Pictured left to right: Garret Thompson, Brock Baker, Shelby Novotny, Aimee Roy and Katy Wolf

                                                                                                            
ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Students in the Northern State University Department of¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern Academy will host a College Planning Event on March 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Northern State University.

The event, which will take place in the Johnson Fine Arts Center¡¯s Berggren Recital Hall, is open to high school students and families, educators, and community members.

Attendees will learn about U.S. Department of Education financial aid changes and about the Northern Academy, an on-campus early¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University student Kai Brisk will have an opening reception for his senior art show on March 24 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Gallery.

Brisk¡¯s show, ¡°Form and Function,¡± will be on display in the JFAC Gallery from March 20-31.

Brisk, the son of Kevin and Melanie Brisk, is originally from Buffalo, Minn. A Fine Arts major with a 3D emphasis, Brisk has studied primarily with art faculty members Derek Decker and Tim Rickett during his time¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University will host the annual National History Day regional competition on Wednesday, March 8.

Over 200 middle and high school students from around northeastern South Dakota will be participating in the event, which will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at NSU. Northern hosts this event every spring.

Winners at the regional competition are invited to go to the state competition, and winners of the state competition advance to the national competition.

Northern¡¯s National History Day event is sponsored by the¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, the Northern State University Music Department will present its Spring Jazz Concert in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Jewett Theater.

The concert will feature the 1 O¡¯clock Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Terry Beckler, and the 2 O¡¯clock Jazz Ensemble, Directed by Dr. Grant Manhart.

Guest artists with the 2 O¡¯clock Jazz Ensemble will be local pianist Ron Parker; visiting traveling nurse and jazz and pop singer ¡°Izzy¡±; professor of woodwinds and jazz, Fritz Hemke; and Dr. Travis Netzer, professor of low brass and¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern State University Department of Music will present the 12th Annual Bach¡¯s Lunch Concert at noon Wednesday, March 22.

The concert, titled ¡°Psalms and Transformations,¡± will take place at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. N.E., Aberdeen.

The event will feature performances by the NSU Chamber Singers, under the direction of Marla Fogderud and assisted by Christopher Stanichar, Fritz Hemke and Stuart Davidson.

Also performing will be Allan Jacobson, pianist; Kenneth Boulton and JoAnne Barry, piano duet; and the NSU¡­

Pictured: Eckart, left, and Walden, right

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University students Dylan Eckart and Jakob Walden will have their senior recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5, in Northern¡¯s Krikac Auditorium.

Eckart, whose primary instrument is tuba, will perform ¡°Concerto in One Movement,¡± by Alexander Lebedev (1914-1979); ¡°Stuff,¡± by James Grant (b. 1954); and ¡°Sinfonia,¡± by G. B. Pergolesi (1710-1736). He will be accompanied by Dr. William Wieland on the Concerto and ¡°Sinfonia.¡±

Walden, whose primary instrument is euphonium¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C The Northern State University Theatre Program announces its slate of theatrical programming for the 2023-24 season.

The Johnson Fine Arts Center will host a season of comedic theatre filled with surprises. ¡°The theme for next year¡¯s season is ¡®Surprisingly Funny,¡¯¡± says professor Kane Anderson. ¡°The Season Selection Committee pored over scripts and scores before putting together an exciting collection of¡­

ABERDEEN, S.D. ¨C Northern State University¡¯s Dr. Ginny Lewis has published the book, ¡°The Novels of Zsigmond M¨®ricz in the Context of European Realism.¡±

In the book, released by publisher Peter Lang Group, Lewis focuses on seven novels by M¨®ricz, analyzing each in chronological order to show the author¡¯s development of themes surrounding agency and greed in modern society.

This is the latest in several books written or translated by Lewis, NSU Professor of German and literary scholar. Previous¡­