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Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology

Ongoing
Evanston
Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology is a traveling exhibition that considers kinship, healing, and restorative interventions as artistic practices and strategies to foster a deeper consciousnes...
Visual ArtsMarch 20241711645200

Looking 101

Ongoing
Evanston
The average museum visitor spends less than 30 seconds looking at a work of art.  It usually takes us far less than that to draw conclusions about what we see; the human brain seems to perform this wo...
Visual ArtsMarch 20241711645200

Inescapable Truths

Starting April 3, 2024
Evanston
This exhibit of artwork by artist Bradley McCallum is an attempt to reclaim the legacy of American freelance war correspondent James Foley and acknowledge the universal concerns of journalists who see...
Visual ArtsApril 20241712120400

The 93rd Annual Waa-Mu Show: TAKEN AWAY, A Musical Trilogy

Starting April 26, 2024
Evanston
The 93rd Annual Waa-Mu show, Taken Away: A Musical Trilogy, is a unique presentation of three original short-form musicals, connected by the theme of loss and the poignant exploration of something bei...
Theatre and DanceApril 20241714177800

Kirstin Valdez Quade Reading: 16th Annual Writers Fest, presented by Northwestern Creative Writing

Starting May 6, 2024
Evanston
Please join us for the 16th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings! This year's featured writers are Stephanie Griest, Kirstin Valdez Quade, and Airea D. Matthews...
Literary ArtsMay 20241715032800

Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't Black

Starting May 15, 2024
Evanston
As a video game designer (well, almost!), Delilah has never had a problem with her untamed imagination. But when her boss suggests that the lead character in her latest video game is unrealistic and u...
Theatre and DanceMay 20241715819400
Mozart

Mozart’s Così fan tutte

Starting May 23, 2024
Evanston
Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor; Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra  With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become...
MusicMay 20241716510600

Imagine That!

Starting June 2, 2024
Evanston
Devised by Ellie Levine, Northwestern Theatre students in Theatre 330, and Total Child pre-school class.  Directed by Ellie Levine Music and Sound Design by Stephan Moore Set & Props by Jillian Gr...
Theatre and DanceJune 20241717344000

Luther Price: NEW UTOPIA and LIGHT FRACTURE

March 28, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Luther Price: NEW UTOPIA and LIGHT FRACTURE WITH VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP CURATOR TARA MERENDA NELSON IN PERSON! RSVP    The handmade 35mm slides “feel like film, but they also feel like paintings, an...
FilmMarch 20241711670400

Seed Time: SILENT RUNNING (1972) on 35mm

March 29, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Seed Time: SILENT RUNNING (1972) on 35mm SILENT RUNNING  (DOUGLAS TRUMBULL, 1972, 89 MINS, 35MM) RSVP    Directed by visual effects master Douglas Trumbull (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF ...
FilmMarch 20241711756800
A portrait of Christopher Guzman

Christopher Guzman, piano

March 29, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
A winner of top prizes in the Walter M. Naumburg Competition, the Seoul International Music Competition, and the Isang Yun Competition, Christopher Guzman has performed throughout Europe, North and So...
MusicMarch 20241711758600
A statue of the composer Bach

Back to Bach: Part I

March 31, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Current and former students from the studio of Bienen associate professor of piano Sylvia Wang perform the first twelve of the Preludes and Fugues from J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. ...
MusicMarch 20241711915200
A statue of the composer Bach

Back to Bach: Part II

March 31, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Current and former students from the studio of Sylvia Wang present Preludes and Fugues 13 through 24 from J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, on two nestled “back to back” pianos. The Bach...
MusicMarch 20241711931400

Inescapable Truths Exhibit Opening Event

April 3, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Please join Northwestern University Libraries, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing and Communications, Knight Lab, and the James W. Foley Foundation in kicking off the opening of ...
Visual ArtsApril 20241712179800

Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023)

