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Bell Cultural Events Center

Campus Facilities

About Us

The 40,000 square foot Bell Cultural Events Center is available for use by the surrounding community as well as the MNU campus community. This facility opened in 2007, and is used to showcase the talents of the MNU Fine and Performing Arts students and local artist and performing arts companies. You can rent many of the rooms within this state-of-the-art facility for events or performances. The menu below is included for your reference in planning your event at the Bell Cultural Events Center. To schedule your event, please contact the Bell Center at (913) 971-3640 or bellcenter@mnu.edu.

Ticketing

Students on stage performing a play

Tickets can be purchased online through the event listings, by calling the Box Office, or by visiting the Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.

To reserve tickets, payment must be received at the time of the order. We take cash, check and credit card payments (Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express). We do have ticketed spaces available that are wheelchair accessible and will work with those who need special accommodation. The box office is open one hour prior to the start of the performance.

Seating Chart: Download

Refunds and Exchanges

Tickets are non-refundable. Exchanges may be made for tickets of equal or lesser value for events within the current season, subject to availability. Guests wishing to exchange may do so either in person or by phone.

Questions?

Please call 913.971.3636 or email bellboxoffice@mnu.edu and we will be happy to assist you.

Events

Kansas City Movement
Bell Cultural Events Center - Mabee Performing Arts Hall
Jun 28, 2025 @ 1:30pm
to Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:00pm
A vibrant dance showcase featuring young performers presenting a variety of styles including ballet, modern, lyrical, jazz, and tap.
MWROC Festival - The Mark Wood Experience and Matt Vanacoro
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 14, 2025 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm
This powerful group stars Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s original string master and powerhouse vocalist Laura Kaye performing exciting and original songs and music by other classic rock legends.
MWROC Festival - Tracy Silverman and Haydn Vitera
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 15, 2025 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 15, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Tracy Silverman is one of the world’s foremost electric violin soloists, bringing concert hall legitimacy to this next-generation instrument. Haydn Vitera is one of the amazing Artist Mentors on our Electrify Your Symphony team and we’re thrilled to welcome him back this year!
MWROC Festival - The Chuck and David Show, starring Dr. David Wallace and Dr. Chuck Bontrager
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 16, 2025 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 16, 2025 @ 8:00pm
A master teaching artist, David Wallace has performed, consulted, and authored curricula for dozens of performing arts institutions, including Carnegie Hall, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Tanglewood Music Festival. Dr. Chuck Bontrager is the very definition of the 21st-century musician: highly Classically trained, experienced in multiple performance styles, and fluent in several variations of his instrument—viola, violin, baritone viola (chin-cello), mandolin and mandola—and his electric violins.
MWROC Festival - Matt Bell and Greg Byers
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 17, 2025 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 17, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Matt has been a Viper player since 1997 and has been exploring ways to use electric violin in rock, pop, hip hop, and R&B ever since. Greg Byers, M.M., uses his talents as a performer, composer, educator, and producer to share the joy of music with a diverse range of audiences.
MWROC Festival - Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event
Bell Cultural Events Center
Jul 18, 2025 @ 7:00pm
to Jul 18, 2025 @ 8:00pm
International Rock Orchestra Concert Finale Event featuring over 150 musicians and singers on one stage!

Directions

Bell Cultural Events Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is located in Olathe, Kansas, just east of I-35. Approaching Olathe from either the north or the south on I-35, take the second Olathe exit which is Highway 150 or Santa Fe. Go east on Santa Fe. Continue on Santa Fe to Mur-Len. Turn south (right) on Mur-Len. Continue on Mur-Len to 139th Street (aka Pioneer Blvd). Turn right on 139th Street into the MNU campus. Bell Cultural Events Center is at the top of the hill on the right side.

Parking is available on the east, west and south sides of the building. There is also parking available on the north, south and east sides of Dobson Hall, the building just to the east of the Bell Cultural Events Center. Handicap parking is available on the east side of the Bell Cultural Events Center building.