PCAL Calendar

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Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Willie Rascoe Day

Open to all WKU students and alumni interested in applying to Harvard Law School.

Registration is required. Please register here: https://jdadmissions.law.harvard.edu/register/wku2023.

Co-hosted with the Mahurin Honors College and the Center for Literacy

Chinese Alumni Presentation with Dr. Sarah Schrader

Faculty Harpsichord Recital – Dr. Nathaniel Brown

On Thursday, October 5th 2023, the Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with the WKU Folk Studies & Anthropology Department and the Kentucky Arts Council will be hosting “Willie Rascoe Day!” at the Pioneer Log Cabin on campus. 

Hailing from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Willie Rascoe is a breathtaking folk art and wood working sculptor specializing in the African and African American Experience. Collecting driftwood, metal, animal hides, and any other materials he can gather from nearby Kentucky lakes and wooded areas, Rascoe transcends craftsmanship by weaving spirit and heart together into one. 

Rascoe has exhibited at the Kentucky Folklife Festival in Frankfort, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville and the Kentucky Folk Art Center in Morehead where he was featured in the African-American Folk Art Exhibit. Roscoe's work is forever imprinted at the permanent collections within the Kentucky Folk ARt Center and the Kentucky History Center. 

In 2012. Rascoe was gifted the Tanne Award by the Boston-based Tanne Foundation to recognize artists for outstanding achievement and for demonstrating exceptional talent and creativity. In 2020, Rascoe was the recipient of the Governer’s Awards in the Arts through the Kentucky Arts Council. 

Throughout this day in October, Willie will be wood carving in the Pioneer Log Cabin, hosting workshops, participating in narrative stages, and engaging with the community.

Detailed Schedule TBA!

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Free and Family-Friendly

Saturday, October 7, 2023

10 AM to 3 PM

Free parking available off of Kentucky Street in WKU parking lots. Follow the Hammer In Parking Signs. For GPS directions, use our street address: 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101

Join us at the Kentucky Museum for a free community event celebrating the metal workers' trade, sanctioned by the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths, including:

• Forge demonstrations.
• Tinsmithing demonstrations.
• Aluminum Pour demonstration and make-your-own pour.
• Basic Forge Skills Demonstrations.
• Opportunity to learn about joining metal working associations and getting started in the trade.
• Learn about the Kentucky Forge Council and become a member.
• Kentucky Folklife Program Narrative Stage, including our Keynote Speaker
• Big T's BBQ food truck on site.

Kentucky Forge Council Hammer-In

Drs. Jessie Welsh and Zach Lopes perform a two piano concert with works by Chee, Poulenc, Barber, and WKU Composition faculty, Dr. Matthew Herman. 

Plays in a Day

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Alison Schimmell and Samantha Hines flute recital 

Fine Arts Center room 189 (Recital Hall) 

Weeks & Partain Guest Artist Recital 

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Hispanic Heritage Month Art Showcase 

Discover WKU is a free open house event hosted at various venues in pre-determined regions based on student engagement data. During Discover WKU, prospective students and their families can learn more about the opportunities available at WKU. There will be an admissions presentation at every Discover WKU event, so students can learn more about becoming a Hilltopper. 

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Comm Bon time and location TBD

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Advising Workshop for First and Second Year Students

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Join us for the second event of this year’s PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series on Thursday, October 12^th at 7 PM in the Jody Richards Hall Auditorium as we host author, law professor, and Kentucky State Senator, Cassie Chambers! Chambers will discuss her book, Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains. A book signing will immediately follow the talk. A QR attendance code will also be available.

After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees and then returning to Kentucky to work for Kentucky Legal Aid and as a local legislator, Chambers pays tribute to the strong “hill women” who raised and inspired her, and whose values have the potential to rejuvenate a struggling region. Admission is free, no tickets are necessary, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

At all PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series events, we will be collecting donations for the International Center of Kentucky, our Adopt a Nonprofit partner. Donations are not required, but strongly encouraged. Click here for the donation list.

Discover WKU is a free open house event hosted at various venues in pre-determined regions based on student engagement data. During Discover WKU, prospective students and their families can learn more about the opportunities available at WKU. There will be an admissions presentation at every Discover WKU event, so students can learn more about becoming a Hilltopper.

Fall 2023 Calligraphy Exhibition and Award Ceremony time TBA

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

WKU Jazz Band

Free outdoor concert

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

TBA

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Memorial recital for Margaret Pounds, who is the late wife of WKU Emeritus Professor Dwight Pounds. 

George Rogers Clark High School
Barren County High School

Head for the Hill

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show Reception

Student Juried Show

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Presentation by Dr. Cynthia Williams Resor, Foundation Professor, College of Education, Eastern Kentucky University. This program will explore the lives of Kentucky women, free and enslaved, as Resor prepares recipes from early nineteenth century cookbooks such as Lettice Bryan’s The Kentucky Housewife. Reviewing how women produced, preserved, and prepared food in pre-industrial kitchens, Resor explores the often-overlooked “women’s work” of the past and present and how teaching it can enhance our understanding of everyday Americans. 

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

PCAL Fall Festival hosted by the Dean's Council of Students

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Student Recital 

Brown Bag Lecture

A compilation of student works.

Join us to celebrate the artists in this year's ArtWorks Fall Juried Exhibition on Friday, October 20 from 5:30-7:00 pm. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Awards will be announced at 6:30 pm, including Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Merit, Myra Dwyer.

Sponsored by Clark Distributors.

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

BRMB Drumline Performance @ KMEA Quarterfinals

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

WKU Choirs

WKU Choir

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Pregame Performance
Halftime Performance

Mountain Workshops

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Ohio Valley History Conference location and time TBA

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Creative Writing Series – Juliet & Keith Giglio

Child of the Night: Pirates of the Mediterranean

Join us for Dr. Kendra Field's keynote address, Stories and Silences: African American Family Histories After Emancipation. Dr. Field is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts University.

The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by The Ohio Valley History Conference and The Committee on the Civil War and its Legacies.

Mountain Workshops

Ohio Valley History Conference location and time TBA

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Student Recital

A compilation of student works.

Child of the Night: Pirates of the Mediterranean

WKU Symphony

WKU Symphony ticket details can be found at the Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Box Office.

Mountain Workshops

Ohio Valley History Conference

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The Kentucky Museum will host the Fall Exhibition for ArtWorks, Inc. members. Details will be announced soon on ArtWorks' website.

Additionally, the Museum will serve as a host venue for ArtWorks and World's Greatest Studio Tour members during the WGST Weekend on November 4 and 5, 2023. ArtWorks members can learn more here.

Pre-College Strings Halloween Recital - 10/28/2023

Child of the Night: Pirates of the Mediterranean

KMEA Marching Band Championships
KYBand.org

Mountain Workshops

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Child of the Night: Pirates of the Mediterranean

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

Child of the Night: Pirates of the Mediterranean

Varied Community Group Printmaking Exhibition

Student Juried Show

The WKU Philosophy Club and Department of Political Science are hosting a haunted tour of Cherry Hall this Halloween! Anyone in the WKU community and beyond is welcome to trick-or-treat with the ghosts of dead philosophers, played by our wonderful Philosophy Club students.

Candy will be handed out and costumes are encouraged. Tours start in the lobby of Cherry Hall and should last approximately 30 minutes. Anyone in line by 8 PM is guaranteed a haunted tour.