Jan.15
3:00

Carl Ray
A Killing in Choctaw: The Journey to Forgiveness

Activist Carl Ray recounts witnessing his father’s brutal 1962 murder by
a white supremacist, his journey into darkness, and his willingness to forgive the murderer, his country, and himself. His presentation reminds us of the events and efforts of the Civil Rights era and challenges us to dialogue and to commit ourselves to achieving the Dream of Dr. King. Mr. Ray is a former engineer, stand-up comedian, and the creator of the one-man play depicting this tragedy. Co-sponsored with the Black Cultural Center, African and African-American Studies, and the Campus Christian Center. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation.

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Feb. 08
3:00

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie
A Journey to the Well

Bishop McKenzie shares her personal journey of successful leadership in overcoming racism and sexism to become the first female bishop in the nation’s oldest African-American denomination, AME. Her presentation highlights the value of vision, perseverance, and spiritual-centeredness in the transformation of lives. Co-sponsored with the Black Cultural Center, African and African-American Studies, and the Campus Christian Center. Carter G. Woodson Memorial Convocation.

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Feb. 15

3:00

*8:00

Ciompi Quartet
Valentine’s Special: Love Notes

An Informance
In an entertaining lecture, Bryan Gilliam, Frances Hill Fox Professor in Humanities at Duke University, will explain Romantic elements of classical music while the musicians perform samples.

In Concert
Founded at Duke by the renowned Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, the quartet is celebrated for its musical sophistication and warm, unified sound enhanced by the players’ strong individual voices. This concert projects the heart and soul of Romantic Music. A Stephenson Memorial Concert.

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Feb. 22
*8:00

Mamadou Diabate and Ensemble
Blending African and African-American Musical Genres

From the West African country of Mali, Kora master Mamadou Diabate and his ensemble of balafon, bass, percussion, and guitar bring world rhythms to Berea as they meld traditional Manden music with American Blues and a rainbow of other influences. A Stephenson Memorial Concert.

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Mar. 01
3:00

Dr. Kenneth R. Miller
Reconciling Science and Faith: Finding Darwin’s God

A biology professor from Brown University, Dr. Miller is a devout Catholic and evolutionist who believes God and science can coexist in the chapel and the lab. He is co-author of college and high school biology text books and author of Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution. Berea College Science Lecture.

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Mar. 08
*8:00

La Guitara
Gender Bending Strings

In a ground-breaking performance of women guitarists, La Guitara explores the contribution of women to the evolution of the modern guitar. Patty Larkin, singer/songwriter and inventive guitarist, is joined in this concert tour by Badi Assad, who brings her innate musical sensibility to Brazilian guitar music, and slide guitarist Ellen McIlwaine, who combines gutsy blues with influences from the Far East. A Stephenson Memorial Concert.

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Mar. 15
*3:00

Winona LaDuke
Seed Sovereignty and Indigenous Peoples

LaDuke (Ogibwe) is an internationally renowned Native American Indian activist and advocate for environmental, women’s and children’s rights. She is founder and co-chair of the Indigenous Women’s Network and also founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project on the reservation where she lives in Minnesota. Co-sponsored with Women’s Studies.

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Mar. 22
3:00

Rick Ufford-Chase
Is Peace Possible?

Ufford-Chase is founder and director of Borderlinks, an organization that takes people on U.S./Mexico border trips and encourages them to examine their faith, gain insight into poverty and injustice, and realize God’s part in overcoming obstacles. His talk advocates Gospel-inspired thinking to respond to the fear and violence that overwhelms us in the world today. Sponsored by the Campus Christian Center. Robbins Peace Lecture.

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Apr. 12
*8:00

Claudia Stevens
An Evening with Madam F

Adopting the persona of an elderly concentration camp musician who had performed at Auschwitz, Dr. Stevens, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, performs music actually played and sung by women inmates there, as well as first-hand accounts, to depict the physical struggle and ethical dilemma of those who survived the Holocaust through their musical performances.

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Apr. 19
3:00

Hollis Chatelain
The Emotion of Color and How it Affects Activism in Art

Textile artist Hollis Chatelain will present a slide show/lecture on her art, which reflects worldwide social and environmental issues. Influenced by her years in Africa, Chatelain’s imagery also depicts the joy, harmony, and pride of the African people. An exhibit of the artist’s works can be viewed from April 10-21 in the Tredennick Gallery in Traylor Art Building.

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Apr. 26
*8:00

Ron Jones Quartet
Hot Licks, Cool Jazz

Louisville’s saxophone player and teacher Ron Jones leads this straight-ahead presentation of jazz, typically up-beat and swinging, performed by a talented group of musicians on piano, bass and drums. They intersperse jazz standards and classics with Jones’s original tunes.

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May 3
3:00

Tricia Feeney
Water Rights Are Human Rights: A Berea Graduate’s Journey to Justice in the Appalachian Coal Fields

Community organizer and 2005 recipient of the Compton Mentor Fellowship, Berea College graduate Tricia Feeney spent her fellowship year based in Boone, N.C., strengthening grassroots efforts for local change and developing a Citizen’s Guide for Water Security in Appalachian Mining Communities. This Service Convocation is co-sponsored with the Campus Christian Center and the Center for Excellence in Learning through Service (CELTS).