An award-winning author and historian will speak Nov. 2 at West Texas A&M University for the Center for the Study of the American West’s Garry L. Nall Lecture in Western Studies.

Dan Flores, the A. B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of Western History at the University of Montana, will speak about his latest book “Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals & People in America” at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on WT’s Canyon campus.

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The Harrington String Quartet, WT’s Grammy-nominated string ensemble, will open its 2023-24 season with its Nov. 3 concert, titled “Ravishing.”

The performance, set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall on the WT campus in Canyon, will feature Franz Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” one of the most famous string quartets ever composed.

The concert will open with three short pieces by Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch and a recently rediscovered quartet by French composer Ermend Bonnal.

“This is a program of contrasts,” said Rositza Jekova-Goza, violin. “We’re exploring the range of the human condition all season, and here, we go from youth to death between Bonnal and Schubert’s works.”

Single tickets are $20; season packages are $50 each. Buff Gold cardholders get one free ticket per concert. Tickets will be available at  showtix4u.com , in the School of Music office or at the door. For information, call 806-651-2840.

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 “I Am WT” hosts Myka Bailey, a junior PR/advertising/applied communication major from Abernathy, and Thomas Rodriguez, a junior digital media and communication major from Katy, interview Gary and Cindy Barnes.

Gary Barnes, a former WT administrator who graduated in 1978, was recognized as a 2023 Distinguished Alumnus during Homecoming Week earlier in October. His wife Cindy, also a 1978 graduate, is a former WT staff member.

The episode is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud, as well as at wtamu.edu/IAmWTPodcast.

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