August 28th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Aug. 27, 2009) — More than 700 first-year and transfer students at Messiah College will go “Into the Streets” on Aug. 28 as part of a nationwide program to encourage college students to adapt a lifestyle of community service. This is Messiah College’s eleventh year participating in “Into the Streets,” and this year students will visit 32 local community agencies to serve by building, cleaning, painting, weeding, farming, assembling school kits, assisting and spending time with children and elderly, and distributing food. We invite your coverage at the following locations: Continue reading…
August 26th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Aug. 26, 2009) — Author and distinguished lecturer Donald Opitz brings his expertise in higher education to Messiah College where he will lecture to first-year honors students and the public on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. Opitz’s book, “The Outrageous Idea of Academic Faithfulness,” is required reading for all incoming students in the college’s honors program. The talk will take place in Alexander Auditorium, located in Frey Hall academic building on the college’s Grantham campus. Continue reading…
August 20th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Aug. 20, 2009) — On view at Messiah College’s Aughinbaugh Art Gallery, Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, is “Orisons: Enduring Promise,” an art exhibit which is one of a variety of events and activities that mark year-long centennial celebrations at the college, founded in 1909. The title “Orisons,” meaning “prayer” or “songs of praise,” is meant to describe the featured artwork as “offerings,” created by alumni of Messiah’s visual-arts program. The display, on view during normal gallery hours, is free and open to the public. A reception will be held Oct. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery. Continue reading…
August 20th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Aug. 24, 2009) — Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Tracy Kidder will speak at Messiah College on Sept. 14. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Brubaker Auditorium, located in the Eisenhower Campus Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Kidder will share his experience researching and writing his nonfiction work “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” this year’s common reading for Messiah’s first-year students. Tickets are required and available for no charge at www.messiah.edu/tickets or by calling 717-691-6036. Continue reading…
August 19th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Aug. 20, 2009) — Award-winning jazz saxophonist Tim Warfield, an internationally known recording artist and native of York, Pa., will perform at Messiah College on Sept. 11. Warfield will headline with Terell Stafford on trumpet, Pat Bianchi on organ, and Byron Landham and Daniel Sadownick on percussion to pay homage to the late Shirley Scott, the legendary organist with whom Warfield played on numerous occasions. “One for Shirley” is Warfield’s newest release. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in Miller Auditorium located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Tickets are $23 and can be purchased at www.messiah.edu/tickets or by calling 717-691-6036. Continue reading…
August 14th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Aug. 21, 2009) — On Sept.4, Messiah College Department of Music faculty member and clarinetist Elisabeth Stimpert, with pianist Jennifer Blyth, will present a program of clarinet repertoire that features a wide range of styles, time periods and nationalities. The recital begins at 8 p.m. in Poorman Recital Hall in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. The performance is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
