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SUMMARY:Artist Talk III: Edgar Page 
DESCRIPTION:Detroit native\, Edgar L. Page comes from legacies celebrating the African Diaspora and Black Modern Dance traditions. He graduated from Cass Technical High School\, furthering his studies at the Alvin Ailey School\, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange\, and others before earning a B.A. in dance from Western Michigan University as a Wade H. McCree\, Jr. Incentive Scholar and a Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Scholar. Upon graduation\, he spent a season with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Second Company before joining the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble (CPRD). During his time with CPRD\, he toured domestically and internationally as a principal dancer and served as choreographer\, dramaturg\, Trainin’ Group director\, dance lecturer\, and director of the CPRD Academy. Page was featured in the 2021 YouTube Originals Black History Month program\, Black Renaissance: the Art and Soul of Our Stories\, and his accolades include: the 2021 Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture for Innovation; 2020-22 Redline Contemporary Art Center artist-in-residence; 2020 S*PARK artist-in-residence; 2020 Dance/USA Institute for leadership training mentee; City of Denver cultural partner; 2018 Creativity Connects Fellow; Next Stage NOW artist; 2018 Presenting Denver Dance Festival’s Audience Favorite Award; and the 2019 Readers’ Choice for Best Artist in the Top of the Town Awards presented by 5280 Magazine. Page is a 2023 Alex Dube Scholar who serves as assistant professorship of dance at Grand Valley State University\, and gains nourishment as a cofacilitator with the Intercultural Leadership Institute and a National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron Fellow in the Creative Administrative Research Program.\n\nLocation change to: Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/artist-talk-iii-edgar-page/
LOCATION:Frances Niederer Auditorium\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Dance,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T183000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:As part of our Alumni Retreat\, we will celebrate new book releases by our program alumni and faculty. A slideshow of all books published (or to be published) in 2024 will be presented with short talks by attending creators. The talk will be followed by a group book signing.\n\nBook Launch\, Wednesday\, June 26\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119; book signing in lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/book-launch-party/
LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240607T153235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T175107Z
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SUMMARY:Lab Readings: "Twenty Something Teenager" by David Veatch
DESCRIPTION:Each Wednesday evening\, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab\, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\n\n#1: Twenty Something Teenager by David Veatch\n\nTheatre\, Upstairs Studio
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/lab-readings-twenty-something-teenager-by-david-veatch/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240630T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20231213T200631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T154201Z
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SUMMARY:The Second Biennial Children’s Literature Symposium (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Symposium Theme: VALUING\nWhat do we value in our field? How do we define value? This interdisciplinary symposium will reflect on what matters to us and examine the challenges that undermine such values as equity\, inclusion\, and access to books. We invite explorations of the theme in every sense of the word. \nThis four-day symposium will be held virtually via Zoom.\nMore Information and to register > \n\nSeeking Submissions\nDeadline extended to February 19 \nWe seek submissions from authors\, illustrators\, librarians\, publishers\, educators\, and scholars in any discipline and from any ethnic\, gender\, or abled identity. \n \nInvited keynoters include:\n\n 	Mitali Perkins\, a critically acclaimed Bengali-American author of novels for young readers published by Penguin Random House\, Charlesbridge\, Candlewick\, Little Brown\, and Macmillan Children’s Books.\n 	Stephanie Toliver\, Assistant Professor\, University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign; scholar and author of Recovering Black Storytelling in Qualitative Research: Endarkened Storywork.\n 	More to come!
