December 2011 events at Goshen College

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

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7:30 p.m., "A Festival of Carols," Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
The Goshen College Music Department's eighth annual Christmas extravaganza will feature Goshen College ensembles, students and faculty in a musical celebration of the season.
Reserved seating tickets are $14 and are available through the Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566, emailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu or visiting www.goshen.edu/tickets. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.

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7:30 p.m., "A Festival of Carols," Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
The Goshen College Music Department's eighth annual Christmas extravaganza will feature Goshen College ensembles, students and faculty in a musical celebration of the season.
Reserved seating tickets are $14 and are available through the Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566, emailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu or visiting www.goshen.edu/tickets. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.

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1 p.m., Opening of art exhibit: Molly Morin and Stephen Wolochowicz: Digital Art and Ceramics, Hershberger Gallery
Molly Morin, assistant professor of art at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., will exhibit sculpture using data visualization software and rapid prototying technologies to make drawings and to produce those sculpture based on information mined from the Internet. She received her M.F.A. from Clemson in 2007 in sculpture. She was also a visiting assistant professor of sculpture at The University of Notre Dame for the last two years.
Stephen Wolochowicz is currently assistant professor of ceramics at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Wolochowicz received his M.F.A. from The University of Notre Dame in ceramics. He has also taught ceramics at The University of Notre Dame, the University of Central Missouri and Central Michigan University. He holds a B.F.A. from the University of Delaware and a M.F.A. from Miami University of Ohio. His current work utilizes abstract industrial shapes with organic features. Through the use of vivid color and texture, he adds a playful aesthetic to his underlying concepts. They deal with the human invention, environment and progress through networks of industrial themes.
A reception will be held the last day of the exhibit on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, from 2 to 4 p.m.

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4 p.m., "A Festival of Carols," Sauder Concert Hall, Music Center
The Goshen College Music Department's eighth annual Christmas extravaganza will feature Goshen College ensembles, students and faculty in a musical celebration of the season.
Reserved seating tickets are $14 and are available through the Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566, emailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu or visiting www.goshen.edu/tickets. Patrons are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets in advance.

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1 p.m., Afternoon Sabbatical: "Celebrating Christmas in Art," by Merrill Krabill, professor of art and department chair, Sauder Concert Hall
At Christmas we celebrate Jesus' coming to earth and living among us. How might artists help reveal some of what it means to encounter the divine in our lives? God in the form of a human infant seems to be a very different thing than God as the ruler of all. Krabill will explore these thoughts with images from the works of a wide variety of artists.

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7 p.m., New Horizons Orchestra Christmas concert, Rieth Recital Hall, Music Center
The New Horizons String Orchestra will perform a recital of string music. Admission is free.
Now in its sixth year, New Horizons String Orchestra, part of the Goshen College Community School of the Arts and directed by Brook Bennett, is a string ensemble for adults and seniors who are beginners or are resuming their previous string study.

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Goshen College Christmas break begins

Goshen College's Administration Building, Church-Chapel, Good Library, Music Center, Newcomer Center, Union Gymnasium and Umble Center 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 Acting News Bureau Coordinator Alysha Landis at (574) 535-7762 or alyshabl@goshen.edu.

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