DeKALB | The Egyptian Theatre is more than halfway to its $400,000 goal to install larger, more comfortable seating. The theatre, located at 135 N. Second St., is currently having a fundraiser to help replace all of the original seating in the theatre....
DeKALB | Poet J. Ivy, who is known for his contribution to the Kanye West track, "Never Let Me Down," is going to be involved in the first Poetry Night of this semester from the Campus Activities Board on Friday. "I booked J. Ivy because I know on campus...
DeKALB | Those wishing to learn more about wine have the opportunity beginning this week at the Choice Wine School. Choice Wine and Spirits, 2579 Sycamore Road, will host two six-week courses teaching people about wine. The advanced class begins Tuesday...
DeKALB | Big Sean claims NIU. The G.O.O.D. Music and Def Jam Island recording artist successfully sold out NIU's Convocation Center in five hours. "I waited in line in the cold for four hours," said Ashley Patterson, junior engineering major, who was...
I've spent years of my life watching music everywhere, from clubs to living rooms. In the last few months, however, I've watched the small do-it-yourself (DIY) show space in my town turn into a battleground for "gangs." Not gangs in the traditional sense,...
DeKALB | To generalize, all bands have that one “jack of all trades”: the keyboardist who pulls trumpets, bells and bongos out of his bottomless bag of instruments. Because they’re often the most fun to watch, the quirky multi-instrumental sidekick...
DeKALB | Tapa La Luna, 226 E. Lincoln Highway, will host cooking classes on the last Saturday of each month through April. The series of classes is called Taste of Tapa La Luna. They will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Each class has a different theme from...
DeKALB | It’s the last weekend of February and it’s snowy again. Don’t go home. Here are the things you should be doing in DeKalb this weekend:What: “One Foot In and One Foot Back”Where: Stevens Building Corner TheatreWhen: Friday. Saturday,...
"Moby Dick Rehearsed" was originally written and directed by Orson Welles. Performed for the first time in 1955, this modernist spin on the Melville classic has arrived to the O'Connell theatre at NIU. Director Stanton Davis has fought through blizzards...
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards are this Sunday. The DeKalb Scene staff is used to giving you its take on local entertainment, but here are some of our writers' predictions and hopes for how things go down on Hollywood’s biggest night. CONNOR RICE DeKALB...
"How can a girl with so many lovers be so unlovable?" The protagonist of "One Foot In and One Foot Back" must ask this question of herself in the newest School of Theatre and Dance Third Onion production. The one-act play, written by senior theatre major...
Today's submission is from Stevie Clark, someone who is apparently not a student but stumbled across my challenge and wanted me to review her Facebook statuses. The e-mail itself was capitalized well, but an overabundance of "ur" instead of "your" kind...
