Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi, author of "Mexican Costumbrismo: Race, Society and Identity in Nineteenth Century Art, is the keynote speaker of the Undergraduate Art History Symposium. April 9, 2019—The Department of Art at Missouri Western State University and the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph will host their third annual Undergraduate Art History [...]
April 9, 2019—The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University will host the second of two Senior Art Exhibits from April 10 through April 19. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 12 in the gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit celebrates [...]
April 2, 2019— The Missouri Western State University choral program will host 400 middle and high school students from 41 area schools on Monday, April 8 in the Fulkerson Center. The middle school clinician is Mr. Stephen Rew, director of choirs from Raymore-Peculiar high school. The high school clinician is Dr. Elise Hepworth, director of [...]
April 1, 2019— The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University presents the Greek tragedy “Antigone” April 5-13 in the Potter Hall Theater. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. April 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. April 7. [...]
The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University presents the first of two Senior Art Exhibitions, March 27-April 5. The gallery will host a reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 29, to provide an opportunity to meet the artists. The reception is free and open to the public. Featured students include: Bekah Anderson, [...]
March 1, 2019—Missouri Western State University will honor March as Women’s History Month with a series of events that are free and open to the public. The theme of Women’s History Month 2019 is “What Is and Is Not Feminist?” Unless otherwise noted, all events will be at 6 p.m. in the Hoff Conference Room, [...]
Feb. 25, 2019—Poet, editor, and Emmy winner Kwame Dawes will give a public reading of his work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Potter Hall Theater on the campus of Missouri Western State University. “Verse & Twirl: An Evening with Kwame Dawes and MWSU Dancers” is free and open to the public. Missouri Western dance students, [...]
Feb. 19, 2019—Two choral groups invited to perform at the American Choral Directors Association annual national conference will sing in St. Joseph. The Nairobi Chamber Chorus will perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at First Presbyterian Church, 301 N. 7th Street. The performance is free and open to the public, but a free-will donation [...]
Feb. 18, 2019—The School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University presents “Little Women: The Broadway Musical” Feb. 22 through March 2 in the Potter Hall Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, 23 and 28 and March 1 and 2, with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets are $14 [...]
Steve Houghton, guest clinician for the 13th annual Jazz Festival at Missouri Western Feb. 7. The Department of Music at Missouri Western State University will host the 13th annual MWSU/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival Thursday, Feb. 7, featuring internationally known percussionist Steve Houghton as the guest clinician. The festival is free and open [...]
