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