The fashion show is being held in the hope to bring more awareness to both the campus’ Chic Boutique storefront and the environmental benefits of recycling clothes.
Powell says the opera’s spoken dialogue is in English but all of the songs will be performed in Italian with translations available for the audience. The students involved in the production are not all music majors but most are involved in the music department.
Gudgell’s appearance will come after a candle-light walk from Indian Creek Plaza in downtown Caldwell to the Langroise Center for Performing & Fine Arts.
For the first time, Whitwood is joining forces with Arnoldo Hernandez and Adan De La Paz of the College’s Department of Inclusion & Intercultural Engagement for the event, which falls on the same Monday as Martin Luther King Junior day.
The Cultural Show is important for the college community because it showcases traditional customs from around the world and discusses current issues through songs, dances, skits, poems, and more.
“We want to help them (the veterans) integrate and help the other students understand what the vets have done. They all want to be part of something. They all want to be Yotes.”