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/the-2nd-biennial-childrens-literature-symposium-virtual/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Continuing Studies,Graduate Programs,Summer Programs,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Rowe Fraustino":MAILTO:FraustinoLR@hollins.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T200000
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SUMMARY:2024 Children’s Literature Writer-in-Residence and Symposium Keynote Speaker\, Mitali Perkins
DESCRIPTION:Born in Kolkata\, India\, Perkins lived in Ghana\, Cameroon\, England\, and Mexico before her parents settled in California when she was in middle school. She is the author of many award-winning picture books and novels for young readers\, including Rickshaw Girl\, which was adapted into a film. She’s also written a nonfiction book for adults about children’s literature\, Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh our Tired Souls. Her newest releases are a picture book\, Holy Night and Little Star\, and a middle-grade novel\, Hope in the Valley. Perkins lives and writes in the San Francisco Bay Area. mitaliperkins.com\n\nLecture\, Thursday\, June 27\, 7 pm. Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center and online. Email kidlit@hollins.edu for link. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/2024-childrens-literature-writer-in-residence-and-symposium-keynote-speaker-mitali-perkins/
LOCATION:Frances Niederer Auditorium\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T003000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240528T193456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T144457Z
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SUMMARY:No Shame Theatre
DESCRIPTION:No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers\, performers and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations)\, short (five minutes or less)\, and not break anything (including the law). Inside those rules you can do pretty much anything you’re interested in trying in front of a live audience–plays\, monologues\, songs\, dance\, poetry\, mime\, juggling\, comedy\, tragedy\, Improvisation\, dada\, magic–we’ve even seen people do floral arrangements! Pieces are accepted starting at 10 pm\, doors open at 10:30 pm\, and the show starts at 11 pm\, running on average an hour and a half.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/no-shame-theatre-8/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240408T180650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T155922Z
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SUMMARY:M.F.A. Dance Performance III / Mobile Tour
DESCRIPTION:M.F.A. Dance Performance III features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates in alternative-site locations on and around the Hollins campus. As part of the thesis capstone research project\, performance and dance work featured in this concert highlight a diverse approach to contemporary dance practices\, research\, and making.\n\nVarious Sites – Hollins Campus\n\nStart Time to be listed at later date: https://www.hollins.edu/programs/dance-m-f-a/.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/m-f-a-dance-performance-iii-mobile-tour/
LOCATION:Hollins University Campus\, 7916 Williamson Road\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Creative Writing,Dance,Dance M.F.A.,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Screenwriting and Film Studies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240701T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240701T203000
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SUMMARY:Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Nicholas Piper
DESCRIPTION:Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre\, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is:\n\nNICHOLAS PIPER: GUEST SPEAKER\n\nPiper is the associate artistic director of Barter Theatre in charge of new play development as well as a director and founding member of Barter’s Resident Acting Company. As the director of Barter’s Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights\, he has helped develop dozens of new Appalachian plays that have gone on to full production at Barter as well as theatres across the country. He was recently awarded the AAME award for outstanding contribution to the arts in the region.\n\nMill Mountain Theatre\, Waldron Stage\n\n 
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/playwrights-lab-monday-night-guest-speaker-nicholas-piper/
LOCATION:Mill Mountain Theatre\, 1 Market Square SE\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240703T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240703T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240516T175746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175612Z
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SUMMARY:Matt Faulkner: Chalk Talk
DESCRIPTION:Award winning children’s book author and illustrator Matt Faulkner has over 35 books to his credit. His graphic novel Gaijin: American Prisoner of War\, won the American Library Association Asian/Pacific Best Children’s Book Award. His most recent graphic novel\, My Nest of Silence has won wide acclaim: “Deftly combining the personal and historical\, Faulkner alchemizes his extended family’s past into magnificent\, essential testimony.” ― Booklist\, Starred Review. Faulkner has taught a variety of subjects at undergraduate and graduate level illustration programs. He is married to Kristen Remenar\, author of Groundhog’s Dilemma and Squirrel Needs a Break\, both illustrated by Faulkner. www.mattfaulkner.com\n\nLecture\, Wednesday\, July 3\, 6:30 pm\, Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/matt-faulkner-chalk-talk/
