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SMSU Visiting Writers Series to welcome Kyle Minor on Nov. 5

Schools

The SMSU Creative Writing and English Program hosts prominent authors on campus as part of its ongoing Visiting Writers Series. This semester, SMSU is welcoming Kyle Minor for a public reading at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Charter Hall 201.  Minor, an acclaimed fiction writer, will read from his latest book of essays “How to Disappear and Why.” Drawing on a wide range of cultural, historical, spiritual, and philosophical figures and ideas, Minor assembles a collection of essays centered on the different concepts of disappearance. From subjects like ghosts to lost temples, and ...

SMSU to present 'Come From Away'

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SMSU Theatre opens its 59th season and commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with the heartfelt musical “Come From Away,” book, music, and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Performances are Oct. 28, 29, and 30 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. in the SMSU Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $10 (plus fees) and advanced purchase is recommended online through GoFan at www.smsu.edu/go/theatretickets. Admission is free for First Responders/Military and SMSU employees and students (with valid SMSU ID). Free and convenient parking is available in ...

SMSU faculty help lead statewide winter science initiative

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A unique program exploring Minnesota's winter insects and stream ecosystems is set to expand statewide, thanks to a major grant award that will bring new research opportunities, classroom resources, and community engagement initiatives to Southwest Minnesota State University. Dr. Alyssa Anderson, professor of biology at SMSU, and Dr. Kandy Noles Stevens, professor of education, are part of a collaborative team whose proposal, "Bugs Below Zero: Engaging Communities with Winter Science," has been recommended for funding through Minnesota's Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. ...

$40 million pay day would fund our emergency shelter for 8 years

Faith

Lord have mercy.  $40 million to play basketball for one season. Good work if you can get it, as they say! Last week, I learned via radio news as I was driving home from a concert enjoyed in the Big City, where my professional basketball teams (don’t snooze on the WNBA!) of choice ...

Faith Briefs

Faith

Hope Lutheran meatball supper and bake sale Hope Lutheran Church at 113 S. Jefferson St. in Minneota is having its Swedish Meatball supper and bake sale from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.  The menu includes:  Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied carrots, buns and butter, cranberries, pie/dessert and beverage.  Cost for adults is $15, youth ages 4-10 is $8 and free for ages 3-under.  Take out is available.  For questions, call 507-828-4546. Knights of Columbus fundraiser Knights of Columbus Marshall Council 1621 will have a fundraiser from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at ...

Visiting Writers Series: A Night of Poetry with Florence Dacey and Michael Bazzett

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Southwest Minnesota State University’s Creative Writing Program presents “A Night of Poetry” with poets Florence Dacey and Michael Bazzett from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Charter Hall 201 at SMSU. The reading and discussion will be moderated by Tarik Dobbs, assistant professor of English at SMSU.  Chard Dacey is the author of five poetry collections. She is the recipient of a Loft-McKnight Poetry Award, a Nimrod-Hardman Poetry Prize, and Southwest Minnesota Arts Council regional grants. Dacey has a deep relationship to the town of Cottonwood and the surrounding area of ...