Chapel this week

Built into the class schedule and rhythm of life at Luther, chapel is a time for the community to gather for song, reflection and fellowship at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the CFL Main Hall. Faculty, staff, students and guests serve as speakers, musicians and artists.

Wednesday, March 7: Matthew Boger, Distinguished Lecturer
Friday, March 9: Daryl Davis, Distinguished Lecturer
Monday, March 12: Liz Rog, community sing

Events this week

Tuesday, March 6: Distinguished Lecture, Matthew Boger, 7 p.m., CFL Main Hall
Wednesday, March 7: Gallery Show Opens, "Making Change," David Kamm, mixed media, CFL
Thursday, March 8: Emeriti Colloquium, Lyle Luzum, "Modern Money Theory-How Fiat Currency Systems Actually Work in the Real World," 3 p.m., Mott Room; Distinguished Lecture, Daryl Davis, 7 p.m., CFL Main Hall
Friday, March 9: Music Audition Day, all day; SAC Cinema Movie Night, "Coco," 7:30 p.m. Valders 206
Saturday, March 10: SAC Entertainment, ESCAPE ROOM, 4 p.m., Mott-Borlaug; Faculty Artist Series, Philip Borter, cello, 4 p.m., Noble Recital Hall
Sunday, March 11: Guest Recital, Paul Tegels, organ, 4 p.m., CFL Main Hall

Matthew Boger Distinguished Lecture March 6

As a 14-year-old boy, Matthew Boger was beaten to a near-unrecognizable state and left for dead by a group of teenage Nazi-punks. More than two decades later Boger found himself working with one of the people who attacked him. He will tell his story of hate, hope and forgiveness at Luther in a 2018 Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, in the CFL Main Hall. The event, open to the public with no charge for admission, also includes a screening of the film "Facing Fear."

'Making Change' exhibit by David Kamm

"Making Change," a collection of works responding to issues of hatred and violence, will be on display in the CFL Gallery March 6 through April 6. David Kamm created all of the works in the exhibit. "Making Change" consists of graphite drawings and mixed media pieces created in response to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The show also includes several collages created from fragments of the "White Man's Bible," a publication by a white supremacist group in Montana.

Conversation on local power March 8

Hearing the buzz about local electric power? The Center for Sustainable Communities is hosting coffee and conversation on what local power might mean for Luther and the greater Decorah Community at 9:40-10:40 a.m. Thursday, March 8 in the Nobel Room. Coffee and snack provided. Contact <jensjo01>, for more information. 

Luzum to speak at Emeriti Colloquium

Modern Money Theory explains that dollar savings of the private sector and the foreign sector are equal to government deficits. Despite the pervasive thought that governments should run a budget like a household where surpluses equal success, Modern Money Theory attempts to show why that isn't the case. Lyle Luzum, '70, will explain Modern Money Theory at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Mott Room as part of the Luther Emeriti Colloquium series. Luzum's presentation, titled "What Money Actually Is and How It Works: Through the Lens of Modern Money Theory" includes the misconceptions of how money works in the "real world" and why governments aren't able to operate on the theory of "saving for a rainy day."

Daryl Davis presents Distinguished Lecture March 8

Daryl Davis, black musician, author, actor and activist, has spent the past 20 years meeting and befriending hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members who have, as a result of their conversations, broken ties with the Klan. With his story promoting hope, friendship and conversation, Davis will give a Luther College Humanitites Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the CFL Main Hall. Davis, author of "Klan-Destine Relationships" and focus of the documentary "Accidental Courtesy," continues to search for an answer to the question he poses in the documentary, "How can you hate me if you don't even know me?"

Music audition day March 9

The Luther Music Department will host a Music Audition Day Friday, March 9. The deadline to register for the event is Sunday, March 4. Register at https://tinyurl.com/Luthermusicaudition. This visit event is an opportunity for students who have applied to Luther to audition for a music scholarship.

SAC presents 'Coco' March 9

SAC Cinema presents Disney/Pixar's Coco at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9, in Valders 206. "Coco" is about Miguel, an aspiring musician who learns of his family's ban on music. Miguel goes to the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, who was a singer, and try to end the ban. Tickets are $5, and it includes free popcorn while supplies last. The event is also co-sponsored by Dance Marathon, the Diversity Center, the Spanish department and Hola-Enlaces.

Student recitals

Friday, March 9
Junior Tyler Puettmann will present a vocal recital at 7 p.m. Seniors Marie Sauze and Aidan Spencer will present a voice recital at 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 11
Juniors Mayalyn Cott and James Sinclair will perform a vocal recital at 2 p.m. Junior Hailey Mork will present a vocal recital at 7 p.m.

