Illinois Shakespeare Festival honors the death of William Shakespeare

Piece of cake

CAKESPEARE! will be held outside the Center for the Performing Arts on the south end of the Illinois State University Quad at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22. The ISF Touring Company will put on a brief 40-minute performance of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, Romeo & Juliet. In getting ready for the 39th season, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival welcomes theatre

Big Red Marching Machine announces 2016-2017 drum majors

Director of the Big Red Marching Machine and Assistant Director of Bands, Gavin Smith are pleased to introduce the 2016-2017 drum majors: Connor Bowman, Alex Finley, Ariel Furgat, and Sarah Rasmussen. Returning for his fourth year as a member of the Big Red Marching Machine, Bowman is a music education major, who has been both a

Gamma Phi Circus: Around the World, April 15-16

Christopher Ries on trapeze

Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus will host its 2016 Spring Shows in Redbird Arena with performances at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 16.