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SUMMARY:Lifelong Learner Seminar: The Bach Cantatas II
DESCRIPTION:The Lifelong Learner Seminars offer an opportunity for local alumni and friends\, and area residents to enjoy academic programming at Luther College and engage in meaningful\, scholarly dialogue in a college setting. \nThe four-week sessions are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m.–noon in Loyalty Hall on the Luther College campus. \nLearn more about the sessions and register \n  \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/lifelong-learner-seminar-the-bach-cantatas-ii
LOCATION:Loyalty Hall\, Board Room
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Advancement":MAILTO:alumni@luther.edu
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SUMMARY:Norse Athletic Association Fall Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our fall luncheon on Friday\, Sept. 5\, at noon in Peace Dining Room to welcome Luther’s new Athletics Director Megan Wilson\, connect with fall season coaches\, and hear updates on the Gerdin Fieldhouse construction. We can’t think of a better way to kick off an exciting fall season than lunch with our biggest Norse Athletics fans! Registration is now open. Lunch is $15 per person. \nREGISTER FOR THE LUNCHEON
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/norse-athletic-association-fall-luncheon
LOCATION:Dahl Centennial Union\, Peace Dining Room
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Faculty and Staff,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Norse Athletic Association":MAILTO:naa@luther.edu
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SUMMARY:ACT Testing
DESCRIPTION:ACT testing is scheduled on the Luther campus. \nRegister for ACT testing \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/act-testing-15
LOCATION:Olin Building
CATEGORIES:Local
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SUMMARY:Music Faculty Showcase Recital
DESCRIPTION:The Music Department faculty will perform a recital in the Center for Faith and Life. The recital will begin at 4:00 p.m. \nWatch the livestream on the Music Department YouTube Channel
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/music-faculty-showcase-recital-3
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life\, Main Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
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SUMMARY:The Ground We Share: Conversations on Soil\, Food\, and Health
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a keynote presentation by Anne Bikle linking soil to human health. Immediately following\, we will feature a panel of local/regional farmers and health care providers joining in conversation to share their soil-food-health stories. Doors open early to engage in related interactive exhibits!\nCenter for Faith and Life\, Luther College \nPresented by Luther College Center for Ethics and Public Engagement in collaboration with the Regenerating Soil and Community Project and other Decorah organizations. \nFree and open to the public \n6:30-7:30pm: Pre-Event:Doors open for interactive exhibits to experience soil\, food\, and human health\n\nEngage with soil health & water quality demonstrations (Regenerating Soil and Community Student/Faculty team)\nLearn about regenerative agriculture practices (Winneshiek County Soil and Water Conservation District)\nExperience and taste healthy food produced from the Driftless (Oneota Food Co-op)\nPeruse and check out gardening\, cooking\, and health books (Decorah Public Library)\nConnect with expertise elevating that food is health (Erin Meyer\, MSFS RD)\n\n7:30 pm: Presentation by Anne Biklé: Linking Soil Health to Human Health\nPrelude: Dance performance by Luther College Orchesis Dance Group & faculty guests \nIs it true that you are what you eat? Not entirely. The full story lies in how we grow the crops and raise animals that make their way into our bodies. Biklé will draw on her most recent book\, “What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health“\, co-authored with her husband David Montgomery. Recent and forgotten science reveal intimate connections between soil health and human health traveling along a pathway that winds through soil\, the bodies of crops\, livestock\, and microbiomes\, eventually reaching us. \nAbout Anne Biklé\nAnne Biklé is a science writer and public speaker drawing on her background in biology and\nenvironmental planning to explore humanity’s tangled relationship with nature through the lens of agriculture\, soil\, and food. She is particularly enthralled with the botanical world and its influence on humanity throughout history. With the help of mulches and microbes she has coaxed many a plant into rambunctious growth or nursed them back from the edge of death. \nBiklé is the co-author of two books\, What Your Food Ate and The Hidden Half of Nature. Both are collaborations with her husband geologist\, David Montgomery. Her writing has appeared in print and digital media including Nautilus\, Natural History\, and Best Health. Her regenerative gardening practices have been featured in independent and documentary films and interviews with her can be found on a range of podcasts and radio programs that focus on farming\, food\, and human health. \nContact for Anne\nweb: www.Dig2Grow.com || email: Dig2Grow@gmail.com \n8:30 pm: Soil\, Food\, and Health Conversation and Q&A with an award-winning panel of local/regional soil and human health care providers:\nWendy Johnson\, Organic and conventional farmer\, livestock grazier and entrepreneur. Owner and operator of Jóia Food and Fiber Farm\, and Jóia Sleep. Co-manager and director of Center View Farms. Charles City\, Iowa. 2024 Iowa Aldo Leopold Conservation Award winner. \nBiography\nWendy Johnson is an organic and conventional grain farmer and grazier in Northeast Iowa and writer and public speaker on the intersections of climate and agriculture. She and her husband Johnny own and operate Jóia Food & Fiber Farm\, a diversified regenerative organic farm growing food-grade grains\, grazing ewes\, grass-finishing lambs and cattle\, custom grazing cow/calves and selling direct to consumer meats\, grains and other edibles. They collaborate