February offers many options for Hatters

As part of Stetson's Annual Piano Scholars Festival, piano professors Edit Palmer and Michael Rickman will perform Sunday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m., in Lee Chapel.
As part of Stetson’s Annual Piano Scholars Festival, piano professors Edit Palmer and Michael Rickman will perform Sunday, Feb. 3, at 3 p.m., in Lee Chapel.

As part of Stetson University’s celebration of Black History Month, the Honorable Lubbie Harper, Jr., Supreme Court Justice, Connecticut, will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. His keynote address is entitled, “Social Justice – An Ongoing Search/A Never Ending Challenge.” The public is invited, free of charge. To see the rest of what is scheduled at Stetson during the month of February, to commemorate Black History Month, check out Stetson Today.

Some of the other Hatter events scheduled for the DeLand campus this week, Feb. 1-8, include:

Music:  17th Annual Piano Scholars Festival:

  • Friday, Feb. 1 –– Guest Recital featuring Sharyn Edwards, 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
  • Saturday, Feb. 2 – Piano Scholars Recital, 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel
  • Sunday, Feb. 3 – Edit Palmer/Michael Rickman Piano Recital, 3 p.m., Lee Chapel

Music: Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Artists & Lecturers Series presents the Rucco-James Guitar Duo, 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel

Music: Friday, Feb. 8 – Sounds New Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel

Chapel ServiceSunday, Feb. 3, 5:30-6 p.m., Lee Chapel – EVERYBODY’S WELCOME!

Campus events:

Black History Month Events (Week of Feb. 1-Feb. 8):

  • Saturday, Feb. 2 – David Pleasant’s RiddimAthon!, 7 p.m., Stetson Room, CUB
  • Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Southern History and Culture in the United States: Gullah-Geechee Culture, LBC 123
  • Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Tuskegee Airmen: Unsung Heroes of WWII

For all Hatter Athletics, go to www.gohatters.com:  

  • Thursday, Feb. 7 – Men’s Basketball vs. USC Upstate, 7 p.m., HOME – Edmunds Center
  • Friday, Feb. 8 – Stetson Lead-Off Classic – Softball: HOME at Patricia Wilson Field: 4 p.m. Hatters vs. Michigan State; 6:30 p.m. Hatters vs. South Carolina

from the Stetson Today Team