BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Purdue Convocations - Performing Arts - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Purdue Convocations - Performing Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://convocations.purdue.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Purdue Convocations - Performing Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T235959 DTSTAMP:20260825T134448Z CREATED:20260506T145429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T134448Z UID:10000617-1788912000-1788998399@convocations.purdue.edu SUMMARY:Mucca Pazza DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Othello\n\n\n\n\n\nThis merry band of misfits will roam campus\, providing a variety of FREE pop-up performances around Purdue in Indianapolis during Purdue’s Weeks of Welcome! \n\n\n\n\n\nPurdue University in IndianapolisCheck for times and locations closer to the performance date.See details for Purdue in West Lafayette event on September 10 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n FREE EVENT\n FRIENDS PRESALE\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n ABOUT An Introduction to Othello\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLike any marching band\, you’ll hear Mucca Pazza coming before you see them. That’s where the similarities end. Mucca Pazza’s original genre-bending compositions are inspired by everything from surf rock to Stravinsky. Then there are the brightly colored\, mismatched thrift-shop get-ups\, a squad of absurdist cheerleaders\, and implausible instrumentation that includes electric guitars\, accordions\, violins\, and even a cello. A darling of Chicago’s underground music scene since 2004\, Mucca Pazza has performed at Lollapalooza\, Lincoln Center\, the Montreal Jazz Fest\, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series. At Purdue\, this merry band of misfits will roam campus\, providing a variety of free pop-up performances at different spaces. Fusing DIY punk aesthetics\, Balkan brass\, and marching-band maximalism\, Mucca Pazza presents an eminently danceable embrace of the absurd. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollow An Introduction to Othello\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Know Before You Go\n \n \n\n\n\n \n Directions & Parking\n \n\n\n\n\n \n Program\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Generous support from\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConvos is Self-Supporting.Your Ticket Purchases and Generous GiftsPower it All! \n\n\n\n \n Learn More\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Enhance your experience\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUILD YOUR OWN SEASON \n \n \n PICK5 + Save \n\n Did you know that if you buy 5 shows or more (not 5 tickets)\, you save an average of 10% off single-ticket prices? Experience the flexibility of designing your own PICK5 package! \n BUNDLE & SAVE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRING YOUR FRIENDS \n \n \n Group Discounts \n\n If you have 15 or more in your group\, you’ll receive a discount on your tickets as well as bonus tickets for tour organizers\, chaperones or bus drivers. Click here to fill out the group order form. \n BRING YOUR GROUP\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SUPPORT THE ARTS AT PURDUE \n \n \n Friends of Convos \n\n Our Friends of Convocations not only enjoy access to the best seats in the house\, but also special parking opportunities\, exclusive artist events\, Club Convos hospitality\, and more! \n Join Today URL:https://convocations.purdue.edu/event/mucca-pazza-indy-2/ LOCATION:Boiler Park\, Purdue Indianapolis\, 765 W. North Street\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46202\, United States CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://convocations.purdue.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Mucca-Pazza-1920x1080-1.png GEO:39.7757606;-86.1719062 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Boiler Park Purdue Indianapolis 765 W. North Street Indianapolis IN 46202 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=765 W. North Street:geo:-86.1719062,39.7757606 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T235959 DTSTAMP:20260825T134546Z CREATED:20260506T130124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T134546Z UID:10000616-1788998400-1789084799@convocations.purdue.edu SUMMARY:Mucca Pazza DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Othello\n\n\n\n\n\nThis merry band of misfits will roam campus\, providing a variety of FREE pop-up performances around Purdue West Lafayette campus during Purdue’s Weeks of Welcome! \n\n\n\n\n\nPurdue West LafayetteCheck for times and locations closer to the performance date.See details for Purdue in Indianapolis event on September 9 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n FREE EVENT\n FRIENDS PRESALE\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n ABOUT An Introduction to Othello\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLike any marching band\, you’ll hear Mucca Pazza coming before you see them. That’s where the similarities end. Mucca Pazza’s original genre-bending compositions are inspired by everything from surf rock to Stravinsky. Then there are the brightly colored\, mismatched thrift-shop get-ups\, a squad of absurdist cheerleaders\, and implausible instrumentation that includes electric guitars\, accordions\, violins\, and even a cello. A darling of Chicago’s underground music scene since 2004\, Mucca Pazza has performed at Lollapalooza\, Lincoln Center\, the Montreal Jazz Fest\, and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series. At Purdue\, this merry band of misfits will roam campus\, providing a variety of free pop-up performances at different spaces. Fusing DIY punk aesthetics\, Balkan brass\, and marching-band maximalism\, Mucca Pazza presents an eminently danceable embrace of the absurd. