LMC Visual & Performing Arts Department announces Fall semester performances

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – The Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department has announced its schedule of student performances for the Fall 2024 semester. All events will be held in the LMC Mendel Center on the Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.
 
Oct. 11                  Student Music Recital, Hanson Theatre, noon
Oct. 17                  Wine & Roses Vocal Concert, Hanson Theatre, 7 p.m.
Oct. 24                  Something Wicked This Way Comes Choir Concert, Jenkins Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 1                   Student Music Recital, Deckmann Studio, noon                               
Nov. 15 & 16      Fall Play “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” Hanson Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 & 23      Fall Play “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” Hanson Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 20                 Rock/Pop & Jazz Concert, Jenkins Theatre, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22                 Student Music Recital, Deckmann Studio, noon               
Nov. 24                 Fall Play “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” Hanson Theatre, 3 p.m.
Dec. 4                   Holiday Collage, Grand Upton Hall, 7 p.m.
Dec. 5                   Drama Showcase, Hanson Theatre, 7 p.m.
Dec. 15                Southshore Concert Band Holiday Concert, Jenkins Theatre, 2 p.m.
 
For more information about the LMC Visual & Performing Arts department and performances, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmccaffrey@lakemichigancollege.edu, or call 269-927-8876.
 
About the Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department
The Visual & Performing Arts Department allows students to reach new levels of excellence through classroom instruction and public performance. Many programs, including instrumental and vocal music, theatre, and dance, are based in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in southwest Michigan. Here, LMC students have opportunities to study the performing arts in a venue that attracts thousands of patrons annually. Programs including drawing, painting, and graphic design allow students to explore the possibilities in the visual arts.

Auditions are held for select ensembles that perform on the same stages as world-renowned touring acts. Students in any major also have opportunities to audition for Broadway musicals and plays and join two different vocal ensembles, string and wind ensembles, a pop-rock ensemble, and jazz band. One of only two colleges in Michigan to carry the prestigious All-Steinway designation, LMC has a team of highly qualified faculty that bring real-world expertise to the classroom.