BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Mercer Events - ECPv5.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://events.mercer.edu
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mercer Events
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T180000
DTSTAMP:20260831T175325
CREATED:20260819T181414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T181414Z
UID:32481-1788019200-1788026400@events.mercer.edu
SUMMARY:Ford Football Concert Series: Conner Smith\, Featuring Micah Fletcher
DESCRIPTION:Nashville songwriter Conner Smith will be joined by fellow rising country music superstar Micah Fletcher on Aug. 29 to kick off Mercer University’s Ford Football Concert Series. Fletcher will take the stage at 4 p.m.\, followed by Smith at 5 p.m. \nThe Ford Football Concert Series\, which will celebrate its eighth season in the fall\, gives Mercer football faithful the opportunity to enjoy live music from a variety of national recording artists and local talent at Toby Town\, the designated tailgating area on Black Field\, which is located adjacent to Five Star Stadium. Admission to all musical performances is free.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/ford-football-concert-series-conner-smith-featuring-micah-fletcher/
LOCATION:Black Field\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Faculty & Staff,Public,Student
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/Conner-SMith.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T193000
DTSTAMP:20260831T175325
CREATED:20260807T170303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T170303Z
UID:32387-1788287400-1788291000@events.mercer.edu
SUMMARY:Chelsea Rathburn Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Chelsea Rathburn\, an associate professor of English at Mercer and the Poet Laureate of Georgia\, will read from her new poetry collection\, Broken Houses.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/chelsea-rathburn-book-launch/
LOCATION:Presidents Dining Room\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Faculty & Staff,Public,Student
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/chelsea-rathburn.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T101500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T110000
DTSTAMP:20260831T175325
CREATED:20260825T202811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T202811Z
UID:32585-1788344100-1788346800@events.mercer.edu
SUMMARY:BearPulse 101
DESCRIPTION:New to BearPulse or looking for a refresher? This hands-on training\, provided by the Center for Engaged Learning\, will introduce the core functions of BearPulse and help you confidently navigate the platform. Participants will learn how to post and find volunteer opportunities\, manage participant sign-ups\, track service hours\, and document student engagement. Whether you are a community partner\, faculty or staff member\, or student\, this session will provide the foundational knowledge needed to effectively use BearPulse to support service and civic engagement at Mercer University.
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/bearpulse-101-2/
LOCATION:Virtual\, GA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Faculty & Staff,Public,Student
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/BearPulse-101.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20Engaged%20Learning":MAILTO:CEL@mercer.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T210000
DTSTAMP:20260831T175325
CREATED:20260824T125006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T181849Z
UID:32565-1788463800-1788469200@events.mercer.edu
SUMMARY:Celebration and Remembrance: Bixby Kennedy and Steve Beck — Recital for Clarinet and Piano
DESCRIPTION:Bixby Kennedy (Frisson\, New York New Music Ensemble\, Ensemble Connect: Carnegie Hall; Fabian Distinguished Artist at Mercer University) and Steven Beck (Juilliard; Da Capo Chamber Players; UMASS Amherst) present Celebration and Remembrance. The program begins with a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary featuring works by George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein and exploring the connections to French composers Nadia Boulanger and Francis Poulenc.  The second half will commemorate the 25th anniversary of September 11th with the world-premiere of NYC-based composer Ed Green’s Night Report from the Unseen Battlefield. Inspired by his survival of the events which took place that morning.  The program concludes with the ever-reflective and Autumnal Brahms F-minor sonata for clarinet and piano.  All are welcome and admission is free!
URL:https://events.mercer.edu/event/celebration-and-remembrance-bixby-kennedy-and-steve-beck-recital-for-clarinet-and-piano/
LOCATION:Fickling Hall\, 1501 Mercer University Drive\, Macon\, 31207
CATEGORIES:Arts,Public
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/BixbySteve-Flyer-MERCER-2026.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Townsend%20School%20of%20Music":MAILTO:music@mercer.edu
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR