“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 […]
Category: Arts & Culture
Valparaiso University Symphony Orchestra
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
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 […]
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
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 […]
‘How I Learned to Drive’ by Paula Vogel
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 […]
Student Showcase Production: ‘Buried Child’
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
Chamber Concert Band with Valpo High School, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Chapel of the Resurrection. […]
Chorale, Chamber Concert Band to Tour United States
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 […]
Schuette, Wuerffel, Singh named MLK Award recipients
Allison Schuette, Liz Wuerffel, and Moninder “Holly” Singh have been selected as the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Award recipients. The three were honored at Valparaiso University’s 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Monday, Jan. 21, at the Chapel of the Resurrection. As part of Valparaiso University’s annual celebration of the life and work […]
12/2/2012 – TUBACHRISTMAS
Valparaiso University’s third annual TUBACHRISTMAS features Christmas favorites performed using instruments in the tuba family. The performance is free and open to the public. […]