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Aiken in the Alley

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August 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

The University of South Carolina Aiken’s College of Arts Humanities & Social Sciences announces the return of the free community lecture series, Aiken in the Alley.

Aiken in the Alley is a series of lectures, conversations, and music from USCA faculty members on select days, August to December, 2025. This fall, faculty from various disciplines will present, including History, Music, Theatre, and Communication and Emerging Media.

Thursday, August 28 | 11 AM – 12 PM
Alexia Helsley, Senior Instructor of History, “The Remarkable Life of Mary Musgrove Matthews Bosomworth”

Wednesday, September 17 | 11 AM – 12 PM
Dr. Elizabeth Georgian, Professor of History, “South Carolina Supreme Court Cases That Shaped the Nation”

Thursday, October 16 | 11 AM – 12 PM
Megan Hall (Piano) and Allison McSwain (Trumpet), “Fanfare & Fireworks: A Lecture Recital of Music for Trumpet and Piano”

Thursday, November 6 | 11 AM – 12 PM
Dewey Scott-Wiley, A Performance of Misery is Optional: Recollections of Recovery

Thursday, December 4 | 11 AM – 12 PM
Dr. Jason Munsell, Associate Professor of Communication and Emerging Media, “Presidential War Rhetoric and FDR’s ‘Day of Infamy’ Speech”

For more information, please contact the Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at 803-641-3784.
The events are free and open to the public.

139 Newberry Street SW
Aiken, SC 29801 United States
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