The Marshall Artists Series is proud to present the Spring International Film Festival March 5 – 7 at the historic Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in downtown Huntington. Six films from six different countries will play during the weekend festival, each one with a unique story to tell.
Academy Award nominee Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country (Belgium) shows how Burma became headline news across the globe when peaceful Buddhist monks led a massive rebellion. More than 100,000 people took to the streets protesting a cruel dictatorship that has held the country hostage for more …

The Marshall Artists Series presents the National Symphony Orchestra of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday, April 10th 8 p.m. at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington, W.Va.
“We are honored that West Virginia was selected as the 20th state in the country to host our nation’s treasure,” said Penny Watkins, executive director of the Marshall Artists Series. “Also, we are excited that our Marshall University students and other …

Andrés Saborío, a guitarist from Costa Rica, will give a recital on Marshall University’s Huntington campus Sunday, March 7. The recital will take place at 8 p.m. in the Smith Recital Hall.
Regarded as one of the outstanding Costa Rican guitarists of his generation, Saborío began to study guitar in 1996 and immediately decided to dedicate his studies and life’s work entirely to music. That decision took him to the University of Costa Rica and later to Indiana University, where he earned his master’s degree in 2005.
He has performed as a …

Join the Marshall Artists Series, HIMG and St. Mary’s Medical Center for an informal opera chat on Tuesday March 2, at 7:00pm, in St. Mary’s Center for Education Rahall Conference Room, located at the corner of 5th Ave. and 29th St. (use 5th Avenue Entrance). Our guest speaker will be MU’s Professor of music, Dr. Larry Stickler. Dr. Stickler is an opera aficionado and has hosted opera chats in the past to great acclaim. His knowledge and passion for opera is infectious.
The Marshall Artists Series opera chat …

Dr. Tina Cartwright, an assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Services at Marshall University, will present “Launching Tomorrow’s Scientists” and share the outcomes of her work to help low-income minority children develop interest in science and find their way into science careers. The presentation will take place Thursday, March 4 on MU’s Huntington campus.
Cartwright is the featured speaker in the 2nd annual Sarah Denman Faces of Appalachia Symposium. It is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Francis-Booth Experimental Theatre at the Joan C. Edwards …