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Members of a steel pan ensemble perform.

Howdy Week Recap: Music, Art and Fun to Start Spring Semester

The Howdy Week Art Party by the School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts brought a festive atmosphere to the Liberal Arts and Humanities building Friday afternoon. The wide range of fun included impressive performances (Maroon Steel and the Brazilian Carnival Ensemble), art activities (fabric bookmarks and painting pottery) and improv sessions (dance and acting).

Here are a few photos and performance clips, including the Aggie War Hymn — steel-pan-ensemble style.


A teacher and student discuss how to make a fabric bookmark.
Professor Rayna Dexter led a fabric bookmark-making session at the Howdy Week Art Party at the Liberal Arts and Humanities building.
Students participate in an acting improv session.
Lecturer Anne Quackenbush led an acting improv session in the Black Box Theater.
Members of a Brazilian percussion ensemble perform.
The Brazilian Carnival Ensemble performed, and members welcomed people in the audience to try out the instruments afterward.

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