LOCATION:Frances Niederer Auditorium\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240703T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240703T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240607T153417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T175138Z
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SUMMARY:Lab Reading: "Anamnesis" by Michael Tobin
DESCRIPTION:Each Wednesday evening\, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab\, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 10\, 17\, 24\n\n#2: Anamnesis by Michael Tobin\n\nTheatre\, Upstairs Studio
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/lab-reading-anamnesis-by-michael-tobin/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T003000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240528T193618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T144550Z
UID:69237-1720220400-1720225800@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:No Shame Theatre
DESCRIPTION:No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers\, performers and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations)\, short (five minutes or less)\, and not break anything (including the law). Inside those rules you can do pretty much anything you’re interested in trying in front of a live audience–plays\, monologues\, songs\, dance\, poetry\, mime\, juggling\, comedy\, tragedy\, Improvisation\, dada\, magic–we’ve even seen people do floral arrangements! Pieces are accepted starting at 10 pm\, doors open at 10:30 pm\, and the show starts at 11 pm\, running on average an hour and a half.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/no-shame-theatre-9/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T223000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240528T195324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T144644Z
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SUMMARY:Overnight Sensations
DESCRIPTION:Since 2006\, Hollins University’s Playwright’s Lab and Mill Mountain Theatre have partnered to bring this popular event to Roanoke. Six playwrights are randomly paired with six directors\, who are then draw from a hat one of six casts made up of six actors. Then they draw random prompts to find out what the genre\, theme\, and location will be. The writers write all night\, share their work with the director over breakfast and make revisions\, then they share the plays with the actors at 11 am over lunch\, and rehearse from noon to 5 pm\, when they do a cue to cue\, set levels\, and open the doors for the audience at 7:30 pm\, Saturday night\, so that we can share what we’ve done with all of you!\n\nThis year\, as last year\, we’ll be doing this jointly produced event of the Hollins-Mill Mountain Theatre Partnership on the main stage of the Hollins University Theatre. Join us\, won’t you?\n\nAlways FREE and open to the public! No tickets or reservations necessary.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/overnight-sensations-2/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240711T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240423T142911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T143908Z
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SUMMARY:Hollins University Girls Basketball Camp (Ages 7-13)
DESCRIPTION:7/08/24 – 7/11/24; 9 am – 12 pm\n\nFees\n\nAthletics Summer Camp $99\n\nAbout this Course\n\nDoes your daughter love basketball or have aspirations to play middle school basketball? If so\, we provide the perfect opportunity for them to spend a week with Hollins University basketball staff honing the skills they will need to play organized basketball. Campers will be instructed on the basics of shooting\, dribbling\, and defending with special attention paid to proper fundamentals.\n\nhttps://www.roanokecountyparks.com/293/Summer-Camps
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/hollins-university-girls-basketball-camp-ages-7-13/
LOCATION:Hollins University Campus\, 7916 Williamson Road\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Open to the Public,Summer Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240516T180004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175518Z
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SUMMARY:James Ransome\, Award-winning Illustrator Talk
DESCRIPTION:Ransome has been honored with the 2023 Children’s Literature Legacy Award by the American Library Association in recognition of his exceptional contributions to children’s literature. With a career spanning over 33 years\, Ransome has illustrated more than 70 books. His passion for drawing began in Rich Square\, NC\, and as a teenager\, he moved to Bergenfield\, NJ\, before pursuing a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, New York. Ransome’s remarkable talent has garnered him numerous accolades\, including the prestigious Coretta Scott King Awards\, ALA Notables\, a Jane Addams Award\, and NAACP Image awards. He resides in New York.  https://jamesransome.com\n\nLecture\, Monday\, July 8\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119\, followed by book signing in lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/james-ransome-award-winning-illustrator-talk/
LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240708T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240531T152945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T152945Z
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SUMMARY:Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Ruth Margraff
DESCRIPTION:Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre\, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is:\n\nRUTH MARGRAFF – FACULTY\, GUEST SPEAKER\, AND FESTIVAL RESPONDENT\n\nMargraff has been called a leader in the American avant-garde for her “audaciously original” (Moscow Times) use of language that provides “layer after layer of richly textured emotion…and imminent danger” (Dallas Morning News). Critically acclaimed for writing martial arts operas Deadly She-Wolf… and a Voice of the Dragon trilogy with the late composer Fred Ho for the Apollo\, Guggenheim Museum\, LaMama\, Brooklyn Academy of Music\, and a commercially successful tour with Columbia Arts Management\, Inc.\, to 33 cities in 2003 with support from ICM Artists and the World Music Institute. Margraff’s “Night Wind from Afghanistan” for the play Seven\, began touring the world in 2008 introduced by designer Diane von Furstenberg\, and in 2010 by Hillary Clinton with Meryl Streep at the Broadway Hudson Theater. Seven has been translated into more than 20 languages and performed in 32 countries.\n\nMargraff has received awards from Rockefeller\, McKnight\, Jerome\, NEA\, TCG\, TMUNY\, NYSCA\, IAC\, Fulbright foundations\, and is also published by Innova Records\, Dramatists Play Service\, American Theatre\, Theater Forum\, Performing Arts Journal\, Playscripts\, Inc.\, Backstage Books\, Autonomedia\, New Village Press\, NoPassport Press\, and Lexington Books/Roman & Littlefield. She is a member of Theater Without Borders\, League of Professional Theater Women\, Red Tape Theater\, a New Dramatist and Playwrights’ Center alumna\, a Chicago Dramatist playwright emeritus\, and professor of playwriting/writing as art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, represented by the Samara Harris Literary Agency (NYC).\n\nMill Mountain Theatre\, Waldron Stage
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/playwrights-lab-monday-night-guest-speaker-ruth-margraff/
LOCATION:Mill Mountain Theatre\, 1 Market Square SE\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240516T180605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175445Z
UID:69181-1720636200-1720639800@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Lesa Cline Ransome\, Award-winning Author Talk
DESCRIPTION:Cline Ransome is the acclaimed author of numerous award-winning picture books\, including a verse biography of Harriet Tubman\, Before She Was Harriet\, and her debut middle-grade novel\, Finding Langston\, winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction and a Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. Cline Ransome’s debut Young Adult novel\, For Lamb\, is based in Jim Crow Mississippi. A MacDowell Fellow and 2022 NAIBA Legacy recipient\, she has received numerous honors and awards including the NAACP Award\, Kirkus Best Book\, New York Public Library Best Book\, SLJ Best Book\, ALA Notable\, CBC Choice Awards\, two Top 10 Sports Books for Youth\, and an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book. She is currently an SCBWI Advisory Council member and host of KidLitTV’s Past Present: Giving Past Stories New Life.\n\nLecture\, Wednesday\, July 10\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119\, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/lesa-cline-ransome-award-winning-author-talk/
LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240710T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240607T161830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T175210Z
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SUMMARY:Lab Reading: "Survivor's Guilt-A Coward's Tale" by Michael Joseph Barber
DESCRIPTION:Each Wednesday evening\, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab\, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 17\, 24\n\n#3: Survivor’s Guilt: A Coward’s Tale by Michael Joseph Barber\n\nTheatre\, Upstairs Studio
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/lab-reading-survivors-guilt-a-cowards-tale-by-michael-joseph-barber/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T003000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240528T194116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T144715Z
UID:69239-1720825200-1720830600@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:No Shame Theatre
DESCRIPTION:No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers\, performers and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations)\, short (five minutes or less)\, and not break anything (including the law). Inside those rules you can do pretty much anything you’re interested in trying in front of a live audience–plays\, monologues\, songs\, dance\, poetry\, mime\, juggling\, comedy\, tragedy\, Improvisation\, dada\, magic–we’ve even seen people do floral arrangements! Pieces are accepted starting at 10 pm\, doors open at 10:30 pm\, and the show starts at 11 pm\, running on average an hour and a half.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/no-shame-theatre-10/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240717T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240131T160046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T141426Z
