WHO: The Valparaiso International Student Association (VISA) at Valparaiso University presents the 34th annual World Banquet – “Passport to the World” to expose students, faculty, staff, and the community to different cultures. WHAT: The World Banquet offers the opportunity to experience new and different cultures through cuisine and performances representing countries around the world. Tickets are $10 for […]
WHO: The Department of Music at Valparaiso University welcomes the United States Air Force Concert Band and the Singing Sergeants. The United States Air Force Concert Band, a symphonic wind ensemble and one of the finest professional concert bands in the world, presents more than 100 concerts annually and performs a wide variety of compositions […]
Valparaiso University will host the 29th Annual Jazz Festival April 7-12. All events will be held in the ballrooms of the Harre Union. Tickets can be purchased at the Harre Union Welcome Desk. Monday, April 7 & 8, 6 p.m. Local High School Bands. Admission is free. Wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m. Windiana – Special […]
Performance Held May 3 in Chapel of the Resurrection Valparaiso University presents the 16th annual Sousa Tribute Concert, in honor of the legendary composer John Philip Sousa, in the Chapel of the Resurrection on Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. The concert features guest narrator John Philip Sousa IV, great-grandson and last living namesake of […]
Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art continues to grow its permanent collection with major acquisitions from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. These, along with prints, sculptures, paintings and other works from artists from around the world comprise an exciting 2014-2015 season, which kicks off with an opening reception Sept 5. The fall exhibitions run […]
WHO: The Brauer Museum of Art presents color photographs by Pete Doherty and Joanne Markiewicz. Doherty is a former bank marketing executive who launched Doherty Images in 2005. A freelance photographer, he specializes in photographing the Indiana Dunes and the Chicago lakefront. He also provides commercial photography to business clients throughout Northwest Indiana and Chicago. […]
WHO: Mary, Szybist, the 2013 National Book Award Winner for Poetry for her second book, “Incarnadine.” Szybist holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a teaching-writing fellow. “Granted,” her first poetry collection, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the 2004 […]
Display tells the story of Lincoln’s struggle to meet the constitutional challenges of the Civil War “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” a traveling exhibition premieres at the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources at Valparaiso University with an opening reception on Thursday, Nov. 13. The collection examines how President Lincoln used the […]
Valparaiso University’s Christmas Concert returns the first weekend in December with two performances in the Chapel of the Resurrection. Continuing a 90-year tradition, the Valparaiso University Christmas Concert: A Carol Festival features more than 200 student performers in the Chorale, men’s and women’s choirs, Chamber Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra. This year’s program includes selections […]
Valparaiso University’s annual Julefest and TubaChristmas will be held in the Chapel of the Resurrection on Sunday, Dec. 7. Julefest begins at 1 p.m. and features performances by the Valparaiso Community/University Band, made up of approximately 100 musicians from Northwest Indiana. TubaChristmas begins at 3:15 p.m. and features low brass players from throughout the Midwest. […]