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Oct. 2–4
Theatre at Bridgewater College: Fall Student Musical
8 p.m., Thursday – Saturday, Oct.. 1 – 3, Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Performance: “Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown; directed by BC senior James Funkhouser
Tickets: $9 adults; $7 children, non-BC students and senior citizens; reservations recommended – call 540-828-5631.

Monday, Oct. 5
8 p.m., Faculty Recital, Carter Center, Bridgewater College
Performing: Dr. Larry Taylor, piano; Dr. Timothy Weir, flugelhorn; David Snively, clarinet; and Christine Fairfield, soprano.
Free and open to the public

Wednesday, Oct. 7
7:30 p.m., Convocation, Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Steve Buckingham – a producer and four-time Grammy winner with 27 number one singles to his credit.
Topic: “How Rhythm & Blues and Rock ‘N’ Roll Tore Down the Walls of Segregation”
Sponsored by the W. Harold Row Endowed Lecture Series
Free and open to the public

Oct. 14 – Nov. 18
Art Exhibit: Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery, Bridgewater College
“Nocturnes” – Mixed media by Charlottesville, Va., artist Andrew Hersey
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
Free and open to the public

Thursday, Oct. 15
7:30 p.m., Debate, “The Drinking Age,” Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Debaters – Jim Fell and Barrett Seaman
Sponsored by the Anna B. Mow Endowed Lecture Series
Free and open to the public

Friday, Oct. 16
Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet:
7 p.m., Kline Campus Center
Inductees: Nicoll Keeney, Donald Mitchell, Delores Ann Morris and Chris Sizemore
Cost: $20
Reservations required: phone 540-828-5680 for information.

Saturday, Oct. 17
HOMECOMING
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Homecoming Festival – Campus Mall
11 a.m. – Homecoming Parade: – Dinkel Avenue, Third Street, East College Street
11:30 a.m. – Class Reunion Pig Roast on Campus Mall – Classes of 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004
1 p.m. – Football vs. Guilford College – Jopson Field
4 p.m. – Men’s Soccer vs. Virginia Wesleyan College
7:30 p.m. – Chorale and Jazz Ensemble Concert – Carter Center

Wednesday, Oct. 21
7:30 p.m., Convocation, Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Joel Salatin – a third generation alternative farmer, he services more than 1,500 families, 10 retail outlets and 30 restaurants.
Topic: “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”
Sponsored by the W. Harold Row Endowed Lecture Series
Free and open to the public

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