Third Thursday – Poetry in the Park: 6-8 pm
MU Carnahan Quadrangle (rain location—The Shack, MU Student Ctr)
The MSA/GPC Black Programming Committee’s annual Poetry includes an open mic session for students to showcase their way with words, followed by a guest poet. Free food and drink provided. Sign up for the open mic via e-mail to [email protected].
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12th Life and Literature Performance Series: Nightly, Sep 17-21, 7:30-9:30 pm (doors 7 pm)
Corner Playhouse in the Fine Arts Annex, at the intersection of Hitt St and University Ave (1101 University Ave, Columbia MO)
Notes: Get there early, this event does fill quickly! Adult content: Some performances have adult/coming of age content and/or violence–something to keep in mind regarding the age of people attending.
MU Department of Theatre
FREE, first come, first seated, doors 7pm
The 12th annual Life and Literature Performance Series features cutting-edge original and adapted works by MU student authors, giving voice to emerging talent by staging a diverse body of new scripts. Come see an evening full of stunning solo performances, poetic and ethnographic works, and an original award-winning one-act play. Artistic Director Dr. Heather Carver, directed by Prof. Jon Drtina.
…and last, but not least…
9th Art-i-Fact Gallery & Museum Crawl: 4-8 pm
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Parking in campus garages is free after 5 pm, and street metered parking is free after 6 pm.
Enjoy an evening of art, music, food and fun as you visit the nine participating galleries and museums and stroll through the Mizzou Botanic Garden serenaded by students from the MU School of Music. View contemporary and historical artworks, artifacts and even insects from around the world. End your evening gazing at the stars at the Laws Observatory. Discover the rich and varied experiences available and free to all on the MU campus. Get your Crawl map at artifact.missouri.edu, or pick one up at any of the Crawl stations.
2014 venues/participants:
* George Caleb Bingham Gallery (Art Dept)
* Craft Studio Gallery
* Enns Entomology Museum
* Angus and Betty McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies
* Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center
* Laws Observatory
* Missouri Historic Costume & Textile Collection
* School of Music
* Mizzou Botanic Garden
* Reynolds Journalism Institute
* The State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO)
In addition to famous works by George Caleb Bingham and Thomas Hart Benton, SHSMO will be featuring Missouri and World War I and Benton’s American Mythologies. The Benton exhibition showcases actual nineteenth- and twentieth-century artifacts that relate to his imagery thanks to a partnership with MU’s Museum of Anthropology.
Temporarily closed for the move to Mizzou North (galleries expected to be open Fall 2014:
* Museum of Anthropology (visit special location inside the State Historical Society)
* Museum of Art & Archeology (Cast Gallery is open in Mizzou North)
