Family Weekend 2026
Parents and family members are invited to join our Hollins students for a weekend filled with organized activities running from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning! We hope to have you join us! Schedule coming soon.
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Hollins University Campus 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United States
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Zombie Antigone, Or the Show Must Go On
Hollins TheatreIt’s the night Sloane has been building toward all year: her high school theatre capstone production! This feminist reimagining of Antigone is sure to be her ticket to a full ride at NYU.
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Family Weekend Choir Concert 2026
duPont Chapel 7980 E Campus Dr, Roanoke,, VA, United StatesOur combined choirs will perform for family and friends at our yearly Family Weekend concert.
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Family Weekend Student Recital 2026
Talmadge Recital Hall, BradleyJoin us as Hollins students enrolled in private lessons present a recital of their favorite music for family and friends.
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Vocal Masterclass with Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson
Talmadge Recital Hall, BradleyOpera Roanoke presents a masterclass for their Young Artists and Hollins students, featuring soprano Danielle Talamantes and bass-baritone Kerry Wilkerson.
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Censored: Stories, Speech, and the Battle for Books
VirtualThis virtual panel features a conversation with Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies—one of the first picture books to embrace LGBTQ+ themes—and Melissa McCoul, the former Senior Lecturer at Texas A&M
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Mallory Zondag: Artist Lecture & Reception
VAC 119Mallory Zondag is an award-winning artist and educator whose work focuses on the natural world and how it relates to the human experience. She explores these themes through wet felting, weaving, sculpting, and stitching, seeking to bring the ephemeral into physical being. As a resident artist in over twenty schools and community organizations she has […]
Website: https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/eleanorDWilsonMuseumHollinsUniversity/event/374c7270-0e32-414b-85ed-1ee03c9d00a2Free -
Teju Cole Reading
Green Drawing Room, MainTeju Cole is a photographer and writer. He was born in the United States, raised in Nigeria, and currently lives in Massachusetts. His books—notable among them Open City, Blind Spot, Known and Strange Things, and Fernweh—are published in twenty languages.
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Teju Cole – Craft Conversation: “Fascinating Rhythm”
Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesTeju Cole is a photographer and writer. He was born in the United States, raised in Nigeria, and currently lives in Massachusetts. His books—notable among them Open City, Blind Spot, Known and Strange Things, and Fernweh—are published in twenty languages.
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Mallory Zondag Artist Workshop: Felted Flowers with the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Fiber artist Mallory Zondag will teach a Felted Flowers workshop at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum on Friday, 10/9 from 2:30-5:30PM. Sign up information for the workshop will be announced in early September and will be managed by the Wilson Museum. Registration is required and is limited to 20 seats. This workshop is part of […]
Website: https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/eleanorDWilsonMuseumHollinsUniversity/event/2a170557-4466-4b01-a42d-f8903c6bd9a1Free -
41st Annual Perry F. Kendig Awards
Ballator Gallery, Moody CenterYou are cordially invited to attend the 41st annual Perry F. Kendig Arts and Culture Awards. Reception to Follow Awards in the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center and Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins. Please RSVP by Friday October 9
Website: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/RoanokeCollege/events/perry-f-kendig-awardsFree -
Mary Dana Hinton: Where Love Leads
Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesFor many, leadership is thought of as definitive, uncompromising, lonely, and infallible. President Hinton invites current and aspiring leaders to reframe their perspective on leadership and to see it as an opportunity to create an environment where love is the guiding principle. Where Love Leads is not based on a soft notion of love, but on a powerful approach to achieving outcomes through courage, compassion, vulnerability, and love.
Website: https://luma.com/2ld6woc0Free -
Jolly Company: Porch Gallery Workshop
VAC Plaza 8009 Fishburn Dr, Roanoke, VA, United StatesJoin us for a community art workshop on Friday, October 23rd from 2-4PM on the VAC Plaza! Inspired by Jake McCord’s self-taught whimsical painting style, we will create large scale paintings of friends, family, or pets on brown craft paper to display on the Visual Arts Center “porch.” No registration required, and participants of all […]
Website: https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/eleanorDWilsonMuseumHollinsUniversity/event/7e0df0ac-14b6-4e1c-be0d-fddb3f304115 -
Admission Open House: Discover Hollins Day
Hollins University Campus 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesDiscover all that Hollins has to offer at our upcoming Admission Open House: Discover Hollins Day. Tour our beautiful campus, meet current students, and explore student life, career pathways, and campus resources. Attend info sessions on admissions, financial aid, and support services, and get your questions answered as you envision yourself at Hollins. Register Today
Website: https://admissions.hollins.edu/register/?id=f43ce309-1908-4a32-ad1d-0eedb6d5d2d5Free -
Opera Roanoke Presents The Medium
Talmadge Recital Hall, BradleyAs part of a rewarding partnership between Hollins and Opera Roanoke’s Young Artists, these talented singers will present The Medium, a solemn and spooky short opera perfect for the Halloween season.
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Toni Jensen Workshop: “When the World Is Hard: Writing through It
CLE Classroom, Wyndham Robertson Library 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesToni Jensen is the author of the memoir Carry, a Dayton Peace Prize finalist and a New York Times Editors’ Choice book. An NEA recipient in 2020, Jensen’s essays have appeared in Orion, Catapult and Ecotone.
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Toni Jensen Reading
Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesToni Jensen is the author of the memoir Carry, a Dayton Peace Prize finalist and a New York Times Editors’ Choice book. An NEA recipient in 2020, Jensen’s essays have appeared in Orion, Catapult and Ecotone.
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Book Discussion: Where Love Leads by Mary Dana Hinton
Roanoke Times Conference Room, Moody Hall 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesJoin us for a cozy afternoon of conversation about Where Love Leads by Mary Dana Hinton. We will be discussing love in leadership over coffee and pastries!
Website: https://luma.com/jd6l8hyfFree -
Megan Cook Lecture
Hollins Room, Wyndham Robertson Library 7916 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA, United StatesMegan L. Cook is the Arthur Jeremiah Roberts professor of English at Colby College. A former teenaged mall goth turned medievalist, she is the author of The Poet and the Antiquaries: Chaucerian Scholarship and the Rise of Literary History (Penn, 2019) and co-editor of John Lydgate’s Dance of Death and Related Works (Medieval Institute, 2019).
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Senior Thesis Production: Nerdy Prudes Must Die
Hollins TheatreSenior Thesis Production: Nerdy Prudes Must Die. Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim | Book by Nick & Matt Lang originally produced by StarKid productions. produced by TinType Players Theatre Company ’27. directed by Gwyn Lloyd ’27. Nerdy Prudes Must Die is a teen-slasher comedy about a group of geeks and their ghostly tormentor from […]
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