News Releases

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 15, 2008) – Twenty students from the department of sociology, social work and criminal justice at Messiah College will showcase presentations at their annual Senior Day on May 3 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Boyer Hall, located on the college’s Grantham campus. The symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Tonya Baker at (717) 766-2511, ext. 7050. Continue reading…

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GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 14, 2008) – Written and performed by Valerie Rae Smith, associate professor and co-chair of the department of theatre at Messiah College, “Between Two Chairs” is a one-woman play following the tragedy of watching a father’s memory slowly lost to Alzheimer’s, parallel with the mystery of memory development in his young grandson. Performances will be held on May 5–6 at 8 p.m. in Miller Auditorium, located in Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Free tickets may be reserved by calling the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 11, 2008) – In its fifth annual School of Mathematics, Engineering and Business Scholarship Day, Messiah College invites local business leaders, corporations, students, alumni and friends to meet faculty and students, visit the facilities, view senior year project presentations and learn more about the quality programs offered. The scholarship day will be held on May 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Frey Hall academic building on the college’s Grantham campus. It is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lori Zimmerman at (717) 796-5360. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 11, 2008) – Originally scheduled in March, Over the Rhine will bring their “evocative, earthy songwriting and impassioned delivery” to Messiah College in a dynamic concert performance on May 6 at 8 pm. Their most recent album, “The Trumpet Child,” collaborates with Nashville producer Brad Jones to deliver, in strings, woodwinds and horns, “a juicy, informally epic pop album unlike any other you’re likely to hear this year.” They will perform in Brubaker Auditorium, located in the Eisenhower Campus Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Tickets for the rescheduled date still cost $15 and may be purchased by calling the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036. All tickets purchased for the March performance may be used for admission or turned in for a full refund. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 11, 2008) — Indie-rockers, The National, will perform at Messiah College on May 3 at 8 p.m. in Brubaker Auditorium in the Eisenhower Campus Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Doveman will open for The National, whose indie style gives adoring fans “bittersweet music that would break your heart if it wasn’t already broken.” Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at www.messiah.edu/tickets or by calling the ticket office at (717) 691-6036. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 10, 2008) – From May 1–3, Messiah College’s department of theatre, in a double production of J. M. Synge’s and W. B. Yeats’ famous stage plays, will present two Irish tragedies: “Riders to the Sea” and “Cathleen Ni Houlihan.” The plays deal with themes of family and loss, with characters debating whether to release loved ones to the dangers of nature or the gamble of war. Both brief one-act plays will show back-to-back starting at 8 p.m. each evening. The performances will take place in Miller Auditorium, located in Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. Tickets cost $10 and may be purchased by calling the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 10, 2008) — The Messiah College School of the Arts will present three concerts in May: the Concert Handbell Choir on May 3 at 7 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel; Musica Nova on May 5 at 7:30 p.m.; and the Percussion and Horn Ensembles on May 6 at 8 p.m. in Poorman Recital Hall in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. The concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, call the music department at (717) 766-2511, ext. 3310. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 2, 2008) – Sponsored by Wiconi International, Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church, Kingdom Embassy and Messiah College, Richard Twiss and his team of Native dancers will demonstrate their presentation of the gospel through Native dance and song. Twiss, co-founder and president of Wiconi International, seeks to show that First Nations people are “uniquely positioned to communicate the message of the gospel across deepening cultural divides in our world.” The service, free and open to the public, will be held on April 23 at 6 p.m. at Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church, located at 2217 Derry Street in Harrisburg. For more information, contact the church at (717) 561-2170. Continue reading…

GRANTHAM, Pa. (April 1, 2008) – The new book, “The Amish and the Media,” offers the first scholarly treatment of the relationship between the Amish and the media in contemporary American life. Through a series of essays from experts in film and media studies, poetry, American studies, anthropology and history, the book examines the Amish as both subjects of mainstream media attention and as consumers and producers of media. Continue reading…

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GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 28, 2008) – John Fea, associate professor of history at Messiah College, has written the first biography of Philip Vickers Fithian, a farmer, Presbyterian minister, patriot and one of the most prolific diarists in early American history. The book, “The Way of Improvement Leads Home,” published by University of Pennsylvania Press, traces Fithian’s experiences in the early American backcountry, his love affair with Elizabeth Beatty and his role as a Revolutionary War chaplain. Fea will talk about his book and sign copies at Borders, 3515 Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill, on April 19 at 2 p.m. For more information about the event, contact Borders at (717) 975-2132. Continue reading…