In this Weekend Writeup, you can find events such as the first performance of the semester by the School of Theatre and Dance, an experience with virtual reality and more.
SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS HOLLER RIVER
Time and Date: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Location: Black Box Theatre, Stevens Building
Explore the story of a soldier waiting for another to return home in this play by the School of Theatre and Dance. Tickets for “Holler River” are free for NIU students, $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and staff and $12 for non-NIU students.
Time and Date: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Location: 71North Partnership Studio, Founders Memorial Library
Learn the ins and outs of the virtual world through Meta Quest 2 and experience various activities such as virtual ping pong, a shooting range with virtual cartoon guns and a dance-off against a virtual robot. Pre-registration is not required.
BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 9 AND BERNSTEIN CHICHESTER PSALMS: NIU CHOIRS, COR CANTIAMO AND LCSO
Time and Date: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
Location: Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Music Building
Catch a performance of some of Beethoven’s pieces from Symphony No. 9 by Cor Cantiamo and the Lake County Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $10 per person.
NIU PHILHARMONIC CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS CONCERT
Time and Date: 3 p.m. Sunday
Location: Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, Music Building
Directed by conductor Silas Huff and assistant conductor Zihan Zhou, this performance will feature songs created by Franz Peter Schubert, Gioachino Rossini and more. Tickets will be free for NIU students, $7 for the general public and $5 for non-NIU students, seniors and staff. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