April 3, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (2023) MY FAVORITE LOVE STORY (LEE WON-HOI, 2023, 96 MIN, DCP, SOUTH KOREA) Please note early start time of 5:30 PM   RSVP THROUGH ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA    A ...
FilmApril 20241712183400
Portrait of singer Jamie Barton in a leather jacket

Jamie Barton Vocal Master Class

April 3, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series Yasuko Oura, piano “Barton’s mezzo has a juicy bite and a fierce chest register… and is probably still reverberating around the auditorium right now...
MusicApril 20241712188800

Asian Pop-Up Cinema: DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (2022)

April 4, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (2022)  Q&A with director Yutaka Tsunemachi and Columbia College Associate Professor Ron Falzone DRIFTING FLOWERS, FLOWING DAYS (Yutaka Tsunemachi, ...
FilmApril 20241712269800
Headshot of five creative writing graduate students and the Crying in H Mart book cover

One Book One Northwestern "Crying in H Mart" inspired reading

April 5, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston
The MFA in Prose and Poetry and MA in Writing Programs at SPS are pleased to present readings by current creative writing students Amanda Dee, Nicole Schnitzler, Jared Spitz, Sara Verstynen, and Laura...
Literary ArtsApril 20241712358000

Guerrilla Television: FOUR MORE YEARS (1972)

April 5, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Guerrilla Television: FOUR MORE YEARS (1972) WITH VIDEOMAKER TOM WEINBERG AND PROFESSOR HEATHER HENDERSHOT OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM FOUR MO...
FilmApril 20241712361600
A grand piano in front of an empty theater

New Music Student Showcase

April 5, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Bienen students perform contemporary music selections.
MusicApril 20241712363400

Asian Pop-Up Cinema: SHANKAR'S FAIRIES (2021)

April 10, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: SHANKAR'S FAIRIES (2021)  With director Irfana Majumdar and Columbia College Associate Professor Ron Falzone SHANKAR’S FAIRIES (Irfana Majumdar, 2021, 93 MIN, DCP, India) Please n...
FilmApril 20241712788200

Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021)

April 11, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Asian Pop-Up Cinema: THE COFFIN PAINTER (2021) THE COFFIN PAINTER (DA FEI, 2021, 95 MIN, DCP, CHINA) Please note early start time of 5:30 PM   RSVP THROUGH ASIAN POP-UP CINEMA  In his second feature ...
FilmApril 20241712874600
Pianist Maria João Pires

SOLD OUT: Maria João Pires, piano

April 12, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series Winner of the 2023 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance "Sparkle as well as high seriousness" —The Guardian Born in 1944 in...
MusicApril 20241712968200
Guitarist Álvaro Pierri

SOLD OUT: Álvaro Pierri, guitar

April 13, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
This event has sold out. Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Fluent technique, golden tone, and singing musicality” —Vancouver Sun  A leading personality in the world of the guitar, Álvaro Pi...
MusicApril 20241713054600

Art Talks! Looking 101

April 14, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works on view in  Looking 101. The average museum visitor spends less than 30 seconds looking at a work of art.  It usuall...
Visual ArtsApril 20241713121200
Gateways Chamber Players and Phylicia Rashad

Gateways Chamber Players with Tai Murray and Phylicia Rashad

April 15, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Gateways Music Festival In the opening performance of the Gateways Festival’s 2023-24 Chicago residency, the Gateways Chamber Players, featuring violinist Tai Murray and special guest narr...
MusicApril 20241713227400
Black and white photos of Jackie McLean and Thelonious Monk

Jazz Small Ensembles: The Music of Jackie McLean and Thelonious Monk

April 15, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors Saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Jackie McLean began his career playing with numerous jazz luminaries at a young age, recording with Gene Ammons, Charle...
MusicApril 20241713227400
String musicians performing onstage

