十大博彩直营首页登录 Homecoming’s new Founder’s Day Showcase to spotlight the arts for alumni 和 the public
10月. 10, 2023
的 澳门十大博彩直营首页登录返校节 experience is a celebration of tradition, remembrance 和 the resiliency of an institution that’s been a part of East Tennessee for more than two centuries, 周五晚上, 10月. 20, the public is invited to take part.
一年一度的创始人日庆典, which has in years past been a ticketed dinner, has been revamped for Homecoming 2023 to serve as a showcase of some of the arts 在澳门十大博彩直营首页登录, as well as a time to honor three of the College’s best 和 brightest alumni. 创始人日展示会 will take place at 7 p.m. 周五,10月. 20, in the Ronald 和 Lynda Nutt 的atre of the 克莱顿艺术中心 并且免费向公众开放.
“多年来, Homecoming 在澳门十大博彩直营首页登录 was a community-wide event that included a parade through downtown Maryville, 和 inviting the public to our Founder’s Day Showcase is a way of returning to that tradition,” 苏西布克, vice president for institutional advancement at 十大博彩直营首页登录. “Our fine arts ensembles 和 organizations hold public performances throughout the year, 和 this is a way for members of the community to get an idea of the incredible talent our student performers provide, in a state-of-the-art performance space that’s one of the best in East Tennessee.”
的 evening will include performances by:
- 的 澳门十大博彩直营首页登录音乐会合唱团, 十大博彩直营首页登录’s preeminent performance ensemble made up of students who often serve as musical ambassadors on national 和 international choir tours;
- Tartanb和, a student instrumental ensemble featuring players from across the College’s nine academic divisions;
- 失去平衡, 男孩和女孩, three smaller vocal ensembles made up mostly of upper-level students who perform at banquets, 会议和社交活动, 除此之外;
- 澳门十大博彩直营首页登录剧院 students, who will preview the upcoming performance of “的 Laramie Project,” scheduled for 10月. 26-29; 和
- A performance by the annual Homecoming Choir, an ensemble that combines student singers with alumni whose voices once rang from 十大博彩直营首页登录 stages as students.
创始人日展示会, 布克说, will be the first time the Homecoming Choir has performed on Friday evening instead of its traditional Saturday concert.
“To give our current students an opportunity to get to know 和 perform with alumni in whose footsteps they follow is one of the most meaningful things about Homecoming,” Jennifer Phillips Triplett, 07年，主任 校友事务 在澳门十大博彩直营首页登录. “的 Homecoming Choir is always a highlight of the weekend, 和 giving the public a chance to hear Scots both past 和 present perform on the Clayton Center stage will be something really special.”
此外， 年度颁奖典礼 by the 十大博彩直营首页登录 校友会 will honor Scots who have set out to “do good on the largest possible scale,” a calling put forward by 十大博彩直营首页登录 founder Rev. Isaac Anderson that’s a part of the College’s DNA. 校友表彰, awarded to any alumnus/a of 十大博彩直营首页登录 who has demonstrated outst和ing leadership or initiative service in his/her community, 教会或选择的职业, 将予 丹尼斯·海因兹，80岁 和 亚当·麦考尔，1999年. 的 Kin Takahashi Award for Young 校友, 哪一种方法能识别出有过这样经历的校友, within 20 years of his/her graduation from 十大博彩直营首页登录, lived a life characteristic of College legend Kin Takahashi (Class of 1895), 将予 马克·利贝尔03年. (的 College’s annual Distinguished Service Award was given to 布鲁斯·纪尧姆1976年 在去年5月举行的另一场仪式上.)
While the traditional seated dinner will not be a part of the festivities, Pearsons Dining Hall will be open to the public for dinner beginning at 4:30 p.m. 10月星期五. 20, 和 alumni 和 community members are encouraged to experience everything 梅斯烹饪管理 — 十大博彩直营首页登录’s partner 和 food services provider — has to offer. During the Showcase’s intermission, complimentary beer — 由十大博彩直营首页登录的学生和老师酿造 — will be served, along with wine 和 snacks.
Attendance is free, but advance registration by alumni is kindly requested. Those alums wishing to take part in the Homecoming Choir can register to do so at 0036yt1v.anythingcreativestudio.com/alumni/events/homecoming/choir.
“Homecoming is the highlight of the year for so many of us here 在澳门十大博彩直营首页登录, 和 we look forward to sharing this special weekend with our friends 和 neighbors here in Blount County,特里普利特补充道.
For more information about Homecoming 2023, visit the 十大博彩直营首页登录 website at 0036yt1v.anythingcreativestudio.com/homecoming.