One of the oldest holiday traditions in southwest Oklahoma returns to the McMahon Auditorium as the Lawton Schubert Music Club and the Cameron University/Lawton Civic Chorus present Handel’s “Messiah” on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
The Cameron University Concert Band will take music lovers on a music journey “From Sousa to Sleigh Rides” during its upcoming concert on Sunday, December 8. The entertainment gets under way at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre.
Cameron University’s Visiting Writers Series, presented by the Department of Communications, English and Foreign Languages, continues with poet Patricia Bassel on Friday, December 6. Bassel will read selections from her book of poems, “House in Love Country,” in Room 2060 of Nance-Boyer Hall starting at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Individuals and businesses who want to make a positive impact in the lives of area college students are encouraged to make a gift to the Cameron University Foundation on Giving Tuesday, a national day of charitable support. Giving Tuesday, which rallies people around the world to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities, takes place on Tuesday, December 3. All gifts received that day will be earmarked for the Aggie Fund, which provides students with scholarships, provides faculty support and helps to enhance campus facilities to provide better learning opportunities.
Cameron University will be closed November 27-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. No classes will be held during this time, and administrative offices will be closed. Classes will resume and offices re-open for normal business hours on Monday, December 2.
Celebrate the holiday season with festive tree lighting ceremonies hosted by Cameron University at both its Lawton and Duncan campuses. On Tuesday, December 3, festivities are scheduled at CU-Duncan beginning at 6 p.m. The next night, Wednesday, December 4, CU’s Lawton campus will come alive with community members, with the celebration beginning at 6 p.m. in Bentley Gardens. Both events are open to the public at no charge.
Cameron University invites residents of Duncan and the surrounding area to attend the CU-Duncan tree lighting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3. The event takes place at CU-Duncan, 3100 W. Bois D’Arc Ave. and is open to the public at no charge.
In the coming year, Cameron University graduates will have a facility devoted to alumni activities on the Lawton campus, thanks to a gift of $385,000 from alumni Todd and Cindy Sanner. The funds, along with a $55,000 donation from alumnus Ed Goeas, will provide for the renovation of the current Cameron Exchange. The facility will be named The Todd and Cindy Sanner Alumni Center once renovations are complete. The naming of the building in honor of the Sanners was approved this week by the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University Board of Regents.
Cameron University is pleased to present the debut of “Love’s Labors Lost,” an adaptation by Quetta Carpenter of Shakespeare’s earliest comedy. The production, part of the CU Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts’ theatre season, “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart,” will be presented from November 21 through November 24 in the University Theatre. The curtain goes up on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m.
