A sold-out crowd of 3,000 St. Olaf students and other guests packed Skoglund Auditorium on Saturday night to rock out to the piano prowess and vocal stylings of Ben Folds. The emotionally-charged show kept the audience on their feet and begging for more after Folds finished his electrifying set.
Thanks to Kermit the Frog, we all know its not that easy being green. And, thanks to Mark Allister and friends, attendees of Wednesday evenings book reading in Viking Theater understand that its also not that easy being (or understanding) a green man.
Question: What do Edvard Grieg, a rams horn and Yankee Doodle have in common? Answer: Each was played on the Hardanger fiddle during Karen Solgårds recital on Sunday, Oct. 3 in Urness Recital Hall.
A large and curious crowd gathered in Boe Chapel last Friday night to hear the ancient Mediterranean choral program Cantiga! The Cult of the Virgin, presented by the Twin Cities-based Rose Ensemble.