We are devoting this issue to a closer look at Simpson’s Fine Arts programs. The fact is, we could devote every issue to this subject. That’s how important Fine Arts have been to the college’s past and how important they will be in our future.
Come on in. Have a seat.
Do we have a show for you!
It’s the feel-good story of the season, the critically-acclaimed tale of how Simpson College built a national reputation for excellence in its Fine Arts departments.
Colton Coy is a 12-year-old seventh-grader in Jewell, Iowa, who loves football.
Might as well reserve a spot at Simpson for him right now.
Until this school year, the Blank Performing Arts Center was known primarily as a beautiful venue to enjoy a performance. Now, with the opening of the new addition, the building offers new comforts to audience members, but it also inspires day-to-day creativity. Students are invited to walk through the doors to study, work on a project together, or just sit and talk in one of the expanded spaces.
Throughout the summer, Buxton Stadium was overrun with heavy equipment that pulled up and stripped the turf and track. The end result is two of the finest playing surfaces the Midwest has to offer.