{"id":159797,"date":"2022-01-07T11:20:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/?p=159797"},"modified":"2022-01-13T11:56:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:56:09","slug":"fls-highlights-great-lives-series-returning-jan-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/2022\/01\/07\/fls-highlights-great-lives-series-returning-jan-18\/","title":{"rendered":"FLS Highlights Great Lives Series, Returning Jan. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article originally appeared in <\/em>The Free Lance-Star Weekender.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_159710\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159710\" class=\"wp-image-159710 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/452px-Self_Portrait_van_Gogh_National_Gallery_of_Art_2-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Painter Vincent van Gogh is among the prominent personalities featured in this year\u2019s William B. Crawley Great Lives lecture series, which returns on Jan. 18.\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/452px-Self_Portrait_van_Gogh_National_Gallery_of_Art_2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/webarchive.umw.edu\/eagleeye\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/452px-Self_Portrait_van_Gogh_National_Gallery_of_Art_2.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-159710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painter Vincent van Gogh is among the prominent personalities featured in this year\u2019s William B. Crawley Great Lives lecture series, which returns on Jan. 18.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The William B. Crawley Great Lives series returns to UMW this year with a lineup of personalities who loom larger than life\u2014and who are timely subjects for 2022. The lives of Dolly Parton, Vincent van Gogh, Ida B. Wells, Jimmy Carter and more will be revealed during the three-month series, which marks its 19th season this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lee-article-text\">\n<p>The organizers are taking a \u201cwait and see\u201d strategy with the lectures. Tentatively planned to be entirely in-person for the first time in two years, the surge of the COVID-19 omicron variant has necessitated the first four lectures\u2014all in January\u2014be livestreamed online. They can be accessed on the program website (<a href=\"https:\/\/umw.edu\/greatlives\">umw.edu\/greatlives<\/a>). Crawley said they will monitor the COVID situation with the hope that the subsequent 12 lectures, beginning on Feb. 1, can be in person in George Washington Hall\u2019s Dodd Auditorium. All updates will be announced on the website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden-print asset-breakout-container \">\n<div class=\"hidden-print asset-breakout-container \">\n<div class=\"lee-article-text\">\n<p>These free lectures will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from Jan. 18 through March 10, at 7:30 p.m. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test is required, as are face masks, for all attendees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lee-article-text\">\n<p>The lecture series was forced online during its last two seasons due to the pandemic. And in 2021, only in-house talent was used. Crawley said UMW\u2019s professors received rave reviews for their lectures, and \u201cwhen you think about it, teachers make great speakers. They are used to crafting engaging presentations every day.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/fredericksburg.com\/entertainment\/great-lives-lecture-series-launches-jan-18-with-astronaut-john-glenn\/article_7197b73f-4224-5bff-98f6-eb0cf30fed9c.html\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared in The Free Lance-Star Weekender. The William B. Crawley Great Lives series returns to UMW this year with a lineup of personalities who loom larger than life\u2014and who are timely subjects for 2022. The lives of Dolly Parton, Vincent van Gogh, Ida B. 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