UID:68276-1721001600-1721260799@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Picture Book Tips from Behind the Editor’s Desk
DESCRIPTION:Class runs Monday-Tuesday\, 9 am-5 pm with a two-hour lunch break\, and Wednesday\, with one-on-one critiques from 9 am-noon\, followed by a program talk at 1 pm: “Not Sticking to the Rules”\n\nMonday and Tuesday experience an interactive workshop covering the basics of children’s book creation\, best practices\, hooks\, rhyming\, humor\, and rule-breaking with writing exercises and feedback from Frances and fellow students\, along with a behind the scenes description about how acquisitions meetings work and the process from submission to publication\, all from an industry insider.\n\nPut what you’ve learned to work on Wednesday morning with one-on-one critiques followed by a program talk open to all Hollins students at 1 pm on “Not Sticking to the Rules.”\n\nWith this model\, you move from 15 hours of instruction (6-9 pm) to the same – 15 hours of instruction\, that now includes one-on-one manuscript reviews.\n\nINSTRUCTOR: \n\nFrances Gilbert\, VP\, editor-in-chief of Doubleday Books for Young Readers\n\nTo learn more about each workshop and register\, visit hollins.edu/childrenslit-workshops.\n\nQUESTIONS? Contact the graduate programs office at (540) 362-6257 or hugrad@hollins.edu.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/picture-book-tips-from-behind-the-editors-desk/
LOCATION:Hollins University Campus\, 7916 Williamson Road\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Continuing Studies,Open to the Public,Summer Programs,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240416T152421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T172057Z
UID:68853-1721001600-1721519999@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Virginia Private College Week
DESCRIPTION:We welcome visitors at Hollins University during Virginia Private College Week (VPCW)\, July 15-20. All visits will include a campus tour and and information session including admission requirements\, academic programs\, and scholarships and financial assistance.\n\nYour visit qualifies you for a Visit Grant of up to $1\,000 upon your enrollment at Hollins.\n\nSessions will begin at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.\, Monday through Friday (July 15-19)\, and 10 a.m. on Saturday (July 20).\n\n 
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/virginia-private-college-week-2/
LOCATION:Hollins University Campus\, 7916 Williamson Road\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Admission,Community Event,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240516T180739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175416Z
UID:69182-1721068200-1721071800@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Ashley Belote\, Author/Illustrator Talk
DESCRIPTION:Belote is the illustrator of Frankenslime and Valenslime. She is the author-illustrator of her debut early reader The Me Tree and her picture book Listen Up\, Louella. She studied traditional animation under the direction of Don Bluth. Belote is a West Virginia native and earned her B.A. from Alderson Broaddus University. She earned her M.A. in arts administration from the University of Kentucky. Her graduate study included a children’s literature and illustration course\, The Whole Book Approach\, through Simmons College at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. She also serves as the illustrator coordinator for the Carolinas chapter of SCBWI. Belote is represented by Moe Ferrara of BookEnds Literary Agency.\n\nLecture\, Monday\, July 15\, 6:30 pm\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119\, followed by a book signing in the lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/ashley-belote-author-illustrator-talk/
LOCATION:Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Room 119
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240531T153123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T154027Z
UID:69299-1721071800-1721075400@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Bonnie Metzgar
DESCRIPTION:Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre\, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is:\n\nBONNIE METZGAR – GUEST SPEAKER\n\nMetzgar is a playwright\, screenwriter\, director\, producer\, and core visiting faculty with The Playwright’s Lab at Hollins. In January 2020\, her play You Lost Me had its world premiere at Denver Center Theater and was the recipient of an Edgerton New Play Award. Recently\, she served as staff writer for Genius: Aretha\, a limited television series with showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks. A fighter for artists from marginalized communities\, Metzgar is passionate about making systemic change in the nonprofit theatre\, and served as artistic director of About Face Theatre\, one of the largest theatres in the U.S. dedicated to producing queer artists and advancing the cultural dialogue on sexuality and gender identity. Previously\, Metzgar served as associate producer at the Public Theater where she founded Joe’s Pub.\n\nMill Mountain Theatre\, Waldron Stage
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/playwrights-lab-monday-night-guest-speaker-bonnie-metzgar/
LOCATION:Mill Mountain Theatre\, 1 Market Square SE\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240717T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240607T163151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T175239Z
UID:69358-1721242800-1721248200@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Lab Reading: "Back Porch Play" by Adrian Lee Bush
