Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities Arts/Events Calendar
Weber State University's Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities is comprised of five departments: Communication, English, Foreign Languages, Visual Art & Design, and Performing Arts. Whenever possible, we include events for all departments and their supporting programs. If you would like to submit an event, please contact Christie Denniston, Director of Marketing and PR for the Lindquist College, at cdenniston@weber.edu.
Spotlight Event
Hurst Artist-in-Residence: Jane Kim
Best known for her large-scale Migrating Mural Project, Jane Kim is an American painter, science illustrator and founder of Ink Dwell Studio. Kim's art inspires people to love and protect the natural world. Currently, Jane Kim will be creating multiple large-scale murals in Ogden, UT. The first mural is located at The Monarch building at 455 25th Street. The second mural is located on the Weber State University campus in the Kimball Visual Arts Building. Currently, community members can view banner illustrations created by Kim at the Ogden Nature Center.
Watch a live feed of the mural's progress:
October 2018
WSU Department of Visual Art & Design Biennial Faculty Exhibition
When: September 14 - November 10
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
This exhibition features recent work by more than 30 artists teaching in the Department of Visual Art and Design (DOVAD) featuring a range of media and artistic styles that reflect the breadth of art practices.
WSU Department of Visual Art & Design Brown Bag Faculty Art Talk
When: Tuesday, October 16 at 12 Noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Each week, a different faculty member from the Department of Visual Art & Design will discuss the ideas and inspiration behind their work that's included in the Biennial Faculty Exhibition.
Hurst Artist-in-Residence: Espido Freire: A 21st Century Voice - Lecture and reading of Freire's work
When: Wednesday, Oct 17 at 11:30 a.m.
Location: Weber State University, Elizabeth Hall, room 229
Cost: Free and open to the public
Prolific Spanish author Espido Freire delights readers with fictional and non-fictional work. Lauded by both the public and the critics, she is one of the most notable writers of contemporary Hispanic narrative.
Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Alec Soth
When: Tuesday, October 23 at 6 p.m.
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Lindquist Lecture Hall, Room 120
Cost: Free and open to the public
Public lecture by visiting artist Alec Soth, a photographer who has published over twenty-five books and has had over fifty solo exhibitions including survey shows organized by Jeu de Paume in Paris (2008), the Walker Art Center in Minnesota (2010) and Media Space in London (2015). Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013). In 2008, Soth created Little Brown Mushroom, a multi-media enterprise focused on visual storytelling.
Weber State University Department of Foreign Languages Presents:: Fall 2018 World Film Series: Origins & Destinies - German film
When: Wednesday, October 24 at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Weber State University, Elizabeth Hall, Room 229
Cost: Free and open to the public
The Fall 2018 World Film Series brings the world to Weber's doorstep in its third year. Hosted by the Foreign Languages Department at Weber State University, you are invited to escape the everyday for two hours, and immerse yourself in another language and culture.
Weber State University Department of English Presents: Paisley Rekdal, Utah Poet Laureate - Reading of Rekdal's work
When: Wednesday, October 24 at 6 p.m.
Location: Weber State University, Stewart Library, Hetzel-Hoellein Meeting room, 321
Cost: Free and open to the public
In May 2017, Paisley Rekdal, Professor of English at the University of Utah, was named the Utah Poet Laureate by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. Her project as Utah Poet Laureate is “Mapping Literary Utah” - a website charting the writers and poets, literary presses and journals in the state. Rekdal plans to conduct audio interviews with as many poets, writers and publishers of Utah as possible and post these interviews, along with their work, on the website.
WSU Music presents: Dialogues of the Carmelites
When: October 25-27 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $13 Adult | $8.25 Students | $11 Seniors/Military
Intended audiences are 13 and older due to dramatic and emotional content
The Music area in the Department of Performing Arts will present Francis Poulenc's opera based on true events of the lives and the untimely deaths (beheadings) of the Carmelite Nuns during the French Revolution in Paris, c. 1790. The opera will be fully costumed, will incorporate lighting and set design from Theatre staff and faculty and will be accompanied, for the first time, by piano and a small orchestral ensemble of three to five players.
Fall Jazz Concert - Swing Spectacular
When: Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
Come enjoy the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and more as the WSU Jazz Ensemble performs classic swing music from the great big band era. Bring your dancing shoes!
WSU Department of Visual Art & Design Brown Bag Faculty Art Talk
When: Tuesday, October 30 at 12 Noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Each week, a different faculty member from the Department of Visual Art & Design will discuss the ideas and inspiration behind their work that's included in the Biennial Faculty Exhibition.
