2013-14 Featured Cultural Events

2013 Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium
"Happiness: Living the Good Life"
September 10-11, 2013
Free and open to the public

The 2013 symposium will focus on what it means to be happy in the modern age. Several questions will be at the heart of the event, including: What is happiness? How are human flourishing and vocation related? What is "the good life" and how can we live? How can we encourage human flourishing - on our campus, and around the world? What cultural, structural and institutional factors inhibit happiness? How can we balance "doing well" with "living well" How can we make time for the pursuit of happiness in our increasingly busy lives?

Featured speakers include Dr. Valerie Tiberius, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota; Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, professor of psychology at University of California at Riverside; and Dr. Ellen Charry, professor of historical and systematic theology at Princeton's Theological Seminary. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to hear from local and regional speakers in concurrent sessions during the symposium.

This topic is relevant to all members of our campus, as we all figure out how we can best BREW, as our students discern vocation, as our faculty and staff struggle to balance their lives, and as we seek fulfillment, accomplishment, and joy during our short time on earth.

The symposium is free and open to the public. For a full schedule, additional information on speakers and a list of concurrent sessions please visit www.ConcordiaCollege.edu/Symposium.

Let us join together to unravel what it means to live the good life.


Art Exhibit "From a Cup to Instagram: Art and Social Engagement in the 21st Century"
Exhibit dates: Sunday, Aug. 25-Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013
Public Reception 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10
Gallery Talk by Michael Strand at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10
Free and open to the public

"A collaborative project between Michael Strand, Director of Visual Arts, North Dakota State University and two student art majors, Lauren Johnson and Katie Pepera, who will design the gallery exhibit. The exhibit will focus on how art has expressed happiness through the ages, from ceramics to Instagram. The exhibit will include Instagram photos depicting happiness submitted by students, faculty, alumni and community members."

This exhibit occurs in conjunction with the annual Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium.


Performing Arts Series

TERRA MADRE featuring saxophonist Marco Albonetti and percussionist Dane Richeson
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Knutson Center Centrum
Tickets: Reserved $25, General Admission Adult $20 and Student General Admission (under 18) $10 - $2 discount for Senior Citizens

Marco Albonetti, one of Italy's leading saxophonists and Dane Richeson, world-renowned percussionist will perform with a Concordia College chamber ensemble.

Master Class Schedule - TBA


TRIO VORONEZH
7:30 p.m. Monday, November 11, 2013
Knutson Center Centrum
Tickets: Reserved $25, General Admission Adult $20 and Student General Admission (under 18) $10 - $2 discount for Senior Citizens

Trio Voronezh will perform classical, folk and contemporary repertoire on authentic Russian folk instruments.


IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
7:30 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2014
Francis Frazier Comstock Theater
Tickets: Reserved $25, General Admission Adult $20 and Student General Admission (under 18) $10 - $2 discount for Senior Citizens

Based on one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written) the Improvised Shakespeare Company creates a fully improvised play in Elizabethan style.


THE SINGERS
7:30 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2014
Memorial Auditorium
Tickets: Reserved $25, General Admission Adult $20 and Student General Admission (under 18) $10 - $2 discount for Senior Citizens

The Singers is a Minneapolis-based ensemble dedicated to giving world-class performances of the finest choral literature.


CONTEMPO PHYSICAL DANCE
7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 29, 2014
Memorial Auditorium
Tickets: Reserved $25, General Admission Adult $20 and Student General Admission (under 18) $10 - $2 discount for Senior Citizens

The Minneapolis/St. Paul-based Contempo Physical Dance is recognized for its dynamic fusion of Afro-Brazilian, Capoeira and contemporary dance.

For more information contact the Cultural Events office. Click here to order tickets online.


If you have special needs, please let us know. In an effort to make our programs and activities accessible to all interested people, we ask that those individuals requiring accommodations for special needs please contact the Cultural Events Office at 218.299.4366 two weeks prior to the event.
* Hearing assistant systems to amplify stage dialogue or music can be made available if reservations are made in advance.
* Wheelchair accessible seating is available. Please indicate the number of wheelchair seats needed at the time of ticket order so that we may properly seat you in the facility.
* Braille or large print programs are available. A minimum of 14 days advance notice is required.
* American Sign Language interpreters may be provided for appropriate performances. A minimum of 14 days advance notice is required.
* Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TTD/TTY) service is available by calling 218.291.1120.




 

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