Check out events and home games at MBU during the month of February below. Home games for MBU Athletics (regular season) are free to attend for all spectators.
2/1: Art exhibition: FOUND! Welded Metals Sculpture by Michael Hough, runs through 2/24, Hunt Gallery in Hunt Dining Hall.
2/1: Wellness Wednesday: Mental Health Hygiene, 12 to 12:30 p.m., Spencer Center and Murphy Deming Room 156. Also livestreamed (check your MBU email for the link.) Free snacks included.
2/1: Office of Inclusive Excellence Open House, 3 p.m., Kable House. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/3: Home game: Women’s Basketball vs. Methodist, 6 p.m., Physical Activities Center.
2/4: The annual Kwanzaa celebration brings together students, faculty, staff, community members, alumni, and families for a special performance marked by dance, music, and storytelling. This year’s theme is School Daze. 6 p.m., Student Activities Center. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/4: Afrochic Gala, 9:30 p.m., Student Activities Center. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/6: Black Stars: Focus on African American Student Research, 6:30 p.m., Francis Auditorium. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/7: Home game: Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Virginia, 6 p.m., Physical Activities Center.
2/7: High School Choral Festival, 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Frederick St., Staunton.
2/9–12: MBU Theatre presents Cupid and Psyche, An Allegory, written by Emily C.A. Snyder and directed by graduate students from the Shakespeare and Performance Program, Fletcher Collins Theater.
2/10: Home game: Men’s Basketball vs. William Peace, 6 p.m., Physical Activities Center.
2/11: Home game: Men’s Basketball vs. Pfeiffer, 2 p.m, Physical Activities Center.
2/17: Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) Honors Ceremony, 4 p.m., Student Activities Center.
2/18–19: Guided Tour: Slavery in Wilson’s Birthplace, 1 p.m., Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, 20 N Coalter St, Staunton. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/18: VWIL Stair Ceremony, 4 p.m., Grafton Library to Hunt Dining Hall Stairs.
2/18: Home game: Baseball vs. Hampden Sydney, noon, Moxie Field, Gypsy Hill Park.
2/19: Home game: Baseball vs. Washington College, noon, Moxie Field, Gypsy Hill Park.
2/19: Melanin Monologues: Poetry & Art Show, 6 p.m., Francis Auditorium. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/20–21: Edward II by Christopher Marlowe, 7:30 p.m., Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S Market St, Staunton. Presented by MBU’s Master of Fine Arts Company: Treehouse Shakespeare Ensemble.
2/21: Home game: Women’s Tennis vs. Bridgewate,. 3 p.m., MBU tennis courts.
2/21: Black Stars: Focus on African American Student Research, 6:30 p.m., Francis Auditorium. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/23: Panel: Black Excellence in the Workplace, 6 p.m., Center for Student Success, Grafton Library. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/25 :League of Elegance: Hall of Fame, 6:30 p.m., Francis Auditorium. Part of MBU’s Black History Month celebration.
2/25: Home game: Baseball vs. Kenyon College, noon and 2:30 p.m., Moxie Field, Gypsy Hill Park.
2/26: Home game: Baseball vs. Wilson College, noon and 2:30 p.m., Moxie Field, Gypsy Hill Park.
2/27: Broman Concert: Jordan Bak, Viola, 7:30 p.m., Francis Auditorium. Check out the music site for more info.