FrIday, Sept. 12 | 8 p.m. Faculty Chamber Recital Markel Auditorium Featuring Brad Blackham, piano; Melissa Knecht, viola; David Peshlakai, cello; Kristen Matson, soprano; Amy Ley, harp; Andrew Sprung, clarinet; Jaimie Wagner, flute; Cynthia Duda Pant, bassoon; and senior Larae Ferguson, violin. Friday, Sept. 12 | 7 p.m. – midnight Open-mic Night The...
Post
September 14, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Freshmen land eight roles in Tower Players’ “Almost, Maine”
Classes had just resumed when scores of aspiring thespians marched over to the Sage Center for the Arts on Aug. 28 to audition for the Tower Players’ production of “Almost, Maine.” Almost 50 students showed up to try out for the 20 available roles. Director and lighting designer Michael Beyer is happy to put on...
Post
September 14, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Dancers just want to dance more
Tattering pointe shoes lay next to stacks of school books, exhausting practice coupled with rigorous academics. This is the world of the dancer at Hillsdale. Two students, senior Sarah Schweizer and sophomore Priscilla Larson, want to take their commitment to dance even further and introduce Hillsdale’s dancers to a new dance honorary. The National Honor...
Post
September 14, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Hillsdale’s chefs and the art of cooking
Envision a cut of bacon, heating on the griddle, spitting all its spittle, wafting lovely odor, becoming tasty fodder. It’s almost poetic. It commands the attention of every sense. The first stanza, once eaten, reminds me of the goodness of home, family meals, and luxurious breakfast. It comforts. Good art does that. Good art touches...
Post
September 14, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
To build a chapel
If President Larry Arnn gets his wish, in less than three years Hillsdale’s new 27,000 square foot chapel will complete the Quad. The college must raise the remaining $13 million of the $26 million budget to start construction on the blueprints drawn by Duncan Stroik, professor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame. Placed...