November 2018
WSU Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert
When: Friday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Saint Joseph Church, 24th Street in Ogden
Cost: Free and open to the public
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First Friday Art Stroll
When: Friday, November 2 from 5 - 9 p.m.
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Join us for free, after-hours access to WSU's Shaw Gallery and other art galleries, events and receptions in downtown Ogden every first Friday from October through April.
*Please note that we do not participate year-round.
Familiarte / Snow Days at the Shaw Gallery
When: Saturday, November 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Parking is FREE, and available next to the Kimball Visual Arts Building
Cost: Free and open to the public
A FREE, bilingual community arts program designed for Ogden-area families with children ages 3-12! Participants tour the Shaw Gallery and make fun works of art from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
WSU Department of Visual Art & Design Brown Bag Faculty Art Talk
When: Tuesday, November 6 at 12 Noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Each week, a different faculty member from the Department of Visual Art & Design will discuss the ideas and inspiration behind their work that's included in the Biennial Faculty Exhibition.
Weber State University Department of Foreign Languages Presents: Fall 2018 World Film Series: Origins & Destinies - Japanese film: 'Godzilla'
When: Friday, November 9 at 2 p.m.
Location: Weber State University, Elizabeth Hall, Room 229
Cost: Free and open to the public
The Fall 2018 World Film Series brings the world to Weber's doorstep in its third year. Hosted by the Foreign Languages Department at Weber State University, you are invited to escape the everyday for two hours, and immerse yourself in another language and culture with this icon Japanese film.
WSU Theatre presents: Ruthless!
When: November 9-10 and 14-17 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee Nov. 17 at 2 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Eccles Theater
Cost: $13 Adult | $8.25 Students | $11 Seniors/Military
Contains adult language
Suitable for ages 16 and older
Book & Lyrics by Joel Paley
Music by Marvin Laird
Directed by Andrew Barratt Lewis
Musical Direction by Kenneth Plain
Talented eight-year-old Tina Denmark will do anything to be the lead in the school play. ANYTHING! The question is… Where does such remarkable talent and unstoppable ambition come from? The answer may shock you when you see this award-winning musical!
WSU Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
with guest soloist Haik Kazazyan, violin
When: Saturday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
Featuring guest violinist Haik Kazazyan, a laureate of the 2015 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition.
Haik Kazazyan, Violin Recital
When: Monday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: First Congregational Church, 2150 S. Foothill Dr., Salt Lake City
Cost: $10 Adult | $7 Students
Featuring guest violinist Haik Kazazyan, a laureate of the 2015 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition.
Orchesis Dance Theatre presents: FORM
When: November 15-17 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $13 Adult | $8.25 Students | $11 Seniors/Military
Directed by Amanda Sowerby
Orchesis Dance Theatre, comprised of student and faculty choreography, present FORM - a creative, interdepartmental collaboration. This performance explores the body in time and space. Amanda Sowerby, dance professor and director of WSU's Moving Company, will present the first part of a year-long collaboration with music professor Dr. Carey Campbell and Department of Visual Art & Design (DOVAD) sculpture students under the direction of DOVAD professor Jason Manley.
WSU Arts Learning Collaborative: Moving Through Stories
When: Thursday, November 29 from 4:45 - 6:45 p.m.
(sign in from 4:15 - 4:45 p.m.)
Location: Weber State University, Shepherd Union, Ballroom A
Cost: Free and open to the public registration required
Presented by Kelly Bruce Glynn
Dive into a great book with this movement-based workshop where you will explore movement and kinesthetic learning experiences through children’s literature. In this workshop, attendees will explore the elements of dance and how they can be used in tandem with children's literature to actively engage students and reach higher levels of thinking. Participants will also explore a variety of strategies and prompts that can be utilized when reading and unpacking stories with grades K-2. Each attendee will receive a FREE copy of the book used during this workshop!
Browning String Trio
When: Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
This biannual string concert features the talents of Dr. Shi-Hwa Wang (violin), Dr. Viktor Uzur (cello) and Dr. Francisco de Galvez (viola). Join the trio for an evening of passionate chamber music!
Fall 2018 BFA Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, November 30 from 7 - 9 p.m.
When: November 30 - December 14
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Department of Visual Art and Design at Weber State University exhibit their capstone work in a thesis exhibition prior to graduation. The exhibition takes place twice a year, for both Fall and Spring graduates, and provides a valuable opportunity for students to showcase their best art and design work alongside their peers.
