Bella Ruse Songwriting Workshop Friday, April 5 4:00 PM Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for Fine Arts Bella RuseKnox College Songwriter’s Guild presents a songwriting workshop from Minneapolis pop duo Bella Ruse. The group’s combination of airy folk and crunchy pop transforms rooms into secret gardens and paints pictures of invading bombardiers, salty sea love, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )You are invited to participate in the events planned to celebrate Earth Month during the entire month of April. There are concerts, lectures, films, workshops, volunteer opportunities, and community events that provide many ways for you to get involved. The month will end with a true Earth Day celebration organized by Knox Advocates for Recycling [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Film: “The Black Fatherhood Project” Thursday, April 4 6:30 PM Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union Black Fatherhood ProjectFirst-time filmmaker Jordan Thierry will show this 54-minute documentary and then host a discussion and Q&A afterward. Jordan offers context and conversation in this honest exploration of fatherhood in Black America. Through a telling of his own story and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Lecture: “Life and Legacy of Ray Bradbury” Thursday, April 11 7:00 PM Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for Fine Arts The Big ReadGalesburg Public Library and Knox College Library present “The Life and Legacy of Ray Bradbury” with biographer Sam Weller in Kresge Recital Hall on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. This event is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Lecture: “A Fiscal Mess” Tuesday, April 2 7:00 PM Alumni Room, Old Main Byron York is the chief political correspondent for the Washington Examiner and a Fox News contributor. Formerly White House correspondent for National Review, his work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Atlantic Monthly, and the New Republic. York [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Carl Hawkinson will discuss his work in public service as the inaugural speaker in the Knox College Civic Leaders Lecture Series. Hawkinson will speak at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, in Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union. Hawkinson’s long and distinguished career includes service as Knox County state’s attorney, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )After returning to Galesburg from its 2013 tour, the Knox Choir will present two performances, one on Thursday, March 28 and the other on April 20. The Home Tour Concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28 in Kresge Recital Hall. The Choir will perform the Haydn Lord Nelson Mass at 7:30 p.m. April [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )On Saturday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Orpheum Theatre, the Knox-Galesburg Symphony features acclaimed harpist Faye Seeman, principal harpist of the Chicago Sinfonietta and Joffrey Ballet Orchestras and a founder of the Kithara Trio (flute, cello and harp). Along with several colleagues from the Chicago Jazz community, she also established the ZigZag Harp [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )You are warmly invited to “Calypso Chaos,” a rip-roaring steel-drum montage featuring original compositions by the students of Music 145 (Music Theory I). An ad hoc steelband featuring Jeremy Day-O’Connel, Sarah Day-O’Connell, Jake Hawrlak (bass), and Sam Lewis (drums) will play on the CFA patio Tuesday morning, March 12, between second and third hours (10:30-10:40). [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )The Department of Art and Art History invites you to attend the 2013 Senior Art History Symposium on Monday, March 11. The symposium will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Round Room of the Ford Center for Fine Arts. A reception in the CFA lobby will follow the event. This year’s program features: – Jessica [...]
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