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SUMMARY:Sandhills Shakespeare Competition
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/sandhills-shakespeare-competition/
LOCATION:Village Chapel
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SUMMARY:(Event Canceled due to weather) Dinner with Dr. Robert Watson -"The Nazi Titanic: The Unknown\, Bizarre Story of the End of WWII"
DESCRIPTION:Robert Watson is the Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University in Boca Rotan\, Florida. He is an award-winning author\, professor\, historian\, and analyst for numerous media outlets. He has published over forty books on history and politics\, five works of fiction\, and hundreds of scholarly journal articles\, book chapters\, and reference essays.\nWatson has been the editor or a board member for several scholarly journals\, has served on the boards of local non-profit organizations as well as the Harry Truman Foundation\, the Calvin Coolidge Foundation\, and George McGovern Library and Center for Public Service\, co-convened a half-dozen national conferences on the American presidency\, and was the co-founder of the annual Truman Legacy Symposium which is held at the Harry S. Truman Little White House and sponsored by the Truman Presidential Library. As an analyst\, he has been interviewed thousands of times by media outlets including CNN\, MSNBC\, USA Today\, The New York Times\, NPR\, and the BBC\, and has appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews\, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\, C-SPAN\, Book TV\, The Washington Journal\, Voice of America\, and the debut program for American History TV.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/dr-robert-watson/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250311T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250311T150000
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SUMMARY:Middle School Debate Competition
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/middle-school-debate-competition/
LOCATION:Sandhills Community College
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250319T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
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SUMMARY:Dinner with Mitch Capel - "Stories of the Heart/Love & Laughter"
DESCRIPTION:Mitch Capel\, who often performs as “Gran’daddy Junebug\,” is a seasoned storyteller\, recording artist\, published author\, and poet. Capel first began writing and performing skits at the age of 12\, and has delighted audiences throughout the U.S. with his warmth\, wit\, and compelling storytelling style since 1985. Considered the “national interpreter” of the poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar’s work\, Capel has been featured at venues across the country\, including the DuSable Black History Museum\, The Kennedy Center\, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival\, and the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.\nCapel’s hobbies include collecting the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar\, writing\, landscaping\, and collecting art. He is also an avid golfer because he says it was a pre-requisite growing up in the Pinehurst/Southern Pines area…“I love the challenge\, the beauty\, the tranquility and the camaraderie that golf offers. Besides\, golf is a lot like storytelling in that it teaches us valuable life lessons.” He attended A&T State University in Greensboro\, NC and Howard University in Washington\, DC studying speech and theater but\, more importantly\, he is “a full time honors student at the University of Life”
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/mitch-capel/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250416T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250416T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20240826T211902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T122345Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner with Steven Friedman - "From Shakespeare and Shaw to more (Broadway)"
DESCRIPTION:Steven M. Friedman is a classically trained tenor who brings wit\, style\, and backstage stories of musicals and screen\, as an internationally acclaimed Broadway and Screen historian. He brings the passion of performing from credits in Camelot\, Damn Yankees\, and Sweeney Todd (to name a few).\nIn his talks\, Steve Friedman explores a theme\, reminds you of when you saw your first Broadway show\, and performs a few songs in a fully professional lyrical tenor voice. Friedman also provides a visual component\, with photos of the composers\, performers and other Broadway and Screen luminaries. He is an internationally recognized historian of Broadway and Screen musicals. An adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University\, he is a native of Washington\, DC.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/steven-friedman/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250608T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20240826T212034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T190956Z
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SUMMARY:Garden Party
DESCRIPTION:Business Meeting and recognition social for all our program winners
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/garden-party/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250521T212942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T212946Z
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SUMMARY:Churchill's D-Day
DESCRIPTION:All ESU members and Friends of ESU are invited to a free online conversation with leading historians to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. This special event features renowned experts who will share unique insights and reflections on one of history’s most consequential global conflicts and its enduring impact. \n\n\n\nThe distinguished panelists are General the Lord Dannatt\, Member of the House of Lords and former Chief of the General Staff\, and Allen Packwood OBE\, Director of the Churchill Archives Center at Cambridge University\, Cambridge\, England. \n\n\n\nFollowing the success of their collaborative work\, Churchill’s D-Day: The Inside Story\, the panelists will explore the final chapters of the war\, its aftermath\, and the contemporary relevance of this pivotal moment in world history marking eight decades since the war’s conclusion. \n\n\n\nWhile this online program is not part of our ESU Happy Hour programs\, we occasionally find extraordinary online programs of interest to ESU members and guests. This program is hosted by the National Churchill Leadership Center and moderated by acclaimed author and historian Katherine Grace Katz. This will be a thought-provoking discussion you won’t want to miss.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/churchills-d-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
