DeKALB | The School of Music will hold its Opera Workshop in the Music Building's Recital Hall at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Oct. 10. This class will focus on the performance aspect of musical theater. It is free and open to the public. "It is a chance for...

Take a look at one of NIU's most notable Huskies, and a few current students who share a similar DeKalb path. Could they be next? Robert Zemeckis The man behind film such as "Back to the Future," "Cast Away," "Forrest Gump" and "Romancing The Stone" studied...

DeKALB | Ron Carter has been the director of NIU's jazz program for more than a decade. Before that, he taught in East St. Louis for 18 years. On top of that, he has logged time as a professional jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist and vocalist. The...

Anything with fabio on the cover By Middle-aged women everywhere It doesn't matter if the "Declaration of Independence" gets re-issued with his flowing locks on the front. The Italian is immediate grounds for dismissal. "The Davinci code" By Dan Brown...

DeKALB | Legendary bluesman Johnny Winter will play Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, Saturday. The guitarist has more than three decades of experience and more than 20 albums to his credit, including his most recent, Grammy-nominated outing, "I'm...

The original full-sized cast of Rodin's "Thinker" sits alone atop a stone pedestal, towering over Paris from a cold and solid stoop. When one stands under "The Thinker," it towers over everything. It is one of the only works in the garden surrounding...

The third time could be a charm for Spitalfield, regarding its upcoming release, "Better Than Knowing Where You Are." The Chicagoland natives will play Friday at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. Singer/guitarist Mark Rose shares his thoughts on...

Grade: B - The Black Keys' latest effort attempts to push the art of sparse song arranging while retaining the duo's Delta blues integrity. "Magic Potion" is more about greasy blues workouts and less about raspy garage rock. The album is a thick miasma...

Grade: A Two years have passed since the Scissors Sisters first snipped out a record. Has the New York group sharpened its edge or dulled in the process of a second album? The attention the Scissor Sisters received in the U.S. was minimal compared to...

Grade: C Justin Timberlake claims he is "bringing sexy back." This begs several questions: Where did it go? Who took it? How long ago? How did JT retrieve it? What will it mean now that it's back? Does it really, at the end of the day, matter? The first...

Grade: A - If John Mayer is anything like his music, he has several personalities. First, he was the one-man, acoustic coffee-house set — minus the political views — on his 1999 debut, "Inside Wants Out." Then he glossed over his sound, becoming a...

Many people may find it hard to take an actor seriously when most of his time is spent pile-driving people in a wrestling ring. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson does a good job playing a hard-nose football coach trying to make a difference in a juvenile hall...