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollow An Introduction to Othello\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Know Before You Go\n \n \n\n\n\n \n Directions & Parking\n \n\n\n\n\n \n Program\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Generous support from\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConvos is Self-Supporting.Your Ticket Purchases and Generous GiftsPower it All! \n\n\n\n \n Learn More\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Enhance your experience\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUILD YOUR OWN SEASON \n \n \n PICK5 + Save \n\n Did you know that if you buy 5 shows or more (not 5 tickets)\, you save an average of 10% off single-ticket prices? Experience the flexibility of designing your own PICK5 package! \n BUNDLE & SAVE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRING YOUR FRIENDS \n \n \n Group Discounts \n\n If you have 15 or more in your group\, you’ll receive a discount on your tickets as well as bonus tickets for tour organizers\, chaperones or bus drivers. Click here to fill out the group order form. \n BRING YOUR GROUP\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SUPPORT THE ARTS AT PURDUE \n \n \n Friends of Convos \n\n Our Friends of Convocations not only enjoy access to the best seats in the house\, but also special parking opportunities\, exclusive artist events\, Club Convos hospitality\, and more! \n Join Today URL:https://convocations.purdue.edu/event/mucca-pazza-2/ LOCATION:Purdue Memorial Mall\, West Lafayette\, IN\, 47907\, United States CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://convocations.purdue.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Mucca-Pazza-1920x1080-1.png GEO:40.4401775;-86.9261008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T150000 DTSTAMP:20260601T173602Z CREATED:20260504T144104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T173602Z UID:10000595-1789830000-1789830000@convocations.purdue.edu SUMMARY:31st Annual West Lafayette Global Fest DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Othello\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate global cultures at the 31st Annual West Lafayette Global Fest during Purdue’s Weeks of Welcome! \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n FREE EVENT!\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n ABOUT An Introduction to Othello\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable day filled with vibrant performances\, mouthwatering international cuisine\, and engaging cultural exhibits and activities. Bring your friends and family to immerse yourselves in a tapestry of global heritage right in the heart of West Lafayette. \n\n\n\nBrazilian singer and activist Bia Ferreira spreads messages of feminism\, love\, and social justice across her native Brazil and beyond. Ghanaian musician\, songwriter\, and producer Gyedu-Blay Ambolley will headline this year’s festival with his innovative fusion of high-life\, Afrobeat\, Afropop\, funk\, and jazz. Be prepared to let loose at the main stage dance floor! Additional performances by Black Voices of Inspiration\, Boiler Bhangra\, Okinawa Yuyukai\, and more. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nFeatured Artists\n\n\n\nBia Ferreira\n\n\n\nBia Ferreira is a Brazilian singer\, songwriter\, multi-instrumentalist\, and artivist who has distinguished herself as one of the most powerful voices in the contemporary Latin American music scene. Her art spans music\, activism and politics\, creating sounddiscourses that confront structural racism\, LGBTphobia\, black feminism\, love and community affections through a critical and sensitive aesthetic. Bia defines her work as Contemporary Brazilian Music\, concepts that place her work as a political and social expression of marginalised bodies and that stem from her own experience. Musically\, her work blends elements of soul\, blues\, reggae\, funk\, R&B\, rap\, and references to Brazilian music\, dialoguing with Afro- diasporic traditions and languages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGyedu-Blay Ambolley\n\n\n\nGyedu Blay Ambolley is a musical luminary hailing from Ghana\, West Africa\, with a staggering 29 albums under his belt. Known affectionately as the “Simigwa Do Man\,” Ambolley’s musical journey began in the vibrant port city of Sekondi-Takoradi\, in the Western Region of Ghana. His early fascination with music blossomed into a lifelong passion. From mastering his father’s flute at the tender age of eight\, to honing his guitar skills under the mentorship of “Uncle Bonku”\, Sammy Lartey and Ebo Taylor\, Ambolley’s musical odyssey has been nothing short of extraordinary. This all led to Ambolley becoming a musical life force and exploding on the scene in 1973 with a jazzy highlife sound called ‘SIMIGWA-DO’. His name has become synonymous with Simigwa music and dance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Know Before You Go\n \n \n\n\n\n \n Directions & Parking\n \n\n\n\n\n \n Program\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n PRESENTED BY\n \n \n\n\n\nCity of West Lafayette\, Purdue Convocations\, and the International Center of West Lafayette \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Support froM\n \n \n\n\n\nVisit Lafayette/West Lafayette\, Kettlehut Construction\, John Martinson Honors College\, Flora Roberts Fund\, Bowen Engineering\, Henriott Group\, IU Health\, Purdue Federal Credit Union\, Wessler Engineering \n\n\n\nBE Represented\, Christopher B. Burke Engineering\, O.W. Krohn and Associates \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConvos is Self-Supporting.Your Ticket Purchases and Generous GiftsPower it All! \n\n\n\n \n Learn More\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Dive Deeper\n \n \n\n\n\nAdditional Performances By\n\n\n\nBlack Voices of InspirationBoiler BhangraOkinawa Yuyukaiand more to be announced! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Enhance your experience\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUILD YOUR OWN SEASON \n \n \n PICK5 + Save \n\n Did you know that if you buy 5 shows or more (not 5 tickets)\, you save an average of 10% off single-ticket prices? Experience the flexibility of designing your own PICK5 package! \n BUNDLE & SAVE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRING YOUR FRIENDS \n \n \n Group Discounts \n\n If you have 15 or more in your group\, you’ll receive a discount on your tickets as well as bonus tickets for tour organizers\, chaperones or bus drivers. Click here to fill out the group order form. \n BRING YOUR GROUP\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SUPPORT THE ARTS AT PURDUE \n \n \n Friends of Convos \n\n Our Friends of Convocations not only enjoy access to the best seats in the house\, but also special parking opportunities\, exclusive artist events\, Pre-Show Club\, and more! \n Join Today URL:https://convocations.purdue.edu/event/31st-annual-west-lafayette-global-fest/ LOCATION:Downtown West Lafayette\, 222 N Chauncey Ave\, West Lafayette\, IN\, 47907\, United States CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://convocations.purdue.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Global-Fest-2026-1920x1080-1.png GEO:40.4401775;-86.9261008 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Downtown West Lafayette 222 N Chauncey Ave West Lafayette IN 47907 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=222 N Chauncey Ave:geo:-86.9261008,40.4401775 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T190000 DTSTAMP:20260821T202315Z CREATED:20260821T202023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T202315Z UID:10000618-1790013600-1790017200@convocations.purdue.edu SUMMARY:An Introduction to Othello DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Othello\n\n\n\n\n\n This engaging talk will provide fresh insights and historical context to deepen your appreciation of Othello ahead of the performances in October. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Lecture\n\n\n\n \n FREE RSVP\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformance Tickets\n\n\n\n \n October 14\n October 15\n PICK5+ & Save!\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n ABOUT An Introduction to Othello\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn October 14 and October 15\, UK theatre company The Lord Chamberlain’s Men brings a historically informed production of Shakespeare’s Othello to Purdue. Staying true to the Elizabethan era\, the performance features an all-male cast with period costumes\, music\, and dance. \n\n\n\nAhead of the performances\, enhance your evening with a pre-show conversation exploring one of Shakespeare’s most powerful tragedies. Join Purdue Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts faculty Tülin Ece Tosun as she introduces the world of Othello\, its unforgettable characters\, and the timeless themes of love\, trust\, ambition\, jealousy\, and identity that still resonate with audiences. Whether you are seeing Othello for the first time or revisiting a classic\, this engaging talk will provide fresh insights and historical context to deepen your appreciation of the performance. \n\n\n\nAbout Tulin Tosun\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTülin Ece Tosun is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts and the Assistant Director for Cornerstone\, Indianapolis.  She received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Purdue University in 2018. She specializes in Shakespeare and cross-cultural Mediterranean encounters in early modern travel narratives. Her work has appeared in Interactions (2012) and Academic Communication Textbook (2021). She is one of the authors of Purdue Language and Cultural Exchange Program’s Digital Guidebook for ENGL 110 published by Top Hot (2020). She is currently working on her book project\, Haremization of Desdemona: A Comparative Study of Shakespeare’s Othello in the Ottoman Harem Context. She is the recipient of the 2023 Antonia Syson Cornerstone Teaching Award. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollow Purdue College of Liberal Arts \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Know Before You Go\n \n \n\n\n\n \n Manage Tickets\n \n\n\n\n\n \n Directions & Parking\n \n\n\n\n\n \n Program\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Generous support from\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConvos is Self-Supporting.Your Ticket Purchases and Generous GiftsPower it All! \n\n\n\n \n Learn More\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n Enhance your experience\n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BUILD YOUR OWN SEASON \n \n \n PICK5 + Save \n\n Did you know that if you buy 5 shows or more (not 5 tickets)\, you save an average of 10% off single-ticket prices? Experience the flexibility of designing your own PICK5 package! \n BUNDLE & SAVE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRING YOUR FRIENDS \n \n \n Group Discounts \n\n If you have 15 or more in your group\, you’ll receive a discount on your tickets as well as bonus tickets for tour organizers\, chaperones or bus drivers. Click here to fill out the group order form. \n BRING YOUR GROUP\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SUPPORT THE ARTS AT PURDUE \n \n \n Friends of Convos \n\n Our Friends of Convocations not only enjoy access to the best seats in the house\, but also special parking opportunities\, exclusive artist events\, Club Convos hospitality\, and more! \n Join Today URL:https://convocations.purdue.edu/event/an-introduction-to-othello/ LOCATION:Fowler Hall\, 128 Memorial Mall\, West Lafayette\, IN\, 47907\, United States CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://convocations.purdue.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/TLCM-Othello-2026-at-Rothamsted-Manor-12-Photo-credit-David-Jensen.jpg GEO:40.42508;-86.912651 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fowler Hall 128 Memorial Mall West Lafayette IN 47907 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=128 Memorial Mall:geo:-86.912651,40.42508 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR