Annual Charity Drag Show on March 28

image of Sharon ShareAlike

The 17th annual Illinois State Pride Charity Drag Show will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in Braden Auditorium in the Bone Student Center.

Fiesta Latina set for April 17

image of people dancing

The Spanish Club is celebrating the end of the year with Fiesta Latina, an event full of Latin music, food and friendship. The event will run from 7 – 11 p.m. Friday, April 17, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. Tickets are available.

Illinois State improv star goes viral in BuzzFeed videos

Keith Habersberger

Keith Habersberger ’08 hasn’t starred in any blockbuster movies or hit TV shows yet. He hasn’t been on Broadway, or in a big TV commercial. Yet the Illinois State alum still gets recognized almost everywhere he goes.

Asian Film Festival begins April 9

Image from The Lunchbox.

In celebration of Asian-American Heritage Month, AsiaConnect will present the 2015 Asian Film Festival from Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12, at the Normal Theater.

Authors of Picking Cotton to headline Science and Technology Week

image of Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson

Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, co-authors of the New York Times best-selling book Picking Cotton, will be the keynote speakers for Illinois State University’s Science and Technology Week, April 6 to 10. Science and Technology Week events are sponsored by the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST).

Talk explores Palestine as a ‘domestic place’

image of the book Three Vassar Girls in the Holyland

The U.S. once viewed Palestine as a domestic place. That will be the focus of the next Geography/Geology/Geohydrology Explorations and Observations (GGGEO) series at 3 p.m. Friday, April 10 with Molly Robey.