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  • Convos is back

    Party of the Season

    PMU South Ballroom West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Join us at our special edition of the Party of the Season, in which we’ll unveil our new spring season filled with exciting Broadway musicals, dance, music, theatre, and more.

    $25

  • Show Cancelled: Dökk performance by fuse*

    Canceled Dökk – CANCELLED

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Dökk, a live media performance by fuse* originally scheduled for February 3, 2022, has been cancelled due to COVID-19-related complications.

  • TEDxPurdueU at Purdue Convocations

    TEDxPurdueU

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Modern Renaissance, presented by TEDxPurdueU in a series of 18 minute-long talks, will explore the dynamics of our social, cultural, and political world post-pandemic, and how science, art, history, and social justice will reemerge in its wake

    $11 – $16

  • The Great Gatsby Aquila Theatre Repertory Residency

    The Great Gatsby

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby remains a vivid account of how, in the absence of true equality, pursuing the “American dream” can lead to devastating effects. Known for their powerful immersion in classic texts, Aquila Theatre brings a relevant reimagination of this classic in which Gatsby is a man of color, setting the stage for themes of class, racism and discrimination to play vividly inside the meaning of the American Dream.

    $22 – $30
  • Macbeth Aquila Theatre Repertory Residency

    Macbeth

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Aquila Theatre makes the relevance of political ambition and power-mongering surprisingly fresh with their creative vision of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This electric rendition is keenly aware that a certain sound and fury persists.

    $22 – $30

  • Silkroad Presents: Home Within at Purdue Convocations

    Silkroad presents Home Within

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Home Within by Silkroad melds clarinet, cello, voice, and oud with real-time imagery into an audiovisual meditation on loss, longing and the tragedy of the Syrian conflict—haunted, yet hopeful that those who still seek home will soon discover it.

    $15 – $20

  • TEDxPurdueU - Terrarium

    TEDxPurdueU: Terrarium

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    The 2023 TEDxPurdueU will contain a “Terrarium” of ideas and research that explore technology, entertainment, culture, sustainability, and environmentalism.

    $15 – $20

  • A man wearing a red hat and white jacket stands confidently under an elevated train track in a city, exuding cool energy reminiscent of Grandmaster Flash, with buildings and structures visible in the background.

    Grandmaster Flash

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Grandmaster Flash’s hit, “The Message,” forever changed hip-hop 40-plus years ago when it debuted as the first socially conscious rap track.

    $8

  • TEDxPurdueU - Recurrence

    TEDxPurdueU: Recurrence

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Featuring national, regional and local thought leaders, the 2024 TEDxPurdueU will explore how recurrence influences our lives at a deeper level.

    $8

  • Yo-Yo Ma

    A Conversation With Yo-Yo Ma

    Elliott Hall of Music 712 3rd Street, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    Purdue University President Mung Chiang and the Purdue Presidential Lecture Series present the renowned cellist, recording artist, and humanitarian leader Yo-Yo Ma in a special engagement moderated by PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown.

    $8

  • TEDxPurdueU: Parallax

    TEDxPurdueU: Parallax

    Loeb Playhouse 128 Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, IN, United States

    TEDxPurdueU: Parallax explores dynamic interplay of perspectives, from science & technology to human psychology & societal discourse.

    $8

  • TEDxPurdueU: Odyssey poster with logo

    TEDxPurdueU: Odyssey

    For 2026, TEDxPurdueU invites heroes of all kinds to embark on their own Odyssey—a journey of adventure, challenge, and transformation. From innovation and science to creativity and culture, each odyssey is unique.

    Whether it's a return, a discovery, or something entirely new, TEDxPurdueU offers a platform to explore and share these powerful stories.

    TEDxPurdueU is an independently organized event by Purdue University students.