Ron Clinton to perform solo piano recital at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅



Dr. Ron Clinton, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Executive Vice President for Instruction, will perform a solo piano recital on Sunday, Sept. 15 at†2:30 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.†Tickets to the concerts are $10 for adults and $5 for children and ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students with a current ID. Proceeds from the event will benefit scholarships for ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students.

The concert will feature selections by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin,†Gershwin,†and Liszt.

"Dr. Clinton is a phenomenal pianist and we are thrilled to host his concert at the Whatley Center.

Mack and Nelda Taylor give to Whatley Campaign

Mack and Nelda Taylor of Mount Pleasant (pictured left) recently presented a $500 donation to the Campaign for the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Receiving the gift on behalf of the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Foundation (right) are Nita May, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Director of Development, and Dr. Jonathan McCullough, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Vice President for Advancement. The gift was matched through Merck, the company from which Mrs. Taylor is retired. For more information about the Campaign for the Whatley, or to learn more about employer-matched giving, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115.

Theatre Northeast to present Inherit the Wind

Theatre Northeast is proud to present the ?classic courtroom drama,"†Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. Performances will run April 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2:05 p.m.

Described as ??one of the truly great American dramas of this century,?†Inherit the Wind†has as its†genesis the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925.

J.T. and Kaye Brison sponsor As You Like It

J.T. and Kaye Brison recently presented a check to Carolyn Franks (right), Director of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, to sponsor the upcoming performance of Shakespeare's†As You Like It. The national tour of the play, by the prestigious Acting Company of New York, will be presented one night only on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Whatley Center. Tickets are $25 for adults and $5 for students and will be available at the box office on the night of the event. Call 903-434-8181 to order tickets or for more information.

Hoppock named Alumni Ambassador by Texas A&M-Commerce



ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Professor of Theatre and Speech, Douglas Hoppock, was recently named an Alumni Ambassador by Texas A&M University-Commerce for the 2013 Alumni Ambassador Forum.




Each year, departments at A&M-Commerce choose former students return to campus for this event. It is the highest honor a department can bestow upon its alumni. Hoppock received his MA degree from the university in 1974, where he majored in theatre and minored in speech.


Theater Northeast to perform The Nerd

Theatre Northeast, the student theatre group at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, is set† present the ?side-splitting comedy? by Larry Shue,†The Nerd.†The show will be performed in the onstage theatre at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts and runs February 28, March 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a matinee on March 3 at 2:05 p.m.

Described as ?one of the funniest plays ever written,?

Celtic Crossroads to perform at Whatley Center

Just when you think that you have seen the best that Irish music has to offer, a fresh new show from Ireland is taking the art form to an entirely†new level. Celtic Crossroads, a group of young performers who present Irish music like never before, will bring the Emerald Isle to Northeast Texas for an afternoon.



The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ will host their show, The Gathering, on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m. This performance of Celtic Crossroads is sponsored by Charlie and Helen Hampton.

Whatley Center to host pianist Thomas Pandolfi

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ will host virtuoso pianist Thomas Pandolfi on Tuesday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m.



The concert will feature a mix of classical, jazz, ragtime and Broadway music. Selections will include Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, George Gershwin, Edward MacDowell, Scott Joplin, Leroy Anderson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.