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Author of "Pym," Mat Johnson to Speak

Readings Mat Johnson's latest novel is "Pym," a sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's only novel, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket." "Pym is an adventure, a satire, and a bracing political debate all rolled into one brilliant novel," said Victor LaValle, author of "Big Machine." "Edgar Allan Poe has inspired many authors but Mat Johnson has the inspired audacity to both honor and discredit the man, often in the same sentence. I imagine Poe choking on half the things Johnson writes in this novel, and tipping his tiny hat in admiration to the rest." Johnson's other works include the novels "Drop" and "Hunting in Harlem;" the nonfiction novella "The Great Negro Plot;" and the comic books "Incognegro" and "Dark Rain." He is a recipient of the United States Artist James Baldwin Fellowship, The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Johnson is a faculty member at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Reception to follow.… Thursday, February 9, 2012, 8:15 PM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Discussion with the Author: Mat Johnson

Readings Discussion with the Author of "Pym" and "Drop," Mat Johnson. Friday, February 10, 2012, 11:00 AM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Winter Movie Series

Film "Crazy, Stupid Love." "A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a new-found friend Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars." IMDb. Rated PG-13. Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Basketball Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Roanoke. Category: Basketball. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 4:00 PM. Main gymnasium.

Winter Movie Series

Film "Crazy, Stupid Love." "A middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a new-found friend Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars." IMDb. Rated PG-13. Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

"Now at the Library" Documentary Film Series

Film The Life and Times of Sara Baartman, "The Hottentot Venus" (50 min. 1998) by Zola Maseko. Introduced by Assistant Professor of History Rachel Nunez. Sara Baartman was a Khoikhoi woman who was taken from South Africa in 1810. She was exhibited as a freak across Britain, and used by scientists for research that formed the bedrock of European ideas about black female sexuality. Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:00 PM. Jackson Screening Room, lower level, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Second Annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet

Standard Hollins University is hosting an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet on Sunday, February 12 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in Ballator Gallery, located on the upper level of Moody Student Center. The event, which explores the causes of world hunger and offers information on how to make a difference in the fight against poverty, is open to the public. A minimum donation of $3 is requested to participate. Assistant Professor and Director of International Studies Jon Bohland will lead the discussion. At the outset of an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet, guests draw tickets at random that assign them each to a high-, middle-, or low-income tier – based on the latest statistics about the number of people living in poverty. Each income level receives a corresponding meal: The 15 percent in the high-income tier are served a sumptuous meal; the 35 percent in the middle-income section eat a simple meal of rice and beans; and the 50 percent in the low-income tier help themselves to small portions of rice and water. (Sodexo, which provides fo… Sunday, February 12, 2012, 5:00 PM. Ballator Gallery, upper level, Moody Center.

Theatre Production

Theatre "The Arctic Circle (and a recipe for Swedish Pancakes)," written by Samantha Macher and directed by Bob Moss, featuring Todd Ristau, Susanna Young, Drew Dowdy, and Chad Runyon. February 14-18 Tuesday through Saturday at 8 pm (also 2 pm on Saturday) On the Waldron Stage at 20 Church Avenue $15 at the door, $10 if purchased in advance from Brown Paper Tickets! (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/213140) "The Arctic Circle (and a recipe for Swedish Pancakes)" is a comedy about a woman in a troubled marriage who travels through time, space, and Sweden to reexamine her past relationships for solutions to her newly found troubles. Unable to find the clear answers she needs, she must look inside herself to find what she is looking for. This production will run for six performances at Mill Mountain Theatre as part of the Marginal Arts Festival before transferring to New York City for six performances at the 440 Studios in Manhattan. Produced by the Playwright's Lab at Hollins University in coop… Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8:00 PM. Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theatre.

Theatre Production of Bellocq's Ophelia

Theatre Hollins' "Five Stars and a Moon" Legacy Series continues with "Bellocq’s Ophelia," an imaginative theatrical odyssey set in 1911 New Orleans and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey. Ophelia confronts her identity as a young woman of mixed race in an octoroon brothel. As her eyes open, her spirit awakens and she soars into a new world of freedom and self-awareness. Third event in the legacy series spotlighting six of Hollins great writers: Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and Natasha Trethewey. Admission is $10 for the general public, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. For more information call the box office at 540-362-6517. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:30 PM. Hollins Theatre.

Art Project

Art Jennifer Crow will temporarily clothe various landmarks on Hollins University's historic campus as part of the Marginal Arts Festival. She will speak about her project on February 16th (time TBA) about her processes. Crow is a knitwear designer and is an instructor at Wyrd Sisters Yarn in Roanoke, Virginia. "She Needed a Sweater" is sponsored by Wyrd Sisters and the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University. Thursday, February 16, 2012. Hollins campus.

