‘FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE’ BENEFITS THE SONJA DRAGOMANOVIC HAYDAR SCHOLARSHIP; http://fredericksburg.com
The Friends of Dance at the University of Mary Washington will sponsor “For the Love of Dance,” a dance concert to benefit the Sonja Dragomanovic Haydar Scholarship, on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2012/022012/02092012/679025
Belmont hosts All-Ages All-Art Day; The Free Lance-Star
The folks at Belmont are inviting area families to celebrate Presidents Day at their first annual All-Ages Art Day.
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2012/022012/02092012/681434
Carole Hall of Spotsylvania, Va., has been chosen to be the stage manager for the University of Mary Washington production of “Moon Over Buffalo.”
http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/chalkboard/2012/02/09/umw-actors-to-perform-moon-over-buffalo/
Vassar alums volunteer oversees in Peace Corps programs; http://www.miscellanynews.com
Within the Small School category of the 2012 Peace Corps Top College Rankings, University of Mary Washington garnered the number one spot by having 29 alumnae/i undergraduate volunteers.
Dickens at 200: Still relevant after all these years; http://www.bellinghamherald.com; http://www.bradenton.com; http://www.mcclatchydc.com; http://www.timescolonist.com; http://www.thewiiproject.com; http://news.techwacky.net; http://www.nola.com; http://www.thespec.com; http://www.shreveporttimes.com; http://www.onlinesentinel.com; http://www.kjonline.com; http://newsbriefus.info; http://www.silobreaker.com; http://annistonstar.newspaperdirect.com; http://www.pressdisplay.com; http://www.tulsaworld.com
As we mark the bicentennial of Charles Dickens’ birth (Feb. 7), the most fitting tribute we can offer to the man, who first wrote and became famous under the pen name “Boz,” is to examine the ways in which his work still speaks to our lives.