January 2012 events at Goshen College

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

Jan. 4
8 a.m., Goshen College spring semester classes begin

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7:30 p.m., Faculty Recital Series: Solomia Soroka, violin, Rieth Recital Hall
Cost: Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students. Available at the door one hour before the recital. GC students, faculty and staff are free with valid ID.

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4-5:30 p.m., Community Conversation, Umble Center
Dr. Vincent Harding will participate in a discussion with the audience.

5:30-7 p.m., Candlelight Vigil and March for Freedom and Justice, Umble Center/KMY Connector
This student-organized event will include African-American spirituals, a candlelight procession and readings reflecting on themes of freedom and justice. The procession will conclude with displays from organizations involved with service and activism.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day with featured guest Dr. Vincent Harding
9-10 a.m., Spoken Word Coffeehouse, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Features GC students and faculty in a program of recitations from MLK's speeches, poetry reading and storytelling.

10 a.m., Convocation
Performance by Parables. Dr. Vincent Harding will be the featured guest speaker.

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Luncheon, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
The community luncheon is open to members of the campus and the community. The cost is $18 and $144/table (eight-person). Reservations can be made with the Welcome Center – call (574) 535-7566 or email welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

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7:30 p.m., Youth Honors Orchestra concert, Sauder Concert Hall
Cost: Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students. Available at the door one hour before the concert. GC students, faculty and staff are free with valid ID

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7:30 p.m., Community School of the Arts guest recital: Spektral String Quartet, Rieth Recital Hall
Cost: Tickets are $7 adults, $5 seniors/students. Available at the door one hour before the recital. GC students, faculty and staff are free with valid ID.

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2-4 p.m., Reception for art exhibit: Molly Morin and Stephen Wolochowicz: Digital Art and Ceramics, Hershberger Art Gallery

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2 p.m., Opening of exhibit: Andy Cooperman: metalsmith, Hershberger Art Gallery
Cooperman, a metalsmith, writer and teacher, lives in Seattle, Wash. His work is featured in galleries nationwide. He also teaches seminars and workshops around the country. In addition to "one of a kind" jewelry pieces, Cooperman works with clients as a custom jeweler and commission metalsmith. See: www.andycooperman.com/
Cooperman will present the Eric Yake Kenagy Lecture Sunday, Feb. 12, 4-5 p.m. in the Administration Building, Room 28, and conduct workshops for students Monday, Feb. 13. Reception: Sunday, Feb. 12, 5-6 p.m., Hershberger Art Gallery. The exhibit is up until Feb. 19.

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 email welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College Interim News Bureau Coordinator Alysha Bergey Landis at (574) 535-7762 or alyshabl@goshen.edu.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a four-year residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college's Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron's Best Buys in Education, "Colleges of Distinction," "Making a Difference College Guide" and U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition, which named Goshen a "least debt college." Visit www.goshen.edu.