What Kevin Koch does isn’t new. It’s where he does it that is surprising. Koch is a textile artist, a custom tailor. For nearly 40 years, he’s put stitches through cloth in a variety of ways and a variety of places around his hometown.
Atlee ’35 and Winifred Beechy ’38 dedicated 34 years of their lives to counseling and educating Goshen College students while promoting peace and justice in our communities, our nation and our world.
The 2017 Culture for Service Awards will be presented to Sheri Hartzler ’73 and Philip Thomas ’87. The 2017 Young Alumni Award will be presented to Nicole Cober Bauman ’08, the 2017 Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award will go to Justine (Clemmer) Pletcher ’72, and the Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award will go to Stan King ’61.
This program is great for children in kindergarten to third grade, but people of all ages will enjoy the evening. On the night hike, our costumed staff and volunteers will answer questions about life as a native Indiana animal. While waiting for your hike, you can enjoy live music and refreshments.
The combined choirs, directed by Debra Detwiler and Scott Hochstetler, will perform with the Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of José Rocha, for a concert that will include the last movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s eponymous Symphony No. 9 “Choral.”
Following a traditional Moroccan meal, discover how friendly and picturesque Morocco has been able to avoid the chaos plaguing other North African countries. Dean Rhodes, retired associate professor of Spanish, will trace Morocco's past as well as explore the varied peoples and cultures of this one-of-a-kind Muslim nation. Tickets: $22 (before Oct. 6). Please call 574-535-7564 for reservations.
Grand Prize and Strings Gold Medal Winners of the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music competition, the Milton String Quartet is based in Montreal, Quebec, where quartet members study at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music.
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter will visit Goshen College, performing songs from her expansive 14-album catalog and new songs from her latest record The Things That We Are Made Of.
The Goshen College Women's World Music Choir will be joined by ensembles from Manchester High School (North Manchester) and Northfield High School (Wabash).
