CULTURAL ARTS C A L e N D A R

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ARTARE COLLEGE STUDENTS EROTIC ENOUGH?Wednesday, April 11; 6:30-7:30 pmHelge CenterPresented by Philospher David O’Connor.Sponsored by the Center for Church Voca-tions, The Duesenberg Chair in Christian Ethics, and Christ College.

WORDFEST: NICKOLAS BUTLERThursday, April 19; 7 pmHelge CenterSponsored by the English Department, Cul-tural Arts Committee, Pathways to Purpose, The International Studies Program, and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature.

FACULTY ARTIST RECITALSunday, January 28; 2 pmClaire Happel, Harp. Karisa Antonio, Oboe.Duesenberg Recital Hall

EPIC MOVIE CONCERT *Saturday, February 10; 7:30 pmChapel of the Resurrection

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA *Saturday, February 17; 7:30 pmFeaturing winners of the 2017-18 ConcertoCompetition.Chapel of the Resurrection

FACULTY ARTIST RECITALSunday, February 24; 4 pmAnne Marie Bice, Soprano.Duesenberg Recital Hall

SMALL HIGH SCHOOL BAND FESTIVALSaturday, February 24; 4 pmChapel of the Resurrection

COMMUNITY BAND FESTIVALSaturday, February 24; 7:30 pmValparaiso Community/University BandChapel of the Resurrection

CHORALE *Thursday, March 1; 7:30 pmChapel of the Resurrection

FACULTY ARTIST RECITALWednesday, March 21; 7:30 pmWolfgang Rubsam, Organ.Chapel of the Resurrection

MUSIC

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE-IN-RESIDENCE:CIVITASSunday, March 25; 2 pmDuesenberg Ricital Hall

FACULTY ARTIST RECITALSunday, April 8; 2 pmNicole Lee and Joseph Bognar.Duesenberg Recital Hall

INSTITUTE OF LITURGICAL STUDIES DAVID G TRUEMPER MEMORIAL CONCERT *Tuesday, April 10; 8 pmChapel of the Resurrection

FACULTY ARTIST RECITALSunday, April 15; 2 pmEricka Grodian, Horn. Joseph Bognar, Pia-no. Brandi Icard, Soprano.Duesenberg Recital Hall

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CHOIRSSunday, April 29; 6 pmDuesenberg Recital Hall

ANNUAL SOUSA TRIBUTE CONCERT *Saturday, May 5; 1 pmChapel of the Resurrection

VALPARAISO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRASaturday, May 6; 2 pmChapel of the Resurrection

DANCE ENSEMBLE *Thursday-Friday, February 8-9; 8 pmSaturday-Sunday, February 10-11; 2 pmUniversity Theatre

THEATERFEST: GERMAN-LANGUAGE THEATER COMPETITIONThursday, April 19; 9-1 pmDuesenberg Recital HallHigh School Students of German hosted by Valpo students enrolled in the German Drama Practicum. Sponsored by Kade-Duesenberg House.

THE SPITFIRE GRILL *Fridays, April 20 & 27; 8 pmSaturday-Sunday, April 21-22, 28-29; 2 pmUniversity Theatre

NEW PLAY FESTIVALSaturday, May 5; 2 pmUniversity Theatre

THEATRE

SOUP BOWLS FOR THE HUNGRYFriday, March 23; 4-6 pmArt/Psych Building, Ceramics room 28Michele.Corazzo@valpo.edu

BRAUER MUSEUM EXHIBITS & EVENTSValpo.edu/Brauer-museum-of-art

January 9-April 1

Overwhelming Beauty: Painting, Collage, and Sculpture by Henning Eichinger and Yvonne Kendall

The Wonderful World of Puppetry:Marionettes by Ralph Kipniss

“The World’s Foremost Wood Engraver:”Thomas Bewick Prints from the Collection ofTom Brand

Sunday, January 14; 2 pmOpening ReceptionWednesday, February 7; 7 pmStudent Coffee HourWednesday February 14; 7 pmGallery Talk