DESCRIPTION:Each Wednesday evening\, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab\, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading. July 24\n\n#4: Back Porch Play by Adrian Lee Bush\n\nTheatre\, Upstairs Studio
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/lab-reading-back-porch-play-by-adrian-lee-bush/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240531T175919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T181524Z
UID:69307-1721347200-1721606399@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:2024 Playwrights Festival
DESCRIPTION:Each summer at the end of July\, we present a three-day event showcasing readings of student work from the Playwright’s Lab. Normally\, these eight readings are minimally staged at Mill Mountain Theatre for the general public and close to a dozen guest professional responders from all over the globe. As part of the festival\, there will be a panel discussion when our guest respondents will introduce themselves\, talk briefly about their own background\, and then give a moderated response to the festival as a whole. Get acquainted with these plays and playwrights before they are famous and engage in a conversation about theatre with our students\, faculty\, and some established theatre professionals.\n\nFriday\, July 19\n\n8 pm; The Greenhouse by J. Harvey Stone\n\nSaturday\, July 20\n\n11 am; Astroturf by Kolin Lawler\n\n2 pm; Lil’ Troopers by Richie Cannaday\n\n4 pm; The Caregiver by Stephanie Goldman\n\n8 pm; The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the [GUILTY] by Ami Trowell\n\nSunday\, July 21\n\n11 am; Hamlet’s Ghost by Emily Fleischhuer\n\n2 pm; Freida by ArLynn Parker\n\n4 pm; Nuptial Mass by Ben Abbott\n\n8 pm; Festival Guest Respondent Panel\n\nSeating is limited. To reserve tickets\, email Gwyneth Strope at stropegm1@hollins.edu.\n\n 
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/2024-playwrights-festival/
LOCATION:Mill Mountain Theatre\, 1 Market Square SE\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240516T145143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175348Z
UID:69171-1721413800-1721417400@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:"Illustration Faculty Exhibition" Lecture and Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Faculty Exhibition Opening: Illustration Faculty Exhibition Lecture and Book Signing\n\nIn conjunction with Illustration Faculty Exhibition\, on view July 11 – September 22\, 2024\, at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum\, please join us for a lecture and reception with book signing by faculty in the Hollins University M.F.A. Program in Children’s Book Writing and Illustration.\n\nFriday\, July 19\, 6:30 pm\, Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center; Reception and book signing to follow in the first-floor lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/illustration-faculty-exhibition-lecture-and-book-signing/
LOCATION:Eleanor D. Wilson Museum\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
CATEGORIES:Art,Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public,Summer Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T003000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240528T194540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T144744Z
UID:69242-1721430000-1721435400@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:No Shame Theatre
DESCRIPTION:No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers\, performers and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late night venue for original work. We take the first 15 pieces to walk in the door and there are only three rules: pieces must be original (no copyright violations)\, short (five minutes or less)\, and not break anything (including the law). Inside those rules you can do pretty much anything you’re interested in trying in front of a live audience–plays\, monologues\, songs\, dance\, poetry\, mime\, juggling\, comedy\, tragedy\, Improvisation\, dada\, magic–we’ve even seen people do floral arrangements! Pieces are accepted starting at 10 pm\, doors open at 10:30 pm\, and the show starts at 11 pm\, running on average an hour and a half.
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/no-shame-theatre-11/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240516T181048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T175313Z
UID:69183-1721466000-1721491200@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Francelia Butler Conference: Keynote Speaker Chip Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:The Francelia Butler Conference is hosted every summer by the Graduate Program in Children’s Literature at Hollins University. Since 1995\, this entirely student-run conference has honored critical and creative works by that summer’s graduate students with awards in the following categories: poetry\, logo design\, critical writing\, visual art\, narrative art\, long form creative writing\, and short form creative writing. The keynote speakers are renowned authors and scholars of children’s literature who have authored esteemed books for all ages. The conference culminates with lectures by the current Margaret Wise Brown Book Award winners. This year’s recipients are Lucy Ruth Cummins for the winning title\, Our Pool\, and Ævar fiór Benediktsson for this year’s Honor Title\, Stranded! A Mostly True Story from Iceland.\n\nChip Sullivan\, Francelia Butler Conference Keynote Speaker\n\nC.W. Sullivan III\, Ph.D.