A retirement party for Lee Dexter, Accounting Professor in the School of Business, will be Friday, April 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Atrium of the Center for Business Building (Program will start at 3:30). A silent auction of some unique ties Lee has worn will take place at the party.
Tim Miller, an internationally acclaimed performance artist, will deliver a “performance & lecture & rant” on identity, the culture wars and queer strategies for the future at 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 28 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gaede Stage. Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors/alumni, and $10 students. Click headline for details and to see the poster.
Dragon Dance Team tryouts will be held Sunday, April 25 at Nemzek Dance Studio. Registration begins at 4 p.m.; tryouts run 4:30 to 8 p.m. Contact Coach Parmer with any questions @ parmer@mnstate.edu or 701-238-5013.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 class of inductees to the Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame. The nomination criteria, on-line form, and information on the selection process are posted at http://msthalloffame.org/form.htm Click headline for details.
MSUM Jazz groups had a successful trip to the 2010 Eau Jazz Festival this past weekend taking four out of seven awards possible. MSUM Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Allen Carter, received third place; Tri-College Combo II, under the direction of Simon Rowe, received second place; Tri-College Combo I, under the direction of Nick Fryer, received first place and an award for “Best Soloist” going to Chris Schuster (NDSU). Don’t miss the now award-winning MSUM Jazz Ensemble this Thursday, April 22 with Jazz Trumpeter Marvin Stamm at 7:30 p.m. in the Hansen Theatre.