with other local farms to help build a robust food shed. She founded Jóia Sleep in 2020\, a wool bedding business utilizing their sheep’s wool. Wendy also co-manages her family farm with her father\, a 1200 acre conventional row-crop farm practicing extended crop rotations\, no-till\, cover cropping and have added several prairie strips in their traditional corn/soy fields. In the last five years\, Wendy and Johnny have invested in agroforestry practices\, adding trees and shrubs to enhance diversity and resiliency to the land and animals. Wendy is an active advocate of all things organic\, perennial and promoter of diverse enterprises and people on the land. Her curiosity\, passions and experiences have led her to leadership opportunities as former chair of the Iowa FSA state committee\, former board member and chair of Practical Farmers of Iowa\, and more currently steering committee member of the Rodale Institute Midwest Organic Center\, farmer consultant and federal agriculture policy co-lead for Climate Land Leaders\, Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative board member and chair\, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation board member\, Land Stewardship Project’s program committee member and numerous other local\, state\, regional and national board and committee roles. \n\nRobby Jewell ‘14\,  6th generation organic/conventional livestock and crop farmer and co-owner of Jewell Enterprizes\, Decorah\, IA. 2024 Excellence in Agriculture Decorah Chamber of Commerce Award winner. Nominated for 2025 Iowa Aldo Leopold Conservation Award. \nBiography\nRobby Jewell is co-owner of Jewell Enterprizes\, a 1600-acre farm located in NE Iowa near Decorah. The farm includes stretches of the Upper Iowa River\, a portion of Ten Mile Creek (a coldwater trout stream with naturally-reproducing brown trout)\, and many Driftless Area features including a waterfall\, sinkholes\, and springs. The farm produces organic turkeys (40\,000 raised annually) and pasture-raised pork (100 hogs direct-marketed to consumers). The beef cow/calf operation consisting of 200 cows (calves on pasture) is rotationally-grazed through established pastures\, silvopastures\, and crop/cover crop fields. Organic crops of corn\, oats\, barley\, peas\, and alfalfa make up roughly 500 acres and conventional crops of corn and beans are planted on 250 acres. In a commitment to long-lasting stewardship and farm heritage\, the Jewells have 696 acres in an Agricultural Land Easement with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation – the largest such easement in the state. Jewells also have 95 acres in the Emergency Wetland Program\, maintain timber on over 600 acres of highly erodible land\, and are actively restoring native oak savannah. The farm uses no-till\, cover crops\, mob intensity grazing\, and a diverse crop rotation – all practices that protect soil health and help manage floodplain. Jewell Enterprizes received the 2024 Excellence in Agriculture Award from the Decorah Area Chamber. Robby is a sixth-generation farmer on a farm started in 1876. He is motivated to keep the farm in the family for future generations and continue the legacy that his ancestors worked so hard to achieve. Robby works year-round with his parents and co-owners Bob and Paula Jewell. Robby is currently a nominee for the 2025 Iowa Aldo Leopold Conservation Award. \n\nCarly Zierke\, Organic vegetable farmer and co-owner of Sweet Season Farm\, a certified organic vegetable farm in Calmar\, IA. Board member of Decorah Farmers Market and Oneota Community Food Co-op. \nBiography\nCarly Zierke is the co-owner of Sweet Season Farm\, a certified organic vegetable farm in Calmar\, Iowa\, where she farms with her husband\, Ethan Zierke. She believes more of our food can and should be grown right here in Iowa\, and that we already have the soil and the skills to do it. At Sweet Season Farm\, they grow vibrant\, nutrient-dense vegetables available nine months out of the year and serve over 75 members through their market share program. Their growing methods center on long-term soil health\, using cover crops\, compost applications\, and diverse crop rotations to build resilience and grow better food. Known for quality produce\, practical veggie education\, and soil-centered growing practices\, Sweet Season Farm helps customers make the most of local food\, starting with what’s in their fridge and what’s in season. They help customers solve everyday questions\, like whether or not to peel farm-fresh carrots and how to keep salad greens crisp all week long. Through weekly emails\, social media\, and market conversations\, Carly shares real-life tools that make local food easier to use and harder to waste. She also serves on the boards of the Decorah Farmers Market and Oneota Community Food Co-op\, contributing her firsthand experience as a grower to local food conversations. \n\nJake Larkin ‘12 PA-C. Lead Physician Assistant in hospital medicine and clinical preceptor\, Emplify Health by Gundersen\, La Crosse\, WI. Co-founder of plant partners group\, which developed the Emplify Health rooftop/hospital farm. 2018 Main Campus Educator of the Year. \nBiography\nJake is a lifelong gardener\, Luther College graduate (’12) and physician assistant\, working in hospital medicine in La Crosse since 2015. He is a clinical preceptor and past advisory board member with the UW-La Crosse PA program\, lead PA for the hospital medicine group\, and member of the WI Food as Medicine Coalition. Prompted by his experience working in the covid unit throughout the pandemic\, Jake co-founded a volunteer grassroots employee group called Plant Partners. Among other projects\, the group started a rooftop vegetable garden for employees\, which sees several thousand visits annually. After an inspirational experience at Rodale Institute’s inaugural Regenerative Healthcare Conference in 2022\, Jake has been volunteering to lead the establishment of an on campus hospital farm\, which will use food and farming as outreach at the intersection of population health\, lifestyle medicine (healthy eating\, physical activity\, social connection\, stress reduction\, avoiding harmful substances\, and restorative sleep)\, and environmental