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Coming Up at Mars Hill University - February 24-March 9, 2025

Mars Hill, NC (02/24/2025) — 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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Monday, February 24

Public Meeting Concerning Bone Camp Property
6:30 p.m., Broyhill Chapel
Public informational meeting regarding the preservation of the Bone Camp Road property adjacent to Bailey Mountain Preserve. The National Trust for Public Land, Madison County Conservancy, and Friends of Bailey Mountain are working to conserve a 137-acre land tract on Bailey Mountain ridge furthering ongoing local efforts to protect the natural resources and watersheds of Ivy Creek and French Broad River, and provide accessible nature-based outdoor recreation opportunities. The property is intended to be managed as part of the adjacent Bailey Mountain Preserve, creating a destination for outdoors, ecology, and Madison County heritage enthusiasts. Conserving this land will further the communities of Mars Hill and Madison County's abilities to protect their water and viewsheds, shield the rural way of life, and promote sustainable eco-and agro-tourism economy.

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Tuesday, February 25

True North
11 a.m., Broyhill Chapel
Weekly chapel service for the MHU community. Speaker: Kevin Barnette, MHU football coach. Topic: faith-a source of community.

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Wednesday, February 26

Visual and Performing Arts Visitation Day
9 a.m.-6 p.m., Broyhill Chapel
Visual and Performing Arts Visit Days are specifically geared to prospective students, giving them an opportunity to see firsthand what it would be like to study and perform or create at Mars Hill. Designed for students whose interest is in a major or minor in music; singing or playing in an ensemble; performing in theatre, musical theatre, or dance; or creating in art, ceramics/sculpture, graphic design, or photography. To enable students to learn more about being a musician, an artist, a performer or a behind-the-scenes technician at Mars Hill University, the visit day will include opportunities to meet with admissions and financial aid representatives, attend select classes, sit in on rehearsals, receive a private lesson, and take a campus tour.

Black History Month Bailey Mountain Hike
3 p.m., Bailey Mountain Park & Preserve (889 Forest Street)
Hike will include a reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been To the Mountaintop" speech.

Unveiling Our Treasures
3:30 p.m., Ferguson Health Sciences Center 306
2024 Hart-Melvin Archival Research Fellows Leila Weinstein and Jennifer Miranda-Pineda (Nursing/Appalachian Studies) will present their findings from a semester of research in the Ramsey Center's Southern Appalachian Archives. MHU's Southern Appalachian Archives is filled with treasures that illuminate the history of western North Carolina, but are also relevant to the history of wider Southern Appalachia. This year's Hart-Melvin Archival Research Fellows used secondary sources to create a partial timeline of Madison County history during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and then connected key points in that history to primary sources housed in the archives. This project provides glimpses into moonshining, tourism, and the craft revival (to name a few)-all as they played out in Madison County.

Alpha Chi Induction Ceremony
7 p.m., Oscar Sams Dining Room (Pittman Dining Hall)
Induction ceremony for new members of Alpha Chi National Honor Society. Members of the honor society must be juniors or seniors with grade point averages in the top 10 percent of the student body. Mars Hill's chapter, North Carolina Epsilon Chapter 120, was formed in 1971.

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Thursday, February 27

9 to 5: The Musical
7:30 p.m., Owen Theatre
Stage play based on the iconic 1980 film. "9 to 5: The Musical" features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book written by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay she co-wrote with Colin Higgins. The show is recommended for ages 13 and up, as it contains adult content. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, March 1, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and free for Mars Hill University students and staff with identification on the day of the performance. Tickets are available at https://mhutheatre.ludus.com or through the box office at (828) 689-1377 or boxoffice@mhu.edu.

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Friday, February 28

9 to 5: The Musical
7:30 p.m., Owen Theatre
Stage play based on the iconic 1980 film. "9 to 5: The Musical" features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book written by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay she co-wrote with Colin Higgins. The show is recommended for ages 13 and up, as it contains adult content. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, March 1, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and free for Mars Hill University students and staff with identification on the day of the performance. Tickets are available at https://mhutheatre.ludus.com or through the box office at (828) 689-1377 or boxoffice@mhu.edu.
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Saturday, March 1

9 to 5: The Musical
7:30 p.m., Owen Theatre
Stage play based on the iconic 1980 film. "9 to 5: The Musical" features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book written by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay she co-wrote with Colin Higgins. The show is recommended for ages 13 and up, as it contains adult content. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, March 1, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and free for Mars Hill University students and staff with identification on the day of the performance. Tickets are available at https://mhutheatre.ludus.com or through the box office at (828) 689-1377 or boxoffice@mhu.edu.
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Sunday, March 2

9 to 5: The Musical
2:30 p.m., Owen Theatre
Stage play based on the iconic 1980 film. "9 to 5: The Musical" features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book written by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay she co-wrote with Colin Higgins. The show is recommended for ages 13 and up, as it contains adult content. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, March 1, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children, and free for Mars Hill University students and staff with identification on the day of the performance. Tickets are available at https://mhutheatre.ludus.com or through the box office at (828) 689-1377 or boxoffice@mhu.edu.

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Tuesday, March 4

True North
11 a.m., Broyhill Chapel
Weekly chapel service for the MHU community. Speaker: Rev. Stephanie McLeskey. Topic: faith, a source of joy.

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Wednesday, March 5

Ash Wednesday Service
12 p.m., Broyhill Chapel
Join together with local churches and campus community to observe Ash Wednesday

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Thursday, March 6

Smoky Mountain Brass Band & MHU Wind Symphony Concert
7:30 p.m., Moore Auditorium
Performance by the Mars Hill University Wind Symphony.

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Friday, March 7

NASW-NC Asheville Conference
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Redway Dining Room (Pittman Dining Hall)
Annual conference of the Asheville unit of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. This year's theme is "Resiliency in Action: 30 Years of Social Work in WNC."

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Ongoing

A Realism of Absences: Pete Candler exhibit
Weizenblatt Gallery
Runs through March 9


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Upcoming

Percussion Ensembles Showcase Concert
March 11

Day4MHU
March 26

Zoe & Cloyd Concert
April 11

Bailey Mountain Cloggers Spring Concert: Romeo & Juliet
April 25-27


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Mountain Lions Athletics Home Events
Ticket prices, policies, and other information: https://marshilllions.com/athletics/tickets

Tuesday, February 25
Softball vs. Belmont Abbey (double-header), 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.
Acrobatics & tumbling vs. Presbyterian, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, February 26
Softball vs. Southern Wesleyan (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Women's lacrosse vs. Converse, 6 p.m.

Thursday, February 27
Men's and women's tennis vs. King, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, February 28
Softball vs. UNC Pembroke (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Catawba, 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 1
Baseball vs. Catawba (double-header), 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Softball vs. King (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Acrobatics & tumbling vs. Emmanuel, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4
Softball vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Baseball vs. Young Harris, 2 p.m.

Thursday, March 6
Softball vs. Converse (double-header), 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Friday, March 7
Baseball vs. Wingate, 2 p.m.

Saturday, March 8
Baseball vs. Wingate (double-header), 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.


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