Sometimes, coming home forces people to confront uncomfortable changes and realities that they would much rather avoid. Such is the case for Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, the much-loved protagonist of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman.” Since her appearance in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the now 26-year-old Jean Louise has moved to New York City...
Author: Madeleine Jepsen (Madeleine Jepsen)
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Q&A: Turtle Island Quartet — Grammy-winning chamber group visits Hillsdale Sept. 12
The innovative Turtle Island Quartet has been blending a classical chamber esthetic with contemporary American music styles since 1985, and has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album. This Saturday, they will be performing the program “Jelly, Rags & Monk,” a collection of rag and jazz selections. Founding member violinist David Balakrishnan...
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Community members to continue AFGM in summer
Along with all the delicious pancakes and community fellowship, A Few Good Men will introduce their new summer initiative at their semesterly fundraiser A Few Good Pancakes tomorrow. This semester’s pancake dinner will start at Free Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, with speakers to commence at 6 p.m. The organization, which has as many...
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Always in the swing of things
On Friday nights at the Old Snack Bar, the sound of music can be heard as the Hillsdale Hepcats Swing Dancing Club meets for a swing dancing lesson, followed by open dance. Lots of behind-the-scenes effort goes into planning each event, from selecting music to putting together a lesson for those interested in expanding their...