TOPIC: Medical Myths - What You Don't Know Just Might Kill You SPEAKER: Kevin J. Soden, MD MPH In this fun interactive lecture, you will explore some of the truths and falsehoods of various medical myths. Some of which your parents, teachers and friends taught you. You will test your knowledge on a variety of […]
TOPIC: Who's Afraid of Opera SPEAKER: James Meena, Artistic Director & Principal Conductor Mr. Meena will provide an overview of the opera art form and Opera Carolina's 75-year history of service to Greater Charlotte. A guest performance may be provided. BIOGRAPHY Entering his 25th season with Opera Carolina, Mo. James Meena’s tenure with Charlotte’s 75-year […]
TOPIC: The Amazing Gift of Language SPEAKER: Steve Clark, Professor Emeritus, Moody Bible Institute What is language? This presentation will provide an overview of something we rarely consider because it is so automatic: language, the ability to express to others anything we can think of. After looking at what actually happens when we speak, we […]
TOPIC: Theater Gap Initiative SPEAKER: Corey Mitchell, Founder of Theater Gap Initiative The Theatre Gap Initiative (TGI), founded by longtime Charlotte educator Corey Mitchell, is a nonprofit college-prep program for high school grads who aspire to apply for Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and conservatory programs. TGI’s programming is focused on helping students of color […]
TOPIC: Karlis Leyasmeyer and the Baptist Speaker's Circuit: A Latvian Exile Comes to America SPEAKER: Joseph Ellis, Professor of Political Science, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences, Wingate University In 1949, a little known Latvian refugee named Karlis Leyasmeyer would arrive with his family in Philadelphia, after several years spent at a displaced persons camp […]
TOPIC: Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby SPEAKER: Mary Beth Martin, Executive Director of the Earl Scruggs Center, Shelby, NC The Earl Scruggs Center combines the life story of legendary five-string banjo master and Cleveland County native, Earl Scruggs, with the unique and engaging story of the history and cultural traditions of the region in which […]
