Starring a cast of female pirates, Baylor Theatre’s production of “Treasure Island” opens Tuesday at the Mabee Theatre in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center.
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“The benefit of arts is that it helps you see creative ways to think outside the box, new ways to challenge yourself mentally and emotionally and hopefully inspire you,” Crowder said.
“My hope is to present more Baylor artists to the community by raising awareness of the growing opportunities Mink Studios has to offer,” Ray said.
The Waco Civic Theatre will be putting its spin on the 1995 Tony Award nominee, “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years,” by Emily Mann, in honor of Black History Month.
On Feb. 10 from 5 – 8 p.m., small businesses on Franklin Avenue will host a Galentine’s day celebration with food trucks, live music and discounts.
Those who work with the bears were especially eager to celebrate their birthday, as Joy and Lady are close to their hearts.
“We want to be a place that can hold events that can entertain college students and the Baylor community,” Hamilton said.
Kermit Oliver’s “New Narratives, New Beginnings” exhibit displays intricate silk scarves and lifelike portraits of Texas wildlife and ordinary people.
The dinner has been a fixture in student life and one of the most widely attended university events for years, even persevering through COVID-19 as a nearly contactless event last fall.
“Everyone’s here early, everyone’s working and they really are passionate about what they’re doing,” Pflugerville sophomore Winston Ross said. “It’s that level of passion that brings advancement.”
“I do think, especially at this age, this stage when you’re a young adult, it’s important to realize that things are bigger than just yourself,” Dawn Watson, parent of an ATO member, said. “Anytime you can support a group’s philanthropy, such as Make-A-Wish or CoHOPE, I think it’s a good thing to do.”
“If you are a Baylor student, then it doesn’t get more Baylor than this,” Boulder, Colo., senior Avery Ortiz-Hunt said. “We have a faculty student collaboration in this major art exhibit that just shows really what type of work that we all put into the classroom and what we get out of it. So, if that doesn’t prove the Baylor spirit of just being a community and really showcasing what we are learning on a daily basis and who we are learning from, then I don’t know what does.”
“Waco is a great diverse mixture of people, and through Startup Week we can really build community and bridge that gap,” Ashley Olivarez, Startup Waco community and operations associate, said. “With the right mindset you can really get a lot out of it.”
CureBU raised funds for children at CURE International hospitals all around the world through Paws for a Cause.
The Residence Hall Association hosted the annual trick-or-treating event for the families of Baylor’s faculty and staff.
Brotherwell Brewing, a local brewery, is hosting a series of trivia nights every Thursday throughout November. Trivia will cover a variety of topics and will feature several different speakers from the Waco area.
The Waco Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by Christina and Michelle Naughton and a special guest, Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew, will be performing at Vive La France on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Waco Hall.
“It’s hard to have life without art,” Cindy Boney, membership chair of the Waco Calligraphy Guild, said. “I think art brings an aesthetic to someone’s life that you can’t get any other way.”
“That is why we do what we do and continue to show up every year,” Rylie York, president of Chi Omega, said. “We just want to uphold that Baylor tradition that people in chapters have done in the past.”
When I arrived on the grounds, I really didn’t know what to expect. As a Houston native, I grew up going to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo every year since I was about six years old. It is a time-honored tradition that I have enjoyed so much. So when I saw that Waco had a rodeo that’s considered to be a pretty big deal I knew instantly that I had to check it out.
“I think we so desperately missed it last year, that when we got the opportunity to get to Pigskin again and put this act back on stage, we were just so excited,” Thomas said.
“I hope that Baylor continues to move forward in a direction that focuses on the diversity that they talk about,” Abby Waters, vice president of Queer Student Alliance, said.
“Where there is a will, there is a way,” Jordan Phillips, half of duo Apollo LTD, said. “I think that we kind of had a system, a method of creating, that we were pretty accustomed to and when the pandemic hit, it kind of forced us to change up how we did things. When we changed it up, we kind of realized that we could do it this way too.
“There are so many people in the LGBTQ+ community in Waco who might feel like they’re alone,” master of ceremonies, Nokima Shroom said. “These are events and places and spaces to let them know that they’re not.”
Pinewood hosted its first Oktoberfest on Saturday with vintage vendors, pumpkin carvings and fall-themed food and drinks.
“I’m really looking forward to seeing our grounds full of smiling faces again,” Chavra Ingram, HOT vice president of marketing and sponsorship development, said. “We missed everybody last year and we are just so excited to be open and have everybody come back this year.”
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Check out this list of upcoming events around Waco!
More than 75,000 people went to Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend, making it one of the state’s first large events since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
“To me, one person by themselves doesn’t make a statement, it’s when they are a group of people that they become the paintings,” artist Ines Alvidres said.
“We wanted to give something back to the community,” ranch hand Quentin Sanchez said. “[A pumpkin patch] bigger and better than what they’re used to, like how we enjoyed as little kids.”
