LITERARY ARTS MUSIC
FILM LECTURE
THEATRE VISUAL ARTS
FALL
2019
FILL YOUR FALL CALENDAR WITH POSSIBILITY.
This fall is full of wonder and possibility. Experience new perspectives and engaging points of view through outstanding arts, distinguished speakers and more. And with the Gambrell Center opening in February 2020, Queens will be an even greater destination for cultural programming and civic events, not just for our students, but for the entire Charlotte community.
Find more cultural events at Queens, as well as additional details for the events included in this calendar online at: calendar.queens.edu
Brought to you by Arts at Queens; Friends of the Library; The Learning Society; College of Arts & Sciences; McColl School of Business; Knight School of Communication; Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice; Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement; General Education program; Department of World Languages; Preyer Lecture Series and Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte.
Cover Art: “Matter” by Ivan Toth Depeña, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Queens University of Charlotte
Visual Arts
Film Lecture
Literary Arts Music Theatre
September 12 at 7 PM
Ketner Auditorium
Novelist Mesha Maren MFA ’14
Visiting writer Mesha Maren ’14, a graduate of Queens’ MFA Program, returns to discuss her recently published book as part of the English and Creative Writing Department Reading Series. Maren’s book, Sugar Run, was described by Kirkus Reviews as an “impressive first novel [that] combines beautifully crafted language and a steamy Southern noir plot to fine effect.”
Free admission
August 15 - September 7
Hadley Theater
Silence! The Musical
Presented by Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, in residence at Queens
Tickets available at: atcharlotte.org
September 16 - October 20
Max L. Jackson Gallery
Faculty Arts Exhibition
Free admission
September 17 at 6:30 PM
Ketner Auditorium
World Languages’ Film Series: “Everybody Knows”
Free admission
September 18 - November 15
Dana Hall - Lower Level
The Faces of ColombiaThe Invisible Communities
Free admission
September 19 at 5:30 PM
Duke Energy Auditorium
Leaders in Action:
Carol Lovin, Atrium Health
Sponsored by BB&T
Free admission
Photo by Jesus PerezSeptember 21 at 6 PM
Max L. Jackson
Gallery and Burwell Hall
An Evening with Arts Faculty: Exhibition, Performances and Readings
The faculty from the departments of Art, Design and Music and English and Creative Writing present their annual arts faculty celebration featuring paintings, prints, ceramics, photographs, interiors and digital media. The evening will include short presentations of original works by creative writers and arts scholars. This is followed by performances by music and music therapy faculty in Burwell Hall. Appetizers and desserts included.
Visual Arts Exhibition runs through October 20.
Free admission
September 23 at 6:30 PM
Ketner Auditorium
World Languages’ Film Series: “The Secret in Their Eyes”
Free admission
September 24 at 6:30 PM
Ketner Auditorium
World Languages’ Film Series: “The Kite Runner”
Free admission
September 30 at 6:30 PM
Ketner Auditorium
World Languages’ Film Series: “Babette’s Feast”
Free admission
October 1 at 6:30 PM
Ketner Auditorium
World Languages’ Film Series: “A Fantastic Woman”
Free admission
October 10 at 6:30 PM
Ketner Auditorium
Preyer Lecture: Progress Under Pressure –The Long Black Struggle Against Jim Crow in the Queen City with Dr. Willie Griffin
Dr. Willie Griffin is a Charlotte native and the staff historian at the Levine Museum of the New South. His lecture will explore how African Americans organized to confront Jim Crow policies in policing, labor and education across the twentieth century in Charlotte, N.C.
Free admission; registration required
October 3 - 26
Hadley Theater
The Wolves
Presented by Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, in residence at Queens
Tickets available at: atcharlotte.org
October 10 at 7 PM
Park Road Books
Friends of the Library: Fall Local Author Series
Free; RSVP requested at library.queens.edu/fol
October 16 at 7 PM
Belk Chapel
A Presidential Summit: Five University Leaders Discuss Higher Education Trends In Celebration of Queens President
Daniel G. Lugo’s Inauguration
Free admission; registration required
October 20
Burwell Hall
The Bechtler Ensemble
Free admission
October 29 at 7 PM
Belk Chapel
An Evening with Author Ann Patchett
Join us for a conversation with Ann Patchett, the New York Times best-selling author of “Commonwealth” and “State of Wonder.” Patchett’s new book “The Dutch House,” is her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. Presented by Friends of the Library in partnership with Park Road Books.
Tickets available at: library.queens.edu/fol/annpatchett
October 24 at 5:30 PM
Duke Energy Auditorium
Leaders in Action:
Stephen De May, Duke Energy
Sponsored by BB&T
Free admission; RSVP required
October 29 at 6:30 PM
Knight-Crane Hall
The Dangerous Public Fantasies of Post-Racialism and the Black Bogeyman with Dr. Ronald L. Jackson II
Free admission; RSVP required
October 29 at 6:45 PM
Ketner Auditorium
Call to Action: Criminal Justice Education
Series Documentary Film: Life After Life
$25 suggested registration fee for three-part series
October 30 at 5 PM
Max L. Jackson Gallery
Arte Latino Now Opening Reception
Exhibit open through November 24
Free admission
November 5 at 6:45 PM
Ketner Auditorium
Call to Action: Criminal Justice Series
Staged Reading of Original Play: Death of Justice
$25 suggested registration fee for the three-part series
November 7 at 7 PM
Belk Chapel
Fall Choral Concert
Free admission
November 7-10
Hadley Theater
Queens Student Theater: The Taming
Tickets available at: atcharlotte.org/queens-student-productions
November 12 at 6:45 PM
Ketner Auditorium
Call to Action: Criminal Justice
Education Series Challenges and Barriers of Reentry from Jail: Panel
Discussion with Law Enforcement
$25 suggested registration fee for three-part series
Tickets available at: carolinatix.org
November 19 at 7 PM
Belk Theater, Uptown Charlotte
A Conversation with Michelle Alexander
November 22 at 10 AM
Burwell Hall
Friends of the Library Holiday Books & Coffee
Featuring best-selling author Mary Alice Monroe
Free; RSVP requested at library.queens.edu/fol/holiday
Michelle Alexander is a legal scholar, social justice advocate and New York Times columnist. She will lead a conversation on ending racial caste in America while providing a new perspective on the challenges facing the civil rights community and a call-to-action for a multi-racial, multi-ethnic human rights movement for justice in America. Photo by Zocolo Public Square 20131900 Selwyn Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28274
CULTURAL CALENDAR
FALL 2019
FILM LECTURE
LITERARY ARTS
MUSIC THEATRE
VISUAL ARTS