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Sechrest Art Gallery: Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate
Monday-Friday from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Call 336-841-4680 or 336-803-1815 for more information) This traveling exhibition will showcase the work of 39 artists who have transformed thousands of anti-Semitic and racist books into an uplifting and dynamic exhibit. It will be visually powerful, thought-provoking, sometimes humorous, always challenging, and ultimately deeply moving.
Find out more »Chapel Services
Every Wednesday the university community gathers to deepen its soul through song, prayer, preaching and meditative silence. It’s a time to move from the chaos of life to the most important things in life: community, care of self, and creativity of God’s spirit that transforms the world. Join us from 5:30 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. in the Hayworth Chapel with fellowship and small group discussion to follow. Reverend Preston Davis (Minister to the University) preaches at each service, unless otherwise…
Find out more »How To Make Your Voice Last a Lifetime: Leda Scearce, Performing Voice Specialist, Duke Voice Care Center
Singers and career speakers are vocal athletes: they require their voices to be in peak condition to accomplish super-human vocal feats. As a result, they are at high risk for developing vocal injuries. Performing Voice Specialist Leda Scearce from the Duke Voice Care Center will reveal how the voice works, illustrate typical voice problems that can result from misuse, and provide strategies and guidelines to help maintain optimal vocal health and avoid vocal disasters. Open to the public. No tickets required.
Find out more »HPU Theatre Presents: THE 39 STEPS
Thursday, October 6 - Saturday, October 8 at 7:30pm Monday, October 10 - Wednesday, October 12 at 7:30pm Adapted by Patrick Barlow: Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! “Theatre at its finest…Absurdly enjoyable!” The New York Times. A limited number of complimentary tickets will be available at the Campus Concierge desk for HPU students, faculty,…
Find out more »Mazzjazz
Department of Music faculty member Mark Mazzatenta (guitar) along with his twin brother, Michael (piano), write original music for the band, which combines classical, jazz, improvisation and cinematic elements. Mazzjazz also plays rearrangements of songs such as “Over the Rainbow” and “Pink Panther.” The band includes Wolfgang Planz on bass and guest artist Max Wood on drums. Drummer Max Wood, one of Seattle's most versatile musicians, will be the featured guest artist with Mazzjazz and will conduct a drumset workshop…
Find out more »Gender, Politics, and Election 2016
Dr. Alixandra Yanus, Assistant Professor of Political Science, will discuss the role of gender in voting habits and candidates’ decisions to run for elected office. In addition to looking at the role of gender in the 2016 Presidential election, Dr. Yanus’s talk will explore the source and scope of gender barriers in government participation, as well as what can be done to narrow the gender gap in politics for future generations. Open to the public. No tickets required.
Find out more »Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Can you Dig This?
As part of an urban gardening movement taking root in South LA, people are planting to transform their neighborhoods and are changing their own lives in the process. Calling for people to put down their guns and pick up their shovels, these self-titled “gangster gardeners” are creating an oasis in the middle of one of the most notoriously dangerous places in America. Can You Dig This? follows the journeys of four of these unlikely gardeners and the transformative power of…
Find out more »Phoenix Reading Series: J.D. Daniels
Can civilization save us from ourselves? That is the question J. D. Daniels asks in his first book, a series of six letters written during dark nights of the soul. Working from his own highly varied experience—as a janitor, night watchman, adjunct professor, drunk, exterminator, dutiful son—he considers how far books and learning and psychoanalysis can get us, and how much we’re stuck in the mud. In prose wound as tight as a copper spring, Daniels takes us from the highways…
Find out more »HPU Chamber Music Recital #2: Euphonium Euphoria
Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music at HPU, will perform a faculty chamber recital featuring himself on euphonium, Ben Blozan on piano, and several other colleagues in various combinations of instruments with euphonium. You won't want to miss this varied program featuring top-flight artists! Open to the public. No tickets required.
Find out more »HPU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Join the HPU Percussion Ensemble for an evening of exciting music. With the variety of sounds the percussion ensemble can produce, this concert will offer something for everyone. Trios, large percussion orchestra, and soloists will captivate both the eyes and ears of audience members. Make sure not to miss this concert! Open to the Public. No tickets required.
