April 2007 events at Goshen College

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

April 1
2-4 p.m., Art exhibit opening:Senior Show II,Hershberger Art Gallery
Senior students Misty Dawn Penrose, Sarah Swartzendruber, Karla Stauffer, Hannah Gingerich and Joseph Hartman will show the culmination of their collegiate work in a chosen medium. This exhibit will run through April 12.

3 p.m., Spring Mainstage: “The Sea Gull” by Anton Chekhov, Umble Center
A classically wistful comedy with a painful ending of broken dreams. Directed by Michelle Milne. Cost: $8, $5.

3:30 p.m., Organ Prelude by GC Professor Christine Thörgersen, Rieth Recital Hall

4 p.m., Community Hymn Sing led by Ken Nafziger of Eastern Mennonite University, Rieth Recital Hall

7 p.m., Parables Home Concert: “The Lord is My Shepherd,” Sauder Concert Hall
Parables, the Goshen College worship team, is directed by Associate Professor of Music James Heiks and includes juniors Jessica David (Archbold, Ohio), Karen Graber (Hurley, S.D.), Jesse Landis-Eigsti (Lakewood, Colo.); sophomores Josh Tyson (Harrisonburg, Va.), Carolyn Stigge (Newton, Kan.), Emily Swora (Shoreview, Minn.) and Nathan Swartzendruber (Kalona, Iowa).

4
9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19
Student-led service of praise and worship singing Easter songs and holding a special communion service.

7
9 a.m.,Nature Photography Workshop, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, Farmstead Barn
This is the first in a series of Arts in Nature workshops that Merry Lea hopes to hold over the next two years. The primary medium is digital photography, but film users are welcome as well. Instructors Dave Miller and Paul McAfee will examine the composition of nature photographs and discuss the management of digital images. Activities during this day-long workshop also include two to three hours of fieldwork taking photos, both assigned and personal choice. Instructors will then give students tips on their work. Both beginners and experienced photographers are welcome. Cost: $40. Contact: Jennifer H. Schrock by phone at (260) 799-5869 or by e-mail at jenniferhs@goshen.edu.

9
2-3:30 p.m., Lifelong Learning Institute – “Studies in Mendelssohn and Dvorak Symphonies, Music Center Room 153
This is the first of four classes held April 9, 11, 16 and 18, 2-3:30 p.m. Cost: $40.

Mary Oyer, professor emerita of music at Goshen College, will lead a study of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 in D Major, to be performed by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra on April 15.

The second feature is Dvorak’s “New World Symphony,” to be performed by the Goshen College Orchestra on April 21. If time permits, studies may also include the symphonic dances from “West Side Story,” also to be performed by the Goshen College Orchestra.

10
12 p.m., Afternoon Sabbatical – International Luncheon, Fellowship Hall of College Mennonite Church
“Senegal – Land of Teranga” will be presented by Assistant Professor of Art Gwen Penner and Suella Lehman Gerber. Following a traditional Senegalese meal, Penner and Lehman Gerber will take participants on a fascinating journey to this West African country to bring alive the culture, art and the hospitality (teranga) of Senegal.

Cost: $20, registration deadline March 31 ($5 late fee added after that date).

7:30 p.m., S.A. Yoder Lecture: Cornelius Eady Poetry Reading, Rieth Recital Hall
Eady is a distinguished African American poet, author and editor of numerous collections, and head of the M.F.A. program at Notre Dame University.

7:30 p.m., Holly Near Concert, Umble Center
The Globe, 91.1FM, presents Holly Near in concert as a tribute to the 20^th anniversary of Wilma Harder’s radio show “A Women’s Circle.” Near, a singer-songwriter, has spent the past 35 years working for progressive political and social change.

Cost: $20 or $25 at the door.

9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19
Worship time will be led by Ritch Hochstetler, who works at Oakwood Leadership Academy in Syracuse, Ind.

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10 a.m., Chapel: “HIV/AIDS in Africa,” Church-Chapel
Tefsa Dalellew, storyteller from Ethiopia and co-director of Mennonite Central Committee-Africa, will share stories of how the HIV/AIDS pandemic has devastated people’s lives, communities and degraded the quality of life.

