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SUMMARY:EXHIBITION: Malik Greene "Stories About My Brothers"
DESCRIPTION:Malik Greene (b.1997)\, a South Carolina-based artist started working professionally in 2021 after earning his Bachelor in Psychology from Coastal Carolina University in 2019. His latest work will be featured in Stories About My Brothers in the Milliken Art Gallery beginning August 28\, 2025. \nGreene states\, “This exhibition catalyzes a dialogue regarding young black men who are either going through adolescence or exhibiting the scars from their survival. These depictions\, which give the viewer an intimate and sympathetic look into the lives of people who might not look like themselves\, show how art has the power to speak to all people.”\n \n“These depictions\, which give the viewer an intimate and sympathetic look into the lives of people who might not look like themselves\, show how art has the power to speak to all people.” \nGreene is a self-taught artist whose development of his painterly style has been aided by media such as manga and animation. By connecting himself to the numerous facets of historical\, political\, and popular culture\, he hopes to capture an intimate personal narrative through his art\, enabling him to reveal his truth. His art conveys a narrative of his life\, his aspirations\, and the minute details that influence his perception of reality. \nStories About My Brothers will run from August 28 – September 25\, 2025. Greene will present a Gallery Talk on September 4 at 6:00 PM in the gallery followed by a reception from 6:30-8:00 PM. \nThe exhibition is located in the Milliken Art Gallery and is free of charge. Gallery hours are Sunday 2:00-5:00 PM\, Monday – Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Gallery is closed during school holidays. \n\nMalik Greene’s website
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/exhibition-malik-greene-stories-about-my-brothers/
LOCATION:Milliken Art Gallery\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Cultural Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathryn Boucher":MAILTO:kathryn.boucher@converse.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250903
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SUMMARY:Labor Day 2025 (No Classes)
DESCRIPTION:No classes are held September 1\, 2025. Campus offices will be closed. \nSee the full academic calendars here.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/labor-day-2025-no-classes/
LOCATION:Converse University\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Registrar":MAILTO:registrar@converse.edu
GEO:34.956048;-81.918904
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T180000
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SUMMARY:RECEPTION: Malik Greene "Stories About My Brothers"
DESCRIPTION:On September 4\, 2025\,  at 6:00 PM\, Malik Greene will present a Gallery Talk discussing Stories About My Brothers and his art process. The talk will be followed by a reception from 6:30-8:00 PM. \nStories About My Brothers will run in the Milliken Art Gallery from August 28-September 25\, 2025. \nThe exhibition is located in the Milliken Art Gallery and is free of charge. Gallery hours are Sunday 2:00-5:00 PM\, Monday – Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Gallery is closed during school holidays. \n\nMalik Greene’s website
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/reception-malik-greene-stories-about-my-brothers/
LOCATION:Milliken Art Gallery\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Visiting Lecturers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathryn Boucher":MAILTO:kathryn.boucher@converse.edu
GEO:34.9583079382;-81.9190111889
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T173000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T153733Z
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SUMMARY:Music Therapy 20th Anniversary Celebration Kick-Off
DESCRIPTION:Converse Music Therapy Program is celebrating 20 years. In fall 2005\, Dr. Eliabeth York began at Converse\, designing the music therapy program\, teaching the introductory course\, and preparing the program approval documents for the American Music Therapy Association. \nTo celebrate 20 years of music therapy\, many wonderful students\, events highlighting the power of music\, and countless hours of service to the Spartanburg community as faculty and students provide music therapy to healthcare and educational sites a series of events will take place between Friday\, September 5 and Saturday\, October 4. \nJoin us for the Kick-Off Celebration on Friday\, September 5\, 2025 in Daniel Recital Hall at 3:30 PM\, when Boone Hopkins\, president of Converse University\, Joe Hopkins\, president of Campbellsville University and former Dean of the Petrie School of Music\, Elizabeth York\, founding faculty member of the music therapy program\, and Mr. Wilson Dillard\, Mountainview Nursing Care Administrator\, will share memories and thoughts about the impact of music therapy on the university and the community. We will review program history milestones\, honor local fieldwork sites and collaborating music therapy professionals. The program will end with corporate music making. \nA reception will follow in the upper level of Blackman Music Building.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/music-therapy-20th-anniversary-celebration-kick-off/
LOCATION:Daniel Recital Hall\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,General Events,Humanities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Carol Shultis":MAILTO:carol.shultis@converse.edu
GEO:34.957844;-81.919712
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T180000
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SUMMARY:Spartanburg Alumni Chapter Dessert and Wine Reception
DESCRIPTION:Converse alumni\, please join us for dessert and drinks with President Boone Hopkins prior to the annual Pi Kappa Lambda Faculty Showcase at the Petrie School of Music! \nThe reception will be in Blackman Lobby from 6 – 7:15 PM\, and the recital starts at 7:30 PM. Mingle with fellow graduates and the campus community before savoring the dulcet tones of our premiere music faculty performers. \nRSVPs for this event have closed. \n\nQuestions? Email laura.bauknight@converse.edu or call 864.596.9048
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/spartanburg-alumni-chapter-dessert-wine-reception-2025/
LOCATION:Blackman Music Building\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni
