Manchester University will host its annual Empty Bowls event on Sunday, April 21 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Manchester University will host its annual Empty Bowls event on Sunday, April 21.
Each year Empty Bowls raises money for a local organization or cause. This year, funds raised will go toward restoring the roof of Manchester’s historic Petersime Chapel. The event will be held in the Chapel from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Soup will be served in bowls hand painted by Manchester students. The cost is $5 for students and children, $10 for MU colleagues and community members.
In addition to the meal, there will be performances from MU students and faculty. See the schedule below: 
1:00 p.m. MU Student Jazz Combo Set 1
1:30 p.m. Professor Beate Gilliar: Dance and Poetics
2:00 p.m. MU Student Jazz Combo Set 2
This event is organized by Manchester’s Peace Studies Institute.
For the media
The organizers are Katy Gray Brown, director of peace studies, and Libby Kreps, peace studies coordinator. They can be reached at klgraybrown@manchester.edu or eakreps@manchester.edu.
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