Student recitals are held in the Noble Recital Hall and are followed by a reception. Recitals and receptions are open to the public with no charge for admission.

Challenge yourself in the ESCAPE ROOMS March 10

Want to save the world or challenge your magical abilities? Sign up to participate in the 30-minute ESCAPE ROOMS "Extinction Level" or "School of Wizardry" in the Mott and Borlaug rooms from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, March 10. Teams of 10-12 people are needed. Sign up for a time and escape room on the bulletin board outside the SAC Office to join in the fun. Cost is $5 per person.

Borter and Kominami to give faculty recital March 10

Philip Borter will give a faculty recital with collaborative pianist Miko Kominami at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the Noble Recital Hall. Displaying the folk music of Eastern Europe, Borter selected Bela Bartok's "Romanian Folk Dances for Cello and Piano." Also scored for cello and piano, Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, reveals the imagination of the Romantic composer Robert Schumann. Borter will also perform Rachmaninoff's Sonata in G minor for Cello & Piano, Op. 19, the Russian Romantic composer's last chamber work, which equally showcases the cellist and pianist.

SPIN Theatre 1,440-minute musical March 10

SPIN Theatre will perform their annual 1,440-minute musical at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in Luther's Jewel Theatre. The family-friendly musical is open to the public, and tickets are $5, available at the door. Options for this year's musical are "Jekyll and Hyde: the Musical," "Grease," "Seussical," "Elf: the Musical," "Camp Rock" and "Oklahoma!"

Annual Benefactors Organ Recital March 11

The Luther Annual Benefactors Organ Recital, set for 4 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in the CFL, features Netherlands native Paul Tegels. The program includes Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541 by Bach, Sonata VI by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, "Preludio pro organo pleno" by Johann Kittel and "Finale" from Sonata I by Alexandre Guilmant.

French Film Series 'Inch'Allah dimanche' March 11

This semester, the French Films Series highlights interactions among people of different classes and ethnic groups. "Inch'Allah dimanche" will be shown at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in Hovde Lounge in Preus Library. The movie tells the story of Zouina, an Algerian woman arriving to join her husband in France, after a separation of 10 years. A strange culture, family difficulties and racist neighbors challenge her. This prize-winning film is in French and Arabic with English subtitles.

NQFL March 13

The next Not Quite Free Lunch is 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in the Nobel Room, sponsored by Wellness. Boost social and emotional wellness by getting away from the typical work space and mingling with folks from across campus. The charge is $5, payable by cash, check, or Luther ID. The meal includes main course options, sides and dessert. Contact Wellness, <wellness> with questions.

Craig Monson to give Sihler Lecture March 14

Considered both a stumbling block on the way to perfection and a dangerous enchantment to male listeners, singing was discouraged for Italian nuns of the 16th and 17th centuries. Craig Monson, professor emeritus of music at Washington University in St. Louis, will explore how Italian nuns worked the restrictive limitations of the church to their advantage in "Finding their Voice: Music and Architecture in the Convents of Italy." Serving as Luther College's Sihler Memorial Lecture, "Finding their Voice," is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in the CFL Recital Hall. The presentation will include a performance by Luther College's student-led choir, Jubilus.

BTQ Talent Show March 16

Beta Theta Omega presents a Black Panther Themed Talent Show at 7 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Marty's. This is an annual event that aims to raise money for a good cause, with this year's proceeds going to the Luther Diversity Center Book Fund and Machecheta pre-school in Malawi. Tickets are on sale March 10-16 for $3 and are $5 at the door. For more information email <btq>.

Hanson and Urkijo to present Faculty Artist Series performance

Performing works by Claude Debussy, Henri Duparc, Richard Strauss, Gian Carlo Menotti and Samuel Barber, Luther's Carla Thelen Hanson and her collaborator Ainhoa Urkijo will present a recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the Noble Recital Hall. Joining Hanson and Urkijo are Luther music faculty Philip Borter on cello, Rachel Brandwein on harp, Igor Kalnin on violin, Spencer Martin on violin, Rebecca Boehm Shaffer on French horn, and Virginia Strauss on violin.

Final Paideia Texts and Issues lecture March 20

David Kamm and Lise Kildegaard will discuss strangeness and art in the final Paideia Texts and Issues lecture of the 2017-18 series at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the CFL Recital Hall. A reception will follow in Qualley Lounge. Kamm and Kildegaard will discuss how works of art can help to confront and address challenges of violence, hatred and racism. Kamm created a series of pieces, using re-purposed materials such as hate literature and bullet shells, that encompass the tragedy and horror that seems to be a constant in daily news, while leaving room for beauty. As an interactive event, Kamm and Kildegaard will explore how art can further the progress of change.