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ReflectionFall03.qxd 9/22/2004 4:32 PM Page 28 The Arts by Rhonda Hufty • Director of Public Relations HLG Student Writes/DirW rites/Directsects David Hellige, senior English major, has written and will direct this year’s children show entitled Angela’s Christmas Adventure. The show will be presented to children ages preschool through 3rd grade on December 2, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the Parker Theatre of the Roland Fine Arts Center. Admission is free. A disgruntled elf wanting to take Christmas from the world so he won’t have to work is the premise of Angela’s Christmas Adventure. A little girl named Angela reminds us what Christmas is all about. Hellige is thrilled to be able to produce his first play. “I’m excited that something out of my imagination will be presented on stage!” Messiah Sing-along HLG will present Handel’s Messiah as a sing-along performance December 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parker Theatre. The Concert Choir, under the direction of Jane Griffen, Assistant Professor of Music, is hosting the free event. Messiah, written in 1741, is George Frideric Handel’s most popular work. Centuries later, Handel’s work is still revered and highly esteemed. Alumni and community members are encouraged to celebrate the Christmas season by either participating in the sing-along or being an audience member. If you would like to participate in the sing-along, Griffen asks that you bring your own G. Schirmer score. If you are interested in performing a solo, please contact Griffen at (573) 221-3675 ext. 254. Arts Calendar 2003-2004 October1-November 30 Alumni Art Show Hagerman Art Gallery October 4 The True Story of Cinderella Parker Theatre 7 p.m. October 28-November 1 Colonel Sellers Parker Theatre 7 p.m. December 2 Children’s Show Parker Theatre matinees December 4 Christmas Concert Parker Theatre 7 p.m. December 6 Messiah Sing-along Parker Theatre 7 p.m. HLG Theatre e Presents P TwainT wain’s Colonel Sellers January 16 CMENC Variety Show Parker Theatre 7 p.m. February 1-29 Guest Artist–Dennis Fletcher Hagerman Art Gallery The Hannibal-LaGrange College theatre department will present Mark Twain’s Colonel Sellers October 28- November 1, 2003. The curtain will rise each night at 7:00 p.m. in the Parker Theatre of the Roland Fine Arts Center. A free matinee performance for local high school students will be Wednesday, October 29. Colonel Sellers, adapted from Twain’s book, The Gilded Age and made popular in the 1870’s and 1880’s, is the most successful play ever written by Mark Twain. The Gilded Age pokes fun at American society and its greed in post-Civil War years. The novel features Colonel Sellers, a visionary convinced that his odd inventions and schemes will bring him fame and riches. The play, which has not been produced in over a century, will be “the perfect play to open the Parker Theatre,” said Dr. Jerry Thomason, Director of Colonel Sellers and Theatre Department Chair at HLG. The script written by Thomason is “as historically accurate as was done in Twain’s day”, said Thomason. “The five-act play is one of the most challenging productions,” continues Thomason. “With a 27- member cast and six set changes, we will have the opportunity to use every aspect of the Parker Theatre,” adds Thomason. “You will really be able to see what we can do with this facility.” Tickets are $9 in advance, $10 at the door, and $8 for senior adults and groups of 10 or more. To reserve tickets, call the Hannibal-LaGrange College switchboard at (573) 221-3675, ext. 0. February 12-13 Children’s Show Parker Theatre matinees February 19 Jazz Supper Partee Center 5 p.m. March 1-31 High School Art Show Hagerman Art Gallery April 1-3 Spring Musical Parker Theatre TBA April 1-30 Student Art Show Hagerman Art Gallery April 22 Instrumental Concert Parker Theatre 7 p.m. May 1 Concert by Praise Song, Parker Theatre 7 p.m. Vision, and Covenant Alumni Art Exhibit The Hannibal-LaGrange College Alumni Art Exhibit will be held in the Hagerman Art Gallery in the Roland Fine Arts Center October 1-November 30, 2003. The exhibit will display a variety of art media including drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, and commercial art from over a dozen local and regional HLG alumni artisans. The Alumni Art Exhibit is open to the public and admission is free. Hagerman Art Gallery hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; Wednesdays from 8:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., excluding Thanksgiving Break, November 24-28). For more information, or if you would be interested in participating in the 2003 HLG Alumni Art Exhibit, please contact department chair Robin Stone at (573) 221-3675 ext. 237. May 1-31 Graduate Art Show Hagerman Art Gallery Note–The Hagerman Art Gallery will have a different exhibit on display each month. For the months not listed above, please contact the HLG Art Department at 573-221-3675, ext. 237 or 318. “Mother and Child” by Leslie Burgess, junior 36 R E F L E C T I O N S H A N N I B A L - L A G R A N G E C O L L E G E 37
