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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Burning Cicada Arts and Music Festival will be on Saturday in Hopkins Park. The festival will include live performances and activities for all ages. (Courtesy of Burning Cicada)

Burning Cicada returns with art, music at annual festival

By Rachael Swinson and Jonathan Shelby | September 15, 2025

Burning Cicada will host its annual Arts and Music Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road. Event organizer and CEO of Burning Cicada Byron Wise started this event to help those in the DeKalb community. “The...

The walls of the Jack Olson Gallery sit lined with art pieces. The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science showcase was held in the Jack Olson Gallery of the Art Building from April 7 to 17. (Grace Kilbreath | Northern Star)

Art student capstone exhibit features inspiring posters

By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer | April 19, 2025

In a new capstone exhibit, graduating art students seek to highlight the quintessential nature of humanity by making posters that showcase human kindness, potential, creative expression and the idea of making the world a better place.  Held in the...

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