The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series had its first event for the 2019 season the week before fall break, and it has had lasting effects on the writing community on campus. I, along with many others, was extremely touched by this event, which explored beauty, trauma and the links that tie them together. This event…
Living in Holland, Michigan, it’s unfortunately easy to become familiarized with what lies around us, the things we are privileged to experience whenever we want. One such thing is just ten minutes to the west, and it’s called Lake Michigan. This is why “Tug: A Great Lakes Odyssey,” hits so hard. This exploratory new exhibit…
Each year on the Friday of One Big Weekend, the Hope College Music Department hosts the Homecoming Gala Concert, which serves as an opportunity to showcase each of Hope’s music ensembles through performances from each group. The small taste each of the five ensembles gave of their repertoire this semester has created much anticipation for…
The Department of Theatre at Hope College will present Smokefall by Noah Haidle on Friday and Saturday, October 11-12, and Thursday through Saturday, October 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a free matinee on Sunday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. All performances will be held in the DeWitt Studio Theatre. Directed by Professor…
Walking into the De Pree Art Gallery, one could feel as though they are entering a sensory playground at a Children’s Museum. Eyes are immediately focused on the architectural sculpture at the center of the current gallery exhibit, fashioned from steel, colored glass, mirrored spheres, piles of powder, and yarn balls. Light warps the eye,…
On Monday, September 23, the Hope College Department of Music hosted its first guest artist: soprano MeeAe Nam. A current Professor of Voice at Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Nam has worked throughout America, Europe, and Asia. She has been a guest artist and clinician at schools such as Korean National University of Arts in Seoul,…
Hope College Concert Series had their first event of the year last Friday night. Through shared music, the Concert Series “aim(s) to inspire the West Michigan and Hope College community in areas of diversity, originality, and openness”. This concert took place in the Knickerbocker Theatre, featuring local band The Skinny Limbs as opening act, and…
“I had a wonderful dream on Friday night. I dreamed the river ran free that on its roaring horse it rode over stones, past the border of farms” These words, from Persian poet Latif Nazemi’s work entitled “A Word for Freedom,” appeared momentarily on the screen of Dewitt Theatre’s stage on Sept. 19 and…
Song. Play. Oration. 84 years of friendly competition, dazzling performances, and Nykerk Love. Nykerk is a competition between freshman and sophomore women in three different areas: song, play, and oration. Junior and senior coaches arrange the music, write the plays and guide the orators as they craft seven-minute monologues. After 21 days of practice and…
If you’re looking for a way to engage with great literature, talented writers and thoughtful community, the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series (JRVWS) might be the perfect opportunity. This fall, Hope College will be hosting three award-winning authors—Mira Bartók, Heather Sellers and Julia Alvarez—to give readings of their work and share insights in a Q&A…