Northwestern Concerto/Aria Competition

April 16, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
With a reputation for producing some of the world’s finest young instrumentalists and vocalists, the Bienen School of Music showcases top students in the final rounds of this year’s solo competition. 
MusicApril 20241713304800

Suzanne Scanlon Reading

April 17, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Suzanne Scanlon is the author of Committed (Vintage / Anchor Books), a critical memoir about women, reading, and mental illness. Scanlon’s previous books include Promising Young Women (Dorothy, 2012) ...
Literary ArtsApril 20241713391200

Irreclaimable: Desert(ed) Lives and Labor Time in Post-Socialist Central Asia

April 17, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Irreclaimable: Desert(ed) Lives and Labor Time in Post-Socialist Central Asia Followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Zhou Hao RSVP    In the environmental science of arid and semi-arid regions, rec...
FilmApril 20241713398400
Stewart Goodyear

Stewart Goodyear

April 17, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Gateways Music Festival  Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplish...
MusicApril 20241713400200

Gallery Talk: “Crying in H Mart”

April 18, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
One Book One Northwestern (OBON) is a university‐wide reading program that aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Block is proud...
Visual ArtsApril 20241713461400

LA CHIMERA (2023)

April 18, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston
LA CHIMERA (2023) LA CHIMERA (ALICE ROHRWACHER, 2023, 134 MIN, DCP, ITALY) Please note early start time of 6:30 PM RSVP   “LA CHIMERA is a dreamlike descent into a majestically tattered world right be...
FilmApril 20241713483000
An orchestra performing onstage

Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra

April 18, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Benjamin Manis, conductor W. A. Mozart, Overture to Così fan tutte, K. 588 Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 86 Excerpts from Così fan tutte featuring performers from the Northwestern Uni...
MusicApril 20241713486600

THE BLACK STALLION (1979) with Professor Jacob Smith

April 19, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
THE BLACK STALLION (1979)  Introduced by Jacob Smith, Professor, Sound Arts and Industries, Northwestern University THE BLACK STALLION (CARROL BALLARD, 1979, 118 MIN, DCP) RSVP  “...the first hour of ...
FilmApril 20241713571200
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble performing onstage

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

April 19, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Mallory Thompson, conductor The ensemble’s first concert of the spring quarter focuses on inspiration and dedication. A cherished cornerstone of the wind repertoire, the Robert Reynolds transcription ...
MusicApril 20241713573000

Gallery Talk: Looking 101

April 20, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Explore works from the Block collection included in the teaching exhibition Looking 101 with Essi Rönkkö, Block Associate Curator of Collections and Academic Programming. This program offers a look at...
Visual ArtsApril 20241713634200
The Contemporary Music Ensemble performing onstage

Contemporary Music Ensemble

April 20, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, conductors; Cassandra Miller, guest composer Cassandra Miller, O Zomer! (US premiere) Cassandra Miller, Perfect Offering Gérard Grisey, Partiels A new work by Mya Vandegri...
MusicApril 20241713659400
Photos of Joshua Redman and Nat King Cole

Jazz Small Ensembles: The Music of Joshua Redman and Nat “King” Cole

April 22, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Joe Clark and Darius Hampton, conductors A virtuosic saxophonist as well as an excellent composer, Joshua Redman is among the most innovative and influential jazz artists of the present day. A 1991 wi...
MusicApril 20241713832200
A black and white photo of Frank Foster playing the saxophone

Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Frank Foster and The Loud Minority

April 23, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Derrick Gardner, conductor Frank Benjamin Foster III was a skilled tenor and soprano saxophonist, a composer and arranger of the highest caliber, and, later in his career, a successful bandleader. Pri...
MusicApril 20241713918600

The Moore Lecture Series presents Erika L. Sanchez

April 25, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
The Moore Lecture Series aims to attract great writers to pass their knowledge and experience on to students, faculty, and the Northwestern community. This year's Moore lecturer is Erika L. Sanchez. E...
Literary ArtsApril 20241714082400
clarinet and sheet music