April 10-May 13

Valparaiso University Art Student Exhibition

Valparaiso University Art Faculty Exhibition

Wednesday, April 11; 7 pmArt Student Opening Reception and Award CeremonyFriday, April 20; 7 pmArt Faculty Exhibition Opening Reception

May 18-August 5

New Acquisitions (Selections from the Permanent Collection)

Wednesday, July 11; 7 pmGallery Talk

CHRISTOPHER CENTER LOBBY AND EXHIBIT HALLWAYJanuary 10-24: MLK Jr. Display, 2nd floorFebruary 7-21: Darwin Day Display, 2nd floorApril 25-May 23: Irreverent Library Display,2nd floor

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE WORK’S RECEPTIONMonday, April 30; 4:30-5:30 pmCommunity Room

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY ARTIST’SRECEPTIONTuesday, May 1; 4:30-5:30 pmLibrary 2nd Floor Fireplace Lounge

STUDENT CCLIR COLLECTIONS: RECEPTIONTuesday, May 1; 4:30 pmLibrary 2nd Floor Fireplace Lounge

All events subject to change without notice. In order to provide maximum funding to the actual Cultural Arts program, there is very limited printing of this calendar. The calendar is available online at:

Valpo.edu/Union/Programs-And-Events/Cultural-Arts

* Asterick: Ticket requirements or Admission. $15 Adult, $10 Senior/non-Valpo Student, Free to Valpo students, faculty, and staff. Box Office and Events: Call (219)464-5162 or visit valpo.edu/vuca

MLK CELEBRATION valpo.edu/mlkJanuary 10-24*Martin Luther King Jr. Display, Christopher Center2nd floor.Sunday, January 14* MLK Sunday Worship, Rev. James A. Wetzstein preaching, 10 am, Chapel.Monday, January 15* Registration, Meet & Greet; 8 am, Harre Union*Welcome (Charge); 8:30 am, Community Room*Focus Sessions: 9:30-11:45 am, various campus locations* Luncheon; 12:00 pm, Harre Union Ball-rooms* Convocation: Nikole Hannah-Jones; 2:00 pm, Chapel of the Resurrection* Meet and Greet with Nikole Hannah Jones; 4:00 pm, Harre Union* Donor Dinner and Q&A with Nikole Han-nah-Jones($40); 4:30 pm, Harre Union* Poetry Slam; 6:30 pm, Harre Union Cafe

CHAPEL EVENTSChapel of ResurrectionSunday, January 14; 10 amMLK Sunday Worship - Rev. James A Wetz-steinSunday, March 25; 10 amPassion/Palm Sunday WorshipThursday, March 29; 7 pmMaundy Thursday WorshipFriday, March 30; 12 pmGood Friday WorshipSaturday, March 31; 8 pmEaster Vigil WorshipSunday, April 1; 10 amThe Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Sunday WorshipTuesday, April 10; 8 pmDavid Truemper Memorial Concert at the Institute of Liturgical StudiesSunday, April 22; 10 amWangerin Celebration of Excellence in PReaching Series: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture in Bethlahem, preaching.Sunday, April 29; 10 amWangerin Celebration of Excellence in Preaching Series: Rev. Heitor Stahnke, Uni-versidade Luterana de Brasil, preaching.

KAFFEESTUNDEFridays, 4-5 pmJanuary 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 2, 23;April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4Kade-Duesenberg German House, Rm 106A.An opportunity to chat casually in German at any ability level.Sponsored by Kade-Duesenberg German House.

UPC DOCUMENTARY AND ART HOUSE FILM SERIESvalpo.edu/university-program-council/events/moviesNeils Science Center 234Saturday, January 20; 8 pmArthouse Series: “Logan Lucky”Friday, January 26; 8 pmArthouse Series: “Wonder”Friday, February 9; 8 pmArthouse Series: “Marshall”Friday, March 30; 8 pmArthouse Series: “The Disaster Artist”Friday, April 6; 8 pmArthouse Series: “Lady Bird”Thursday, January 18; 8 pmDocumentary: “Night School”Thursday, February 8; 8 pmDocumentary: “Generation Found”Thursday, March 23; 8 pmDocumentary: “The Drew: No Excuse, Just Produce”Thursday, April 19; 8 pmDocumentary: “Woman on Fire”

