On Thursday evening, the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series (JRVWS) put on its final event of the semester, ending the year with two fantastic authors and a celebration of creativity. Hope College played host to writers Hilary Plum and Chen Chen, both of whom demonstrated their literary prowess when they gave live readings to students…
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….
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Hope College Dance Department premiered their 45th annual showcase the weekend of March 1. Dance 45: “The Elements” featured fifty-two talented Hope students, and dances were choreographed by Hope faculty and guest artists alike. The showcase is comprised of seven dances…
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,…
During the tail-end of a New York winter, few things can bring people together as intensely as coffee. Well, perhaps having a baby. Molly Smith Metzler’s “Cry It Out” brings a lot to the wrought-iron patio table— new mothers with adjacent backyards bond over the struggles of adjusting to the new social norms of staying…
On Feb. 15, the five students who won the 47th annual Concerto-Aria Competition had a chance to showcase their talent and musical prowess while being accompanied by the Hope College Orchestra, directed by Dr. Christopher Fashun. Winners include clarinetist Kailtlyn Rustemeyer, cellist Miquel Fuentes, pianist Deborah Blackmon, and sopranos Emma Clark and Gabrielle Barber. The…
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…
The Showa period of Japan’s history is one of mounting tension and dramatic change, as well as artistic birth. It began with economic crises in the late 1920s and evolved to ultra-nationalistic philosophies that culminated in invasions of China and Manchuria in the 1930s. At Japan’s 1945 surrender to Allied Forces during World War II,…
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…