Film Your Own Screen Test

Art In advance of the exhibition "In the Event of Andy Warhol," the public is invited to film a 90 second screen test in the style of pop artist icon Andy Warhol to be included in the exhibition opening on May 31 through September 15. This event is organized in partnership with the Hollins University film department. Thursday, February 16, 2012. Second floor gallery, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Hollins Founder's Day

Standard Hollins Founder's Day speaker Candice Ransom MA '07 will give her address on Margaret Wise Brown. Ransom is a children's book author and Hollins Graduate Program in Children's Literature faculty member. Part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Hollins' annual Founder's Day program honors the birth of its founder, Charles Lewis Cocke, who was born on February 21, 1820. In addition to the convocation, members of the senior class and a member of the campus community chosen by that class process to the Cocke family cemetery at the southeast end of campus and place a wreath on Mr. Cocke's grave. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4:30 PM. duPont Chapel.

Art Lecture

Art A special collaborative lecture will feature Hunt Slonem and Margaret Evangeline, as part of the Marginal Arts Festival. This exhibition features work by internationally recognized artists and friends Slonem and Evangeline. With ties to the American South, both artists are inspired by romantic aesthetics that originate particularly in Louisiana and play into the larger history of the US. Their shared vision as artists and friends dovetail into their evocative and painterly work. Immediately following, will be a reception honoring Slonem, Evangeline, and Natasha Tretheway of “Bellocq’s Ophelia” at 7 pm at the museum. This event is cosponsored by Hollins theatre department and organized as part of the Marginal Arts Festival. Exhibit through February 18. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 6:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Meet the Author

Theatre Meet the author of "Bellocq's Ophelia," Natasha Trethewey, M.A. '91, at a reception following a 6 pm artists' talk by Margaret Evangeline and Hunt Slonem, whose Louisiana-inspired exhibition, "Bayous and Ghosts," will be on display. Both events help kick off the 2012 Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival. Theatre Production of "Bellocq's Ophelia" begins at 8 pm in the theatre. Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7:00 PM. Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Theatre Production of Bellocq's Ophelia

Theatre Meet the author at a reception at the Eleanor D Wilson Museum on February 16, 6:45-7:45 pm, following a 6 pm artists' talk by Margaret Evangeline and Hunt Slonem, whose Louisiana-inspired exhibition, "Bayous and Ghosts," will be on display. Both events help kick off the 2012 Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival. At 8 pm, Hollins' "Five Stars and a Moon" Legacy Series continues with "Bellocq’s Ophelia," an imaginative theatrical odyssey set in 1911 New Orleans and based on the book by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey. Ophelia confronts her identity as a young woman of mixed race in an octoroon brothel. As her eyes open, her spirit awakens and she soars into a new world of freedom and self-awareness. Third event in the legacy series spotlighting six of Hollins great writers: Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and Natasha Trethewey. Admission is $10 for the general public, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. For more information call… Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:00 PM. Hollins Theatre.

Author of "The Ring Scar" Loren Graham to Speak

Readings Loren Graham studied as a writer and composer at Oklahoma Baptist University, and received an M.A. in English from Baylor University and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Virginia. He has since taught English and creative writing in Virginia and in Montana, where he currently is associate professor in languages and literature at Carroll College. His first book of poetry, "Mose" (1994), the story of a prison inmate in Texas, was called "a remarkable achievement" by the "Richmond Times-Dispatch," "a narrative both rich in allusion and motivations, a long poem both complex and yet easily approachable by the general reader, and, finally, staggering in its delineation of life gone wrong." His second book, "The Ring Scar" (2010), is the story of a divorce as told through the voices of the husband and wife. He was one of just 42 American poets chosen from over 1,000 applicants to receive a $25,000 fellowship in 2009 from the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding for this event is provided by the Dee Hull… Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:15 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Discussion with the Author: Loren Graham

Lectures Loren Graham studied as a writer and composer at Oklahoma Baptist University, and received an M.A. in English from Baylor University and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Virginia. He has since taught English and creative writing in Virginia and in Montana, where he currently is associate professor in languages and literature at Carroll College. Friday, February 17, 2012, 11:00 AM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Basketball Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Virginia Wesleyan. Category: Basketball. Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:00 PM. Main gymnasium.

Theatre Production of Bellocq's Ophelia

Winter Movie Series

Film "Good Hair." "Chris Rock explores the wonders of African American hairstyles." IMDb. Rated PG-13. Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Hollins IHSA

Athletics Hollins Riding IHSA Show. Category: Riding. Saturday, February 18, 2012. Riding center.

Basketball Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Randolph Macon. Category: Basketball. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 4:00 PM. Main gymnasium.

Theatre Production of Bellocq's Ophelia

Winter Movie Series

Film "Good Hair." "Chris Rock explores the wonders of African American hairstyles." IMDb. Rated PG-13. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Theatre Production of Bellocq's Ophelia

Artist Talk

Lectures "A Day in the Life" of Datjwan Woodland. Woodland has choreographed, performed, and instructed at a number of established dance studios in the D.C. area to include the Dance Institute of Washington, Reflections Dance Company, and the Washington Ballet. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6:30 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Tennis Match

Athletics Hollins vs. Emory & Henry. Category: Tennis. Friday, February 24, 2012, 3:00 PM. Batten Tennis Center.

