July 25-27 at 8 p.m July 28 at 2 p.m. Nunsense is by Dan Goggin and directed by John Anglin. Nunsense is a hilarious talent staged by five survivors at the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God.

Fall classes begin August 19. Welcome back!

Auditions for “A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tail” are on August 20-21 in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Time is TBA. A very special Friend-and-Relation tells Christopher Robin a story of a Christmas Eve very long ago (about last year) when Eeyore, the old gray donkey who lives by himself in the thistle corner of Hundred-Acre Wood, was absolutely miserable. It seems that he lost his tail and Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet got all of their friends and a search was organized. ...

Auditions for “And Then There Were None” are on August 20-21 in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Time is TBA. Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a...

The campus will be closed on September 2 in observance of Labor Day.

"Interim Landscapes" will be on display in Hansen Hall Room 121, the Art Gallery, from September 3 - 26. Visiting Artist Day: September 26 Zelene Schlosberg is a visual artist concerned with the aesthetics of fragility and the meditative power of imagery. Her work dangles precipitously between painting and sculpture, bringing the viewer the silent but palpable experience of being between forms, with attention to line and architecture always present. The extended techniques she employs include...

The band New Orleans Meets Rio de Janeiro will perform on Friday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Internationally renowned American jazz pianist Peter Martin joins master Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo, for New Orleans Meets Rio de Janeiro – a unique engaging performance merging New Orleans style jazz piano with the bossa nova rhythms of Rio de Janeiro. With New Orleans’ deep roots in Latin American music, this is a natural, yet progressive ex...

BYOG - Bring your own game or play one of ours! Bring friends or meet new. Snacks provided, drinks welcome.

Join us as we celebrate East Central College's 50th Anniversary on campus on Sunday, September 15 from 12 - 4 p.m. There will be plenty of  activities for the kids, as well as food trucks, interactive history displays, faculty presentations and more!

East Central College, through the Film and Lecture Series, presents the documentary, Three Identical Strangers, on Thursday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. This award-winning 2018 documentary from director Tim Wardle explores questions of parenting, nature vs. nurture and medical ethics, as told through the incredible story of three men separated at birth.

The Arianna String Quartet will perform on Friday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Hailed for their outstanding musicianship, the Arianna String Quartet has firmly established itself as one of America’s finest chamber ensembles. Their performances have been praised for “tonal warmth, fastidious balance…expressive vitality” (Chicago Tribune) and “emotional commitment and fluent virtuosity,” (Pretoria News, South Africa). Formed in 1992, the ASQ ga...

The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be September 23-26. Monday-Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Gently used fiction and non-fiction books. Cash, card or check accepted.

“And Then There Were None” will be performed October 3 - 5 at 8 p.m. and October 6 at 2 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance w...

“Thou Art…, Will Give” will be on display in Hansen Hall Room 121, the Art Gallery, from October 3 - 31. Visiting Artist Day: TBD In “Thou Art…, Will Give,” Eric Kunsman hopes to offer some of the atmosphere experienced by prisoners of the Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. This exhibition attempts to capture some of the story, energy, and the sorrows of this remarkable space. Actual photographs of entries from the Warden’s 1800s logbooks have been blended with photographs of the Pen...

Campus will be closed for Fall Break October 10-12.

BYOG - Bring your own game or play one of ours! Bring friends or meet new. Snacks provided, drinks welcome.

East Central College, through the Film and Lecture Series, presents the film, Ran, Thursday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Presented as part of the NEA Big Read Ran (Japanese translation: “chaos” or “turmoil”) is a 1985 epic period drama film directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare’s King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyo Mori Motonari.

The Franklin County Community Resource Board and East Central College's Film and Lecture Series Present speaker, Ruby Payne, on Friday, November 1 in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. There will be limited seating. Ruby Payne is the founder of aha! Process and an internationally recognized speaker, publisher, and author of A Framework for Understanding Poverty.  

East Central College, through the Film and Lecture Series, presents the an evening with Emily St. John Mandel, Author of Station Eleven on Tuesday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Presented as part of the NEA Big Read Station Eleven is about a traveling Shakespearean theatre company in a post-apocalyptic North America. An audacious, darkly glittering dystopian novel about art, fame, and ambition set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse...

Christine Brewer will perform on Friday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Grammy Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer’s appearances in opera, concert, and recital are marked by her own unique timbre, at once warm and brilliant, combined with a vibrant personality and emotional honesty reminiscent of the great sopranos of the past. Named one of the top 20 sopranos of all time (BBC Music), her range, golden tone, boundless power, and contro...

The “Annual Members Show” will be on display in Hansen Hall Room 121, the Art Gallery, from November 11 - December 6. Reception: November 15 • 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society, an organization of local artists, annually presents their artworks at ECC. Members work in a variety of media, including pastels, graphite, watercolor, oil paint, photography, and ceramics. The Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society began in 1974 to promote and contribute to the interest in fine arts. Members...

International Education Week will be from November 18-22. More information to come!  

Auditions for “9 to 5: The Musical” will be November 18-19 at 6:30 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. 9 to 5: The Musical is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era features three unlikely friends who take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can’t do, even in a man’s world. Music & Lyrics by: Dolly Parton Book by: Patricia Resnick Directed by: Grace Au...

The St. Louis Wind Symphony will perform on Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. The Saint Louis Wind Symphony was founded in 1998 as an avenue for music educators to continue to perform. Founded by Dan Presgrave and a core group of musicians, the Saint Louis Wind Symphony was established as a non-profit, all volunteer concert band dedicated to the highest-quality performance of the best wind literature.

Campus will be closed from November 27-30 for Thanksgiving Break.

The Actor’s Showcase will be on December 4 at 7 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. Join us for a look at the best and brightest of ECC Theatre student talent in this end of semester performance. Seating is limited.

“A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tail” will be performed on December 13 - 14 at 7 p.m. in the John Anglin Performing Arts Center in Hansen Hall. A very special Friend-and-Relation tells Christopher Robin a story of a Christmas Eve very long ago (about last year) when Eeyore, the old gray donkey who lives by himself in the thistle corner of Hundred-Acre Wood, was absolutely miserable. It seems that he lost his tail and Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet got all of their friends and a search was organized....

Campus will be closed from December 19 - January 1 for Winter Break.