Bridgewater College upcoming events: October 2014.
Sept. 22 – Oct. 15
Art Exhibit: Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery, Bridgewater College
“Knowing a Place” – Paintings by Isabelle Abbott, an artist from Charlottesville, Va.
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight Monday – Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday
Free and open to the public
Thursday, Oct. 2
Convocation
7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speakers: Veronica Spencer and David Lacks Jr. of the “The Lacks Family” featured in Rebecca Skloot’s book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Free and open to the public
Monday, Oct. 6
Convocation
7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Van Jones – best-selling author and co-host of CNN’s Crossfire.
Free and open to the public
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Convocation:
7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Bas Lansdorp – Dutch inventor, entrepreneur and CEO of Mars One.
Free and open to the public
Thursday, Oct. 16
Convocation
7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Scott Jost – associate professor of art at Bridgewater College and author of Shenandoah Valley Apples.
Free and open to the public
Oct. 20 – Nov. 19
Art Exhibit: Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery, Bridgewater College
“Days of Wine and Roses” – Paintings by Ragan McManus, an artist from Harrisonburg, Va.
Hours: 8 a.m. to midnight Monday – Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday
Free and open to the public
Monday, Oct. 20
Artist’s Talk and Reception
4 to 5 p.m., Artist’s Talk: Ragan McManus, Boitnott Room, Bridgewater College
5 to 7 p.m., Artist’s Reception: Ragan McManus, Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Convocation
7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Dr. Michael S. Neiberg – professor of history in the Department of National Security and Strategy a the United States Army War College and author of Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I.
Free and open to the public
Sunday, Oct. 26
Peace Corps Symposium:
7:30 p.m., Carter Center for Worship and Music, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Alex Murphy – a 2009 BC graduate spent three years in the education sector as a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana, Africa.
Free and open to the public
Monday, Oct. 27
Peace Corps Symposium
7:30 p.m., Carter Center for Worship and Music, Bridgewater College
Speaker: Peter Barlow – a 2004 BC graduate served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 2009-11 on Leyte Island, Philippines in the Municipality of Babatngon.
Free and open to the public
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