn
Dr. Thompson, E&H graduate, former farmerturned-activist, photographer, Steinbeck-inspired author, and Duke professor, talks about his most recent book Border Odyssey, a quixotic drive toward understanding the U.S.-Mexico divide: all 1,969 miles. In his own words: “I needed to go to the place where countless innocent people had been kicked, cussed, spit on, arrested, detained, trafficked, and killed, all for the sake of working in the U.S. for a pittance. I wanted to go where it seemed our fears had superseded our sense of humanity.... It would become clear… the border, la frontera, was more multifaceted and profound than anything we could have invented about it from afar.” It is Thompson who makes the trip, sometimes with comedy, misadventure and hope, and with his wife who keeps him sane – all the while pressing on with what he calls the useful fiction of a map. To commemorate the Day of the Dead in Mexico, Spanish students set up an altar outside the BOV in tribute to the migrants who have died in their attempt to come to the U.S.
Stalking is often called the next phase in a violent relationship. This session enlightens participants to the growing crime of stalking in domestic/sexual violence incidents. The program is designed to improve understanding of stalking personalities and behavior, the impact on victims, level of danger, establishing probable cause, investigative tactics, understanding stalking with technology, countermeasures, prevention and safety planning. Wynn is an international lecturer and advisor to state, national and international leaders on the issues of stalking and domestic violence.
Lecture
Problematic Views In Media Brynn Welch Mark Finney
Thursday, October 22, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge How are problematic views perpetuated via mass media? E&H professors, Dr. Welch and Dr. Finney, examine stereotypes of race, class, gender and sexuality that are perpetuated through our consumption of mass media.
Concert
Fall Choral Concert Take Comfort E&H Department of Music conducted by Allyss Haecker
November
Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage
*Performance
Take Comfort is an evening of sacred motets, spirituals, lullabies, and love songs. An evening of music presented by the E&H Concert Choir and Chamber Choir, Dr. Allyss Haecker, director, Mr. Bryan Underwood, accompanist. Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per employee, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
Vadym Kholodenko, pianist
Sunday, November 1, 3 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage Van Cliburn Gold Medalist from 2013, Kholodenko performs a stunning concert of classical repertoire giving us an insight into why he is viewed as one of
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Conference
Lecture
9/11 and the Academy Alice Greenwald
Food for Thought: Changing the World through Food, Farms and Compost Sam Eubanks, Steven Hopp, Shelley Koch, Kyle King
Friday, November 6, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
Monday, November 16, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge
The keynote speaker for the 9/11 and The Academy Conference is Alice Greenwald, director of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York. She will talk about how the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed the country and how the 9/11 Memorial Museum was conceived and designed.
Food: You buy it, eat it, and throw the remainder in the garbage, but do you really know the full lifespan of your food? Do you understand how your food ties you to other people...sometimes in ways that are bad for them? Join an Emory & Henry professor, a local farmer, and representatives from Warren Wilson College for a presentation on global and local food systems. This presentation prepares you for a lifetime of food selections, as well as informs you about social issues and nearby solutions surrounding food. Learn how Warren Wilson College repurposes their cafeteria’s food waste. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to explore related service opportunities for those interested.
Conference
9/11 and the Academy Public Presentations
Saturday, November 7, 9 am-5 pm Byars Hall, Hermesian and Calliopian Rooms Invited conference attendees will present essays and speak about how 9/11 has (or has not) changed scholarship in their field. There will be wide-ranging discussion among the conference participants about common themes and ideas.
Presentation
Step Up! Bystander Training E&H Peer Educators
Artalk
A Woman In Her Place curated by Amanda Pfister and Manda Remmen
Tuesday, November 17, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge Have you ever seen or been involved in a situation in which you knew something was wrong, but you just didn’t know how to help or who to reach out to? Students with the Emory & Henry Peer Educators want to help strengthen your understanding of campus and community resources as well as increase your confidence in your ability to Step Up and make a difference by obtaining bystander training. This concise and fun training activity in not only a great resume builder, but it can help give you the tools to know how, when and why to intervene in a crisis situation.
