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Enjoy an evening of entertainment as University of Central Missouri Theatre and Dance presents “With Laughs” featuring four student-directed one-act plays. Performances include “A Timely Maneuver” by Emmett Loverde, “Sure Thing” by David Ives, “Jimmy The Antichrist” by Keith J. Powell, and “Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” by Don Zolidis. These shows will be performed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-16. Doors open at 7 p.m. and curtain is at 7:30 p.m.

Renowned beat maker and Ableton Live specialist JNTHN STEIN will present workshops and a solo concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Hart Recital Hall. Admission is free, and a raffle giveaway for six free Ableton Live licenses will take place during the performance.

Col. Keith Butler, commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, and his wife, Diane, had an opportunity to learn more about how the university service active duty military members and their dependents and veterans as part of a campus visit on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

With plans to implement new technology to create more efficient, cost-effective parking lot patrol and management, the University of Central Missouri Department of Public Safety has obtained a new vehicle well equipped to assist in this effort. A step toward the future, Public Safety this summer purchased a hybrid 2023 Ford Maverick pickup with digital license plate reading capabilities that will be ready for deployment beginning Sept. 1.

Consistent with its role in providing educational programs and opportunities that promote history and culture, the University of Central Missouri College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is co-sponsoring the first visit to Missouri by the Chair of the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH). The history-making keynote speech by NEH Chair Shelly C. Lowe will be presented at Maple Woods Community College, 2601 NE Barry Road, Kansas City, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 as part of a tour giving her an opportunity to learn more about Missouri’s cultural assets and humanities offe...