The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Performing Arts Department invites the community to enjoy nostalgic, holiday-themed entertainment as well as the induction of the first members of the Fine and Performing Arts Hall of Fame at its annual holiday concert at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
At 19 years old, Eston Juno of Otis will be set to enter the workforce when he graduates this spring after just one year in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Natural Gas Program and is ready to see his efforts pay off.
Students taking lessons via ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Community Music School will host a recital at 4 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel in the Fine Arts Building. The recital is free and open to the public.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, November 12 shows marked improvement across the state.Ìý
One of the most iconic ballet productions in the world will be brought to life this fall as the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Dance program and various collaborators present “Nutcracker for the Golden Belt,†with multiple showtimes Nov. 21, 23, and 24 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ campus.
The Central Kansas Community Choir (CKCC) will hold its annual concert featuring Part One of Handel’s “Messiah†with soloists to celebrate the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the First United Methodist Church Great Bend at 2123 Forest Ave., in Great Bend.
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Library will team up with the English department and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s literary annual “Prairie Ink†staff to host a writing workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Library, Room L111.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ recognized employees for years of service at an all-campus forum earlier this semester.
Those looking for an interactive art experience will get a chance when the Shafer Gallery unveils its “Sunlight and Brushstrokes†exhibit with a come-and-go workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Gallery, and a reception at 6:30 p.m. that evening, which will feature light refreshments and a gallery talk from artist Jessie Rasche.
A recent graduate of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ at Fort Leavenworth, Peter Anderson has had a whole world open up to him thanks to the flexible, military-friendly nature of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s LSEC program, which can be taken at no cost for active-duty soldiers, their dependents, and any Department of Defense employees.