Lamar Opera Theatre will present one of opera’s greatest romances, “La Traviata,” May 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall. All performances are free and open to the public. “‘La Traviata’ means ‘the fallen woman’ or ‘the one who goes astray,’ and refers to the main character, Vioaletta Valéry,” Serdar Ilban, associate professor…
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Relive Boomtown’s past
Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum will host the second annual Gladys City Live, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors will experience what life was like during the boomtown era of the early 1900s. The event is free, but visitors can make donations in exchange for currency from 1901 to spend at the event….
Second star to the right
Soar through the sky with playwright J.M. Barrie towards the second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning to discover one of Disney’s most beloved characters — Peter Pan. Barrie struggles finding inspirations, in this classic tale, until he meets a family of four young brothers and their widowed mother. Captivated with the boys’…
BCP to present ‘Harvey’ April 5 to 20
Mild-mannered Elwood P. Dowd has a friend, Harvey. The problem is no one else can see the six-feet tall rabbit but Elwood. Trouble starts when Elwood introduces Harvey to his friends and family, including his social-climbing obsessed sister, Veta Louis and niece, Myrtle Mae, who find the invisible pookah a societal embarrassment. Beaumont Community Players…
Mistaken identities
Lamar University Theatre and Dance will present William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” March 21-24, in the University Theatre. The play is about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth, who are finally reunited at the same place and time. This tale of mistaken identities will tickle one’s funny bone with its comedic elements,…
Blinded by ‘Birds’
LU Theatre and Dance to present thriller, Feb. 7-10 LU Theatre and Dance will present “The Birds,” Feb. 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Ticket prices are $7 for LU and LIT students, $10 for faculty, staff, students and senior citizens and $15 general admission. “The Birds”…
People: ‘Jaws’ome
Katey McCall What started out as Katey McCall’s mere obsession with sharks has turned into a “Jaws-ome” collection of teeth and jaws, and the knowledge to identify them. “In second grade, I did a whole project over sharks and it kind of evolved from there,” the political science major says. “I was given teeth and…
Serial Joiner
Exploring struggles of juggling multiple student organizations A lot of people often ask how I have time for seven student organizations, being a full-time senior in college, working a part-time job and maintaining my social life. The honest answer is, I don’t. I have at least one mental breakdown every week. Aside from the occasional…
Deaf Studies to offer Paris summer trip
Lamar University study abroad will offer a deaf studies and deaf education program to Paris, July 18 to Aug. 3. The program will offer three separate, upper-level credit DSDE courses, including interpreting in tourism, international deaf studies and advocacy and policy decision making. Students will attend the World Association of Sign Language Conference Interaction and the…
Lamar Opera to present ‘La Canterina’
Lamar Opera Theatre will present “La Canterina,” Nov. 2-3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall. There will be a preview performance for students, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public. The two-act comic opera, written by Joseph Haydn, takes a look at Gasparina, a songstress, and…
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