Mainstage Theatre Presents: Jake's Women3-day event: 3/14/2013 - 3/16/2013
Location: Wilner Auditorium Neil Simon, America's premier comic playwright, tackles modern relationships with his usual comic flair in this play about Jake, a novelist writing about the women in his life. Fact and fiction blur as he daydreams about these women and his resulting marital crises. (Rating PG) Tickets for this event go on sale Feb. 21, 2013. For more information and tickets, please call The WSU Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233. Order tickets online: http://www.wichita.edu/j/?1922Open to the public. Sponsored By: The WSU School of Performing Arts $
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Open House: Shocker Open HouseLocation: CAC Theater Students will design their experience by choosing from a variety of information sessions covering topics such as student life, scholarships, and academic programs. They will also have the opportunity to tour the campus and residence halls. The cost of the program is $10 per student, which covers program materials, a Shocker T-shirt and the discounted lunch! Students entering WSU as a full-time degree-bound student for the 2013-2014 academic year will be eligible for a $1,000 scholarship drawing. For more information, call (316) 978-3635 or email elisha.swope@wichita.edu. Open to WSU Community. Sponsored by Office of Undergraduate Admissions $
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Practical Entrepreneur Training Tools: How to Market Your Business on PinterestLocation: Devlin Hall Join us for a presentation titled, "How to Market Your Business on Pinterest" by Andrea Feodorov. Pinterest drives more web traffic than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn combined. Although Facebook still drives more traffic, their Average Order Value (AOV) is half that of Pinterest. The reason is intent. Pinterest users are searching for you, not milking virtual cows. With one click they are on your checkout page or purchasing straight from the gift section. This class will teach you how to: - Setup and navigate a business account - Craft a successful marketing strategy (with examples from Fortune 500 companies) - Analyze campaigns, measure your pins' effectiveness and increase brand loyalty For more information, contact the Center for Entrepreneurship at (316) 978-3000 or email wendy.veatch@wichita.edu. Open to the public. Sponsored by: Center for Entrepreneurship
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Workshop: Quick Start Business PlanningLocation: Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Entrance B Using a simple narrative template and a simple cash flow template, you will learn how to develop the key elements of your business plan. You will be able to use the business plan you develop with these templates as the basis for your final business plan. For more information, call (316) 978-3193 or email marcia.stevens@wichita.edu. Open to the public. Sponsored by: Kansas Small Business Development Center
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Sam Ramey Scholarship Benefit ConcertLocation: Duerksen Fine Arts Center, Miller Concert Hall Since fall 2012, internationally renowned opera star and Wichita State alum Samuel Ramey has been a Distinguished Visiting Artist in residence at Wichita State University. Join us as Ramey's 2012-2013 residency concludes with a concert of arias and opera scenes. Aspiring singers who have had the opportunity to work with Ramey will show what they have learned by performing a wide variety of operatic repertory from Bellini to Bernstein. Ramey will host the evening and join the students in singing the grand finale. Proceeds from the concert will augment the Samuel L. Ramey Professional Development Fund, which helps WSU students launch their careers. WSU performance majors in voice and instrumentalists who play in the opera orchestra can apply for funding. Most important auditions are held in New York, Chicago or other major cities. In addition to auditions, competitions and summer workshops are among the career enhancing opportunities for which WSU students may seek support. Tickets for this benefit event are $25 for general admission with discounts available. Tickets go on sale Feb. 22. For more information and tickets, call the WSU Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233. Purchase tickets online at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?2058. Open to the public. Sponsored by: The WSU School of Music $
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Astronomy: Journey to Jupiter2-day event: 3/15/2013 - 3/16/2013
Location: Lake Afton Observatory, 20 miles southwest of downtown Wichita at MacArthur Rd. (39th St. S.) and 247th St. W. in Lake Afton County Park. It is immediately north of the lake, just off MacArthur Rd. The Observatory presents "Journey to Jupiter." The journey's first stop will be Earth's nearest celestial neighbor, the moon. Here, the mission is to use the Observatory's telescope to explore its craters, smooth plains and mountains. The next stop is the gas giant, Jupiter. Here, the many moons, and astounding cloud features of the largest planet in our solar system will be explored. "Journey to Jupiter" will be presented on the following evenings: January 18-19, 25-26; February 15-16, 22-23; March 15-16, 22-23 and April 19-20. Admission: $5 for adults $3 for ages 6-12 Under six admitted free Family Rate: Mom, Dad, and all their immediate children - $15 Please note that we are unable to accept credit or debit cards For more information, call (316) 978-3991 or email robert.henry@wichita.edu. Open to the public. Sponsored by Fairmount Center for Science & Mathematics Education $
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