February 2015
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Lunch and Learn in February
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Wesleyan Events
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Still Time to Register and WALL Begins a New Learning Program
Dear Members,
February ushers in more great classes for WALL
members. There is still time to register for some of
the classes that have vacancies. The following
classes have seats waiting to be filled: Poetry, The
Flesh Made Word, an Introduction to Poetry, two
spaces available; Intermediate Digital Story Telling,
with room for four more; Sign Language still has a
seat available and Tai Chi can take ten more for this
semester.
If you are interested in any of the classes, please
register as soon as possible and if you have any
questions or require additional information
concerning these classes, please contact Vince
Coughlin at vince.coughlin@cox.net, or Hannah Doan
at hdoan@wesleyancollege.edu, or phone Hannah at
478-757-5233.
And finally we hope you will attend the first Lunch and
Learn program in February. This will be the first in a
series of programs that we will sponsor this year. The
first event is this Wednesday, February 4th. A flyer with
details is on page 3 of this newsletter. If you have
suggestions about speakers for Lunch and Learn, please
send them to Betty Taylor at taylorbetty@prodigy.net or
Anita Greenwald at anita.greenwald@gmail.com. And
remember these programs are open to anyone in the
community and we hope they will help us spread the
word about the Academy for Lifelong Learning.
Enjoy the Winter at WALL
Sandy Tharpe
WALL t-shirts are available
at the Wesleyan Campus
Bookstore. To purchase a
t-shirt just visit the student
bookstore located
downstairs in the Olive
Swann Porter Building.
More WALL items may be
available for sale later
WALL members visit the colorful world of William Shakespeare in a
winter semester course taught in the Taylor Auditorium
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WALL Officers 2014-2015
Jon Wolfe – Immediate Past President
(478) 477-8332
rlloboG70@cox.net
Sandra Tharpe – President
(478) 262-6355
stharpe69@gmail.com
Nan Cleveland -President-Elect
(478) 784-1300
nancleveland@cox.net
Vivia Fowler - Professor of Religious Studies, Provost of Wesleyan College, Vice
President for Academic Affairs and Liaison to the WALL Program
(478) 757-5228
vfowler@wesleyancollege.edu
Dawn Nash – Associate Vice President of Business and Controller for Wesleyan
College/WALL Treasurer
(478) 757-5115
dnash@wesleyancollege.edu
Anita Greenwald – Secretary
(478) 474-7430
anita.greenwald@gmail.com
Vince Coughlin – Curriculum and Membership Chair
478-405-6036
vince.coughlin@cox.net
Jane Eisner - Curriculum Chair-Elect
(478) 405-6784
jce0703@mac.com
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WESLEYAN EVENTS
CECILIA KAO, PIANO
Cecilia Kao, Piano
Date: Thursday February 12, 2015
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Description: Presented by the Morning Music Club of Macon, now in its 103rd year. Taiwanese pianist Cecilia Kao will perform
an exciting solo program as well as pieces featuring additional instrumentalists in collaborative performance. Free and open to
the public.
Location: Porter Auditorium
Lunar New Year
Date: Friday February 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Description: The Confucius Institute will ring in the Year of the Sheep with a performance by the Wesleyan Chinese Folk Dance
team at 6 p.m. followed by a banquet of traditional Chinese food. Admission to the performance is free and open to the public.
Dinner is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.
Location: Porter Auditorium, Anderson Dining Hall
Contact Information: Phone: 478-757-5212
Wesleyan Market
Wesleyan Market
Date: Saturday February 14, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Description: This fun community event features a variety of locally grown and produced items ranging from flowers and organic
fruits and vegetables to baked goods, art, and crafts. Music, fun & educational events also offered. Free and open to the public.
Location: Wesleyan Front Campus
STUNT!
Stunt !!
Date: Saturday February 21, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Description: 2015 is the 119th annual STUNT, a student-produced musical revue and competition for the coveted STUNT cup.
Proceeds benefit scholarships. Tickets: $7 per person/$5 students. General admission tickets are available at the door.
Location: Porter Auditorium
Soong Sisters Convocation
Date: Tuesday February 24, 2015
Time: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Description: Wesleyan College faculty and Confucius Institute staff present the history of the Soong sisters, modern China's
most famous female political figures who attended Wesleyan College at the turn of the century. Soong E-ling (Madame H. H.
Kung), Soong Ching-ling (Madame Sun Yat-sen), Soong May-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek). Free and open to the public.
Location: Taylor Amphitheater