Clarinet Showcase

April 26, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
First-year Bienen students present a program of music written and arranged to showcase the distinctive tonal colors of the clarinet. 
MusicApril 20241714177800
bookshelf with books

Graduate Research Conference presented by the Humanities Programs at SPS

April 27, 2024
All day, Evanston
Join us for this year's Graduate Research Conference! We will have a wonderful lineup of students and alums who will present papers on a fascinating range of topics. The event is free and open to the ...
HumanitiesApril 20241714194000

Gallery Talk: "Actions for the Earth"

April 27, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Block gallery talks explore exhibitions by posing multidisciplinary questions and perspectives, led by faculty, staff, students, and community members across Northwestern and beyond. Join graduate stu...
Visual ArtsApril 20241714239000
The Symphony Orchestra and Northwestern choirs performing together onstage

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and Choirs

April 27, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Donald Schleicher and Andrew Megill, conductors; Kylie Buckham and Calista Smith, soprano; Giada Barney, alto; Matthew Sink, tenor; Wesley Diener, baritone; Spencer Greene, bass The Northwestern Unive...
MusicApril 20241714264200

Art Talks! A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography

April 28, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works on view in  A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography. Block Museum Student Associates (BMSAs) are Nort...
Visual ArtsApril 20241714330800
The Symphonic Band performing onstage

Symphonic Band

April 28, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Shawn Vondran, conductor; Gail Williams, horn The Symphonic Band’s first performance of the spring quarter includes Sure-fire, a new concerto by Australian composer Catherine Likhuta, featuring facult...
MusicApril 20241714334400
Pianist Gabriela Montero

SOLD OUT: Gabriela Montero, piano

April 28, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Montero’s playing had everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism i...
MusicApril 20241714350600
Flutist Erin Lesser in performance with her instrument

Erin Lesser, flute

May 2, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Praised for her “spellbindingly beautiful” (Time Out New York) and “fresh and engaging” (New York Times) performances, Erin Lesser has collaborated with composers including Steve Reich, Marcos Balter,...
MusicMay 20241714696200
A piano onstage at Galvin Recital Hall

Thaviu-Isaak Endowed Piano Competition

May 4, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Featuring Northwestern piano students nominated by the Bienen School piano faculty, this annual competition was established by the late violin professor Samuel Thaviu and his wife, Elinor Thaviu, to h...
MusicMay 20241714849200
Percussion musicians playing on many different instruments

Percussion Ensemble

May 4, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
She-e Wu, director An eclectic afternoon of rhythms.
MusicMay 20241714852800
Guitarist An Tran

SOLD OUT: An Tran, guitar

May 4, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series This event has sold out. Hailed by The Boston Globe for his “subtle, graceful virtuosity,” An Tran continues to impress audiences with innate musicality and...
MusicMay 20241714869000
A student playing the violin

Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String Competition

May 5, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Featuring Northwestern string students nominated by the Bienen School string faculty, this annual competition was established by the late violin professor Samuel Thaviu and his wife, Elinor Thaviu. Th...
MusicMay 20241714935600
Brass musicians performing in a semicircle onstage

Evening of Brass

May 7, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Gail Williams, director Music written and arranged for brass ensemble.
MusicMay 20241715128200
Benny Golson playing the saxophone

Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble: Whisper Not—The Music of Benny Golson

May 7, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Darius Hampton, conductor Known for his unique voice as both a saxophonist and composer, Benny Golson rose to prominence in the 1950s playing in the bands of such renowned artists as Lionel Hampton, D...
MusicMay 20241715128200

Extending Care: A Conversation about Conservation and Futurity

May 8, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
The Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts is a collaboration between the Art Institute of Chicago and materials science-related departments at Northwestern University to pursue objects-based and o...
Visual ArtsMay 20241715209200

Film Talks - A Touring Program of Experimental Cinema (Program 2)