Winter Movie Series

Film "The Great Debaters." "A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship." IMDb. Rated PG-13. Friday, February 24, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Winter Movie Series

Film "The Great Debaters." "A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship." IMDb. Rated PG-13. Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) Join Hollins professor of music, Judith Cline, soprano, and assistant professor of music, William Krause, for a performance of folk-inspired music for voice and guitar. Their program will feature songs such as "Go 'Way from My Window" and "I Wonder as I Wander" by Appalachian native John Jacob Niles as well as settings of spirituals for voice and guitar by Rodney Stucky. A reception follows in the Green Drawing Room, Main. Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3:00 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Roanoke. Category: Lacrosse. Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 4:00 PM. Lacrosse field.

Cabell Lecture by Michelle Abate

Lectures Michelle Ann Abate, associate professor of English, and co-editor of the journal "Children's Literature" (Johns Hopkins University Press); B.A. Canisius College; M.Phil. Ph.D. City University of New York. Abate is the author of "Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History" (Temple University Press, 2008) and "Raising Your Kids Right: Children’s Literature and American Political Conservatism" (Rutgers University Press, 2010). In addition, she has published critical essays on a wide range of topics, including "The Muppet Show," William Faulkner, Louisa May Alcott, Caddie Woodlawn, Mark Twain, the "Left Behind" novels for kids, and the genres of lesbian pulp fiction and young adult novels. Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 4:30 PM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Author Mary Ann Caws Lecture: "SurRealizing Women"

Lectures Mary Ann Caws is Distinguished Professor of English, French, and Comparative Literature at the Graduate School of the City University of New York, and on the faculty of the Women’s Studies and Film Certificate Programs. From 1980 to 2002, she was co-director of the Henri Peyre French Institute. Caws received her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College, her M.A. from Yale University, and her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. She is the author, editor, or translator of more than forty books in the fields of poetry and the avant-garde, including "Yale Anthology of 20th Century Poetry," "Glorious Eccentrics: Modernist Women Painting and Writing," "Inventing the Real: Edith Wharton and Henry James," "Surprised in Translation," and "Robert Motherwell with Pen and Brush." She has also penned articles for "Women: a Cultural Review," "Poetry Magazine," "Art Quarterly," the "London Review of Books," and "The Wall Street Journal." She is a native of Wilmington, North Carolina. Funding for this event is provided by the Dee Hull E… Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8:15 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Discussion with the Author: Mary Ann Caws

Tennis Match

Athletics Hollins vs. Lynchburg. Category: Tennis. Friday, March 2, 2012, 3:00 PM. Batten Tennis Center.

Winter Movie Series

Film Jennifer Siebel Newsom's film, "Miss Representation" (2011), explores how the media's misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Sponsored by Hollins' office of student activities. Friday, March 2, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Margaret Wise Brown Festival Saturday Morning Story Hour

Readings Saturday Morning Story Hour with a Virginia Tech athlete as celebrity reader. Get your photo taken for a READ poster. Saturday Morning Story Hours are part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Saturday, March 3, 2012, 10:00 AM. Wyndham Robertson Library.

Cultural Festival

Standard In honor of International Women’s Day, intercultural students celebrate the day with cultural performances. International students will read from Margaret Wise Brown books that have been translated into their native language. Following the festival, desserts from around the globe will be served at a reception in the Green Drawing Room, Main. Sponsored by Cultural and Community Engagement. Event is part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Saturday, March 3, 2012, 6:30 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Winter Movie Series

Film Jennifer Siebel Newsom's film, "Miss Representation" (2011), explores how the media's misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Sponsored by Hollins' office of student activities. Saturday, March 3, 2012, 8:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Women's History Month Speaker

Lectures Jennifer Scanlon, "Born to Shop? Consumerism and the American Woman." Scanlon is the William R. Kenan, Jr. professor of humanities at Bowdoin College. Her lecture will cover how the American female shopper was made, not born, and the economic power the female shopper has, historically, wielded. Support provided by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Leadership Endownment Fund. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 4:30 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main Building.

Tennis Match

Athletics Hollins vs. Mary Baldwin. Category: Tennis. Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 3:00 PM. Batten Tennis Center.

International Women's Day talk with Karen Davis, Ph.D.

Lectures "They Treat Us Like Animals': What is Wrong With This Statement?" Women and others seeking to convey the condition and sense of their own oppression have often invoked humanity’s mistreatment of nonhuman animals for emphasis. Animal rights advocates have similarly sought to speak for animals by invoking the abuse of women, minorities and Nazi victims. Focusing mainly on animals and women, I will discuss the pros and cons, practical and ethical, of the comparative analogy strategy in social justice advocacy discourse. Karen Davis, Ph.D. is the founder and president of United Poultry Concerns (www.upc-online.org), a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl including a sanctuary for chickens on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Her articles have appeared in "Animals and Women: Feminist Theoretical Explorations," "Terrorists or Freedom Fighters: Reflections on the Liberation of Animals," "Critical Theory and Animal Liberation," "Spring: A Journal of Archety… Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 7:30 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. West Virginia Wesleyan. Category: Lacrosse. Thursday, March 8, 2012, 4:00 PM. Lacrosse field.