Monday, November 9, 7:30 pm McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage A Woman in Her Place is a project to highlight the place of women in society. Artists created a work of art discussing female identity and place. In this instance, place included physical place, rank or cultural status, interpreted by each artist differently. The Artalk will be a panel of participating artist.
Lecture
Emory & Henry Legends: Coach Lou Wacker Lou Wacker
Recital
Hermesian Literary Society’s Annual Poetry Recital E&H Students
Tuesday, November 10, 7:30 pm Wiley Hall Auditorium
Coach Wacker and former E&H players share memories of Wacker’s 23 seasons with the Wasps. Wacker won nearly 70 percent of his games with an overall record of 164-76. He enjoyed 17 consecutive winning seasons with Emory & Henry, was voted Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Coach of the Year five times, and recorded more football wins than any other conference coach on his way to a record eleven conference championships. His leadership also produced five ODAC Players of the Year, 136 First Team All-ODAC players, 36 AllAmericans and two Academic All-Americans. Wacker is a member of the Highland Springs High School, the University of Richmond, the Hampden-Sydney College and the Emory & Henry College sports halls of fame.
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 pm Byars Hall, Hermesian Room
Members of the Hermesian Literary Society invite the campus community to come recite either a favorite work of poetry or a self-composed piece.
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*Theatre Performance
Lecture
The Grapes of Wrath adapted by Frank Galati from the novel by John Steinbeck E&H Department of Theatre directed by Daniel L. Wheeler
Born of Conviction Joseph Reiff
Monday, November 30, 7:30 pm Van Dyke Center, Board of Visitors Lounge Born of Conviction tells the story of several United Methodist pastors in Mississippi who signed a document at the height of the Civil Rights movement and resistance to it, calling the church to accountability and responsibility. The author, Emory & Henry religion professor Dr. Reiff, speaks about the research and writing of the book, as well as the implications of this story for our time and place.
Thursday–Saturday, November 19–21, 7:30 pm Sunday, November 22, 2 p.m. McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Main Stage The Grapes of Wrath is the story of the Joad family and their flight from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to California. The journey is wrought with intolerance, exploitation, death and terrible deprivation before reaching their destination—where their waning hopes are dealt a final blow by the stark realities of the Great Depression. The play is a deeply moving affirmation of the indomitability of the human spirit and of the essential strength that—then as now— resides in the hearts and minds of the “common man” throughout the world. Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per employee, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
December Debate
The Hermesian Winter Debate E&H Students Thursday, December 3, 7:30 pm Byars Hall, Hermesian Room
Members of the Hermesian Literary Society bring their diverse talents and ideas together to compete in an Oxford-style debate on a timely topic of public concern.
Interactive Program
Interfaith Prayer Service E&H Association for Religious Diversity
*Concert
Monday, November 23, 7:30 pm
Christmas at Emory E&H Department of Music conducted by Allyss Haecker and Matthew Frederick
Byars Hall, Calliopean Room
Participants in this interfaith prayer service have the opportunity to experience prayer from several religious traditions including Judaism, Baha’i’, Christianity and Islam in a worshipful setting to encourage and enhance an understanding of religious diversity on our campus. The E&H Concert Choir performs music from a variety of religious traditions. Descriptions of the history and traditions of the religious traditions represented will be distributed.
Sunday, December 6, 7:30 pm Memorial Chapel
A wonderful night of singing carols, sharing the Christmas story, and coming together as a community. Christmas at Emory is an E&H tradition featuring sacred and secular Christmas works and readings, directed by Dr. Haecker and Dr. Frederick with the E&H spiritual life. Free to E&H students, faculty and staff (one ticket per student; two tickets per faculty/staff member, must claim in person at the Box Office with E&H ID).
