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March Events
Genesis Benefit Concert
Saturday, March 1, 8:00 p.m.
Comstock Room, Runyan Center
Presenter: Women's Chorus and Others
Join the Women's Chorus for a night of music and fun at the
annual Genesis Benefit Concert. Enjoy a variety of Earlham's most talented
performers taking the stage to support the work of Genesis of the
YWCA, a domestic violence and sexual assault program serving Wayne
and surrounding counties. Net proceeds from this event benefit
Genesis Women's Center of Richmond. Sponsored by the Music Department.
No ticket required; $5 donation suggested for admission.
For more information, call 765/983-1410.
Artist and Lecture Series presents
— "Classical Music in the Digital Age"
Wednesday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center
Performing: The Ahn Trio, classical revolutionaries,
born in Korea and graduates of The Juilliard School; Paul Miller/a.k.a. "DJ
Spooky That Subliminal Kid;" and the Earlham Orchestra
This concert features original compositions by Kenji Bunch, composer, violist, fiddler, vocalist, professor and teacher, and Illyaraja, Indian film composer, singer and lyricist. A truly diverse group of outstanding world renowned and award-winning musicians creates a musical dialogue that crosses boundaries between classical/electronic/hip-hop music, composition and visual arts. This concert explores our contemporary culture and its reflective art in a more digital age. Co-sponsored by the Earlham College Artist and Lecture Series Endowed Fund and the Civic Hall Associates.
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Directions to Civic Hall Performing Arts Center:
380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond
Tickets required: $10/Adults, $5/Students
and Seniors.
For more information, call 765/983-1373.
Wellness Fair
Thursday, March 6, Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Trueblood Fieldhouse, Athletics and Wellness Center
Supporting Earlham's wellness model of "Mind, Body, Spirit
and Community," exhibitors from Richmond and Wayne County businesses offer
services, including screenings for osteoporosis, blood pressure,
glucose and cholesterol. Experts provide information in health and wellness
including diabetes, dentistry, chiropractic care, alternative therapies
and podiatry as well as relaxing chair massages. Participants can register
for door prizes; massages, reflexology sessions, T-shirts, climbing wall
passes and day passes to the Athletics and Wellness Center.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1899.
Lecture Presentation —
"A Tale of Two Seekers: Or How the Daughter of a
Southern Baptist Minister
Became a Quaker,
Met the Rabbi and Their Adventure from There"
Thursday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
Stout Meetinghouse
Presenters: Rebecca Mays and Rabbi Marcia Prager
Some interfaith dialogues are very formal. Mays and Rabbi
Prager's story is anything but! These two spiritual seekers found
each other at pivotal times in their lives and embarked on a 12-year
quest to learn the heart of each other's religious life. They have
shared each other's
practice, taught in each other's classrooms, and logged thousands of miles
traveling to Quaker, Jewish, liberal Christian and even fundamentalist
Evangelical events. Sponsored by Newlin Center for Quaker Thought
and Practice, and Campus Ministries.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1501.
Welcoming Shabbat —
"An Evening of Song, Story, Meditation and Prayer"
Friday, March 7, 8:00 p.m.
Stout Meetinghouse
Presenters:
Rabbi Marcia Prager, Director and Dean
of Ordination Programs, Alliance for Jewish Renewal, author of
The Path of Blessing; and
Cantor Jack Kessler, Director of Atzicut — Concerts
for Peace, a duet format of Arab and Jewish musicians, and Klingon
Klezmer
Under Prager and Kessler's able leadership, this music-filled
service blends the ancient words of Hebrew sacred prayer with the
new words and melodies that modern journeys have taught us. Refreshments
and conversation follow the service. All faiths and backgrounds are warmly
invited to attend. Sponsored by Campus Ministries and Newlin Center for
Quaker Thought and Practice.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1605.
Convocation —
"Rapture, Religious Ecstatics and Deep Listeners"
Wednesday, March 12, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall
Presenter: Judith Becker, Professor of
Ethnomusicology, University of Michigan
Music and religious ecstasy are linked world-wide. This presentation explores some of the physiological and psychological similarities between secular "deep listeners" (those who experience chills or goosebumps, or who cry when listening to music they love) and religious ecstatics.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1373.
Winter Choral Concert
Friday, March 28, 5:00 p.m.
Stout Meetinghouse
(Rescheduled from March 8)
Presenter: Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers
The Earlham Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers perform a
program containing an inspiring collection of music, faith, hope and love.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1410.
Earlham Instrumental Ensembles Concert
Friday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium,
Carpenter Hall
Our many instrumental groups share their talents in an evening of varied music, from percussion and jazz to classical and more!
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1410.
Earlham Orchestra Concert
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall
The orchestra takes center stage in this concert featuring both standard and unusual works for full symphony orchestra.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1410.
Stout Meetinghouse Concert featuring
"Music of Guitar, Flute and Voice"
Sunday, March 30, 4:00 p.m.
Stout Meetinghouse
Presenters: Richard Goering, guitar;
Sandy Seefeld, flutist; and Naomi Lewin, soprano
Goering plays extensively in the Cincinnati area. Seefeld
is formerly professor of flute at Miami University and has played
at the Meetinghouse before. Lewin is a popular on air performer at
WGUC; among other programs she presents "Classics for Kids." The
concert will include four songs by Dowland, a well known composer
of the 16th century, and three Spanish songs performed by Lewin and
Goering. All three perform Sephardic songs and Goering plays a Bach
sonata. Sponsored by the Meetinghouse Endowed Concert Series Fund.
Free admission, no tickets required.
For more information, call 765/983-1373.
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