Celebrate the return of live theatre to Viterbo University as students present a modern version of the ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata" Friday, Oct. 8–Sunday, Oct. 10.

Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge (B.L.A.C.K.) co-founder and director Shaundel Spivey will continue the 2021–2022 Leadership at Noon series at Viterbo University Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby.

Viterbo University faculty member Mary Ellen Haupert and several other accomplished musicians from the La Crosse area will perform the music of Dvořák and Brahms to open the 2021–22 Out-of-Our-Minds Chamber Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 in the Viterbo Fine Arts Center Nola Starling Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Longtime community volunteers and champions for education John and Linda Lyche, Sr. Jean Moore, Bruce Simones, Nola Starling-Ratliff, and Deak Swanson will be presented with the Viterbo University Saint John XXIII Award for Distinguished Service at a banquet and ceremony at the La Crosse Center Thursday, Sept. 16.

Viterbo University and Aquinas Catholic Schools have announced a new educational partnership in the Catholic tradition that will allow Aquinas High School students to take tuition free classes at Viterbo and provide them with a guaranteed opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree at the university in three years after high school graduation.

Mayo Clinic Health System is providing $50,000 to fund four Viterbo University scholarships designed to increase diversity in nursing and other health care-related fields.

Gary Tyler, who was wrongly convicted of first-degree murder at the age of 17 and spent 41 years in Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 in Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

The Viterbo University Gallery will host the exhibit “Will You Be There: The Paintings of Nishiki Sugawara-Beda” beginning Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Enjoy selections such as My Favorite Things, Hello Young Lovers, and other classics as New York pianist and La Crosse native Dave Marck presents the free concert Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Rodgers and Hammerstein at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Outdoor Recreation Alliance (ORA) Trails executive director Jed Olson will open the 2021–2022 Leadership at Noon series at Viterbo University Wednesday, Sept. 15 in the Fine Arts Center FSPA Lobby.