Kirk joined The Baylor Lariat on Feb. 1, 1967 — his birthday — just one year before graduating. As The Lariat celebrates its 125th anniversary on Friday, Kirk reminisced on a radically different newsroom, a wooden — military-style structure behind Old Main, perched over Waco Creek.

For the first time, Baylor’s theatre department shone a spotlight on up-and-coming playwrights and actors this past weekend through its bi-annual New Play Initiative, a program dedicated to showcasing and providing feedback to rising playwrights.

There is a lot happening in Waco this weekend… almost so much that it’s hard to decide what to do. If you need help narrowing down your weekend plans, peruse this variety of events below, from a theatre festival to a live hip hop show, and so much more.