Beverly Rayner Art Exhibition Opening

Art Beverly Rayner: "Museum of Mesmerism" 2012 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence March 8 – April 21, 2012 Artist lecture on April 12 at 6 pm. 2012 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence Beverly Rayner blends fact and fiction to create an immersive art experience. As part of her "Museum of Mesmerism," Rayner represents a museum in Bzinica Stara, Poland, which displays uncanny artifacts, many of which are centuries old. This exhibition at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum borrows those items. In actuality, Rayner has crafted every piece on display as well as the concept of the Museum of Mesmerism itself; the illusion of rare objects and an exotic archive is her creation, as well. Beverly Rayner has a B.F.A. in sculpture and an M.F.A. in photography and teaches both photography and mixed media art. Rayner learned the art of resurrecting forlorn objects from her father and inherited a photographic eye from her mother. Rayner is represented by Braunstein/Quay Gallery in San Francisco and G. Gibson Gallery in Se… Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:00 PM. Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Photographer Liza Ryan Art Exhibition Opening

Art Art Exhibition: "Fragment." Los Angeles based artist Liza Ryan connects emotion and movement to explore the fragmented passing of time. The artist writes, "I describe time as it is experienced, not as calculated by a clock." Her large-scale photographs alternately depict chaos and realism, tranquility and terror, and the testing of boundaries. A cinematic site-specific work titled "Rare Bloom" created exclusively for this exhibition unites these themes to uncover the unusual, non-linear experiences of daily life. Ryan studied at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, and the San Francisco Art Institute before earning her MFA from the California State University at Fullerton, CA. Her work has been included in museum exhibitions at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and Miami Art Museum. She has also been the subject of solo exhibitions at Reed College's Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery and the Herter Gallery at the University of Massach… Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:00 PM. Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Wheeling Jesuit. Category: Lacrosse. Friday, March 9, 2012, 3:00 PM. Lacrosse field.

Lex Allen Literary Festival

Readings 9:30 – Check-in and refreshments, 2nd floor lobby 10:30 – reading by David Huddle 11:30 – poetry panel discussing student-submitted work 12:45 – Luncheon, Moody Dining Hall (pay at the door) 2:00 – reading by Katherine Vaz 3:15 – reading by Natasha Trethewey 4:15 – reception, 2nd floor lobby David Huddle is distinguished visiting professor of creative writing at Hollins. He is the author of three novels, including "Nothing Can Make Me Do This" (October 2011), "The Story of a Million Years" (1999), and "La Tour Dreams of the Wolf Girl" (2003); and seven poetry collections, including "Black Snake at the Family Reunion" (in 2012), "Glory River: Poems" (2008), "Grayscale: Poems" (2004), and "Summer Lake: New and Selected Poems" (1999); five volumes of short fiction, including "Tenorman: A Novella" (1995) and "Only the Little Bone" (1986); and a collection of essays, "The Writing Habit" (1994). His poem, "Roanoke Pastorale," appeared in "The New Yorker" in 2010. Other poems, essays, and short stor… Saturday, March 10, 2012, 9:30 AM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

"Now at the Library" Documentary Film Series

Film "Missing Women: Female-Selective Abortion and Infanticide" (50 min. 2006) by Manon Loizeau. Introduced by Assistant Professor of Political Science Jeanette Barbieri. In India, Pakistan, and China, being born a girl can be an instant death sentence. This program--winner of the Albert Londres Prize, France's highest award for journalism--unflinchingly examines the cultural, economic, and political reasons for the systematic elimination of females in Asia and considers the implications of the dramatic demographic disruption that will likely occur as a result of this growing imbalance between the sexes. Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00 PM. Jackson Screening Room, lower level, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Music Concert

Music (not concerts) Winds of the Blue Ridge Spring Concert. Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3:00 PM. duPont Chapel.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Washington & Lee. Category: Lacrosse. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 4:30 PM. Lacrosse field.

Graduate Program Information Session

Standard Prospective graduate students are invited to attend and learn more about Hollins' coed Master of Arts in Teaching program. For more information call 362-6326 or e-mail hugrad@hollins.edu. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:00 PM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Panel Discussion: "Women at Work"

Lectures A panel discussion on women in ministry, with a reception to follow in the chapel's Gordh Room. Sponsored by the chapel and communication studies department. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:00 PM. Meditation Chapel, duPont Chapel.