14
7:30 p.m., GC Spring Choral Concert, Sauder Concert Hall
The Goshen College Chamber Choir and Women’s World Music Choir, directed by Professor of Music Debra Brubaker, and the Goshen College Chorale and Men’s Chorus, directed by Associate Professor of Music James Heiks, will perform their spring concert.

Cost: $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, available at the door. GC students are admitted free with valid ID.

15
2-4 p.m., Art exhibit opening: Senior Show III, Hershberger Art Gallery
Senior students Christina Atherton, Brandon Wengerd, Veloris Hess, Brandon Kurtz and Michael Perkasa will show the culmination of their collegiate work in a chosen medium. This exhibit will run through April 25.

4 p.m., Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Sauder Concert Hall
The Fort Wayne Philharmonic returns for a concert that includes a performance of Mendelssohn’s “Reformation Symphony.”

Cost: $14, reserved seating

16
7:30 p.m.,C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture: “‘Good for the Soul’ Or Why Mennonites Should Read Catholic Literature” by Lamar Nisley, professor of English at Bluffton University, Administration Building Room 28
Nisly will examine connections that Mennonites can find when they read contemporary Catholic literature. In particular, Mennonites should read Catholic literature because the fiction shows an engagement with themes of peace and justice, the all-consuming nature of following Christ, the sacredness of each individual, and the possibility of grace. This lecture will primarily focus on fiction by Flannery O’Connor, Walker Percy and Tim Gautreaux.

17
9:30 p.m.,Taizé service, Newcomer Center 19
This contemplative candlelight prayer service, modeled after the Taizé community in France, includes songs, prayers, Scriptures and silence.

21
7:30 p.m., GC Orchestra Spring Concert, Sauder Concert Hall
The Goshen College Orchestra, directed by Associate Professor of Music John Graulty, performs their spring concert. The Fairfield High School Concert Band will also perform a special pre-concert at 6:45 p.m.

Cost: $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, available at the door. GC students are admitted free with valid ID.

23
1:30 p.m., Lifelong Learning Institute: “Local Wildflowers and Natural Areas, Rieth Interpretive Center
This is the first of four classes which meet April 23, 25, 30 and May 2; 1:30-4:30 p.m. first three days; 11 a.m. May 2 for field trip. Cost: $40.

Two teachers share their enthusiasm for identifying, photographing and keeping inventories of local wildflowers. John Smith is professor emeritus of education at Goshen College, and Joann Smith is retired from teaching French at West Noble High School. They will lead a study of local wildflowers and natural areas such as county parks and nature preserves.

Classes will include both classroom information and slow-paced hikes to nearby areas. Carpools will allow all to participate. The final class features a trip to the slightly more distant Bendix Woods. The longest hikes will be about 1 1⁄2 hours of slow walking over easy terrain; abbreviated versions will be arranged for any who wish. Please reserve Thursdays of both weeks as “raindates.”

27-29
Senior Commencement Exhibit, Hershberger Art Gallery
Combined works by senior art students, on display during Commencement weekend.

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1:30 p.m., Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Church-Chapel
A reception will follow this pinning ceremony for the 2007 nursing graduates.

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11 a.m., Baccalaureate Service, Church-Chapel
A worship service for 2007 graduates, their families and friends. President James Brenneman will give the sermon.

3 p.m., 109^th Goshen College Commencement with keynote speaker Joy Carroll Wallis, Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center
The Rev. Joy Carroll Wallis, was one of the first women to be ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church of England in 1994, following a hard fought struggle for equality. She was also the adviser to British writer Richard Curtis, as well as the inspiration and role model, for his hit situation comedy series “The Vicar of Dibley,” starring Dawn French (which can be viewed locally on the Public Television station WNIT on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m.).

Goshen College’s Administration Building, Church-Chapel, Good Library, Music Center, Newcomer Center, Union Gymnasium, Umble Center and Westlawn Lounge are accessible to people using wheelchairs and others with physical limitations.

Directions to the college and a campus map are available at: www.goshen.edu/aboutgc/map.php. For ticket information, contact the Welcome Center, at (574) 535-7566, or e-mail welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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