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ORGANIZER;CN="Converse Office of Alumni Relations":MAILTO:alumnievent@converse.edu
GEO:34.95762;-81.919516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T193000
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SUMMARY:2025 Pi Kappa Lambda Faculty Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Petrie School of Music presents The 2025 Pi Kappa Lambda Faculty Showcase\, a recital featuring performances from the talented PSOM faculty. \nThis event is free to attend and is open to the public. \n\nConverse Alumni are invited to the Spartanburg Alumni Chapter Dessert and Wine Reception in Blackman Lobby immediately prior to the showcase. RSVP is required by 9/11/25.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/2025-pi-kappa-lambda-faculty-showcase/
LOCATION:Daniel Recital Hall\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Petrie School of Music":MAILTO:anna.neely@converse.edu
GEO:34.957844;-81.919712
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T130000
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CREATED:20250701T140806Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Opening Convocation
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Twichell Auditorium on Friday\, September 19\, 2025\, at 11:30 AM\, to formally celebrate the start of the academic year at Converse University. \nThis time-honored tradition includes a keynote address by the winner of our Kathryne Amelia Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching\, Dr. Allison Vick. Lunch will be served for all immediately in Gee Dining Hall following the ceremony. \nClasses will be dismissed between 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. \nThis event will be livestreamed on Converse University’s YouTube channel. \n\nStudents\, faculty and staff can find additional details about Opening Convocation on my.converse.edu
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/2025-opening-convocation/
LOCATION:Twichell Auditorium\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Converse Box Office":MAILTO:boxoffice@converse.edu
GEO:34.955581;-81.917097
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T190000
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SUMMARY:2025 Carlos Moseley Series: Petrie at the Piedmont
DESCRIPTION:The 2025-26 Moseley season begins with the return of a patron favorite: Petrie at the Piedmont. \nThe stars of our own Petrie School of Music will present a festive evening of exceptional performances and delectable hors d’oeuvres and desserts at Spartanburg’s Piedmont Club. A banquet created by the Piedmont Club’s talented chefs will be paired with a program of light classics\, songbook favorites\, and salon showpieces performed by the finest of the Petrie School’s faculty and students. \nDoors Open: 7 PM \nPurchase Tickets \nSeason subscriptions are open to the public and may be purchased online or by contacting the Box Office by phone at 864.596.9018 or by email at boxoffice@converse.edu.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/2025-carlos-moseley-series-petrie-at-the-piedmont/
LOCATION:Daniel Recital Hall\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carlos Moseley Series,Cultural Events,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Petrie School of Music":MAILTO:anna.neely@converse.edu
GEO:34.957844;-81.919712
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T173000
DTSTAMP:20260403T090518
CREATED:20250228T125819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T151615Z
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SUMMARY:Unsheltered in Hub City: A Public Reading and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a public reading by Converse alum and author Susan Zurenda ’77 of her novel Girl at the Red Rose Motel\, followed by a panel discussion with community leaders\, working to addressed housing insecurity and displacement in the Spartanburg area. \nPanelists include Colin Bauer\, Well Being Coordinator\, Spartanburg School District 7; Jessica Case Holland ’03\, Attorney; Marilyn Nguyen\, Equity & Inclusion Officer\, City of Spartanburg; and Hannah Jarrett\, Director\, A Place Called Home. \nAll are welcome! \nZurenda’s novel\, Girl at the Red Rose Motel\, will be available for purchase at the event for $27 per copy (cash\, credit card\, and check accepted). \nHosted in collaboration with Hub City Bookshop.
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/unsheltered-in-hub-city-a-public-reading-and-discussion/
LOCATION:Zimmerli Common\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Art,Cultural Events,General Events,Visiting Lecturers
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ORGANIZER;CN="Converse Office of Alumni Relations":MAILTO:alumnievent@converse.edu
GEO:34.956269;-81.920346
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T090518
CREATED:20250826T132739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T132739Z
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SUMMARY:The Petrie School of Music Presents: Piano Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 26\, 2025\, at 1:00 PM in the Blackman Upper Lobby as talented students from Converse University offer an hour of varied piano musical offerings! \nHave something you’d like to play? Email Dr. Steven Graff at Steven.graff@converse.edu to sign up!
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/the-petrie-school-of-music-presents-piano-hour-fall25/
LOCATION:Blackman Music Building\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Events,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Petrie School of Music":MAILTO:anna.neely@converse.edu
GEO:34.95762;-81.919516
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T133000
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SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Preview Day
DESCRIPTION:Fall Preview Day is the perfect place to discover all that’s waiting for you at Converse. Meet our admissions team and chat with professors about the programs we offer.\nTour our beautiful campus and start to picture yourself as a student here. Ask your questions and discover if Converse might be just right for you! \nRegister Today
URL:https://www.converse.edu/event/fall-2025-preview-day/
LOCATION:Wilson Hall – Dalton Hall Lobby\, 580 East Main Street\, Spartanburg\, SC\, 29302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Admission Preview Day
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ORGANIZER;CN="Admissions Office":MAILTO:admissions@converse.edu
GEO:34.95545;-81.917552
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