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composers are writing for the instrument today; and the tuneful Fantaisie by Jules Demersseman, one of the earliest works written for the saxophone — the perfect “dessert” following two heavier works. “In competitions you can be supremely prepared, but depending on who the judges and other competitors are, you can still come away empty-handed,” Steighner commented. The success was sweet; he had competed at this competition five times before, but the best he had achieved was Alternate Winner. In the end

January 11, 2008 East Campus holiday event successful In parade-like fashion, Dolly Hale’s first grader class from Tacoma’s Elmhurst Elementary School marched across the pavement. Each purposefully carried the toy they had purchased with their parents to the waiting car. The toys were donated to PLU’s East Campus holiday event, which serves 300 needy families living in the area. The huge outpouring of support from PLU and community organizations – like those elementary school students – made

Red Square! The evening kicks off at 3:30pm with hot beverages, cookies, religious and cultural tabling and a holiday scavenger hunt. After the hunt, there will be a tree lighting ceremony at 5:15pm with caroling! All are welcome. Breakfast with Santa  Dec. 3 | 9 – 11 a.m.  | Scandinavian Cultural Center Get in the holiday spirit by joining us for a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 3 on campus. Bring your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or other future Lutes in your life for

Dancers learn new moves under guest choreographers Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 21, 2016 March 21, 2016 Once a year, dancers and dance lovers come together for an incredible show in Eastvold Auditorium that features both artistry and grace. This year, Dance Continuum on April 8 and 9 features more than 50 dancers and a variety of styles including modern, jazz, step, swing, contemporary jazz and contemporary modern. The performance will feature faculty and student choreography along with

March 26, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMhp7hpYIs HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Critically-acclaimed slam poet and performer Carlos Andrés Gómez, star of HBO’s “Def Poetry” and Spike Lee’s #1 movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, will perform on April 2 at 7pm in the PLU Anderson University Center Chris Knutson (CK) Hall as part of his Provoke Freedom College Tour. Gómez will be signing copies of his book “Man Up: Cracking the Code of Modern Manhood” following his performance

, November 15, from 3-5 p.m. in the Anderson University Center. The event, which is part of an international grassroots effort to fight hunger, will raise money for those in need in Pierce County. “This program helps both students and the community,” Steve Sobeck, Empty Bowl’s coordinator and resident instructor of Art & Design, said. “Students learn how big of an impact that art and ceramics can have, and the community is able to take pride that their bowl is hand made.” This year, the ceramics program

January 28, 2010 Uganda: Market Exploration By Theodore Charles Over the past couple of days I have been experimenting with the local system of bartering. There is a local price and ‘Mzungu price’ which is usually double that of the local one. In one market, where I purchased basketry and various items I bargained hard enough to save 20,000 shillings (about ten dollars) and leave the market happily. “Ugandan markets contain stores that are packed tightly together and it is often hard to

assignments from the base’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company—leaving them, in a sense, “homeless” for the holiday. “Invariably around this time of year, about 100 soldiers, most or all of them brand new and right out of basic training, don’t make it through in-processing and are therefore stuck in the barracks with people they don’t know during the four-day weekend,” said Michael Farnum, PLU’s Director of Military Outreach. “They’re away from home for the first time and lonely. The Association of the

Nation share their stories of life under the watchful eye of surveillance and the U.S. Border Patrol. Students began principal photography in Arizona during January 2020 and collected additional footage and interviews in February before the COVID-19 pandemic forced much of the country into lockdown. The film was edited remotely by students during the summer and fall of 2020—a technological achievement the filmmakers are proud of. The film project was directed and produced by students Brennan LaBrie

December 1, 2008 PLU receives a 300 year-old Torah During November, Cindy Boyce generously gave PLU a Torah with a pedigree that dates back to the 1700s.“You want to be careful what you do with them,” Boyce said about the scroll’s delicacy and how sacred it is in the Jewish faith. The 300 year-old scroll has been decommissioned for a number of years and was transcribed in Morocco. “It can’t be used in a synagogue,” said Samuel Torvend, associate professor of religion and chair of the religion