The Friends of Theatre Gala will be coming to the Wharton Center for Performing Arts from 6 to 8:30 p.m., May 7. This annual event is open to the public and supports the programs and activities of MSU Theatre students such as scholarships, fellowships and scholar residencies.

Wharton Center announces its 2019-20 season, which is a collection of new Broadway shows, popular returns and the very best in performing arts. The season promises to entertain, educate and spark meaningful conversations, all with Wharton's promise in mind: to inspire the mind and move the soul.

The year-round efforts of the Spartans Will Serve initiative culminated in the Global Day of Service on April 13. More than 1,400 members of Spartan Nation gathered to improve their local communities and show the world the impact Spartans can make in just one day.

MSU will present two performances of one of the most enduring musical protests against antisemitism, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13, titled “Babi Yar,” which memorializes the massacre of Ukrainian Jews by Nazi forces.

MSU will host the 25th annual Race for the Place 5K at 1 p.m., April 14, at IM Sports West. Race for the Place is the largest annual fundraiser for MSU Safe Place, allowing the program to continue to provide vital services to the members of the MSU and greater Lansing communities who experience relationship violence and stalking.

Finding Our Voice

The University Activities Board is proud to present the 55th Annual MSU Spring Arts and Crafts Show. The show will take place May 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free!

The Michigan State university Department of Theatre is pleased to present The Bacchae by Euripides, via Paul Woodruff’s translation, at the Pasant Theatre from April 12-21. Directed by David Furumoto, this production explores ancient Greek tragedy fused with classical Asian theater aesthetics.

“Ripped and Torn,” the new exhibit at the Residential College for the Arts and Humanities LookOut! Art Gallery at MSU, explores different images from punk culture and how they have changed through time, arguing that “punk” has never been one thing. 

The Spartan faithful will have the chance to cheer on the men’s basketball team with fellow fans Saturday evening at a watch party on the video board at Munn Ice Arena.