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Belhaven Hosted Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education Event

  • David Sprayberry
  • 13 February 2026

Belhaven University welcomed arts educators and advocates from across the state Tuesday for the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE)...

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Art and Design Department to Host Senior Art Exhibition Creative Medley

  • David Sprayberry
  • 11 February 2026

Belhaven University’s Department of Art and Design will present “Creative Medley,” the 2026 Senior Art Exhibition featuring...

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Dance Ministry Ensemble and DOXA to Showcase New Choreography

  • David Sprayberry
  • 05 February 2026

The Belhaven University Dance Ministry Ensemble, joined by members of DOXA, will present a concert of original dance works Feb. 13–14 in the...

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Theatre Department to Present Twelve Angry Jurors

  • David Sprayberry
  • 29 January 2026

Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will present Twelve Angry Jurors this February in the University’s Blackbox Theatre.

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Belhaven University to Host Arts Discover Day on February 27

  • David Sprayberry
  • 22 January 2026

Belhaven University’s School of the Arts will welcome prospective students and their families to Arts Discover Day on Friday, February 27, 2026.

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Music Department to Showcase Outstanding Student Works in Concert

  • D.S.
  • 16 January 2026

Belhaven University’s top music students will take to the stage at the Best of Belhaven Concert on Tuesday, January 27, at 7 p.m. in the...

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Belhaven’s Art and Design Department to Host Senior Exhibition

  • David Sprayberry
  • 12 January 2026

Belhaven University will showcase the works of graduating Art and Design seniors Allison Franklin and Emioluwa Akinyokunbo in a Senior Art and...

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Belhaven Symphony Orchestra Presents a Night of Orchestral Masterworks

  • David Sprayberry
  • 06 November 2025

The Belhaven Symphony Orchestra will perform a rich collection of compositions by Antonín Dvořák and Verdi in the Center for the...

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Dance Students Showcase New Works in Emerging Choreographers Concert 

  • David Sprayberry
  • 06 November 2025

Belhaven’s Dance Department will highlight new choreographers’ hard work in the Emerging Choreographers Concert in the Bitsy Irby...

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Belhaven Composers Forum Presents Student Composers Concert

  • David Sprayberry
  • 05 November 2025

The Belhaven Composers Forum will present Student Composers Concert 33 on November 12 at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall.

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Fall Dance Concert to Feature Faculty, Guest Artists, and MFA Thesis Work

  • David Sprayberry
  • 04 November 2025

Belhaven University’s acclaimed Dance Department will present its Fall Dance Concert, a captivating showcase of choreography by Belhaven...

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Theatre Department to Present Annual Festival of Shorts

  • David Sprayberry
  • 31 October 2025

Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will showcase the creativity and talent of its student directors during the annual Festival of...

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Artist and Co-Chair Nate Theisen to Showcase New Work for Solo Exhibit

  • David Sprayberry
  • 29 October 2025

Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department will feature new work by award-winning artist and department co-chair Nate...

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Belhaven University’s 93rd Annual Singing Christmas Tree Ushers in the Holiday Season

  • David Sprayberry
  • 29 October 2025

The nation’s oldest singing Christmas tree tradition began at Belhaven University, and this year marks the 93rd performance of the Belhaven...

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Belhaven Choral Arts to Present Special Concert, Anaphora

  • David Sprayberry
  • 29 October 2025

The Belhaven Choral Arts will present an enlightening interpretation of “Anaphora: A Lifting Up of Praise and Thanksgiving” in the...

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Theater Department to Present the Musical “Seussical” 

  • David Sprayberry
  • 06 October 2025

Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will bring Dr. Seuss’s world to life in the whimsical musical “Seussical,” running...

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Belhaven University to Host Arts Discover Day on November 7

  • David Sprayberry
  • 03 October 2025

Belhaven University’s School of the Arts will welcome prospective students and their families to Arts Discover Day on Friday, November 7, 2025.

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Project Dance Brings Nationwide Dance Community to Belhaven University

  • David Sprayberry
  • 25 September 2025

Dancers from across the United States will gather at Belhaven University for Project Dance Jackson, highlighted by a free outdoor performance...

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Art and Design Department to Showcase Alumni Work

  • David Sprayberry
  • 23 September 2025

Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department will host its Alumni Show in the Bitsy Irby Gallery from September 27 to October 25.

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Belhaven Theatre Opens Season With The Drowning Girls

  • David Sprayberry
  • 22 August 2025

Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will present The Drowning Girls, a chilling and poetic retelling of a true-crime story, in the...

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Art and Design Alumnus Haddon McKinney Showcases New Work

  • David Sprayberry
  • 20 August 2025

Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department will showcase the work of alum and Atlanta-based freelance artist Haddon...

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New Stage and Belhaven Theatre Celebrate Creative Collaboration

  • David Sprayberry
  • 24 April 2025

A thriving relationship between Belhaven University’s Theatre Department and New Stage Theatre continues to provide meaningful opportunities...

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Music Department to Present Best of Belhaven II and Music Awards 

  • David Sprayberry
  • 21 April 2025

Belhaven University’s Music Department will showcase its most outstanding student performances of the semester at the Best of Belhaven II...

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Belhaven University to Host Annual Student Art & Design Exhibition

  • David Sprayberry
  • 08 April 2025

The Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition is the centerpiece of the year for Belhaven's Visual Art Department, and it showcases artwork...

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Belhaven Choral Arts Concert Illustrates John 14:27

  • David Sprayberry
  • 08 April 2025

The Belhaven Chorale and Women’s Ensemble will present the concert “John 14:27,” on Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Center for...