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Dakota Wesleyan University's choral program will put on "A Festival of Sacred Song" Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Mitchell. The Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music at DWU will perform the concert at 4 p.m., Sunday at the FUMC on the corner of Rowley Street and Third Avenue in Mitchell. The concert is free and open to the community. The groups performing include the Highlanders, Women's Chamber Ensemble, Singing Scotchmen, Wesleyan Bells, Dakota Wesleyan Choir, and Mitchell Area Children's Choir.
Dakota Wesleyan University welcomes five new members to its board of trustees, two of whom have previously served. Jacquelyn Johnson is a Mitchell native and financial adviser and stockholder for Dice Financial Services Group. This is her first term on the DWU Board of Trustees.
Dakota Wesleyan University and campus ministry celebrates a decade of bringing youth together for one night of worship and contemplation this year with its 10th annual Mitchell Area Youth Night. The 10th annual Mitchell Area Youth Night, with writer and activist Shane Claiborne, will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday in the Sherman Center. This program, "Scandal of Grace," is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and seating first-come, first-serve. Claiborne will also speak during regular campus worship at 11 a.m. Oct.
A collection of American Indian legends and stories will be performed in November at Dakota Wesleyan University. The Mixed Blood Theatre presents "According To Coyote" from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov.
Dakota Wesleyan faculty are planning three nights of Dickens-inspired sessions in November, all culminating in the DWU-Mitchell ACT production of "Scrooge, the Musical." Dark and desperate were the times during Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the basis of the musical adaptation and also the inspiration for DWU's "Setting the Stage: Sessions on 'Scrooge, the Musical,'" which will be on campus at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 5, 12 and 19, in Java City in the McGovern Library. All sessions are free and open to the public.
Two local entrepreneurs will be on campus this month to share their life experiences and answer questions about beginning their own businesses. In recognition of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Dakota Wesleyan University's Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship will host the DWU Coffee Series, "The Power of Stories to Fuel Innovation!" The first session will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 18 in Java City inside the McGovern Library, with Roger Musick, CEO of Innovative Systems Inc. in Mitchell. The second session will be at 10 a.m. Nov.
It is one of the most popular pieces by George Frideric Handel and often performed only in sections, but Dakota Wesleyan's music department will tackle most of the three-part "Messiah" in a free concert next weekend. "It is a very dramatic work and if you can capture the emotion of the piece, it can be very inspirational," said Dr. Clinton Desmond, DWU choral director. The Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music at Dakota Wesleyan University will present Handel's "Messiah," at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at the First United Methodist Church in Mitchell.
Dakota Wesleyan University will put on a Fall Concert on Sunday on campus, introducing the university's new jazz band. The Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music at DWU will perform the Fall Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Sherman Center on campus. The concert is free and open to the community. The DWU Jazz Band, directed by Ryan Stahle, will perform three pieces, "Q.C.
A collection of American Indian legends and stories will be performed in November at Dakota Wesleyan University. The Mixed Blood Theatre presents "According To Coyote" from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov.
Dakota Wesleyan University and campus ministry celebrates a decade of bringing youth together for one night of worship and contemplation this year with its 10th annual Mitchell Area Youth Night. The 10th annual Mitchell Area Youth Night, with writer and activist Shane Claiborne, will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday in the Sherman Center. This program, "Scandal of Grace," is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and seating first-come, first-serve. Claiborne will also speak during regular campus worship at 11 a.m. Oct.