Guest artists Michael B. Nelson and Mark Maegdlin will be featured at the 2013 Coe College Jazz Summit Grand Finale Concert on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Sinclair Auditorium. This year, 84 middle school and high school jazz bands from across the Midwest are participating in Jazz Summit. Award winners will be recognized [...]

Digital literature scholar Jessica Pressman will speak on the future of literary studies in an upcoming lecture at Coe College. The event will be held on Thursday, Feb.21 at 4 p.m. in Kesler Lecture Hall of Hickok Hall. Entitled “Electronic Literature: Literary Studies in the 21st Century,” the presentation is free and open to the [...]

“Print Show,” a juried exhibition featuring the work of 44 artists who exhibit both nationally and internationally, will be featured in an upcoming Coe College art show. The selected works are representative of both traditional and experimental approaches in this dynamic medium. The artwork will be on display in the Marvin Cone and Eaton-Buchan Galleries [...]

Internationally renowned science writer and commentator Margaret Wertheim will speak as part of the Coe College Marquis Series on Friday, Feb. 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for students and seniors. Reserved seating is available by calling the Coe College Box Office at 319-399-8600, Monday [...]

Celebrated author Sir Salman Rushdie will be the speaker for the 10th Coe College Contemporary Issues Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium. A brilliant provocateur, Rushdie has written a handful of classic novels, influenced a generation of writers, and received a Queen’s Knighthood for “services to literature.” He stands as [...]

Nearly 1,200 third graders from 21 area elementary schools will display their artwork at Coe College as part of a quarter century collaboration between the college and the Cedar Rapids Community School District. “Third Grade Clay” runs from Friday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Feb. 3 in the Marvin Cone and Eaton-Buchan Galleries of Sinclair Auditorium. [...]

Steve Feller, the B.D. Silliman Professor of Physics at Coe College, was recently presented with the prestigious Sigma Pi Sigma Worth Seagondollar Award at the 2012 Quadrennial Physics Congress, held in Orlando, Fla. Presented only once every four years, the award recognizes extraordinary levels of service and commitment to Sigma Pi Sigma – the National [...]

The American Chemical Society (ACS) has awarded the Coe College student chapter with an Honorable Mention Award for the 2011-12 academic school year. The Coe chapter was selected from more than 350 ACS student chapters around the country. In addition, Chemistry Professor Martin St. Clair, who serves as faculty advisor to the chapter, received special [...]

Christmas will be celebrated at Coe College’s annual Christmas Convocation and Christmas Vespers on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Both events will feature the Coe College Chorale. The Christmas Convocation will begin at 11 a.m., with a repeat program held as Christmas Vespers at 7:30 p.m., both in Sinclair Auditorium. The celebrations are free and open to [...]

The Coe College Low Brass Ensemble will perform in concert on Monday, Nov. 26, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium of Marquis Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Under the direction of Coe Artist/Teacher in Music Dr. Todd Schendel, the concert will feature works from Franz Schubert, Jacob Handl, Paul [...]