Hillsdale’s first edition, second issue copy of Walt Whitman’s 1855 “Leaves of Grass” has officially returned to the Heritage Room after several months of repairs — a restoration process that has left the book officially appraised at $25,000. “Our primary interest in restoring the book was in making it something that students could look at,” Public Service Librarian Linda...
Culture
Ron Hansen: A visiting writer with variety
Ron Hansen, best known for writing fiction on the American West, will be speaking at Hillsdale College on Tuesday about Shakespeare’s impact on his writing and his recent visit to the Holy Land. The lecture will be in Dow Rooms A & B at 8 p.m., with a book signing and reception held after at a location given out to...
Sunny Wilkinson’s last show at Hillsdale to feature the jazz music of Joni Mitchell
The Hillcats, Hillsdale’s faculty jazz band, will perform “The Music of Joni Mitchell,” from her iconic “Big Yellow Taxi Cab” to her later jazz work at 8 p.m. Saturday in Markel Auditorium. The concert features Sunny Wilkinson, Hillsdale’s resident jazz vocalist, in her final concert at Hillsdale. Wilkinson will be singing Mitchell’s versatile music which features complex harmonies and...
Seniors show off art in capstone projects
Just a dozen pieces of artwork. That’s all — give or take a few — that the senior art majors select from their portfolios of almost four years to display in their senior art show. Two to four seniors share the shows, which typically begin with a reception and last a week. The first show, “Overly Caffeinated,” featuring the...
