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“Houses of the Lord” – Photography Exhibition

A photography exhibition by Amy Shumaker (’20) In 2019, photographer and alumna Amy Shumaker began documenting the aesthetic and geographical landscape of churches throughout East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. This exhibition details the many architectural and theological styles of the Appalachian Christian subcultures. The gallery will be open October 29 – November 4. An opening […]

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All that Jazz

The Milligan Music Department will present a short, family-friendly concert that showcases the beloved jazz repertoire. The performance will feature iconic songs such as "Night and Day," "At Last," "High Hopes," "My Funny Valentine," and "What a Wonderful World." Other great jazz selections will include the "Pink Panther Theme," "I Wan'na Be Like You" from […]

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The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations.  The play's major themes are the triviality with […]

$10

Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance

Join Frederick, Mabel, a fearsome team of pirates, a bumbling police force, and a very modern major general as the Milligan Orchestra and the Musical Theatre program unite to present Gilbert and Sullivan's classic The Pirates of Penzance. Featuring "With Catlike Tread," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "I Am the Very Model of Modern Major General," […]

$10

Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance

Join Frederick, Mabel, a fearsome team of pirates, a bumbling police force, and a very modern major general as the Milligan Orchestra and the Musical Theatre program unite to present Gilbert and Sullivan's classic The Pirates of Penzance. Featuring "With Catlike Tread," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "I Am the Very Model of Modern Major General," […]

$10

Candlelight Christmas Evening with Milligan’s Women’s Chorale

The Biltmore Estate will bring back a holiday tradition, welcoming the Milligan Women’s Chorale as featured performers for one night only. Enjoy traditional holiday songs and carols sung in the beautiful Winter Garden before touring the grand Biltmore House that will be festively decorated for the season. Support these dedicated performers by purchasing a timed […]

Christmas Concert

Join us for an exciting evening filled with a joyful spirit and a worshipful approach to the start of the Christmas season. Audiences will have two opportunities to experience the glorious sounds of the season: Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 pm in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium at Seeger Memorial Chapel. […]

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Christmas Concert

Join us for an exciting evening filled with a joyful spirit and a worshipful approach to the start of the Christmas season. Audiences will have two opportunities to experience the glorious sounds of the season: Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 pm in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium at Seeger Memorial Chapel. […]

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Buffalo Tales

Milligan will host its 16th annual “Buffalo Tales,” a family-friendly, student storytelling event, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the McGlothlin-Street Theatre located in the Gregory Center. This year’s class was taught by bestselling novelist and award-winning storyteller Steven James. “Buffalo Tales” will feature a variety of stories, including folk tales, biblical retellings and […]

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Two Cats + A Herd of Buffalo – Downtown Art Exhibition

Milligan’s art and design students return to downtown Johnson City to fill the walls of DosGatos Coffee Bar with their latest creative works. Enjoy a cup of coffee and support ourregion’s arts community during Johnson City’s First Friday.

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Invitational Choral Festival

This unique event will bring together talented singers from local high schools along with the Milligan Concert Choir to perform “The Cry of Jeremiah” by Rosephanye Powell. With text from the Book of Jeremiah, this work traces the prophet’s words of lament, despair, and ultimately praise for God’s deliverance paired with music inspired by African, […]

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Adam J. Trabold – Photography Exhibition

Adam J. Trabold (’20), current artist in residence and assistant instructor of photography, presents a solo exhibition of his photography. Trabold’s work consists of traditional black and white photography, images created through experimental photographic processes (also known as “film soup”), and avant-garde images created in collaboration with A.I. algorithms and applications.

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Celebrating Our Appalachian Mountain Home

With this concert we celebrate the many cultures and residents of our Appalachian Mountains. The Milligan Concert Choir will join over two hundred singers from regional choirs to perform the world premiere of local composer Robert Campbelle’s Appalachian Requiem. The orchestra will also perform Haydn’s Symphony “The Bear,” and bass-baritone Michael Rodgers will sing a […]

$35.00

Spring Musical: Sunday in the Park with George

This 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical tells a fictional love story behind GeorgesSeurat’s pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte. The originalBroadway production starred Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters and ranks as one ofStephen Sondheim’s most visually and musically enchanting works

$10

Spring Musical: Sunday in the Park with George

This 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical tells a fictional love story behind GeorgesSeurat’s pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte. The originalBroadway production starred Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters and ranks as one ofStephen Sondheim’s most visually and musically enchanting works

$10

Spring Musical: Sunday in the Park with George

This 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical tells a fictional love story behind GeorgesSeurat’s pointillist painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte. The originalBroadway production starred Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters and ranks as one ofStephen Sondheim’s most visually and musically enchanting works

$10