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Archives for: 2008, week 45

11/06/08

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PODCAST: FYCS Workshop with Lisa See



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Lisa See, the best-selling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, has been named Rosemont College's 2008 McShain Lecturer. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a novel about "nu shu," the secret writing developed and used by women in a small country in China for over a thousand years. Described as a compassionate and harrowing portrait of 19th century China, when girls had their feet bound and spent their lives in seclusion, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into the most mysterious and treasured relationships of all time—female friendship.

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PODCAST: McShain Guest Lecturer Lisa See



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Lisa See, the best-selling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, has been named Rosemont College's 2008 McShain Lecturer. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a novel about "nu shu," the secret writing developed and used by women in a small country in China for over a thousand years. Described as a compassionate and harrowing portrait of 19th century China, when girls had their feet bound and spent their lives in seclusion, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into the most mysterious and treasured relationships of all time—female friendship.

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11/05/08

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Lisa See: McShain Guest Lecturer

Date/Time:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Location:
McShain Performing Arts Center

Information: Alexis Kropp, Director of Public Relations, 610.527.0200 ext. 2967

Tickets: Free with reservation, contact Nichole Moran 610.527.0200 ext. 2284

Description: Lisa See, the best-selling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, has been named Rosemont College's 2008 McShain Lecturer. Earning high acclaim and an enthusiastic readership, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a novel about "nu shu," the secret writing developed and used by women in a small country in China for over a thousand years. Described as a compassionate and harrowing portrait of 19th century China, when girls had their feet bound and spent their lives in seclusion, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan delves into the most mysterious and treasured relationships of all time—female friendship.

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11/02/08

Permalink 07:00:00 pm, Categories: Public, 46 words   English (US)

All Souls' Mass Celebrated at Rosemont College


Event:
Catholic Mass


Date/Time:

Sunday, November 2, 2008
7:00 p.m.

Location:

Immaculate Conception Chapel
Rosemont College
1400 Montgomery Ave.
Rosemont

Fee:
Free

Information: Joshua Snyder, Director of Campus Ministry, 610.527.0200, ext. 2412.

Description:
A special All Souls' Mass in the Hispanic Day of the Dead tradition.

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