December 2018
Familiarte / Snow Days at the Shaw Gallery
When: Saturday, December 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Parking is FREE, and available next to the Kimball Visual Arts Building
Cost: Free and open to the public
A FREE, bilingual community arts program designed for Ogden-area families with children ages 3-12! Participants tour the Shaw Gallery and make fun works of art from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Choir and Orchestra Holiday Concert
When: Sunday, December 2 at 5:30 and 8 p.m.
Location: Saint Joseph Church, 24th Street in Ogden
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
Annual Christmas Concert performed by the combined Weber State University Choir and Orchestra
WSU String Project and Ogden Youth Orchestra Concert
When: Monday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: Free and open to the public
Educational concert for children attending our preparatory program for strings and their families
WSU Chamber Ensembles
When: Tuesday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Garrison Choral Room 136
Cost: Free and open to the public
Featuring Weber State University string students
Speech Showcase
When: Thursday, December 6 from 7 - 8 p.m.
Location: Weber State University, Elizabeth Hall, Room 229
Cost: Free and open to the public
The Department of Communication presents the semi-annual Speech Showcase, an event in which the top speakers from the COMM 1020 (Public Speaking) courses present eloquent, powerful speeches on some of the most timely and important topics of the day.
First Friday Art Stroll
When: Friday, December 7 from 5 - 9 p.m.
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Join us for free, after-hours access to WSU's Shaw Gallery and other art galleries, events and receptions in downtown Ogden every first Friday from October through April.
*Please note that we do not participate year-round.
WSU Alumni Singers Winter Concert
When: December 8 and 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Ogden
Cost: Free and open to the public, donations are encouraged
The Weber State University Alumni Singers is made up of former members of the university’s Weber State Singers and current voice students.
January 2019
Browning Presents: Ronan Farrow
When: Saturday, January 19 at 7 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: $15 Adults | $8 WSU Students with I.D.
Ronan Farrow is the author of War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
Honor Orchestra Concert
When: Saturday, January 26 at 4 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: Free and open to the public
High School orchestra players meet in Weber State University to form this Honor Orchestra.
February 2019
WSU Theatre presents: Illumination: New Play Readings
When: Friday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $13 Adult | Free for students with WSU I.D.
Performed by a small company of talented actors, this staged reading shows off the diverse voices of Weber State University playwriting students.
Familiarte / Snow Days at the Shaw Gallery
When: Saturday, February 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Parking is FREE, and available next to the Kimball Visual Arts Building
Cost: Free and open to the public
A FREE, bilingual community arts program designed for Ogden-area families with children ages 3-12! Participants tour the Shaw Gallery and make fun works of art from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Formosan Violin-Piano Duo Recital
When: Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
The Formoson Violin-Piano Duo, featuring WSU professors Shi-Hwa Wang and Yu-Jane Yang, is one of the premier classical music recital ensembles. They have performed in duo recitals across three continents. Formosan return to Ogden for a concert with music of the great classics for the violin and piano repertoire.
Yasuaki Onishi: Reverse of Volume
Opening Reception: Friday, February 8 from 7 - 9 p.m.
When: February 8 - April 6
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
In his installation, Reverse of Volume, Yasuaki Onishi uses the simplest materials — plastic sheeting and black hot glue — to create a monumental, mountainous form that appears to float in space. The process he calls "casting the invisible" is Onishi’s meditation on the nature of the negative space, or void, left behind. Visitors will be able to walk among the contemplative space, and observe how the simplest qualities of light, shape and line change from different perspectives.
3rd Annual Weber Jazz Review
When: Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
The 3rd Annual Jazz Review will showcase local area high school and middle jazz bands and end with a performance featuring the Weber State University Jazz Ensemble and a special guest artist. This jazz festival is one of the few in Northern Utah in the spring and represents a great opportunity to hear jazz, in addition to a chance to hear the band play with our special guest artist.
March 2019
First Friday Art Stroll
When: Friday, March 1 from 5 - 9 p.m.
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Join us for free, after-hours access to WSU's Shaw Gallery and other art galleries, events and receptions in downtown Ogden every first Friday from October through April.
*Please note that we do not participate year-round.
Familiarte / Snow Days at the Shaw Gallery
When: Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Parking is FREE, and available next to the Kimball Visual Arts Building
Cost: Free and open to the public
A FREE, bilingual community arts program designed for Ogden-area families with children ages 3-12! Participants tour the Shaw Gallery and make fun works of art from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Concerto Night Concert
When: Saturday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
Concerto Night recognizes winners of an annual music competition. Students perform solos with the Weber State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Francisco de Gálvez.
