Events
The McNeese State University W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present a free senior euphonium recital by Darren Hooper, of Lake Charles, at 7 p.m. Monday, March 26, at St. Luke-Simpson United Methodist Church. The program includes: “Annie Laurie” by Arthur Pryor, “Concert Fantasie” by Gustav Cords, “Sextet in E-flat minor” by…
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The StepCrew, a dance production that brings together Ottawa Valley stepdance, Irish stepdance and modern tap, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24, in the F.G. Bulber Auditorium as part of the 2018 Banners at McNeese State University season. The show features some of the world’s top talents in their respective dance forms. These…
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McNeese State University’s W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts will present the final theatre production of the season – The Teenage Project: Mythbusting Adolescence – March 21-25 in Tritico Theatre. Times are 7:30 p.m. March 21-24 and 2 p.m. March 25. “The Teenage Project: Mythbusting Adolescence kicks off our exploration to bring understanding…
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The 31st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition will open with a reception honoring the exhibiting artists from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 22, in the Grand Gallery of the Shearman Fine Arts Annex at McNeese State University. The exhibit, which runs through May 10, is sponsored by the McNeese Department of Visual Arts. Benjamin…
Read MoreThe McNeese State University Leisure Learning program is hosting a two-day sightseeing trip to New Orleans April 18-19 as part of the spring SAGE series. Participants will visit the National WWII Museum, which features the special exhibit “The Pelican State Goes to War: Louisiana in World War II” as well as the special 4-D film…
Read MoreCommercial lenders from local banks are coming to talk about borrowing to expand a small business from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, March 22, on the second floor of the McNeese State University Seed Center. This free workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at McNeese. Participants can talk to a banker to learn…
Read MoreDr. Michael Ward, an internationally known scholar on C.S. Lewis, will talk about his latest book, “Planet Narnia,” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the Business Conference Center at McNeese State University. This free event is sponsored by the McNeese Honors College and the Department of English and Foreign Languages. Lewis was a British…
Read MoreThe Louisiana Chapter of the American Harp Society is presenting a free spring recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the McNeese State University Band Hall sponsored by the W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts at McNeese. The program will include works for solo harp, as well as work written or arranged…
Read MoreAuthor Deb Olin Unferth will give a free fiction reading at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, in the McNeese State University Alumni Center as the guest speaker for 2018 Ada Vincent Reading Series. Unferth is the author of the short story collection “Minor Robberies” (2007), the novel “Vacation” (2008), which was the winner of the…
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Moscow Nights and Golden Gates Dancers will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in the F.G. Bulber Auditorium as part of the 2018 Banners at McNeese State University season. Moscow Nights and Golden Gates Dancers tour America together, performing masterpieces of Russian and Georgian folklore, song and dance. Contrasting elaborate lyrical suites against pulsating…
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