July 19 - 20 at 8 p.m. July 21 - 22 at 2 p.m. BY: Roger Bean    Directed by: John Anglin SH-BOOM! Take another trip to Springfield and meet Denny and the Dreamers, a fledgling doo-wop singing group preparing to enter the Big Whopper Radio contest to realize their dreams of making it to the big time! Trouble comes in the form of Lois, who arrives to put some polish on the boys. Denny falls in love, Wally falls in line, Eugene falls apart, and along comes handsome heartthrob Skip to s...

Help East Central College celebrate its 50th Anniversary at Lawn Chair Movie Nights! In partnership with the Union Parks and Recreation Department, Lawn Chair Movie Nights will be held the third Friday, May-September, at Union City Park. This free event will feature free food and drinks, games and activities and giveaways and prizes! Pre-movie activities start an hour before the movie. We hope to see you there! Learn more about the event.

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of East Central College, we invite all theatre alumni to our Biggest Cast Party Ever following the 2 p.m. production of “Life Could Be A Dream” on July 21! Enjoy free concessions during the show and stay for a pizza party following the show. Please RSVP for this event by contacting us at: castparty@eastcentral.edu

The Center for Workforce Development is hosting a Summer 2018 Training Series in the Business & Industry Center. This series consists of five sessions all lead by Dr. Ed Shelton, Executive Director of Workforce Development, at East Central College. Each session is $250 or $1,000 for all five sessions. Lunch is included in all sessions. You can earn a certificate of completion after each session or attend all five and earn a Leadership Academy Certificate. The fourth session of this series is ...

The Center for Workforce Development is hosting a Summer 2018 Training Series in the Business & Industry Center. This series consists of five sessions all lead by Dr. Ed Shelton, Executive Director of Workforce Development, at East Central College. Each session is $250 or $1,000 for all five sessions. Lunch is included in all sessions. You can earn a certificate of completion after each session or attend all five and earn a Leadership Academy Certificate. The fifth and final session of this s...

Help East Central College celebrate its 50th Anniversary at Lawn Chair Movie Nights! In partnership with the Union Parks and Recreation Department, Lawn Chair Movie Nights will be held the third Friday, May-September, at Union City Park. This free event will feature free food and drinks, games and activities and giveaways and prizes! Pre-movie activities start an hour before the movie. We hope to see you there! Learn more about the event.

Fall classes are in session starting August 20. Welcome back!

Auditions for Doublewide, Texas are on August 21 & 22. Time is TBD. In this hilarious, fast-paced comedy, the inhabitants of one of the smallest trailer parks in Texas are thrown for a loop when they realize the nearby town of Tugaloo is determined to annex them. The rollicking mayhem of this flat-out funny Jones Hope Wooten comedy escalates as the residents attempt to secede from Texas, discover a traitor in their midst, and turn the tables in a surprising and side-splitting finale. So grab ...

The reception for the Clay Club, “Mug Show” Exhibition is on August 23 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery. After meeting for over a year and a half, members of the Clay Club (a group of local potters and sculptors) wanted to celebrate. This exhibition shows how clay aficionados celebrate! Members were to make 12 mugs to exchange with other members. In this exhibition, you’ll see a wide variety of forming techniques, decorating styles, and personalities.

Fairest Isle: Music of England, Ireland and Scotland concert on Friday, August 24 at 4 p.m. in HH 105. Join us for an afternoon of songs from the British Isles performed by soprano Tamara Campbell, performing works by Henry Purcell, Thomas Moore, Phil Coulter and others.

In observance of Labor Day, East Central College will be closed on September 3.

Evan & Stacey Smith's “Reliquary” Exhibition will be in HH 121 art gallery from September 4-27. Evan and Stacey Smith are a collaboration from St. Louis, Missouri. Born and raised in West Virginia in an artistic family, Evan inherited his passion for art and art-making at an early age eventually getting a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Webster University. Stacey grew up in St. Louis focusing more on science and technology, earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from...

The Peter Martin Trio will be performing on Friday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. The Peter Martin Trio features some of today’s most charismatic jazz musicians. St. Louis pianist Peter Martin, drummer Gregory Hutchinson, and bassist Reuben Rogers make up the trio described as “feisty, fierce, and crackling with virtuosity,” (Sydney Morning Herald). The Peter Martin Trio has enchanted the world with their music from St. Louis to Tokyo. The members o...

Film screening of The Post on September 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. A government cover-up pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join a battle between the press and the government.