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Barter Theatre Program Emory & Henry College has an arrangement with the Barter Theatre in Abingdon whereby students may attend the following Main Stage and Stage II plays for a discounted price of $16, upon showing E&H student ID. These plays carry Lyceum credit. When attending a play at the Barter Theatre for Lyceum credit, you must arrive 15 minutes before show time. Retain your ticket stub and present it within a week at the CSA office for Lyceum credit. Descriptions are found below. No more than two Lyceum-credit events in any semester may be Barter plays.
Shake, Rattle and Roll
The Doyle and Debbie Show
Rockin’ audiences all over the world with this unbelievable 1950s and 1960s era Elvis Presley tribute show, Scot Bruce demonstrates his uncanny resemblance to the young “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and his ability to sing, strum his guitar and swivel his hips, making him a genuine as the original.
Doyle Mayfield, a once beloved country star has found his newest partner (who he met last month at the VFW), Debbie #3, a single mom dolled up like a wannabe Dolly Parton, who is taking her considerable assets—and East Tennessee twang—out on the road in pursuit of bread for her kids and hope of Nashville stardom. You’ll be dancing in the aisles to songs like “Stock Car Love,” “ Barefoot and Pregnant,” and “Fat Women in Trailers.” The Chicago Tribune calls it, “Brilliant! Drop-dead funny!” By Bruce Arnston.
September 22-November 14 Stage II, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
August 27-September 5 Main Stage, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
I’ll Be Back Before Midnight
September 4-November 14 Stage II, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
Curtains
Jan has recently suffered a nervous breakdown and her husband Greg rented an old farmhouse in the country for her recovery. When George, the hilarious farmer landlord, tells stories about a murder that took place in the farmhouse and the ghost that stalks the night, Jan’s imagination gets the better of her. Soon Jan finds herself tormented by sounds and visions of the vengeful ghost. Events take unexpected twists and turns into a night of unimaginable suspense. By Peter Colley. “Scream, laugh, scream again and hang on to your seats!” – Kansas City Star
September 25-November 14 Main Stage, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia It’s the opening night of a new musical that could be on its way to being the next Broadway smash, when its talentless leading lady dies on opening night during her curtain call. The entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter Lt. Frank Cioffi, who has a secret affinity for musical theatre, to investigate. Book by Rupert Holmes, original book and concept by Peter Stone, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, additional lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes.
The Three Musketeers
September 12-November 14 Main Stage, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
Miracle on 34th Street
November 20-December 27 Main Stage, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
This witty, action-packed swashbuckler tale takes you through the friendship, romance and adventure of young D’Artagnan and his band of Musketeers as they fight the rule of the dishonest and seek to protect the ones they love. A story of double crossing, kidnappings and carefully guarded secrets, with lavish sword fights and sweeping romance set in a time where honor and love ruled the world. A world premiere adaptation by Catherine Bush from the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
A favorite holiday tale by Valentine Davies, made famous by the movie of the same name. Kris Kringle fills in for Santa Claus in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the store on 34th Street. When Kringle surprises customers and employees by claiming he is the real Santa Claus, he is forced to go on trial to defend his sanity. Music by Doug Smith, book and lyrics by Vern Stefanic.
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Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
The Santaland Diaries
by Tom Mula
December 2-23 Location TBA, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
November 24-December 20 Stage II, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia
This outrageous holiday comedy stars Crumpet, a rebel without a Claus, who recounts his true-life tale of an out-of-work writer’s stint as a Macy’s department store elf. His encounters as an elf during the season of forced joy have become a delightful cult classic for those in need of a holly-jolly antidote! By David Sedaris, NPR comic genius.
Finally we get to hear the tale of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol told from Marley’s perspective, which is wonderful indeed. Desperate and locked in a torment of his own creation, Marley gets one chance for redemption. He must redeem his former partner, Ebenezer Scrooge. This begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart is certainly opened, but not before Marley—in his irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own.
