Amateur artists and designers are invited to submit original designs for this year’s Celebration of Nations T-shirt. The winning submission will receive a $200 gift card to the Missouri S&T Bookstore. Designs must reflect the event’s theme, “One Campus. One Community. One World.”
“Impressions of the Civil War in Missouri,” an exhibit with paintings and sketches by artist Dan Woodward, will open with a reception from 6-7 p.m. today in the lobby of Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The exhibit is sponsored by the Missouri University of Science and Technology Campus Art Committee.
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) at Missouri University of Science and Technology invites the campus and community to attend its annual Spring Festival, also called the Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, Jan. 29.
Two bold and expressive Chinese art forms will be explored in two workshops taught by visiting Weiner Distinguished Professor Dr. Lampo Leong this spring at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Work by young artists at Wyman Elementary School is posted in an Internet art gallery called Artsonia, and can be purchased on tee-shirts, coffee mugs or simply as a print.
Ozark Actors Theatre may be months away from opening night of its 25th season in June, but the organization is busy at work behind the scenes, including preparation for the second annual local parody of the popular national reality television show “So You Think You Can Dance.”
In a tour to commemorate its 100th anniversary, the Pro Arte Quartet will perform at Missouri University of Science and Technology Jan. 30, as part of Missouri S&T’s Campus Performing Arts Series. The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall on the university campus.
An innovative, barrier-pushing ballet company is making a stop in Rolla tomorrow, and they have more than a performance on their itinerary.
The James Sewell Ballet will be offering a free Mind Body Workshop program tomorrow afternoon prior to the company’s performance at Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall later in the evening.
Five selections from The Tournées Festival, a grant program that brings the best of contemporary French cinema to university campuses, will be a part of the Free Spring 2012 Film Festival at Missouri University of Science and Technology this season. The festival features a total of 14 acclaimed films.
This month, Nathan Weaver and four other writers published a collaborative crime novel through Lulu.com, titled “Fatal Flaws.”
Besides Weaver — a videographer — the eclectic group includes a British accountant and published author, a professor from Chicago, a high school senior from Indiana, and a soldier.
The group met through an online writing community called Storiesville. After the site closed, some of the members regrouped, and the relationships that developed led Weaver to an idea — what if several writers were to collaborate on one story, each writing a chapter in rotation? He created Emerald Dragon, a website to house the “string-along” story project.
“I provided a simple premise and the first chapter,” says Weaver, a senior video production specialist at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “It was surprising how well our styles blended. The story wasn’t disjointed or incoherent, but moved with a common thread and purpose, as if we all instantly knew where we where headed.”
Originally envisioned as an action-oriented “pulp” story, Weaver says the plot became more complex, a bit like “The X-Files,” and the process became even more interesting when other writers introduced new characters. “When it was your turn again, you’re like ‘oh, I see there’s a new guy to keep track of,’” he said.
Emerald Dragon, located at ed.talesfrombabylon.com, now has more than 50 writers.
Recently, the site has been posting installments of serial stories by Neal James, another co-author of “Fatal Flaws.” James’ stories are the first in a new project called Emerald Dragon Serials, where authors can post serial stories over the course of a month and participate in online discussions on the social networking platform Google+ using Hangouts, a custom video chat room.
Additional co-authors of “Fatal Flaws” are Jessie Masoner, Max Booth III and John Cesarone.
Weaver also contributed to an e-book anthology of short stories, titled “Everything,” available on Amazon.com, and recently completed his first draft of a novel.
Arts Rolla is hosting a local photo exhibit at The Centre in Rolla through Saturday, Dec. 17.
An Evening with Bob Priddy, author of “Across the Wide Missouri,” is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at The Centre.
Two comedies presented by Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Miner League Theatre Players will be held at 7 p.m.
“Bound to Belem,” a new book by Dr. James Bogan, will be launched at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Southwestern Bell Cultural Center, 1207 N. Elm St., Rolla.
Arts Rolla is hosting a local photo exhibit at The Centre in Rolla through Saturday, Dec. 17.
The Way We Worked will make its next stop at The Centre (1200 N. Holloway St.) from Nov. 19 through Dec. 17.
The RHS fall production, “It’s A Twain Thing!” is a series of short scenes and monologues based on the works of Mark Twain.
