Instead of remaining sedentary on the sofa, Hesston College offers an opportunity for exercise and fun with the 23rd annual Thanksgiving Weekend Howard Hustle Two-Mile Run/Walk at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 28. The event has become a tradition both of Hesston College’s Thanksgiving Weekend celebration and also within the local community, offering a scenic tour […]
Hesston College voice students competed among the best collegiate vocalists in a four-state region at the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) West Central Region Vocal Competition Oct. 24 to 25 in Denver. Thirteen students represented Hesston College during the weekend competition with five advancing to at least the semifinal round and three […]
The common term for a show like Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, on the Bethel College stage Nov. 7, is “musical revue.” But at least one reviewer says that term doesn’t do the show justice, describing it as “a gorgeous guided tour of the American art form that is musical theater.” Neil Berg’s 100 […]
Hesston College alumna Ashley Sauder Miller shares the joy she finds through her mixed media paintings featured in Hesston College’s Regier Friesen Gallery, located in the Friesen Center for Visual Arts, through Dec. 9. “I draw inspiration from a wide range of sources: my children’s mark making and drawings, design, objects and color from significant […]
Hesston College Theatre will present five performances of the fall drama, Thornton Wilder’s classic Our Town, directed by Laura Kraybill, Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in the Northlawn Studio Theatre on the Hesston College campus. Set in turn-of-the-century New England, Our Town is a celebration of small town American life and family values. The play […]
Aspiring performers will have a chance to sing on stage with five Broadway stars and an all-star New York band during the Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts (HBPA) production of Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 at Bethel College’s Memorial Hall (North Newton). To audition, contestants should upload a 90 to […]
The north end of the Hesston College campus will soon become a construction zone as the college completed fundraising Oct. 1 for the $3.8 million renovation of the north campus entrance and Northlawn performing arts building. The renovation is set to begin in late December and be completed in August 2015, prior to the start […]
The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers will present a diverse repertoire of choral music during a fall break tour to Iowa and northeast Kansas Oct. 9 to 14. Concerts include: 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 9, at Iowa Mennonite School (Kalona) 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10, at Des Moines (Iowa) Mennonite Church 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. […]
South central Kansas will be the destination for five world class musical acts in a variety of backgrounds and genres when Hesston College and Bethel College (North Newton) team up to host the 2014-15 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts 2014-15 season. “This season features a lineup of great entertainment with return performances by past audience favorites and […]
Blaine Harden, author of New York Times bestseller Escape from Camp 14, the common read at Hesston College for 2014-15, will speak about his work as a writer and human rights advocate at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus. The presentation is free and open […]
More than 350 Hesston College alumni and friends gathered on campus Sept. 25 to 28 for A Hesston College Homecoming 2014: A View From Everywhere with the theme “Each other’s light: A multicultural celebration.” The weekend featured alumni sharing their heritage and multicultural experiences in “Go Everywhere” seminar presentations, music and theatre performances and class […]
Artist Shin-hee Chin shares her appreciation of some of history’s finest peace makers through her show “Peacemakers” featured in the Mary Miller Library Gallery, located in Hesston College’s Smith Center, through mid-October. “My work is not meant to be didactic or definitive,” Chin said in her artist’s statement. “It is meant, rather, to present the […]
Official fall 2014 enrollment numbers show a marked increase in new students at Hesston College for the 2014-15 year. The college welcomed 237 new students, an increase of 10 percent from 2013-14. Total enrollment for the year is 428 students from 33 states and 12 countries. Kansas students make up 46 percent of the total […]
A former advisor to General David Petraeus, Sadi Othman, will headline Hesston College’s Homecoming Weekend symposium as the keynote presenter with “Working as a Communication Bridge in Iraq” at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 in the Hesston Mennonite Church sanctuary on the Hesston College campus. Othman will speak about his work as a civilian senior […]
In order to best instruct voice students on improving their instrument, Hesston College music faculty member and voice instructor Matt Schloneger believes it is important to understand vocal health. Through his doctoral work in vocal pedagogy at the University of Kansas (Lawrence), Schloneger is studying and analyzing singers’ daily voice use for his dissertation. Schloneger’s […]