Arts Array Film Program Emory & Henry College, Virginia Highlands Community College, King University, the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center and the Abingdon Cinemall sponsor art and foreign films, shown at the Cinemall Mondays and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The films are free of charge with ID to students and employees of sponsoring institutions. When attending an eligible Arts Array film at the Cinemall, retain your ticket stub and present it within a week at the CSA office for Lyceum credit. Each of these films described below carry Lyceum credit. However, no more than two Lyceum-credit events in any semester may be Arts Array films. There will be a $2.75 surcharge for 3-D movies. Full descriptions at: www.vhcc.edu/ artsarray.
Danny Collins
Far from the Madding Crowd
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins who can’t give up his hard-living ways until he uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon. Also starring Christopher Plummer, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner and Bobby Cannavale.
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene is a tale of Bathsheba’s choices and passions and the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.
CITIZENFOUR
Monday & Tuesday, Sept, 28-29: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Monday & Tuesday, Sept 21-22: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Monday & Tuesday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 7-8: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
In 1971, students at Stanford University were divided into guards and prisoners in a mock jail. The disastrous prison study promises to be the most authentic take on what really happened behind bars. It premiered at Sundance this year to strong reviews with The Guardian’s Jordan Hoffman calling it “masterful”.
In January 2013, Laura Poitras started receiving anonymous encrypted emails from “CITIZENFOUR,” who claimed to have evidence of illegal covert surveillance programs run by the NSA in collaboration with other intelligence agencies worldwide. The resulting film about Edward Snowden is history.
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Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 14-15: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Young Frankenstein (Throwback Film!) Monday & Tuesday, Oct 5-6: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Gary Hook, a steely but untested British soldier played by Jack O’Connell, and his untested commanding officer, stiff of upper lip but shaky of voice, are in 1971 Belfast at the height of the Troubles. The situation descends into bloody chaos, with the hero separated from his unit and struggling to survive the night.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein inherits his infamous grandfather’s estate in Transylvania and soon begins to recreate his grandfather’s experiments with the help of servants Igor, Inga and the fearsome Frau Blüche. After he creates his own monster, new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor’s fiancée, Elizabeth. (Arts Array continued)
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Slow West
The Babadook
A dark river of fatalism courses beneath the beautifully photographed vistas of Slow West, an intriguingly off-center Western that brings a bevy of European talent to bear on an American frontier story. John Maclean’s impeccably crafted writingdirecting debut at times has a distinctly Coen-esque.
Amelia, who lost her husband in a car crash, struggles to cope with her fate as a single mom. She and her son read a strange book in their house about the ‘Babadook’ monster that hides in dark areas. Even Amelia seems to feel the effect of Babadook and desperately tries in vain to destroy the book.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Match
Monday & Tuesday, Oct. 19-20: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Monday & Tuesday, Nov. 2-3: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Greg, a high school senior who is trying to blend in, avoids deep relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life. When Greg’s mom insists he spend time with Rachel – a classmate diagnosed with cancer – he slowly discovers the true bonds of friendship.
Tobi Powell, an aging Juilliard dance professor with a colorful and international past, is interviewed by a woman and her husband for a dissertation she’s writing about the history of dance in New York in the 1960s. Explosive revelation is followed by questions about truth versus belief.
Monday & Tuesday, Oct, 12-13: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
Monday & Tuesday, Oct 26-27: 4 & 7:30 p.m. The Cinemall: Abingdon, Virginia
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Michael Wright, Highway 11, near Glade Spring, Virginia, 2015, 17x40,” Archival Pigment Print (detail)
photo: Bill Westmoreland
Convocation Opening of the College: Aug. 26
Liz Callway Performance: Sept. 24
A Celebration of Appalachian Theater Literary Festival: Oct. 8-9
Coming Home: Withers, Frederick, Haecker, Downes Concert: Oct. 19
Sandra Luckett, Sexy Puddle #1, 2015, 10x8,” Digital Image Print (detail)
Wealth of the Mind: The Hermesians Debate Debate: Oct. 12
Biennial: 36°46’22”N, 81°49’50”W Artalk: Oct. 5
Vadym Kholodenko Concert: Nov. 1
A Woman in Her Place Artalk: Nov. 9
Emory & Henry Legends: Coach Lou Wacker Lecture: Nov. 10
Lyceum Requirements The Lyceum Program is an Emory & Henry College academic requirement for graduation. Accordingly, you should view Lyceum events much as you would a class obligation.