ReflectionFall03.qxd 9/22/2004 4:33 PM Page 30 by Rhonda Hufty• Director of Public Relations Sports Men’s Soccer Benefits from RetentionR The depth and overall strength of the men’s 2003 soccer team are reflected in the retention of last season’s players. The 2003 Trojan Men’s Soccer team will return 14 out of a possible 16 players. “Our returning players understand the system, they understand each other and they understand how to work together as a team,” said Head Coach David Erskine. Team retention adds to the success of the program. “In post season interviews, I ask, ‘What are our strengths’” shares Erskine. “And the majority respond, ‘how we get along as a team’,” added Erskine. “Returning 14 guys that feel that way will aid us in performing very well.” In addition to many individual awards, the 2002 Men’s Soccer Team received the AMC Fair Play and Sportsmanship Award. This award, which has been in existence for three years, has twice found a home at HLG. “I like to receive this award,” said Erskine. “I teach my guys to play intense, tough, but fair,” added Erskine. This philosophy has led to personal recognition for David Erskine. He was named the 2002 American Midwest Conference “Coach of the Year.” This high honor is voted upon by Coach Erskine’s peers—the seven head coaches within the conference. Above all the team awards, honors and personal recognition, Coach Erskine sets his sights on a higher goal. “My goal is that all these men end their season and their time here at HLG with a greater understanding of Jesus Christ and who He is and what salvation through Him means,” said Erskine. Women’s Soccer Young and Strong A handcrafted piece of art hangs on the office wall of Jason Nichols, Head Women’s Soccer Coach. This gift, given to him by the 2001 women’s soccer team, reflects a part of Coach Nichols’ coaching philosophy. It reads, “So whether you eat or drink (play soccer) or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31.” Nichols continues to model this principle as he begins his sixth season coaching women’s soccer, and his third season as Head Coach of the Lady Trojans. Coach Nichols returns two AMC 2002 All-Conference Honorable Mention awarded players to his squad. Lydia Anderson and Katherine Minx will help lead a young recruiting class of ten freshmen. Four sophomores and four juniors complete the 2003 team. Junior Jodie Nelson, one of the team’s top goal scorers, returns as a solid forward for the squad and Nichols believes “she will provide even more offensive power for us.” Nichols is excited about the incoming freshmen. “This is one of the strongest recruiting classes we have had here at HLG,” said Nichols. Nichols plans to continue building the women’s soccer program as each season’s record indicates. In 2000, HLG’s first season for Women’s Soccer, the team finished with one win and fourteen losses, followed by a 6-11 record in 2001, and a 9-10 record last season. “We want to do better than the year before,” said Nichols. Competing in the AMC, voted last year as one of the most competitive conferences in the nation, provides an opportunity for the Lady Trojans to play against three of the top 25 teams. “With five teams in the conference and three of those teams ranked, we really have our work cut out for us,” said Nichols. Coach Nichols believes that he is at HLG to invest in lives and coaching soccer is just an avenue in which to accomplish that purpose. “I want to build a team that understands [the concept of] playing soccer for the glory of God and playing soccer with an eternal perspective,” adds Nichols. “Every individual and team statistic will fade over time, but understand that playing soccer is a gift of God and we should play in a way that represents Him.” Volleyball WelcomesW New FacesF The 2003 Lady Trojan Volleyball team began this season not only acclimating to new offense and 38 R E F L E C T I O N S H A N N I B A L - L A G R A N G E C O L L E G E 39
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