Valparaiso University’s 21st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will feature the inspirational coach and founder of the Fugees Soccer Team, composed of young refugees from war-torn nations, as part of activities taking place Jan. 14 to 20. Luma Mufleh, whose experiences are told in the national bestselling book “Outcasts United,” will be the keynote […]
Valparaiso University organ students will host a Dec. 7 screening of the classic vampire movie “Nosferatu” as the silent film was originally seen by audiences in the 1920s – to the accompaniment of live organ music. Valpo’s chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present the screening at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of […]
The annual Advent-Christmas Vespers, featuring the Valparaiso University Kantorei, will be held on Friday, Dec. 13 in the Chapel of the Resurrection. There will be two services, the first at 7 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Reserved seating cards are available at the Chapel of the […]
Artist John Himmelfarb will discuss his current exhibition, as well as his working methods and sources of inspiration in creating works of art dealing with the subject of trucks. This event is free and open to the public. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Brauer Museum of Art. Visit valpo.edu/artmuseum for more […]
Valparaiso University’s Department of Music, in conjunction with the Bach Institute at Valparaiso University, presents Bach’s “The Art of Fugue,” featuring Canadian pianist Winston Choi, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Duesenberg Recital Hall at the Center for the Arts. For tickets, directions, and parking information, visit valpo.edu/TheArts or call the box office […]
The Valparaiso University Department of Theatre will be performing Federico Garcia Lorca’s masterpiece “The House of Bernarda Alba.” Although originally written in Spanish and set in Spain, Valpo will modernize the classic using a new adaptation by Emily Mann and setting the action in the present-day, rural Iran. The play opens Nov. 7 in the […]
Nestled among overgrown evergreens and deciduous trees on the south side of campus sits Mueller Hall — home to Christ College, one of the nation’s oldest honors colleges. Since its doors opened in 1970, the brick walls have housed conversations of discourse and discovery. Much like Mueller Hall, every building has a story — a […]
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 […]
“Circle Mirror Transformation,” a journey through the lives of four theatre students and their teacher, will be presented by the Valparaiso University Department of Theatre starting Wednesday, Feb. 22. The production will run through Sunday, Feb. 26. Performances on Feb. 22 through Feb. 24 will be at 8 p.m. and performances on Feb. 25 and […]
Valparaiso University’s inaugural Shakespeare Week, March 17-22, was a campus-wide celebration of the work of William Shakespeare. Featuring Actors From The London Stage, one of the world’s premiere Shakespeare companies, the weeklong event featured lectures and performances across disciplines centered on Shakespeare and the role his work plays in a range of arts and sciences. […]