Events Calendar

Plays: General admission, $8; tickets for faculty, staff and students, $5. For reservations, call the box office at (828) 328-7176. Football games: $10 adult general admission, $5 for children ages 12 and under. Special prices for reserved seating and season tickets. Call 866-LRBEARS (866-572-3277) for ticket information. Information on other L-R athletic events may be found at www.lrc.edu/athletics. Published by the Lenoir-Rhyne College Office of Public Relations. Events are subject to change or cancellation. Call (828) 328-7173 to confirm an event. Updates will be made to the News and Events page on the College’s web site, www.lrc.edu. On the front:

Mariah McLaughlin of Huntersville, N.C., is one of the Lenoir-Rhyne freshmen who will be reading a copy of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien this fall. You are invited to join us in reading this book as part of The Big Read, a community-wide reading initiative presented by Lenoir-Rhyne College, The Hickory Public Library System, Catawba County Library System and Catawba Valley Community College. Look for more information at www.thebigread.net.

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Center for Theology Colloquium. 4 p.m., Bears’ Lair Atrium Admissions event: “Reality Check” for high school seniors. Call (828) 328-7300 for information.

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Edmund Barton Bullock, N.C. born composer, with Judith Burbank, Artist in Residence. 8 p.m., St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Hickory

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Visiting Writer Frank Deford, senior writer at “Sports Illustrated” and a commentator on NPR’s “Morning Edition” and the HBO show, “RealSports.” 8 p.m., Shuford Gymnasium

“Books and Brushes,” a benefit for the Rudisill Library. 6 p.m., Rudisill Library. $25 per person, which includes dinner and program. Call (828) 328-7359 for reservations. Football: Bears vs. North Carolina Central (Family Weekend and Lutheran Youth Day). 7 p.m., Moretz Stadium $

Center for Theology Colloquium. 4 p.m., Bears’ Lair Atrium

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Pianist John Cheek and violinist Sanford Allen in concert. Time and location to be determined.

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Visiting Writer Joyce Carol Oates, award winning American writer and author of “We Were The Mulvaneys,” an Oprah Book of the Month. 8 p.m., P.E. Monroe Auditorium

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Admissions event: “Reality Check” for high school seniors Call (828) 328-7300 for information Jazz Ensemble and College Singers in a Veterans Day concert. 8 p.m., P.E. Monroe Auditorium L-R Percussion Program Fall Concert. 7 p.m., P.E. Monroe Auditorium

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Concert Band Fall Concert, with saxophonist Paul Bro. 7:30 p.m., P.E. Monroe Auditorium

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Paul Bro, saxophonist, in concert: 8 p.m., St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Hickory

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L-R Youth Chorus Fall Concert. 4 p.m., St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Hickory

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Center for Theology Colloquium. 4 p.m., Bears’ Lair Atrium

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“Christmas at Lenoir-Rhyne” concert, with A Cappella Choir and Brass Ensemble. 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Hickory. Tree lighting to follow Dec. 6 concert.

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Playmakers: “A Christmas Carol.” 7 p.m., Belk Centrum $

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Playmakers: “A Christmas Carol.” 8 p.m. (additional performance at 2 p.m. Dec. 10), Belk Centrum $

Homecoming: Bears vs. Mars Hill. 2 p.m., Moretz Stadium $

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Football: Bears vs. Presbyterian. 7 p.m., Moretz Stadium $

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Playmakers: “The Country Club.” 7 p.m., Belk Centrum $

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Playmakers: “The Country Club.” 8 p.m., Belk Centrum $

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Center for Theology Colloquium. 4 p.m., Bears’ Lair Atrium

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Visiting Writer lê thi diem thúy, Vietnamese novelist. 8 p.m., Belk Centrum Organ and trombone recital by Florence Jowers and Christopher Nigrelli. 3 p.m., Emanuel Lutheran Church, Lincolnton

Percussion performances at Oktoberfest, Union Square, downtown Hickory: L-R Percussion Program, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Flag Court; Pan Jive Steel Drum Band, 12:30-2 p.m., Main Stage; Gahu West African Drum and Dance Ensemble, 3:15-4 p.m., 5:30-6 p.m. and 7:30-8 p.m., Flag Court

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Playmakers: “The Country Club.” 2 p.m., Belk Centrum $ Playmakers: “The Country Club.” 7 p.m., Belk Centrum $ Aquinas-Luther Conference. Call (828) 328-7276 for information. Football: Bears vs. Tusculum. 7 p.m., Moretz Stadium $