http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:40:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en October 7-12, 2008 "FABS" pass available for all ticketed events, call 704-233-8316 or visit the web: www.wingate.edu/culture Friday - Saturday, October 10-11 at 7:30 pm G.R.I.T.S. the Musical. Conceived, adapted and original music by Erica McGee Based on the popular G.R.I.T.S. book, "Friends are Forevah" by best-selling author Deborah Ford Meet the Author! Co-sponsored by Friends ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2008/08/07/the-fine-art-of-being-southern/ Sheri Lynch, co-host of the nationally syndicated morning radio show, "Bob & Sheri" on 107.9, The Link, will speak at the Friends of the Ethel K. Smith Library luncheon at Wingate University on March 13. Tickets are $30 or $225 for a table of eight. They may be purchased by ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2008/02/08/sheri-lynch-to-speak-at-wingate-event/ Wingate University is proud to announce its 2007-08 Performance Series. The series is truly outstanding and features performances from theatre to music to speakers and even an illusionist.  The George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center is truly your destination for the arts. Please click on the attachment below for ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/08/13/wingate-university-performance-series-and-campus-culture-calendar/ Jay Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, will be the honored speaker at the Wingate University 2007 Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 12. The university will award diplomas to 355 undergraduate and graduate students including the inaugural class of 56 pharmacy students at the 9 ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/04/30/wingate-university-commencement-to-include-first-pharmacy-graduates/ As a part of Wingate University’s Fine Arts of Being Southern Symposium mothers and daughters can enjoy a southern-style tea on Sunday, April 1 from 1 p.m.  to 3 p.m. in the LaVerne Banquet Hall. The cost is $2 per mother/daughter pair. An assortment of tea and light snacks will accompany ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/03/26/southern-style-mother-daughter-tea/ As part of Wingate University’s Fine Arts of Being Southern Symposium, author and motivational speaker Debbie Morris will visit the campus Saturday, March 31 at 3 p.m. for a free lecture about her personal journey told in her book “Forgiving the Dead Man Walking.” The event will take place in ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/03/26/author-debbie-morris-to-speak/ Local artisans and craft vendors will gather in the academic quad at Wingate University on Sat. March 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to sell their items. Admission is free. Following the Craft Show, sculptor Tom Clark will discuss his famous creations at 1 p.m. in the ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/03/26/southern-market-craft-show-and-tom-clark/ Mary Erickson of Marshville, N.C., will display her oil paintings at Wingate University March 13- April 5 from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. each weekday in the C. Douglas Helms Gallery. Erickson discusses our connection to the natural world through her oil paintings. This first time solo exhibition encompasses her travels ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/03/26/mary-erickson-solo-exhibit/ The Wingate University Theatre will present Ron Osborne’s comedy, First Baptist of Ivy Gap March 22-24 and March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the George A. Batte, Jr. Fine Arts Center. The play explores the lives of six women during the World War II era and their dreams, desires and ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/03/21/students-perform-first-baptist-of-ivy-gap/ Wingate University’s Friends of the Library will host a luncheon with Nan Graham, author of “In a Magnolia Minute” Thurs. March 29 at 11:30 a.m. in the La Verne Banquet Hall on campus. Tickets are $30, and this event is open to the public. Graham, who is also the commentator for ... http://unioncountyfocus.com/wingateuniversity/2007/03/21/friends-of-the-library-luncheon-with-nan-graham/