Rough Draft is a coffee shop in Hillsdale. Courtesy | Facebook Rough Draft is hosting live music nights on the weekends in January and February. “We started it as another way to bring together the town and the college, which is a big goal of our founders,” said barista and Hillsdale College senior Anna Grace...
Tuition and Fees pair three-part harmonies with old-style tunes. Courtesy | Phoebe VanHeyningen For many Hillsdale students, it is their social circles that create connection. But for sophomores Phoebe VanHeyningen, Emily Griffith, and Fiona Mulley, their connection grew out of a shared passion for music. “We all kind of have our own social circles during...
The 13th annual ArtWorks Youth Music Performance Competition will take place Nov. 4., when students ages 11-18 will have the opportunity to showcase their musical talents. ArtWorks of Hillsdale, the county’s arts and culture council, is hosting this annual musical competition. Students compete for cash prizes in vocal, string, keyboard, brass and wind, and ensemble...
Laughter fills the vast expanse of McNamara Rehearsal Hall, bouncing off stacks of chairs, bleachers, paneled walls, and floor-to-ceiling window panes. Stray rays of sunlight escape from unhappy clouds and reflect off the metallic surfaces of a bassoon, a clarinet, a flute, a French horn, and an oboe — tools of the trade for the...