“Let’s get rolling,” said producer Grant Fenster last Friday evening as the film, “The Book of Caleb,” began. An audience of approximately 40 Luther students gathered in Valders to see a sneak screening of the film, talk to crew members and share their reactions.

This was the first time a public audience got to see the film.

It was a gamble to bring organized hip-hop dance to Luther College in the fall of 2004, but two sophomore students took the chance and created Eklipse, which is still running even after the founding members’ graduation.

A question with a hundred answers, a feeling with a thousand consequences, a life, an attitude, a song? Can rock ‘n’ roll be classified? Or is its unclassifiable nature that makes it the beast of a genre that it is, the musical medium that keeps generations wanting more?

Audiences will come to the Luther Theatre/Dance Department’s spring dance production expecting to see a finished product. The lights, set, music and movement will present just that, but this does not necessarily mean that the dance hands out easy answers.

Among Luther’s more traditional a cappella groups, a new choral outfit called “AWKapella” has recently established itself on campus.

The co-ed music group is composed of eight junior music majors who have been practicing together since September 2007.

“CLASH!” Alpha Phi Omega’s Battle of the Bands took place Tuesday, April 29. This musical showdown was the first spring fundraising event APO has hosted in a number of years.

Nordic Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band — these are three of the most elite and talented ensembles on Luther’s campus, but where does jazz fit into that equation? The Luther Jazz Orchestra may be slightly lesser known, but the musicians’ commitment does not fall short.

Celebrating the fifth birthday of the Center for the Arts, professors reflected on the theatre/dance and art programs before the building existed. They also discussed what the CFA has done for Luther since its construction and how it may serve as a model for future buildings.

“Is that too much, or can I be louder?” a voice shouted into the microphone as the strings were plucked on a bass guitar. Marty’s customers glanced toward the elaborate stage to see a man with long dark hair in tight, studded leather pants and a vest.

Contemporary, non-traditional performances are more the norm for the Luther College Theatre/Dance department, but this spring’s play breaks the mold.

Amid the usual eagerness and anticipation for the weekend, Fridays have recently featured additional excitement on campus. Whether it consists of students holding doors open in Valders and the Union, executing grid exercises on the Library Lawn or performing interpretive dance while painting, sculpting and drumming outside the Union, these students and their weekly “happenings” are hard to miss.

It is no secret that Luther is a music-oriented college. Advertisements across the Midwest promote Luther’s focus on musical talent, and concert venues around the world play host to Luther’s elite music groups.

The issue of race has interested students at Luther for years. Now, through the use of the Human Race Machine offered by Student Activities Council’s Diversity committee, students will be able to see what they would look like if they were a different race.

SAC Diversity Co-chairs Sarah Carnes (‘08) and Mary Ites (‘08) helped to make this experience possible.

A quick Internet search for “How to make it in the music industry” will turn up hundreds of musicians’ blogs with the supposed key to success. But for Luther students, the answers were here last Friday with The Glad Version.

Have you ever wondered who the Preus of Preus Library was and what significance they had at Luther? For a history of the Preus experience, one need only head to the Luther Book Shop to pick up a copy of Linka Preus’ diary.