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 [...]
Feb. 3, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Choral Program will host the sixth annual MWSU High School and Middle School Honor Choirs on Monday, Feb. 10. A day of music education will end with a free concert featuring both choirs, the MWSU Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers at 7 p.m. in the Fulkerson Center. More [...]
Jan. 30, 2019—The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University is hosting the exhibition “Storylines” through Feb. 14. “Storylines” is a selection of narrative art. Featured artists include Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Troy Colby, Melanie Johnson, Meena Khalili, Misha Kligman and Camille Hawbaker Voorhees. The Potter Art Gallery is located inside the front entrance of Potter [...]
Dec. 3, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Chamber Singers will present their annual Winter Concert Series with area high schools on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6. Both concerts are free and open to the public. “This series provides the opportunity for high school students and university students to collaborate and share their love [...]
Dec. 3, 2019—The Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance at Missouri Western State University will present “Short & Sweet,” a collection of short films and plays directed by Missouri Western students and faculty, Dec. 5 through Dec. 8 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday [...]
