Spotlight Performing Arts and Lectures

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To Love and To Learn

School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium Summary: Dr. Semanko’s colloquium will feature scientific research on romantic attraction that has been conducted at The College of St. Scholastica in the To Love and To Learn Research Lab. Topics are likely to include factors that influence attraction, hookup behaviors, and relationship maintenance. Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: Free admission. Contact: Kevin Quarmby. Contact Email: kquarmby@css.edu. Student Calendar Type: All Campuses. Friday, September 12, 2025, 3:40 PM – 5:00 PM. St. Scholastica Library Raven Room.

Somehow, Some Day, Somewhere

Music Department Summary: Join St. Scholastica music faculty member Dr. Derek Bromme for an evening of brass chamber music. He will be joined by Dr. Steve Siegel, trumpet and Alexander Sandor, piano, both faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Get tickets. . Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: $12 general admission, free admission for students pre-K to college and for Sisters of the St. Scholastica Monastery. Contact: Emily Valine. Contact Email: evaline@css.edu. Friday, September 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Mitchell Auditorium. For more info visit thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.

Renaissance Lute Duets from Elizabethan England

Music Department Summary: Edward Martin and Phil Rukavina will perform music from the Golden Age of the Lute in Elizabethan England. The selections presented are some of the most charming, elegant, and tuneful pieces from all lute literature, and the program includes pieces by Dowland, Danyel, Pilkington, Lawes, Marchand, and Robinson. Get tickets. . Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: $12 general admission, free for students and Sisters of the St. Scholastica Monastery. Contact: Emily Valine. Contact Email: evaline@css.edu. Saturday, September 13, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. St. Scholastica Music Hall (Tower 3625). For more info visit thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.

How to Think Like An American: Philosophy Beyond Europe

School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium Summary: People in the U.S. understand themselves as “American” and rarely question this identity. In American classrooms, philosophy is primarily offered as a history western European thought, thereby disregarding thinking as a geographical and ecological activity. Dr. Bethany Henning proposes that the American mind has a distinctive, albeit developing, character. Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: Free admission. Contact: Kevin Quarmby. Contact Email: kquarmby@css.edu. Student Calendar Type: All Campuses. Friday, October 3, 2025, 3:40 PM – 5:00 PM. CSS Library Raven Room.

1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

Braegelman Program in Catholic Studies Lecture Series Summary: Dr. Paul Gavrilyuk, eminent Orthodox theologian and holder of the Aquinas Chair in Theology and Philosophy in the Theology Department at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, will explore the main issues that continue to divide Catholic and Orthodox Churches, discuss the role of the Nicene Creed as the basis of our common faith, and propose a path to full communion. Q&A to immediately follow the lecture. Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: Free admission. Contact: Kevin Vaughan. Contact Email: kvaughan1@css.edu. Student Calendar Type: All Campuses. Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Mitchell Auditorium.

Prism Concert

Music Department Summary: As part of St. Scholastica’s Homecoming celebration, the CSS Music Program presents a colorful spectrum of music, creating a fast-paced, sonic kaleidoscope. This free, hour-long performance features each of our instrumental and choral ensembles. Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: Free admission. Contact: Emily Valine. Contact Email: evaline@css.edu. Saturday, October 11, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Mitchell Auditorium.

Matinee Musicale

Music Department Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: All Students FREE - Adult $30 advance / $35 day of performance Senior (62+) $25 advance / $30 day of performance. Contact: Sales & Events. Contact Email: mitchell@css.edu. Contact Phone: (218)-723-6779. Sunday, October 12, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM. Mitchell Auditorium. For more info visit www.matineemusicale.org.

Passacalles y Obras

Music Department Summary: Imagine a comfortable sunny day in Madrid while you enjoy a concert. Late baroque music for baroque guitar by Santaigo de Murcia will be performed by Mina Kaiser on a replica instrument of the time period. The instrument is a copy of a guitar made by Stradivari, created by local luthier Daniel Larson. Murcia's music has an international flair with arrangements of Corelli, assorted dances from French suites, and styles from Mexico – all with his personal touch. It is like a musical version of a nice glass of… Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: $12 general admission, free admission for students pre-K to college and for Sisters of the St. Scholastica Monastery. Contact: Emily Valine. Contact Email: evaline@css.edu. Saturday, October 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. St. Scholastica Music Hall (Tower Hall room 3625). For more info visit thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.

The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World

Alworth Peace and Justice Summary: Anton Treuer will speak on Anishinaabe conceptions of home and cultural preservation. This event is part of the 2025-2026 lecture series "Home," presented by the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice. Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: Free admission. Contact: Tim Lorek. Contact Email: tlorek@css.edu. Student Calendar Type: All Campuses. Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Mitchell Auditorium.

Ryan Vine's New Poetry Book, "The Cave"

School of Arts and Letters Faculty Colloquium Summary: Join us as we celebrate the publication of Professor Ryan Vine's new collection of poetry, The Cave, a book about fatherhood, childhood, and everything in between. Critics have described the collection as a "book of Earthly wonders," "utterly masterful, and deeply moving.". Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: Free admission. Contact: Kevin Quarmby. Contact Email: kquarmby@css.edu. Student Calendar Type: All Campuses. Friday, November 7, 2025, 3:40 PM – 5:00 PM. St. Scholastica Library Raven Room.

Benedictine Boogie

Music Department Summary: Come dance the night away to live swing band music performed by the St. Scholastica Jazz Band and North Shore Big Band. North Shore Ballroom will provide dance instruction throughout the evening. Get tickets. . Is this event open to the public? Yes. Cost: $7 general admission, free for students and Sisters of the St. Scholastica Monastery. Contact: Emily Valine. Contact Email: evaline@css.edu. Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Benedictine Commons Science Building St. Scholastica campus. For more info visit thecollegeofstscholastica.ticketspice.com.