(MACON) Mercer University will host its annual Holiday Open House at the Woodruff House Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m. nightly. The Woodruff House, one of Macon's grand antebellum homes, is located at 988 Bond St., adjacent to the University's Walter F. George School of Law.
For the past decade, residents and visitors alike have made this holiday event a family tradition. Each year, the rooms throughout the Greek Revival mansion are adorned with new decorations and themes, making the annual tour an exciting event for all - even the most frequent guest. Visitors follow an illuminated path to the front door where they will be greeted by deans and alumni of Mercer University.
The Holiday Open House features a 12-foot Christmas tree trimmed with more than 500 hand-painted eggs, performances by students from Mercer University's Music Department, and holiday cookies and punch for all guests.
The holiday event is free and open to the public. For more...
ATLANTA - The English Language Institute of Mercer University will sponsor an International Fair from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, on the Atlanta campus, 3001 Mercer University Dr. The fair will showcase information on 21 countries that Mercer students call home, including the Republic of Korea, Colombia, Taiwan, and Venezuela.
WHO: Karen Ebey-Tessendorf, MPH, emergency preparedness coordinator, North Central Health District; Douglas Skelton, MD, district health officer, Coastal Health District; Joel Brende, MD, former chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Mercer University School of Medicine; and Paul Purcell, security analyst, preparedness consultant and author
ATLANTA - Several Mercer pharmacy students recently competed to represent the Southern School of Pharmacy at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) clinical skills competition to be held in Las Vegas, Nev., this coming December.
WHO: A record number of 37 high schools from across the state, including local teams from Macon's Central High School, First Presbyterian Day School, Houston County High School, Jones County High School, Mount De Sales Academy, Northeast Magnet High School, Perry High School, Stratford High School, Tattnall Square Academy, Trinity Christian School, Upson-Lee High School, Washington County High School and Warner Robins High School.
The national tour of Miss Saigon will make its Macon premiere at The Grand Opera House, a performing arts center of Mercer University, Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 19-20. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20. Tickets range from $38-$42 and can be purchased through Mercer Ticket Sales at (478) 301-5470 or online at thegrand.mercer.edu.
In conjunction with this event, Cox Communications will air the television special "On The Road to Miss Saigon" in Central Georgia on cable channel WCOX15, Locals Only. This "behind-the-scenes" documentary features audition and rehearsal footage, interviews with cast and creative team and show footage from the tour. The show is scheduled to run until Nov. 25 as follows:Tuesday 7-7:30 p.m.Thursday 8:30-9...
The Mercer University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Douglas Hill, director of Instrumental Ensembles, College of Liberal Arts, will present its fall concert, A Night of Latin Fantasies, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18. The concert will be held at the new Zuver Performing Arts Center at Mount de Sales Academy, 851 Orange Street, Macon. The community is invited and encouraged to attend this free event.
The program will feature the following Latin works:
Retratos do Brasil (Brazilian Portraits) by Hudson Nogueiro is a programmatic work that depicts various lifestyles of Brazil, including the large pop festivals with the rhythms commonly heard in the carnavals of Rio de Janeiro.
Sorte Overture by Lucidio Quintero is a piece based on a mountainous village in Venezuela. Based on a legend of a beautiful princess being killed by a snake and later her death was avenged by the Indians in the area who blew up the snake. The entire Sorte mountain region and...
The Telegraph's Ed Grisamore reflects on the 25th anniversary of the first baby delivered by a physican staff member of the Mercer School of Medicine.
Click below to read the column in today's Macon Telegraph.
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/columnists/ed_grisamore/13100034.htm
ATLANTA - Twenty-four national and regional authors, including the popular host of CNN Headline News' legal analysis program, Nancy Grace, will be featured at the 16th annual Mercer University Press Authors Luncheon. Scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at the Cobb Galleria, the event begins at 10:30 a.m. with a reception and book signing, followed by lunch and speakers at 11:45 a.m.
MACON - Mercer University will mark the start of construction on its new Science and Engineering Building at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in the lot adjacent to the School of Engineering. The event coincides with the University's celebration of the School of Engineering's 20th anniversary.