Concert Series

Music (not concerts) Student Composition Recital: Eileen O'Connor '12. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 7:30 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Poetry Performance

Readings Andrea Gibson, internationally acclaimed queer slam poet, feminist, and social activitist, will perform an original poetry set followed by a Q&A. Free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff; $10 general public; $5 with student ID. Cosponsored by the Hollins Activity Board's General Speakers Bureau Chair, the Feminist Majority Leadership Association, and OutLoud. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 8:00 PM. Lower level, Moody Center.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) Join us as Hollins students present a recital of music for family and friends. Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7:00 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Dog Agility Trials

Standard NADAC Dog Agility Trials hosted by Star City Canine Training Club of Roanoke. For more information: www.starcityk9training.com. Friday, March 23, 2012 – Sunday, March 25, 2012. Hollins campus.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) Enjoy a brilliant recital on an authentic mid-nineteenth-century fortepiano recital by Professor Leslie Tung, faculty member at Kalamazoo College. Reception to follow in Green Drawing Room, Main. Monday, March 26, 2012, 7:30 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Adult Horizon Information Session

Standard If you're thinking about returning to college to earn your bachelor of arts degree, the Hollins Adult Horizon Program may be the right choice for you. The program includes nontraditional students who are just starting their college education or who want to transfer to Hollins. One of the distinguishing characteristics of Hollins Adult Horizon Program is that the degree is the same that all Hollins graduates earn; it's not a separate certificate. Hollins' entire undergraduate offerings—from art to theatre—are available to you. For more information or to make a reservation, call 540-362-6609 or e-mail horizon@hollins.edu. 9 am - 3:30 pm. Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 9:00 AM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Tennis Match

Athletics Hollins vs. Roanoke. Category: Tennis. Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 3:30 PM. Batten Tennis Center.

Master Class

Music (not concerts) Master class by Leslie Tung. Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 7:00 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Author Julia Reinhard Lupton Lecture: Shakespeare and Hospitality

Lectures Julia Reinhard Lupton is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, with a joint appointment in Education. In 2007, she was named a Chancellor's Fellow at the University of California, Irvine, in recognition of her contributions to Shakespeare studies. Her most recent scholarly books are "Thinking with Shakespeare: Essays on Politics and Life" (2011) and "Citizen-Saints: Shakespeare and Political Theology" (2005). She is also the author of "Afterlives of the Saints: Hagiography, Typology, and Renaissance Literature" (1996) and co-author with Kenneth Reinhard of "After Oedipus: Shakespeare in Psychoanalysis" (1992). Her newest project is entitled "Shakespeare by Design: Objects, Affordances, and Environments," which aims to use the visual, cognitive, and phenomenological resources of design theory to disclose the many points of creative contact between formal and vernacular acts of design on Shakespeare's stage. Funding for this event is provided by the Dee Hull Ev… Thursday, March 29, 2012, 8:15 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Women and Mental Health Conference

Standard "Quiet Struggles: Social Disability, Anxiety, and Autism in Girls and Young Women." Speaker: Susan Williams White, Ph.D. codirector of the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and assistant professor in the department of psychology. Research presented by the following doctoral students in the Virginia Tech department of psychology: Nicole L. Kreiser, M.S. Brenna B. Maddox, B.A. Cara E. Pugliese, M.S. and Amie R. Schry, M.S. During this workshop, participants will: • Discuss the differential diagnosis of anxiety disorders and autism spectrum disorders; • Learn about challenges associated with the identification and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in females; • Discuss research on unique risks and considerations associated with ASD in girls and women; and • Learn about transition services and programs, and other strategies to promote successful independent living. Sponsored by Hollins University and Carilion Clinic’s department of psychiatry; cosponsored by the Roanoke Area Counselors Association, Virginia Tec… Friday, March 30, 2012, 8:00 AM. Ballator Gallery, Second floor, Moody Center.

Discussion with the Author: Julia Reinhard Lupton

Lectures Julia Reinhard Lupton is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, with a joint appointment in Education. Friday, March 30, 2012, 11:00 AM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Hollins Spring Horse Show

Athletics Category: Riding. Saturday, March 31, 2012 – Sunday, April 1, 2012. Riding center.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Lynchburg. Category: Lacrosse. Saturday, March 31, 2012, 1:00 PM. Lacrosse field.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) The Hollins University Concert Choir and Talmadge Singers with the Pan Divas, Hollins' steel pan ensemble. Sunday, April 1, 2012, 3:00 PM. duPont Chapel.

