Public Events

Many events during the weekend of the Festival of Faith and Writing (April 19-21, 2012) will be open to the public. We hope you’ll be able to join us for some of them! Note that all plenary sessions are free for Festival attendees.

Tickets for these events may be purchased through the Calvin College Box Office by calling 616.526.6282 or visiting www.calvin.edu/boxoffice.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Calvin College chapel service
Luci Shaw
10:00 a.m.
College Chapel
free; no tickets required

plenary by Gary Schmidt
12:00 p.m.
Van Noord Arena
free; no tickets required

plenary by Jonathan Safran Foer
7:30 p.m.
Van Noord Arena
tickets: $10; $5 for students

exhibit by Craig Thompson
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Center Art Gallery
free; no tickets required

performance of Book of the Dun Cow
7:30 p.m.
Lab Theatre
tickets: $9

Friday, April 20, 2012

plenary by Marilynne Robinson
7:30 p.m.
Van Noord Arena
tickets: $10; $5 for students

exhibit by Craig Thompson
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Center Art Gallery
free; no tickets required

gallery reception with Craig Thompson
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Center Art Gallery
free; no tickets required

performance of Book of the Dun Cow
7:30 p.m.
Lab Theatre
tickets: $10

concert by Bruce Cockburn
9:00 p.m.
Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
tickets: $25

Saturday, April 21, 2012

plenary by Shane Claiborne
10:00 a.m.
Van Noord Arena
tickets: $10; $5 for students

plenary by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7:30 p.m.
Van Noord Arena
tickets: $10; $5 for students

exhibit by Craig Thompson
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Center Art Gallery
free; no tickets required

performance of Book of the Dun Cow
7:30 p.m.
Lab Theatre
tickets: $10

concert by Josh Garrels
9:00 p.m.
Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
tickets: $10; $5 for students