May 10, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Evanston
Film Talks - A Touring Program of Experimental Cinema With Book Editors and Program Curators Andrew Vallance and Simon Payne RSVP  Program 1 of Film Talks will be hosted by the Film Studies Center at ...
FilmMay 20241715385600
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel

Three Great Beloved Romantics

May 10, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano The 2023-24 season of Keyboard Conversations comes to a close with captivating music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Grieg. Keyboar...
MusicMay 20241715387400

Art Talks! A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography

May 11, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Meet the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works on view in  A Little Truth: Fact and Fiction in Family Photography.  Block Museum Student Associates (BMSAs) are No...
Visual ArtsMay 20241715448600
An engraving of the composer Bach

Alice Millar Spring Festival Concert: Bach Festival Cantatas

May 11, 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Stephen Alltop, conductor; Alice Millar Chapel Choir and soloists; Baroque Music Ensemble  The Alice Millar Chapel Choir and Baroque Music Ensemble come together in two spectacular cantatas by Johann ...
MusicMay 20241715472000
Guitarists performing in a semicircle onstage

Guitar Ensemble

May 11, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Anne Waller, director Music for guitar soloists, small ensembles, and full ensemble.
MusicMay 20241715473800
A large group of string musicians in performance

Philharmonia

May 12, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Diego Hernandez, graduate conductor; Giang Vo and Jason Gluck, graduate assistant conductors Leroy Anderson, Fiddle-Faddle  Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22  Aaron Copland, “Hoe...
MusicMay 20241715544000
Jazz Small Ensemble

Jazz Small Ensembles: Composition 1503—Student Originals

May 13, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Joe Clark and Darius Hampton, conductors  This program showcases the creativity of Bienen jazz studies students as they perform their new and original works. 
MusicMay 20241715646600
Ensemble Linea

Ensemble Linea

May 14, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Founded in 1998 by pianist and conductor Jean-Philippe Wurtz, Ensemble Linea has garnered international acclaim, performing at music festivals throughout Europe and the US. The ensemble encourages and...
MusicMay 20241715733000
Percussionist

Student Solo Percussion Concert

May 15, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
An evening of solo performances by students from the Bienen percussion studio. 
MusicMay 20241715819400
Ensemble Linea

Ensemble Linea

May 16, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
The ensemble presents new works by Bienen compositions students Yi-Ting Lu, Lisa Atkinson, Jasmine Thomasian, Wan Heo, Serge Wen, and Carlos Bandera. 
MusicMay 20241715905800
Contemporary Music Ensemble

Contemporary Music Ensemble

May 17, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, conductors; Steven Kazuo Takasugi, guest composer  A new work by Casey Weisman  James Tenney, ‘Scend for Scelsi  Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Sideshow 
MusicMay 20241715992200
Harp Ensemble

Bienen Harp Ensemble and Studio Recital

May 19, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Marguerite Lynn Williams, director  An afternoon of solo and ensemble music for harp. 
MusicMay 20241716145200
Concert Band

Concert Band

May 19, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Daniel J. Farris, conductor  Talented students from across the Northwestern campus present a concert of band standards.   
MusicMay 20241716148800
closeup of trombonist at music stand

Trombone Choir

May 19, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Reed Capshaw, director  Music written and arranged for trombones.   
MusicMay 20241716165000
Jazz Small Ensemble

Jazz Small Ensembles: Composition 1503—Student Originals

May 20, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort, conductors  A program featuring new and original compositions and arrangements by students in the Derrick Gardner and Kevin Fort ensembles. 
MusicMay 20241716251400
Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra

Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: A Tribute to Chicago Jazz

May 21, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Derrick Gardner, conductor  The Chicago style of jazz has its origins in the Mississippi Delta and New Orleans “Dixieland” style pioneered by such musicians as King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, and Loui...
MusicMay 20241716337800

