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text-align:left;'><div class=" section_inner clearfix"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 10px" ><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"><div class="empty_space_image" ></div> </span></div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p>Thank for you for making this another unforgettable Meliora Weekend! Mark your calendars to join us next year—September 18-21.</p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 25px" ><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"><div class="empty_space_image" ></div> </span></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row section grid_section" style='background-color:#f4f4f4; text-align:left;'><div class=" section_inner clearfix"><div class='section_inner_margin clearfix'><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h2><span style="font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold;">Headliners</span></h2> </div> </div> <div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 30px" ><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"><div class="empty_space_image" ></div> </span></div> <div class="vc_row wpb_row section vc_inner " style=' text-align:left;'><div class=" full_section_inner clearfix"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1721413363159"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-38752 size-full" src="https://www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leslieodom_resize.jpg" alt="Leslie Odom, Jr. headshot" width="600" height="450" srcset="https://www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leslieodom_resize.jpg 600w, https://www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leslieodom_resize-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1722376263944"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><strong><a style="font-size: 20px;" href="/melioraweekend/meliora-2024-announcement#leslie">Leslie Odom, Jr.</a></strong></p> <p>Leslie Odom, Jr. is a multifaceted Tony and Grammy Award-winning, three-time Emmy and two-time Academy Award-nominated vocalist, songwriter, actor, and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author. <a href="https://www.esm.rochester.edu/theatre/events/kodak-hall-series-presents-an-evening-with-leslie-odom-jr/"><strong>Buy tickets now!</strong></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_empty_space vc_custom_1721675925358" style="height: 16px" ><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"><div class="empty_space_image" ></div> </span></div> </div></div></div><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-3"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1721912463191"> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-39772 size-medium" src="https://www.rochester.edu/melioraweekend/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Norah_v2_resized-300x225.png" alt="Norah O’Donnell headshot" width="300" height="225" 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