Three is a magic number, says veteran actor and playwright Ted Swartz. “That’s true in baseball, theater and comedy,” he says. “I generally listen when things come in threes.” The ... read more about Playwright and actor Ted Swartz brings music, comedy and storytelling to conversation about sexuality, faith and family
From a headlining act to the bike-powered recycling effort, from a group of staff and volunteers to the tent distributing Menno Tea to hundreds of friends and alumni, Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Thousands throng to new music festival made possible by many folks with close ties to EMU
Ludwig van Beethoven said that his fellow German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was “the immortal god of harmony.” It has now been over two centuries since Bach’s death, but as ... read more about Acclaimed artists and musical diversity characterize 22nd Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
The Virginia Wilderness Committee has hailed the “stunning photos” of Eastern Mennonite University students, using them “on our web site, in our publications, and for the celebration of the 50th ... read more about Students’ dramatic photos help focus attention on wilderness conservation in Virginia
The pile of applications to fill the artistic director’s role with the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) included submissions from across the country and beyond. The person ultimately selected for ... read more about Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir chooses EMU music grad as new artistic director
The twists and turns of several fairy tales taken from the Brothers Grimm are intertwined in the next Eastern Mennonite University theater offering, Into the Woods, a musical by Steven ... read more about EMU theater production ‘Into the Woods’ brings Brothers Grimm fairy tales to life
In recent history, so-called “bonnet fiction” has flourished. That is, fabricated stories relating to the Amish or plain Mennonite cultures, often written by authors not from one of those backgrounds ... read more about Author who left Amish returns to EMU to launch new book
A photojournalist returning from war-torn Iraq deals with the images her mind cannot erase and the personal, marital and moral choices that define her life in the Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about Play explores relationships, social issues, through lens of photojournalist injured in Iraq war
“Sonhos e Saudades” – the Portuguese title of an exhibit by acclaimed photojournalists Tyrone Turner and Susan Sterner – means “dreams and longings.” “Brazilians are big dreamers, incredibly optimistic,” Sterner ... read more about Acclaimed photojournalists explore “optimism and ingenuity” of Brazilians in exhibit opening Feb. 14
Jim Minick, author of the award-winning The Blueberry Years, A Memoir of Farm and Family, will be at EMU on Monday, Feb. 10, for two events, culminating in the first ... read more about Award-winning, blueberry-growing essayist, poet, feaured at Writers Read event on Monday, Feb. 10