The Civitas Chamber Ensemble, which includes members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Valparaiso University in the Duesenberg Recital Hall. The recital will feature Franz Joseph Haydn’s charming and dazzling “Lark” Quartet, an early work by Anton Webern, and the romantic Clarinet Quintet of Johannes Brahms. The members […]
The 32nd annual Valparaiso University World Banquet, sponsored by the Valparaiso International Student Association (VISA) and the Office of International Programs, is on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. in the Harre Union Ballroom. The theme for this year is “Crossroads of Culture.” “Through the World Banquet, VISA students aim to display the crossroads of […]
Valparaiso University will host the 20th annual Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival, taking place March 23-25, 2012. Guest artists for this year’s festival are the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) and Shingo Fujii, one of the leading composers and classical guitarists in Japan. The LAGQ will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 in […]
Valparaiso University’s literary journal, The Cresset, received four “Best of the Christian Press” Awards at an April 28 ceremony in Chicago, including the first-place Award of Excellence in the “Best in Class” category for print journals. Presented by the Associated Church Press at the organization’s annual convention, the awards honor the finest work of religiously […]
Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art presents “The Photography of William D. Richardson” and “Art in Bloom: Arrangements by Kenton Johnson, Hidden Garden Florist.” Both exhibitions are on display until Aug. 5, although the floral arrangements will only be viewable from June 8 through June 20. “The Photography of William D. Richardson” is an exhibition […]
Valparaiso University Graduate School and Continuing Studies is sponsoring Africa Fest on Friday, Sept. 7, with festivities starting at 4 p.m. The event marks the continued progress of Valpo in establishing a Sub-Saharan African Institute on campus. This year the festival will focus on Nigeria, and will celebrate the impact and value of African culture […]
Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art presents “The Art of George Ames Aldrich,” “John Miller Digital Images, Paintings, and Drawings,” “Richard Hunt Sculpture,” and “Southwestern Art: Selected Works.” The exhibits will be on display from Aug. 21 through Nov. 16. “The Art of George Ames Aldrich” was curated by Michael Wright. The exhibition will feature […]
Valparaiso University and the University of Notre Dame will co-sponsor “A Round Table Conference on Brad Gregory’s ‘The Unintended Reformation’ “ on Sept. 15 at the Harre Union Brown & Gold Room on the Valparaiso University campus. The Notre Dame historian’s lively and unconventional work has already roiled scholarly waters and prompted sharp debates about […]
WHO: Kade-Duesenburg German House & Cultural Center WHAT: A film screening of Abschied von gestern (Yesterday Girl). Director Alexander Kluge, the 2003 Georg-Büchner Prize winner, adapted his own story “Anita G.” for the cinema. Anita is a young East German woman who comes to West Germany with hope for a better life. The exhibit celebrates […]
The Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University (CIVU), Chinese Student and Scholar Association (VUCSSA), and the Chinese and Japanese Studies Program (CJS) will sponsor the annual Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on Sept. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the ballrooms of Harre Union. More than 50 students from different majors, schools and age groups will […]