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Feb 02, 2017

Faculty Showcase Concert Feb. 21

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Faculty in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University will present the Spring Faculty Showcase Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The program is an eclectic mix of classical, jazz and contemporary music that features [...]

Faculty Showcase Concert Feb. 212019-06-04T16:23:08-05:00
Feb 02, 2017

Guest percussionist performs Feb. 16

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Dr. Andrew Richardson will present a percussion recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 in Potter Hall, room 112 at Missouri Western State University. The performance is free and open to the public. Dr. Richardson currently teaches at the University of Oklahoma and is a highly sought after clinician and educator. The concert will feature [...]

Guest percussionist performs Feb. 162019-06-04T16:22:21-05:00
Feb 02, 2017

Art entrepreneurship speaker series continues Feb. 15

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Eric Swangstu, a painter, art administrator and gallery owner, will present a talk titled: “Common Courtesy: Approaching a Gallery” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Potter Hall, room 107 as part of Missouri Western State University’s Artist Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. The talk is free and open to the public. untitled (melroy) by Eric [...]

Art entrepreneurship speaker series continues Feb. 152019-10-14T09:11:38-05:00
Feb 02, 2017

Music Department hosts Jazz Festival Feb. 11

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The Music Department of Missouri Western State University will host their eleventh annual MWSU Jazz Festival Saturday, February 11, with groups performing in the Fulkerson Center and in the Hoff Conference Room, Blum Student Union room 219. The festival will start at 10 a.m., with the Missouri Western Jazz Ensemble performing at 3:40 p.m. in [...]

Music Department hosts Jazz Festival Feb. 112019-06-04T16:22:21-05:00
Feb 02, 2017

High School Honor Choir Performs Feb. 6

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Students from 20 area high schools will participate in the third annual Missouri Western Honor Choir Monday, Feb. 6. The honor choir will be joined by the MWSU Chamber Singers and the MWSU Concert Chorale for a free concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 in the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western. More than 200 students [...]

High School Honor Choir Performs Feb. 62019-06-04T16:22:22-05:00
Jan 01, 2017

‘What Works’: Art Entrepreneurship Speaker Series starts Jan. 25

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Erin McGrane, a musician, songwriter, actress and producer, will present an Artist INC seminar titled “What Works” in the Art Entrepreneurship Speaker Series at Missouri Western State University at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Potter Hall, room 107. The presentation is free and open to the public. The seminar explores the common ground of [...]

‘What Works’: Art Entrepreneurship Speaker Series starts Jan. 252019-10-14T09:12:01-05:00
Jan 01, 2017

‘Home, Hearth and Heart’ opens in Potter Art Gallery Jan. 17

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An art exhibition titled “Home, Hearth and Heart” will be on display at Missouri Western State University’s Potter Art Gallery Jan. 17 through Feb. 17. There will be a free opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 in the gallery. The exhibition includes diverse work from artists Zachary Horn, Lauren Iida, Yoonmi [...]

‘Home, Hearth and Heart’ opens in Potter Art Gallery Jan. 172019-06-04T16:22:22-05:00
Dec 12, 2016

Board approves Potter Hall architect

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Patterhn Ives LLC of St. Louis will provide planning and design services for renovations to Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University. Missouri Western’s Board of Governors approved the selection of the firm at its board meeting Dec. 8. “We had a number of qualified firms express interest in the project, but Patterhn Ives set [...]

Board approves Potter Hall architect2019-06-04T16:22:23-05:00
Dec 12, 2016

Fountain City Brass Band performs Holiday Pops in St. Joseph Dec. 11

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The Fountain City Brass Band, the reigning North American and U.S. Open Brass Band champions, will perform a concert of holiday favorites at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 519 N. 10th Street. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for students and free to Missouri Western faculty, [...]

Fountain City Brass Band performs Holiday Pops in St. Joseph Dec. 112019-06-04T16:22:23-05:00
Dec 12, 2016

Opera Workshop presents scenes from “Ragtime”

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Students in the Opera Workshop at Missouri Western State University will perform scenes from “Ragtime: The Musical” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in the Potter Hall Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. “Ragtime” portrays social conflict in 1915 New York City between the wealthy white manufacturing families, European immigrants and socially [...]

Opera Workshop presents scenes from “Ragtime”2019-06-04T16:22:23-05:00