This annual series celebrates the culture, heritage, music and contributions of people of Hispanic descent. Events have featured dance, speakers, music and more.

Admission: Free (no ticket required) 

An exhibition of 43 prints by Northern Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, printed during the artist’s lifetime. Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician and theorist from Nuremburg. His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his 20s, A polymath and contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci, Dürer produced a vast body of work including altarpieces and religious works, portraits, self-portraits and engravings.        

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The CCU Chamber and Concert Choirs, under the direction of Terri Sinclair, welcome St. James High School Bel Canto and Chorale, under the direction of Sandra Bass, as their guests in this concert. The program will feature works by Franz Schubert, Moses Hogan and Eric Whitacre as well as two movements of the Mozart Requiem, which will be presented in its entirety in the spring. The CCU choirs will combine with the St. James High School Choir for two grand finale-closing selections.   

CCU’s Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values will host an open discussion to explore ethical issues in current events. Participants will receive a “Java Buck” good for $1 off a purchase at Java City, and there will be a raffle for Jackson Center coffee mugs. For more details about this event, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter and www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter.   

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Alternating between modern day and WWII-era Paris, the French film Sarah’s Key (2010-Rated PG-13) is about a woman’s inquiry into the history of her father’s childhood home as well as the horrors that the Vichy government perpetrated against the Jewish population of France. She uncovers the story of Sarah Starzynski and her fight to escape her Nazi captors and return to her house in order to save her hidden younger brother. Sponsored by the Office of International Programs and the Jackson Family Center for Ethics & Values, which will host a discussion of ethical questions raised by the film.

Admission: Free (no ticket required) 

The Coastal Inspirational Ambassadors, the CCU student gospel choir, performs positive and inspiring gospel music at this annual event. The group seeks to perpetuate the tradition of gospel music and to recognize the importance of gospel in the preservation of African-American culture.

Admission: Free with ticket

This community discussion, moderated by CCU faculty member Ron Green, will explore what different religions have to say about love and its place in our lives. The event is co-sponsored by Coastal Carolina University’s Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and the Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values. For more details about this event, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter and www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter.

Admission: Free (no ticket required) 

CalypSamba, the CCU World Music Ensemble, will present an exciting evening of music from the Caribbean. The concert will feature the critically acclaimed CCU Steel Pan Ensemble as well as the CCU Afro-Cuban Folkloric Music Ensemble.     

This Tea & Ethics session will explore the historical and ethical issues surrounding espionage at the government, corporate and individual levels. Led by CCU faculty members Jonathan Smith, director of the Intelligence and National Security Program, and Jonathan Trerise of the Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, the talk begins at 3:30 p.m.; tea and snacks will be available beginning at 3 p.m. For more details about this event, please visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter and www.facebook.com/jacksoncenter.

Admission: Free (no ticket required)