Gustavus Adolphus College provides students and community members with opportunities to view different cultures through a variety of mediums. The College is currently hosting its second Hispanic Film Festival during six weeks of February and March. The festival is free and open to the public, featuring screenings of six films from different Hispanic countries and directors. The films will be shown in the Wallenberg Auditorium … Continue reading Second Hispanic Film Festival held at Gustavus

First performed on Valentine’s Day back in 1895, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest has endured in popularity over the years. The comedy, along with its high farce and witty dialogue, provides an intriguing satire of Victorian ways. The plot observes the main characters as they attempt to evade several arduous engagements by taking on fictitious persona. Wilde purposely mocks the rigid performances of … Continue reading Importance of Being Earnest remains relevant

Spring semester and January Interim are busy times for members of the Gustavus music community. The Gustavus Wind Orchestra (GWO), the nation’s oldest collegiate music ensemble west of the Mississippi River, began their 10 day Winter Concert Tour at high schools and churches throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin on Feb. 1. The ensemble started their tour in Long Lake, Minnesota and will officially end with GWO’s … Continue reading Gustavus Wind Orchestra continues traditional tour

This year, Gustavus Choir students are spending their January-Interim experience touring England and France. The trip is designed for parents, friends, and Gustavus alumni to visit sites in England and Paris while also having the opportunity to attend performances by the Choir. The tour began Jan. 16 and will end on Jan. 31. The annual tour is part of G-Choir’s course study of performance. Choir … Continue reading Gustavus Choir sings in European Cathedrals

Gusties that were disappointed to see the St. Peter movie theater close now have a new alternative for their cinematic entertainment in the form of Mankato’s Ciné Grand. The theater formerly known as Mankato Place Theater at the Mankato Place Mall is now reopened as the Ciné Grand and has the movies and deals Gusties don’t want to miss. As someone who’s formerly worked at … Continue reading Big screen entertainment for a small budget

The amount of superhero films produced these days is only rivaled by the amount of young adult dystopian movies. This year we’ve had The Maze Runner, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, and Divergent, and there looks to be no shortage of them in 2015. While the novels these productions were based on were released in the late 2000s there were plenty of examples before … Continue reading The Giver is just another dystopian movie