The 2014 Chinese New Year (the Year of House) Celebration will be held on Sunday, Feb. 2 in the Harre Union Ballrooms. The doors will open at 5 p.m. with dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy spicy beef, Gongbao chicken, fried rice, vegetable delights, and more. After dinner there will be performances, music, and […]
Valparaiso University Theatre Presents “Arcadia,” Opening April 30 WHO: The Valparaiso University theatre department presents the final main stage production of the 2013-2014 season, “Arcadia” by Tom Stoppard. WHAT: Many believe that Arcadia is Tom Stoppard’s greatest work. Winner of the 1994 Olivier Award and the 1995 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, it has been […]
“An Evening with Natalie Cole” on April 11 caps 30th annual event Multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist Natalie Cole is the featured artist for Valparaiso University’s 30th annual Jazz Fest. The dynamic performance will take place April 11 at 8:30 p.m. in the Athletics–Recreation Center at Valparaiso University. “Natalie Cole’s unique blend of rhythm and […]
The Valparaiso University Symphony Orchestra will perform on May 5 and feature soloists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: J. Lawrie Bloom, clarinet and Weijing Wang, viola. Dennis Friesen-Carper will be conducting the performance. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and non-Valpo students. Admission is free to Valpo students, faculty and staff. For ticket information, visit the […]
The 15th Annual Sousa Tribute Concert will feature the Valparaiso University Chamber Concert Band, Luce Concert Band, and Community/University Concert Band. Jeffrey Scott Doebler will serve as conductor. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and non-Valpo students. Admission is free to Valpo students, faculty and staff. Ticket information can be found here. Saturday, May 4, 1 […]
About the Performance: Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying […]
Performances: February 20 – 22, 8 p.m., Studio Theatre February 23 – 24, 2 p.m., Studio Theatre Tickets: $15 adults / $10 senior citizens and non-Valpo students Free admission for Valpo students, faculty and staff *Mature content. May not be suitable for children. Directed by: R. Andrew White About the Performance: Winner of the 1998 […]
Each spring, a senior enrolled in the directing class is selected to showcase a production on the main stage. This year’s performance is “Buried Child”, directed by Elyse Estes. The setting is a squalid farm home occupied by a family filled with suppressed violence and an unease borne of deep-seated unhappiness. The characters are a ranting […]
Chamber Concert Band with Valpo High School, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Chapel of the Resurrection. […]
Valparaiso University’s Chamber Concert Band and University Chorale will soon begin tours that will take them around the country, providing Valpo alumni, parents, and friends several opportunities to see each prestigious musical ensemble in person. The Chamber Concert Band opens March 2 in the Chapel of the Resurrection. The band will combine with Windiana Concert […]