Warnock Lecture Series: Rita Lucarelli (University of California, Berkeley): "Doorscapes and Guardians of the Underworld: a comparative visual approach to the imagery of the ancient Egyptian and Etruscan demons"

May 22, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Spring 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History "Doorscapes and Guardians of the Underworld: a comparative visual approach to the imagery of the ancient Egyptian and Etruscan d...
Visual ArtsMay 20241716415200

“Actions for the Earth” Gallery Talk with Climate Crisis + Media Arts

May 23, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Block gallery talks explore exhibitions by posing multidisciplinary questions and perspectives, led by faculty, staff, students, and community members across Northwestern and beyond.    Join Michael M...
Visual ArtsMay 20241716485400
Close-up shots of Yuan-Qing Yu, Kenneth Olsen, Todd Levy, Winston Choi, and Christopher Guzman

Bienen Faculty and Guests

May 26, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Yuan-Qing Yu, violin; Kenneth Olsen, cello; Todd Levy, clarinet; Winston Choi and Christopher Guzman, piano  Bienen faculty members Yuan-Qing Yu, Todd Levy, and Christopher Guzman, together with Yuan-...
MusicMay 20241716750000
Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

May 26, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
Mallory Thompson, conductor  The ensemble’s final concert of the academic year celebrates the career and musical leadership of conductor Mallory Thompson, retiring from her Director of Bands position ...
MusicMay 20241716760800
Northwestern Camerata

Northwestern Camerata: Burn Radiant Love

May 26, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Victoria Marshall, conductor  A recital for treble chorus fiery with love’s passion. Featured composers include Matthew Armstrong, Gwyneth Walker, Christine Donkin, Thomas Morley, and Frank Bridge. 
MusicMay 20241716769800
Symphonic Band

Symphonic Band: Through a Child’s Eyes

May 31, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Shawn Vondran, conductor  The Symphonic Band’s second spring-quarter performance highlights music celebrating the innocence and imagination of children. The program includes Percy Grainger’s joyous Ch...
MusicMay 20241717201800
University Singers

University Singers: In the Green Grasses

May 31, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
A. J. Keller, conductor; Charles Foster, piano  Join University Singers in a delightful celebration of the return of spring, with musical selections focused on renewal and the rewards that the natural...
MusicMay 20241717201800
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and University Chorale

Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble and University Chorale: The Eternal Sun

June 1, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Andrew Megill and A. J. Keller, conductors; Charles Foster, piano  This collaborative concert between two of the Bienen School’s flagship choral ensembles explores humanity’s relationship to the sun w...
MusicJune 20241717272000
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

June 1, 2024
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
Donald Schleicher, conductor  Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90  Aaron Copland, Third Symphony 
MusicJune 20241717288200

Two in a Barrel

June 2, 2024
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Creators/Performers - Sarah Rose Graber & Ruxy Santir Directed by Tim Licata Originally produced by Scissor Kick    Two lively quirky best friends, Riri and Moku, are confined to a barrel sitting ...
Theatre and DanceJune 20241717351200

The Battlefields of Clara Barton, an encore screening

June 9, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
By Suzan Zeder and Jenn Hartmann Luck Directed by Rives Collins The Battlefields of Clara Barton is a modern folk/rock musical about the vibrant life of Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse, a political ac...
Theatre and DanceJune 20241717959600

Memory of Nature: Talk and Campus Landscape Walk

June 15, 2024
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Memory of Nature, a site-specific artwork by the Indonesian artist Arahmaiani will be installed outside the Block’s entrance in April 2024. This garden of native plants and flowers changes each time i...
Visual ArtsJune 20241718472600

The Ballad of Mu Lan, an encore screening

June 29, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
written and directed by Alvin Chan When Mu Lan dresses up as a boy to take her father’s place in the army, she has lots to learn and lots to prove, but her biggest battle might be with her confidence....
Theatre and DanceJune 20241719687600