Sarcastic Piano Professor in Concert at Converse
On February 9th the Petrie School of Music will feature pianist Dr. Melanie Foster Taylor at 7:30 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the campus of Converse College. The concert …
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Original Comedy-Drama to Debut at Converse
“October Daisies,” an original main stage production about tragedy doubling as the catalyst for five women finding answers to life’s questions, will be presented in Converse College’s Hazel B. Abbott …
Converse Students Experience History First-Hand in Washington and on Campus
By Gary Glancy of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal Converse freshman Miranda Burdette stood in the middle of a sea of patriotism behind Fourth Street in Washington on Tuesday – just a …
Podcast of Miles Hoffman on “Walter Edgar’s Journal”
Miles Hoffman, Dean of Converse’s Petrie School of Music, was the featured guest on the January 9th edition of the wildly popular “Walter Edgar’s Journal,” which is aired on South …
Lawson Trio to Present Chamber Music Classics in Intimate Setting
A January 24th concert by The Lawson Trio will provide an opportunity to experience works by three legends of chamber music performed in a distinctively intimate setting. The concert, which …
Converse to Host Leslie Pietrzyk for Public Reading
Leslie Pietrzyk, author of Pears on a Willow Tree (Avon) and Year and a Day (William Morrow), a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, will give a public reading of her works Tuesday, …
Printmaking Professor Uses Drifters for Inspiration; Makes Splash in Hawaii with Works
Fair Weather Family I Fair Weather Family II Andrew Blanchard seems to find inspiration just about everywhere he looks. The printmaker and Assistant Professor of Art at Converse stumbled across …
Converse Symposium to Examine Role of Hymns in Southern Culture
In late January, Converse College will host a four-day symposium to explore the many roles hymns have played in the South. The event, which will run January 28-31, will feature …
Creative and Professional Writing Program Continues to Produce Award Winners
Another year, another bounty of impressive awards for graduates of Converse’s Creative and Professional Writing Program. A poem by Converse II graduate Martha Miller ’08 was recognized as among the …