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Center Stage Series
The Nile Project
March 4, 2017
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The
Nile Project's
Mina Girgis, producer and CEO, and other Nile project artists will lead a musical collaboration and water cooperation at 3 p.m. Friday, March 3, in the Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall. Girgis will discuss the environmental, economic and political factors that have contributed to the Nile water conflict. Members of the Nile project will demonstrate how their music acts as an innovative solution and vehicle to transform conflict to cooperation.
The Luther College Theatre Department will put on four performances of Jennifer Haley's "The Nether" March 1-4 in Jewel Theatre in Luther's Center for the Arts. Performances are 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 1; 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 2-3; and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4. In the world of "The Nether," the Internet has been replaced by a beautiful virtual world, but this digital paradise hides a dark secret.
Caf-Fast — Please pledge to donate your lunch or dinner meal swipe on Wednesday,March 8. All funds raised will support Luther College's Diversity Center Book Fund and Sonya Lund International Student Emergency Fund. You can fast from dining or use your dining dollars to eat in a different location and donate your meal. Alternatively, you are welcome to donate cash. Sign-up during our tabling events or online through dining services. Contact Derek Barnhouse with any questions.
SPRING CAREER FAIR! Students/all majors. The SPRING CAREER FAIR is almost here! Plan to attend on Thursday, March 2 in the Dahl Centennial Union from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Over 45 organizations will be attending to visit with students about their various opportunities from part-time, full-time and internships! Bring your resumes! This is a great opportunity to network with many employers. You won't want to miss this one!
PEACE CORPS presentation! If you are interested in learning about the Peace Corps and what opportunities they have to offer, plan to attend their presentation on
Thursday, March 2
at
6:30 p.m.
in Mott Room.
You will hear about the application process and the experience from a Peace Corps Volunteer.
Preus Library’s marketing & events team is seeking to hire a student library assistant to work in marketing and community engagement. Emphasis will be on developing library programs and displays, engaging library users via social media platforms, and assisting with market research and special events. Some experience in social media and/or photography preferred. For more information and access to a formal application, please email Emily Mineart.
Malta Semester: Spend spring semester 2018 living, studying, and traveling in the Mediterranean region! Classes include Paideia 450, History and Culture of Malta, Service Learning and additional options at the University of Malta. Contact the
Center for Global Learning or
Paul Gardner to learn more about this Luther spring semester study abroad program.
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G Yamazawa, widely considered one of the top spoken word artists in the country, is performing at 9 p.m. Friday, February 24, in Marty's.
Tickets for the event, sponsored by SAC Spotlight, are free with CAF or $5 at the door. Yamazawa has performed across the globe, and is known for his evocative performances on YouTube, where he lyrically critiques disunity and racism he knew growing up as a Japanese-American in the south.
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The Nile Project, a cross-cultural collaboration that brings artists from 11 Nile countries together for a musical celebration of Nile identity, will perform at Luther at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall. Part environmental awareness initiative, part musical collaboration, the 35-member collective comes together from 11 different East African countries to create a unified sound while maintaining each country's unique culture and musical tradition. Tickets are available at the Ticket Office or
online.
Featuring three festival bands and 625 high school musicians from 105 high schools, Luther College's annual Dorian Band Festival Grand Concert will be held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, February 27 in the Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall. The concert's festival bands include a Symphonic Band (an auditioned group of about 75 students), and the Sperati and Noble Bands — both consisting of 250 high school students.
The community is invited to celebrate the many cultures that come together in the name of education through the Luther College Diversity Center's annual Ethnic Arts Festival on Saturday, February 25. The festival includes a Country Fair from 2-5 p.m. in the CFA Atrium. Hors d'oeuvres will available for purchase throughout the atrium at the event. There will also be performances representing different cultures at 7 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall.
SAC Leadership presents Luther Alum Chris Norton! Chris is a keynote speaker and author. He calls us to focus on response instead of situation. To be defined by attitude rather than circumstance. We all have the ability to recognize the great power within us all,"The Power to Stand." Join Chris on Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall. Tickets $5 at Ticket Office or free with CAF.
Luther College presents the semi-annual "Music in the Shape of a Pear" Concert Series. Musica Electronica, 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., Friday, February 24, Valders Planetarium; Chamber Music from Iowa and Environs, 2 p.m., Saturday, February 25, NRH; Composers Online: Three Things You Can Do Today Seminar, 4 p.m., Saturday, February 25, Jenson-Noble Choir Room and Even More Chamber Music from Iowa and Environs, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 25, NRH.
Do you want to be in a READ poster? As we prepare to celebrate National Library Week (April 9-15), email reading@luther.edu and tell us why libraries are important to you. You can win a chance to be featured in your very own READ poster that you can keep! (See examples of the ALA’s celebrity READ posters here). Photos can be individual or small groups. Sponsored by the Library.
Luther is commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with "The Reformation of Everything," a series of events throughout 2017, and extends an invitation to the upcoming conference, Liberating Grace: The Power of Reformation in the World Today, Friday and Saturday, March 31-April 1. The conference features keynote speakers The Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber, and Ralston Deffenbaugh. Register for the conference online or via the Ticket Office.
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The Bulletin is published for the Luther Community by the Campus Programming Office every Tuesday & Friday when classes are in session. Copy deadline: 12 noon Monday for Tuesday's edition, 12 noon Thursday for Friday's edition. Each announcement will be be run a maximum of two times. Word limit: 75. Email:
bulletin@luther.edu
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