Ascension Day celebration
Campus is invited to celebrate Ascension Day with worship and a sermon by the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, M.Div., D.D.
This will be followed by lunch and conversation with Rev. Lundblad.
Observed each year 40 days after Easter, Ascension of Our Lord is one of the principal festivals of the Christian liturgical year for which Ascension Chapel at Augustana College gets its name.
Barbara Kay Lundblad,' 66 is the Joe R. Engle Professor Emerita of Preaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
She received a B.A. in English from Augustana College, an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School, and a D.D. from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
An ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, she served 16 years as a parish pastor in New York City, as well as campus pastor at Lehman College and New York University.
She has taught preaching at Yale Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary, Hebrew Union College, and in the D.Min. program of the Association of Chicago Theological Schools. In 2007, she served as president of the Academy of Homiletics.
Her teaching interests include preaching in partnership with the congregation, preaching and social transformation, new forms of preaching, and preaching as an integral part of worship.
Rev. Lundblad is the author of “Transforming the Stone: Preaching through Resistance to Change” and “Marking Time: Preaching Biblical Stories in Present Tense.” She has contributed to Lectionary Homiletics, Currents in Theology and Mission, Word & World, The Journal of Preaching and The Living Pulpit.
Encouraging Conservation: How Smart Messaging Can Reduce Water Use
Dr. Colin Kuehl of Northern Illinois University will speak on "Encouraging Conservation: How Smart Messaging Can Reduce Water Use."
He is assistant professor of political science and a member of the Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy at NIU.
Description: "Recent water shortages, like those in Cape Town and California, show that promoting pro-environmental behaviors among members of the public is a key component of conservation. This talk will look at on-going research that uses strategic messaging to nudge individuals toward voluntarily reducing their water consumption. It examines how information, motivation, and behavioral skills interact to encourage or discourage water conservation and environmental behavior broadly understood."
His talk is sponsored by the Stanley Erickson Lectureship in Public Affairs at Augustana.
Genesius Guild - Shakespeare: As You Like It
The Genesius Guild will present Shakespeare: As You Like It.
Performances are on the outdoor stage at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Genesius Guild is a community theatre serving the Quad Cities in its 62nd season of free classic theatre, opera and ballet.
2018 schedule
June 8, 9, 10
Ballet Under the Stars
June 16, 17, 23, 24
Shakespeare: As You Like It
June 30, July 1, 7, 8
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
July 14, 15, 21, 22
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
July 28, 29, August 4, 5
Aristophanes: Thesmophoriazusae
Genesius Guild - Shakespeare: As You Like It
The Genesius Guild will present Shakespeare: As You Like It.
Performances are on the outdoor stage at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Genesius Guild is a community theatre serving the Quad Cities in its 62nd season of free classic theatre, opera and ballet.
2018 schedule
June 8, 9, 10
Ballet Under the Stars
June 16, 17, 23, 24
Shakespeare: As You Like It
June 30, July 1, 7, 8
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
July 14, 15, 21, 22
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
July 28, 29, August 4, 5
Aristophanes: Thesmophoriazusae
Genesius Guild - Shakespeare: As You Like It
The Genesius Guild will present Shakespeare: As You Like It.
Performances are on the outdoor stage at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Genesius Guild is a community theatre serving the Quad Cities in its 62nd season of free classic theatre, opera and ballet.
2018 schedule
June 8, 9, 10
Ballet Under the Stars
June 16, 17, 23, 24
Shakespeare: As You Like It
June 30, July 1, 7, 8
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
July 14, 15, 21, 22
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
July 28, 29, August 4, 5
Aristophanes: Thesmophoriazusae
Genesius Guild - Shakespeare: As You Like It
The Genesius Guild will present Shakespeare: As You Like It.
Performances are on the outdoor stage at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Genesius Guild is a community theatre serving the Quad Cities in its 62nd season of free classic theatre, opera and ballet.
2018 schedule
June 8, 9, 10
Ballet Under the Stars
June 16, 17, 23, 24
Shakespeare: As You Like It
June 30, July 1, 7, 8
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
July 14, 15, 21, 22
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
July 28, 29, August 4, 5
Aristophanes: Thesmophoriazusae
Genesius Guild: Ballet Under the Stars
The Genesius Guild will present Ballet Under the Stars, featuring Ballet Quad Cities.
Performances are on the outdoor stage at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Genesius Guild is a community theatre serving the Quad Cities in its 62nd season of free classic theatre, opera and ballet.
2018 schedule
June 8, 9, 10
Ballet Under the Stars
June 16, 17, 23, 24
Shakespeare: As You Like It
June 30, July 1, 7, 8
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
July 14, 15, 21, 22
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
July 28, 29, August 4, 5
Aristophanes: Thesmophoriazusae
Genesius Guild: Ballet Under the Stars
The Genesius Guild will present Ballet Under the Stars, featuring Ballet Quad Cities.
Performances are on the outdoor stage at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments are available for purchase.
Genesius Guild is a community theatre serving the Quad Cities in its 62nd season of free classic theatre, opera and ballet.
2018 schedule
June 8, 9, 10
Ballet Under the Stars
June 16, 17, 23, 24
Shakespeare: As You Like It
June 30, July 1, 7, 8
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound
July 14, 15, 21, 22
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
July 28, 29, August 4, 5
Aristophanes: Thesmophoriazusae
Concert in the Park
WAUG and the Residence Hall Association will be hosting a Concert in the Park from 2:30-6:30 p.m. The event will feature Bad Jokes, Casey Ulber 9, Bro Brian G, Thea Gonzalez, and Eazy Peazy. Proceeds will benefit local school music programs.
Free food will be available.
Prenzie Players: King John
The Prenzie Players present William Shakespeare’s King John, the story of England’s maniacal monarch and his violent pursuit of power – by whatever means necessary. (Among the actors: Augustana employees Denise Yoder and Mischa Hooker.)
The Prenzie Players is an ever-expanding community theater troupe whose overarching goal is to entertain, educate, and engage the common (and not-so-common) theater-goer in the Quad Cities.
Performances
April 20 8:00 p.m.
April 21 8:00 p.m.
April 22 3:00 p.m.
April 26 8:00 p.m.
April 27 8:00 p.m.
April 28 8:00 p.m.