What's Happening at WKU

Here’s a list of upcoming WKU events. All times are Central. For more events, visit WKU’s online calendar or the Current Students page. For more WKU News, follow us on Twitter @wkunews, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WKUNews or subscribe to our newsfeed at www.wku.edu/news

Upcoming event announcements

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Ongoing/continuing events

• Exhibits at Kentucky Museum: Instruments of American Excellence; 2015 Side by Side (through April 12); Art in Motion/Guayasamín’s Ecuador Unframed (through Feb. 28); US Bank Celebration of the Arts (March 7-April 4); plus other gallery and on-campus exhibits. Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.
  

  WKU’s International Year of Ecuador continues during the spring 2015 semester.

• Planetarium show: Starry Tales for a Winter Night, through April 2. Show times are 7 p.m. Tuesday, 7 p.m. Thursday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Hardin Planetarium. Contact Ronn Kistler, (270) 745-4044.
• International Year of Ecuador. Various events during 2014-15. Contact Addie Cheney, (270) 745-3036.
• Photo exhibit: Discovering Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Through March 20. Mass Media and Technology Hall Atrium and Gallery. Contact School of Journalism & Broadcasting, (270) 745-4144.

Thursday, March 5

• 7 p.m.: Lady Topper Basketball vs. Charlotte. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• CANCELED: Concert: WKU Bands. Van Meter Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Friday, March 6

• High School Basketball: Fourth Region Boys’ Tournament. First-round games at 5:30, 7:15 and 9 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• CANCELED: Middle School Honors Band Clinic. Van Meter Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.
• RESCHEDULED: WKU Baseball vs. Ohio State. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• CANCELED: Reception and Awards Ceremony for US Bank Celebration of the Arts Exhibit. Kentucky Museum. Exhibit opens to public on March 7. Contact Kentucky Museum, (270) 745-2592.

Saturday, March 7

• High School Basketball: Fourth Region Girls’ Tournament. Semifinal games at 5:30 and 7:15 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• High School Basketball: Fourth Region Boys’ Tournament. First-round game at 9 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• CANCELED: 15^th annual Kentucky Bluegrass LEGO Robotics Competition. Drakes Creek Middle School. (Rescheduled from Feb. 28.) Contact John Inman, (270) 745-3048
• 10 a.m.: Mixed Media Workshop. Kentucky Museum. Registration required. Contact Lynne Ferguson, (270) 745-2594.
• Noon: Residence halls close for spring break; Barnes-Campbell, Bemis Lawrence, Northeast halls remain open. Contact Housing, (270) 745-4359.
• 1 p.m.: Southern Kentucky Team Penning. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Dana Raye, (270) 287-1007.
• RESCHEDULED: WKU Baseball vs. Ohio State. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• 2 p.m.: Lady Topper Basketball vs. Old Dominion. Diddle Arena. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• 7 p.m.: Unite for a Night benefit concert featuring Ellie Holcomb and Jordan Minton. Van Meter Hall. Tickets are $15; proceeds benefit HOTEL INC. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 744-2497.

Sunday, March 8

• 1 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Ohio State, doubleheader. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• 1 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. Louisiana Tech, doubleheader. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• 3 p.m.: High School Basketball: Fourth Region Girls’ Tournament championship game. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

Monday, March 9

• WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
• 1 p.m.: WKU Softball vs. Louisiana Tech. WKU Softball Complex. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.

Tuesday, March 10

• WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.

Wednesday, March 11

• WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
• 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament. First-round games at noon, 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

Thursday, March 12

• WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
• 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament. First-round games at noon, 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

Friday, March 13

• WKU Spring Break. No classes. Offices open.
• 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament. Quarterfinal games at noon, 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• 6 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Old Dominion. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.

Saturday, March 14

• 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament. Semifinal games at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.
• 9 a.m.: 20^th Annual Regional Bridge Building Championships. WKU Center for Research and Development. Contact John Inman, (270) 745-3048.
• 9:30 a.m.: Carving Whimsies Workshop. Kentucky Museum. Registration required. (Rescheduled from Feb. 21.) Contact Lynne Ferguson, (270) 745-2594.
• 10 a.m.: West Kentucky Flat Shod Sale. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Steve Bulle, (270) 678-5376.
• 3 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Old Dominion. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.

