Monthly Events Calendar

Jan. 23–24: WSU track and field hosts the Weber State High School Invitational at the Swenson Gym and the Weber County Sports Complex, admission starts at $5. View event schedule on the Weber State Athletics website.

Jan. 23: WSU’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts an opening reception for the art exhibition “We Are All Migrants,” 6–8 p.m. in the Shaw Gallery, free. More information available on the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities website.

Jan. 24: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts a backcountry touring trip, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in local Ogden mountains, $40 for WSU students, $50 for WSU employees, $74 for public. Transportation is provided from the Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center. This trip is for advanced skiers only. More information available on the Outdoor Program website

Jan. 24: WSU women’s basketball vs. Montana State, 2 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Jan. 26: WSU Alumni Association hosts a reception with comedian and storyteller Baratunde Thurston, 6–7:15 p.m. in the Kimball Arts Building atrium. Enjoy a thoughtful discussion and light refreshments. More information available on the Alumni Association website.

Jan. 26: WSU’s Browning Presents! hosts comedian and storyteller Baratunde Thurston, 7:30 p.m. in the Val. A Browning Center Allred Theatre, free. More information available on the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities website.

Jan. 27: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts Backcountry tour planning 101 as part of its backcountry touring development series, 6–7 p.m. in the Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center, free. Learn various mapping software and digital products to plan a tour. More information available on the Outdoor Program website

Jan. 29: WSU Alumni Association hosts The Wildcat Rush, 6–8 p.m. at The Rush Funplex, 1806 S. 2000 W., Syracuse, $15 per person. More information available on the Alumni Association website.

Jan. 30: WSU’s Goddard School of Business & Economics hosts economist Nic Irwin for the Research Brown Bag Series, noon to 1 p.m. in the Wattis Business Building Room 104. More information available on the series website

Jan. 30: WSU’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts Weber State University Faculty In Concert, 7:30 p.m. in the Val. A Browning Center Allred Theatre, free. More information available on the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities website.

Jan. 31: WSU men’s basketball vs. Idaho State, 1 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Jan. 31: WSU’s Campus Recreation hosts a spelling bee, noon to 4 p.m. in the Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center, free. More information available on the Campus Recreation website.

Feb. 1: Weber State University’s Campus Recreation hosts a Full Moon Snowshoe, 6–10 p.m. at a local trail, registration starts at $20. Enjoy a beginner-friendly guided snowshoe hike under the full moon. Register on the Campus Recreation website by Jan. 30. 

Feb. 2: WSU’s Department of Child & Family Studies hosts the Families Alive Tanner Lecture Series featuring Mariana Falconier, noon on Zoom, free. Falconier will present a relationship and financial education program for couples. More information and Zoom link available on the lecture series website.

Feb. 2: WSU women’s basketball vs. Sacramento State, 6 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 2–4 & 4–6: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts AIARE Level 1 avalanche course, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, $625 for public, student discounts are available. This course offers an introduction to avalanche hazard management. More information available on the Outdoor Program website

Feb. 5: WSU’s Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery hosts a visiting artist lecture with Camille Hoffman, 6 p.m. in Kimball Visual Arts Center Room 143, free. Hear from Hoffman, whose layered mixed-media paintings and immersive installations reimagine the American landscape.

Feb. 5: WSU men’s basketball vs. Northern Colorado, 7 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 6: WSU’s Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery hosts a First Friday Art Stroll migration poetry reading, 7–8 p.m. at the Shaw Gallery. Hear engaging poems about migration in several different languages. 

Feb. 7: WSU men’s basketball vs. Northern Arizona, 7 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 7: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts Snowshoe and Soup, 3–7 p.m. at a local trail, $25 for WSU students, $30 for WSU employees, $35 for public. Explore the winter landscape during a guided snowshoe hike before gathering to share warm soup. Register on the Outdoor Program website 48 hours in advance. 

Feb. 9: WSU’s Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service and the Weber Historical Society host an America250 Utah lecture, 7 p.m. in Lindquist Hall’s Haven J. Barlow Lecture Hall Room 101, free. Vikki Deakin, WSU history professor, will discuss Thomas Paine’s influential political publication “Common Sense.” More information available on the Department of History website

Feb. 9–13: WSU’s Campus Recreation hosts Love Your Selfie Week, a week-long celebration with special group exercise classes, decorations around the gym, an online giveaway, and more, free with active Wildcard. More information available on the Campus Recreation website

Feb. 10: WSU’s Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service hosts a film screening of “The Elephant in the Room,” 5 p.m. in the Shepherd Union Wildcat Theater, free. A Q&A session with the film’s writer and director Erik Bork will follow the screening. More information available on the College of Social Sciences & Education website

Feb. 10: WSU’s Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service hosts the Walker Civics Symposium featuring author Shamichael Hallman for a discussion based on his book “Meet Me at the Library,” 7 p.m. at the Weber County Main Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., free. More information available on the College of Social Sciences & Education website.

Feb. 11: WSU’s Student Success Center celebrates the grand opening of its newly renovated space, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services Center Room 150, free. More information available on the Student Success Center website. 

