Tri-Rivers Conference SpeechThe Lisbon Speech team will be participating in the Tri-Rivers Conference large group speech tournament at Marquette Catholic Saturday, Jan. 15, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The team will also compete at district large group speech meet at Monticello Saturday, Jan. 22. State large group speech contest will also be at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School Saturday, Feb. 5.
WaMac Conference speech meet The Mount Vernon High School speech team will participate in a conference large group speech meet at Maquoketa High School beginning at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17. The team will also compete at district large group speech meet at Monticello Saturday, Jan. 22. State large group speech contest will also be at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School Saturday, Feb. 5.
MLK Speech and vigilJoin the Office of Intercultural Life and the Office of Spiritual Life in recreating part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech Monday, Jan. 17, followed by a vigil, led by Rev. Melea from Thomas Commons to Allee Chapel. The event begins at 5:15 p.m.
Civil rights movie screeningJoin the Office of Intercultural Life for a movie night at the local Bijou Theater Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. People will view a civil rights-focused film and will be offering unlimited popcorn and soda.
This event is open to both the Cornell College community and the greater local community.
Please email [email protected] to RSVP as space is limited.
Community Compassion
art projectPlease join the Office of Intercultural Life on the OC for a community art project Wednesday, Jan. 19. We will be painting individual canvasses with various quotes from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Participants will paint individual canvasses that we will use to create a greater collaged mural. This event is open to the Cornell College community and the greater local community.
Soul Food dinnerThe conclusion of the MLK week events at Cornell College will be a catered soul food dinner at Stoner House, as well as a discussion on the importance of food, especially soul food, in bringing together communities and conversations. The dinner Is Friday, Jan. 21, beginning at 6 p.m., and open to Cornell College as well as the greater local community. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Jan. 19, as seating is very limited. Sign up at https://forms.gle/UhGMt4WFRHcHCdww8
Wiatt Cariveau faculty recitalWiatt Cariveau seeks to share the joys of music to as broad an audience as possible in an event Saturday, Jan. 22, at 3 p.m. Having attained his Masters of Arts in Tuba Performance at the University of Iowa, his recitals prominently feature accessible programmatic and electronic music. The Braeburn Brass, of which Wiatt is a founding member, won one of three American Brass Quintet @ Aspen fellowships for 2020 before the pandemic. Off the classical stage, he performs in Iowa City with the Ballyhoo Boys, James Mons, and His Not So Little Monsters, Brass Tower, and his COVID improvisation duo, Six Beats Apart. Outside of teaching at Cornell College, he has given master classes and taught low brass techniques at various high and middle schools throughout Iowa.
Palisades EnsembleThe Cornell Music series concert featuring the Palisade Ensemble scheduled for Monday, Jan. 31, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The concert is planning on being rescheduled to a later date.