Author: Brynn Boyer

On Monday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m., The Hub Theatre will present a staged reading of Kristen LePine’s latest play DIRE WOLVES as part of the Kennedy Center’s 11th Annual Page-to-Stage Festival.

Commissioned by The Hub Theatre, DIRE WOLVES examines how quick changes impact personal identity. Set in Evansville, Ind., six people are blindsided by the fierce pace of change and can either adapt and evolve, or face the possibility of extinction. The performance will be directed by Matt Bassett and feature JJ Area, Daniel Crane, Ilona Dulaski,Kristen Garaffo, Liz Manama, Tia Shearer and Chris Wilson.

Kristen teaches in the UMW Department of Theatre and Dance and has an MFA in Dramatic Writing.

The Details
What: DIRE WOLVES by Kristen LePine
When: Monday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Kennedy Center, Rehearsal Room #1
Cost: FREE

Keith E. Mellinger, associate professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics, co-authored the article “Generalized Pellegrino caps ” which appears in the most recent issue of the journal Finite Fields and Their Applications.  The journal publishes papers in various applications of finite fields including algebraic coding theory, cryptology, combinatorial design theory, pseudorandom number generation and linear recurring sequences.

Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont will host the exhibition “Glimpses of Holland from the Portfolios of Gari Melchers” from Saturday, September 1 through Sunday, November 18.

Artist Gari Melchers visited the Netherlands frequently during his career and used the country as an inspiration for many of his works. The exhibition will feature 50 first impressions drawn from Melchers’ portfolios and collection of preliminary oil sketches and studies.

For more information about the exhibit or other fall events, read the full news release.