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Here is a listing of Western Kentucky University events for Tuesday, March 15, through Saturday, April 2.

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Press release from Western Kentucky University:

March 14, 2022

Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, March 15, through Saturday, April 2. All times are Central (unless noted).

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Tuesday, March 15

  • WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
  • 8 a.m.: Exhibit: Jonesville Academy STEAM Day. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery. Through March 27. Gallery hours 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Contact Art & Design, (270) 745-3944.
  • 8 a.m.: Exhibit: Black & Brown Lives Matter Juried Art Exhibition. Through March 28. Intercultural Student Engagement Center, Downing Student Union, room 2041. Gallery hours 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Contact ISEC, (270) 745-5066.
  • 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Wednesday, March 16

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  • WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.

Thursday, March 17

  • WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
  • 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Friday, March 18

  • WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
  • 6 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. UTEP. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.

Saturday, March 19

  • 10:30 a.m.: Southern Kentucky Team Penning Association. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
  • 1 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. UTEP. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 1 p.m.: WKU Tennis vs. Eastern Illinois. WKU Tennis Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.

Sunday, March 20

Monday, March 21

  • 9 a.m.: Exhibit: A Community United: Through Trauma and Grief, Resilience Emerges. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Through April 22. Gallery hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Contact School of Media, (270) 745-4144.
  • 6:30 p.m.: Skywarn Training & Weather Safety Workshop. Ogden College Hall Auditorium. Contact David Oliver, (270) 745-4181.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Carolina Saxophone Quartet. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Tuesday, March 22

  • 11 a.m.: Healthy Days 2022. Preston Health and Activities Center. Contact Student Wellness, (270) 745-6531.
  • 4 p.m.: Presentation: Our World, My Future. Honors College-International Center, room 3055. Contact WKU Global, (270) 745-4857.
  • 5 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Evansville. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Wednesday, March 23

  • 9 a.m.: Exhibit: US Bank Celebration of the Arts. Kentucky Museum. Through April 9. Gallery hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.
  • 5 p.m.: Gender & Women’s Studies Book Reading: The Tree You Come Home To by Dr. Jane Olmsted. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.
  • 7 p.m.: Essential Cinema Screening Series: Beau Travail. Jody Richards Hall Auditorium. Contact School of Media, (270) 745-4144.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Percussion Ensemble. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Thursday, March 24

  • 3:30 p.m.: Chai Chat. Honors College-International Center. Contact Lauren Reyes, (270) 745-4857.
  • 3:45 p.m.: Faculty Senate Meeting. Virtual. Contact Julie Lee, julie.lee@wku.edu.
  • 6 p.m.: Recital: Patrick Sweazy, conducting. Music Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
  • 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
  • 7 p.m.: Women’s History Month Gallery Talk. Kentucky Museum. Contact Christy Spurlock, (270) 745-6082.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Colloquium: The Innocents: Percussion and Social Justice. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Friday, March 25

  • 9 a.m.: SOKY Book Fest Teen & Children’s Day. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Lisa Rice, (270) 781-4882.
  • 11:30 a.m.: Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
  • 11:30 a.m.: Brown Bag Lecture Series: To Care for the Past: What It Means for You and Me by Hannah Hudson and Ryann Gillespie. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, room 249. Contact Folk Studies & Anthropology, (270) 745-6459.
  • 5 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Southern Miss. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 6 p.m.: Midnight on the Hill. Diddle Arena. Contact Student Activities, (270) 745-2459.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Faculty Recital: Terrance and Tiffany Brown. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
  • 8 p.m.: Lone Star Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.

Saturday, March 26

  • 8 a.m.: 52nd Student Research Conference. Downing Student Union. Contact Research, (270) 745-6132.
  • 9 a.m.: SOKY Book Fest. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Warren County Public Library, (270) 781-4882.
  • 9 a.m.: Kentucky Writers Conference. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Warren County Public Library, (270) 781-4882.
  • 11 a.m.: High School Writing Contest Award Ceremony. Cherry Hall, room 125, and Zoom. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.
  • 11 a.m.: I Am H.E.R. Women of Worth Brunch. Eva and Jim Martens Alumni Center. Contact ISEC, (270) 745-5066.
  • 1 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Southern Miss. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 2 p.m.: Lone Star Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Recital: Srirangan Iyer, violin. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
  • 8 p.m.: Lone Star Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.

Sunday, March 27

  • 1 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Southern Miss. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 2 p.m.: Why Knot Us Too Induction. Downing Student Union Auditorium. Contact ISEC, (270) 745-5066.
  • 2 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
  • 2 p.m.: Lone Star Rodeo. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
  • 3 p.m.: Chamber Concert: Trio Riva. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Recital: Juniper Parker. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Monday, March 28

Tuesday, March 29

  • 10 a.m.: Spring Grad Fair. Downing Student Union, third floor. Contact Registrar, (270) 745-3351.
  • 6 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Louisville. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Wednesday, March 30

  • 10 a.m.: Spring Grad Fair. Downing Student Union, third floor. Contact Registrar, (270) 745-3351.
  • 11 a.m.: Sexual Assault Prevention Month Kickoff. Downing Student Union Courtyard. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
  • 11 a.m.: Global Fest. Honors College-International Center. Contact Diana Howard, (270) 745-4283.
  • Noon: Til It Happens Live Exhibit. Part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month Kickoff. Downing Student Union Courtyard. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
  • 12:40 p.m.: Gender Images Film Series: The Glorias. Virtual. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.

Thursday, March 31

  • 9:30 a.m.: School Day Performance: Little Women, The Broadway Musical. Van Meter Hall. Contact Fine Arts Box Office, (270) 745-3121.
  • 10 a.m.: Spring Grad Fair. Downing Student Union, third floor. Contact Registrar, (270) 745-3351.
  • 7 p.m.: Creative Writing Reading Series: Nick Flynn. Virtual. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.
  • 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Spaceship Earth. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.

Friday, April 1

Saturday, April 2

  • 9 a.m.: WKU Block & Bridle Little North American. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
  • 1 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. FIU. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
  • 5 p.m.: Faculty Recital: Ching-Yi Lin and Andy Braddock. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
  • 7:30 p.m.: Production: Little Women, The Broadway Musical. Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $20 for adults; $16 for seniors/students. Contact Fine Arts Box Office, (270) 745-3121.

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