Author: James Britton

Team members posing in front of the StairWELL installation at Purdue University

StairWELL: Art + Tech + Wellness at Purdue University

StairWELL is a groundbreaking art installation designed and built at Purdue that builds wellness through interactive art and technology. October 16-30, 2023 at Purdue’s Third Street Chill Zone.

Global Fest in downtown West Lafayette

28th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest part of 2023 Purdue Family Weekend

The City of West Lafayette, The International Center of West Lafayette, and Purdue Convocations announce the 28th Annual West Lafayette Global Fest as part of 2023 Purdue Family Weekend

Lakecia Benjamin playing alto saxophone. She will perform during the Purdue Convocations 2023-2024 Season

Purdue Convocations announces its 121st season

Purdue Convocations announces its 121st seasonBroadway, dance, theatre, music, and ideas at PurdueTickets Now Available Purdue Convocations presents its 121st Season with a lineup of innovative projects and performances from around the world. The 2023-2024 Season includes the 28th West...
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, left to right: Honoré Dutrey, trombone; Warren “Baby” Dodds, drums; “King” Joe Oliver, cornet; Louis Armstrong (kneeling in front), slide trumpet; Lil Hardin Armstrong, piano; Bill Johnson, banjo/bass; Johnny Dodds, clarinet. Photo: Hogan Jazz Archive Photography Collection, Tulane University Libraries

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band recording of “Dippermouth Blues” celebrates 100th anniversary

On April 6, 1923, King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, which included 21 year-old Louis Armstrong playing 2nd cornet, recorded "Dippermouth Blues" at Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana. According to Danny Weiss, senior lecturer of Jazz History in Purdue's Department of...
Noah Kahan to perform at Purdue

Noah Kahan to perform at Purdue March 25

Purdue Student Concert Committee and Purdue Convocations will present Noah Kahan at Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music on March 25, 2023. After selling out two dates this year in Indianapolis, the folk-infused pop artist from Vermont will bring his “Stick Season” tour to the West Lafayette campus.

Elliott Hall of Music with Convocations gobo

Friends of Convocations donor benefit changes

We have recently needed to update the benefits offered to the Friends to ensure that we meet IRS deductibility rules, continue to respond to physical landscape changes on campus, and to manage the continued growth of the Friends support for the Convos mission. 

Show Cancelled: Dökk performance by fuse*

Dökk performance by fuse* originally scheduled for February 3, 2022 cancelled due to COVID-19-related complications

Due to COVID-19 related complications, the U.S. tour of Dökk has been cancelled. Ticket purchases will be refunded automatically.

Choir! Choir! Choir! lead audiences in epic sing-alongs

Music group Choir! Choir! Choir! to lead Purdue Homecoming audiences in epic sing-alongs

Purdue Convocations presents Toronto-based singing group Choir! Choir! Choir! to lead three unique Homecoming Week sing-alongs at Slayter Center for the Performing Arts.

Mucca Pazza at the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago’s Mucca Pazza marching to Purdue in September

Marching band tradition meets underground street theatre, mismatched uniforms, & genre-bending original music. Chicago’s Mucca Pazza will perform 6 FREE pop-up shows around campus September 9-10.

Purdue Convocations announces Spring 2021 virtual events

NEWS RELEASE February 8, 2021 Note to Journalists: Publication-quality photos are available at http://www.convocations.org/press Purdue Convocations announces Spring 2021 virtual performances in their Convos At Home series WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Convocations announces its Spring 2021 lineup of virtual...

Let The Journey Take You Away

By Stacey Mickelbart, former President of the Convocations' Friends Advisory Board I admit: until Scott Silven showed up at Purdue Convocations in 2018, I was the last person who’d buy a ticket to see an illusionist. Maybe it’s the journalist...

Friends Friday: Tammy Loew

Welcome to Friends Friday! While we are all trying to “flatten the curve” we wanted to highlight different Friends of Convos. In case you’re not aware, Friends of Convos is an influential group of arts supporters who bring world-class performances...