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Studies
in Ornamentation
Lonna Keller, Artist
January 4 – January 31
Artist Reception: January 31 from 5 – 7 p.m.
Janalyn Hanson White Gallery,
Lower McAuley Hall
Lonna Keller, a metalwork and jewelry artist, earned a Master
of Fine Arts degree in metalsmithing from the University of
Iowa. Her work, which has been highlighted in Metalsmith Magazine,
Iowa Alumni Magazine and Art Jewelry Today, focuses on enhancing
the feminine form through work that is elegant, versatile
and wearable. For gallery hours, visit www.mtmercy.edu/gallery.html
or call (319) 368-6475 ext. 6. |
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Race
& Gender Series
“Yes, There are African Americans in Iowa History”
Joe Nolte, African American Museum of Iowa
February 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
Joe Nolte, a 1995 Mount Mercy graduate and director of statewide
operations for the African American Museum of Iowa, will discuss
his experiences working to preserve Iowa’s black history,
the history of African Americans in Iowa, and the need for
museums and their relevance in today’s society. |
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On
the Edge - In the Middle:
Contemporary Portuguese Art Part I
Collaboration with Grinnell College
and the University of Northern Iowa
February 8 - March 14
Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Lower McAuley Hall
Reception: February 8 from 5 - 7 p.m.
Talk by Marta de Menezes and Dr. Luis Graça: 7:30
p.m.
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall, Lower McAuley Hall
Mount Mercy Professor of Art Jane Gilmor and Grinnell College’s
Dr. Leslie Wright traveled to Portugal to curate this interdisciplinary
exhibit and lecture series titled Where Are You From? Contemporary
Art From Portugal. Mount Mercy’s exhibition, On the
Edge – In the Middle: New Portuguese Art I augments
Grinnell College’s exhibit with new media works. The
exhibit explores the relationships between the Midwest and
Portugal as “periphery” locations for artists:
both have active arts and culture scenes but not in the
traditional cultural centers of New York, London, or Berlin.
Each exhibit features António Caramelo, Miguel Palma,
Marta de Menezes, Rodrigo Oliveira and Rui Valério,
Portuguese artists working in video, installation, and digital
media. For gallery hours, visit
www.mtmercy.edu/gallery.html
or call (319) 368-6475 ext. 6.
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Children’s
Art Exhibit
February 25 to March 7
Mount Mercy College Art Department
Fourth Floor, Warde Hall
Mount Mercy College’s Art Department hosts its 34th
annual Children’s Art Exhibit featuring outstanding
artwork by elementary, middle school and high school students
from Eastern Iowa. |
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Faculty
Forum
Architecture of Racial Segregation in South Carolina:
African American History as Public History
Dr. Mohammad Chaichian
February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
Chaichian, Mount Mercy professor of sociology and recipient
of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH), will present his research regarding the Civil Rights
Movement, strides that have been made in the area of racial
integration in the North and the South, and the remaining
political and legal challenges to racial desegregation. |
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Barbara
Knapp
Speaker Series: John Moore
February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
The author of TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE: Business Wisdom Brewed from
the Grounds of Starbucks Corporate Culture, John Moore is
a true marketing guru. Intimately involved with Starbucks’
epic growth from a single coffee shop to an American icon,
Moore has helped transform the way businesses view marketing
and branding. |
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Race
& Gender Series
“Making Women’s History: An Iowa Perspective”
Kären M. Mason
March 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
Mason, curator of the Louise Noun - Mary Louise Smith Iowa
Women’s Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries,
will discuss the evolution of the archives since its founding
and describe the efforts to seek out those who are often left
out of history – women of all nationalities. |
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The
Foreigner
Spring Play
March 6 – March 8 at 7:30 p.m. each evening
McAuley Theatre, Lower McAuley Hall
Written by Larry Shue, The Foreigner centers on Charlie Baker,
a shy Englishman. While at a Georgia lodge he pretends to
not know his native language in order to avoid contact with
the other guests. Successfully convincing the other guests
that he cannot understand them, he becomes privy to information
discussed in front of him that is both comical and threatening
to the characters in the play. Tickets are $3 and $5. Call