Sunday, March 15

• 10 a.m.: Residence halls reopen after spring break. Contact Housing, (270) 745-4359.
• Noon: WKU Baseball vs. Old Dominion. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• 2 p.m.: 2015 Houchens Industries/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament championship. Diddle Arena. Contact Campus and Community Events, (270) 745-2497.

Monday, March 16

• 7:30 p.m.: Performance: Ruben String Quartet. Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Recital Hall. Contact Music, (270) 745-3751.

Tuesday, March 17

• 8 a.m.: Academic Transitions Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Geneva Taylor, (270) 745-4242.
• 10 a.m.: The Clothesline Project. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Downing Student Union lawn. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
• 3:30 p.m.: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Centennial Mall. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.
• 4 p.m.: Presentation: Indigenous Women in Ecuador and “SUMAC KAWSAY”: The Philosophy of Good Living by Professor Luz Maria de la Torre. Part of the International Year of Ecuador. Gary Ransdell Hall, room 1074. Contact Addie Cheney, (270) 745-3036.
• 6 p.m.: WKU Baseball vs. Lipscomb. Nick Denes Field. Contact Athletic Media Relations, (270) 745-4298.
• 7:30 p.m.: Presentation: Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues. Part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Downing Student Union Auditorium. Contact Elizabeth Madariaga, (270) 745-3159.

Wednesday, March 18

• 8 a.m.: Academic Transitions Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Geneva Taylor, (270) 745-4242.

Thursday, March 19

• 3:45 p.m.: University Senate meeting. Faculty House. Contact Academic Affairs, (270) 745-2296.
• 4 p.m.: Social Justice Speaker Series: Paying Attention, Digital Media & Community-based Critical GIS by Dr. Matthew W. Wilson, University of Kentucky. Downing Student Union, room 3020. Contact Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility, (270) 745-3218.
• 6 p.m.: Creative Writing Reading Series: Richard Hoffman. Cherry Hall, room 125. Contact English, (270) 745-3043.
• 7 p.m.: Kentucky Live Series: Still Running: The Autobiography of Kentucky’s Nate Northington, The First African American Football Player in the Southeastern Conference by Nate Northington. Barnes & Noble, 1680 Campbell Lane. Contact WKU Libraries, (270) 745-6125.

Friday, March 20

• 42^nd Annual WKU History Contest. Diddle Arena. Contact Marion Lucas, (270) 745-2994.
• 8:30 a.m.: IdeaFestival Bowling Green. Downing Student Union. Contact Josh Raymer, (270) 745-3015.
• 5 p.m.: Gallery Hop. Kentucky Museum. Contact Lynne Ferguson, (270) 745-2594.
• 6:30 p.m.: Faraway Flix Series: Uncle Boonmee. Faculty House. Contact WKU Libraries, (270) 745-6125.

Saturday, March 21

• 8 a.m.: Academic Transitions Program. Downing Student Union. Contact Geneva Taylor, (270) 745-4242.
• 9 a.m.: Spring 2015 Comprehensive Exams. Gary Ransdell Hall. Contact College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, (270) 745-4020.
• 10 a.m.: Pysanky Egg Workshop. Kentucky Museum. Registration required. Contact Lynne Ferguson, (270) 745-2594.
• 11 a.m.: West Kentucky Horse Sale. L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center. Contact Wayne Boyd, (270) 365-7272.
• 6:30 p.m.: WKU Forensics Showcase. Downing Student Union Auditorium. Contact Ganer Newman, (270) 745-6340.
• 7 p.m.: International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Downing Student Union, room 3020. Tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at door. (Rescheduled from Feb. 21.) Contact Raymond Poff, (270) 745-2498.

Other WKU events

• WKU Alumni Association: Visit the Alumni Association’s events calendar or call (270) 745-4395 or 888-WKU-ALUM.
• WKU Admissions: Check out WKU Admissions calendar for a listing of recruitment events and counselor visits to area high schools.
• WKU Parking & Transportation: For parking maps and other campus parking/transit/traffic information, visit the PTS news page.