“Voicing Our Humanity: The Music of Shawn Kirchner” will be the focus of a Composer Residency and final concert offered by the Green Lake Festival of Music on the Ripon College campus. The residency will be held Aug. 1-4 with singers from the local area and around the country. The final concert will be performed […]
“Lester O. Schwartz: A Retrospective,” an exhibit of work by the longtime Ripon College art faculty member, will run Aug. 1 through Sept. 21 at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fold du Lac. The exhibit is organized by the artist’s daughter, Tanya Schwartz-Roeper ’88 of Ripon. An opening reception will be held from […]
A closing reception for the exhibit “Rafael Francisco Salas: For God and Country” will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at Portrait Society Gallery, 207 E. Buffalo St., fifth floor, in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward district. The event is free, food and drinks will be available, and Salas will talk at 7 p.m. […]
The annual Choral Institute of the Green Lake Festival of Music will be held Thursday, July 18, through Saturday, July 20, on the Ripon College campus. The institute will host singers from the local area and from around the United States. The institute will conclude with a free concert on Sunday, July 21, celebrating the […]
Suwannee Swing Saloon, a Florida band that performs western swing, classic country, the blues and jazz, will perform a free, outdoor family concert Thursday, July 4, on the Ripon College campus. The concert is sponsored by Ripon College and is part of the Green Lake Festival of Music’s 40th anniversary season. The musicians include Wisconsin […]
“Rafael Francisco Salas: For God and Country,” an exhibition of work by the Ripon College associate professor of art, will open with a reception from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Portrait Society Gallery in Milwaukee. The gallery is located at 207 E. Buffalo St., fifth floor, in the Historic Third Ward district. Salas also […]
“Seven Keys to Baldpate,” a radio play adaptation, will be presented May 31 through June 2 at the Ripon Public Library. It is presented by Ripon Summer Players in its 23rd season and is sponsored by the Ripon College Department of Theatre and the Ripon Noon Kiwanis. The “mysterious melodramatic farce” is adapted from the […]
A public art project by Mollie Oblinger, associate professor of art, will be unveiled May 25 along a newly created section of the Kinnickinnic River Trail in Milwaukee. An article about the project was published May 15 on the Urban Milwaukee website. Oblinger will attend the noon unveiling which will be held in conjunction with […]
The Ripon College Orchestra, Chamber Singers and Choral Union will join together to present a collaborative concert Sunday, May 5. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Orchestra is conducted by Dylan Chmura-Moore, adjunct professor of music. Chamber Singers and Choral Union are conducted by […]
An exhibit of work by senior art majors will be on view May 3-19 in the lobby C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Seniors Rebecca “Becky” Bajt of Mazon, Illinois; Ellen Frost of Appleton, Wisconsin; Madeline “Maddie: Hantzsch of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; Khun Maung if Yangon, Myanmar; and Amelia “Emmi” Nievinski of Eland, Wisconsin; will present […]
Gene Kain, professor emeritus of art, will show recent work in “Painted Steel Wall Reliefs” at Bare Knuckle Arts, 1949 Winnebago St., Madison. The exhibit will open from 5-9 p.m. Friday, May 3. The gallery is run by Amy Mietzel ’91, also a practicing artist. (Recent work by Gene Kain)
“Brass man Dietrich preparing to retire after long tenure at RC,” a feature story about Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, was published April 24 in the Ripon Commonwealth Press. Dietrich is retiring from the College after 39 years and will conduct his final two […]
A student music recital will be presented Tuesday, April 30, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 11:15 a,m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will include: “Concertino for Trombone, op. 45, no. 7,” by Lars Erik Larsson, with Eric Westberg ’20 of North Mankato, Minnesota, trombone; and Professor […]
Kurt Dietrich, director of the Ripon College band ensembles for 39 years, will retire at the end of this academic year. His final two large band concerts will be held Friday and Saturday at the College. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for Arts, and are free […]
The Department of Theatre’s production of “Tartuffe” received several nominations for the next Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in a five-state theatre region. Theatre professors from area campuses reviewed the show and nominated various production participants for as many awards as possible for an associate production, says Ken Hill, professor of theatre, the Doreen […]
Lauren Good ’19 of Wautoma, Wisconsin, will present a senior recital on piano Sunday, April 14, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will include: Sonata in C, K 309, I “Allegro con […]
The annual One-Act Play Festival will run April 12-13 at Ripon College. The five short productions are directed by students. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 748-8791. These plays are intended for […]
NOW Ensemble will perform Friday, April 12, at Ripon College as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The program will include “Magic With Everyday Objects,” by Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980); “How About Now,” by […]
Doug Bradley of Madison, Wisconsin, an author of We Gotta Get Out of this Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War, will speak at Ripon College Monday, April 8. The talk will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 156 of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The talk is being presented in conjunction with the […]
Sculpture by Andrew Redington, of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh faculty, will be on view April 5-May 3 at Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. An opening reception and artist’s talk will begin at 7 p.m. April 5. They are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 1-5 p.m. […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will conduct their annual tour during spring break March 10-19. John C. Hughes, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, is the conductor. The ensemble will perform a variety of unaccompanied choral works. They will be joined by guest choirs and artists at several locations. Every concert is […]