The Persian Spiced Lentil Patti was a vegetarian option for attendees of Ellington’s Big Apple event Oct. 28 at the Holmes Student Center. Other vegetarian meals included the Roasted Squash and Apple Soup, which was topped with roasted pecans. Students...
Carrot bread with apple butter was a table item for customers at the Holmes Student Center’s Ellington’s Big Apple event Oct. 28. The three-course meal had more apple-themed choices, including Apple Braised Chicken, Persian Spiced Lentil Patti and...
Ellington’s played with unexpected combinations of savory vs. sweet and warm vs. cold in its Big Apple event Oct. 28.The apple-themed dishes included a roasted squash and apple soup appetizer, apple-braised chicken main course and apple cheesecake cupcake...
Tis the season for trick-or-treating and jack-o-lanterns, so here are four things to do to keep your haunted spirits lifted.1. Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s free Halloween ConcertWhat better way to start the dawn of Halloween than enjoying some Halloween...
Taylor Swift’s “1989,” which was released Oct. 27, takes a direction toward pop with its strong vocals and nostalgic sound.Although Swift’s early, twang-inspired country albums had some pop, “1989” is absolutely pop for better or worse. The...
Battle of the Bands brought face-melting performances Saturday at the Holmes Student Center, ranging from light, smooth rock to the heaviest of metals.I, the MartianWake up, suburbanites; I, the Martian has landed.The first Chicago-based band of the night...
Andy Evers, The Smoking Revolvers bassist, performs Oct. 25 at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The Smoking Revolvers are a band from Elgin and play a mix of alternative and hard rock with punk influences. The performance was a post-show after...
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” competitor Darius “DJ” Pierce, known as Shangela Laquifa Wadley, performed a Beyoncé medley at the second annual Drag Show.The medley was part of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center’s NIU is Burning Part II: Drag...
In the wake of the success of Marvel’s “The Avengers,” Warner Bros. realized it needed to step up its game and released a list Oct. 15 of 10 DC movies planned for release in by 2020.I’m optimistic these superhero films will be given the love and...
School of Theatre and Dance students are putting a contemporary twist on a revolutionary story in the production “Marat/Sade” 7:30 p.m. today at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St.“Marat/Sade,” written by Peter Weiss, is a play-within-a-play...
Science is reinventing Halloween at the 53rd annual Pumpkin Festival, which kicks off Oct. 22.The five-day festival, themed Pumpkin Inventions, takes place throughout downtown Sycamore and includes food stands, pumpkin displays and a Saturday performance...
English professor Melissa Adams-Campbell is putting the final touches on her first academic book, “New World Courtship: Transatlantic Alternatives to Companionate Marriage.”The book, which will be released in fall 2015, focuses on American fiction...
