Events
New York Times bestselling author Kristen Arnett will give a free fiction reading at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Burton Conference Center at McNeese State University. Arnett is the author of the collection, “Felt in the Jaw” (2017), and the novel, “Mostly Dead Things” (2019). Her work has appeared in The New York…
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As a part of the fall 2019 SAGE series, author Pamela Arceneaux will present a lecture titled, “Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans,” at 3:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 11, in the McNeese State University SEED Center. Between 1897 and 1917, a legal red-light district of Storyville thrived at the edge of…
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McNeese State University will hold a free workshop titled “Veterans: Get Your Business Online” from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the SEED Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese and presented through Grow With Google. With the different features Google offers, veteran-led businesses can stand out…
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McNeese State University’s Preview Day for prospective students and their families will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. This event is sponsored by the Admissions and Recruiting Office. Preview Day is a campus-wide open house where participants can tour campus, learn about admissions, colleges and offered majors and see why McNeese is…
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The community is invited to McNeese State University for a day of fun, music and food at the 2019 Cowboy Classic Car Show Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main lot of Cowboy Stadium. This event is free and open to the public. Food, drinks and split the pot raffle…
Read MoreThe McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present a free faculty/guest woodwind quintet recital at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in Squires Recital Hall. The recital will feature Judy Hand, flute, Beverly Jones, oboe, Jan Scott, clarinet, Susan Lauderdale, bassoon, Rod Lauderdale, horn, Lina Morita, piano, and Jawan Jenkins…
Read MorePoets Catharine Savage Brosman, Olivia McNeely Pass and Stella Nesanovich will present a free reading at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the McNeese State University Alumni Center. All three poets’ work has appeared in Louisiana Poets: A Literary Guide. Brosman and Pass edited the volume and will be reading their own poetry as…
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Fall 2019 GradFest will be held for fall graduating students at McNeese State University from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in Parra Ballroom in the Holbrook Student Union Annex (New Ranch). The McNeese Alumni Association sponsors this event. GradFest is a “one stop shop” for students to make sure they’re prepared…
Read MoreMcNeese State University will host the 2019 Lake Charles Toyota Gulf Coast Marching Band Championship from 1 – 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Cowboy Stadium. 30 high school bands from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas will perform before a panel of music educators from Alabama, Maryland, Louisiana and Texas. Each team will receive written and…
Read MoreMcNeese State University will hold a workshop titled “2019 Tax Update Seminar for Practitioners” from 9 a.m.-noon on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the SEED Center. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese and is held for the benefit of CPAs, independent accountants and enrolled agents. Representatives from the Louisiana…
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