The senior baritone vocal recital by Yacob Bennett of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, originally scheduled for April 30 has been postponed to Friday, May 6. The performance will begin at 5 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Included will be works by Arnold Schoenberg, Sergei Rachmaninoff Franz Schubert, Ralph Vaughan-Williams and others. […]
Spring Arts Celebration will be held April 29 at Ripon College, highlighting special offerings from the visual art, music and theatre departments. Festivities will run from 4:30 p.m. to about 9 p.m. in C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are free and open to the public. Pre-registration can be made here. 4:30 p.m.: Caleb […]
“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” a riveting musical comedy with a touch of Jerry Springer drama, will be presented April 27-30 by the departments of theatre and music at Ripon College. Performances will begin each evening at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free, but reservations are […]
Abbegayle Lane ’22 of Neenah, Wisconsin, will present her senior vocal recital Saturday, April 23, at Ripon College. The recital will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The accompanist will be Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie on piano. Lane, a soprano, majored in music education with […]
A recital with Adjunct Professor of Music Jessica Jensen, trumpet, and Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano, will be presented Saturday, April 23, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 1 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will be […]
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will present their spring concert Friday, April 22. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The 18-member ensemble, which features Ripon College students as well as Ripon faculty and staff and area […]
The late Lester O. Schwartz, professor of art at Ripon College from 1944 to 1977, will be the focus of a presentation by the Ripon Historical Society Thursday, April 21. The event is free and open to the public. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the historical society headquarters, 508 Watson St., but people […]
Lydia Wiley Deal ’22 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, will perform a senior recital Saturday, April 9, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free. Selections to be performed include Sonata for Flute in E Minor, by J.S. Bach; Sonata for Flute […]
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Tobin Shucha, will perform April 10 at Ripon College. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It is free and open to the public. Selections will be “Kirkpatrick Fanfare,” by Andrew Boysen Jr.; “First […]
“Perseverance,” an exhibit featuring 1,000 tiny prints in collages by Fond du Lac artist Mel Kolstad, will be on view April 2 through May 3 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. A reception and artist talk will take place at 6:30 p.m. April 29 as part of the Spring Arts […]
The Mary Louise Knutson Trio will perform Friday, March 4, 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 trio will present a concert of jazz works. Knutson also will lead an […]
Assistant Professor of Music Erin Bryan, soprano, and Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano, were invited to present a recital as part of the Sam Houston State University Art Song Festival this month. The performance, which was offered virtually, highlights American composer Lauren Spavelko’s Baby Book, a song cycle the composer describes as “truly […]
One-Act Play Festival with student directors will be presented Feb. 18-19 by the Department of Theatre at Ripon College. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public, and audience members are asked to wear masks. Plays to be performed are: […]
Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas to the Wisconsin Arts Board, the state agency responsible for the support and development of the arts throughout Wisconsin. Salas’ work has been exhibited in New York City, San Diego, Boston and venues in the Midwest, including Neville Public Museum, Museum of Wisconsin Art, […]
Travis Nygard, associate professor of art, was featured on a news report Thursday on the television station Fox 11 News. The segment can be viewed here. The report is about a table hand-crafted in Ripon in 1892-93. The Ripon Historical Society is raising $3,000 to cover the cost of purchasing the table from a Seattle […]
Work by interdisciplinary artist Zach Mory will be on view Feb. 4 through March 11 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An artist’s talk and opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 4. Caestecker Gallery is open from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 2 to […]
“A Woman’s Love and Life,” a faculty recital with Assistant Professor of Music Erin Bryan, soprano, and Visiting Instructor of Music Deb MacKenzie, piano, will be held at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. The program will feature Robert Schumann’s “Frauenliebe und Leben […]
“Everybody,” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a modern adaptation of the classic play “Everyman,” will be presented Dec. 8 to 11 in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend, and masks are required to be worn. Admission is free, but ticket reservations […]
Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music and former Barbara Baldwin DeFrees Chair in the Performing Arts at Ripon College, will discuss his work on the history of jazz in Wisconsin Thursday, Nov. 18, for the Ripon Historical Society. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the historical society museum, 508 Watson St. It is […]
The Ripon College choirs will present their fall concert Sunday, Nov. 7. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend, and masks are required to be worn. Paul Thompson, assistant professor of music, is the conductor and Deb MacKenzie, visiting instructor […]
“Art, Activism & Intersectionality: An Exhibit of Contemporary Posters” will open Nov. 5 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. A lecture and opening will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Dec. 10 and is free and open to the public. Masks […]