stewardship. When not at work or in the garden\, he is striving to be a great father to a newborn baby girl\, cooking Harmony Valley’s CSA vegetables\, or exploring the Driftless area’s beautiful landscapes by bike\, foot or skis with his friends\, wife\, two dogs and hopefully fly rod. \n\nErin Meyer\, MSFS\, RD\nExecutive Director and Founder\, Basil’s Harvest\nClinical Associate and co-founder of Cook Well\, Eat Well\, Live Well Culinary Medicine program\, University of Illinois College of Medicine\, Peoria \nBiography\nErin is the Founder and Executive Director of Basil’s Harvest\, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting human and planetary well-being through regional food systems. Basil’s Harvest envisions a vibrant food industry that supports diverse farming families\, healthy soils\, and resilient ecosystems. Erin is also a Clinical Associate at the University of Illinois College of Medicine\, Peoria. She co-founded the Cook Well\, Eat Well\, Live Well Culinary Medicine program\, where Family Practice Residents integrate culinary skills and nutrition to promote holistic health. Erin holds a Master of Sustainable Food Systems and is a registered dietitian. Before founding Basil’s Harvest\, she directed a nonprofit providing experiential sustainable food system programming to culinary and healthcare professionals. She also owned a wholesale and retail business that supported regional organic growers and was a certified diabetes educator. Through her work\, Erin leads the Coalition of Regenerative Ag Food Health Professionals (CRAFH) initiative\, a transdisciplinary team dedicated to promoting a systems approach embodied in the motto “Healthy Soil Growing Healthy Foods for Healthy People and a Healthy Planet.” This initiative emphasizes research\, education\, and outreach to achieve its goals. Erin loves spending time with her adult daughters (when they have time for her)\, playing pickleball\, being in the garden\, and creating meals through simple preparation that highlight the ingredients. She enjoys kombucha\, a tasty glass of wine\, and a nice cold IPA. \nSponsors\nThe following have made Bikle’s four-day visit/events in the Decorah area possible: Basil’s Harvest\, Bouska Sisters’ Farm\, CM CO-Learn Project (Federal Grant Number NA23OAR4310629 from the Climate Program Office at NOAA)\, Davi Design Co.\, Decorah Bank & Trust Co.\, Decorah Public Library\, Emplify Health by Gundersen\, Iowa Food Hub\, Luther College Center for Ethics and Public Engagement\, Luther College Center for Sustainable Communities\, Northeast Iowa Dairy and Agricultural Foundation\, Oneota Community Food Co-op\, Oneota Valley Literary Foundation\, Pheasants Forever\, Practical Farmers of Iowa\, Regenerating Soil and Community Project\, Seed Savers Exchange\, Serenity Ridge Farm\, and Winneshiek County Soil and Water Conservation District.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/the-ground-we-share-conversations-on-soil-food-and-health
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life
CATEGORIES:Biology,Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
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SUMMARY:Lifelong Learner Seminar: The Bach Cantatas II
DESCRIPTION:The Lifelong Learner Seminars offer an opportunity for local alumni and friends\, and area residents to enjoy academic programming at Luther College and engage in meaningful\, scholarly dialogue in a college setting. \nThe four-week sessions are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m.–noon in Loyalty Hall on the Luther College campus. \nLearn more about the sessions and register \n  \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/lifelong-learner-seminar-the-bach-cantatas-ii-2
LOCATION:Loyalty Hall\, Board Room
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Advancement":MAILTO:alumni@luther.edu
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SUMMARY:Emeriti Colloquium: New Counseling Minor
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Joe Breitenstein
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/emeriti-colloquium-new-counseling-minor
LOCATION:Baker Commons
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Faculty and Staff,Local
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SUMMARY:Center Stage Series:  Laura Loge & Steven Luksan
DESCRIPTION:  \nCrossings Concert: Musical Migrations \nJoin Luther College for a special night exploring the lives and works of Norwegian American composers as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to North America. Pianist-composer Steven Luksan and soprano Laura Loge share newly uncovered works that blend cultures and showcase the challenges\, humor and poetry of adjusting to a new home. \nPresented in collaboration with the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Folk Art School\, this concert is supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Carol Birkland and Tom Woxland. \nlearn more and PURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/center-stage-series-laura-loge-steven-luksan-2
LOCATION:Jenson-Noble Hall of Music\, Noble Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local,Parents and Families
ORGANIZER;CN="Programming and Outreach":MAILTO:programming@luther.edu
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SUMMARY:Luther College Writers Festival