Annual Classics Symposium

Lectures "No Angel. Dido in Ancient Rome, Renaissance England, and Beyond." 4:30 pm: "Metamorphoses of Dido" by Mary-Kay Gamel, professor of classics, comparative literature, and theater arts, University of California, Santa Cruz. 8 pm: "Marlowe's Dark Star" by Paul Menzer, associate professor of English and director of the graduate program in Shakespeare and performance, Mary Baldwin College. Monday, April 2, 2012, 4:30 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

April Fool's Celebration of Margaret Wise Brown parodies (Adults only)

Readings Dan Smith, the award-winning journalist, photographer, and radio commentator, will read some of the spoofs and parodies of Margaret Wise Brown's books--including "Goodnight Bush," and "The Runaway Mummy." Writers, bring your own parodies of "Goodnight Moon" to share during an open mike session. Part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Monday, April 2, 2012, 7:00 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Art21—Season Six Preview Screenings

Art Tuesdays (April 3, 10, 17, 24). For the second time, the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum has been selected as the region's exclusive preview-screening partner for the national PBS series "Art21, Art in the Twenty-First Century," Season Six giving the public an opportunity to preview episodes in advance of the broadcast airing on PBS. Produced by PBS, "Art21" is the only national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, inviting audiences to meet today's most accomplished artists as they create works that reflect important and timely global issues. This event was developed with the support of Art21 (www.art21.org), a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public, and is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 7:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Tennis Match

Athletics Hollins vs. Southern Virginia. Category: Tennis. Friday, April 6, 2012, 3:30 PM. Batten Tennis Center.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Methodist. Category: Lacrosse. Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 4:00 PM. Lacrosse field.

Art21--Season Six Preview Screenings

Art Tuesdays (April 10, 17, 24). For the second time, the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum has been selected as the region's exclusive preview-screening partner for the national PBS series "Art21, Art in the Twenty-First Century," Season Six giving the public an opportunity to preview episodes in advance of the broadcast airing on PBS. Produced by PBS, "Art21" is the only national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, inviting audiences to meet today's most accomplished artists as they create works that reflect important and timely global issues. This event was developed with the support of Art21 (www.art21.org), a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public, and is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

18th Annual Galbraith Master Class

Music (not concerts) Beyond Repertoire with Phillip Keveren, 2012 guest artist. April 12, 10 am: Hollins University students' master class; 6:30 pm: Hollins Academy of Music students' master class. April 13, 9:30 am: coffee social, Bradley conference room; 10 am: Teacher workshop; 7:00 pm: Recital of works with Phillip Keveren. For more information: 540-362-6511. Thursday, April 12, 2012 – Friday, April 13, 2012. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Lecture by 2012 Niederer Artist-in-Residence Beverly Rayner

Art 2012 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence Beverly Rayner blends fact and fiction to create an immersive art experience. As part of her "Museum of Mesmerism," Rayner represents a museum in Bzinica Stara, Poland, which displays uncanny artifacts, many of which are centuries old. This exhibition at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum borrows those items. In actuality, Rayner has crafted every piece on display as well as the concept of the Museum of Mesmerism itself; the illusion of rare objects and an exotic archive is her creation, as well. Reception will follow the lecture. The Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence program allows Hollins University to bring a nationally recognized artist to campus every year. In residence during the spring semester, the artist teaches and works with students and faculty. Thursday, April 12, 2012, 6:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Author Alice Fulton to Speak

Readings Alice Fulton, a MacArthur award winner, is author of "Cascade Experiment: Selected Poems" (2004), and "Felt" (2001), which was awarded the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress, and selected by the "Los Angeles Times" as one of the Best Books of 2001 and as a finalist for the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award. Her other books include "Feeling as a Foreign Language: The Good Strangeness of Poetry" (1999), a collection of essays; "Sensual Math" (1995); "Powers of Congress" (1990); "Palladium" (1982), winner of the 1985 National Poetry Series and the 1987 Society of Midland Authors Award; and "Dance Script With Electric Ballerina" (1982), winner of The Associated Writing Programs Award. Her first fiction collection, "The Nightingales of Troy: Connected Stories," was published in 2008. Two stories from this collection were selected for the Best American Short Stories, another for the Pushcart Prize, and a fourth for the Editor's Prize in Fiction. Funding for this event is pro… Thursday, April 12, 2012, 8:15 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Discussion with the Author: Alice Fulton

Lectures Alice Fulton, a MacArthur award winner, is author of "Cascade Experiment: Selected Poems" (2004), and "Felt" (2001), which was awarded the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress, and selected by the "Los Angeles Times" as one of the Best Books of 2001 and as a finalist for the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award. Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:00 AM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Theatre Production of "Good Ol' Girls"

Theatre "Good Ol' Girls": the off-Broadway musical, written and adapted by Paul Ferguson from stories by Lee Smith '67 and Jill McCorkle M.A. '81, with songs by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, conceived by Matraca Berg. Two of Hollins' most celebrated writers join two of Nashville's leading singer/songwriters to redefine the modern southern woman in a musical about love, loss, and laughter. In the rich tradition of great southern writing, Smith and McCorkle's "Good Ol' Girls" celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. Fourth event in the "Five Stars and a Moon" legacy series spotlighting six of Hollins great writers: Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and Natasha Trethewey. Admission is $10 for the general public, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. For more information call the box office at 540-362-6517. Friday, April 13, 2012, 7:30 PM. Theatre.