Appropriate Behavior You must behave respectfully during any Lyceum you attend. You are expected to be seated no less than five minutes before an event is scheduled to begin. Avoid extremely casual attire when attending Lyceum events—especially those held in the Chapel. Any faculty or staff member may dismiss you from a Lyceum event for any behavior that distracts you or others from full participation in the event, including sleeping, talking, reading, doing homework, texting, and generally any form of rude behavior. If you seek credit for an Artalk, you are expected also to view the 1912 Gallery exhibit to which the Artalk relates.
Documenting attendance You must have your ID card with you and present it upon entering and leaving each on-campus event. (You are responsible for making sure that your ID card is properly bar-coded and for consulting campus security if recoding is needed.) If you arrive at an event late or leave it early, you will not receive credit for attendance. In the case of Barter plays and Arts Array films that are Lyceum-eligible (as indicated in this booklet), you must retain the ticket stub and present it to the CSA office for credit within a week of the event in question. No more than two credited events in any semester may be films, and no more than two may be Barter plays. You may not receive more than one credit for a multiple-performance event (e.g., a play), even if you attend several performances.
Calculating the requirement As a student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Emory & Henry, you are generally required to register attendance at five Lyceum events per semester, exclusive of summer school. If you extend your academic program beyond four years, you are not required to attend more than 35 Lyceums. If in a particular semester your enrollment falls below 12 credit hours (such that you are a part-time student), you are required to attend one event for each course in which you are enrolled that semester, up to five. If you are enrolled in student teaching, your Lyceum requirement for that semester is two events.
Seniors If you do not complete your Lyceum requirement, you will not be awarded a degree, even if you have met all other graduation requirements. You are exempt from any Lyceum obligation during your final semester before graduation—but only if you have already completed your Lyceum obligation fully. If you enter your final semester with a Lyceum deficit, you are advised to remedy it by attending as many Lyceums as needed during the first half of the final semester. Do not enter the final weeks before commencement with a Lyceum deficit.
Transfer Students Your total Lyceum requirement is tied not to the number of credits you have transferred in; rather it is tied to the number of semesters you are enrolled here. If there is a reduction in the usual 35-Lyceum requirement in your case, it will thus be because you spend fewer than eight semesters as a full-time E&H undergraduate. Your overall Lyceum requirement can usually be estimated using the following guideline: five Lyceums per semester for each E&H semester except the final one. Your specific requirement may be clarified at the time of graduation audit.
Academic Honesty As attendance at Lyceums is an academic
requirement, any attempt on the part of a student to present her or himself as having attended a Lyceum which she or he did not attend is viewed as a form of academic dishonesty and is dealt with accordingly. For example, submitting a ticket stub for a Barter play or an Arts Array film that one had not attended is a breach of the Honor Code and subject to Judicial disposition. Random checks may be conducted regarding attendance at such events.
Alternatives If you anticipate that extraordinary circumstances will make Lyceum attendance impossible during a given semester, you must, during the first two weeks of that semester, petition the Lyceum Committee to request an alternative way of satisfying part of the requirement. The alternative, which is usually far more time-consuming than attending Lyceums, involves reading published essays (as approved by the Committee) and writing critical reviews of them. No more than five Lyceum credits (total) may be obtained in the alternative fashion.
Please address questions regarding Lyceum policy to the Centralized Student Assistance Office, 276-944-6105.
www.ehc.edu/lyceum