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the rich diversity of contemporary writing\, Luther College is hosting the eighth biennial Luther College Writers Festival Friday and Saturday\, Sept. 12-13\, 2025.The weekend includes keynote addresses\, featured writers\, readings\, panels on craft\, translation\, and publishing\, a book sale and more. \nThe 2025 Luther College Writers Festival is the eighth incarnation of an event first held in 2007 to explore the deep and diverse ways in which highly crafted literature in all genres explores the human condition and activates the spiritual and moral imagination of readers. \nWhy attend the luther college writers festival? \nLuther College Writers Festival Schedule and Registration \n  \n\n  \nAuthor Biographies\n\n\n\nMichael Bazzett | Author\n\n\nMichael Bazzett is the author of four collections of poetry\, most recently The Echo Chamber (Milkweed Editions\, 2021)\, as well as a verse translation of the creation epic of the Maya\, The Popol Vuh (Milkweed\, 2018)\, named by the New York Times as one of the best poetry books of 2018. His translation of the selected poems of Humberto Ak'abal\, If Today Were Tomorrow\, was published by Milkweed in 2024. The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in both poetry and translation\, he lives in Minneapolis. \n\n\n\n\nMegan Mayhew Bergman | Author\n\n\nMegan Mayhew-Bergman is an author\, speaker\, and teacher who writes about the natural world and remarkable women in a science- and art-forward way - and likes to help others do the same. She is the author of three books\, Birds of a Lesser Paradise\, Almost Famous Women\, and How Strange a Season. As a journalist\, essayist\, and critic\, she has written columns on climate change and the natural world for The Guardian and The Paris Review. Her work has been featured in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, Harper’s Bazaar\, and elsewhere. Her short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2011 and 2015\, and on NPR’s Selected Shorts.Currently\, Megan serves as Director of Middlebury College’s Creative Writing Program and the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference. \n\n\n\n\nJennifer Case | Author\n\n\nJennifer Case is the author of We Are Animals: On the Nature and Politics of Motherhood (Trinity University Press\, 2024) and Sawbill: A Search for Place (University of New Mexico Press\, 2018). Her essays have appeared widely in journals such as The Rumpus\, Orion\, Ecotone\, Literary Mama\, and North American Review\, among others. She teaches at the University of Central Arkansas and serves as an assistant nonfiction editor at Terrain.org. You can find her at www.jenniferlcase.com. \n\n\n\n\nGiano Cromley | Author\n\n\nBorn and raised in Montana\, Giano Cromley is the author of two young adult novels and a collection of short stories. He is a recipient of an Artist Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council and was a BookEnds Fellow with Stony Brook University. He is an amateur woodworker\, a certified wildlife tracker\, and an English professor at Kennedy-King College\, where he is chair of the communications department. He lives on the Southside of Chicago with his wife and two dogs. [photo credit: Jeff Bohman] \n\n\n\n\nTamara Dean | Author\n\n\nTamara Dean is an author of fiction and nonfiction whose most recent book\, Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless (University of Minnesota Press\, 2025)\, is about living mindfully with nature and community in a time of uncertainty. Her work has appeared in the American Scholar\, the Georgia Review\, the Guardian\, One Story\, Orion\, STORY Magazine\, the Southern Review\, and elsewhere. Her essay "Safer than Childbirth" received a 2024 Pushcart Prize special mention and "Slow Blues" was named a 2021 National Magazine Award finalist. More at www.tamaradean.media. \n\n\n\n\nKatherine Hannigan | Author\n\n\nKatherine Hannigan is the author of the national bestseller and award-winning middle-grade novel Ida B ( ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun\, Avoid Disaster\, and Possibly Save the World)\, as well as True ( ...Sort Of)\, an Amazon.com Best New Children’s Book of 2011. She wrote and illustrated Dirt + Water = Mud (a 2019–20 Iowa Goldfinch Award nominee)\, Emmaline and the Bunny (Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2009)\, and Gwendolyn Grace (Atlanta Parent Best Books of 2015). She has undergraduate degrees in education and math and painting and an MFA in studio art. She has worked as an education coordinator for a large Head Start program in New York state and as an assistant professor of art and design at Iowa State University. Currently\, she writes\, and works on an organic vegetable farm in northeast Iowa. \n\n\n\n\nPatrick Hicks | Author\n\n\nPatrick Hicks is the author of more than 10 books\, including The Collector of Names\, This London\, Adoptable\, In the Shadow of Dora\, and Across the Lake. He also wrote the critically and popularly acclaimed novel The Commandant of Lubizec. His work has appeared on NPR\, The PBS Newshour\, American Life in Poetry\, and his first novel held company among only 20 books selected for National Reading Group Month. Hicks has been nominated seven times for the Pushcart Prize\, won the Glimmer Train Fiction Award\, and has been a finalist for the High Plains Book Award\, the Steinberg Essay Prize\, the Screencraft Cinematic Book Award\, and an Emmy. A former visiting fellow at Oxford\, he has won a number of grants\, including from the Bush Artist Foundation\, the Loft Literary Center\, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. After living in Europe for many years\, he now lives in the Midwest\, where he is the writer-in-residence at Augustana University as well as a faculty member in the MFA program at the University of Nevada\, Reno at Lake Tahoe. His latest book is Greater Minnesota. \n\n\n\n\nLovar Davis Kidd | Author\n\n\nLovar Davis Kidd\, known as L.D.\, is an interdisciplinary performer\, choreographer\, and abstract artist from Cedar Rapids\, Iowa. Dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices\, his work often incorporates immersive artistic experiences and social justice themes. L.D. holds an MFA in choreography from the University of Iowa\, where his research explored the connections between contemporary movement practices\, Black vernacular aesthetics\, and technology.\n\nDrawing from his biracial background\, Kidd's artistic approach is deeply informed by social justice\, diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) principles\, which also inspire his apparel company\, 100% OVER RACISM.\n\nWith a significant performance history\, L.D. has showcased his talent across the United States\, including roles in the 2nd National Tour of In The Heights\, Sacramento Music Circus's Aida\, Disney California Adventure Park's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular\, and the Radio City Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular. He has also performed with Helanius J. Wilkins’s D.C.