One of the country’s leading chamber of music ensembles will be gracing the NIU campus with their musical presence. The Avalon String Quartet is a Chicago based ensemble that holds a residency at NIU’s School of Music. The Quartet will be performing...

NIU’s community will be treated to the classic Shakespeare play "A Midsummer Night's Dream,” directed at NIU's Black Box Theatre. The play is a comedy and a tale of love, as two young couples fall prey to the whimsy of the fairy court and the weight...

DeKALB – Dance Dimension will be holding its third annual “Tinsel an’ Tutu” event at the start of December.  The event is a fundraiser aimed for financially assisting Dimensions Youth Ballet, whose goal is to provide training for dancers striving...

Students around the country are struggling to read at grade level post-pandemic. National Family Literacy Month began on Nov. 1 with hopes to encourage reading and literacy in all ages, especially the youth. 40% of children in the U.S. are nonreaders,...

Patrick Dempsey is the 35th man crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive for its November 2023 feature. The former “Grey’s Anatomy” star was announced as Sexiest Man live on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Nov. 7, replacing last year’s title-holder...

Nintendo’s newest game from the Super Mario Bros. franchise introduces several unique mechanics and challenges with some goofy additions.  The levels of Super Mario Bros. Wonder are designed with 2D as the main theme but also have 3D free roam when...

Marvel delivers another flashy film led by powerful women with a delightful cast that works well together that is visually stunning. The latest Marvel film , "The Marvels," directed by Nia DaCosta, features an ensemble cast of characters from previous...

  Angelina’s Picks  Reba McEntire - “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia”  Jason Michael Carroll - “Alyssa Lies”  Keith Urban - “Days Go By”  Reba McEntire is a Queen of country music and has a whole playlist...

If you thought this week would be tranquil, you were wrong. On Monday, there will be a new moon in Scorpio. New moons represent beginnings and positivity, and this new moon will be particularly influential as Uranus will oppose it. Uranus is the planet...

“The Holdovers” is essentially “Catcher in the Rye” if Old Spencer really cared about Holden.  When angsty student Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) has to stay at Barton Academy over winter break, the cantankerous teacher Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti)...

DeKALB – Calming beats filled Recital Hall as members of the Thai Music Ensemble gave an opening performance for the Concert of Thai and Lao Music, followed by a thunderous applause from the audience.  Attendees were treated to traditional music...