BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20231128T233000Z UID: 682456f9312cd DTSTAMP:20250514T034025Z LOCATION:The Gerber Center for Student Life DESCRIPTION:A joint publication of East Hall Press and the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Historical Society\, "Feasts and Festivals: The Story of Winter Traditions at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø" will be released to the public just in time for the holiday season!\n\nMeet some of the folks involved in the book\, pick up a copy of the book and enjoy a reception.\n\n"Feasts and Festivals" immerses the reader into a small college's cultural traditions\, some of which are rooted in its Swedish American past\, like Sankta Lucia and the Christmas Sm?rg?sbord\, and others of which came to campus as the student body grew more diverse\, like Kwanzaa\, D¨ªa De La Virgen and the Lunar New Year. Through short histories\, archival photos and poems\, this collection explores how students\, faculty and staff worked to create community during the Midwest¡¯s coldest months.\n\nMany of the entries were composed by students in an oral history course at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø\, while the book design was completed by students in a book publishing course. The book also features winter poetry by legendary English professor Dr. Dorothy Parkander.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2023/feasts-and-festivals-book-release SUMMARY:"Feasts and Festivals" book release DTSTART:20231128T233000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR