As the weather brightens, so does the DeKalb scenery.  The Children’s Hour The NIU School of Theater and Dance will perform “The Children’s Hour,” a play directed by Andrea J. Dymond. The play is described as a serious and adult production...

  DeKALB – Redacted, erased, removed. Sometimes the most powerful words are the words not spoken.  Poetry is at the heart of the human experience. To celebrate the start of National Poetry Month, the DeKalb Public Library is hosting a poetry...

NIU welcomed Chicana singer and poet Angélica Maria Aguilera on Wednesday. Maria hosted a poetry workshop for NIU students and performed several of her poems and her newest single “Que Placer De Ser Mujer.” Maria’s work focuses on telling stories...

Not guilty pleasures drag show From 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. NIU’s Holmes Student Center will host a drag show charity fundraiser that will take place in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and $60 for a table...

As the warmer weather inches closer, moving our study time into the great outdoors proves to be beneficial for our minds and bodies.  Human beings aren’t wired to be indoors 24/7. Take advantage of the spring weather and feel the sun. Going outside...

On Feb. 4, The Egyptian Theatre hosted its sixth annual Jazz at the Egyptian concert. The event included performances by the DeKalb and Sycamore high school jazz ensembles, the Northern Illinois University Jazz Orchestra and Jazz in Progress, a local...

Storytelling is at the heart of the human experience. Angélica Maria Aguilera, a latina musician and writer known for highlighting the power of latina women, will be holding a poetry workshop at NIU. Angélica Maria is known for holding a number of...

Celebrate Women’s History Month with these upcoming events at NIU, presented by the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. March 1-3, 2023: "Women's history is..." photo series Students can have their photo taken and talk about what women’s history...

Escape the chilly weather and watch some performances or take a tour of an 1898 mansion.   Jean-Marc Fessard Guest Clarinet Recital From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at NIU’s music building, Jean-Marc Fessard, Armand Fessard and Minjung Kim will perform...

DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will be holding a Spring Pops Concert. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on March 10 in the Bountel Memorial Concert Hall located in the NIU music building The show will feature compositions from Leonard...