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Singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer to participate in Friday chapel service at St. Olaf College

by Sandra Gilderhus
February 11, 2005

Carrie Newcomer, award-winning singer and song writer from Blooomington, Indiana, will offer music for reflection during the Friday 10:10 chapel service in Boe Memorial Chapel. Newcomer will be a special guest speaker to students, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Christiansen Hall of Music. Students are to call the Center for Experiential Learning to pre-register for her speech, "Living your calling through music."

Newcomer has performed at Carnegie Hall, toured Europe with Alison Krauss and Union Station and raised funds for charities such as Habitat for Humanity and Literacy Volunteers of America. This year she was named the Bloomington, Indiana "Woman of the Year" for her activism and contributions to her community. Her new CD, "Betty's Diner: The Best of Carrie Newcomer," is her ninth album of original music.

Contact Sandra Gilderhus at 507-646-3032 or gilderhu@stolaf.edu.