Fernwood Botanical Garden, Niles, Michigan - October 26 (Halloween Activity) from 6 - 8 p.m.

Trick-or-treating for kids,
creepy crafts,
spooky creatures,
stories

The cost is $5 cash per car

Pay in advance online at
http://fernwoodbotanical.org/events/halloween-happening

You must bring your printed receipt for entry.

October 31, 2019 Trick-or-Treating Hours Niles, MI 49120

Thursday 10/31/2019

6 - 7:30 p.m.

October 26, 2019 Symphonic Concert "Creation" - 8 p.m. Andrews University Howard Performing Arts

On Saturday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. at the Howard Performing Arts Center, the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra will present “Creation,” its first full-length concert of the year. The Symphony Orchestra will perform four compositions, one of which will be conducted by graduate student Kristii Rasmussen, the Symphony Orchestra’s new manager and assistant conductor. Chris Wild, conductor of the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the other three compositions.

The concert will begin with Franz Joseph Haydn’s orchestral introduction to his 1798 oratorio “The Creation.” The first movement of this Classical work is titled “The Representation of Chaos.” Following this piece, the Symphony Orchestra will perform “Adagietto,” written by Gustav Mahler during the late Romantic era. “Adagietto,” for harp and string orchestra, is a part of Mahler’s work “Symphony No. 5.” Preceding intermission, the Symphony Orchestra will play Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D minor,” orchestrated for full orchestra by Leopold Stokowski, a former music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The piece will be conducted by Rasmussen. After the intermission, the Symphony Orchestra will perform “Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes” by Benjamin Britten.

In Haydn’s “The Representation of Chaos,” a vast and bleak canvas is depicted. In a full performance of Haydn’s “The Creation” this first movement serves as an orchestral introduction which precedes the arrival of an archangel, who declares that God created heaven and earth in the beginning.

Mahler composed “Adagietto” between 1901 and 1902, coinciding with his courtship and marriage to his wife Alma. The work is said to reflect a love song he wrote for her. They welcomed the birth of their first daughter in late 1902, a few months after he completed “Symphony No. 5.”

In his work “Toccata and Fugue in D minor,” Bach incorporates technical advancements in writing for multiple voices into his complex fugue forms. While the piece was originally intended for solo organ, Stokowski’s adaptation for full orchestra is performed often.

Benjamin Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes” originated from his 1945 opera “Peter Grimes,” a work featuring singers. The orchestral interludes are located at the beginning of each act of the opera, providing an atmospheric setting for the unfolding drama.

Tickets for this event can be purchased at howard.andrews.edu and are $6 for general seating and $4 for students and seniors. There is a two-ticket limit if purchasing with a student ID.

For additional information, contact the Howard box office at 269-471-3560.

www.andrews.edu/

Full Hunter's Moon - October 13, 2019

information from almanac.com/ (Old Farmer's Almanac) :

While the Full Hunter’s Moon will reach peak fullness on Sunday, October 13, 2019, the Moon will appear full for roughly three days, from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.

It’s the only night in the month when the Moon is in the sky all night long—visible in the sky at sunset and setting around sunrise the next day!

Because the Hunter’s Moon rises from the horizon around sunset, it may appear bigger and more orange—how perfect for the fall season!

Oct. 13 only -- Fellowship for the Performing Arts: "The Screwtape Letters" performance 4 - 5:15 p.m. at the Morris Center, S. Bend IN

from http://morriscenter.org/event/the-screwtape-letters/         website
C.S. Lewis' acclaimed book (1940)
Performance begins 4 p.m. Sunday Oct. 13, 2019

Director is Max McLean
Actors include Shiloh Goodin and Brent Harris

This acclaimed and faithful stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ satiric masterpiece follows Screwtape, a senior tempter in Hell, as he schemes to capture the soul of an unsuspecting human on earth and reveals spiritual warfare in vivid, humorous and powerful ways.

Age Recommendation: Recommended for ages 13 and older.

Tickets $49 - $69

211 N. Michigan St., South Bend, IN
call 574-235-9190

Franz Jaegerstaetter : Quotation from a Letter (in biography IN SOLITARY WITNESS)

from IN SOLITARY WITNESS: the life and death of Franz Jaegerstaetter
by Gordon C. Zahn (Templegate Publishers, 1986 revised edition)

"Consider two things: from where, to where

Then your life will have its true meaning"

"Who goes on a journey without a goal
Will wander till he is tired and poor
Who lives his life without a goal
He has matured in vain"

from original German Language

Zwei Dinge dedenke, woher, whoin
Dan hat dein Leben den rechten Sinn.

Wer ohne Ziel auf Reisen geht
Der wanderst sich arm und mued
Wer ohne Ziel sein Leben lebt
Der hat umsonst geblueht.

President's Message on event for Oct. 15, 2019 -- Lake Michigan College Day, Benton Harbor, MI

Greetings LMC Family,  
 
I am sure by now you have LMC Day, Oct. 15 (Tuesday) marked on your calendar and that you’re looking forward to it as much as I am.  Our day begins with a full breakfast at 8 a.m. at the Mendel Center Grand Upton Hall. It’s important to wear/bring your red LMC identification badge. If you don’t have one, please contact Human Resources by the end of this week.
 
The day’s activities support our theme, “Meeting Students Where They Are.” It’s an important topic and we’re looking forward to a day full of helpful presentations and breakout sessions that offer something for everybody.  
 
Agenda for the day:

• Full Breakfast/Social Time
• Welcome
• Introduction of Board of Trustees
• New Employee Introductions and Service Awards
• United Way Campaign 2019 Kickoff
• President’s Address
• Keynote Speaker
• Lunch Buffet Provided
• Breakout Sessions
• Wrap Up 

See you next week at our 2019 Fall LMC Day.
 

– Dr. Trevor A. Kubatzke, President