Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center Upcoming Events
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The Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center is open for tours by request. The conference center may also be rented for weddings, receptions and meetings. Contact the NFCC Foundation at (850) 973-9432 for more information.
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2008 Quilt Show - April 24-26, 2008
Quilt Show Entry Form (click here)
Calling all quilters! NFCC seeks entries for annual show
Quilts on display April 26 at Four Freedoms Festival
Attention, quilters and quilt owners. NFCC is seeking entries for its ANNUAL QUILT SHOW. Quilts will be displayed at the Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center in Madison, Florida Thursday, April 24; Friday, April 25; and Saturday, April 26 in conjunction with the Madison County Four Freedoms Festival. The exhibit will be open to the public from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. Admission is free. Show organizers are calling on area quilt owners to display handmade quilts whether new or old, a treasured heirloom or a recent gift. Quilts will be displayed on the first and second floors of the historic WSG Conference Center, also known locally as the Mansion. A special area in the downstairs library will be set aside for display of antique quilts. Don’t miss this opportunity to showoff your quilted treasures. Applications to enter a quilt or multiple quilts in NFCC’s ANNUAL QUILT SHOW are available online (link above) or by calling Maria Greene, WSG Conference Center Coordinator, at (850) 973-9432 or email GreeneM@nfcc.edu. |
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Classical Guitarist Ming-Jian Fang - April 16, 2008
Acclaimed classical guitarist performs at Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Mansion
Members of the public are invited to the free concert
The Music Department of North Florida Community College is proud to present internationally acclaimed classical guitarist, Ming-Jian Fang from Taiwan, in concert Wednesday, April 16. Fang is appearing at the special invitation of Dr. Rebecca Burkart, NFCC Music Director, who became friends with Fang when they were both pursuing doctoral degrees at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind. His Madison, Fla. concert follows an appearance at the 20th anniversary of the Classical Guitar Festival at Ball State. Fang will perform two concerts featuring Western classical music: one for NFCC students at noon in the Fine Arts Auditorium on campus and another for members of the public at the Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Mansion, 7 p.m. , 121 NW Marion St, Madison, Fla. Both performances are free.
Fang, who received his undergraduate degree in Taiwan, pursued a Doctor of Arts degree from Ball State University in 1988. He was Chairman of the School of Music at Fu-Jen University from 1994-1998, then Dean of the College of Fine Arts from 1998-2007. While at Fu-Jen University, Fang was also Professor of Guitar and developed the university’s first guitar program. He is presently at National Taipei University of Education in the Office of General Affairs. Fang received the 2007 Gold Melody Award from the Taiwanese Government for classical guitar recording; the Outstanding Alumni Award from Ball State University in 1995; and, the International Achievement Award from Ball State in 2007. He has also published Music and Aesthetics-From Tradition to Modern (2007), Western Music History – Ideas and Frameworks (2005), Fernando Sor (2004), and The Illustrated Book of Classical Guitarists (2003). Drs. Rebecca and Arnold Burkart kept up a long-standing friendship with Fang over the years and visited him in Taiwan when Arnold Burkart taught at Taipei Municipal Teacher’s College. Rebecca Burkart describes Fang as “A talented guitarist and very accessible to students.” A mini-grant from the NFCC Artist Series Angels is supporting Fang’s recitals. For information contact Dr. Rebecca Burkart, 850.973.1643 or email burkartR@nfcc.edu.
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