Three days before the 2016 presidential election, two Mennonites arrived in Washington D.C. from Ontario, Canada, on a kind of exploratory mission, a self-described “pilgrimage” to the American capital. Their ... read more about Election documentary ‘Hope Was Not On The Ballot’ explores the promise of Christian witness in tumultuous times
Once memorized, always memorized—Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) alumnus Riley Maas says she often finds herself humming or singing music learned years before. “The music of SVCC will always be ... read more about Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir celebrates 25 years with weekend alumni gatherings and three concerts
Ryan Keebaugh, assistant professor of music at Eastern Mennonite University, is one of three winners in the 2017 Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition. Seventy-eight entrants competed for the ... read more about Keebaugh earns Raabe Prize honorable mention for a cappella composition
Participants at Eastern Mennonite University’s second annual Town Hall on Race at Eastern Mennonite University Feb. 9 asked for more awareness about the role of race in relationship-building and interactive ... read more about BSU-sponsored ‘Town Hall on Race’ convenes campus community for honest conversation
A documentary by Zeljko Mirkovic, a professor at Eastern Mennonite University, will be screened Friday, March 10, at the Embassy of France in Washington D.C. The event, which begins at ... read more about Zeljko Mirkovic’s ‘The Promise’ will be screened at the French embassy during the D.C. Francophonie Festival
Emulate Chamber Ensemble, from Eastern Mennonite University, will perform in Williamsburg, Newport News and Richmond during their second annual spring break tour March 5-6, 2017. Emulate will present a program ... read more about Emulate ensemble brings ‘Prayer’ to Williamsburg, Newport News and Richmond
Amateur a cappella groups are invited to audition for The Shenandoah Valley Sing-Off, an April 8 competition with cash prizes hosted by the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC). Audition materials, ... read more about A cappella groups invited to audition for Shenandoah Valley Sing-Off
An alpine meadow stretches out in subtle shifts of green, interrupted by a stony path winding towards craggy mountains, which fade away into the ephemerally gradiated blue-and-yellow sky. This artwork, ... read more about Printmaker documents melting wilderness with multimedia exhibit ‘The Last Glacier’
Attacks, arrests, threats and the murders of his friends could not deter Bob Zellner, a white Southerner, from fighting for racial equality in the civil rights movement. The lifelong activist ... read more about At Selma in ’65 and again 50 years later: Civil rights activist Bob Zellner visits EMU for two lectures and time with students
Whether a dancer is trained or untrained, the action of dancing itself creates “contact with different sources of knowledge,” says Paula Ditzel Facci, who spent the fall 2016 semester as ... read more about Visiting scholar researches peace through dance, as EMU explores MFA program in arts, media and peacebuilding