WT's Cornette Library to Host Murder-Mystery Event, Book Signing

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu

WT’s Friends of the Cornette Library to Host Murder-Mystery Dinner

CANYON, Texas — The first floor of West Texas A&M University's Cornette Library will be transformed into a cruise ship floating on a sea of deceit, intrigue, and shenanigans in an upcoming fundraiser event.

Friends of the Cornette Library will host a murder-mystery interactive dinner theater, “Set Sail for Disaster,” from 6 to 8 p.m. April 22 in the library on WT’s Canyon campus.

UPDATE (April 20): The event has been canceled and will be rescheduled in the fall.

Friends Board Chairperson Dr. Joanna Kimbell, clinical assistant professor of business law and management in the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business and an actor in numerous Amarillo Little Theatre productions, will be master of ceremonies.

Attendees can either volunteer to act as suspects or work together to solve the mystery. 

All money raised will be used by Friends to support library activities and collections. Past activities have included supporting the installation of the Robert Frost statue in front of the library in an area that will eventually become a Poets' Garden.  

Cost is $30 each or $55 for couples for Friends members and $40 each or $70 for couples for nonmembers. Memberships are available during the ticket-purchasing process. 

Seating is limited. Reservations are due April 18.

For information, call 806-651-2215.

Poet Claudia Stuart Sets Book Signing

Claudia Stuart, a WT professor emeritus and 2021 Distinguished Alumni award winner, will sign copies of the fourth edition of her book “Poetry, Prose and Penguins and Today Is Another Great Day.”

Stuart will sign books at 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 20 on the first floor of WT’s Cornette Library.

“This signing is open to the WT campus community and the community at large,” Stuart said. “Students, in particular, are always seeking, and that’s what you need to appreciate poetry.”

Stuart also will have other books and her penguin paintings on porcelain tiles on hand.

For information, call 806-651-2229.

Cornette Library is a critical way WT provides intellectual resources to the campus and community, a key maxim of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic, $125 million One West comprehensive fundraising campaign. To date, the five-year campaign — which publicly launched in September 2021 — has raised more than $120 million.

About West Texas A&M University

WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 59 undergraduate degree programs and more than 40 graduate degrees, including two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.

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