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CBASE/PACE Last day to withdraw from 1st 8-week (TERM 1) classes

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:18:42 -0600

Start: Feb 10

End: Feb 10

Concert Band Concert

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:03:52 -0500

Start: Feb 12

End: Feb 12

$5 adults, $3 seniors/students
Harry Waters, trombone soloist with the United States Army Band, will perform with the Friends University Concert Band.

Chili Cook-off

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:01:46 -0600

Start: Feb 16

End: Feb 16

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19th Annual Jazz Festival Headliner Concert

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:06:51 -0500

Start: Feb 18

End: Feb 18

$15 adults, $12 seniors/students
Matt Wilson, 2011 Jazz Journalists winner for best drummer, will be here with his New York based quartet. Also on the headliner concert will be Jennifer Barnes, University of North Texas vocal jazz director. The headliner concert will be a great mix of vocal and instrumental, small group and big band, and contemporary and old standards jazz – something for everyone!

CBASE/PACE President's Day (no Day classes, Evening classes beginning at 4 p.m. or later Will meet)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:10:36 -0600

Start: Feb 20

End: Feb 20

Friends University Community Orchestra Concert

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:07:58 -0500

Start: Feb 21

End: Feb 21

$10 adults, $8 seniors/students
This concert, titled “Taste of Italy,” will open and close with music from Italy including Rossini’s delightful overture to The Barber of Seville and Tchaikovsky’s stirring Capriccio Italien. Performances by the Friends University Miller Solo Competition and the Wichita Area Piano Teacher’s League Concerto Competition winners will also be featured, creating a musical fare that is sure to satisfy... think of it as an Italian sandwich!

Martha Wherry Art Reception

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:05:32 -0500

Start: Feb 24

End: Feb 24

Free
Martha Wherry, nationally recognized artist, has collected works currently showing in regional juried shows as well as private collections. For more information on the artist, please visit www.marthawherry.com.

PACE Final Exams -- TERM 1; End of TERM 1

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:54:07 -0600

Start: Feb 27

End: Mar 3

Art Challenge

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:31:48 -0500

Start: Mar 2

End: Mar 2

Please join Friends University’s Art Department, as they host the Sixth Annual High School Art Challenge. This event consists of a juried art competition, professional artists’ workshops and hands-on competitions for students. The competitive exhibition is designed to recognize artistic talent at the senior high level (grades 9-12) within the state of Kansas, and can even lead to scholarship offers.

Spring Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:33:49 -0500

Start: Mar 2

End: Mar 2

$15 adults, $12 seniors/students
A new and lavish ballet production of the classic comedy by William Shakespeare with new scenery and costumes. Director, Stan K. Rogers, will direct and choreograph this beloved story with music by Felix Mendelssohn. The comic love plot is wrought by fairies and magic. The fairies maneuver the events in a human love story while they, at the same time, are engaged in difficulties of their own. A classic tale for all ages.

CBASE Mid-Term (end of 1st 8-week classes)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:20:40 -0600

Start: Mar 3

End: Mar 3

Spring Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:34:56 -0500

Start: Mar 3

End: Mar 3

Spring Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:36:42 -0500

Start: Mar 4

End: Mar 4

CBASE/PACE Start of 2nd 8-week (TERM 2) classes

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:22:32 -0600

Start: Mar 5

End: Mar 5