![Entrants of the 2019 Karoshi Con cosplay contest stand on stage together in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center. This weeks DeKalb Day Planner includes the NIU Anime Associations Karoshi Con, which will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday. (Photo courtesy of the NIU Anime Association)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Karoshi-2019-Cosplay_CourtesyAnimeAssociation-900x558.jpg)
Appreciate the arts this Saturday
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| April 4, 2023
![The Stevens Building hosted a grand reopening Oct. 12, but not all of the building’s facilities received the necessary repairs.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/b576b0c77a4b652d64c4ea541a87e572.jpg)
Delight in a play or party this Saturday
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| March 29, 2023
![The Egyptian Theatre is located downtown DeKalb at 135 N. 2nd Street.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/THEATRE-900x600.jpg)
Plan for a drag show and musical performance Saturday
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| March 21, 2023
![The Ellwood Mansion on a sunny March day. The estate is home to guided tours, including an upcoming tour Saturday.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zulfiqar-Ahmed_File-Photo_Ellwood_March-2022-600x900.jpg)
Concerts, plays and a Tudor-style house tour Saturday
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| March 2, 2023
![The DeKalb Public Library sits under a cloudy sky located in downtown DeKalb. Jazz In Progress will visit the library on Oct. 14. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Nyla-Owens_DeKalb-Public-Library-900x600.jpg)
Pirates, a drag show, art games and sports this Saturday
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| February 15, 2023
DeKalb day planner: Feb. 11
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| February 7, 2023
![The entrance to the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dukeEllington_1_24_2023_Reed-900x600.jpg)
DeKalb day planner: Jan. 28
By Sarah Rose, Managing Editor
| January 24, 2023
![The Celebration Chorale will perform a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 317 N. Fourth St. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/first-united-methodist-church-900x600.jpg)
Ring in the holiday cheer this weekend with Ellwood House holiday tours, Christmas concert
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 30, 2022
![NIU Banda and NIU Mariachi will be performing a concert with Sones de México at 7 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at the Music Building.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1157027353-1-900x600.jpg)
Watch an NIU Banda and Mariachi concert, learn tree trimming this Saturday
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 16, 2022
![The Ellwood Mansion is available for individuals to sign up for guided tours.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_3918-600x900.jpg)
DeKalb day planner: Nov. 5
By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor
| November 2, 2022
![Jonamac Orchard will have Big Ds food truck at 11 a.m. and live music from Tutti Loops from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/jo-900x675.jpg)
DeKalb day planner: Oct. 29
By Nyah Nowakowski, News Reporter
| October 26, 2022
![The Jonamac Orchard, 1942 Shabbona Road, Malta, will be having food trucks and live music there this Saturday.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2f58c6a5f5416dea500ebe1c7d405c8d-900x600.jpg)
DeKalb day planner: Oct. 15
By Nyah Nowakowski, News Reporter
| October 12, 2022
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