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Full List of Upcoming Events

"Teacher/Scholar/Artist" and "Pareidolia"
Mar 28, 2023 - May 06, 2023
Fine Arts Building 124 - Western Gallery
At This Juncture
May 20, 2023 - Jun 09, 2023
Fine Arts Building 124 - Western Gallery
Daidai 代々: Generation After Generation
Feb 11, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
Off Campus Location - Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building
NW Guitar Festival Adult Competition Semifinal Round
the woodgrained waists of several guitars in a row
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
NW Guitar Festival: Michael Nicolella Masterclass
a person playing a guitar sits in a pool of light on a dark stage
Performing Arts Center 123
NW Guitar Festival: David Feingold Concert
a smiling gray-haired person in glasses holds a guitar ready to play
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
NW Guitar Festival: Duo Noire Masterclass
two bearded people on a bench with guitars
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
NW Guitar Festival: Elizabeth Brown in Concert, early and modern guitars
a person sitting behind two guitars, holding up one of them.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
NW Guitar Festival: Youth Competition Semifinal Round
the woodgrained waists of several guitars in a row
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
NW Guitar Festival: Elizabeth Brown Masterclass
a person holding a guitar
Performing Arts Center 047
NW Guitar Festival: Michael Nicolella in Concert
a person playing a guitar sits in a pool of light on a dark stage
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
NW Guitar Festival: Adult Competition Final Round
the woodgrained waists of several guitars in a row
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
NW Guitar Festival: Duo Noire in Concert
two bearded people on a bench with guitars
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
NW Guitar Festival: Youth Competition Final Round
the woodgrained waists of several guitars in a row
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
NW Guitar Festival: Festival Guitar Ensemble (Mark Hilliard Wilson, conductor) & Ensemble Showcase
smiling person in front of ivy colored wall. person is holding a small hat on their head with one hand and a guitar with the other hand.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Dmytro Choni Masterclass
Dmytro Choni playing piano. His gaze and one hand held above his head.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Sanford-Hill Piano Series presents: 2022 Van Cliburn Bronze Medalist Dmytro Choni
Dmytro Choni in a suit, seated backward at a piano, leaning casually on the keys. Dymtro has an intense gaze and barely noticeable smile.
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Percussion Ensemble
close-up views of a person playing a drum and a person playing marimba
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Street Scene
painting of a nighttime city scape from within an alley. Neon reflects from rainy surfaces. Two figures walk in the distance.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Street Scene
painting of a nighttime city scape from within an alley. Neon reflects from rainy surfaces. Two figures walk in the distance.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Piano Area presents: Road to Kyiv
driver's view of a road bridge glowing in the sun, blue sky ahead, floral design above
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Street Scene
painting of a nighttime city scape from within an alley. Neon reflects from rainy surfaces. Two figures walk in the distance.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Street Scene
painting of a nighttime city scape from within an alley. Neon reflects from rainy surfaces. Two figures walk in the distance.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Street Scene
painting of a nighttime city scape from within an alley. Neon reflects from rainy surfaces. Two figures walk in the distance.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Street Scene
painting of a nighttime city scape from within an alley. Neon reflects from rainy surfaces. Two figures walk in the distance.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
WWU Day of Percussion
Large group of people posed in blue shirts holding percussion instruments on the PAC plaza
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Senior Performance Recital: Cailey Peretti, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Education Matinee: Peter and the Wolf with the WWU Symphony Orchestra
colorful illustration of a boy, woods, and hunters
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra presents Peter and the Wolf
colorful illustration of hunters from an earlier century
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra presents Peter and the Wolf
colorful illustration of hunters from an earlier century
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Studio Recital: Antonia Pristas, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Senior Performance Recital: Xaria Siplin, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Senior Performance Recital: Caitriona Cassel, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Aria Competition
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Junior Performance Recital: Ella Davis and Audrey Fry, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Junior Performance Recital: Valeria N. Dapena Torres
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Night Combo Night
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
NowHearThis!
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Peter Kolkay Bassoon Masterclass
a person in a blazer and collared shirt wearing glasses smiles and cradles a bassoon
Performing Arts Center 024 - Band Room
Dance in Concert 2023
dancer in red leans back squatting low leg extended hair covers face. A black painting hangs behind.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Senior Performance Recital: Alexandra Orozco, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Dance in Concert 2023
dancer in red leans back squatting low leg extended hair covers face. A black painting hangs behind.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Guitars of Western
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Sound Culture Festival (day 1)
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Senior Performance Recital: Lily Guthrie, Soprano
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Dance in Concert 2023
dancer in red leans back squatting low leg extended hair covers face. A black painting hangs behind.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Sound Culture Festival (day 2)
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Dance in Concert 2023
dancer in red leans back squatting low leg extended hair covers face. A black painting hangs behind.
Performing Arts Center 282 - Mainstage
Senior Composition Recital: Colin Marks
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Junior Performance Recital: Jacob Mark Lann, Bass-Baritone and Cello
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Concert Choir (Vocal Jazz)
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
An Evening of Song: Songs of Spring
Field of bluebells rolling through a forest of maple trees and holly bushes
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Wind Symphony
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Brass Winds
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Graduate Recital: Gary Stivers, Drum Set
A happy person playing drums in front of a wood paneled wall
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
WWU String Sinfonia
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
University Choir & Adv. Treble
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Senior Performance Recital: Toby Bruce, Percussion
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 016 - Choir Room
Composers of Western (COW)
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
At This Juncture: BFA cohort exhibition - Opening Reception
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Fine Arts Building 124 - Western Gallery
Senior Performance Recital: Lauren Waldron, Violin
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Jazz Ensemble
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
Student Chamber Music I
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Symphonic Band
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
Student Chamber Music II
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
WWU Symphony Orchestra presents Concerto Competition Winners + Sibelius 5
painting of a swan
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
The Book of Will
brightly colored simplified illustration of a head with Shakespearean hair and collar. Words The Book of Will warp to make the face.
Performing Arts Center 199 - DUG Theater
Senior Performance Recital: James Garratt, Baritone
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Senior Performance Recital: Miranda Loupas, Violin
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall
Double Reed Studio
A handprint with an anatomically correct heart painted over the palm of the hand
Performing Arts Center 155 - Concert Hall