MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College will offer two Chautauqua courses on Monday mornings in March and April: “Frontiers of Astronomy: Dark Energies and Odd Solar Systems” will be held in March, and “The Opening of the Culture Wars I and II – Ages of Rebellion 1920s and 1960s” in April. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON — The classic fables of “Arabian Nights” come to life in Cornell College’s Theatre Department production of “Arabian Nights” opening Friday, Feb. 12. Senior Greg Redlawsk of Iowa City directs playwright Mary Zimmerman’s powerful and humorous modern take on the timeless stories at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 12-13 and 19-20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, in Kimmel Theatre. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON — “Making Pictures: Three for a Dime,” a photo installation by Maxine Payne, will be exhibited at the Peter Paul Luce Gallery at Cornell College from Feb. 21 to March 21. Read More…
“The Black Jew Dialogues” will be performed as part of Black History Month at Cornell at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in King Chapel. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College’s Lyric Theatre presents “Love and Anguish: An Evening of Opera on the Hilltop”, featuring the world premiere of “The Lady with the Pet Dog” with libretto by Barbara Lau and Cornell instructor Jonathon Thull, and music by Iowa City composer Michael Cash, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in King Chapel. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College’s Mortar Board chapter is sponsoring “Just Dance! Marathon” beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, in the Small Multi-Sport Center. The event is open to the public and all proceeds go toward the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON – The Ma’at Production Association of Afrikan Centered Theatre (MPAACT) will perform a collection of original sketch productions that offer courageous and provocative takes on race, class, and American politics at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the Black Box Theatre, Armstrong Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON – Award-winning poet Patrick Rosal will read from and discuss his works at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Shaw Conference Room in the Commons at Cornell College. The event is free and open to the public. Read More…
MOUNT VERNON – Celebration of Diversity, an exhibition of paintings by artist Steven Erickson, will be exhibited at the Peter Paul Luce Gallery at Cornell College, Jan. 10–Feb. 7.
An artist’s reception and gallery talk will be held Sunday, Jan. 10, from 2-4 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.
Note: This event has been cancelled due to weather.
MOUNT VERNON – Tim Wise, one of the most prominent anti-racism writers and activists in the country, will deliver the lecture “Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama” on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. in King Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. Read More…
