LU News: Arts and Culture

The Lamar University Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music will present its spring flute ensemble concert on Monday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 pm in Rothwell Recital Hall located in the Jimmy Simmons Music Building on the Lamar University campus.

This Black History Month, Dr. Lucy Tsado, assistant professor of criminal justice, shares what she's most proud of as a Black individual in her career field.

This Black History Month, Gordon Williams, LUTV studio operations manager, shares his advices for the generations of Black students coming after him.

The history of Beaumont’s Black community will be on display Thursday, Feb 2. in the Dishman Art Museum auditorium where a screening of “Beaumont’s Black History – In Moving Pictures” will take place. The historical fiction short film “The Example” and the documentary “They Will Talk About Us: The Charlton-Pollard Story” will be screened, followed by a reception and a question and answer session. The event runs from 5:30-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

As the spring semester kicks into gear, the Lamar University Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music has begun preparations for their loaded schedule of concerts and events that will take place all over Southeast Texas this season.

To kick off the new year, 20 members of the Lamar University Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education took off from the runway and traveled 9,000 miles to study, explore and adventure in the hills and coast of Thailand.

Two new exhibitions will soon open at the Dishman Art Museum on the Lamar University campus: “Our Back Pages” featuring works of LU alumni and a collaborative exhibition alongside The Art Studio, Inc. featuring works of Maudee Carron and Lynn Sweat. The exhibitions will run Jan. 21 through March 4 with a reception being held Jan. 27 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

In honor of Black History Month, Lamar University will celebrate with a series of events organized and sponsored by a variety of organizations, departments, clubs and student organizations that highlight and pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans and important events that contributed to U.S. history.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre & Dance is pleased to announce their performances for this spring semester; “The Heidi Chronicles” by Wendy Wasserstein, “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson and “Dance Unleashed” choreographed by LU dance faculty and guest artists.

From Jan. 13-20, Lamar University will celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events and days of service.

The holiday season is fast-approaching and there's been a lot to celebrate on the Lamar University campus! 

The Lamar Department of Art and Design invites you to join them for “Sanity Not Found,” the fall 2022 senior thesis show in which art students fulfill the requirements for their degree by presenting their thesis projects. “Sanity Not Found” will be in exhibition Dec. 2-10 at the Dishman Art Museum.

Lamar University choirs of the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music will present one of the most beloved choral works, Handel’s Messiah, on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Cathedral Basilica.

According to our Culinary Arts Department within the Lamar University College of Education and Human Development, here’s what some of your favorite holiday meals say about you:

Lamar University’s second band concert of the 2022-2023 academic year, featuring the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Julie Rogers Theatre in downtown Beaumont.

The Department of Theatre and Dance will present their “Fall & Recovery” dance concert on Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 19 with two show times at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the University Theatre located on the campus of Lamar University.  

The Lamar University Department of Art & Design is set to host a digital art exhibition featuring Christopher Troutman, associate professor of art and show curator, and several LU art students. https://www.lamar.edu/news-and-events/news/2022/07/fine-arts-students-work-featured-in-japan.html

When the cast and crew are applauded, the production is over and everyone goes home, a light is left on in the theatre. But for whom? According to theatre professor Alan Brincks, the “ghost light” tradition is something that is familiar to any theatre worker, but the origin of the tradition is not entirely known. 

Kim Steinhagen will be presenting a behind the scenes look at Lamar University’s public art collection on Nov. 16 at the Dishman Art Museum on the campus of Lamar University.

This week on the LU Moment, Nathan Kogut, a 20-year coaching veteran who joined Lamar University Athletics in April of 2022, talks about how he's managed to lead the women’s soccer team into the best start in program history.

On Oct. 17-21, Lamar University joins colleges and universities across the nation in celebrating National Transfer Student Week. This week on the LU Moment, Ryan Litchfield shares all the details of LU's week-long celebration of transfer students.

“They Will Talk About Us: The Charlton-Pollard Story” — a documentary created by Lamar University Television Productions in the College of Fine Arts and Communication — is vying for awards at several upcoming film festivals.

Lamar University’s first concert of the 2022-23 school year, featuring the Lamar University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in Beaumont’s Julie Rogers Theatre. The band program recently welcomed more than 108 Lamar University students from 45 different high schools to both the university Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band.  

The LU Department of Theatre & Dance has announced its performances for the fall semester: “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl; “Lost Lake” by David Auburn; and “Fall & Recovery,” choreographed by LU dance faculty and guest artists.