Arts & Cultural Events

The artwork of Westminster College senior Josh Glaser is currently being showcased in the senior capstone exhibition running Monday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Dec. 6 in the Foster Art Gallery in Patterson Hall. Glaser’s exhibition will feature a series of his sculptures using glass, epoxy and wood.

The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The Foster Art Gallery open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information about the exhibition or the gallery reception, please contact Summer Zickefoose, gallery director and associate professor of art, at zickefse@westminster.edu or at 724-946-7267.

Journey back in time to see the night sky 2000 years ago. What was it that brought the Magi from the East to a little town in Palestine? Who were the wise men? Were there just three? Did they come from Persia, Babylon or Ethiopia? Did they follow a visible star to Jerusalem? Was Jesus born 2005 years ago? Is December 25th his real birthday?

The Star of Bethlehem takes you to the time of mystery, in a planetarium show produced by the Houston Museum of Natural Science that answers these questions and more, as audiences search for a celestial object that could have led the wise men to the Christ child. A planet was called a "wandering star." A meteor was a "shooting star." And a comet was a "hairy star" because its tail looked like a beard. These are all candidates in our search. See the new research of a triple conjunction that may have been the sign in the East of the new Messiah.

This show is recommended for grades 1+ (ages 5+).

Please reserve a spot for the show here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/998576147137?aff=oddtdtcreator

This concert features Treble Choir, Chamber Singers, and Concert Choir performing music by Rosephanye Powell, W.A. Mozart, Ola Gjeilo, and Jennifer Lucy Cook. The Westminster Choirs are led by Dr. Ryan Keeling.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Annual Christmas Worship Service on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM in Orr Auditorium. Music provided the Westminster Choirs and Wind Ensemble, along with the Market Street Brass Quintet and the Quintessence Strings and Carillon music by Mitchell Stecker, College Organist and Carillonneur and Jacob Weber, student carillonneur. Message "Let's Go ... to Bethlehem" by Rev. Jim Mohr, College Chaplain and featuring senior students as worship liturgists.

Free and open to the public.

Students and faculty from the School of Music will present a concert of holiday favorites. Various chamber ensembles will perform, and the concert will conclude with a group sing/play-along. All audience members are invited to participate, and music will be provided.

Free and open to the campus community.

Celebrity Series presents Christmas with The Tenors.

The TENORS is an international vocal group that have taken the world by storm with their powerful songs, outstanding harmonies, and undeniable charm. This award winning and multi-platinum selling band have achieved international success, performing thousands of live shows and hundreds of national and international TV appearances on five continents. They perform operatic pop music with original songs and tributes that range from new songs like “Miracle” and “Christmas Miracle” to classics such as "The Prayer,""Nessun Dorma,” “Forever Young,” and "Hallelujah.”

Christmas with The TENORS packs in everything from Sia’s “Snowman” and Irving Berlin’s “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” to revisiting the seasonal classic “Christmas Time is Here” from the enduring 1965 animated special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

An unforgettable evening to capture the spirit of the season!

This event is sponsored by Springfield Restaurant Group.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: www.westminster.edu/celebrity

Celebrity Series presents Chris Mann in Bennett: From Gershwin to Gaga.

Join Chris Mann for a bombastic evening celebrating the best of jazz, pop, parody and Broadway in Bennett: From Gershwin to Gaga. The viral comedy sensation and star of NBC’s “The Voice” and The Phantom of the Opera delivers intoxicating arrangements of classics that have critics hailing him as “one of the best male vocalists in the world” with a “not to be missed” evening of entertainment.

• From NBC’s “The Voice”
• Star of The Phantom of the Opera
• Visceral! – Rolling Stone

This event is sponsored by Shenango on the Green.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: www.westminster.edu/celebrity

Celebrity Series presents Neil Berg's 50 Years of Rock and Roll, Part 3.

From the birth of rock & roll in the 1940s to the glory years of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, and all the way through the 80s MTV era, composer/lyricist Neil Berg pays tribute to the fascinating stories and groundbreaking music of everyone’s favorite genre. With a cast of Broadway headliners and rock & roll icons, this star-studded show pays tribute to five decades of legends from Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley to The Who, Aerosmith, Springsteen, Journey, and more.

This event is sponsored by Giant Eagle and North Memorial Animal Hospital.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit: www.westminster.edu/celebrity