If the Hope College Theatre Department has taught us anything this year, it is that they excel at performing sorrowful plays. Their newest production, “Seagull,” can best be described to the modern reader as “extreme sad boi hours.” The Russian play, written by Anton Chekov in 1895 does not leave the audience with a warm…
Over the years, Hope College has fostered a space for musicians to spread their talents and support each other through all different styles and genres. Last Friday night, the bond that links musicians together and creates a positive, uplifting community for artists to share their music with each other grew a little bit stronger. Micah…
It was a typical March afternoon at Hope College when the fight broke out in the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts lobby last Thursday. What seemed like an innocent debate escalated rapidly, ending with two students wrestling on the floor. The students, whose names have not been released to the public, were taken…
With the weather outside still fairly cold and miserable, it can be both more practical and fun to look for activities indoors rather than outdoors. In between midterms and looking at flights out of Holland for spring break, take a quick mental vacation without leaving campus by visiting the DePree Art Center and checking out…
Every once in a while, artists who perform at Hope College will return to host another concert. However, up until Friday, no artist had performed at Hope four times. Paul Galbraith finished up the 2018-2019 Guitar Series on Friday when he played for students, faculty and community members in the Jack H. Miller Concert Hall….
Over the past year, there have been several changes happening on Hope’s campus. The college decided on a new president, the Arcadian fraternity came back from the dead, and the Boerigter Center for Career and Calling was officially opened to students. While all of these were positive changes that happened over the past several months,…
The Winter Film Series returned this past week with “Far From the Tree,” a film based on the New York Times best-seller “Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity” by Andrew Solomon. The unrated film follows different families through the eyes of parents as they push society’s acceptance of their special…
With the seemingly never-ending snowfall that currently consumes Holland, Michigan, it was unsure if the next performer in the Hope College Guitar Series would arrive on time to give his scheduled concert last weekend; we were warned as we received out tickets that his plane may not make it in safely. But, sure enough, the…
Do you ever find yourself looking for something to do on a Friday evening? Well, this weekend, look no further than the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, where Hope’s music department will be hosting their 31st annual Musical Showcase concert in the concert hall. Featuring several of the department’s ensembles, as well as…
With the dream of bringing a new wave of attention and love to classical music, The 5 Browns, a family of classical pianists that travel and perform together, have been sharing their music with as many people as they possibly can, an audience that, as of last Friday, includes Hope College and Holland community members….