CAREER CENTER SERVICESWednesday, January 24; 4:30-6:30 pmEtiquette Dinner and Networking ReceptionAlumni Room & Ballrooms, Harre Union ($12)Valpo.edu/career-center/events-calendar/etiquette-dinnerFriday, February 2; 10-2 pmValpo Career & Internship FairHarre Union BallroomsFriday, April 6; 1-3 pmSpeed NetworkingVUCA Lobby

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY PUBLIC OPEN HOUSEFridays, 8:30-9:30 pm; January 26, Feb-ruary 9 & 23, March 23, April 6 & 20, and May 4.Observatory: Includes telescope viewing at the Observatory or a constellation program at the Planetarium in Neils Science Center.Special Public Lectures: We plan to have two public astronomy lectures during the semester.Valpo.edu/physics or call (219)464-5202 after 5 pm.Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

SPECIAL EVENTSTHURSDAY NIGHT NOIR!Free and open to the public

Thursday, January 18; 7 pmMovie “THE GLASS KEY (1942)”Brauer Museum of ArtsThursday, February 15; 7 pmMovie “CRISS CROSS (1949)”Brauer Museum of ArtsThursday, March 15; 7 pmMovie “THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)”Brauer Museum of ArtsThursday, April 19; 7pmMovie “THE LINEUP (1958)”Brauer Museum of Arts

BOOKS AND COFFEEThursdays, 4 pm, Harre Union Ballroom CSponsored by the English Department. Free and open to the public

The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories From My Lifeby John Le Carre; January 18Reviewer Elizabeth Fredericks, Lilly Fellow and Lecturer in Humanities, Christ College.

The Underground Railroadby Colson Whitehead; January 25Reviewer Anna Stewart, Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and adjunct Professorof English.

The Refugeesby Viet Thanh Nyugen; February 1Reviewer John Ruff, Professor of English.

Little Fires Everywhereby Celeste Ng.; February 8Location: Harre Union Brown & Gold roomReviewer Carol Goss, Director of the Lan-guage Resource Center and adjunct Instruc-tor in Foreign Languages and Literature, along with Joseph Goss, Assistant Program Director of the Lilly Fellows Program and adjunct Instructor in the Valpo CORE.

Hunger: a Memoir of My Bodyby Roxanne Gay; February 15Reviewer Ashleigh Elser, Lilly Fellow and Lecturer in Humanities, Christ College.

The Blood in The Water: The Attic Prison Uprising of 1971 and it’s Legacyby Heather Ann Thompson; February 22Reviewer Danielle Lavin-Loucks, Associete Professor of Sociology and Criminology.

Exit West: A Novelby Mohsin Hamid; March 1Reviewer Greg Stinson, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness (IR) and adjunct Instructor in Sociology and Criminology.

LOVE OUT LOUD: VERSES FOR VALEN-TINESTuesday, February 13; 6 pmDuesenberg Recital HallSponsored by the Foreign Languages and Literatures, International Studies Depart-ment, andInterlink.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SYMPOSIUMThursday, February 22; 6:30-7:30 pmMueller Hall RefectorySponsored by Christ College

WORLD BANQUETSaturday, February 24; 6 pmHarre Union BallroomsTickets available at Union Welcome Desk.Sponsored by VISA

BLACK HISTORY MONTH DINNERSunday, February 25; 8 pm Harre Union BallroomsSponsored by the Black Student Organiza-tion

SPRING REGIONAL COLLEGE FAIRWednesday, March 7; 6:30-8:30 pmHarre Union BallroomsSponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Admission

3RD ANNUAL WOMEN’S TEASunday, March 25; 11-4 pmMueller RefractoryFree for VU students and Staff. $5 Commu-nity members. Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Programs and the Harre Union.

