Dr. Robert Brenneman, professor of criminal justice and sociology at Goshen College, will present the C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture, titled “The New Peacebuilders: Shifting Violence, Shifting Peace in Northern Central America,” on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the College Mennonite Church Koinonia Room.
Five Goshen College students will speak on themes of peace and justice during the 2024 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in Umble Center.
The Atlee and Winifred Beechy Peace Lectureship on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. will feature Dr. Lisa Schirch speaking on “Tech and Social Transformation: The Best and Worst Impacts of Technology on Peace and Democracy in 2024” on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center. Schirch is a renowned expert in peacebuilding and technology.
Dr. Allan Rudy-Froese, a seminary professor of preaching and a certified voice coach , will be the Umble Master Class presenter at Goshen College and presenting a public keynote address, “Learning to Use Your Voice Well,” on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Umble Center. In this interactive presentation, he will share highlights of his voice coach training at Linklater Centre in Scotland. The event is free and open to the public.
Goshen College will host the collaborative art exhibit, “Du Quotidien,” by Eric Yake Kenagy visiting artist Tom Ashcraft from Jan. 21 to March 14.
The Goshen College Performing Arts Series is set to host folk rock duo Indigo Girls as a bonus concert on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall.
2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: “Black Housing and Unsung Sheroes, Champions of Change in Elkhart County”
The Performing Arts Series is thrilled to announce the addition of a BONUS CONCERT in the 2023-24 PAS series on May 17 — singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer will make her return to the Sauder Concert Hall stage for a special performance along with The Gathering of Spirits String Quartet. Newcomer is a 1980 Goshen College alum and was the featured speaker at Goshen College’s 118th Commencement ceremony in 2016.
Goshen College will present the 20th annual musical celebration of Christmas, “A Festival of Carols,” a special celebration that features four choirs and an orchestra, along with audience participation on traditional carols, all in a concert hall festively decorated with garlands, lights and trees. “A Festival of Carols” is patterned on a traditional English worship service, and features Christmas carols, spirituals, scripture readings and sacred works of music for the holiday season. Performers include the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Vox Profundi, Voices of the Earth, Goshen College Symphony Orchestra and Shout For Joy Children’s Choir. The audience will also be invited to join the choirs to sing familiar carols during the performance. Tickets are now available for any of the three performances on Dec. 1, 2 or 3.
In this fall’s mainstage play, “Twelfth Night: Or What You Will,” the Goshen College Theater Department draws inspiration from post-punk youth culture in London, circa 1980, giving a new setting to the classic Shakespeare gender-bending romantic comedy. It will be performed on Friday, Nov. 10; Saturday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 12 and 19 at 2:30 p.m. in Umble Center.
