College of Fine and Performing Arts

The Bottom Line Duo is one of three internationally touring bass and cello duos in history.
So, of course, double bassist Spencer Hoveskeland and cellist Traci Hoveskeland like to make that known.
"We kind of make a big deal out of that novelty," Spencer said in a phone…

Western Washington University's Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" is a co-production of WWU's Opera Studio and Theatre Arts Department, and is staged Friday through Sunday, March 4-6, and March 11-13 at Western's Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre…

Virtuoso violinist Jennifer Koh returns to Bellingham Sunday, Feb. 27, to perform with the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra.
Koh and the orchestra will perform a violin concerto by modern composer John Adams. The concert also includes Schumann's Third Symphony and Tchaikovsky's…

In the ballroom of the YWCA, 10 people sat in a circle and waited for choreographer Pam Kuntz to direct them in their next dance moves.
"Big expansive ... and small in," Kuntz said while sitting in a chair. She demonstrated by reaching up with her arms and stretching out with her…

Western Washington University has again suspended a professor who has been accused in the past of berating and demeaning students and colleagues.

Perry Mills, 69, an associate professor in the theater department, was suspended with pay, pending an investigation,…

A tenured Western Washington University theater professor has been suspended with pay for the second time due to student complaints.

Associate professor Perry Mills was suspended Thursday, Feb. 10, after two students filed complaints about his actions this quarter, said Paul Cocke,…