Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia men’s music honorary’s annual Battle of the Bands will take place Friday night, with a lineup that includes four student band performances and a special appearance by Simpson Dormitory’s group Patches of Paisley. The event, which features a cash bar, will be held at the Elks Lodge at 60 North Manning St. and will run from...
Culture
‘Mother Courage and Her Children’: A history — Bertolt Brecht’s classic drama, opening Feb. 24 in Markel, offers themes relevant to ‘today’s political landscape’
War-torn Germany at the height of the Thirty Years’ War will be the scene for next month’s Tower Players’ production of “Mother Courage and her Children,” opening at Markel Auditorium on Feb. 24, but themes found in the play also apply to today’s political landscape. Written by German communist playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht in 1939, while Brecht was living...
Future chapel to feature world-class organ
The college is negotiating with Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders, based in Tacoma, Washington, to design and install a state-of-the-art, world-class organ for the planned chapel. “Our organs are classically-inspired, with an eye to both authenticity and the future,” Paul Fritts, director of the firm, said. Design work on an organ can take upwards of 700 hours and is...
Hillsdale dancers make leaps and bounds: National Honor Society for Dance Arts and American Ballet Theatre affiliation boost dance program status
The National Honor Society for Dance Arts, formally established on Hillsdale College’s campus in November, is making movement. Formation of the honorary marks the expansion and increased professionalism of the dance program on campus. The honor society will provide even more opportunities for those on campus to experience the art of dance. Sophomore Rachel Watson has danced since she was...