-based EDGEWORKS Dance Theater and LA-based dance companies Word In Motion and Urban Poets. \n\n\n\n\nAkwi Nji | Author\n\n\nAkwi Nji is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends poetry\, music\, and visual art to explore themes of identity\, resilience\, and belonging. Named Iowa Poet of the Year by the Iowa Music Awards and a recipient of the 2025 Governor’s Emerging Arts Leader Award\, she creates immersive performance experiences that blur the boundaries between genres. At the Luther Writers Festival\, she joins forces with artists Lovar Davis Kidd and Chuy Renteria for an interdisciplinary collaboration that unites spoken word\, movement\, and imagery—where art becomes both expression and activism. \n\n\n\n\nJim Reese | Author\n\n\nJim Reese’s latest book is Coming to a Neighborhood near You: The Repercussions of Crime and Punishment (Potomac Books\, Sept. 2025)\, which draws on his extensive work with both the Federal Bureau of Prisons and South Dakota Department of Corrections. He spent 14 years in residency for the National Endowment for Arts’ interagency initiative with the Federal Bureau of Prisons\, where he established Yankton Federal Prison Camp’s first creative writing and publishing workshop. Reese is the author of eight books\, including the nonfiction collection Bone Chalk\, and has received several awards for his writing and public service. www.jimreese.org \n\n\n\n\nJesus “Chuy” Renteria | Author\n\n\nJesus “Chuy” Renteria is a writer and dancer from West Liberty—Iowa’s first majority Hispanic town. Renteria’s writing explores the spaces between cultures. Their memoir We Heard It When We Were Young released in 2021 with the University of Iowa Press and was recommended by Xochitl Gonzalez on the Today Show\, as well as being featured in the Chicago Review of Books and on NPR. Renteria was the recipient of the Poets & Writers 2023 Maureen Egan Writers Exchange Award for Fiction. They are the arts and culture editor for Little Village Magazine and write the Substack “Of Spanglish and Maximalism.” They are working on their second book. [photo credit: Hao Zhou] \n\n\n\n\nWilliam R. Russell | Author\n\n\nRev. Dr. William R. Russell\, a specialist in the life and work of Martin Luther\, works at the intersection of the academy and the church\, where he interprets the Reformer’s chief insights for modern audiences. With a PhD from the University of Iowa and an MDiv from Luther Seminary\, Russell has served in a variety of academic and pastoral ministry settings and authored/translated 10 books and dozens of articles and reviews. A sought-after speaker\, he has addressed audiences from Canada to Brazil\, Malaysia to Nigeria\, Norway to South Africa. He is married to Ann Svennungsen\, and they have three grown children and four grandchildren.\n\nBooks that he has written\, translated\, and/or edited include: What to do During an Epidemic by Martin Luther\, The Ninety-Five Theses and Other Writings by Martin Luther\, and Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings\, Revised Third Edition.  \n\n\n\n\nRachel Swearingen | Author\n\n\nRachel Swearingen is the author of the award-winning story collection How to Walk on Water and Other Stories. Her stories\, essays\, interviews\, and reviews have appeared in Electric Lit\, VICE\, the Missouri Review\, Kenyon Review\, Off Assignment\, Agni\, American Short Fiction\, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of several awards\, including the Berlin Writing Prize\, the New American Press Fiction Prize\, the Missouri Review Editors’ Prize in Fiction\, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award\, and the Mississippi Review Prize in Fiction. Originally from rural Wisconsin\, Rachel earned a BA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a PhD in English (creative writing) from Western Michigan University. She has taught writing and literature at the School of the Art Institute–Chicago\, Cornell College\, Western Michigan University\, and Kalamazoo College. She lives in Chicago. [photo credit: Barney Cokeliss] \n\n\n\n\nAmy Weldon | Author\n\n\nAn Alabama native\, Amy Weldon is professor and department head of English at Luther College\, where she codirects the Luther College Writers Festival. Her most recent book is Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein\, and her next book\, now under contract to Bloomsbury Academic\, will be A Thing of Beauty: Reading the Romantics in a World on Fire. Read more at amyeweldon.com. \n \n\n\n\n\nRachel Yoder | Author\n\n\nRachel Yoder is the author of the novel Nightbitch\, now a feature film written and directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams. Selected as an Indie Next Pick in August 2021\, Nightbitch has gone on to be named a best book of the year by Esquire and Vulture and recognized as a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction. Her stories and essays have appeared in publications such as Harper’s\, the New York Times\, the Paris Review\, the Southern Review\, and the Sun. She is an assistant professor of screenwriting at the University of Iowa. \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/luther-college-writers-festival
LOCATION:Luther College
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Weldon":MAILTO:amy.weldon@luther.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T213000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250725T155857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T153618Z
UID:10006454-1757703600-1757712600@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Farwell Distinguished Lecture: Megan Mayhew-Bergman: “Writing the Sacred: Awe\, Ecology\, and the Imagination”
