July 2013
July 4 - Independence Day
Independence Day.
University closed.
July 7 - Concerts on the Lawn Series
7 p.m.
JMU
Sculpture Garden located between the Music Building and Duke Hall (Rain
location: Memorial Hall Auditorium)
A newcomer to the 2013 series, the Shenandoah Valley Pipe Band brings traditional Scottish and Irish pipe music to the Shenandoah Valley. With six pipers and six drummers, the band has played in a variety of festivals and parades, and won the best marching unit in the Staunton July 4th parade. The band was founded in early 2009 by pipe major Kathy Hawkins, several of her piping students and a small group of drummers who had never before played the highland drums.
Audience members are encouraged to bring picnic dinners and lawn chairs to the concerts. Parking is available between Duke Hall and Miller Hall, between the Forbes Center and Anthony-Seeger, and in the Warsaw Parking Deck. Sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Free.
July 9 - Storytime in the Understory
11 a.m.-noon
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
Children will develop an understanding of the importance of nature from children’s literature selections. Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and a brown-bag picnic lunch for after storytime. For more information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum.
July 10 - Summer Brown-Bag Lunch Lecture Series
Noon-1 p.m.
Edith
J. Carrier Arboretum Pavilion
“Succulents... Gardening Outside the Box” with Julia Stutzman, Edith J. Carrier Arboretum education coordinator and JMU adjunct faculty in biology. Gardeners wanting to move away from water-thirsty gardening can learn about gardening with succulents. For more information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum. Free.
July 17 - Summer Brown-Bag Lunch Lecture Series
Noon-1 p.m.
Edith
J. Carrier Arboretum Pavilion
“Down to Earth Dirt Deli” with Sandy Greene. Be sure to bring a brown-bag lunch to eat while enjoying this lecture because the soil horizon parfait and subterranean sub sandwich that will be created from custom all natural soil ingredients aren’t edible! Learn all about the Earth’s soil layers and explore soil quality and management practices at this fun and interactive lecture. For more information, check http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum. Free.