Help East Central College celebrate its 50th Anniversary at Lawn Chair Movie Nights! In partnership with the Union Parks and Recreation Department, Lawn Chair Movie Nights will be held the third Friday, May-September, at Union City Park. This free event will feature free food and drinks, games and activities and giveaways and prizes! Pre-movie activities start an hour before the movie. We hope to see you there! Learn more about the event.

The Arianna String Quartet will perform on Friday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. For seventeen years the Arianna String Quartet has been gracing ECC’s audiences with some of the most memorable performances in the college’s concert series history. Pianist Dr. Jennifer Judd, who will join them in a performance of Franck’s Piano Quintet in F minor. Come see “how technical excellence, in alliance with imagination and the human heart, can come to create...

The reception for Evan & Stacey Smith's “Reliquary” Exhibition is on September 27 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in  the art gallery in HH 121. Evan and Stacey Smith are a collaboration from St. Louis, Missouri. Born and raised in West Virginia in an artistic family, Evan inherited his passion for art and art-making at an early age eventually getting a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Webster University. Stacey grew up in St. Louis focusing more on science and technology, earning her Bachelor...

Mark & Bambi Freeman's “Amalgamated Terra Firma” Exhibition will be on display from October 8 - November 1 in HH 121. Often times we have similar ideas in mind and have found that by working together we have created a unique style. Our collaborative work becomes part of us both, showing each of our strengths and inspirations. Our collaborative pieces are primarily thrown by Mark and decorated and altered by Bambi. Glazing and firing is a shared process.  

There will be no classes October 11-13 for Fall Break.

The Band & Percussion Ensemble Concert is on Tuesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.

Screening of All the President's Men on October 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. Reporters uncover the details of the Watergate scandal.

Musicke’s Cordes - Jeff Noonan and Samuel Breene,Baroque Violin, Theorbo and Guitar performance on Friday, October 19 at 4 p.m. in HH 105. Musicke’s Cordes embraces a wide swath of 17th-century instrumental music including fantastic Italian sonatas, elegant French suites and rustic English variations on popular tunes. Baroque violinist Samuel Breene and lutenist Jeffrey Noonan, performing as Musicke’s Cordes, offer programs that illustrate the common elements of the experimental instrumental ...

ECC Jazz Concert featuring the Jazz Band, Vocé Blue and Jazz Messengers on Friday, October 19 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.  

Auditions for A Doublewide, Texas Christmas are on October 23 & 24. Time is TBD. This play is written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten and directed by: Chris Swanson. This outrageously funny comedy takes us to Doublewide, Texas during Christmas-time festivities. Not everything is jolly for the residents of this tiny town, as they’ve just discovered their town’s very existence is in peril! Join an eccentric cast of Texans as they fight for incorporation of their trailer park and t...

College Choir Invitational: Postcards from America on Tuesday, October 23 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.

A 50th Anniversary Alumni Bonfire will be held on October 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Softball Fields. BBQ will be provided!

Screening of Won’t You Be My Neighbor on November 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. This documentary explores the life, lessons and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers.

Auditions for James & the Giant Peach are on November 12 & 13. Time is TBD. James & the Giant Peach is by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, directed by Grace Austin with music direction by Colin Healy. When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach and launches a musical journey of enormous proportions. A delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure written by the composers of Dear...

The Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society “Annual Members Show” exhibit will be shown from November 12 - December 7 in HH 121. The Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society began in 1974 to promote and contribute to the interest in fine arts. Members of this local organization are active artists and art enthusiasts and work in a variety of media, including pastels, graphite, watercolor, oil paint, photography and ceramics. The reception for this exhibit will be on November 16 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in HH 121...

International Education Week is from November 12 - 16 and will feature films, speakers & activities throughout the week.

The reception for the Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society “Annual Members Show” Exhibition will be held on November 16 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in HH 121. The Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society began in 1974 to promote and contribute to the interest in fine arts. Members of this local organization are active artists and art enthusiasts and work in a variety of media, including pastels, graphite, watercolor, oil paint, photography and ceramics.

Sweet & Spicy: Musical Flavors of the World will be performed on Friday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. Join us for a trip around the world with percussionist John Kasica, flutist Paula Kasica, harpist Lacey Lee, and violist Joanna Mendoza.  They will perform a vibrant mix of composition, using instruments from around the world. This program will feature a collective of compositions with Irish, Latin, African and Asian influences.

