Campus event headlines

Maria Melendez to give poetry reading at Goshen College May 1

Poet Maria Melendez will give a poetry reading at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 in the Yost Room of the Goshen College Umble Center. Melendez's reading will include work from her recent book, "How Long She'll Last in this World," published by the University of Arizona Press. Melendez teaches creative writing and American literature at Utah State University, and formerly taught at St. Mary's College in South Bend, Ind.

Local children's choirs to perform selection of sacred and secular music in May 4 spring concert

Two Community School of the Arts (CSA) Children's Choirs will perform their spring concert in the Goshen College Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall on Sunday, May at 4 p.m. Performing are Rejoice!, for grades 3-5 and directed by Rosemary Rupp, and Shout for Joy!, for grades 6-8 and directed by Diane Schrock Hertzler. The choirs will perform individually and together.

Merry Lea hosts fifth annual NatureFest June 6-7 for children and adults

This year, campers who attend the fifth annual NatureFest, held by Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, won't have to worry about cold toes. The date of this weekend adventure in local ecosystems has been moved from the first weekend of May to June 6-7, 2008.

Goshen College going green with grease and holding celebration on Earth Day for recently completed campus biodiesel plant created by students

A campus celebration on Earth Day of a recently completed campus biodiesel plant, created by four students.

Goshen College Gospel choir, Voices-n- Harmony, to present tribute concert to Kirk Franklin

Voices-n-Harmony, Goshen College's gospel choir, will pay tribute to Texas- based gospel singer and composer Kirk Franklin with its spring program on Sunday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall.

Touring play 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' brings story of young activist in Israel/ Palestine to Goshen

Twenty-three-year-old activist Rachel Corrie was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled to the Gaza strip in Israel/Palestine. She was killed on March 16, 2003, when she tried to stop an Israeli bulldozer in the Palestinian residential area of Rafah. The circumstances of Corrie's death are disputed and sparked controversy. It led to international media coverage, in part because she was an American, and in part because of the highly politicized nature of the conflict itself.

Goshen College choirs to perform spring concert of music from around the globe

Singing music from almost every continent, the Goshen College choirs will explore the large palette of sounds available to the human voice, including from Finland, Sweden, South Africa, Latvia, India, Republic of Georgia, Ukraine, Puerto Rico, Appalachia and in the African- American tradition.

Merry Lea to offer birding trip to south- central Indiana in May; Registration deadline April 20

McCormick's Creek State Park and nearby sites in south-central Indiana are this year’s destination for the Midwest Birding Expedition offered by Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College. The group will leave from the Merry Lea Farmstead on Friday, May 9 at 8 a.m. and return Monday, May 12 by 6 p.m.

Brian McLaren and ‘Everything Must Change’ tour coming to Goshen, May 9-10

Brian McLaren and his “Everything Must Change” tour will conclude an 11-city tour of the United States this year, at Goshen College on May 9-10.

Grammy-winning a cappella group, the Swingle Singers, to perform April 18

Five-time Grammy-winning a cappella group, the Swingle Singers, will continue a 45-year tradition as part of the 10th anniversary Performing Arts Series lineup at Goshen College Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall on April 18 at 7:30 p.m.