Presented by David W. Frantz. The tradition of modern surgery arose not from the academics and elite of Europe, but from the barbers. The most common European medical practitioner of the Middle Ages was the “barber-surgeon.” From simple procedures often performed by monks, the expertise gradually advanced, often with the experience of caring for the […]

Presented by Richard Burke. Paintings of the Annunciation — the moment when the Archangel Gabriel tells Mary that she is to be the mother of God’s son — depict an essential encounter between the human and the celestial in the Christian tradition. The Annunciation is an intrinsically dramatic scene and has been the subject of […]

Presented by Edward DeClair. It seems odd (alarmist or dramatic or quaint or maybe even prescient) to question the viability of democracy as a means to organize man’s political interactions. But, we need to remember that the American experience with democracy is a young experiment in the history of humankind. American democracy, despite what we […]

According to the Fifth Street Community Development Corporation, “Fifth Street means different things to different people depending on who they are or how old they are.”

Over its 140-plus-year history, the Lynchburg Fire Department has responded to hundreds of thousands of calls for service.

Payne has been following and presenting on Confederate monuments since shortly after the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2018. 

The Black religious experience in Lynchburg parallels the development of spirituals and religious music in those congregations.

Most Americans take for granted the assumption that Christianity, the most dominant religious tradition in America since the founding of the nation, plays a positive role in our national life.

This presentation will investigate the past, present, and future of College Lake and the changes over time in its physical and metaphorical landscapes.

Heidi James will educate attendees about the importance of Lynchburg’s native bee species for the environment and the food supply, and how becoming a Bee Campus can help with this goal.

Early recollections are memories created in the first six years of our lives.

The lecture will explore and celebrate the trailblazing life of University of Lynchburg art professor Georgia Morgan, from her early art studies in Paris in 1909 to her lengthy 30-year career as a teacher at Lynchburg College from 1915-45.