Pasco-Hernando State College will host keynote speakers, guest lecturers, exhibits and more as part of its Peace Week celebration Oct. 6-9.
Peace Week events will be held on all the school’s campuses, including East Campus in Dade City, Porter Campus at Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel, West Campus in New Port Richey, North Campus in Brooksville, and Spring Hill Campus.
Opening ceremonies will kick off Oct. 6 in New Port Richey with a musical performance by Lorri Hafer, the lead vocalist for The Hillside Singers who proclaimed through a Coca-Cola ad that she would like to “teach the world to sing.”
Other presenters include Daniel Caron, nature photographer John Moran, religious scholar Dell deChant, political activist Scott Camil, transgender couple Linda and Karen Schrader, drum circle leader Steve Turner, Erica Senack-Daum, Florida Veterans for Common Sense founder Gene Jones, and biologist John Darovec Jr.
There will be other sessions hosted at the various campuses as well. At Porter Campus, for example, Buddhist monks will create a sand mandala, a circular mural created from colored sand. Tibetans refer to the mandala as the “architecture of enlightenment,” according to a release, with meanings on many spiritual and artistic levels.
There also will be drum circles, exhibits and displays, as well as scarf art, tie dye, and sand art. All events are free and open to the public.
For details, visit PHSC.edu/peace, or call (855) 669-7472.
