Winds of the Prairie Ministries (Bethany Lutheran Church, Arco and Bethany-Elim Lutheran Church, Ivanhoe) is proud to announce we have received a settled pastor, Pastor Jeff Greathouse started with
Farm to school provides all kids access to nutritious, high quality, local food so they are ready to learn and grow.
The SMSU Men’s Glee Club and Bella Voce, under the direction of Stephen Kingsbury, will perform “I’m Bound Away: Favorite Folksongs and Carols” on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Lutheran Church in Marshall.
This concert is free and open to the public. For more information contact Stephen Kingsbury at Stephen.kingsbury@smsu.edu, or by phone, 507-537-7247.
The Southwest Minnesota State University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of John Ginocchio, will perform “Celestial Music: An Out Of This World Musical Experience” in the Fine Arts Theatre on campus.
This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information contact John Ginocchio at john.ginocchio@smsu.edu or by phone 507-537-7209.
The SMSU Chorale, SMSU/Community Concert Band, Men’s Glee Club, Bella Voce and SMSU Jazz Ensemble will perform “A Very Prairie Christmas” at the Schwan Community Center for the Performing Arts at Marshall High School.
This concert is a favorite of regional music fans and concludes with a sing-along. This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information call 507-537-7103.
The SMSU Pep Band, under the direction of John Ginocchio, will be “In Concert” on Monday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre on campus.
Ginocchio said this concert is a favorite of the group, which so often does not get to finish songs they perform at athletic events due to time constraints.
“They’ll finish these songs,” he said with a chuckle. The concert is free and open to the public.
The SMSU/Community Concert Band, under the direction of John Ginocchio, will present “Happy Birthday Lennie” in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre. The concert is a celebration of the music of Leonard Bernstein in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact John Ginocchio via email: john.ginocchio@smsu.edu.
The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Rieppel, will perform “Holiday Cheer” at the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall.
Dakota storyteller and artist Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. will give a presentation at Southwest Minnesota State University in the SMSU Conference Center Ballroom.
Labatte is from Pejuhutazizi Kapi (the place where they dig for yellow medicine), better known as the Upper Sioux Community. He is known in native circles for his traditional process of tanning deer hides, making beaded moccasins, drums and his pasdayapi (corn soup).
Operation Christmas Child collects shoeboxes filled with toys and gifts from people in the United States and delivers them to children in need around the world.