Sesquicentennial Events Fall 2007
	Queens to Hold 9/11 Observance, Flags of Remembrance September 11: 8am-2pm Queens University of Charlotte, together with the F.F. Steven Coakley Foundation, invite Queens students, faculty, staff and the Charlotte community to attend multiple, special commemoration events, to remember the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. To view or purchase photos from this event, please visit the Sesquicentennial Photo Gallery.
	McColl School of Business Hosts Billy O. Wireman Memorial Tournament Monday, September 24, 7am The McColl School Alumni Association (MSAA) invites you to honor the life of Dr. Billy O. Wireman, raise scholarship funds and network with Charlotte's leading bsuiness and community leaders during its first annual McColl School of Business Billy O. Wireman Memorial Tournament. To view or purchase photos from this event, please visit the Sesquicentennial Photo Gallery.
	WORLD’S LARGEST STANDING LION SCULPTURE DEDICATION EVENT September 27 The World’s Largest Standing Lion Sculpture arrived in Charlotte and was greeted by the WCNC-News 6 helicopter team as it entered Charlotte on Interstate 77. Queens will officially dedicate the sculpture on September 27. For the dedication event details, please click here. To read the full story and view the WCNC-News 6 news cast, please click here. To view or purchase photos from this event, please visit the Sesquicentennial Photo Gallery.
	The Learning Society of Queens Presents General Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret) Thursday, October 4; 7pm Most recently, Zinni was a contributor in an environmental report issued by Alexandria, Va. based national security think tank CNA Corporation, according to an associated press article published in the April 16 issue of The Charlotte Observer. The report warns of a future of rampant disease, water shortages and flooding that could make already vulnerable areas, such as the Middle East, Asia and Africa even worse.  To view or purchase photos from this event, please visit the Sesquicentennial Photo Gallery.
	Friends of Music at Queens Presents Chatham County Line Saturday, October 6; 8pm Friends of Music at Queens has announced that Chatham County Line will return to Queens University of Charlotte to perform during the University’s Sesquicentennial year. Chatham County Line, a native North Carolina bluegrass band, includes Dave Wilson, John Teer, Chandler Holt and Greg Readling. Incorporating genre-bending country forms with deft picking and spot-on harmonies, Chatham County Line has a refreshing interpretation on the bluegrass style. To view more details, please click here.
	The Friends of the Library Hosts Dr. Robert Whalen Thursday, October 11 As the featured speaker at the annual Friends of the Library at Queens’ Fall Event, Dr. Whalen will be presenting excerpts from his third book, "Sacred Spring: God and the Birth of Modernism in Fin de Siecle Vienna," released in April by Eerdmans Publishing Company. Written in an engaging narrative style, this book presents and examines Viennese culture and the era around the beginning of the 20th Century.  To read more about this event, please click here.
	“Faculty Art Show:  Recent Works” Reception:  Wednesday October 10, 6-8pm, Max L. Jackson Gallery The Friends of Art hosts a faculty art show with various exhibits displaying the talents of the Queens faculty members. To view the Friends of Art calendar of events, please click here.
	The Friends of Music Presents the Marion Anderson String Quartet Saturday, November 3 The Friends of Music hosts an evening with the Marion Anderson String Quartet.  For over a decade the Marian Anderson String Quartet has brought inspiration and hope to every segment of American society. The Marian Anderson String Quartet continues to uphold its mission: To create new and diverse audiences for the field of chamber music. To read more about this remarkable ensemble, please click here. To purchase tickets for this event, please click here.
To celebrate its centennial, The Van Winkle Law Firm commissioned renowned artist Ben Long to paint this Western North Carolina landscape.	“From Realism to Abstraction: An Evening with North Carolina Artists Ben Long & Herb Jackson” Thursday, November 15 Lecture: Thursday November 15, 7- 8pm, moderated by Charlotte Talks host Mike Collins, Dana Auditorium Reception: 8-10pm, Max L. Jackson Gallery
	Friends of the Library Hosts Author Donald McCaig Wednesday, November 28; 7pm “Gone With the Wind” aficionados take heed. The Friends of the Library at Queens, in conjunction with Park Road Books, is bringing Author Donald McCaig to the University’s campus for a special engagement to discuss his latest novel, “Rhett Butler’s People,” the long-awaited novel that parallels the epic masterpiece, “Gone With the Wind.” Mr. McCaig will be available to sign copies of his book and books which will be on sale at the event. Please click here to learn more about the event.
	Last event of the Sesquicentennial Year.