DESCRIPTION:Megan Mayhew-Bergman is an author\, speaker\, and teacher who writes about the natural world and remarkable women in a science and art-forward way – and likes to help others do the same. \nShe is the author of three books\, Birds of a Lesser Paradise (2012)\, Almost Famous Women (2016)\, and How Strange a Season (2022). She has written columns on climate change and the natural world for The Guardian and The Paris Review. Her work has been featured in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, Harper’s Bazaar\, and elsewhere. Currently\, Megan serves as Director of Middlebury College’s Creative Writing Program and the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference. She is also an instructor in the California Coast and Climate Semester and MPA in Sustainability Program and oversees an Environmental Storytelling Series as well as engaging writers and readers through her Substack newsletter\, Open Field Stories. \nMegan appears at Luther in conjunction with the Luther College Writers Festival on campus September 12-13. \nWatch via livestream \nFarwell Lecture Endowment\nThe Elwin D. and Helen Farwell Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment was established in 1981 in recognition of the contributions the Farwells made to the Luther community. Elwin D. Farwell was president of Luther College 1963–1981.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/farwell-distinguished-lecture-megan-mayhew-bergman
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life\, Main Hall
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250522T152130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T153311Z
UID:10005483-1757858400-1757862000@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Faculty Artist Series: Camille Balleza\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Luther College Staff Collaborative Pianist Camille Balleza will perform a piano recital in the Noble Recital Hall at 2 p.m. \nWatch the livestream on the Music Department YouTube Channel \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/faculty-artist-series-camille-balleza-piano
LOCATION:Jenson-Noble Hall of Music\, Noble Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250915T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250821T134235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T135309Z
UID:10006499-1757930400-1757948400@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Blood Drive hosted by the Black Student Union
DESCRIPTION:The Black Student Union is hosting a blood drive and needs your support. Donating blood is a simple way to make a big difference in our community. Don’t miss out—sign up today to secure your spot and make an impact that truly matters. \nSIGN UP TO DONATE \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/blood-drive-hosted-by-the-black-student-union-2
LOCATION:Dahl Centennial Union\, Mott/Borlaug
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local,Student Orgs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250828T185113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T201441Z
UID:10006508-1758042000-1758049200@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Eats\, Education and Engagement: Festival of Hispanic Cultures
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Eats\, Education\, and Engagement featuring cuisine from Brazil\, Colombia\, Costa Rica\, the Dominican Republic\, and Mexico. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for college students and children (17 years old and younger). Reservations are not required. \nThis event is a partnership between the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support (CIES) and The Landing Market.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/eats-education-and-engagement-festival-of-hispanic-cultures
LOCATION:The Landing\, Decorah
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support":MAILTO:diversity@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250522T152849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T213143Z
UID:10005484-1758051000-1758054600@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:CANCELLED -  Faculty Artist Series: Deborah Gover\, soprano
DESCRIPTION:Luther College faculty member Deborah Gover will perform a recital in the Noble Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. \nWatch the livestream on the Music Department YouTube Channel \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/faculty-artist-series-deborah-gover-soprano
LOCATION:Jenson-Noble Hall of Music\, Noble Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250804T155435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T161643Z
UID:10006458-1758099600-1758110400@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Lifelong Learner Seminar: The Bach Cantatas II
DESCRIPTION:The Lifelong Learner Seminars offer an opportunity for local alumni and friends\, and area residents to enjoy academic programming at Luther College and engage in meaningful\, scholarly dialogue in a college setting. \nThe four-week sessions are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m.–noon in Loyalty Hall on the Luther College campus. \nLearn more about the sessions and register \n  \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/lifelong-learner-seminar-the-bach-cantatas-ii-3
LOCATION:Loyalty Hall\, Board Room
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Advancement":MAILTO:alumni@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250917T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250806T205208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T140235Z
UID:10006478-1758137400-1758141000@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:"Windows of Praise\, Prayer\, and Supplication\," a Recital of Music for Organ and Trumpet
DESCRIPTION:Carrie Groenewold and Richard Neckermann present “Windows of Praise\, Prayer\, and Supplication\,” a recital of music for organ and trumpet.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/organ-performance-visiting-organist-carrie-groenewold
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life\, Main Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T133000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250522T153544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T154059Z
UID:10005485-1758371400-1758375000@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Family Weekend Concert: Jazz Orchestra and Concert Band
DESCRIPTION:Luther College Jazz Orchestra and Luther College Concert Band will perform a concert in the Center for Faith and Life. \nWatch the livestream on the Music Department YouTube Channel \n  \nview the full Family Weekend schedule
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/family-weekend-concert-jazz-orchestra-and-concert-band-2
