LU News: Arts and Culture

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music will present the Jimmy Simmons Jazz Fest on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre located on the campus of Lamar University. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre & Dance takes the stage once again with their final performance of the season, “Catch and Release: LUTD Student Dance Concert,” which will be performed on the stage of the University Theatre on Monday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. with free admission.

The Dishman Art Museum is now taking entries for its fourth annual juried exhibition. After School Special: The Lamar University Fourth Juried Alumni Art Exhibition will run from June 24 to July 30. 

The Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance will present their last dance concert of the semester, “Dance Unleashed,” on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. and two showings on April 23 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. All performances will be held in the University Theatre located on the campus of Lamar University.

"SPLIT" is an energetic 70-minute play that weaves the story of an elite runner, his handy sister, her skater friend, an optimistic single mother who knows her daughter is destined for greatness on the track as well as the two coaches with varying interests in each of them. This ensemble-driven play with stylized movement sequences mirrors the relay race we each face in our daily lives as we seek to outrun time. 

Learn more about the ancient civilization of Etruria in this guest lecture, hosted by the Department of Art & Design.

The Lamar University Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music is proud to present their annual Collage concert to benefit Music students. The event will take place on Mar. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre located on the university campus.

What they see is what they’ll be. That is the slogan and life motto for members of the 100 Black Men of America. It also is the motto that catapulted LU senior graphic design major DeShaun Bell into first place for the national Stop the Violence billboard and social media design contest hosted by the organization last fall.  

Lamar University’s Kurt Dyrhaug, professor of sculpture in the Department of Art & Design, has been invited to the Moritzburg Museum in Halle, Germany for its first iron pour in August.

Andre Ramos-Woodard, Lamar alumnus and visiting instructor in the Department of Art and Design, has recently had three pieces of his artwork acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, along with a commissioned work currently on exhibition through Feb. 2023.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to present their first production of the semester, “Whale Music,” written by Anthony Minghella and directed by Joel Grothe, associate professor of theatre. The production will be held in the Studio Theatre on Feb. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Feb. 20 at 2 p.m.

The Dishman Art Museum is pleased to present COHABITATION, featuring Mayuko Ono Gray and Mark Greenwalt, in exhibition through March 5. DRAWINGS, featuring work by Charles Kanwischer, is on display in the second-floor gallery during the same time.

LU alumna Bryoni Prentice '08 dishes on her journey to sweet success in the culinary arts and how she ended up as a contestant on the Food Network's "Christmas Cookie Challenge."

Art and Design students present Against the Grain senior thesis exhibition

Department of Theatre and Dance presents Fall and Recovery Faculty Dance Concert

Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music presents inaugural Voice Festival

Department of Theatre and Dance presents world premiere of So You Can Look Ahead

Department of Art and Design explores photography of the American West in Art History Guest Lecture Series

Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music presents the Fall Jazz Concert. The Lamar University Cardinal Jazz Orchestra will present its first concert of the academic semester on Thursday, October 14, in the Rothwell Recital Hall located on the campus of Lamar University. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music will host their Piano Festival on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 8-9, in the Rothwell Performance Hall located on the campus of Lamar University. The Piano Festival will include a faculty recital by the Duo Korusa, master classes, ad a recital by guest artist Rodolfo Morales.

The LU Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to announce their first production of the semester, The Book Club Play, written by Karen Zacarias and directed by LU student Ashley Galan. The Book Club Play will take the stage on September 30 through October 3, with showtime beginning at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in the University Theatre.

Spindletop Gladys City Museum is set to host Jazz and Wine Night Thursday, Sept. 23 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Jazz and Wine Nights are simply that-music and drinks with old friends and new friends. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, although some seating will be provided by the museum. The cost is $10 a person for non-members and free for museum members.

Senior photography major Sierra Davis has been selected as one of 39 featured artists in the 2021 Botanical Competition for two of her photography submissions. Botanical is a nationally juried exhibition organized by TAGat120ART in Taylor, TX.

“Dancers Among Us,” hosted by the Department of Theatre & Dance at Lamar University, is a site-specific choreographic final project of the applied choreography class.