East Central College will be closed November 21-24 for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Cortango Concert & Christmas CD Release Party will be on Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. Cortango is a tango ensemble with a symphonic twist. The ensemble is a concert and dance band featuring members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Founded and led by Cally Banham, Cortango specializes in popular classics from the beloved orchestra leaders of Tango’s golden era.

ECC Jazz Holiday featuring Vocé Blue and the Jazz Combo on Sunday, December 2 at 3 p.m. at John G's Taproom.

Bands Concert on Tuesday, December 4 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.

Dear Santa, By Will Bonfiglio and directed by Grace Austin, will be on December 6 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. Another world premiere found text show from St Louis playwright Will Bonfiglio (author of The Residents of Craigslist and I Love New York) based on Craigslist and Reddit postings about our holiday adventures and mishaps. Come laugh with the Acting I/II classes as they dive into how our culture deals with the most stressful time of the year!

ECC College Choirs: Christmas Celebration featuring the College Choir, Vocé Blue and the East Central Children's Chorale on Friday, December 7 at 7 p.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Union, MO.

A Doublewide, Texas Christmas will be performed in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center December 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. This play is written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten and directed by: Chris Swanson. This outrageously funny comedy takes us to Doublewide, Texas during Christmas-time festivities. Not everything is jolly for the residents of this tiny town, as they’ve just discovered their town’s very existence is in peril! Join an eccentric cast of Texans as they fight f...

Winter classes begin on December 17.

East Central College is closed for Winter Break from December 20 - January 1. Happy Holidays!

Spring classes begin on January 14.

The Music Faculty Recital is on Friday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. ECC music department is home to many talented and dedicated teachers who are also performing artists. Join us for an evening of artistry that belongs to our community more than any other; the mentors and professors of our music students.

The Annual MLK Celebration will be on January 20 at 3 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. This event is co-hosted with Neighbors United - Undoing Racism.

East Central College is closed on January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The ECC Alumni Show exhibit will be featured from January 24 - February 17 in HH 121. In celebration of ECC’s 50th anniversary, we’re featuring the artwork of recent alumni who represented ECC in the prestigious Varsity Arts exhibition during their time as students here. We’re excited to welcome these students back and to see their current works. Alumni include Amber Muir, Ethan Heberer, Morgaine Frayer, Nathan Kreamalmyer, Shauna Smith, Ricky Briggenhorst, Nick Telarico, Nick Brobst, Katelyn...

The Art of Listening Concert is on Friday, February 8 at 4 p.m. in HH 105. The Croatian pianist Javor Bračić was hailed by New York Concert Review for “deep, genuine musicianship and an outstanding technique”. Mr. Bračić has started a series of conversation-recitals under the title The Art of Listening in order to promote the understanding and appreciation of classical music. He has given over thirty such recitals and was praised by the audience for his “contagious enthusiasm” and “unique abi...

February 14 - 16 at 8 p.m. February 17 at 2 p.m. The musical James & the Giant Peach is by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, directed by Grace Austin with music direction by Colin Healy. When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach and launches a musical journey of enormous proportions. A delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure written by the composers of Dear Evan Ha...

The ECC Alumni Show Exhibit Reception is on February 14 in HH 121 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. In celebration of ECC’s 50th anniversary, we’re featuring the artwork of recent alumni who represented ECC in the prestigious Varsity Arts exhibition during their time as students here. We’re excited to welcome these students back and to see their current works. Alumni include Amber Muir, Ethan Heberer, Morgaine Frayer, Nathan Kreamalmyer, Shauna Smith, Ricky Briggenhorst, Nick Telarico, Nick Brobst, Katel...

Screening of Good Night and Good Luck on February 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. A historical drama that portrays broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and his news team as they uncover McCarthyism.

Auditions for 26 Pebbles will be on February 25 & 26. Time is TBD. On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed twenty-six innocent souls before taking his own life. These twenty-six innocent deaths, like pebbles thrown into a pond, created ripples and vibrations that were felt far beyond the initial rings. Based on interviews with members of the Newtown community, this is the story of those vibrations. By: Eric Ulloa     Directed by: Grace Austin   ...

Mia Cinelli's “Home Again, Home Again” Exhibition will be on display from February 27 - March 26 in HH 121. Mia Cinelli aims to explore the physical manifestations of yearning through sculpture. Poetic and emotionally functional, Cinelli’s work focuses on inaccessible spaces, impossible spaces, incomplete spaces and insatiable spaces. The artist believes art should be more about experience and less about aesthetics. There will be a reception and workshop held on March 26.

