Weekly Event Roundup: Feb. 24 – 29, 2020

Compiled by Phoebe Doscher, News Editor

Monday, Feb. 24:

  • Free Stamps for Voting
    • Noon to 1 p.m. in the CUB Lobby
    • Democracy Matters will be handing out free stamps to mail absentee ballots

Tuesday, Feb. 25:

  • Coffee, Cookies, and Copyright
    • 12:30 – 2 p.m. in the Browsing Room at Musselman Library
    • Drop in to learn how Fair Use applies to course reserves, faculty publishing, and film screenings. Chat with library staff about responsibly using copyrighted materials.

Wednesday, Feb. 26:

  • College House Recruitment Fair
    • 5:30-7:30 p.m. in CUB Lobby

Thursday, Feb. 27:

  • Environmental Studies Annual Lecture
    • 4 – 5:30 p.m. in Science Center 200
    • Franklin Kury will discuss Article 1 Section 27 of Pennsylvania’s constitution, the Environmental Rights Amendment. Maya K. van Rossum will then discuss her vision for Green Amendments for Generations, a movement to ensure constitutional protection of environmental rights in every state.
  • Sense and Sensibility Opening Night
    • 7:30 p.m. in the Kline Theatre (Performances run Feb. 27-29 and March 2 at 7:30 p.m., March 1 at 2 p.m.)
    • The Theatre Arts Department and Owl & Nightingale Players present Sense and Sensibility, adapted from Jane Austen by Kate Hamill
    • Admission is free. Tickets must be reserved for Friday and Saturday by calling 717-337-6060

Friday, Feb. 28:

  • Bob Ross Paint Night
    • Seating 1: 7:30 p.m., Seating 2: 9:30 p.m. in the Attic
    • CAB sponsors a night of painting along with Bob Ross to get in the spirit of spring
  • Cool Winter Jazz: Jazz Ensemble Concert
    • 8 p.m. at the Majestic Theater
    • Led by Paul Carr, the Jazz Ensemble will perform repertoire from the swing era to contemporary period, paying tribute to jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove
    • Tickets are $5; free for those with a Gettysburg College ID and children 18 and under

Saturday, Feb. 29:

  • Garthwait Leadership Center: Emerging Leaders Retreat
    • 9:15 a.m. – 4 p.m. in CUB Ballroom
    • The GLC’s 11th annual retreat is a conference-style learning experience to gain leadership skills

Author: Phoebe Doscher

Phoebe Doscher ’22 is the Editor-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian. She formerly worked as Magazine Editor, News Editor, Assistant News Editor, Staff Writer, and Copyeditor. She is an English with a Writing Concentration and Theatre Arts double major. On campus, she is an intern for Gettysburg’s Communications & Marketing Office, the president of the Owl & Nightingale Players, and the News Director for WZBT, serving as the co-host of The Gettysburgian’s podcast On Target.

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