MSSU activities for week of May 1

(From Southern News Service)

Vocalist Bailey Park will join the Southern Jazz Combo for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, in Webster Hall’s Corley Auditorium.

The concert will feature a variety of jazz standards, including “My Funny Valentine,” “Come Fly with Me,” “Blue Skies,” “Bye Bye Blackbird” and more. Community vocalists Rebecca and Robert Ensor will also be featured, as well as student musicians Raemon Wilson, Josh Newburry, Tyler Graves and Mark Knowles.

“This will be an outstanding opportunity to hear many of the great jazz standards as performed by an amazing young talent, Ms. Bailey Park,” says director Dr. Phillip C. Wise.

The concert is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m.

To celebrate the conclusion of the Tournées Film Festival at Missouri Southern, students in Shannon Connolly’s advanced French class will offer a staged reading of Eugène Ionesco’s 1960 play “Rhinocéros” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in the Black Box Theatre.

The adapted version of the play is about the residents of a small French village, who one day begin to turn into rhinoceroses. It will be presented in both French and English.

Students appearing in the production are Kaytlin Archibald, Forrest Bunter, Emily Campbell, Chelsea Corum, Matthew Damm, Lauren Fenske, Holly Haner, Chloe Hargrove, Dillon Henson, Emily Keeter, Jesse Lamb, Rachel McCoy, Melody Plank, Shay Thomas, Stephene Trent and Leonard Tunnell.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Other events planned for the week of May 1 include business workshops, music performances and the annual Finals Madness celebration.

Tuesday, May 2

Gift Card Bingo: 12:20 p.m., Lions Den. Students will compete for gift cards courtesy of the Campus Activities Board.

Wednesday, May 3

QuickBooks Desktop: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Plaster Hall. The Small Business & Technology Development Center will offer a session on how best to utilize the program. Cost is $79 per person. Details: 417-625-3128.

Thursday, May 4

Starting a Small Business – The First Steps: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Plaster Hall. Cost is $29 per business. Details: 417-625-3128.

Spring Choral Concert: 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 3035 S. Central City Road. Free.

Friday, May 5 (Last Day of Classes)

Finals Madness: 7 p.m. to midnight, Mayes Student Life Center. Students can unwind before finals with music, carnival games and a late-night breakfast.

Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Spring Concert: 7:30 p.m., Taylor Performing Arts Center. Free.