Feb. 11: WSU’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts Winter Choirfest, 7:30 p.m. in the Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, tickets start at $7. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 12: WSU’s Department of Child & Family Studies hosts the Families Alive Tanner Lecture Series featuring Tim Rarick, noon in the McKay Education Building Room 331, free. More information available on the lecture series website

Feb. 12: WSU’s Campus Recreation hosts a restore yoga class and sound bath, 5:45 p.m. in Wildcat Center Studio 202, free with active Wildcard. Take an hour to enjoy a calming yoga class with the bonus of a sound bath. More information available on the Campus Recreation website.

Feb. 12: WSU women’s basketball vs. Idaho, 6 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 13: WSU’s Department of Physics & Astronomy hosts the Open House of Science, 6–9 p.m. in Tracy Hall Science Center, free. Enjoy demonstrations, presentations, and interactive experiences for the whole family. More information available on the event website

Feb. 13–14 & 18–21: WSU’s Theatre Program presents “Ushuaia Blue” in the Val A. Browning Center’s Eccles Black Box Theatre, tickets start at $16. View performance times and purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 14: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts a beginner-friendly backcountry touring trip, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in local Ogden mountains, $40 for WSU students, $50 for WSU employees, $75 for public. Register on the Outdoor Program website 48 hours in advance. 

Feb. 14: WSU women’s basketball vs. Eastern Washington, 2 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website

Feb. 18: WSU’s Browning Presents! hosts Tommy Orange, 7:30 p.m. in the Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, free. Hear from Orange, best-selling author, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and recent MacArthur Fellowship recipient. As an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, Orange is known for his powerful storytelling and exploration of identity, history, and belonging. More information available on the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities website.

Feb. 19: WSU’s Campus Recreation hosts NIRSA Rec Day celebrations, including Weber Rec Recess at 3 p.m. in the Wildcat Arena and a glow Zumba dance party at 6 p.m. in Wildcat Center Studio 202, free with active Wildcard. More information available on the Campus Recreation website.

Feb. 19: WSU’s Outdoor Program, Student Success Center, and Safe@Weber host Belaytionship Building, 5–7 p.m. in the Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center Technical Training Center, free. Make friends while enjoying rock climbing, games, and food. More information available on the Outdoor Program website

Feb. 19: WSU’s Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery hosts a visiting artist lecture with Mark Menjívar, 6 p.m. in Stewart Library’s Hetzel-Hoellein Room, free. Hear from Menjívar, a San Antonio-based artist and educator who uses photography, oral history, archives, and participatory projects to explore community, migration, memory, and social issues.

Feb. 19: WSU men’s basketball vs. Montana State, 7 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 20: WSU Symphonic Band presents “Carnaval!,” 7:30 p.m. in the Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, tickets start at $7. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 20–22: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts a Bloomington Canyon backcountry ski and splitboard yurt trip in Bloomington, Idaho, $175 for WSU students, $220 for WSU employees, $300 for public. Enjoy beautiful backcountry skiing or splitboarding while staying at the Outdoor Program’s yurt. Register on the Outdoor Program website one week in advance. 

Feb. 21: WSU’s Campus Recreation hosts an intramural trivia tournament, noon in the Outdoor Adventure & Welcome Center, free. Compete in a fun-filled tournament for the chance to win a champion shirt. More information available on the Campus Recreation website

Feb. 21: WSU men’s basketball vs. Montana, 7 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 24: WSU’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts a screening of “We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe” and Q&A with director Fred Kuwornu, 9:30–11 a.m. in Elizabeth Hall Room 229, free. More information available on the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities website.

Feb. 25: WSU’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts Hurst Artist-in-Residence Carlos Maciá, 5:30 p.m. in Stewart Library’s Hetzel-Hoellein Room, free. Maciá will share insights about his career as both an educator and a creative artist. There will also be a screening of some of his short films. More information available on the Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities website.

Feb. 27: WSU Sustainability and Ogden city host the Running Up for Air 24-hour endurance race at Malans Peak, 2985 Buchanan Ave., registration starts at $100. Proceeds benefit air quality initiatives. Volunteers are needed. More information and registration available on the Up for Air series website.

Feb. 27: WSU Alumni Association hosts Weber State Alumni night at Utah Mammoth Hockey, 5:30–9 p.m. at the Delta Center, 301 W. South Temple. More information available on the Alumni Association website.

Feb. 27: WSU’s Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities hosts Symphony Orchestra: Spring Gala Concert, 7:30 p.m. in the Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, tickets start at $7. Tickets available to purchase on the Weber State Ticket Office website.

Feb. 28: WSU women’s basketball vs. Idaho State, 2 p.m., Dee Events Center, free for WSU students, admission starting at $12. Purchase tickets on the Weber State Ticket Office website

Feb. 28: WSU’s Outdoor Program hosts a cross country ski day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at local Ogden trails, $30 for WSU students, $40 for WSU employees, $50 for public. This beginner-friendly trip is designed to help build foundational skiing skills while enjoying the beauty of winter. Register on the Outdoor Program website 48 hours in advance. 

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