David Halen, Björn Ranheim and Jennifer Judd will be in Concert on Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. Come hear St. Louis Symphony Concertmaster David Halen and acclaimed SLSO Cellist Björn Ranheim for an evening of pristine chamber music, joined by pianist Dr. Jennifer Judd. Each musician boasts a robust solo career, and their passion for chamber music has amazed audiences all over the world. We invite all to witness their enchanting artistry on the...

One Act & Reader’s Theatre Festival is on March 6. ECC Theatre is proud to host the MSSHA One Act Play and Reader’s Theatre Festival featuring performances from several local high schools. Admission is free and schedules are available online.

Screening of Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. This documentary examines the life of the African American journalist, activist, suffragist and anti-lynching crusader.

Bands Concert on Tuesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.

The Viennese Masters concert is on Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. Do not miss these beautiful piano and choral works with orchestra by great Austrian masters Mozart and Schubert, presented by ECC music department faculty and students. The evening will feature acclaimed pianists Dr. Michael Tsalka and Dr. Jennifer Judd performing Mozart’s Double Piano Concerto, and ECC Choirs under the direction of Dr. Timothy Sexton performing Schubert’s Mass in...

There will be no classes from March 18-23 for Spring Break.

Mia Cinelli will hold a workshop and reception for her “Home Again, Home Again” exhibit on March 26 in HH 121. Time is TBD. Mia Cinelli aims to explore the physical manifestations of yearning through sculpture. Poetic and emotionally functional, Cinelli’s work focuses on inaccessible spaces, impossible spaces, incomplete spaces and insatiable spaces. The artist believes art should be more about experience and less about aesthetics.

The Four Rivers High School Show Exhibition will be displayed from April 1 - 12 in HH 121. Come see the best of this year’s artwork from our area high schools! The reception for this exhibition will be on April 12 from 5 - 7 p.m. in HH 121.

Iberian Fantasy – Alon Sariel and Michael Tsalka Concert on Friday, April 5 at 4 p.m. in HH 105. Internationally known mandolinist and lutenist, Alon Sariel also serves as the  musical director of the international Baroque Orchestra Concerto-Foscari and founding member of PRISMA. He will be joined by pianist Dr. Michael Tsalka. They have released several CDs, such as “Sharkiya” and “Paisiello in Vienna”. In their concert they will present a breathtaking program of Spanish Romantic music....

26 Pebbles April 11 - 13 at 8 p.m. April 14 at 2 p.m. On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed twenty-six innocent souls before taking his own life. These twenty-six innocent deaths, like pebbles thrown into a pond, created ripples and vibrations that were felt far beyond the initial rings. Based on interviews with members of the Newtown community, this is the story of those vibrations. By: Eric Ulloa     Directed by: Grace Austin     Ori...

The reception for the Four Rivers High School Show Exhibition is on April 12 from 5 - 7 p.m. in HH 121. Come see the best of this year’s artwork from our area high schools!

Poetry Reading on April 18 at 7 p.m. in HS 100. Co-hosted with the English Department in celebration of National Poetry Month.

East Central College will be closed on April 19 & 20 for Spring Holiday.

The ECC Art & Design Student Show will be displayed from April 24 - May 8 in HH 121. End the school year by visiting this showcase of our ECC Art & Design students’ work. Chosen from numerous entries, the works in the show were selected because of the quality of the works and the ideas engaged in the work. Come join us to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of our students! The reception for this exhibit is on April 25 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in HH 121.

The ECC Art & Design Student Show Reception is on April 25 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in HH 121. End the school year by visiting this showcase of our ECC Art & Design students’ work. Chosen from numerous entries, the works in the show were selected because of the quality of the works and the ideas engaged in the work. Come join us to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of our students!

The Dave Dickey Big Band will perform on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. The Dave Dickey Big Band features 18 of the top jazz musicians from St Louis, Edwardsville, Columbia, Springfield and Champaign-Urbana. Performing big band music from greats such as Count Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Duke Ellington, Terry Gibbs Dreamband and many others. Many of the members in the Dave Dickey Big Band are top music and ...

ECC College Choirs Concert featuring the College Choir & Vocé Blue on Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center.

Screening of Network on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center. A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.

Pops Concert "The Return of: A Night at the Movies" on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. on the main stage at the Fairgrounds in Washington, MO.

Commencement is on Saturday, May 11. Time is TBD. Congrats Graduates!

East Central College will be closed on July 4 & 5 in observance of Independence Day. Happy 4th of July!