Art History Senior Symposium

Art Members of the Hollins University class of 2012 majoring in art history present their papers. Time tba. Saturday, April 14, 2012. Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Room 119.

Tennis Match

Athletics Hollins vs. Randolph-Macon. Category: Tennis. Saturday, April 14, 2012. Batten Tennis Center.

Margaret Wise Brown Festival Saturday Morning Story Hour

Readings Saturday Morning Story Hour with celebrity reader Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2011 Dominick Fink. Get your photo taken for a READ poster! Saturday Morning Story Hours are part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10:00 AM. Wyndham Robertson Library.

Margaret Wise Brown Festival Treasure Hunt

Standard Can you find the red balloon? The cow jumping over the moon? Kids are invited to search the great green Hollins campus for Margaret Wise Brown treasures. Two simultaneous treasure hunts will be offered for children ages 6-10 and children ages 3-5. Part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Saturday, April 14, 2012, 11:00 AM. Front Quad.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Randolph. Category: Lacrosse. Saturday, April 14, 2012, 1:00 PM. Lacrosse field.

Theatre Production of "Good Ol' Girls"

Theatre "Good Ol' Girls": the off-Broadway musical, written and adapted by Paul Ferguson from stories by Lee Smith '67 and Jill McCorkle M.A. '81, with songs by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, conceived by Matraca Berg. Two of Hollins’ most celebrated writers join two of Nashville’s leading singer/songwriters to redefine the modern southern woman in a musical about love, loss, and laughter. In the rich tradition of great southern writing, Smith and McCorkle's "Good Ol' Girls" celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. Fourth event in the "Five Stars and a Moon" legacy series spotlighting six of Hollins great writers: Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and Natasha Trethewey. Admission is $10 for the general public, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. For more information call the box office at 540-362-6517. Sunday, April 15, 2012, 2:00 PM. Theatre.

Art21--Season Six Preview Screenings

Art Tuesdays (April 17, 24). For the second time, the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum has been selected as the region's exclusive preview-screening partner for the national PBS series "Art21, Art in the Twenty-First Century," Season Six giving the public an opportunity to preview episodes in advance of the broadcast airing on PBS. Produced by PBS, "Art21" is the only national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, inviting audiences to meet today's most accomplished artists as they create works that reflect important and timely global issues. This event was developed with the support of Art21 (www.art21.org), a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public, and is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Lacrosse Game

Athletics Hollins vs. Sweet Briar. Category: Lacrosse. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 4:30 PM. Lacrosse field.

Theatre Production of "Good Ol' Girls"

Theatre "Good Ol' Girls": the off-Broadway musical, written and adapted by Paul Ferguson from stories by Lee Smith '67 and Jill McCorkle M.A. '81, with songs by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, conceived by Matraca Berg. Two of Hollins’ most celebrated writers join two of Nashville's leading singer/songwriters to redefine the modern southern woman in a musical about love, loss, and laughter. In the rich tradition of great southern writing, Smith and McCorkle's "Good Ol' Girls" celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. Fourth event in the "Five Stars and a Moon" legacy series spotlighting six of Hollins great writers: Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and Natasha Trethewey. Admission is $10 for the general public, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. For more information call the box office at 540-362-6517. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:30 PM. Theatre.

National Paddling Film Festival

Film National Paddling Film Festival. Check back for details. Friday, April 20, 2012, 7:00 PM. Niederer Auditorium, Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) Laura Woodrum '12 will present a recital of works in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the bachelor of arts degree in piano performance. A reception will follow in the Green Drawing Room, Main. Saturday, April 21, 2012, 7:30 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Theatre Production of "Good Ol' Girls"

Theatre "Good Ol' Girls": the off-Broadway musical, written and adapted by Paul Ferguson from stories by Lee Smith '67 and Jill McCorkle M.A. '81, with songs by Matraca Berg and Marshall Chapman, conceived by Matraca Berg. Two of Hollins’ most celebrated writers join two of Nashville's leading singer/songwriters to redefine the modern southern woman in a musical about love, loss, and laughter. In the rich tradition of great southern writing, Smith and McCorkle's "Good Ol' Girls" celebrates childhood through old age with big hair and bigger hearts. Fourth event in the "Five Stars and a Moon" legacy series spotlighting six of Hollins great writers: Margaret Wise Brown, Annie Dillard, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith, and Natasha Trethewey. Admission is $10 for the general public, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. For more information call the box office at 540-362-6517. Saturday, April 21, 2012, 7:30 PM. Theatre.

Music Concert

Music (not concerts) Valley Chamber Orchestra presents music of Wagner, Beethoven, Anderson, and Dietter, as well as the Angry Birds March. Sunday, April 22, 2012, 3:00 PM. duPont Chapel.

