Music Recitals

Program: Chamber Players of the South perform Rhapsody in Blue and Appalachian Spring
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Creative Arts Guide, 520 W. Waugh Street, Dalton, GA
Admission: $10 for the general public; free to Dalton State students with advance tickets

Program: Martin Cochran, euphonium soloist
Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Dalton State College, Gignilliat Memorial Hall, Goodroe Auditorium
Admission: free to public; seating available on first-come, first-served basis

For more information, contact Ellie Jenkins by phone (706.272.2528) or email (ejenkins@daltonstate.edu)

When Freedom of Speech Becomes the Freedom to Hate

 
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Place: Dalton State College, Gignilliat Memorial Hall, Goodroe Auditorium

The public is invited to the free program which will be led by Mr. Matthew L. Hipps, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Dalton State.

“The first amendment right to free speech is one of our most precious and closely guarded rights, but it can also be the most easily abused,” said Hipps, who teaches Introduction to American Government for the College. “I think an open and honest conversation about what free speech actually means is a very good thing.

“As I teach political science –and wrote a dissertation on our perceptions of each other—I have always been interested in the Bill of Rights and how those things that protect us can become the very things that tear us apart,” Hipps said.  The program is recommended for mature audiences as it may contain strong language and adult themes.  It is sponsored by the Dalton State College Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Deadline Extended

 The deadline for the Congressional District Art Competition has been extended to Wednesday, February 8, 2012. High school or home school students (grades 9-12) within the Ninth Congressional may submit entries at the following location:

Derrell C. Roberts Library
Dalton State College
650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720

Works will be on exhibit in the Roberts library from February 13 to March 14, 2012. A panel of judges from the Creative Arts Guild and Dalton State faculty will select three award-winning artworks.
Dalton State College and Representative Graves will host a reception at the Roberts Library to announce the winners of the Congressional Art Competition. The reception will be held on Wednesday, March 14,2012 from 7:00-8:00 pm.

The over-all winning entry of each congressional district will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol.
The first, second, and third place entries will be displayed in Congressman Tom Graves' Dalton office from March 14, 2012 to June 1, 2012.

Congressional District Art Competition

Each year, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition. The Derrell C. Roberts Library and the Creative Arts Guild of Dalton will host the competition for the Ninth Congressional District in honor of Representative Tom Graves, as an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in our area.

An Artistic Discovery: The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students. Each high school or home school in the Ninth District may submit one work to be considered for the national exhibit. Students submit entries to their school first and then the school submits its winning entry at one of the following locations by Wednesday, February 1,2012:

Roberts Library of Dalton State College, Dalton, Georgia

Monday – Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

Dalton State Gilmer County Center, Ellijay, Georgia

Monday – Friday, 8 am - 3 pm

Rep. Graves’ Gainesville office, Gainesville, Georgia

Monday – Friday, 9 am - 5 pm

A panel of judges from the Creative Arts Guild and Dalton State faculty will select three award-winning artworks. The first-place winner will have the honor of exhibiting in the United States Capitol. Dalton State College and Representative Graves will host a reception at the Roberts Library to announce the winners of the Congressional Art Competition. The reception will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 7:00-8:00 pm.

To view a campus map, go to: http://www.daltonstate.edu/about/campus-map.html

For more details, please go to: http://tomgraves.house.gov/ConstituentServices/ArtsCompetition.htm