A group of percussionists who call themselves Recycled Percussion, performed in Dawson Auditorium August 27. The group’s name derives from the type of instruments that they use. They use recycled materials, such as buckets, metal and ladders. Recycled Percussion previously performed at Adrian College four years ago. The doors opened at 7 p.m. and...
Arts & Entertainment
Love, loss, and mystery
This year’s One Act Plays will be premiering on September 23, 24 and 25 in Downs Hall, at 8 p.m. The One Act Plays are written by Rebecca Spicer and Laura Shank. Laura Shank is the writer of “More then Friends, Less than Lovers,” as well as a recent Adrian College graduate. Rebecca Spicer,...
“Monologues” raise money, awareness
On Thursday Feb. 4 and Friday Feb. 5, “The Vagina Monologues” were performed in the Adrian-Tobias Room of Ritchie Marketplace at Adrian College. The event was sponsored by the combined efforts of V-Day: Adrian College, FinCom and the Feminist Empowerment Movement (FEM). This was the second time “The Vagina Monologues” was hosted at AC...
Choir to go to Carnegie
The Adrian College choir will be traveling to New York City to sing at Carnegie Hall May 27 to June 2. There are 75 students going on the trip along with 30 additional people. “I was thinking 50 to 60 would be going,” Thomas Hodgman, professor of music, said. “I’m really pleased more...
Adrian Public Library features new exhibit
The Adrian Public Library, located at 143 E. Maumee St. in town, opened a new exhibit Saturday which features artwork from Adrian College students. The Community Clay exhibit contains over 50 pieces of art from AC students of the fall class of 2009. Each work is a glazed surface made using different techniques such...
Ford to hold recital in Dawson Auditorium
Shannon Ford, adjunct professor of music at Adrian College, will be performing a clarinet recital this Thursday, Jan. 28, in Dawson Auditorium at 8 p.m. According to the AC website homepage, Ford will be performing a mixture of music by French, Danish and American composers. Ford will be accompanied by a few other performers...
Adrian public library hosts community art exhibition
The Adrian Public Library will be hosting a Community Clay Exhibit which being held Jan. 16 until Feb. 12. The exhibit features work from participants in a class taught on the Adrian College campus. A reference worker at the library, Shirley Ehnis, says the display is meant to show off more than fifty different...
Annual Showcase Concert in Dawson Auditorium
Every fall, for the last ten years, the Adrian College Music Department has hosted the annual Showcase Concert. This year the concert, which is a display of talents by the different musical ensembles on campus, was held Oct. 15 in Dawson Auditorium from 3 to 5 p.m. “It’s a concert where we show off...
Shelby Lee Adams speaks at Adrian College convocation
Garin Horner, assistant professor of art and design, introduced Adams by explaining how he came to be at AC. Horner met Adams at Photostock during the summer, when the men had the opportunity to have lunch together. During this encounter, Adams said something very interesting to Horner. He said he was making a photograph,...