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Rachel Barnhart presents “Free Speech” on National Constitution Day on Sept. 17
Greece Athena Graduate and Baritone Performs on Sept. 19
Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester speaks on Oct. 18
Roberts Wesleyan College invites Rachel Barnhart, Bishop Salvatore Matano and others to present on campus at the college’s annual Cultural Enrichment series. The purpose of the program is to help students understand connections between a Christian liberal arts education; a life of scholarship, service and faith; and the culture at large. The speaking events are free and open to the entire community.
Barnhart’s presentation falls on National Constitution Day, titled “Free Speech,” will be at noon Monday, Sept. 17, in the Ellen Stowe Room in Garlock Dining Commons. It’s been 231 years since the Constitution was adopted. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lunch to this event.
A graduate of Cornell University and a broadcast journalist for 18 years at Rochester-based stations 13WHAM-TV and WROC-TV, Barnhart operated as an investigative journalist and the co-founder of Rochester Media Association in 2011 to support and strengthen the local press. She created and maintains an active blog, The Rochesterian, focusing on local news and issues. Rachel has run for political office three times, the latest of which was to succeed Louise Slaughter for the 25th congressional district, in which she received the second-most votes in the Democratic primary election. Her book, Broad, Casted: Gender, Media, Politics, and Taking on the Establishment was born out of one of her election experiences.
On Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30pm in the Shewan Recital Hall of the Cultural Life Center, Rochester-native, 2007 Greece Athena high school graduate, and renowned baritone Tobias Greenhalgh presents Schubert’s Winterreise, a special piece of music for the Viennese. He’s been featured in Opera News, which described him as “so clearly headed for success.” Greenhalgh has performed at Carnegie Hall, Glyndebourne and Aix-en Provence.
On Thursday, Oct. 18, Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester Bishop Matano will be at Roberts Wesleyan for a 4 p.m. presentation in the Lake Auditorium in Smith Hall. This is the Bishop’s first visit to Roberts.
Matano earned his Licentiate of Sacred Theology and Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood in St. Peter's Basilica. He was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness in 1985 and Protonotary Apostolic in 1993. From 1995 to 2000, Matano served as a special lecturer in the undergraduate and graduate departments of theology at Providence College, after which he served as secretary to the nuncio of the American nunciature. In 2005, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of Burlington, Vermont, by Pope John Paul II. After receiving his episcopal consecration and becoming the ninth bishop of Burlington, Matano, in 2014, succeeded Bishop Matthew H. Clark as bishop of the Diocese of Rochester.
Finally, two other events through the Cultural Enrichment series include “An Evening of Art Song, Opera, and Sacred Son” on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30pm with Joshua Bouillon, tenor; Jeffery McGhee, baritone; and Michael Landrum, piano. On Monday, Oct. 22, Drew Moser, co-author of Ready or Not: Leaning into Life in Our Twenties, will present at 11 a.m. in Hale Auditorium during chapel time and again at noon in Ellen Stowe Room. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lunch to Moser’s presentations.
For more information on the series, click here. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Dr. Matthew Moore, assistant professor of humanities, at moorem@roberts.edu.
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