FEATURED EVENTS
Fall 2022 Pi Kappa Lambda Faculty Showcase

September 15 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - FREE
The Petrie School of Music presents the Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society faculty showcase. Experience the talents of Converse’s prestigious music faculty with a variety of music styles and genres in one fabulous performance. Thursday, September 15 at 7:30pm in Daniel Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public, and also available via livestream.

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Robert Olmstead: Sara Lura Mathews Self Writer-in-Residence Reading

September 20 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm - FREE
The Creative and Professional Writing Program is excited to host award-winning novelist Robert Olmstead for a reading on September 20 at 8:00pm in Zimmerli Common Room, Howard Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Contact Prof. Rick Mulkey with questions.

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Scheherazade & Other Tales: Reception

September 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
All music tells a story, sometimes one inspired by familiar myths and legends that are bigger than life and full of mystery and drama. In this program, guest conductor Antoine Clark takes us on a fantastic musical adventure of the imagination, beginning with Anna Clyne’s rich and visually stunning In This Midnight Hour. GRAMMY-award winning soloist Kenneth Overton’s opulent baritone brings Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer to life with a vibrant, tuneful telling of the hero’s emotions. Finally, we journey to a faraway land as Rimsky-Korsakov weaves a boldly rich tale of the exotic and persuasive Scheherazade. Truly a night of music not soon forgotten.

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Carlos Moseley Series: Wael Farouk, piano

September 26 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm - General Admission is $60 and Youth Under Age 22 Admission is $30.
Egyptian-American pianist Wael Farouk has performed internationally in such venues as the White Hall in St. Petersburg, Schumann’s house in Leipzig, and Carnegie Hall in New York, where his solo debut in 2013 was described as “absolutely masterful.”

Dr. Farouk commands a vast repertoire of more than 70 concertos and 60 solo programs, spanning from Scarlatti to Bolcom.

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GALLERY TALK & RECEPTION: Who I was, who we are

September 29 @ 6:00pm - 8:00 pm - FREE
Yvette L. Cummings will present a Gallery Talk discussing Who I was, who we are and her art process. The talk will be followed by a reception from 6:30-8:00pm.

Who I was, who we are will run in the Milliken Art Gallery from September 29-October 20, 2022. The exhibition is located in the Milliken Art Gallery and is free of charge. Gallery hours are Sunday 2:00-5:00pm, Monday – Friday 9:00am-5:00pm. The Gallery is closed during school holidays.

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Converse Symphony Orchestra with Wael Farouk

September 29 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - FREE
The Petrie School of Music presents a concert by the Converse Symphony Orchestra with Eric Scheider, conductor. Featuring alumnus Wael Farouk performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21. Thursday, September 29 at 7:30 PM in Twichell Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public, and also available via livestream.

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Theatre Converse: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

September 29 & 30, October 1 @ 7:30 pm and October 2 at 2:30 pm - FREE
Theatre Converse presents Professor Melissa Owens’ one-act adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 19th century classic comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, as this season’s Senior Capstone production.
Performances will take place in Hazel B Abbott Theater, Wilson Hall, Converse University; this is a free event!

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