Category: Fine Arts
Theatre professor, student find creative inspiration in each other
A mutual love of theatre has brought together a collaborative team in costuming. Visiting Professor of Theatre Susan McDaniel Hill and Heidi DeCaluwe ’20 of Jackson, Wisconsin, now work together in the basement costume shop every Tuesday. They are collaborating on costumes for the play “Paragon Springs,” which opens Nov. 28. DeCaluwe initially came to […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College play ‘Paragon Springs’ examines fake news, power of facts
The play “Paragon Springs” will be presented Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The play, written by Steven Dietz, was commissioned by Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform Sunday
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert Nov. 18. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. The program will feature a variety of styles from different eras of band music. A centerpiece […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Art from Ripon-area private collections to be displayed starting Nov. 9
“Out of the Attic and Into the Gallery: Art from Local Collections” will be on display from Nov. 9 through Dec. 14 at Ripon College. The exhibit will be in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An opening reception and talk by curator Travis Nygard, associate professor of art and director of the […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Ripon College choral ensembles to perform Nov. 4
The Ripon College Chamber Singers and Choral Union will join together to perform Sunday, Nov. 4. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities John Hughes will conduct both choirs. Choral Union selections will include: “Stabat Mater,” […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Rhythm highlighted in orchestra concert at Ripon College Oct. 12
The Ripon College Symphonic Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The concert will to be held in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Adjunct Professor of Music Dylan Chmura-Moore is the conductor. Selections are “Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario),” K. 486, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Ouverture and Pavane pour une […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
Play ‘Silent Sky’ to open Ripon College theatre season Oct. 10
The universe gets measured in “Silent Sky,” a play written by America’s most-produced playwright Laurie Gunderson, that will open Ripon College’s 2018-19 theatre season Oct. 10-13. All shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. The story is based on an actual 20th century astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt, who leaves her rural home and her loving and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
Mollie Oblinger shows artwork, shares outlooks in interview
Associate Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger had a solo exhibition of works July 19 through Sept. 1 at the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fond du Lac. An interview with her, discussing her current works, her interest in the outdoors and water issues, and several photographic examples of her work was published on […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Kurt Dietrich will perform with brass choir Sept. 23
The Northeastern Wisconsin Collegiate Brass Choir, featuring faculty from various college and university campuses around the region, will perform Sunday, Sept. 23, at St. Norbert College, De Pere. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Dudley Birder Hall. Admission is free. Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Rafael Francisco Salas profiled on Wisconsin Public Television Sept. 20
“Mexican-American Artist Brings Unique Perspective Of Rural Experience,” a profile about Ripon College Associate Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas, will air on Wisconsin Public Television at 7 p.m. Sept. 20. The segment is part of Wisconsin Life, hosted by Angela Fitzgerald. Salas, who also writes as an art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Milwaukee Symphony to perform free concert at Ripon College Sept. 30
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin’s largest cultural organization, returns to Ripon College for its 46th appearance Sunday, Sept. 30. The performance is offered free of charge as a thank-you to the community, and no tickets are required. The performance is part of the Caestecker Fine Arts Series at Ripon College and will begin at 3:15 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich will read excerpts from new book about jazz Sept. 25
A reading from Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland, a new book by Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts at Ripon College, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room, Lane […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Spektral Quartet, Miguel Zenón to perform Sept. 22
The Spektral Quartet will return to Ripon College, along with jazz saxophonist and MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow Miguel Zenón, for a concert on Sept. 22. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. Named “Chicagoans […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Exhibit of mixed-media drawings opens Sept. 14
“In Search of Evidence,” an exhibit of work by artist Lois Peterson, will run Sept. 14 through Oct. 19 at Ripon College. The exhibit will be in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An artist talk and opening reception will begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 14. Open hours are 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Mark Davis Quartet will present jazz selections Sept. 7
Pianist Mark Davis, a mainstay on the Milwaukee jazz scene for more than 25 years, will bring a quartet to Ripon College Friday, Sept. 7, as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. At 7 p.m., Ripon College Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich will conduct a pre-concert talk with the artists, all […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Rafael Francisco Salas profiled on Wisconsin Life, Wisconsin Public Television
“Mexican-American Artist Brings Unique Perspective Of Rural Experience,” a profile about Ripon College Associate Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas, was posted by Wisconsin Life July 9. Salas, who also writes as an art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper, discusses analyzing his own work, taking inspiration from rural America and his mixed-race identity. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Wisconsin Symphonic Winds will perform June 30
The Wisconsin Symphonic Winds, made up of wind, brass and percussion players from this area of the state, will perform a family concert Saturday, June 30, as part of the Green Lake Festival of Music. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
John Hughes featured in article about this week’s Green Lake Festival workshop
John Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, will direct a new four-day choral workshop, “Composer Residency,” featuring music of composer Ola Gjeilo June 21-24 at the Rodman Center for the Arts at Ripon College. The final concert of the Green Lake Festival of Music event will be held at 3:15 p.m. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Shakespeare comedy ‘Twelfth Night’ to run June 1-3 at Ripon College
What combines shipwrecks, disguises, misguided love, twins, drinking parties and song? We know that sounds like a weekend in Door County – but it’s actually the Ripon Summer Players production of Shakespeare’s great comedy “Twelfth Night or What You Will.” The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Kurt Dietrich to be guest on Wisconsin Public Radio May 17
Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, will be a guest Thursday, May 17, on “Central Time,” a program on the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio. Dietrich is the author of the recently published book Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland. Dietrich’s book was […]
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