Come – Enjoy ‘An Evening with Maya Angelou’

Dr. Maya Angelou will speak November 16 at Mars Hill College
in Mars Hill, NC.

A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, Dr. Maya Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception!

Considered one of our national treasures, and the author of many best-selling books, including “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” “The Heart of a Woman”, and “All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes,” her performance/lecture stresses the value of ethnic, economic and religious diversity in all undertakings. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies.


As a
passionate and powerful speaker, poet, educator, historian,
best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist,
producer and director — Dr. Angelou challenges her audiences to invest
their spirits and hearts in the elevation of the human condition. In
most of her biographies, the intent was to help people, and children
struggling with life.

Hailed as one of
the great voices of contemporary literature, Dr. Angelou was chosen by
President Bill Clinton to deliver her dedicatory poem, “On The Pulse of
Morning” at the inaugural ceremony in January 1993. Dr. Maya Angelou
has received numerous honors including the Yale University Fellowship,
and was also named the Rockefeller Foundation Scholar in Italy.


Angelou taught
at the University of Ghana, the University of Kansas, and holds a
lifetime chair as the Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of American Studies
at Wake Forest University. Additional honors include the Woman of the
Year Award and a nomination for the Tony Awards.



Dr. Angelou
continues to travel the world, making appearances on college campuses,
and spreading her legendary wisdom. Dr. Angelou’s works speak to the
heart, encouraging us to love life, to persevere through its challenges
and to share our gifts with others.



Come experience
“An Evening with Maya Angelou” at Moore Auditorium on the college
campus of Mars Hill College, November 16, 2006, at 7:30 p.m.



At least 500
tickets will be available to the general public. Seating will be open,
not reserved, and seats may not be held or saved for groups.



The auditorium
will open for seating on November 16 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 each,
and are available through the college Web site at www.mhc.edu and at
the Mars Hill College Bookstore on Main Street in Mars Hill, NC.



For more information contact:


Mike Thornhill, Director of Communications,

Mars Hill College, 828/689-1298.