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- WKU News
- Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, March 18, through Saturday, April 5. All times are Central (unless noted). For more events, visit the WKU Events calendar at https://www.wku.edu/events. or follow @wkuevents on Instagram. (More: How to Place Campus Events on WKU Events Calendar
Tuesday, April 1
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
7 p.m.: Goldenrod Poetry Festival, featuring guest writer Gaylord Brewer. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.
Wednesday, April 2
9 a.m.: Exhibit: I Said What I Said. ISEC Gallery, Downing Student Union, room 2041. Through April 30. Part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
9 a.m.: Exhibit: 2025 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts. Kentucky Museum. Through April 18. Museum hours 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Contact Tiffany Isselhardt, (270) 745-3369.
10 a.m.: Staff Senate Meeting. Downing Student Union, room 2081. Contact Staff Senate, staffsenate@wku.edu.
4 p.m.: Gender & Women’s Studies presentation: Experiences of Rural Nonbinary Students in Higher Education by Mark Flener, WKU School of Nursing Instructor. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Marla Zubel, (270) 745-3043.
5 p.m.: America 250 Series: Two Lights for Tomorrow, lighting ceremony. Felts Log House. Contact Christy Spurlock, (270) 745-6082.
Thursday, April 3
5 p.m.: Gatton Research Showcase and WKU Faculty/Staff Appreciation. Florence Schneider Hall, room 204. Contact Sam Earls, (270) 745-3167.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Friday, April 4
11:30 a.m.: Student Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
1 p.m.: WKU Farm Tour for Prospective Students, hosted by Department of Agriculture and Food Science. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Agriculture and Food Science, (270) 745-3151.
7:30 p.m.: Mainstage Opera: Dido & Aeneas. Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $15; $10 for students. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Saturday, April 5
9:30 a.m.: WKU Student Scholar Showcase. Downing Student Union. Contact
Research, (270) 745-6132.
7:30 p.m.: Mainstage Opera: Dido & Aeneas. Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $15; $10 for students. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Sunday, April 6
2 p.m.: Mainstage Opera: Dido & Aeneas. Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $15; $10 for students. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
2 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Monday, April 7
9 a.m.: Photo Exhibit: Birds Doing Things by Steve Jessmore. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Through April 18. Gallery Hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Contact Tim Broekema, (270) 745-3005.
2 p.m.: Health Professions Showcase. Hosted by the Kentucky Gamma Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta. Engineering and Biological Sciences front lawn. Contact Amy Kandler, (270) 745-8894.
3 p.m.: Society, Culture, Crime & Justice Studies Awards, Scholarships, and Honor Society Induction. Eva and Jim Martens Alumni Center Ballroom. Contact Ryan Roark, (270) 745-2150.
5 p.m.: Part of the Solution. Downing Student Union, room 3024. Part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
6:30 p.m.: Guitar Ensemble Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Tuesday, April 8
10 a.m.: Information Session: National Corvette Museum Internship Program. Downing Student Union, room 2001, Advising and Career Development Center. Contact Career Development, (270) 745-3095.
2 p.m.: Health Professions Showcase. Hosted by the Kentucky Gamma Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta. Engineering and Biological Sciences front lawn. Contact Amy Kandler, (270) 745-8894.
2 p.m.: Information Session: National Corvette Museum Internship Program. Downing Student Union, room 2001, Advising and Career Development Center. Contact Career Development, (270) 745-3095.
5 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Southern Indiana. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Wednesday, April 9
9 a.m.: Exhibit: 2025 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts. Kentucky Museum. Through April 18. Museum hours 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Contact Tiffany Isselhardt, (270) 745-3369.
12:30 p.m.: SCCJS Brown Bag Lecture: Acompañamiento/Accompaniment as Engaged Anthropology by Dr. Robin Valenzuela. Hosted by Department of Society, Culture, Crime, and Justice Studies. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, room 249. Contact Ryan Roark, (270) 745-2150.
3 p.m.: SCCJS Career Fair. Downing Student Union, Third Floor. Contact Ryan Roark, (270) 745-2150.
5 p.m.: 2025 First Things First: Your Story, Your Words. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
7:30 p.m.: Steelband Concert. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Thursday, April 10
6 p.m.: Screening: Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Jody Richards Hall Auditorium. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.
