2009.11.10
Roanoke College professors, students join together for Harvest Reading
On Thursday, November 12 at 5 pm in Roanoke College’s Miller Hall lobby, the English department’s creative writing faculty and students, with special guest reader, Nancy Krygowsky will be reading a selection of their own creative works for the Harvest Reading, and will be raising funds and foods for Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank. Donations of canned foods or monetary donations will be accepted. Readings will be followed by a light reception.
Faculty members who will read from their works include: Melanie Almeder, Cynthia Atkins, Mike Heller, Mary Crockett Hill, Cheryl Hopson, Sandee McGlaun, and Robert Schultz. Students will read from their work as well. Student readers are: Jade Davis, Jennifer Gianni, Thomas “Red” Jones, and Ryan MacSherry. Bryan Piatkowski will provide guitar accompaniment.
Roanoke College, an independent, co-educational, four-year liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia, combines firsthand learning with valuable personal connections in a classic, undergraduate setting. Roanoke prepares students for their futures through its commitment to providing a true classic college experience. Roanoke is one of just 276 colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. The Princeton Review names Roanoke as one of the “best in the Southeast.”
For additional information, call the Roanoke College Public Relations Office at (540) 375-2282.
Submitted by Roanoke College Public Relations Office.
