Coming Up at Mars Hill University - April 7-20, 2025
Mars Hill, NC (04/08/2025) — A listing of MHU events which are open to the general public.
Unless otherwise indicated, event admission is free.
For more information, contact Mike Thornhill, Director of Communications, (828) 689-1298, mthornhill@mhu.edu.
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Tuesday, April 8
True North
11 a.m., Broyhill Chapel
Weekly chapel service for the MHU community. Speaker: MHU student Nic Varner.
Chamber Ensembles Concert
7:30 p.m., Broyhill Chapel
Performance by chamber ensembles in the Department of Music.
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Wednesday, April 9
Blood Drive
11 a.m.-4 p.m., parking lot beside Broyhill Chapel
Blood drive by the Blood Connection. Appointments available at https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/254230.
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Thursday, April 10
Clothesline Project
9 a.m.-4 p.m., Lower Quad
Empowering event designed to provide healing for sexual assault survivors, education about violence and violence prevention. It uses decorated t-shirts displayed on a clothesline to help air the dirty laundry of activities and violence often committed behind closed doors.
Creative and Scholarly Achievements
3 p.m., Renfro Library
Annual recognition of MHU faculty's and staff's creative and scholarly achievements (books written, articles published, exhibitions or performances staged, etc.) in the past year. Six faculty members will be recognized this year.
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Friday, April 11
Zoe & Cloyd Concert
7:30 p.m., Owen Theatre
Join the Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies for its annual spring concert featuring Western North Carolina's own Zoe & Cloyd. 2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of Zoe & Cloyd, which grew out of the partnership of fiddler/vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist John Cloyd Miller. They will be featuring material from their latest release, Songs of Our Grandfathers, which is an homage to their respective bluegrass and klezmer roots. For this show, they will be joined by long-time collaborator Kevin Kehrberg on bass, and innovative musician Ben Krakauer on banjo and guitar. Tickets are priced on a sliding scale to ensure that this experience is available and accessible to all. Seating is first-come, first-served. Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zoe-cloyd-live-at-mars-hill-university-tickets-1224978687229
Music Department Kaleidoscope Concert
7:30 p.m., Moore Auditorium
Performance by faculty and students in the Department of Music.
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Saturday, April 12
Madison County Senior Games
9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Chambers Gymnasium
For the 32nd year, students in MHU's Event Management class (part of the Recreation & Sport Management major) will host and facilitate the Madison County Senior Games for the Madison County Parks and Recreation Department.
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Tuesday, April 15
Spring SLAM
9 a.m.-4 p.m., various venues (opening ceremony in Moore Auditorium)
SLAM stands for Student Liberal Arts Mosaic. It's a day on which classes are canceled so that students may present, or experience other students presenting, their research, creativity, and performance works. Plenary session at 10:45 a.m. is a debate featuring panels of students and faculty, with audience participation, on the topic "Is AI Our Friend?"
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Thursday, April 17
Healthy Lions Color Walk/Run 5K
4 p.m., Otis Duck Greenway
This event is a 5 km (3.1 mi) walk or run during which participants are cheered on and showered with colored powder at various points along the course. Participants should wear a white shirt.
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Friday, April 18
Good Friday holiday - no classes; most university offices closed
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Ongoing
Juried Student Art Exhibition
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Weizenblatt Gallery (Moore Fine Arts Building)
An exhibition of creations by MHU art students during the school year. On view are ceramics, photography, painting, drawing, and graphic design. Exhibition runs through April 10.
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Mountain Lions Athletics Home Events
Ticket prices, policies, and other information: https://marshilllions.com/athletics/tickets
Tuesday, April 8
Baseball vs. Southern Wesleyan, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9
Women's lacrosse vs. Newberry, 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 10
Men's and women's tennis vs. Bluefield State, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12
Women's tennis vs. Limestone, 11 a.m.
Men's lacrosse vs. Newberry, 12 p.m.
Men's tennis vs. Limestone, 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 13
Men's and women's tennis vs. Methodist, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 15
Baseball vs. Belmont Abbey, 2 p.m.
Friday, April 18
Women's tennis vs. Lander, 2 p.m.
Baseball vs. Emory & Henry, 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 19
Baseball vs. Emory & Henry (double-header), 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Softball vs. Virginia-Wise (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
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Upcoming
Faculty Voice Recital - Simone Vigilante
Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.
Broyhill Chapel
Performance by voice faculty of Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben.
Moon Tree Ribbon Cutting
Friday, April 25
In front of Carter-Humphrey House (near Chambers Gymnasium)
Ceremony for MHU's Moon Tree, which was part of NASA's Artemis I mission which tested effects of microgravity on germination and other plant traits.
Bailey Mountain Cloggers Spring Concert: Romeo & Juliet
Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 7 p.m.
Moore Auditorium
The greatest love story retold through a show of clogging and dance. Join us for three nights in Moore Auditorium and fall in love with Romeo and Juliet through modern day music and dance. Tickets are $15 (free for MHU students, staff, and faculty).
Lion Life
Saturday, April 26
Ferguson Math & Science Center (check-in)
Lion Life is designed to provide new students with an introduction to life at Mars Hill University. Enrolling students attend one of four sessions offered in the spring and summer. At Lion Life, they will receive important information to prepare for the fall semester, connect with faculty and staff, receive their fall class schedules (after completing the class schedule questionnaire), and meet some of new classmates.
Lions' Choice Awards
Tuesday, April 29
Moore Auditorium or Meares Stadium
The Lions' Choice Awards are the annual awards ceremony that recognize the academic and athletic accomplishments of Mars Hill University student-athletes. Awards range from Male and Female Highest GPA, as well as Highest Team GPA, to Man and Female of the Year. The LCA's recognize stellar athletic performances with the Performance of the Year Award as well as Male and Female Athlete of the Year. Celebrating community engagement and support from the Mars Hill University faculty/staff are also key honors recognized at the event.
Nursing Pinning and Lamp Lighting Ceremony
Thursday, May 8, 2 p.m.
Graduating nurses will receive a pin which signifies their transition from the student role to the medical practice role. The tradition is said to have originated in the 1860s with Florence Nightingale, who presented medals of excellence to the graduating nurses of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London, England.
Health Sciences White Coat Ceremony
Friday, May 9, 10 a.m.
White Coat Ceremony for graduating seniors in Allied and Integrative Health Sciences.
Spring Commencement
Saturday, May 10, 9:30 a.m.
Moore Auditorium
Graduation ceremony for students completing their degree requirements in spring 2025. Members of the class of 1975 (50-year reunion class) will lead the procession of graduates into the auditorium.
Friends of Bailey Mountain Spring Meeting
Monday, May 12, 5 p.m.
Renfro 307
This community group convenes to support stewardship of Bailey Mountain including preservation, management and access. We meet quarterly and are open to all. The Chair reports any recommendations and concerns to the Town Manager of Mars Hill.