Jazz at Saint Mary’s raises funds for area food shelves
Saint Mary’s students of Jazz Combo 1 “played it forward” for a packed Café Congo on March 13. According to the event organizer, proceeds from the group’s performance totaled nearly $400 – an increase of 35 percent over previous similar fundraisers.
MCA Dance Repertory Company to present Classically Speaking
The public is invited to Classically Speaking, a Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) Dance Repertory Company production Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, in the Page Theatre on the Winona Campus of Saint Mary’s University.
Former Thrivent Financial CEO Brad Hewitt to be honored at Hendrickson Forum, which features keynote speaker Cokie Roberts
Saint Mary’s will honor Brad Hewitt, former CEO of Thrivent Financial, with the 2019 Hendrickson Medal for Ethical Leadership at this year’s Hendrickson Forum. The Tuesday, April 16, event, “Weaving the Social Safety Net at Home and Around the World,” is presented by Saint Mary’s Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership and will feature a keynote address by New York Times best-selling author and renowned journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts.
MCA offers art workshops for older adults
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts (MCA) will offer three unique eight-week workshops for adults ages 55 and older, thanks to a second-year of generous grant support from Aroha Philanthropies. The workshops, which will take place between April and November, will focus on creative journaling, watercolor painting, and a special intergenerational printmaking program that welcomes older adults and area youth to participate together.
