Campus Events Newsletter
April 10th- 16th
Weekly Events
2017 Davenport Prizes in Fiction, Poetry and Playwriting
Monday
Handling the Quarter-Life Crisis
12pm
Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union
Sally Rigler '84, doctor of internal medicine at University of Kansas Medical Center, and Erin Daugherty '13, research and visual analytics specialist at Washington University in St. Louis. They are an unique mother-daughter "team" whose careers are testaments to the transformative power of a Knox education.
Caxton Club: Rita Dove
4pm
Muelder Reading Room, Seymour Library
Part of a year-long series of Caxton Club readings in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Program in Creative Writing, we welcome back Rita Dove. Rita Dove is a former U.S. Poet Laureate (1993-1995) and recipient of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for Thomas and Beulah. The author of numerous books, most recently Sonata Mulattica (2009) and Collected Poems 1974-2004 (2016), she also edited The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry (2011).
Herb Planting Workshop
Monday, April 10
4:30 pm
Wilson House
Importance of a Liberal Arts Education for Future Health Care
7pm
Room 115, Alumni Hall
Sally Rigler '84, doctor of internal medicine at University of Kansas Medical Center, and Erin Daugherty '13, research and visual analytics specialist at Washington University in St. Louis. They are an unique mother-daughter "team" whose careers are testaments to the transformative power of a Knox education.
Tuesday
Family Chaos
2:45pm
Spiritual Life Space
Contact Counseling Services to register. Students must pre-register with Counseling Services.
Andrew Marr Talk (Philosophy Club)
Tuesday, April 11
7:30pm
GDH 103
Interested in learning the different theories of humor? Interested in learning about how different theories of humor are located within specific intellectual traditions? Curious about the ethicality of racist jokes, sexist jokes, etc.? Ever wonder why some theorists of comedy are so—well—humorless? Curious about the connection between the ethics of humor and philosophical style?
If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, then join Philosophy Club in GDH 103 at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11! Post-bacc Andrew Marr will present
his talk,
“On Humor: Theories, Ethics, and Styles.” After his remarks, there will be ample room for Q&A and further discussion. Treats will be provided. But seriously: what is the deal with airline food?Wednesday
Black Student Support Group
Wednesday, April 12
6pm
Spiritual Life Office
Thursday
Sippin' Tea with Tianna
Thursday April 13
12 pm
Gizmo
Working Wellness Group
Thursday, April 13
4pm
Spiritual Life Office
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Info Session
Thursday, April 13
6:30pm
Room 300, Alumni Hall
Admitted Student Day Ice Cream Social
Thursday, April 13
8pm
Taylor Lounge
Friday
Prairie Fire Softball vs. Robert Morris University
3pm & 5pm
Galesburg, IL
Saturday
DIY Bee Product Workshop
Saturday, April 15
5pm
Eco House
Join Bee Club in Eco House to make a product made from beeswax and learn about how vital bees are to our environment and why they need to be protected.
Sunday
Upcoming Events
Nova Singers Presents: A Cappella Masterworks
Saturday, April 22
7:30pm
First Lutheran Church in Galesburg
Sunday, April 23
4:00pm
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport
This ambitious concert will see the Nova Singers expand to 34 voices to perform two of the greatest works ever written for a cappella choir. Presented first will be Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, followed by the powerfulMass for Double Choir by Swiss composer, Frank Martin.
Dr. Lane talks about the program: “This program represents a long-awaited dream of mine: to expand Nova Singers and, rather than hire an orchestra, to perform some of the great a cappella works that require more voices than our usual 20. I have long wanted to perform the Rachmaninoff Vespers. Rachmaninoff is famous for his symphonies and piano concerti, but those who know his Vespers agree that this is exquisitely beautiful music and so easy on the ear! Several of the movements are based on ancient Russian chant, and some sound almost like folksongs. Rachmaninoff features the alto section with a gorgeous melody in the 2nd movement and features a tenor soloist in movements four and five. But it is the bass section that makes the skin prickle on the back of one’s neck! The piece Rachmaninoff loved best and requested at his funeral is the fifth movement, where the bass section descends to a low Bb----a superhuman task, even for professional basses! I also adore the Martin Mass for Double Choir. With its chant-like lines, its 8-part dancing counterpoint, its dramatic bursts of brilliance, its pulsating harmonies and its pleading melodies, it is full of drama and variety. The Martin Mass, because it is written for two SATB choirs a cappella, is one of the most challenging works we have performed, but what a beautiful sound!”
Nova Singers, a professional vocal ensemble under the direction of Dr. Laura Lane, hopes to share our musical soul with you. Nova Singers is known for bringing a wide variety of choral music to its audiences, and for the beauty, charm, sincerity and emotional power the singers impart to their music.
Tickets will be available at the door. Admission is $18 for adults and $15 for seniors. Students are admitted free of charge. For information about tickets, recordings, or other Nova Singers’ events visitor website at www.novasingers.com or like our Facebook page.
A Cappella Masterworks is sponsored by Blick Art Materials and Epic Stone. Nova Singers’ 2016-2017 season is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, The City of Galesburg, and Quad City Arts Dollars funds, provided by Hubbell-Waterman Foundation and John Deere.