January 2010 events at Goshen College

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

Jan. 6
8 a.m., Goshen College spring semester classes begin

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10 a.m., Convocation: "The Struggle for Migrant Worker Justice" – Dr. Ken Barger, anthropologist, Church-Chapel

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Art exhibit opens: Ben Reed: Installation and Sue Hershberger: Printmaking, Hershberger Art Gallery
Reception: Sunday, Jan. 17, 2-3:30 p.m.

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9 p.m., Taizé Worship Service, Newcomer Center Room 19
A contemplative service focusing on song, Scripture, prayer and silence in the style of the Taizé community in France.

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17^th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Study Day with featured guests Anthony Brown, Brenda Cárdenas and Latino Youth Collective
Anthony Brown, professor of sociology at Hesston (Kan.) College, is a peace scholar and internationally acclaimed baritone. He has developed a unique career applying his experience in both music and psychotherapy to reconciliation efforts around the world. His performance repertoire stretches from opera to musical theater, oratorio to African-American spirituals.

Brenda Cárdenas, a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is the author of two collections of poetry, Boomerang (2009) and From the Tongues of Brick and Stone (2005). A dynamic reader and performer, she founded a spoken word and music ensemble called Sonido Inkquieto, and uses language to explore the interplay between Spanish and American culture.

7:30 a.m., Community Prayer Breakfast, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Sponsored by Goshen College, Goshen Chamber of Commerce and Goshen Ministerial Association. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Cost $16 per ticket/$128 per table. Make reservations at the Welcome Center: (574) 535-7566 by Friday, Jan. 8.

Featuring Anthony Brown and Brenda Cárdenas with music by Voices-n-Harmony Gospel Choir and prayers from local pastors.

9-9:45 a.m., "The Art of Peace" Spoken Word Coffeehouse, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
Poetry, readings, recitations and storytelling by GC students.

9:50 a.m.-11 p.m., Convocation
Part I: Baritone Anthony Brown, poet Brenda Cárdenas and Voices-n-Harmony Gospel Choir in the Church-Chapel
Part II: Student leaders will facilitate a town-hall style discussion about race in the Church Fellowship Hall.

1:30-4 p.m., One Heart, One Mind Workshop, Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall
During this workshop with the Latino Youth Collective, participants will explore what it means to be of One Heart, One Mind by building solidarity around community issues and critically constructing a more just world. The session will include youth-created videos, student testimonies and small group discussions. A local and national student movement in support of the DREAM Act will be featured as an example of youth activism.

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4 p.m., Performing Arts Series: Peter Schickele, Sauder Concert Hall
Four-time Grammy winner Peter Schickele is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the field of music. In addition to composing well over 100 classical works, Schickele is acknowledged as one of the great satirists of the 20th century in his role as the now classic P.D.Q. Bach.
Cost: $40, $35, $20

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8 p.m., Winter One Acts, Umble Center
Tickets are $3 at the door.

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8 p.m., Winter One Acts, Umble Center
Tickets are $3 at the door.

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3 p.m., Winter One Acts, Umble Center
Tickets are $3 at the door.

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 News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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