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life\, Main Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T150000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250909T145501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T145526Z
UID:10006526-1758376800-1758380400@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Ballroom & Swing Family Weekend Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join the Luther College Ballroom & Swing Team for a Family Weekend showcase. Members of our competitive team\, from newcomers to our most advanced dancers\, will give a demonstration of both smooth and rhythm dances in which we compete. We look forward to displaying our vast array of talented ballroom dancers and showing off what our newcomers have learned in just a few short weeks. We will end the showcase by inviting friends and family to join us on the floor to learn the basic moves for Hustle\, a popular social dance that is easy to both teach and learn\, and enjoy some social dancing for all ages and experience levels. \nAll are welcome! \nview the full Family Weekend schedule
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/ballroom-swing-family-weekend-showcase-2
LOCATION:Center for the Arts\, 219 (CFA Studio 2)
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local,Parents and Families,Student Orgs
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250522T153825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T153953Z
UID:10005486-1758394800-1758402000@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Family Weekend Concert: Cathedral Choir | Collegiate Chorale | Symphonic Band | Norskkor | Aurora
DESCRIPTION:Luther College Cathedral Choir\, Collegiate Chorale\, Symphonic Band\, Norskkor\, and Aurora will perform in the Center for Faith and Life. \nWatch the livestream on the Music Department YouTube Channel \n  \nview the full Family Weekend schedule
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/family-weekend-concert-cathedral-choir-collegiate-chorale-symphonic-band-norskkor-aurora
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life\, Main Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250828T182204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T184758Z
UID:10006506-1758654000-1758659400@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Keynote Lecture: Jimmy Patiño —"Our Oppressions are One\, Our Dreams are One: Chicano Movement Solidarities with Black and Red Power"
DESCRIPTION:Jimmy Patiño\, University of Minnesota associate professor in Chicano and Latino studies\, will delve into the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and outline its connection to the struggles of African Americans\, Puerto Ricans\, and American Indians against racism and economic exploitation. Patiño will also discuss how Chicano and Latino activists viewed the liberation of Black and Native peoples as essential to lasting social change. \nThe lecture is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/keynote-lecture-jimmy-patino-our-oppressions-are-one-our-dreams-are-one-chicano-movement-solidarities-with-black-and-red-power
LOCATION:Center for Faith and Life\, Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support":MAILTO:diversity@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250804T155538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T161730Z
UID:10006459-1758704400-1758715200@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Lifelong Learner Seminar: The Bach Cantatas II
DESCRIPTION:The Lifelong Learner Seminars offer an opportunity for local alumni and friends\, and area residents to enjoy academic programming at Luther College and engage in meaningful\, scholarly dialogue in a college setting. \nThe four-week sessions are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m.–noon in Loyalty Hall on the Luther College campus. \nLearn more about the sessions and register \n  \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/lifelong-learner-seminar-the-bach-cantatas-ii-4
LOCATION:Loyalty Hall\, Board Room
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Office of Advancement":MAILTO:alumni@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250828T190158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T200956Z
UID:10006509-1758823200-1758830400@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:CANCELED - CIES Monthly Movie: A Million Miles Away
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled. \nInspired by the true story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández\, “A Million Miles Away” follows him and his devoted family of migrant farm workers on a decades-long journey\, from a rural village in Michoacán\, Mexico\, to the fields of the San Joaquin Valley\, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station. The movie is free. Snacks will be provided. \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/cies-monthly-movie-a-million-miles-away
LOCATION:Valders Hall of Science\, 206
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
ORGANIZER;CN="Center for Intercultural Engagement and Support":MAILTO:diversity@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250928
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250520T141316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250701T195718Z
UID:10005471-1758844800-1759017599@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) Conference
DESCRIPTION:Are you working to advance sustainability and inclusivity on a higher education campus? Join us to explore how we can take action together while we learn from incredible keynote speakers\, presentations\, interactive workshops\, art installations\, and more. \nUMACS welcomes everyone who wants to create a culture of sustainability and inclusivity within higher education and broader community in the Upper Midwest\, regardless of their campus role\, background or identity. We seek to work together to meet the needs of all people without harming future generations’ ability to meet their own needs. \nRegister for UMACS \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/upper-midwest-association-for-campus-sustainability-umacs-conference
LOCATION:Luther College Campus
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T213000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250505T165333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T131005Z
