Hollins University’s graduate programs in children’s literature are renowned for their emphasis on the study, writing, and illustration of work in that field. We also offer one-week intensive workshops for […]
Rosemary Wells is the award-winning author and illustrator of more than 125 published books for young readers, ranging in age level from picture books to teen, both fiction and nonfiction. Her […]
June 26: Wendy-Marie Martin Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Bobby Wesner is the artistic/executive/founding director of Neos Dance Theatre (NDT), a choreographer, dancer, artist, and educator. He has served on faculty at Oberlin College, Belhaven University, and The University […]
June 28: Do Not Go Gentle, by Robert Watts These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Amanda Cockrell is the author of Coyote Weather, a novel of “new adults” finding their way through the turbulence of the Vietnam War era; Pomegranate Seed, a novel of the Hollywood blacklist; and […]
No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/M.F.A. Dance Performance IV features a collection of original work in performance and/or choreography by current M.F.A. dance candidates in alternative-site locations on and around the Hollins campus. As part […]
Cristina Rhodes, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of English at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches courses on academic writing and ethnic literature. As a Latina and a scholar, much […]
July 3: Elena Velasco Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Graduate program classes will be in session today.
July 5: Dead Inside, by Tatiana Alexis These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is followed by […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Since 2006, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins has partnered with Mill Mountain Theatre to present a micro-brewed theatre festival. On Friday night six playwrights are randomly paired with six directors, […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Pre-College program for young women in the Roanoke area – rising high school juniors and seniors. Provided at no cost to participants, this residential two-week summer intensive will provide an enriching academic […]
Website: https://www.hollins.edu/academics/continuing-education-camps/knowledge-for-freedom-kff-summer-program/Hollins University’s graduate programs in children’s literature are renowned for their emphasis on the study, writing, and illustration of work in that field. We also offer one-week intensive workshops for […]
Olivia Stephens is a graphic novelist, illustrator, and writer from the Pacific Northwest. She earned her B.F.A. in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017. Stephens has created work […]
July 10: Dominic Taylor Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/July 12: Hamlet’s Ghost, by Emily Flieschhauer These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is followed by […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Lesléa (pronounced “Lez-LEE-uh”) Newman has created 80 books for readers of all ages, including the teen novel-in-verse October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard. Recent picture books include The Babka Sisters, The Fairest in […]
No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Hollins invites rising juniors, seniors, and transfer students to attend a group information session during Virginia Private College Week. Each session includes a campus tour and an information session about […]
Website: https://admissions.hollins.edu/portal/vpcwJuly 17: Keiko Carreiro Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Students are invited to apply to enroll at Hollins for the fall of 2024. Apply today, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
Website: https://www.hollins.edu/apply/July 19: Mag the Gobo by Richie Cannaday These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of the Playwright’s Lab course. The reading is followed […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Each summer at the end of July, we present a three-day event showcasing readings of student work from the Playwright’s Lab. Normally, these eight readings are minimally staged at Mill […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Julia L. Mickenberg, Ph.D., is professor of American studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Learning from the Left: Children’s Literature, the Cold War, […]
After earning her M.A. in English, Frances Gilbert’s first job in publishing was as a book club editor at Scholastic Canada in Toronto. She moved to New York in 2000 […]
Rebekah Lowell is an author-illustrator and surface pattern designer with a passion for the natural world. As a survivor of domestic abuse, she’s found the natural world to be a peaceful […]
July 24: Scott Bradley Each Monday night the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins and Mill Mountain Theatre present a talk by a prominent working professional theatre artist.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/July 26: I Am a Black Woman by Allana Pommier New location: Talmadge Recital Hall, Bradley These readings, which are early drafts of student-written plays, are presented as part of […]
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hollinsplaywrights/events/Chad W. Beckerman brings over 20 years of illustration and design experience to the CAT Agency. After studying illustration as an undergrad at RISD, Beckerman went on to be a designer […]
No Shame Theatre is an experiential performance lab where writers, performers, and audience are constantly changing roles. Anything can happen and usually does in this late-night venue for original work. […]
Hollins officially launches the 2023-24 academic year with Opening Convocation on Tuesday, August 29, at 4:30 p.m. in duPont Chapel. We will welcome new students into the campus community and seniors […]
Maggie Perrin-Key: Foreseeable Past Exhibit through September 3, 2023 Artist talk: Thursday, August 31, 6 pm with reception to follow Maggie Perrin-Key is an artist and muralist based in Roanoke, […]
August 31 – December 10, 2023 Gina Louthian-Stanley ’00 is a multimedia artist, writer, and workshop instructor born and living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Louthian-Stanley has worked […]
Kelley Shinn’s new book, The Wounds That Bind Us (West Virginia University Press, 2023), tells her own true story: an orphan at birth who loses her legs at the age […]
Roosevelt Montás is senior lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University. He holds an A.B. (1995), an M.A. (1996), and a Ph.D. (2004) in English and comparative literature […]
Charleston, SC Tuesday, September 12, 2023 5-6:30 p.m. Hosted by Leslie Allgood Smith ’00 at the Country Club of Charleston Register at: https://alumnae.hollins.edu/24Charleston (RSVP by September 5)
CUBA: Beyond Mambo and Rock ‘n Roll Artist talk with reception to follow. September 14 – December 10, 2023 Since the embargo, Cubans have used their creativity, imagination, and ingenuity […]
Louisville, KY Thursday, September 21, 2023 6-7:30 p.m. Hosted by Sandra Frazier ’94 (private home in Louisville, KY) Register at: https://alumnae.hollins.edu/24Louisville (RSVP by September 14)
Raquel Salas Rivera is a Puerto Rican poet and translator of trans experience born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Among his six poetry books are lo terciario/ the tertiary (Noemi Press, […]
Opera Roanoke’s Young Artists will present a special preview of the Opera’s upcoming 2023-24 season, featuring selections from Opera Roanoke performances and the Metropolitan Opera’s MET Live in HD season.
Roanoke, VA Tuesday, September 26, 5:50-7 p.m. Hosted by President Mary Dana Hinton and the Tinker Mountain Chapter of the Hollins Alumnae/I Association at Lorimer House, Hollins University Register at: […]
Art Exhibition: “Humanistic Geography-Uncovering a Sense of Place Gina Louthian-Stanley ’00 is a multimedia artist, writer, and workshop instructor born and living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Louthian-Stanley […]
In this presentation, Dainerys Machado Vento will discuss the mediatic circulation of Cuban literature outside the island as a case study to understand a process like mediatization. She will focus […]
Written by Margaret Wise Brown ’32, Adapted for the stage by Chad Henry When: October 6 at 7:30 pm, October 7 at 10 am and 7:30 pm, and October 8 […]
6645 Club Valley Court Suwanee, GA 30024 reg link: https://alumnae.hollins.edu/SuwaneeTinkerDay2023
8720 Union Grove Church Chapel Hill, NC reg link: https://alumnae.hollins.edu/TriangleTinkerDay2023
6:30-8:30 pm (“happy hour”) CASA DEL BARCO (CANAL WALK LOCATION) 320 S. 12TH ST. RICHMOND, VA 23219 reg. link: https://alumnae.hollins.edu/s/1916/20/interior.aspx?sid=1916&gid=2&pgid=851&content_id=621
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