Campus event headlines

Goshen College music ensembles celebrate Christmas with the annual A Festival of Carols concert

Goshen College will present its fifth annual musical celebration of Christmas, A Festival of Carols, on Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. This special celebration of the holiday season will feature five choirs, orchestra and brass ensemble, along with audience participation on traditional carols, all in a concert hall festively decorated with garlands, lights and trees.

December 2008 events at Goshen College

All events are open to the public and are free unless otherwise noted.

Art exhibit features alumna Kristi Glick and local artist Anne Binder

Goshen College alumna Kristi Glick '97 and local artist Anne Binder will present an art exhibit that will include Glick's jewelry and Binder's calligraphy in Goshen College Music Center's Hershberger Art Gallery. There will be a reception for their exhibit on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibit will run until Jan. 18, 2009.

Goshen College American Sign Language program hosts semantics workshop Nov. 22

The Goshen College American Sign Language (ASL) Program will host Kristina Riley for a workshop titled "How do I say that? Exploring semantics in ASL and English." The workshop will take place Saturday, Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the college's Administration Building, Room 28.

Student PAX Club hosting "Drop beats not bombs" tour

The Goshen College PAX club is hosting the "Drop Beats Not Bombs" tour Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in the college's Umble Center. The tour includes a concert by Detroit-based political hip-hop artist Invincible and two workshops.

St. Joseph Valley Camerata to sing for Nov. 11 Afternoon Sabbatical

The St. Joseph Valley Camerata, a local chamber choir, will present the concert "Sing the Closing of the Year" for the Nov. 11 Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical program at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall at the Goshen College Music Center. The program will feature songs related to seasonal themes such as All-Saints Day, Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas.

Brentano String Quartet to perform Nov. 21 at Goshen College

The renowned Brentano String Quartet will perform as part of Goshen College's Performing Arts Series in the Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Goshen College choirs and more than 100 high school singers combine with Toledo Symphony for concert

Musicians will gather on the Sauder Concert Hall stage at Goshen College's Music Center as the Goshen College choirs unite with a high school honors choir of more than 100 students from across the country, the Toledo Symphony and Grammy award winning conductor and Goshen College alumnus Vance George '55 to perform a gala festival concert on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. In total, more than 200 singers will participate in this festival concert.

Goshen First Friday events to include health fair

The Goshen College Nursing Department is partnering with Goshen Health System and the Elkhart County Health Department (ECHD) to provide a health fair during the First Friday event in Goshen on Nov. 7 at Better World Books from 5 to 8 p.m.

Tickets for fifth annual A Festival of Carols on sale

Tickets for the fifth annual A Festival of Carols, Goshen College's holiday music extravaganza, are on sale to the public. Performances will be held on Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.