The Jazz Ensemble’s show today will feature director Ron Carter’s last fall performance at NIU.The Jazz Ensemble plays 8 p.m. today at the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. Carter has directed the Jazz Ensemble for 20 years. Carter...
Opera and DeKalb rarely go hand-in-hand — except for this weekend.The Opera Theatre will perform 8 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Music Building’s Recital Hall.The 45-minute performance features nine scenes from multiple operas, including “La...
DeKalb | The sun will come out today as Stage Coach Players perform the hit Broadway musical, “Annie.”The local actors perform 7:30 p.m. today at the Stage Coach Players Theater, 126 S. Fifth St.“Annie” is set in the 1930s and follows the story...
The School of Theatre and Dance puts a new spin on its annual production of “Children of the Corn.”The Halloween comedy and horror skits runs 10 p.m. today to Saturday in the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. The 45-minute show is written...
The Pumpkin Festival parade returned for its 52nd annual year as the heart of the festival Sunday in Sycamore.The two-hour parade included local fire engines and ambulances, marching bands and community floats. Crowds of people arrived as early as 8 a.m....
Students of Ellington’s restaurant serve a variety of meals this week, including autumn spice and la via Italiana.The student-run restaurant, located in the Holmes Student Center, is open for business 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays until Dec....
After a life-changing recovery from shots to her head and neck, 16-year-old Pakistani Malala Yousafzai shared her story of advocating for peace and education in her new book, “I am Malala.”The memoir explains the events that led up to and followed...
The Convocation Center will have only two big performances this semester: Sheryl Crow with Gary Allan and Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles.According to the Convocation Center events archive, from 2003 to 2011 there were at least three to five large performances...
A dark comedic plot launches the first of seven mainstage performances today.The School of Theatre and Dance will perform “The Emigrants” today in the Holmes Student Center’s Diversions Lounge. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through...
The Stevens Building is taking it from the top.After 54 years of theatrical performances, tradition and memories, the Stevens Building will see construction that is scheduled to begin in January 2014. The building has been home to the School of Theatre...
Living in a residence hall or small apartment should not limit your ability to accessorize and decorate. After all, your home reflects part of you identity.If you’re struggling to come up with ideas on how to accessorize or decorate your limited space,...
High school students from around the state invested a week at NIU to learn new acting skills.Theater students and alumni from NIU shared their knowledge with a younger generation at the Summer in the Arts program.The 95 high school performers rehearsed...
