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 [...]
The calendar at Missouri Western State University is full of holiday-related and family-friendly events for the campus and community to enjoy. Percussion Ensemble Concert, Dec. 1 The Percussion Ensemble presents their Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Potter Hall Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will [...]
Missouri Western State University’s 2015-2016 Theatre Season continues with a production of “Blur” Dec. 1-4 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-3, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for Missouri Western faculty and staff, $6 [...]
The Percussion Ensemble at Missouri Western State University presents their Fall Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Potter Hall Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. The concert will feature renowned composer and performer Dr. Benjamin Finley, whose works are published by Tapspace Publications and performed around the world. The [...]
The Renaissance Singers at Missouri Western State University present the seventh annual Ye Olde Madrigal Feaste at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, in the Fulkerson Center. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, Nov. 22 by visiting www.missouriwestern.edu/music/forms or emailing Dr. Elise Hepworth at ehepworth@missouriwestern.edu. Tickets are $30 per person or $220 [...]
The fifth annual Walk for the Homeless will start at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at the corner of Sixth and Messanie Streets in downtown St. Joseph and will follow part of the migration path followed by the homeless to access services. The walk to raise awareness and funds for the Social Welfare Board’s clinic [...]
Journalist Noor Tagouri will speak at Missouri Western State University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public. Tagouri is a reporter for Newsy. She is a first-generation Libyan-American and her passion for storytelling stems from the desire to expose [...]
A Missouri Western State University student and two faculty members will discuss a trip to Indonesia at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 in Spratt Hall, room 203. The presentation, “Building Bridges Across Borders: An Experience in Indonesia,” is free and open to the public. Student Chrissy Clark and legal studies faculty members Joanne Katz and [...]
Marrita Black, a 1975 graduate of Missouri Western State University, created a large bronze sculpture for the new Welcome Plaza at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. The plaza near OSU’s Student Union was recently dedicated by university officials. Black’s sculpture, “Proud and Immortal,” features a mare and foal, 1.25 times life size and cast in [...]
The choirs in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University will hold their annual Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert, featuring the MWSU Renaissance Singers and the MWSU Concert Chorale, is free and open to the public. Selections will include Darmon Meader’s arrangement of [...]