AFRICA WEEKSunday-Saturday, April 8-14Weeklong Celebration of African History.Contact: Joseph Frake (219)464-5333Sponsored by the African Student Associ-ation

ISLAMIC AWARENESS WEEKMonday-Friday, April 16-20Come learn about the rich history,cuture, and faith of Islam.Contact: Faisal KuttySponsored by the African StudentAssociation

A HAUTE VOIX (FRENCH OUT LOUD)Thursday, February 12; 5:30-7 pmDuesenberg Recital HallSponsored by Foreign Languagesand Literatures

INTERCULTURAL COLLABORATIONSMonday, February 12; 7-8 pmKade-Duesenberg German House rm106AYvonne Kendall and Henning Eichinger

LECTURES

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY JAZZ FESTI-VALValpo.edu/union/programs/jazz-festHarre Union BallroomsTickets: Harre Union Welcome Desk & valpo.edu/union

Monday, April 2Local Middle & High School Bands. Free.Tuesday, April 3TBA.Wednesday, April 4Local Middle & High School Bands. Free.Thursday, April 5TBA.Friday, April 6The 33rd Annual Concert; Preformers TBA.

DRAG SHOWSunday, April 22; 7 pmHarre Union BallroomsSponsored by Alliance, and the Cultural Arts grant.

DIA DE LA POESIA EN ENSPANOL (SPANISH POETRY DAY)Monday, April 23; 5:30-7:30 pmLibrary Community RoomSponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures and CCLS.

LAW SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTSaturday, May 19; 10 amChapel of the Resurrection

GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENTSaturday, May 19; 2:30 pmChapel of the Resurrection

BACCALAUREATE SERVICESunday, May 20; 10 amChapel of the Resurrection

UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENTSunday, May 20; 1:30 pmChapel of the ResurrectionAthletic Recreation CenterValpo.edu/Commencement

SUMMER ALL ABOUT ART CAMPallaboutartatvu.org jane.lohmeyer@valpo.edu3D Camp: June 11-15, 9-12 pm2D Camp: June 18-22, 9-12 pm2D-3D Camp: June 11-15, 1-4 pmAdv. Camp: June 18-22, 1-4 pmSpecial Needs: June 18-22, 5-6:30 pmFamily Night: June 20Digital Design: June 11-15, 1-4 pmExhibit: June 23, VUCA Lobby, 1-2 pm

FASTNACHT DANCESaturday, February 10; 8:30-11:30 pmVUCA LobbySponsored by Kade-Duesenberg German House.

GOSPEL FESTSunday, February 11; 4-6 pmLocation TBDSponsored by the Black Student Organiza-tion

COMPUTING AND HUMANITY SPEAKERSERIES/PATHWAYS TO PURPOSEWednesday, January 24; 5:30 pmTitle: The Logistics of Change: Roviding a Legal Framework for Meaningful Action.Cristal Clark Brisco, Corporation Counsel St. Mary’s College.Helge Center.Wednesday, February 7; 5:30 pmTitle: Found in Translation: Using Language to Lead and ServeSandra Alboum is the CEO of Alboum Translation Services.Helge CenterWednesday, February 21; 5:30 pmTitle: Digital Games and Emerging Voices:Coding as a Creative PracticeEvva Kraikul is the Executive Director of GLITCH.Helge CenterWednesday, April 25; 5:30 pmTitle: Funding Ideas for Lasting Impact.Steven Lehmann is the Assistant Director at The University of Chicago Innovation Fund.Helge CenterWednesday, May 2; 5:30 pmTitle: Telling Complicated Stories: A Con-versation with NPR’s Kat Chow.Kat Chow is the founding memeber of NPR’s Code Switch.Helge Center

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN BAPTISMThursday, February 15; 8 pmHarre Union BallroomsProfessor Robin Jensen, University of Notre Dame.Sponsored by AIA Valparaiso Society & Valparaiso University’s Cultural ArtsCommittee.

ANTIOCH THE GREAT:AN ELUSIVE METROPOLIS?Wednesday, April 11; 8 pmHarre Union BallroomsProfessor Andrea De Giorgi,Florida State University.Sponsored by ArchaeologicalInstitute of America and AIAValparaiso Society.

WORDFEST: SAVING MY LIFE IN WORDSThursday, April 5; 7 pmDuesenberg Recital Hall, VUCA.Presented by Jacki Lyden, Host of NPR’s The Seams.Sponsored by the English Department, Cultural Arts Committee, Pathways to Purpose, The International Studies Program, and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.