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• Friday, Feb. 25

  MSSU Spiva Art Gallery Exhibition: George Washington Carver Art & Essay Contest. Sponsored by George Washington Carver National Monument and MSSU. On display through March 11.

  Brown Bag Lunch for faculty/staff: "Conrad Gubera, Linda Hand & Sam Claussen present "Celestial Connections: The use of Astronomy and Mathematics in Mayan Architecture and Artifact," 12:10 to 12:50 p.m in BSC Room 310. Free lunch is a courtesy of Academic Affairs and Sodexho.

  Langston Hughes Celebration: Missouri Southern State University honors Joplin-born poet and writer, Langston Hughes: The featured speaker is Marilyn Nelson, poet laureate of the state of Connecticut and author of Carver: A Life in Poems. 7 p.m., Webster Hall Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

• Saturday, Feb. 26

  Missouri Southern is hosting a TRiO Day celebration: The day will feature appearances by State Sen. Gary Nodler at 11 a.m., Cornell Auditorium, Matthews Hall and by State Rep. Ron Richard at 12 noon, Connor Ballroom, Billingsly Student Center.

  Southern Theatre Presents Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs: The Musical, 2:30 p.m., Taylor Performing Arts Center. Admission: $1 for adults, $.50 for children 12 and under. No free passes accepted for Children's Theatre shows.

  Lions Basketball vs. Missouri Western: Women at 5:30 p.m., Men at 7:30 p.m., Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.

• Sunday, Feb. 27

  Southern Theatre Presents Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs: The Musical, 2:30 p.m., Taylor Performing Arts Center. Admission: $1 for adults, $.50 for children 12 and under. No free passes accepted for Children's Theatre shows.

  Missouri Southern Phonathon begins. Calling continues Sunday through Thursday through the month of March (with the exception of Spring Break) and ends April 30.

• Monday, Feb. 28

  MSSU Spiva Art Gallery Exhibition: George Washington Carver Art & Essay Contest. Sponsored by George Washington Carver National Monument and MSSU. On display through March 11.

  Acting Team of Mark Bruce Rosin and Cynthia Hoppenfeld present a variety of workshops and lectures for students and faculty from the Theatre, International Studies, Communication, and English Departments. Various locations.

• Tuesday, March 1
  MSSU Spiva Art Gallery Exhibition: George Washington Carver Art & Essay Contest. Sponsored by George Washington Carver National Monument and MSSU. On display through March 11.

  Acting Team of Mark Bruce Rosin and Cynthia Hoppenfeld present a variety of workshops and lectures for students and faculty from the Theatre, International Studies, Communication, and English Departments. Various locations.

  International Film Festival presents Diamonds of the Night (Czechoslovakia, 1964). One of the breakthrough films of the ill-fated Czech New Wave movement, this is the story of two boys who escape from a train heading for a Nazi concentration camp. 7 p.m., Cornell Auditorium, Matthews Hall. Admission: Free and open to the public.

  Senior Voice Recital by Tiffany Crain, 7:30 p.m., Webster Hall Auditorium.

• Wednesday, March 2

  MSSU Spiva Art Gallery Exhibition: George Washington Carver Art & Essay Contest. Sponsored by George Washington Carver National Monument and MSSU. On display through March 11.

  MSSU Career Services presents Spring Job Expo: 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 2 on the third floor of the Billingsly Student Center.

• Thursday, March 3

  MSSU Spiva Art Gallery Exhibition: George Washington Carver Art & Essay Contest. Sponsored by George Washington Carver National Monument and MSSU. On display through March 11.

  Klassix Society presents 12th-annual KXMS Benefit Wine Tasting, 5-7:30 p.m., at the Joplin Chamber of Commerce. Donations of $20 or more will be accepted. See Accents! for details.

  Second annual "Pops" Concert, 7:30 p.m.,Taylor Performing Arts Center. Admission: Free and open to the public.

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