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SMSU Theater to present ‘46 Plays for America’s First Ladies’

In keeping with this election season, SMSU Theater’s fall production is “46 Plays for America’s First Ladies” by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, Sharon Greene, Chloe Johnston, Bilal Dardai and Andy Bayiates. Performances are Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $10 and will be available only at the door. Seating is first-come, first-served. Admission is free for SMSU employees and students with valid ID. Free and convenient parking is available in SMSU Lot B-1. “46 Plays for America’s First Ladies” leaps from comic to ...

Education Briefs for Sept. 18

SWWC Conference for Young Artists Oct. 30 The SWWC Student Enrichment department wants to give kids the freedom to be creative and challenge their imagination at the Young Artists Conference. This conference gives students an opportunity to dabble in different areas of art, pursue a passion, and spark an interesting activity they’ve never tried before. At the Young Artists Conference, students will participate in three hands on learning art sessions. There are many unique sessions for students to choose from to unleash their creativity. See the brochure on the website for the full ...

SMSU to host INCLUSION traveling exhibit Sept. 9-23

Southwest Minnesota State University will host the traveling exhibit, INCLUSION, at the Library Plaza in Bellow Academic from Monday, Sept. 9 through Monday, Sept. 23. The INCLUSION exhibit features a series of storyboards that chronicle — from 1900 to the present — the story of a forgotten minority. The display illustrates the journey of Minnesotans with developmental disabilities and their families and tells of their struggles to increase independence, productivity, self-determination, integration, and inclusion. The exhibit is presented by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on ...

GOLD College kick-off event Sept. 4 at SMSU

The fall kick-off session for GOLD College will be held in the Conference Center Upper Level at SMSU at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 . The kickoff event will feature keynote speaker: Lew Shaver, retired SMSU professor and wheelchair basketball coach. His presentation will focus on his recently published memoir “From the First Brick: It Changed My Life.” Shaver began teaching and coaching at SMSU in 1969 and spent 26 seasons as head coach of the SMSU wheelchair basketball team from 1969 to 1995. During his tenure, SMSU won national championships in 1981, 1983, and 1986. The team also ...

SMSU to welcome visiting writer Kevin Brockmeier

The SMSU Creative Writing and English Program will host Kevin Brockmeier on Monday, Sept. 16. He will be on campus visiting classes during the day and giving a public reading in the evening in Charter Hall 201 at 7 p.m. Brockmeier is the first guest of the visiting writer series for the 2024-25 academic year. Brockmeier is the author of the memoir “A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip,” the novels “The Illumination,” “The Brief History of the Dead,” and The Truth About Celia,” the story collections “The Ghost Variations,” “Things That Fall from the Sky” and “The ...

SMSU hosts ‘FRINGE’ art exhibition

SMSU is hosting an art exhibition entitled “FRINGE: Intersection of Fine Art and Craft.” The exhibition is on display in the William Whipple Gallery at SMSU through Sept. 23. The exhibition includes fiber arts and ceramic works by Kristen Brichler, Natalie Novacek, Sophie Seigel, John Sterner, Patricia Hand, Barbara Wedler, and Anne Wedler. SMSU art professor, Anne Wedler, coordinates the exhibitions in the William Whipple Gallery and can be reached at anne.wedler@SMSU.edu for more information. The William Whipple Gallery is located in Bellows Academic 291, on the main floor of ...