Find out more »North Carolina Youth Brass Band Concert
The North Carolina Youth Brass Band, under the direction of HPU Associate Professor of Music Dr. Brian Meixner, is an auditioned ensemble composed of high school brass and percussion students from across the region. In residence at HPU, the NCYBB provides an opportunity for young musicians to develop their skills and musicianship while playing fun and exciting music in a 30+ member brass band! This first concert of the NCYBB’s 2016-17 season will feature a wide range of repertoire for…
Find out more »Veterans Day Celebration
A Patriotic Salute and breakfast for military heroes. President Qubein and the entire HPU family warmly invite local veterans to celebrate their sacrifice and service to our nation. To attend or volunteer, please RSVP HERE. FEATURING Performances by the North Carolina Brass Band and The High Point University Chamber Singers!
Find out more »Phoenix Literary Festival: Eileen Myles
Eileen Myles is the author of nineteen books including I Must Be Living Twice: New & Selected Poems, and a reissue of Chelsea Girls, both out in fall 2015, from Ecco/Harper Collins. They are the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in non-fiction, an Andy Warhol/Creative Capital art writers’ grant, a Lambda Book Award, the Shelley Prize from The Poetry Society of America, as well as being named to the Slate/Whiting Second Novel List. Currently they teach at NYU and Naropa…
Find out more »HPU Theatre Presents: Curtains: A murder Mystery With a Book by Rupert Holmes
Thursday, November 17 - Saturday, November 19 at 7:30 pm Sunday, November 20 at 2:00 pm Curtains is a send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston, Massachusetts and follows the fallout when the supremely untalented star of Robbin' Hood of the Old West is murdered during her opening night curtain call. It is up to Lt. Frank Cioffi, a police detective who moonlights as a musical theater fan to save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before…
Find out more »HPU Chamber Music Recital #3: Schumann Hour
Throughout Western music history, family ties frequently emerge: one thinks immediately of the Bach or the Scarlatti families. The incidence of husband-and-wife composers is less common, with Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and Clara Schumann (1819-1896) being most illustrious. Come hear a rich sample of their instrumental and vocal chamber music! Open to the public. No tickets required.
Find out more »Thanksgiving Message: Todd Huston and The Victory Belles
Todd Huston is an inspiring author, amputee, and only disabled person to break an able-body world record in a sport. Todd motivates and inspires anyone around him, to overcome life’s challenges. At the age of 14 Todd, “died” twice in a boating accident, had his leg amputated and later completed the Summit American Expedition, which became his world record mountain climb, of the highest elevation in all 50 states, with just one leg! His story will help anyone realize they…
Find out more »Community Orchestra Concert
On the heels of a successful debut in April 2016, the High Point University Community Orchestra celebrates its first full season in the 2016-17 academic year. Members of the HPUCO include HPU students, staff, faculty and members of the community, representing a rich collaboration of musicians from all walks of life. The opening performance will include Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No. 5, one of the best known and highly acclaimed compositions of all time. Dr. Laura Stevens, HPU Instructor of Flute,…
Find out more »Opera Scenes Concert: Opera and the Orient
Students enrolled in Opera Scenes (MUS 1360-01) will explore nineteenth-century Western impressions of the East. The semi-staged showcase will feature scenes from operas written by European composers and set in Asia, including Madama Butterfly, Turandot, The Mikado, L’italiana in Algeri, and Cosí fan tutte. Open to the public. No tickets required.
Find out more »Lessons and Carols
This special candlelight service is the final Chapel service of the fall semester, bringing the community together to remember and retell the Christmas story. The service will feature members of the university community reading scripture and music led by the Chapel Choir. The service is based on the traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge, England. No tickets required. Open to the public.
Find out more »Holiday Choral Concert
Our annual Holiday Choral Concert has become a popular event for the High Point community and this year will be the most exciting to date! The concert will be a festive evening of beloved holiday music. A full orchestra made up of students, faculty, and guests will accompany this concert. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available at the Campus Concierge Desk for HPU students, faculty, and staff with a valid HPU Passport Card. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available…
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