Nov. 15, 2022–The jazz program of the Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts will present its annual Fall Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The performance is free and open to the public. The concert will feature a performance by the MWSU [...]
Oct. 25, 2022--The Potter Hall Gallery at Missouri Western State University will exhibit “Future Fables: Drawings by Brittany Noriega,” Oct. 27-Dec. 2. There will be an opening reception with the artist from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in the gallery. Admission is free and open to the public. Brittany Noriega is a visual [...]
Sept. 1, 2022--When the Golden Griffon Marching Band takes the field before the football home opener at Missouri Western State University Thursday evening, they’ll do so under new leadership. Dr. Matthew Halligan takes over as Director of Athletic Bands after leading the U.S. Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. “Matt has the background as well [...]
June 29, 2022--Two student-led video productions from Missouri Western State University's cinema program will be presented at the University Film and Video Association annual conference later this summer. Two of the four Multi-Cam/Live productions shown at the conference in Fredonia, New York, will be from Missouri Western: a Department of Music electronica recital and a [...]
April 20, 2022--Missouri Western State University will host its inaugural Applied Learning Showcase Friday, April 22. The all-day event will feature art exhibits and performances, research presentations and more. All events are open to the public. “Missouri Western has a statewide mission of applied learning, and we want the campus, our alumni and the community [...]
Feb. 28, 2022-- On Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, Missouri Western State University’s cinema program hosted the Future Filmmaker Festival for high school students interested in filmmaking and pursuing cinema at a university level. Nearly 50 high school students from across Missouri attended the one-day festival. The high school students were able to attend [...]
Missouri Western alums Laurel DeFreece (left) and Robin VanHoozer collaborated on "Fate." Jan. 18, 2022--The Potter Gallery on the campus of Missouri Western State University presents “Fate,” a multimedia collaboration by two artists who attended Missouri Western, Jan. 20 through Feb. 25. There will be an opening reception with light refreshments from 1:30 [...]
Feb. 25, 2019—The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance presents ‘Pinocchio’ Feb. 27 through March 1 in the Potter Hall Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 27 through Feb. 29, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Enacted by a troupe of Commedia dell’Arte actors and set to a joyful score, Collodi’s [...]
The Music Department of Missouri Western State University will host their 14th Annual MWSU/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival Thursday, February 13, featuring the KC Reeds and Rhythm. During the day school groups will be performing in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. This year’s festival will feature 16 school groups from around the Midwest. Each ensemble performs for the [...]
Over 80 young musicians ranging from 6 years old to precollege came from around the area and performed in the Young Monster concert to raise money for musical scholarships on Saturday afternoon. Around 400 people were in attendance to listen to the musicians play piano, guitar and violin ensembles. The musicians played a wide variety [...]
