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SUMMARY:Invest Like a Girl: Jump Into the Stock Market\, Reach Your Money Goals\, and Build Wealth
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Andrew Luccasen\, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W’s TVA Investment Club\, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl\, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler’s guide is designed to provide “the essential information and … the game plans that women need to begin investing right away and according to their unique financial profiles.” This event is the second in a two-part series on financial literacy co-sponsored by the Women’s College and the Career Services and Professional Development Center.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/invest-like-a-girl-jump-into-the-stock-market-reach-your-money-goals-and-build-wealth/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Memorial Library
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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SUMMARY:Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova
DESCRIPTION:Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at The W\, Julia Mortyakova will discuss how she founded the International Music by Women Festival. She will also perform songs by a female composer. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts\,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/special-performance-by-julia-mortyakova/
LOCATION:Fant Memorial Library\, 1100 College St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Concert,Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Library,Library Event,Music,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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SUMMARY:Music by Women Festival Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Happy Women’s History Month! You can celebrate with the Department of Music as we host the 10th Annual International Music by Women Festival\, March 5-7\, 2026 in Poindexter Hall. We are celebrating 10 years this year! We are the largest international festival of its kind\, and we feature over 200 incredible musicians who come from around the world to the W share music by women composers. All events are free and open to W faculty\, staff\, and students.All festival concerts (each day at 10am\, noon\, 3pm\, 5pm and 8pm) are free and open to the public. If you are not able to join us in person\, you can watch livestreams of our 15 concerts on the Music by Women Festival YouTube Channel. To learn more\, check out our official press release on MUW News Page\, and to see the full schedule\, please visit the Music by Women Festival homepage.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/music-by-women-festival-concerts/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
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SUMMARY:Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change
DESCRIPTION:Dr. J. Janice Coleman\, a quilter\, storyteller\, and professor of English at Alcorn State University\, will be speaking about and displaying her collection of quilts\, cotton sacks\, and pillows inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. One quilt she will be displaying features a life-sized image of Mrs. Hamer. To view some of Dr. Coleman’s works\, visit her online museum\, the Mississippi Delta Shotgun Sewn Arts Museum at https://mdssam.omeka.net. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts” and honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/women-and-the-arts-j-janice-coleman-quilter-and-storyteller/
LOCATION:Gail P. Gunter Room\, Fant Library
CATEGORIES:Arts,Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Special Events,Students,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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SUMMARY:Guest Artist Recital - Ellen Elder\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an evening of lovely piano music with our special guest artist\, Dr. Ellen Elder! Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/guest-artist-recital-ellen-elder-piano/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
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SUMMARY:NACUSA Concert
DESCRIPTION:The W Department of Music and the Mid-South Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers/USA) hosts a concert featuring new compositions. Please join us for a fun afternoon of music! This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/nacusa-concert-4/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
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SUMMARY:Spring 2026 Recital
DESCRIPTION:The W Department of Music is proud to showcase our students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres. Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/spring-2026-recital/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
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SUMMARY:1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Octavia Butler’s dystopian Parable of the Sower is the feminist book club’s next spring read. Whether you are new to speculative fiction or a long-standing fan\, join this discussion of Butler’s prescient novel. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey began this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/1884-fellow-lessa-harveys-feminist-book-club-session-2/
LOCATION:Friendly City Books\, 1500 N 5th St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
CATEGORIES:Campus Event,Community Events,Cultural Calendar,Reading,Special Events,Students,ThoughtfulLearning,Women's History Month,Women's Mission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260326T193000
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SUMMARY:Senior Composition Recital - Charles Weathersby
DESCRIPTION:Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior composition major\, Charles Weathersby and his academic journey! This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/senior-composition-recital-charles-weathersby/
LOCATION:Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Concert,Concerts,Cultural Calendar,Music
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SUMMARY:Music in the Library
DESCRIPTION:Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break\, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe\, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!
URL:https://www.muw.edu/llp/event/music-in-the-library-19/
LOCATION:Fant Memorial Library\, 1100 College St\, Columbus\, MS\, United States
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