Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha and Recent Acquisitions are the current galleries at the Hillstrom Museum. They feature numerous works that were selected from Jordan D. Schnitzer, the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, and various American artists from different times. Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha is mostly comprised of what is labeled as “Pop Art.” Don Myers, the Director of the Hillstrom Museum describes  “Pop Art” as “a … Continue reading Hillstrom Museum features American history through “Pop Art”

The Gustavus Music Department will present a flute faculty recital on Feb. 27 featuring Music Professor Barbara Leibundguth, Accompanist Beth Winterfeldt, and Contrabassoonist Norbert Nielubowski. “The theme is ‘Revisiting old favorites” since all the music I’m playing is ‘A-list’ flute repertoire,” Leibundguth said. The program of the recital includes a variety of pieces by highly-respected, classical artists. “The recital program includes many pieces such as … Continue reading Faculty Recital revisits all the classics

Moana, the newest film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, hit the big screen this past fall, and introduced the newest member of the Disney “princess” line. Although Moana is not a princess, she has still been categorized as such. I don’t think it would be a surprise if next Halloween we saw little girls wanting to dress up as as her. The film tells … Continue reading Set sail with Disney’s Moana

This weekend, the Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance, will be presenting Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Tickets for the show went on sale Tuesday, February 7 at 8:30 a.m., and were sold out within 45 minutes. It was evident that Gustavus students and staff, as well as the families and friends of the cast and crew, were eager to get their … Continue reading The Theatre and Dance Department presents Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

This Saturday, February 18 from 7:30-9 p.m., students and faculty will have the opportunity to listen to the guest recital of professional organist James Hicks. Hicks is a well-known and respected performer and holds degrees in music from John Hopkins University, Yale University, and the University of Cincinnati. He was the Director of Music at the Prebyterian Church in Morristown, NJ for 26 years and … Continue reading Organist James Hicks offers a Scandinavian Twist

From the director that brought us Sinister, Scott Derrickson adds to the Marvel movie mania with Doctor Strange. Rated 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, Walt Disney Pictures doesn’t disappoint Marvel fanatics. As the site puts it, “Doctor Strange artfully balances its outré source material against the blockbuster constraints of the MCU, delivering a thoroughly entertaining superhero origin story in the bargain.” Thoroughly entertaining is an understatement. … Continue reading Marvel Movies are getting Stranger

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As the great philosopher René Descartes once said: “I think, therefore I must be right.” Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, The Edge of Seventeen is the story of a self-righteous teenage girl named Nadine, played by Hailee Steinfeld. Nadine must face reality now that she’s seventeen, her father’s death having come four years prior, the loathsome relationship Nadine has with her mother, and the newly … Continue reading Craig film offers comedic coming-of-age