UID:10005452-1758915000-1758922200@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:That 1975 Concert
DESCRIPTION:Featuring songs by Glen Campbell\, David Bowie\, The Four Seasons and more! Performed by Luther students\, faculty\, staff and Decorah community members. \nFree and open to all.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/that-1975-concert
LOCATION:Jenson-Noble Hall of Music\, Noble Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Alumni and Friends,Faculty and Staff,Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T113000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250618T193804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T143735Z
UID:10006347-1758969000-1758972600@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Owl at Home\, A Children's Opera
DESCRIPTION:“Owl at Home” is a charming musical retelling of the beloved book by Arnold Lobel – in which the well-meaning but slightly confused Owl experiences simple domestic adventures like making tear-water tea\, being afraid of the bumps in his bed\, and trying to be in two places at once. \nThis is a new work composed and written by Luther faculty members Brooke Joyce and Bobby Vrtis and is especially geared toward children— pre-K-4th grade. All are welcome! \nIn the weeks leading up to the performance\, tickets will be available at tickets.luther.edu and at the ticket office located in the Center for Faith and Life. \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/owl-at-home-a-childrens-opera
LOCATION:Center for the Arts\, Jewel Theatre
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local,Theatre
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250618T193859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T143704Z
UID:10006348-1758978000-1758981600@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Owl at Home\, A Children's Opera
DESCRIPTION:“Owl at Home” is a charming musical retelling of the beloved book by Arnold Lobel – in which the well-meaning but slightly confused Owl experiences simple domestic adventures like making tear-water tea\, being afraid of the bumps in his bed\, and trying to be in two places at once. \nThis is a new work composed and written by Luther faculty members Brooke Joyce and Bobby Vrtis and is especially geared toward children— pre-K-4th grade. All are welcome! \nIn the weeks leading up to the performance\, tickets will be available at tickets.luther.edu and at the ticket office located in the Center for Faith and Life. \n 
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/owl-at-home-a-childrens-opera-2
LOCATION:Center for the Arts\, Jewel Theatre
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local,Theatre
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250528T154142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T154204Z
UID:10005496-1759087800-1759093200@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Faculty Artist Series: Xiao Hu\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Luther College faculty member Xiao Hu will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Noble Recital Hall. \nWatch the livestream on the Music Department YouTube Channel
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/faculty-artist-series-xiao-hu-piano
LOCATION:Jenson-Noble Hall of Music\, Noble Recital Hall
CATEGORIES:Local,Music
ORGANIZER;CN="Department of Music":MAILTO:musicdeptinfo@luther.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250929T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250929T180000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250922T151028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T151028Z
UID:10007672-1759136400-1759168800@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Poster Vision Sale
DESCRIPTION:Poster Vision is a woman-owned social enterprise that partners with hundreds of campuses nationwide for engaging and exciting pop-up events. They run large-scale turnkey pop-up poster sale events on college campuses. They are based in Greenville\, SC and believe a Poster Sale should be a space that offers representation for all students. Their events include a wide selection from smash hit classic posters\, to fresh-off-the press artist prints. They also partner with young artists all over the world\, using their platform to bring artists work to their generation in print form. And all of their signed artists are paid a direct percent of sales. How cool?! Stop by to pick out something for your dorm room\, immerse yourself in the experience\, or with the holidays around the corner\, buy something for your family and friends! \nThis is a two day event: Monday\, Sept. 29\, and Tuesday\, Sept. 30.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/poster-vision-sale
LOCATION:Dahl Centennial Union\, Marty’s
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T180000
DTSTAMP:20260504T083328
CREATED:20250922T151044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T152735Z
UID:10007673-1759222800-1759255200@www.luther.edu
SUMMARY:Poster Vision Sale
DESCRIPTION:Poster Vision is a woman-owned social enterprise that partners with hundreds of campuses nationwide for engaging and exciting pop-up events. They run large-scale turnkey pop-up poster sale events on college campuses. They are based in Greenville\, SC and believe a Poster Sale should be a space that offers representation for all students. Their events include a wide selection from smash hit classic posters\, to fresh-off-the press artist prints. They also partner with young artists all over the world\, using their platform to bring artists work to their generation in print form. And all of their signed artists are paid a direct percent of sales. How cool?! Stop by to pick out something for your dorm room\, immerse yourself in the experience\, or with the holidays around the corner\, buy something for your family and friends! \nThis is a two day event: Monday\, Sept. 29\, and Tuesday\, Sept. 30.
URL:https://www.luther.edu/event/poster-vision-sale-2
LOCATION:Dahl Centennial Union\, Marty’s
CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty and Staff,Local
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR