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June 14th - July 2nd
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2010 Governor's School
The three-week program features a variety of hands-on activities in one of several subject areas selected by the student. Students spend time in the field, in labs, on tours, and in the classroom with the faculty of Mountain Empire Community College, receiving eight college credit hours – tuition free.
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MECC Campus |
Barbara Orndorff
276-523-2400, ext. 307
borndorff@me.vccs.edu
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June 16th - Sept. 3rd
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Southwest Virginia Museum
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Slemp Gallery
Wampler Library
Robb Hall, 2nd Floor |
Alice Harrington
276-523-2400, ext. 247
aharrington@me.vccs.edu
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July TBA
4:00PM
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Winds of the Mountain Empire
A professional wind ensemble comprised of musicians from southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, and southeast Kentucky that convenes each July for one performance |
Goodloe Center
Phillips-Taylor
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Pro-Art
276-376-4520
pro-art@uvawise.edu
www.pro-art-va.org
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July 26th - 30th
Daily
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Mountain Music School
The 5th Annual Mountain Music School will bring together students of all ages for a week of learning, music, and fun. The Mountain Music School is dedicated to the preservation and continuation of Appalachian music.
www.mountainmusicschool.org |
MECC Campus |
Sue Ella Boatright-Wells
276-523-2400 x489
sboatright@me.vccs.edu
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September 24th
11:00 AM
Free Admission
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MECC's Living Legends Series
Sponsored by New Peoples Bank
Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, a pilot known as the “Candy Bomber” who is the most recognized individual to take part in the Berlin Airlift.
For more information, please click here. |
Goodloe Center
Phillips-Taylor Hall
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Mike Strouth
276-523-2400 x234
mstrouth@me.vccs.edu |
October 15th - 17th
Daily
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Home Craft Days
For over 38 years musicians and craftspeople from southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, and eastern Kentucky have come to Mountain Empire Community College each October for a celebration they have now made their own. Crafts and demonstrations include weaving, pottery making, grist milling, wood crafting, basket weaving, broom making, quilting, tatting and much more.
www.homecraftdays.org |
MECC Campus |
Sue Ella Boatright-Wells
276-523-2400 x489
sboatright@me.vccs.edu
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October 19th
6:00 p.m. |
Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony
The ceremony will commemorate the induction of new summer and fall honor society members. The program will feature a keynote speaker, who will address the honors study topic, "The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, & Promise." A small reception will follow the ceremony. Family and friends of new inductees are encouraged to attend and celebrate their loved ones' academic achievements. |
Goodloe Center
Phillips-Taylor Hall
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Sarah Gilliam
276-523-2400 x242
sgilliam@me.vccs.edu |
October 25th
11:00 AM
Free Admission
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MECC's Living Legends Series
Sponsored by New Peoples Bank
Mr. Edgar Harrell returns to the Mountain Empire Community College campus to share his riveting and true story of his survival of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
For more information, please visit: http://www.indysurvivor.com |
Goodloe Center
Phillips-Taylor Hall
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Mike Strouth
276-523-2400 x234
mstrouth@me.vccs.edu |