by Melanie Zuercher, Bethel College A hometown girl, whose home is now New York City, will take the stage at Bethel College for the third event in the Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts series for 2013-14. Rachel Kasper Fitzsimons, whose professional name is Rachel de Benedet, will play Emma in Tell Me on a Sunday, with music […]
Hesston College announced the names of full-time students whose fall 2013 semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90 to 4.00) and Honor Roll (3.50 to 3.89). Dean’s List FreshmenRachelle Adrian – Mountain Lake, Minn.Kailey Aiello – Salem, Ore.Megan Baumgartner – Hesston, Kan.Victoria Becker – Halstead, Kan.Oliver Denlinger – Denver, Pa.Maria Diener […]
Hesston College’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Week Jan. 20 to 24 will focus on the power of words with the theme “A Voice of Conscience: Echoing the Words of Martin Luther King Jr.” The week’s events at Hesston College will focus on King’s words and explore the significance of the language for the time […]
A local mainstay and the region’s premiere choral ensemble, Wichita (Kan.) Chamber Chorale, will perform its annual Christmas program as part of the Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts season lineup at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5, on the Hesston College campus in the Hesston Mennonite Church Sanctuary. The professionally trained adult vocal ensemble, now in its 36th […]
It may be the one thing every child hopes for – to have the tables turn and give direction to their parent. Hesston College sophomore JD Hershberger (Hesston, Kan.) is getting the opportunity with his first theatre directing gig in the one-act play “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You,” in which his mother, […]
The Hesston College Bible Department is offering a two-weekend course to area pastors and community members on Psalms and Epistles during the spring 2014 semester. Church leaders, those with an interest in ministry and any other interested people are invited to participate. The class, taught by Hesston College Bible and Ministry faculty member Michele Hershberger, […]
Hesston College will present the Christmas-themed one-act opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” for two performances during the college’s Thanksgiving Weekend celebration. The opera will be in the Hesston Mennonite Church Sanctuary on the Hesston College campus at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 28 and 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30. Students from the college’s music and […]
by Melanie Zuercher, Bethel College An organization committed to fostering appreciation for America’s original art form, jazz, bring its acclaimed quintet to south-central Kansas for the kickoff of the 2013-14 Hesston Bethel Performing Arts Series. Metta Quintet, the resident ensemble for JazzReach, performs in Bethel College’s Krehbiel Auditorium Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. General […]
Hesston College voice students had a successful weekend at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Regional Vocal Competition at Emporia (Kan.) State University Nov. 1 to 2. Eleven students represented Hesston College during the weekend competition with four advancing to at least the semi-final round and one taking home a first place finish. Hesston […]
Hesston College will host a screening of the feature-length documentary film Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 on the campus in the Hesston Mennonite Church Sanctuary. The event is free and open to the public, though an offering will be collected to help cover expenses. Immediately following the film, […]
Hesston College will host its 46th annual Thanksgiving Weekend celebration Nov. 28 to 30. The public is invited to attend several events that have become Hesston College traditions. The weekend lineup includes activities for all ages, including a traditional Thanksgiving meal, the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, a talent show, a student-directed one-act play, […]
The Hesston College Regier Friesen Gallery is featuring recent acquisitions to the Hesston College Permanent Art Collection until Dec. 13. Pieces include glass-work, paintings, drawings, photography and wood and clay sculptures purchased from or donated by alumni, student, current and former faculty artists and donors. The gallery, located in the Friesen Center for the Visual […]
When Hesston College student leaders discovered a need for fundraising for a Ugandan school for former child soldiers, they rose to the challenge. Fueled by a passion for service for others, they are recruiting more students, faculty and staff to showcase their talents for the cause. The Hesston College Peace and Service Club, led by […]
A combined choir of Hesston College’s Bel Canto Singers and Chorale and Bluffton (Ohio) University’s Gospel Choir perform under the direction of Bluffton’s Dr. Crystal Sellers Battle during “A Celebration of Gospel: Music and Worship in the African-American Tradition” Oct. 27 on the Hesston College campus. The high-energy evening performance featured each individual choir as […]
The 2013-14 Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts season will again feature five varied and exciting musical performances from around the world at Hesston College and Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.) venues. “This year’s HBPA season features something for everyone,” said HBPA director Matt Schloneger. “We’re especially excited to be presenting the Soweto Gospel Choir for the first […]
