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  • Gustavus Choir performs in St. Peter after their International Tour

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    The Gustavus Choir has embarked on a two week tour of Spain, France, and Italy, performing at some of the best venues that the countries have to offer. As a gift, they are giving their last performance of their tour at Gustavus Adolphus College. The concert will be held on Saturday, February 11 at 7…

  • Gustavus Goes Global: Music Across the World

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    msousa

    The Gustavus Choir and the Gustavus Wind Orchestra are starting off the year by bringing their talents across the world. Continuing on with Gustavus tradition, these music ensembles are embarking on an international tour getting ready to see the world and showcase their fine tuned skills. They have all been hard at work perfecting their…

  • Fine Arts Preview: December 5 to 11

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    msousa

    This week features the opening reception for artist Marlena Myles, the Winds of Christmas, and the Dance and Theatre productions. Indigenous Salon featuring Artist Marlena Myles – Public Reption December 5, 4:30 p.m. Schaefer Art Gallery Winds of Christmas December 6, 10:00 a.m. Christ Chapel Theatre Production: Theatre Gallery December 9 at 7:00 p.m. |…

  • Dance Production Shared Space: Tangled Relations

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    msousa

    From December 9 to December 11, the Gustavus Theatre & Dance department will be presenting the Dance Production Shared Space: Tangled Relations. This production is entirely student-driven, a culmination of student choreographers and dancers that have come together and created a project that lets all of their creative voices shine. “Going into the semester, all…

  • Theatre Gallery, a production in which students write, direct, design, and star in their own plays

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    msousa

    On December 9, 10, and 11 from 7-9 p.m. in the Rob and Judy Gardner Laboratory Theatre, Gustavus will be presenting the Theatre Gallery – a production in which students write, direct, design, and star in their own plays. This year’s Theatre Gallery is entitled Fuzzy Gray Lines and many of the plays are centered…

  • Marlena Myles, Self-Taught Digital Artist: Residency at Gustavus Adolphus College

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    msousa

    The Schaefer Gallery is presenting Dakota Digital Artist Marlena Myles, as a part of the Indigenous Salon, visual arts and public discussion events. Myles’ works will be installed daily, leading up to their artist talk on Dec. 5th, 5 p.m.. During this time, the public is invited to participate in the process of an installation…

  • Annual Gustavus Honor Band Festival Brings a Weekend of Musical Experiences

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    msousa

    On November 6th and 7th, 2022, Gustavus Adolphus College hosted the 34th annual Gustavus Honor Band Festival. Bringing together over 250 students from more than 60 different high schools to form two all-state caliber symphonic bands, the Gustavus Honor Band Festival is centered on creativity in performance and education. Participating students were given the opportunity…

  • Hillstrom Museum of Art presents Making Your Mark, with works by Claes Oldenburg, Jim Dine, Wayne Thiebaud and others

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    msousa

    Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection, on view from November 21, 2022, through January 27, 2023.  There will be an opening reception for the exhibit on Monday, November 21, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Making Your Mark: Prints and Drawings from the Hechinger Collection features 52 works from the famed Hechinger Collection…

  • TRAGEDY: A Tragedy

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    msousa

    From November 3rd through the 6th, the Gustavus Adolphus College Theatre Department will be presenting TRAGEDY: A Tragedy. Written by Obie Award winner Will Eno and directed by Henry McCarthy, the play is a tragically hilarious play for the fake news era. “I think the whole thing is really funny”, says Lily Roehric ‘26. “I…

  • Fine Arts Preview: October 24 to October 30

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    msousa

    This week features the continuation of the Schaefer Art Gallery Exhibit: Student Creative Suite ‘22, as well as the continuation of the Hillstrom Museum Exhibit: FOCUS IN/ON: George Ault’s Lower Broadway and His Traumatic Life. Tickets for the upcoming theatre show TRAGEDY: a tragedy are available for purchase. The Schaefer Art Gallery is displaying: Student…