DeKALB – Anticipation filled the air as thousands of NIU students made their way to the Holmes Student Center on Saturday night to see Waka Flocka Flame take the stage and kick off NIU’s 115th homecoming celebration.
NIU’s Campus Activities Board...
DeKALB – The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is presenting “Clown Princes,” a silent film by Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, accompanied by historic scores played by a live orchestra.
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is dedicated to recreating...
By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
| September 29, 2022
DeKALB – Tails Humane Society is hosting their annual Mutt Strut 5K Run & Walk-A-Thon on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
The event benefits the more than 3,400 animals cared for at Tails Humane Society each year. The race begins and ends at Hopkins...
By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor
| September 29, 2022
DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library will be holding an after-hours concert “Honey on the Rocks” on Saturday with selections from Danny Vapul and Jill Buhagiar’s favorite jazz, pop and potential surprise songs.
Vapul has spent 40 years as a band...
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| September 28, 2022
NIU’s 115th homecoming will introduce over 40 festivities and events to welcome home Huskies in a week of celebration.
The Huskies Homecoming Block Party will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 6 on Second Street and Palmer Court in downtown...
By Tyler Murray, Sports Reporter
| September 28, 2022
The Community School of the Arts at NIU is holding their annual CSA Sinfonia Concerto Competition once again
Auditions will be held in the Recital Hall of the NIU Music Building at 11 a.m. on Nov. 12. One audition winner will receive a $200 cash prize...
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| September 28, 2022
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will be hosting a night of performances dedicated to discussing mental health on Oct.13 at 7 p.m.
Brought to you by the DeKalb chapter of This Is My Brave, an organization that uses storytelling to talk about mental...
If you’re unsure what to do for fun over the weekend, here are some events happening this Saturday in DeKalb.
PERFORMING SOUTHEAST ASIA
This exhibit, created in collaboration with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, looks into the significance...
DeKALB– The DeKalb Public Library is offering free family portraits with a professional photographer. Patrons are offered 15 minute time slots, and will get three to five quality family photos taken. This event will be held on Sunday between 2 p.m....
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| September 26, 2022
DeKALB — The Egyptian Theatre will host a four-night horror movie series at 7 p.m. every Tuesday during the month of October.
A double featurette, “The Mummy’s Hand” and “The Mummy’s Tomb” will kick off the event on Oct. 4. “Psycho”...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| September 23, 2022
The DeKalb Public Library will be hosting a Pumpkin Painting workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 1.
This workshop is available to people of all ages and is free for DeKalb Public Library patrons. All supplies are provided by the Library. To...
By Laqes Davis, Lifestyle Writer
| September 23, 2022
DeKALB — The Egyptian Theatre is hosting an event called the “BOO’ze & Spirits Flashlight Tour” this fall. The theater will share scary stories and reveal secrets about ghosts that roam throughout the building.
According to the event...
