The Morning Thing co-hosts shared their favorite thing that happened this week for our Friday Favorites!
What was your favorite thing that happened this week? Share your answer by emailing wnzr@mvnu.edu!
Listen to their Friday Favorites below or by clicking HERE.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s theatre program will perform “Meet Me in St. Louis,” March 22-24.
WNZR’s Alyssa Sidle spoke with director Zach Sherman and four cast members: Alex Pittman, Naomi Painter, Destiny Fullerton and Mallery Thompson!
Listen to the full conversation below or by clicking HERE.
The play is based on the book by Sally Benson. It is presented by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Inc., as adapted by Christopher Sergel.
“Meet Me in St. Louis” is a three-act play that follows the Smith family. It is 1904, and the World’s Fair is about to begin. For the five Smith children, this is the event of the century. But when their father announces that he has taken a job in New York, the family bands together to stop the move. Hilarity ensues as the children move from one disastrous plan to the next, in hope of staying in the city they love.
The cast list includes:
Mr. Smith — Alex Pittman
Lon — Nasir Cousin
Tootie — Mallery Thompson
Grandpa Prophater — Zane Menzie
Katie — Kelsey Keppel
Rose — Destiny Fullerton
Esther — Marhin Chismar
Mrs. Waughop — Ashley Farrar
Mrs. Smith — Naomi Painter
Ida — Grace Maddux
Fred — Nick Cline
Agnes — Kara Jenkins
John Shephard — Tyler Maddux
Lucille Pentard — Chloe Hall
Mr. Dodge/Conductor — Josiah Holloway
Duffy — Ashlynn Scott
“Most people are familiar with the musical adaption of Meet Me in St. Louis. However, I have always had a soft spot for this iteration of the story. It is a fun comedy with a great ensemble cast, and it has been a joy seeing the students step into their various roles. I can’t wait to share this with the Mount Vernon community,” said Director Zac Sherman (’14) and coordinator of Theatre at MVNU.
Performances are Friday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 23, at 2:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 24 at 2:30 p.m. All performances take place in The Thorne Performance Hall located inside the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Fine Arts Building at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 800 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for MVNU students and anyone under 18. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online at theatre.mvnu.edu or at the box office beginning one hour prior to show time. Seating opens approximately 30 minutes prior to show time. This production is suitable for all audiences.
For more information, visit theatre.mvnu.edu, email theatre@mvnu.edu, or call the MVNU Theatre coordinator at 740-397-9000 ext. 4235. Follow MVNU Theatre on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with the latest program news and events.
MVNU President, Dr. Carson Castleman, talked with WNZR for our monthly MVNU Presidential Update.
Dr. Castleman starts with sharing his thoughts on the first two months of the spring semester, he then talks about exciting new additions to MVNU’s staff.
Dr. Castleman discusses the new Director of Traditional Enrollment, Sarah Alexander, and the new Director of Graduate and Professional Studies Enrollment, Rachel Neal.
He also shares about the addition of Johnna Vanover, the new Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing, to his cabinet.
Dr. Castleman wraps up with sharing his top priorities for MVNU, a message for the students as they come back from Spring Break, and how we can be praying for him and his family.
Listen to the full conversation below or by clicking HERE.
Today for our Friday Favorites the co-hosts shared their favorite Dr. Seuss book in honor of Read Across America Day!
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book? Email your answer to wnzr@mvnu.edu
Johnna Vanover, the new Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing at MVNU, joins us for our monthly update. This month’s update is a two-parter. Today we spoke with Johnna and tomorrow we will be joined by Dr. Carson Castleman for the Presidential Update.
Johnna shared about her background growing up in Danville and how coming to MVNU has been like a homecoming for her. She talks about her background working in higher education and some of the goals she has for MVNU.
Johnna wraps up with giving us an update on enrollment and how we can be praying for her and her team.
Listen to the full conversation below or by clicking HERE.
Melissa Body, Knox Public Health, joined WNZR’s Alyssa Sidle to share about the upcoming virtual RecoveryOhio training: Ohio Faith Leaders Responding to Addiction.
Melissa gives details for the training including how and when to sign up. She also shares about upcoming trainings from the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team that will be available locally.
To hear the full conversation with Melissa, you can listen below or click HERE.
February 27th is Big Breakfast Day! It was established on this day in 2020 to encourage us to slow down and eat a good breakfast with friends and loved ones. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
This morning on The Morning Thing, Allison and Josiah found some fun, over the top breakfast ideas that you can try with your family.
Allison shared recipes for breakfast brownies, breakfast fondue, and bacon, egg and cheese tacos.
Josiah shared recipes for an air fryer breakfast bake, low carb breakfast meatballs, and spicy homemade hash browns.
Click HERE to see the full list of fun breakfast recipes.
Comedy for a Cure is back in Knox County for 2024! Donna Strosnider joins WNZR’s Alyssa Sidle to share all about it.
Donna previews this year’s special guests, the menu, prize packages, and more!
9th Comedy For A Cure, Knox County
Friday April 19th
Glenn A Gallagher Center , Mount Vernon OH
Doors open at 5:30pm and dinner starts at 6:30pm
For tickets you can contact Donna Strosnider by calling 614-580-7984
Listen to the full conversation below or by clicking HERE.
Mount Vernon Mayor Matt Starr shared updates on the City with The Morning Thing on Friday, 2/23/24.
Click HERE to hear the full conversation.
Topics included:
• A discussion about current construction and maintenance projects for the city.
• Information on the survey to study roadway safety.
• Information on the upcoming State of the City address on February 29th at 9am at the Ramser 4H Center for the Chamber of Commerce event.
• Mayor Starr shares updates from Mount Vernon City Council:
• Update on the city budget• Updates from the Mount Vernon Police Department
• Updates from the Mount Vernon Fire Department
• Mayor Starr gives updates about city plans during March• Mayor Starr shares his goals for March and including information on the budget and the water park
• He also shares how we can pray for him and his team.
To stay in touch with the City, go to:
• Website – www.mountvernonohio.org
• Facebook – The City of Mount Vernon
• Twitter – CityMV1805
• YouTube – The City of Mount Vernon
• LinkedIn – City of Mount Vernon, Ohio
“All of Scripture is divinely inspired, but some verses are funnier than others. Some verses are funny in a laugh-out-loud kind of way, others in a strange way. However, looking at the context of even the strangest Bible stories shows that there is more going on than we imagine.”
Today The Morning Thing co-hosts shared some insight on these funny verses from Crosswalk.com, read the full article HERE.
Editor’s Note: Some of the Bible verses quoted here contain references to gore or other mature material that may upset some readers.
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