\, is emeritus distinguished professor of arts and sciences\, retired from East Carolina University\, and a full member of the Welsh Academy for his contributions to the study of medieval Welsh Celtic myth and legend. He is the author of several books\, including Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy\, The Mabinogi: A Book of Essays\, and is a past president of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. His articles on mythology\, folklore\, fantasy\, and science fiction have appeared in various anthologies and journals\, and he was a Fulbright scholar at Debrecen University in Hungary.\n\nLectures and silent auction\, Saturday\, July 20\, 9 am\, Niederer Auditorium\, Wetherill Visual Arts Center\, Auction in first floor lobby. Sponsored by the graduate programs in children’s literature. Online: https://hollins.zoom.us/j/9154582283?omn=84139553380
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/francelia-butler-conference-keynote-speaker-chip-sullivan/
LOCATION:Frances Niederer Auditorium\, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
CATEGORIES:Children's Literature,Community Event,Graduate Programs,Lectures,Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240722T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T235959
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240423T142743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T143935Z
UID:68920-1721606400-1721951999@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Hollins University Volleyball Camp (Ages 8-13)
DESCRIPTION:7/22/24 – 7/25/24; 9 am – 12 pm\n\nRegistration ends on 7/18/24 at 11:59 PM\n\nFees\n\nAthletics Summer Camp $99\n\nAbout this Course\n\nDo you have a daughter who is interested in playing volleyball yet has no idea where to begin? If so\, this camp is perfect for them. Each camper will be schooled on the basics of volleyball including passing\, serving\, setting\, spiking\, digging\, blocking\, and court positioning from Hollins university coaches. The camp is designed specifically to give beginner or intermediate level players the skills needed to try out for middle school and junior varsity volleyball.\n\nhttps://www.roanokecountyparks.com/293/Summer-Camps
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/hollins-university-volleyball-camp-ages-8-13/
LOCATION:Hollins University Campus\, 7916 Williamson Road\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Open to the Public,Summer Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240722T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240722T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240531T153354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T155449Z
UID:69300-1721676600-1721680200@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Playwright’s Lab Monday Night Guest Speaker: Addae Moon
DESCRIPTION:Each Monday night on the Waldron Stage of Mill Mountain Theatre\, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins presents a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist. This week’s guest is:\n\nADDAE MOON – GUEST SPEAKER\n\nMoon is an Atlanta based playwright\, dramaturg\, director\, and cultural worker. He is the associate artistic director at Theatrical Outfit and the cofounder of the play development and performance collective Hush Harbor Lab.\n\nMoon has served as a resident dramaturg with Working Title Playwright’s Ethel Woolson Lab. He was the recipient of the 2015 International Ibsen Award for his dramaturgical work on the project Master Comic and the 2014 John Lipsky Award from the International Museum Theatre Alliance (IMTAL) for his immersive play Four Days of Fury: Atlanta 1906. Moon was also a member of Alliance Theatre’s 2015-16 Reiser Artists’ Lab as cowriter on the immersive project Third Council of Lyons with Found Stages. As the former literary manager at Horizon Theatre Company\, he served as the development dramaturg on the early projects of many nationally renowned playwrights including Marcus Gardley\, Lauren Gunderson\, Tanya Barfield\, and Janece Shaffer.\n\nHis recent immersive co-collaborations include Frankenstein’s Ball (2019/2020)\, Frankenstein’s Funeral (2019) and Cassie’s Ballad (2022) with Found Stages. Moon received his B.A. in theatre arts from Clark Atlanta University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from the Professional Playwright’s Program at Ohio University. He is also a member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America (LMDA\,) Dramatist Guild\, and The Fence Network.\n\nMill Mountain Theatre\, Waldron Stage\n\n 
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/playwrights-lab-monday-night-guest-speaker-addae-moon/
LOCATION:Mill Mountain Theatre\, 1 Market Square SE\, Roanoke\, VA\, 24011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T153704
CREATED:20240607T163313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T163313Z
UID:69359-1721847600-1721853000@www.hollins.edu
SUMMARY:Lab Reading: "Our Family in the Stars" by Katie Oler
DESCRIPTION:Each Wednesday evening\, as part of the course Playwright’s Lab\, an early draft of a student written play is presented in an orchestra style reading.\n\n#5: Our Family in the Stars by Katie Oler\n\nTheatre\, Upstairs Studio\n\n 
URL:https://www.hollins.edu/event/lab-reading-our-family-in-the-stars-by-katie-oler/
LOCATION:Hollins Theatre
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Graduate Programs,Open to the Public,Playwriting,Theatre
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