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Liam Teague to perform a benefit recital for the NIU Steelband Program, “The Magic of the Steelpan,” Nov. 6
Liam Teague’s faculty recital is an all-star affair, and fittingly, a fundraiser for the NIU Steelpan Program. Teague, professor of music, director of steelpan studies and NIU Distinguished Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor, has enlisted the help of friends...
Add your support to the Olmec Heads Experience at NIU
The Olmec Heads Experience: Help Us Create a Monumental Experience for NIU Students! This fall, something monumental arrived at Northern Illinois University: "The Olmec Heads Experience brings 25 monumental, artist-designed sculptures to NIU, transforming our campus...
Theatre and Dance graduate design project chosen for 2027 Prague Quadrennial
A project in the NIU School of Theatre and Dance developed by students in the Master of Fine Arts Design and Technology program, with the mentorship of Professors Sahin Sahinoglu and Alex Gelman has been selected for inclusion in the United States Emerging Exhibit at...
Andrew Kinsey found support for his education in surprising places
Andrew Kinsey graduated from NIU in 2025 with a degree in music education and percussion performance, and he did it debt-free. Kinsey, of Bartlett, Illinois, chose music education because he wants to help others foster a fun and healthy connection to music, in the way...
14th New Music Festival features Pulitzer Prize winning composer Melinda Wagner and flutist Emma Hospelhorn
The NIU New Music Festival celebrates its fourteenth edition with two evenings of music October 26-27. The festival events will take place in the School of Music’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets are available online at...
Tricky Triumphal Arches is the topic of the next Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lecture, Oct. 13
The NIU School of Art and Design’s Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lecture series presents Professor Kimberly Cassibry, art and architectural historian and assistant professor at Wellesley College’s presentation, Tricky Triumphal Arches - A Roman...
A new approach to Emma takes the stage this week at NIU
A fresh look at one of literature's favorite matchmakers, Emma by playwright Kate Hamill opens in the NIU Stevens Building's O'Connell Theatre, Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. Other 7:30 p.m. performances follow on October 17, 22 and 23, with 2 p.m. matinees October...
Theatre and Dance faculty published in book on Creative Practioners as Leaders
Roxanna Conner, director of the NIU Theatre and Dance, and Paul Kassel, former dean of the NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts and professor in the School of Theatre and Dance have authored chapters in the book Creative Practitioners as Leaders: Reflections on...
Jazz combo to perform at Olson Gallery’s “The Risk Worth Taking” exhibition reception, Oct. 15
A jazz combo from the NIU School of Music will perform at the exhibition reception for Kevin Cole's (NIU '84) exhibition in the Jack Olson Gallery, "The Risk Worth Taking." The reception will be held at 6 p.m. in the Olson Gallery, and follows Cole's artist talk,...
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