With the Avengers: Age of Ultron landing in theaters next week, the summer blockbuster season will officially begin. Followed by a plethora of action movies, sequels, comedies, and animated films, the silver screen will be shining brightly all summer. With so much anticipation aimed at the Avengers sequel, not much can be said about the film that hasn’t already been said. Expected to be the … Continue reading Movie goers look forward to blockbuster summer

Kim Krulish Jazz Cover Singer Serenades St. Peter Area Music enthusiasts around St. Peter are in for a treat this Friday, April 24. Soft jazz cover singer Maud Hixson will be performing at the Treaty Site History Center in St. Peter at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. The program, titled “An Evening With Maud Hixson,” will be presented by the Mankato Area … Continue reading Jazz Cover Singer Serenades St. Peter

If you’re in the mood for a good rhythm this weekend, then look no further than the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert being held this Sunday, April 26, in Bjorling Recital Hall at 1:30 p.m. The director of this talented group is Paul Hill, the Adjunct Instructor in Music at Gustavus. Since graduating from the University of MN-Twin Cities in 2000 with a Master’s Degree … Continue reading Percussion Ensemble prepares Spring Concert

Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth Adventures finally come to a close. During the making of the Hobbit films, many had mixed feelings on the idea that a book smaller than any of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books was going to be stretched into three movies. Three years after the announcement, critics and audiences are still divided on how the franchise was handled. Some dislike … Continue reading Battle of the Five Armies disappoints

Considered to be one of the greatest television dramas of all time, the 1960s set-piece Mad Men is finally coming to an end. Following Don Draper, an excellent ad man in New York City, the show travels from 1960 to 1970 throughout its seven seasons. Adopting their very successful last season strategy from Breaking Bad, the final season was split into two parts. The first … Continue reading Mad Men’s final season marks end of an era

The popular young adult dystopian film adaptations based on Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy are coming to a close. Following the trend popularized by Harry Potter, the final installment is split into two parts, with part two coming in November. Whether one loves or hates these movies, there’s no denying the impact they’ve had in the last couple of years by popularizing the genre and … Continue reading Mockingjay misses the mark

Bringing together two ensembles, the Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras Concert will display many of the gifted and talented musicians on campus. Taking place March 21 at 1:30 p.m. in Bjoriling Recital Hall, admission is free for anyone who attends. The Gustavus Wind Orchestra (GWO)is directed by James Patrick Miller and consists of 65 members with many majors. Each of these members have had the … Continue reading The Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestra join together for an exciting concert

Music and Art students in their senior year at Gustavus have been working hard throughout their school careers to improve their skills. The annual senior recitals and senior art exhibition are these students’ opportunities to display how they have grown as artists and achieved their goals. “The art program here is really great. Gustavus has a great community for it.”—Maren Legeros Hanna Enright, a Theatre … Continue reading Senior Recital and Art Exhibit Spotlight

Gustavus seniors who are involved in music or are majoring in art have been spending much of their time preparing for senior recitals and for the senior art exhibition in the Hillstrom Museum of Art this spring. The time for music performances and finishing touches of artworks has arrived and presenting students are getting both excited and nervous to show their work. Communications Studies and … Continue reading Excitement grows as Seniors prepare final performances