6:30 p.m.: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers Series: Where the Butterflies Go followed by Q&A with filmmakers. The Capitol, 416 E. Main St. Contact Jessica Luna, (270) 745-2344.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
7:30 p.m.: Brass Ensembles Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
7:30 p.m.: Theatre Production: New Works Festival 2025. Gordon Wilson Hall, Lab Theatre. Admission is free. Suggested donation is $5 at the door. Contact Theatre & Dance, (270) 745-5845.
Friday, April 11
8 a.m.: Mahurin Honors College Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
Noon: Lecture: Acting for Two? Why a Pregnant Person’s Obligations to the Fetus are Akin to Duties to the Self by Dr. Lindsey Chambers, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky. Cherry Hall, room 302. Contact Landon Elkind, (270) 745-4559.
7:30 p.m.: Theatre Production: New Works Festival 2025. Gordon Wilson Hall, Lab Theatre. Admission is free. Suggested donation is $5 at the door. Contact Theatre & Dance, (270) 745-5845.
Saturday, April 12
5 p.m.: Take Back the Night, presented by Hope Harbor. Fountain Square Park and The Capitol Arts Center. Part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
8 a.m. Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
8:30 a.m. CanStruct. Knicely Conference Center. Contact Student Activities, (270) 745-2459.
10 a.m.: West Kentucky Flat Shod Pleasure Horse Sale. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Steve Bulle, (270) 646-7385.
3 p.m.: Concert. Chinese Music Ensemble. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
7:30 p.m.: Theatre Production: New Works Festival 2025. Gordon Wilson Hall, Lab Theatre. Admission is free. Suggested donation is $5 at the door. Contact Theatre & Dance, (270) 745-5845.
Sunday, April 13
2 p.m.: Theatre Production: New Works Festival 2025. Gordon Wilson Hall, Lab Theatre. Admission is free. Suggested donation is $5 at the door. Contact Theatre & Dance, (270) 745-5845.
2 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
3 p.m.: Concert: SAI - Minorities in Music Scholarship Benefit, hosted by Sigma Alpha Lota Chapter. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Monday, April 14
9 a.m.: Photo Exhibit: Birds Doing Things by Steve Jessmore. Jody Richards Hall Gallery. Through April 18. Gallery Hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Contact Tim Broekema, (270) 745-3005.
Tuesday, April 15
9 a.m.: WKU Agriscience & Education Field Day. L.D. Brown Agricultural Expo Center. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Agriculture and Food Science, (270) 745-3151.
10:45 a.m.: Neurodiversity Fair, presented by WKU Student Accessibility Ambassadors, WKU Student Support Services- Disabilities, a TRIO Program and Faculty/Staff Neurodiversity Alliance. Centennial Mall. Contact April McCauley, firstgen@wku.edu.
3 p.m.: Valleypalooza. The Valley (Behind Gilbert Hall). Contact Housing, (270) 745-4359.
5 p.m.: Child Welfare Expo. Knicely Conference Center, 2355 Nashville Road. Contact LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research, (270) 745-4096.
5:30 p.m.: Guest Artist Recital, Dr. Timothy Hagen, flute. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Wednesday, April 16
11 a.m.: Market on the Avenue. Centennial Plaza. Contact WKU Restaurant Group, (270) 745-2416.
5 p.m.: Warrior Within: Self Defense Basics. Preston Center Multipurpose Room. Part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
7:30 p.m.: Delta Omicron Spring Musicale. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
Thursday, April 17
8 a.m.: Art Exhibit: Spring 2025 Graduating Seniors Exhibition. Through May 9. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, Main Gallery, second floor. Contact Art & Design, (270) 745-3944.
11 a.m.: Exhibit Special Viewing. I Said What I Said. ISEC Gallery, Downing Student Union, room 2041. Part of Sexual Assault Prevention Month. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
3 p.m.: Chai Chat. The Majlis, Honors College & International Center, third floor. Contact WKU Global, (270) 745-4857.
3:45 p.m.: Faculty Senate Meeting. Downing Student Union, room 2081. Contact Mac McKerral, mac.mckerral@wku.edu.
6 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
6 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. New Mexico State. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
7 p.m.: Planetarium Show: Clocks of the Ancients. Free admission. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Planetarium, (270) 745-4044.
Friday, April 18
8 a.m. Topper Orientation Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Admissions, (270) 745-2551.
11:30 a.m. Student Recital. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, room 189. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
3 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
6 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. New Mexico State. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
Saturday, April 19
10:30 a.m.: Southern Kentucky Team Penning. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Ag Expo Center, (270) 745-3976.
11 a.m.: WKU Softball vs. New Mexico State. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
1 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Middle Tennessee. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Communications, (270) 745-5388.
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