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Spring 2007
Calendar of Events
Call 828-328-7173
for more information
Arts
Events from Lenoir-Rhyne College, 7th Ave. NE and 8th Street NE,
Hickory, NC 28603.
The
latest information about all college events may be found at
www.lrc.edu or by calling 828-328-7109. All events are subject to
change.
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JANUARY
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16
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Luther
College Nordic Choir, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Hickory, time TBD Contact the church for details.
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25
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Visiting Writer Tony Abbott,
Davidson College professor emeritus, poet and novelist. 8 p.m. Belk Centrum.
Free.
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FEBRUARY
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8
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Music
Theatre- “ Down in the Valley ” , P.E. Monroe Auditorium.
7:30 p.m.
Call 828-328-7147 for details. and ticket information.
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9-10
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Music
Theatre- "Down in the Valley," 8 p.m., P.E.
Monroe Auditorium
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11
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Music
Theatre- "Down in the Valley, 2:30 p.m., P.E. Monroe
Auditorium
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16-17
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Shuford
Gym Golden Anniversary Celebration For details and further
information, contact Cindy Moser at 828-328-7130.
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22
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Nikky
Finney, South Carolina poet who has appeared on HBO ’ s Russell Simmons ’ Def Poetry Jam.
8 p.m., Belk Centrum
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MARCH
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21-25
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A Cappella Choir Spring
Tour. Call 828-328-7147 for details.
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24
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Christopher
Paul Curtis, Newbery
Medal winning children ’ s author. First author in The
Little Read elementary school reading program. 2 p.m., P.E.
Monroe Auditorium. Free.
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30
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Tallis Scholars Concert.
Corinth United Church of Christ-Hickory, 8 p.m.
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APRIL
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1
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A
Cappella Choir Home Concert.
St.
Andrew ’ s Lutheran Church-Hickory. 7:30 p.m. Free.
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13
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Western
Jazz Quartet, Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Hickory,
8 p.m.
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13-14 |
Workshop On China’s Environmental
Challenge, Presented by the Reese Institute for the
Conservation of Natural Resources. Meeting in 213 McCrorie
Center. Registration $10. Registration & agenda:
www.lrc.edu/reese/events.
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19
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Gary
Snyder. Environmental poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. 8 p.m. Belk Centrum. Free.
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22
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Percussion
Concert. Time
and place TBD.
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26
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Concert
Band Concert,
P.E. Monroe Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
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27
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Jazz
Ensemble Concert. TBA |
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27-29
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Alumni
Weekend
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28
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Lenoir-Rhyne
College
High School
Choral Festival. Various locations during the day. For
more information about musical performances, call 828-328-7147.
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Also: The Big Read continues this year, with the lead agency being Catawba Valley Community College. This is the second year of a community-wide reading initiative presented by CVCC, Catawba County Library System, Lenoir-Rhyne College and the Hickory Public Library. The author will be James McBride, author of “ The Color of
Water, ” a black man ’ s tribute to his white mother. He will read on April 14 in the Multipurpose Complex at CVCC. (The time is TBD.) The reading will be followed by a performance by McBride and his jazz band.
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MAY
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11
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Baccalaureate, 7:30 p.m., P.E. Monroe Auditorium
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12
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Spring Commencement, 10 a.m., Shuford Memorial Gymnasium
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Unifour Air Quality Conference.
To learn more about the conference please go to
www.lrc.edu/reese/events/details/2007.06.07
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Calendar updates
will be posted as they are known.
$
Admission fee
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Plays:
General admission, $8; tickets for faculty, staff and students, $5.
For reservations, call the box office at (828) 328-7176.
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Football
games: $10 adult
general admission, $5 for children ages 12 and under. Special prices
for reserved seating and season tickets. Call 866-LRBEARS
(866-572-3277) for ticket information. Information on other L-R
athletic events may be found at LRBears.com
*
Ticket
prices for “A Puddingstone Christmas” are not yet known. They
will be posted as soon as they are established.
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