The Emporia State choir will perform  “Let Us March On: Voices of the Black Diaspora,” 7:30 p.m. April 29 at First United Methodist Church. The program was put together by interim choral director Joshua Donaldson, and consists entirely of music written by black composers.

“Ladies and gentleman, every sound you are about to hear is created by the human voice.”

In 1695, William Congreve wrote a play about love for love’s sake. Now, the Emporia State Theatre Department will be transporting audiences to the world of Studio 54 to explore Congreve’s show through ‘70s disco.

Emporia Arts Council brought in Gary Mullen & The Works, a Queen tribute band, to perform One Night of Queen on March 14 during Emporia State’s spring break. I sat in the very front row, basically touching the stage. I could literally reach out and my hand would be on it. 

Sex and shells were the topics of discussion at the Profit Aquatic Research and Outreach Center March 24. Emporia State students learned the complex reproductive cycle of mussels as well as tips for mussel identification from scientists from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).

This spring, the Pulitzer-prize winning drama “How I Learned to Drive” written by Paula Vogel will hit the stage of the Frederickson Theatre at Emporia State. The play tells the life story of a young girl, Li’l Bit, and her abusive, sexual relationship with her Uncle Peck throughout her adol…

On a regular day, retired educator Lorie Rogan wakes up in the morning to swim at the Emporia Recreation Center, comes home to care for her three loved ones with disabilities, and preaches at her church. 

Emporia has few live music venues such as Bourbon Cowboy and The Granada Theatre. This column consists of me having the venue’s schedules then listening to their music to inform readers of concert opportunities or hopefully expose people to a new sound.

From a standing ovation on America’s Got Talent: All-Stars to the Emporia stage, Malevo will bring Argentinian dance to Kansas’s doorstep. 

Next week, Emporia State’s Albert Taylor Hall will be transformed into a world of magic and myth as Dragons and Mythical Beasts take to the stage for an afternoon of interactive adventure for all ages. 

When Morgan Ford Willingham first looked into her daughter’s eyes, she said it was like looking into a mirror. This connection sparked Willingham’s fascination with the connections they share and the diversity between them.

On Sunday, July 17, 1983 hikers found the body of Sandra Bird and her car submerged in the Cottonwood River under the Rocky Ford Bridge. What those hikers didn’t know that morning was that this murder case would later lead to the urban legend Emporians know today.  

Most historic buildings in Emporia are off limits to the public, however, this Halloween weekend Emporians have the chance to visit and learn about six of Emporia's architectural relics. 

This year’s homecoming musical “Curtains” includes a murder mystery, dance numbers and a show within a show that depicts a Kickapoo Native American played by a white actress. 

As the conductor throws his hand up with the force of his whole body, a sea of bows raise with it. The swelling sound of the choir and orchestra goes silent as the memory of the music hangs in the air.  

The glass blowing studio at Emporia State is a blistering chamber of creativity where every surface in sight will not just burn, but scald skin. There are lit torches every which way, stacks of wet newspaper that are used as the only barrier between a glass artist’s hands and molten glass, a…

Stained glass panels rise above pews filled with silent faces gazing toward the towering, white cross shining on the front wall of the Methodist church as 190 voices fill the room, singing to the world to “let music live.”  

Last Saturday evening, Hammond Park was filled with yard signs, music, students hiding glowing Easter eggs and people with baskets ready for the hunt. Emporia State’s A Capella Choir hosted Glow Hunt to fundraise for a trip to Washington D.C. 

In 1863, Paris, a group of artists found themselves outraged when their work was refused by a jury tasked with deciding what was fit to be shown in the official Paris Salon.  

"Family Dinner."

“Science Saturday,” an interactive book reading, was hosted by the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center on Nov. 13.

This year, Emporia State’s Homecoming theatre production is “Urinetown.” Audiences can see the live performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21-23 and at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the Karl C. Bruder Theatre in King Hall.

With the recent purchase of a $9,999, eight-foot-tall contrabass flute, the music department has been busy and will continue to get busier with the multitude of music performances scheduled in February.  

While Emporia has a great variety of Mexican restaurants, El Lorito at 2114 US-50 offers some of the best steaming flavors in town in an intimate space. 

Emily Prouse, registered dietitian and Mary McDaniel Anschutz, director of Health Services, hosted their second C.H.E.W. event of the semester. Nov. 7 had the theme of homemade chicken and noodles. 

The Locard Society of Forensic Science held their 4th annual charity drive on Halloween night, at the corner of 12th and Rural Street.