The College of St. Scholastica’s Kaleidoscope Multicultural Club (KMC) concludes its 2006-07 series of events with the fifth annual GospelFest. The musical celebration will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in the Mitchell Auditorium on campus.

The public is invited. Tickets are $3 for adults, $2 for college students and $1 for children 12 and under. There is no admission charge for St. Scholastica students, faculty and staff. Tickets will be sold at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information call (218) 723-6453.

Featured performers include recording artists Tonia Hughes, Serita Campbell, Remnant; Pastor Cassandra Boulton; Jevon Brock and Restoration; Sanctuary Covenant Church; and Living Faith International Worship Team.

Hughes has provided vocals for Mary J. Blige and Gospel legend Shirley Caesar, as well as Judith McCalister, Robert “Eddie” Robinson, the Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness and the internationally renowned Steele Family. In 2004 Hughes was nominated by the Minnesota Music Academy for Gospel Artist of the Year.

KMC is a student organization at St. Scholastica that promotes diversity throughout campus and the community. During the academic year KMC sponsors a variety of events that represent a multitude of cultures at St. Scholastica.

In addition to KMC, GospelFest is sponsored by The College of St. Scholastica’s Office of Multicultural and Diversity Services and St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic Health System.

The College of St. Scholastica is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges in the Midwest. The 2007 “America's Best Colleges” survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Washington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation’s 100 “hidden gems” among U.S. colleges and universities