(319) 363-8213 ext. 1229 for information. |
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Race
& Gender Series
“Who’s Minding the Store?: How the Daughters of
Liberty Helped Spark a Revolution”
Allison McNeese
March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
For nearly two centuries those interested in the American
Revolution tended to overlook the significant contributions
of colonial women in the fight for independence from the British
– but no more. In recent years casual readers and academics
have acknowledged the importance of women’s efforts
in provoking revolutionary attitudes as well as making sure
the revolution succeeded. McNeese, history lecturer at Mount
Mercy, will explore the often unusual and imaginative ways
American women “fought” the Revolution. |
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Chicken
Soup for the Nurses Soul: Second Dose
LeAnn Thieman, Author
March 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Chapel of Mercy, Busse Center
A nurse for 30 years and co-author of bestseller Chicken Soup
for the Nurse’s Soul, LeAnn Thieman inspires people
to care for themselves as they care for others. She boosts
morale, creating positive people who produce positive outcomes. |
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Solo/Ensemble
Concert
March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Stello Performance Hall, Warde Hall
This concert features Mount Mercy College Choir solos and
small group work, as well as piano solos. The song styles
will include madrigal, Broadway, pop and classical. A wide
variety of music and singers will be showcased in this unique
concert! |
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On
the Edge - In the Middle: Contemporary Portuguese Art Part
II
Collaboration with Grinnell College and the University of
Northern Iowa
March 27– April 11
Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Lower McAuley Hall
Reception: March 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Cultural Affairs Lecture: "Portuguese Landscapes: Fiction
and Non-Fiction" by Paula Reaes Pinto, Antonio Pinto,
and Teresa Furtado: March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Betty Cherry Heritage Hall, Lower McAuley Hall
Join Portuguese artists Antonio Pinto, Teresa Furtado and
Paula Reaes Pinto at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 for
a free Cultural Affairs Series lecture entitled, “Portuguese
Landscapes: Fiction and Non-Fiction,” which will be
held in Betty Cherry Heritage Hall. The lecture follows
a 5:00 p.m. reception for the Portuguese artists, also being
held in Betty Cherry Heritage Hall.
The
lecture, part of collaboration between Mount Mercy, Grinnell
College and the University of Northern Iowa, is being held
in conjunction with the exhibit, “On the Edge/In the
Middle: New Portuguese Art II,” which will be on display
in the Janalyn Hanson White Gallery from March 27 to April
11.
“Contemporary
Portuguese Art II” uses landscape as a uniting concept.
Paula Reaes Pinto creates the community-based sculpture,
“Sal," in the rapidly disappearing landscape
of Portugal’s rural salt mines. Teresa Furtado deconstructs
Portuguese fairy tales to expose the gender-biased landscapes
they perpetuate. Dina Campos Lopes’ documentary film,
"Mermaids," follows an ocean-going vessel operated
by an international activist group. Antonio Pinto’s
one-minute videos, "Environmental Fictions," seek
to connect the experience of our bodies with the perceptions
of our external environment. For
gallery hours, call (319) 368-6475
ext. 6.
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Reading
with Author Joy Castro
Author Q&A: April 10 at 3:30 p.m.
Reading: April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
Author Joy Castro is a member of the faculty of the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, teaching in the English Department
and the Institute for Ethnic Studies. Her focus is on women’s
literature, race and gender issues, literary modernism and
the Harlem Renaissance. In 2005, Castro published her autobiography,
The Truth Book: Escaping a Childhood of Abuse Among Jehovah’s
Witnesses (Arcade Publishing). The book describes her abusive
childhood and challenges the religious organization that
permits abuses to continue within its communities.
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Conservation
Efforts and Research for Giant Pandas in China
Dr. Gary Machlis
April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall
Dr. Gary Machlis is the Canon Professor of Conservation at
the University of Idaho. He worked in China in 1981 and again
in 1986-87 on the Giant Panda Project for the World Wildlife
Fund. He is a founding member of the Wolong Nature Reserve
International Advisory Council, which provides advice to managers
of one of the world’s largest reserves for the giant
pandas. |
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