The end of the year is slowly creeping upon us as we prepare for another summer working our summer jobs, vacationing, sitting on a beach, nights by the bonfire and cruising down the road with no worries of ice or snow to ruin it. But there is still plenty of semester left.
It’s time for us to finish those last-minute projects and study for those stressful finals we always look forward to…not. What better way to take the weight off in those last weeks than to celebrate the arts of Southwest Minnesota State University?
It’s that time of year again; the time to celebrate and enjoy the numerous events that the 7th Annual Fine Arts Celebration has to offer. This year, the Fine Arts events will be held April 11-May 11, with a full schedule listed below.
The majority of events are free and all are open to the public.
All events are sponsored by the Fine Arts and Communication Department, the Creative Writing Program and the English Department.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, Apr. 11:
12-1:30 p.m. at Whipple Gallery – Whipple Scholarship Reception
7:30 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Schoolhouse Rock Live! (ADMISSION)
Friday, Apr. 12:
5:45-6:15 p.m. at IL 117, Culinology Restaurant – Dinner Theatre (Advance Reservations Required)
7:30 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Schoolhouse Rock Live! (ADMISSION)
Saturday, Apr. 13:
7:30 pm. at Fine Arts Theatre – Schoolhouse Rock Live! (ADMISSION)
Monday, Apr. 15:
12-1 p.m. at William Whipple Gallery – Anthony Neil Smith Reading
Tuesday, Apr. 16:
3-4 p.m. at William Whipple Gallery – Susan McLean Poetry Reading
6:30-9 p.m. at Student Center Upper Level – Fashion Runway
Wednesday, Apr. 17:
12-1 p.m. at William Whipple Gallery – Joseph A. Amato Reading
2-3 p.m. at William Whipple Gallery – Dr. Elizabeth Blair Reading
Thursday, Apr. 18:
12-1 p.m. at Charter Hall 201 – Dana Yost Reading
Friday, Apr. 19:
12-1 p.m. at William Whipple Gallery – Marianne Murphy Zarzana Reading
7:30 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Schoolhouse Rock Live! (ADMISSION)
Saturday, Apr. 20:
5:45-6:15 p.m. at IL 117, Culinology Restaurant – Dinner Theatre (Advance Registration Required)
7:30 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Schoolhouse Rock Live! (ADMISSION)
Sunday, Apr. 21:
2 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Schoolhouse Rock Live! (ADMISSION)
Monday, Apr. 22:
7:30-9 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – SMSU Jazz Ensemble Concert
Tuesday, Apr. 23:
12-1:30 p.m. at Charter Hall 217 – Forensics Spring Showcase
Thursday, Apr. 25:
12-1 p.m. at William Whipple Gallery – “Perceptions” Literary Magazine Reading
7:30-9 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, Marshall – SMSU Choirs, “The Art of War”
Friday, Apr. 26:
6-7 p.m. at Black Box Theatre – “The Lottery” (ADMISSION)
7:30-9 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – SMSU/Community Concert Band, “Stylish, Silly & Sublime”
Saturday, Apr. 27:
2-3 p.m. & 6-7 p.m. at Black Box Theatre – “The Lottery” (ADMISSION)
7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, Marshall – Catherine Lucken Senior Recital
Sunday, Apr. 28:
12-1 p.m. at Black Box Theatre – “The Lottery” (ADMISSION)
4-6 p.m. at Holy Redeemer, Marshall – Southwest Minnesota Orchestra & concert pianist Ksenia Nosikova, “From Russia With Love” (ADMISSION)
Monday, Apr. 29:
2:30-5 p.m. at Bellows Common Library Plaza – Speech Communication Senior Seminar Poster Presentations
7:30-9 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Symphonic Band Concert
Tuesday, Apr. 30:
7:30-8:30 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Harp Studio Recital
Thursday, May 2:
7:30-9:30 p.m. at Black Box Theatre – Playwriting Festival
Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4:
7-9 p.m. at Black Box Theatre – Take 2 Improv Show
Sunday, May 5:
3-5 p.m. at Fine Arts Theatre – Danae Aslesen Junior Recital
April 8-26:
William Whipple Gallery – SMSU Faculty Art Exhibition
April 11-May 11:
Bellows Common Library Plaza – Jazz Age Jewelry: Designs Inspired by the Roaring 20’s, jewelry exhibit, Dr. Patricia Brace
April 26-May 12:
William Whipple Gallery – Senior Art Graduation Projects and Exhibitions
Schedule of Events Courtesy of the SMSU Fine Arts Department.
