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January 25, 2008

COMING UP


Saturday, January 26, 6 a.m.
MLK Bus Trip to Atlanta
Visit the Civil Rights sites in Atlanta. Bond with the Belmont community on the bus trip to and from Atlanta. Trip will depart from the Circle driveway in front of Wheeler at 6 a.m., returning on or before 8 p.m. the same day. Contact Mary Godwin (godwinm@mail.belmont.edu) for more information.

Sunday, January 27, 2 p.m.
Carnival of Animals in collaboration with Nashville Ballet
The Nashville Ballet will once again present a ballet specifically designed for the younger audience. All music will be composed by a School of Music faculty member and will be performed by School of Music students and faculty. Come out and enjoy an afternoon at the ballet!
MPAC

Sunday, January 27, 6 p.m.
Chadasha Gospel Choir Home Concert
Chadasha Gospel Choir presents its annual home concert for all music, gospel music, choir and fellowship enthusiasts.
Belmont Heights Baptist Church Sanctuary

Monday, January 28, 10 a.m.
EMERGE: Reflect, Refocus, Renew
EMERGE is a week-long experience for the Belmont Community meant to inspire and encourage us in our corporate and individual walk with the Lord. Dr. Leonard Sweet will speak at this opening event. The author of more than 100 articles and 30 books, he has served at Drew University as both a professor and as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Theological School. He was on the faculty of George Fox University and was President of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
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Monday, January 28, 1:30 p.m.
Belmont Press Conference
Join us as Belmont unveils one of the largest gifts in the history of the university.
The plaza on Belmont Boulevard outside the Maddox Grand Atrium

Monday, January 28, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Concert Series with Kristian Klefstad and Kathryn Paradise
Belmont Mansion

Wednesday, January 30, 10 a.m.
EMERGE: Spiritual Practices for the 21st Century
Tony Jones, the national coordinator of Emergent U.S. (www.emergentvillage.com) and a senior research fellow in practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, is the author of Cultivating Authentic Community, Creating Holistic Connections, The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life, The Most Difficult Journey You'll Ever Make: The Pilgrim's Progress and You Converted Me: The Confessions of St. Augustine.
Neely

Wednesday, January 30, 4-6 p.m.
Opening Reception - Pink: New Art by Libby Row
Libby Rowe's interests reside in defining and redefining women’s issues to produce a new forum of discussion on what it is to be a female- physiologically, sociologically and psychologically.
Leu Art Gallery (Library)

Friday, February 1, 7 p.m.
LOCATE Banquet
Belmont University is committed to helping individuals discern their calling with a focus on how the intersection of self, community and world inform that process. The LOCATE Banquet will feature special guest Rev. Becca Stevens of St. Augustine’s Chapel, Magdalene House and Thistle Farms. Becca is an author, Episcopal priest and seeker after the heart of God, who sees the heartache and possibility of each human life. The cost for the dinner and program is $20. At 6:30 p.m., Becca will be available to sell and sign copies of her new book, Hither and Yon: A Travel Guide for the Spiritual Journey. In order to reserve your space, please contact Mark Bryant (bryantm@mail.belmont.edu) or Amy Coles (colesa@mail.belmont.edu) in the Office of the Dean of Students (x6407).
Frist Lecture Hall

Ongoing
Martin Luther King and the African-American Religious Tradition
This exhibit of photos on loan from the Nashville Public Library celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contribution to our nation's religious heritage.
Bunch Library, First Floor


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