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The sound of saxophones fills the air during the Jazz Ensemble performance.  (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost) Photo credit: Nikki Dorber

Jazzed to be back

Caitlyn Nichols November 1, 2021

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Weber State University Jazz Ensemble returned to the stage for an in-person concert on Oct. 26 in the Allred Theater. The performance...

Crews install a new stage floor and orchestra pit in the Allred Theater in the Browning Center for the Performing Arts on July 6, 2021. Photo credit: Weber State University

Curtain call on mystery musical

Noah Lutman October 18, 2021

Weber State University's performing arts department wrapped their comedic musical production of Something's Afoot over the weekend. The show ran for two weekends and began planning for production last...

Peter Grueneisen, recording studio designer, and 
Shane Sanders, principal architect, enjoy the completed recording studio. (Lisa Rajigah/The Signpost)

A state-of-the-art studio for state-of-the-art sound

Caitlyn Nichols October 6, 2021

After years of conception and planning, The Ray L. Kimber Music and Sound Recording Studio in the Browning Center is finally finished and open. A VIP open house was held Oct. 1 for the architects, faculty,...

Browning Center: de vuelta con clases

Andres Rodriguez September 13, 2021

Después de un verano completo de construcción y renovación, el Centro de Artes Escénicas Val A. Browning Center estará listo para presentar sus propias características nuevas...

The Austad Auditorium, along with the Allred Theater, have undergone sound upgrades as part of the Browning Center's renovations. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost)

Browning Center: back with class

Caitlyn Nichols September 8, 2021

After a full summer of construction and renovation, The Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts will be ready to present with its own new features and upgrades this fall. The first renovations are...

Orchesis will return to the in-person stage in November with a theme of “Where Dance Breathes.” Photo credit: Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities

Bienvenidos de nuevo al Browning Center

Lissete Landaverde August 27, 2021

Traducido por Lissete LandaverdeEl semestre de otoño de 2021 se acerca rápidamente y con eso viene nuevos planes para actuaciones y eventos organizados por Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities....

The Department of Performing Arts is planning on returning to in-person performances this fall. Photo credit: Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities

Welcome back to the Browning Center

Caitlyn Nichols August 27, 2021

The fall 2021 semester is approaching quickly, and it comes a new set of plans for performances and events put on by the Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities. This semester is especially exciting,...

Construction has begun in front of the Shepherd Union as an update of the BRT. (Bella Torres / The Signpost)

Detours, construction and orange cones on WSU Ogden Campus

Marisa Nelson June 7, 2021

The Bus Rapid Transit Line construction continues moving forward. The construction has made its way off the Weber State University Ogden Campus to Washington Boulevard and 26th, 25th and 24th streets in...

The statue of Louis F. Moench, who is the founding president of Weber State Academy, now called Weber State University. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost)

Who is who at WSU: Campus history and building names

Joshua Kamp April 19, 2021

Weber State University first opened its doors in 1889, long before it was ever known as WSU. Originally, it opened under the name Weber Stake Academy and has gone through a few name changes since then....

The Browning Center has a large glass awning outside of its main doors. Photo credit: Signpost Archives

Lindquist College hosts a student appreciation day

Kierstynn King April 7, 2021

The Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities will host a student appreciation day on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.It will be a drive-thru event located in front of the Kimball Arts and Browning Center...

Red Alert for the performing arts

Caitlyn Nichols September 16, 2020

The Browning Center shone red on campus the evening of Sep. 1 in support of the national #RedAlertRESTART and #WeMakeEvents movement. The organization #WeMakeEvents started the #RedAlertRESTART movement...

Ruth Carter, the Oscar-winning costume designer for "Black Panther," spoke at the Val A. Browning Center about her experience working on the film. (Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons)

Costume designer of “Black Panther” visits WSU

Sharon Valverde Vargas February 12, 2020

By Sharon Valverde Vargas, with Tammy McCray also contributing.In 2018, Marvel Studios released the film Black Panther. Many viewers and film critics lauded the costume designs for their color, cultural...

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