Illinois State University’s Assistant Professor of English Joe Amato will be featured during the Department of English’s Annual Creative Writing Faculty Reading at 7 p.m. Friday, November 13, at University Galleries.
Topic: Arts & Entertainment
Final film in Ethnographic Film Series November 16
The final film in the Ethnographic Film Series will be Oak Park Stories at 7 p.m. November 16. The free screenings will be at 7 p.m. in Schroeder Hall, room 138.
School of Theatre and Dance to stage The Trojan Women
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation of Euripides’ tragedy The Trojan Women, opening November 6, in Westhoff Theatre.
Percussion Ensemble to present Fall Concert November 8
Illinois State University’s Percussion Ensemble will present its fall concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, November 8, in the University’s Kemp Recital Hall.
Schneider exhibition at University Galleries
Photographer Carrie Schneider’s exhibition, Nine Trips Around the Sun: Selected Works from 2006-2015, is on display at the University’s University Galleries, located in Uptown Normal.
When Rolling Stone covered David Foster Wallace in the classroom
David Lipsky sat in Stevenson Hall, rapidly scribbling notes. Even though Lipsky had just published a novel, there he was amongst Advanced Creative Writing: Prose students, most of whom were eight to 10 years his junior. Some of the students were scribbling as furiously as he was, writing down choice tips from their professor. “When
College of Education Homecoming tailgate tent, October 24
Education alumni are invited to join the College of Education (COE) at the 2015 Homecoming Tailgate Tent on Saturday, October 24, from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Redbird Tent Zone on the University High School practice fields.
Ghostly Tales under the Stars at Planetarium
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present Ghostly Tales under the Stars at 7:30 p.m. and midnight Friday, October 23, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 24.
Theatre of Ted to celebrate 25th anniversary at Homecoming
The Theatre of Ted 25th Anniversary Celebration will take on Saturday, October 24, during Homecoming Weekend at Illinois State University. Alumni and students reminisce about their days in Theatre of Ted.
U-High to perform Almost Maine
The most preformed play in American high schools, Almost Maine, a comedy by John Cariani, will open in University High School’s Stroud Auditorium will run from October 23 to October 25.