https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ en-us Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:48:18 +0200 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0017 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/ 144 https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/amanda-jalowicamichael-monty-award-winner-2014/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/amanda-jalowicamichael-monty-award-winner-2014/99121this feature on guitar great Robben Ford who will be performing at Mohawk College's McIntyre Performing Arts Centre at the Fennell Campus on Friday, March 7. Robben will lead a master class for Mohawk Music students at 10 a.m. and perform in concert at 8 p.m. The master class is free and open to the community. Tickets for the evening concert are $35 and $25 for students and available online at ticketweb.ca, at the Mohawk College Campus Store (C104), or by phone at 1-888-222-6608. Tickets will also be available at the door. The concert is presented by the Mohawk College Foundation, with proceeds to fund bursaries, scholarships and instruments for Mohawk's Applied Music program.]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:25:09 -0500 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png?10000 https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/mocast-episode-20-now-available-on-youtube/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/mocast-episode-20-now-available-on-youtube/99118Episode 20 is now available on Mohawk’s YouTube channel. This week’s news roundup includes an interview with Child and Youth Worker and Educational Support Worker prof KimAnn Laush on how eportfolios are helping students keep track of their learning. We shine a spotlight on an upcoming fundraiser for our Music program, and we visit the home of the Academic Upgrading program at the Fennell Campus.

In case you missed it: Episode 19


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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii5Bb0ye9TI&w=560&h=315]]]> Thu, 27 Feb 2014 12:07:15 -0500 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png?10000 https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/community-invited-to-join-students-and-faculty-at-march-7-master-class-and-concert-with-robben-ford/ https://www.mohawknewsdesk.ca/community-invited-to-join-students-and-faculty-at-march-7-master-class-and-concert-with-robben-ford/99088UPDATED: Mohawk College welcomes electric guitar great Robben Ford to Hamilton on March 7. The community is invited to join a master class that Robben is running for students in Mohawk's Music program from 10 a.m. to noon at the Fennell Campus on March 6. Robben will also perform with students and faculty later March 7 in the McIntyre Performing Arts Centre. The concert, presented by the Mohawk College Foundation and building on the tradition of fundraising shows by the Steeltown Friends of Mohawk Music, will raise money for Mohawk's Music program.

For more information visit: http://www2.mohawkcollege.ca/events/robbenford/index.html

Robben is one of the premier electric guitarists today, acclaimed for his blues playing as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Claus Ogerman, Michael McDonald, Bob Dylan, John Mayall, Greg Allman, John Scofield and many others.]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:13:25 -0500 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_1499.png?10000