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SUMMARY:Evelyn Wrench Lecture - Dr. Catherine Loomis - "Teenage Shakespeare"
DESCRIPTION:Teenagers forced to read Romeo and Juliet may believe they have a good idea of what teenage life was like in Shakespeare’s time—mean parents\, hopeless romance\, sword fighting\, and dancing. But what was life really like for Shakespeare and his peers as they grew up? As a teen\, Shakespeare may have gone to grammar school\, may have worked as an apprentice\, and may have appeared in plays\, but he certainly suffered the loss of a sibling\, a family financial crisis\, and the negotiation of an irregular marriage.\nThis talk looks at the lives of teenagers in Shakespeare’s time\, at Shakespeare’s own teenage years\, and at the use Shakespeare makes of teenagers in his plays.\nDr. Catherine Loomis has taught at the University of New Orleans and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro\, and currently teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the author of The Death of Elizabeth I: Remembering and Reconstructing the Virgin Queen (2010) and the editor of William Shakespeare: A Documentary Volume (2005) and Shaping Shakespeare for Performance: The Bear Stage (2015) as well as essays on Shakespeare\, Queen Elizabeth\, and theater history.  She has lectured on Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth at the Folger Institute in Washington\, DC\, and at several universities. She is currently working on a collection of early modern poems and prose works in which male authors adopt a female narrative voice.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/evelyn-wrench-lecture-dr-catherine-loomis/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20241211T232507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T123239Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner with Dr. Robert Watson - “The Nazi Titanic: The Unknown\, Bizarre Story of the End of WWII”
DESCRIPTION:Robert Watson is the Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University in Boca Rotan\, Florida. He is an award-winning author\, professor\, historian\, and analyst for numerous media outlets. He has published over forty books on history and politics\, five works of fiction\, and hundreds of scholarly journal articles\, book chapters\, and reference essays.\nWatson has been the editor or a board member for several scholarly journals\, has served on the boards of local non-profit organizations as well as the Harry Truman Foundation\, the Calvin Coolidge Foundation\, and George McGovern Library and Center for Public Service\, co-convened a half-dozen national conferences on the American presidency\, and was the co-founder of the annual Truman Legacy Symposium which is held at the Harry S. Truman Little White House and sponsored by the Truman Presidential Library. As an analyst\, he has been interviewed thousands of times by media outlets including CNN\, MSNBC\, USA Today\, The New York Times\, NPR\, and the BBC\, and has appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews\, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart\, C-SPAN\, Book TV\, The Washington Journal\, Voice of America\, and the debut program for American History TV.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/sandra-dales/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250608T202547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T171558Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner with Dr. Andy Liu - Maintaining Brain Health and Updates on Alzheimer's Disease
DESCRIPTION: With a background in biochemistry and advanced clinical training\, Dr. Liu focuses his research on discovering better ways to detect and track diseases like AD. This will be the focus of his talk. He will also discuss how people concerned with changes in brain health can be proactive with lifestyle changes.  His overarching goal is to identify biomarkers—measurable signs in the body that can help doctors diagnose and monitor brain conditions earlier and more accurately. Earlier detection can give patients and families more time to plan\, seek treatment\, and maintain quality of life.  Through his clinical care\, teaching\, and research at Duke\, Dr. Liu is committed to improving the lives of patients and families affected by neurological disorders. He believes that by combining science\, compassion\, and community engagement\, meaningful progress is possible.
URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/dinner-with-dr-andy-liu-maintaining-brain-health-and-updates-on-alzheimers-disease/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250608T202754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T204101Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday afternoon at the Movies
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/sunday-afternoon-at-the-movies/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250608T203100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T204022Z
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SUMMARY:Member Luncheon and Shakespeare Competition
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/member-luncheon-and-shakespeare-competition/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250402T121912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T121914Z
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SUMMARY:Middle School Debate Competition
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/middle-school-debate-competition-2/
LOCATION:Sandhills Community College
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250608T203329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T205437Z
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SUMMARY:Member Luncheon with Audrey Moriarty
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/member-luncheon-and-speaker-tba/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250608T203538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T132017Z
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SUMMARY:Dinner with Asya Walden - "The Multifaceted Story of the West Southern Pines Community Center"
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/dinner-with-speaker-tba/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T092622
CREATED:20250608T203653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T203654Z
UID:1573-1779026400-1779033600@www.esuus.org
SUMMARY:Garden Party
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URL:https://www.esuus.org/sandhills/event/garden-party-2/
LOCATION:Country Club of North Carolina
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