2025 Carlos Moseley Series: Petrie at the Piedmont

Tonight- September 22 at 7:00pm

The 2025-26 Moseley season begins with the return of a patron favorite: Petrie at the Piedmont.

The stars of our own Petrie School of Music will present a festive evening of exceptional performances and delectable hors d’oeuvres and desserts at Spartanburg’s Piedmont Club. A banquet created by the Piedmont Club’s talented chefs will be paired with a program of light classics, songbook favorites, and salon showpieces performed by the finest of the Petrie School’s faculty and students.

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Unsheltered in Hub City: A Public Reading and Discussion

September 23 at 4:00pm - FREE

Please join us for a public reading by Converse alum and author Susan Zurenda ’77 of her novel Girl at the Red Rose Motel, followed by a panel discussion with community leaders, working to addressed housing insecurity and displacement in the Spartanburg area.



Panelists include Colin Bauer, Well Being Coordinator, Spartanburg School District 7; Jessica Case Holland ’03, Attorney; Marilyn Nguyen, Equity & Inclusion Officer, City of Spartanburg; and Hannah Jarrett, Director, A Place Called Home.

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The Petrie School of Music Presents: Piano Hour

September 26 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Join us on September 26, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the Blackman Upper Lobby as talented students from Converse University offer an hour of varied piano musical offerings!

Have something you’d like to play? Email Dr. Steven Graff at Steven.graff@converse.edu to sign up!

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GALLERY TALK & RECEPTION: Patrick Owens, Postcards from “Home”

October 2 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The exhibition will be on display from October 2 - 30

On October 2, 2025, at 6:00 PM, Patrick Owens will present a Gallery Talk discussing Postcards from “Home” and his art process.

The talk will be followed by a reception from 6:30-8:00 PM. Postcards from “Home” will run in the Milliken Art Gallery from October 2-30, 2025. The exhibition is located in the Milliken Art Gallery and is free of charge.

Gallery hours are Sunday 2:00-5:00 PM, Monday – Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Gallery is closed during school holidays.



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2025 MoseleyNext – Project Trio

October 17 at 6:30pm

“Project Trio is packed with musicianship, joy, and surprise!” – Downbeat Magazine

A hit in our friends at the Spartanburg Philharmonic’s recent Espresso Series concert, Project Trio is a passionate, high-energy chamber music group composed of three innovative composer-performers from Brooklyn. Greg Pattillo was the first “beatbox flutist,” and his amazing YouTube videos have garnered over 100 million – yes, that’s right, 100 million – views. Sax player Daniel Berkey and bassist Peter Seymour are high-flying jazz/classical virtuosos themselves, and Downbeat Magazine, the jazz world’s flagship publication, says that Project Trio are “exciting a new generation of listeners about the joys of classical and jazz music.”

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The Lawson Academy

The Lawson Academy has offered the Converse, Spartanburg, and surrounding upstate community, music and dance lessons since 1944.

Rich in history and known for its tradition in educational excellence in music and dance, the Lawson Academy is in a strong position to build on its past while looking forward to meeting the creative needs of our 21st-century world.

We encourage students of all ages to peruse our classes and private study opportunities with doctorate-level instructors. We’re sure you’ll find something to fit your schedule and your budget. Join us on a creative journey that will bring joy to all of our lives.

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