National Undergraduate Literature Conference (NULC)
When: March 28-30
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 28
The National Undergraduate Literature Conference welcomes Jesmyn Ward, Michelle Kuo and Tom McAllister. Ward is the author of three novels, Where the Line Bleeds, Salvage the Bones and Sing Unburied Sing, and one memoir, The Men We Reaped. Kuo is the author of Reading with Patrick. Tom McAllister is the author of the novels How to Be Safe and The Young Widower's Handbook, as well as the memoir, Bury Me in My Jersey. Undergraduate students from all over the United States visit WSU to present original work in categories ranging from creative works of poetry, fiction and narrative, to critical examinations of pertinent works of American, British and World Literature. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of the presentations. A schedule of all events will be posted on the NULC website: www.weber.edu/nulc
April 2019
WSU String Chamber Ensembles
When: Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Garrison Choral Room 136
Cost: Free and open to the public
Weber State University strings students collaborate for a fun & engaging chamber music concert.
Orchesis Dance Theatre presents: Resonance
When: April 4-6 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $13 Adult | $8.25 Students | $11 Seniors/Military
Directed by Amanda Sowerby
Orchesis Dance Theatre, comprised of student and faculty choreography, presents an evening of exploration entitled Resonance. Through creative collaboration and the investigation of the energetic body in time and space, choreographers seek to communicate through the medium of movement. During this shared event, Weber State University's Moving Company director, Dance Professor Amanda Sowerby, will present the second part of a year-long collaboration with Music Professor Dr. Carey Campbell and Department of Visual Art & Design (DOVAD) sculpture students under the direction of DOVAD Professor Jason Manley.
First Friday Art Stroll
When: Friday, April 5 from 5 - 9 p.m.
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Join us for free, after-hours access to WSU's Shaw Gallery and other art galleries, events and receptions in downtown Ogden every first Friday from October through April.
*Please note that we do not participate year-round.
5th Annual Spanish Spelling Bee and Language Talent Competition
When: Tuesday, April 9 at 9 a.m.
Location: Weber State University, Shepherd Union Building, Ballroom A and the Wildcat Theater
Cost: Free and open to the public
The competition is for students grades and is organized by student members of WSU, Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society. Our goals are to promote the Spanish language overall, as well as bilingual education. This event will showcase local area school children trying to win the state's only awards dedicated to empowering school-age children to develop linguistic skills.
Spring Jazz Showcase
When: Tuesday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
The Spring Jazz Showcase will feature many of WSU different jazz groups, including our big band, combos, and WSU Vocal Jazz.
WSU Department of Performing Arts presents: Sunday in the Park with George
When: April 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee Apr. 13 at 2 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: $13 Adult | $8.25 Students | $11 Seniors/Military
Book by James Lapine
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Andrew Barratt Lewis
Musical Direction by Dr. Karen Bruestle & Kenneth Plain
Sunday in the Park with George merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art. The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes.
Shijun Wang Piano Solo Recital "The German Three Bs"
When: Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
In a one-night-only performance, Shijun Wang, the department's newest faculty member, will perform the German masters: Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
WSU String Project Concert
When: Monday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Austad Auditorium
Cost: Free and open to the public
This concert will feature the winner of the String Project and Ogden Youth Symphony Concerto Competition!
Browning String Trio
When: Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Val A. Browning Center, Allred Theater
Cost: $7 Adult | $4.50 Students | $6 Seniors/Military
This biannual string concert features the talents of Dr. Shi-Hwa Wang (violin), Dr. Viktor Uzur (cello) and Dr. Francisco de Galvez (viola). Join the trio for an evening of passionate chamber music!
Spring 2019 BFA Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, April 19 from 7 - 9 p.m.
When: April 19 - May 3
Location: Kimball Visual Arts Center, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery
Cost: Free and open to the public
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Department of Visual Art and Design at Weber State University exhibit their capstone work in a thesis exhibition prior to graduation. The exhibition takes place twice a year, for both Fall and Spring graduates, and provides a valuable opportunity for students to showcase their best art and design work alongside their peers.
Location of Performing Arts Events
Austad Auditorium (Weber State University Val A. Browning Center)
Allred Theater (Weber State University Val A. Browning Center)
Eccles Theater (Weber State University Val A. Browning Center)
Garrison Choral Room (VBC 136) (Weber State University Val A. Browning Center)
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Stewart Stadium
Special Notes:
Tickets will be sold beginning one hour before curtain at the Val A. Browning Center ticket office. Please be sure to arrive early in order to avoid waiting in line.
Please contact Christie Denniston, Director of Marketing & PR for Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities, at cdenniston@weber.edu at least two days prior to any event to request accommodations in relation to a disability.