Lourdes hosts W.A.V.E. Festival in celebration of Women’s History Month

• March is Women’s History Month and Lourdes is celebrating with the first annual W.A.V.E. Celebration of Women festival. W.A.V.E., or Women Artists Visionaries Entrepreneurs, will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2008, in McAlear Hall from 1 to 5 p.m.

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The festival features an indoor exhibition and sale of fine arts and crafts such as ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, pottery and paintings, as well as an indoor art exhibit. Entertainment during the festival includes performances by the Aegela Dance Company, acoustic/folk musician Kyle White, Spectrum and others.

Proceeds from the event will be donated to Mom’s House of Toledo, an organization dedicated to preparing young mothers for the challenges of balancing educational goals with responsible parenting.

Admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information, visit www.lourdes.edu/WAVE or contact Lisa Binkowski, Director of Student Activities and Recreation, at 419-517-8870 or email [email protected].

Lourdes’ Franciscan Follies to feature performing arts, musical entertainment

• In continuation of Lourdes College’s 50^th anniversary celebration, the 2008 Franciscan Follies is going gold. This year’s Follies will take place on Friday, March 7, 2008, in the Franciscan Theatre and Conference Center beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Franciscan Follies is an event celebrating the arts and talents of the Lourdes College community. Follies will feature a variety of performing arts, with the talents of actors, dancers, musicians and singers. All performances will be presented by Lourdes faculty, staff, students and friends of the community. A cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will also be available.

Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Sr. Ann Carmen Barone, OSF, Vice President for Mission and Ministry, at 419-824-3703 or email [email protected].