Archive for July, 2018
A Gustie Guide to the 2018 Fringe Festival
Buckle up, it's Minnesota Fringe Festival time! The annual festivities kick off August 2-12 at 16 theatres across Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here's your Gustie guide to the weekend's performances!
Gustavus Professor Featured with Innovative Jazz Program
The Twin Cities Jazz Composers' Workshop Showcase Concert has been a media magnet this week, with features from Classical Minnesota Public Radio, City Pages, and Minn. Post, along with several other radio stations.
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Timpanist Gives Back
Jason Haaheim '01 knows that his approach to music may be a bit unconventional. At Gustavus he majored in both physics and music, but initially chose physics as his career. In 2013, Haaheim won a job as principal timpanist of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Now, he's giving back to those who inspired him to pursue music.
Hillstrom Museum of Art Receives Grant
The Hillstrom Museum of Art recently received a $12,000 grant from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation in support of its upcoming exhibit, Charles Burchfield: Oh My Heavens, which opens November 19 and runs through February 1, 2019.