Art21--Season Six Preview Screenings

Art For the second time, the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum has been selected as the region's exclusive preview-screening partner for the national PBS series "Art21, Art in the Twenty-First Century," Season Six giving the public an opportunity to preview episodes in advance of the broadcast airing on PBS. Produced by PBS, "Art21" is the only national television series focused exclusively on contemporary art, inviting audiences to meet today's most accomplished artists as they create works that reflect important and timely global issues. This event was developed with the support of Art21 (www.art21.org), a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public, and is made possible with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 7:00 PM. Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) Join us as Hollins students present a recital of music for family and friends. Thursday, April 26, 2012, 7:00 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Author Catie Rosemurgy to Speak

Readings Catie Rosemurgy received her B.A. degree from Macalester College and her M.F.A. degree in poetry from the University of Alabama and currently teaches courses in creative writing and poetry at The College of New Jersey. Her poetry collections include "The Stranger Manual" (2010) and "My Favorite Apocalypse" (2001). She received a Rona Jaffe Award for Emerging Female Writers. Her work has appeared in the anthologies "Poetry 30" (2005), a collection of work by American poets in their thirties, "Isn’t It Romantic: 100 Love Poems by Young American Poets" (2004), and "Best American Poetry" (1997). Rosemurgy's poetry is influenced by music – including the work of contemporary artists Liz Phair and PJ Harvey – and landscape, especially that of her native Upper Peninsula in Michigan. In a 2010 interview for BOMBLOG, she noted "our connection and lack of connection to a particular place on this teeming planet is one of the things I’m always writing about." Funding for this event is provided by the Dee Hull Everist Visi… Thursday, April 26, 2012, 8:15 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Discussion with the Author: Catie Rosemurgy

Lectures Catie Rosemurgy received her B.A. degree from Macalester College and her M.F.A. degree in poetry from the University of Alabama and currently teaches courses in creative writing and poetry at The College of New Jersey. Friday, April 27, 2012, 11:00 AM. Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Margaret Wise Brown Festival Family Concert: "The Runaway Bunny"

Music (not concerts) Family concert: "The Runaway Bunny" with David Stewart Wiley and musicians from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and a surprise narrator. Enjoy this musical journey through "The Runaway Bunny" in the style of "Peter and the Wolf." Part of Hollins University's yearlong Margaret Wise Brown Festival celebrating the huge body of work, including many timeless masterpieces of childhood, the author produced during her brief life. Concerts at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012, 11:00 AM. Taubman Museum of Art, downtown Roanoke.

"Now at the Library" Documentary Film Series

Film "At the Gates of Autism: Emerging Into Life" (55 min. 2000) by Anne Georget. Introduction by Angela Leonard, Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center. Meet Dr. Temple Grandin, born with autism spectrum disorder, who with the help of her mother and therapists went on to become an expert in animal behavior, an assistant professor at Colorado State University, and an internationally known speaker. This program provides the rare opportunity to hear an autistic person discuss her condition and give insights into the motivations behind autistic behavior. Sunday, April 29, 2012, 2:00 PM. Jackson Screening Room, lower level, Wyndham Robertson Library.

Music Performance

Music (not concerts) Helena Brown '12, mezzo soprano, will present a recital of works in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the bachelor of arts degree in voice performance. A reception will follow in the Green Drawing Room, Main. Sunday, April 29, 2012, 3:00 PM. Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley.

Spring Dance Works

Dance Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 3, 4, and 5, 8 pm. Spring dance performance featuring three nights of unique and original works by undergraduate students, graduate students, and guest artists. Admission is $10 general, $7 seniors and non-Hollins students, free to current Hollins students, faculty, and staff. Thursday, May 3, 2012 – Saturday, May 5, 2012. Theatre.

Music Concert

Music (not concerts) Bring your blanket or lawn chair and join the Hollins University Concert Choir, Hollins University Talmadge Singers, African Mallet Ensemble, and Pan Divas for a lively performance on Front Quad. Ice cream served at 6:30 pm, concert at 7 pm. (rain location, duPont Chapel). Thursday, May 3, 2012, 6:30 PM. Front Quad.

The Big, Bad Boogaloo Student Readings

Readings Farewell reading by seniors and graduating M.F.A. students. An open reading by Hollins seniors and graduating M.F.A. students. One last chance to hear our favorite student writers read before they depart. Funding for this event is provided by the Dee Hull Everist Visiting Speaker Series. Reception to follow. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 8:15 PM. Green Drawing Room, Main.

Senior Majors Exhibition

Art Senior Majors Exhibition Main Gallery and Wetherill Wilson Gallery May 8 – 20, 2012 Campus Preview Reception: Tuesday, May 8, 6:00 p.m. Family Reception: Saturday, May 19, 1:00 p.m. This exhibition features the work of members of the Hollins University class of 2012 majoring in studio art and photography. Join us at the campus preview reception to congratulate these hardworking students. The family reception at the conclusion of the show is a celebration for parents and relatives who are on campus for commencement. Hours are Tues. - Fri. 10 am - 4 pm; Sat. 1-5 pm. Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 6:00 PM. Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center.