January 2007 events at Goshen College

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

Jan. 10
Goshen College spring semester classes begin

10 a.m., Opening convocation with President Brenneman

9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19
Student-led service of praise and worship.

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7:30 p.m., Faculty Showcase Recital: John Graulty, clarinet and friends, Rieth Recital Hall
Music Department chair and professor of clarinet John Graulty will present a Faculty Showcase Recital of chamber music in Rieth Recital Hall. Tickets are $6 adults, $4 seniors/students, available at the door.

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14^th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day with guest performers, Asante Children’s Theatre

7:30 a.m. – Community Prayer Breakfast, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall; sponsored by Goshen College, Goshen Health System, Chamber of Commerce and Goshen Ministerial Association. Registration begins at 7:15 a.m.

• Presentation – Asante Children’s Theatre

• Music – Goshen College Voices-n-Harmony

• Prayer – local ministers

9-10 a.m. – A celebration of the arts, Church-Chapel

• GC students and faculty in a program of recitations from MLK’s speeches, poetry reading and storytelling

9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – MLK Day activities for 2nd-5th graders, College Mennonite Church

• Music, poetry, a reader’s theater, drumming, games and art.

• Pre-register through Goshen Public Schools or by e-mailing Anne Meyer Byler at annemb@goshen.edu

10-11:20 a.m. – Study Day Convocation, Church-Chapel

• Performance by Asante Children’s Theatre

• Music by Goshen College Voices-n-Harmony

2-4 p.m. - Afternoon film festival: “Fuerza” and “Dying to Live,” Umble Center

• The discussion will be led by students and local Latino leaders.

Exhibit opening: Preston Jackson – Fresh from Julianne’s Garden, The Library Gallery
This exhibit includes bronze castings and two-dimensional images portraying majestic heroines of the southern United States from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. Preston Jackson, professor of sculpture and head of the figurative area at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, seeks to preserve cultural history and explain attitudes in the African American community in this collection. Personal narratives that accompany the sculptures and portraits are drawn from historical research and family memoirs. The exhibit is sponsored by the Multicultural Affairs Office, the Plowshares Grant, and Harold and Wilma Good Library, and will run through March 2.

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9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19
Student-led service of praise and worship.

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7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Series: Emerson String Quartet, Sauder Concert Hall
Acclaimed as one of the world’s foremost chamber ensembles, the Emerson String Quartet has amassed an impressive list of achievement including six Grammy Awards for albums they have recorded. The ensemble is lauded globally as a string quartet that approaches both classical and contemporary repertoire with equal mastery and enthusiasm.

Cost: $35, $30, $12.

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3 p.m., Community School of the Arts Family Concert: Les Gustafson-Zook, Sauder Concert Hall
The Goshen College Community School of the Arts will sponsor a family concert featuring world-class autoharpist and family musician Les Gustafson-Zook.

Tickets are $3 adults, $1 all children, available at the door. GC students are free with valid ID. CSA participants can pick up a “purple pass” for free admission for immediate family at the door.

7:30 p.m., Faculty Showcase Recital: GC Brass Faculty from Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Rieth Recital Hall
Members of the Goshen College music department brass faculty, all of whom are also members of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, will perform a Faculty Showcase Recital.

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

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7 p.m., C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, Umble Center

9 p.m., Taizé Prayer Service, Newcomer Center Room 19
Reflective worship service with songs, Scriptures, silence, prayers and candlelight.

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9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19
Student-led service of praise and worship.

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4 p.m., Organ Recital Series: John Fast, organ, Rieth Recital Hall
Eastern Mennonite University Assistant Professor of Music and Organist John Fast will perform works for solo organ in recital on Opus 41, Goshen College’s 1600-pipe organ.

Tickets are $8 adults, $5 seniors/students.

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9 p.m., Campus Worship Night, Newcomer Center Room 19
Student-led service of praise and worship.

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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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.