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Articles : Arts and media

Dance teacher Bethel award winner

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Katrina Toews has been dedicated to dance from a young age — so much so that she made it part of her Bethel College major, though the college does not have a dance program.

Toews, winner of Bethel’s Young Alumnus Award, is a 1998 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and elementary education. She went on to earn a master’s degree in dance education at American University in Washington, D.C. From 2002 to 2004 she taught at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.

Virginia quartet led move into radio

HARRISONBURG, Va. — In the fall of 1950, four young men from Eastern Mennonite College were embarking on a mission.
New book offers a fresh voice about men’s spirituality

When it comes to male spirituality, men seem to have only two choices for models.
Bethel prof performs for Pulitzer-winning writer

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — It’s not often an actor is offered a role in a Pulitzer Prize-winning play — even more rare to have the author sitting in the audience.
Bethel alumna presents art on campus

NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Bethel College is featuring an alumna’s art in the Fine Arts Center Gallery through April 2.

Swiss Reformed choir to tour in April

A Reformed Church choir from Switzerland will travel to the United States and Ontario in April, seeking to build relationships with Amish and Mennonites of Swiss heritage.
Book examines faith trends from believers church view

WINNIPEG, Man. — Canadian Mennonite University Press has published a collection of essays on the relationship between the church and the world while engaging with trends in contemporary Christianity.

EMU professor learns Lithuania’s iconic art

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Last year, Jerry Holsopple spent his days teaching in the visual and communication arts department at Eastern Mennonite University.
Blogs add spice to cooks’ adventures

Wendy Hammond is doing it to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthful foods.

Considering empty buildings

I worked in Scottdale, Pa., before the near collapse of the once venerable Mennonite Publishing House and the disintegrating of the community that surrounded it.