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 […]
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‘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 […]
Welcome Week
Welcome Week is the second part of Valparaiso University’s orientation program for new students. Get to know each other, get to know campus better, learn about academic and social expectations, and have fun! Welcome Week 2014 begins Saturday, Aug. 23, move-in day for new students living on campus. Events are held throughout the week for […]
Chamber Concert Band with Valpo High School
Chamber Concert Band with Valpo High School, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Chapel of the Resurrection. […]
UPC Spring Concert
The University Programing Council presents the 2013 Spring Concert featuring Outasight, The Ready Set and The Jane Doze. The concert will be held on Friday, April 5 in the Harre Union Ballrooms. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5 for Valpo students (limit two per student) and $15 […]
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. […]
Student research on display at Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship
The hard work and creativity of student research will be on display next week at the annual Celebration of Undergraduate Scholarship, a daylong event on Tuesday, April 24, in the Harre Union Ballrooms. The Celebration is an annual conference that provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to present their research projects, scholarly work, or creative […]