Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Ashleigh Sewell name. The Talisman regrets the error.
Love was in the air last week as students and community members alike celebrated Valentine’s Day. Lovers gathered at the RailPark for a quiet evening, the Love Cabaret rang the song of love, and crowds cheered for Coming Home King. The Talisman photographers hope you’ll feel the love too.
Zomi community members (left to right) Esther Hoih, Sonia Huai, Jenny Nuam and Zen Cing rehearse a dance in Fountain Square on Saturday before performing at the 76th annual Zomi Nam Ni, or Zomi National Day, hosted by Zomi Innkuan Kentucky at the Capitol Arts Center in downtown Bowling Green. Hundreds gathered for an evening of dances, songs, prayer, a speaker lineup, and an election for the next Innkuan leader. “I’m dancing for my culture, and to represent that I’m proud to be Zomi,” says Hoih. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Zomi community members perform a “bamboo dance” on Saturday during the 76th annual Zomi Nam Ni (Zomi National Day) hosted by Zomi Innkuan Kentucky at the Capitol Arts Center in downtown Bowling Green. Hundreds gathered for an evening of dances, songs, prayer, a speaker lineup and an election for the next Innkuan leader. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Zomi community member Hau Pi sings onstage on Saturday during the 76th annual Zomi Nam Ni or Zomi National Day, hosted by Zomi Innkuan Kentucky at the Capitol Arts Center in downtown Bowling Green. Hundreds gathered for an evening of dances, songs, prayer, a speaker lineup, and an election for the next Innkuan leader. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Venezuelan freshman Justine Lugo dances with senior Sydney Ladd at the monthly Chai Chat in the Mahurin Honors College and International Center on Thursday, Feb. 15. Lugo presented the Venezuelan drink papelon and danced after to music. (Photo by Adin Parks)Venezuelan transfer student Hermes Olmos talks with visitors after giving a Chai Chat presentation on papelon, a Venezuelan drink, on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Photo by Adin Parks)Sophomore Salvador Leon dances with Venezuelan transfer student Justine Lugo at the monthly Chai Chat in the Mahurin Honors College and International Center on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Photo by Adin Parks)Freshman music major Chris Green attempts a trick on his skateboard on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Centennial Mall on campus. Green says he’s been skating for about nine years. “It gives me something to do,” he says. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)James Brown, right, helps guests board the railcar for the Mardi Gras inspired four course dinner at the “Romance at the Railpark.” The event took place at the Historic RailPark and Train Museum in Bowling Green on Wednesday, Feb. 14. (Photo by Cameron McKinney)Gretchen Denny, a server for It’s a Southern Thing Catering, prepares for guests to arrive at the “Romance at the Railpark” event at the Historic RailPark and Train Museum in Bowling Green on Wednesday, Feb. 14. (Photo by Cameron McKinney)Tim McKinney, from Bowling Green, sings for guests in the Grand Lobby on Wednesday, Feb. 14 during the 10th annual Romance at the RailPark — with a Mardi Gras twist — hosted by the Historic RailPark and Train Museum in downtown Bowling Green. For a ticket price of $165, guests enjoyed four-course meals inside the historic railcar as well as live music in the Grand Lobby, a bar from Reid’s Livery Winery, and a screening of the 1949 film “New Orleans” in the second-floor theatre. “It gives people an opportunity to experience our historic venue in a way that is not the norm,” said Jamie Johnson, the railpark executive director. “It’s a unique event for us.” (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Merry Bond, from Bowling Green, laughs over dinner with her husband, James Bond, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 during the 10th annual Romance at the RailPark — with a Mardi Gras twist — hosted by the Historic RailPark & Train Museum and L&N Depot in downtown Bowling Green. “It’s so nice to have local events like this to enjoy,” Merry said. For a ticket price of $165, guests enjoyed four-course meals inside the historic railcar as well as live music in the Grand Lobby, a bar from Reid’s Livery Winery, and a screening of the 1949 film “New Orleans” in the second-floor theatre. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Freshman criminology major Trenton Spurling passes a football on Thursday, Feb. 15 on South Lawn on campus. “We saw that it was nice outside, so we thought we’d throw around a little bit,” Spurling says. (Photo by Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)Babacar Faye attempts to catch a rebound during the Thursday, Feb. 15 game against the UTEP Miners. (Preston Jenkins)Fans cheer as Coming Home King candidates are announced and called onto the floor during halftime of the Thursday, Feb. 15 game against basketball UTEP. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)Grant Oller (middle) as he was crowned Coming Home King for the spring 2024 semester. Oller is a biology and psychology major and was sponsored by Phi Mu. Oller was one of 22 candidates this semester. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)Teagan Moore attempts to make a basket during the Thursday, Feb. 15 game against the UTEP Miners. WKU won 90-80. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)Babacar Faye (left) and Don McHenry celebrate after a shot was made during the Thursday, Feb. 15 game against the UTEP Miners. (Photo by Preston Jenkins)Dancers from Mareck Dance Company perform “Proximity,” choreographed by Shannon Lee West. (Photo by Shannon Moritz)A group of dancers give an impactful performance during the “Elevate” event at Van Meter Hall Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)
Dancers from Mareck Dance Company perform “One Last Time Around the Sun,” choreographed by resident choreographer Kristopher Estes-Brown. (Shannon Moritz)
Sam Johnson and Ashleigh Sewell, members of the Mareck Dance Company, perform an emotional dance together at Van Meter Hall Auditorium during the “Elevate” event on Friday. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)
Dancers from Mareck Dance Company perform “Proximity,” choreographed by Shannon Lee West. (Photo by Shannon Moritz)“Love Cabaret” performer and freshman musical theater major Elizabeth Grant prepares for practice on Monday, Feb. 12. “What I love about the cabaret is that it brings the theater community together,” Grant says. (Photo by Lindsey McIntosh)Jacob Holbrook performed a drag show under his stage name Saphire Sparklez during the Love Cabaret at the Russell Miller Theatre in the Fine Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)Shylin Sade performs an emotional performance of “Still Hurting” from “The Last Five Years” at the Love Cabaret in the Russell Miller Theatre at the Fine Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)Cass Reisch and Chandler Morris sing a sister duet from “White Christmas” at the Love Cabaret in the Russell Miller Theatre at the Fine Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)
Students perform the intro to “Theater Camp Show” at the Love Cabaret at the Russell Miller Theatre in the Fine Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Gabriel Milby)
Ella Henry performs “No One Else” from The Great Comet of 1812 at the Friday Love Cabaret in the Russell Miller Theatre of the Fine Arts Center. (Photo by Shannon Moritz)
