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April 27, 2016

Support Purdue Convos on #PurdueDayofGiving!

Make your 2016-17 season gift today!

It's here! Join us for a fun-filled day as Purdue celebrates it's third annual Purdue Day of Giving. Your support of Purdue Convocations today will help us earn matching funds that we will put toward education initiatives. Ticket sales only...
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April 22, 2016

Support #PurdueConvos on Day of Giving

Support the arts at Purdue with your #PurdueDayofGiving gift to #PurdueConvos!

On Wednesday, April 27 the Purdue Community will band together for the 3rd annual Purdue Day of Giving. As a participating unit, Convocations has the chance to earn bonus money. Any gifts made on the day help us earn these...
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April 18, 2016

George Shultz – Former U.S. Secretary of State, Labor, and Treasury

George Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State, Labor, and Treasury, will be featured in the Spring 2016 Presidential Lecture Series with Purdue President Mitch Daniels. The president will lead the hourlong discussion with Shultz, which includes an audience question-and-answer session.

George Pratt Shultz has had a distinguished career in government, academia, and business. He is one of just two individuals who have held four different federal cabinet posts; he was a U.S. Marine during World War II, he has taught...
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April 8, 2016

The Making of Once the Musical

Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Once features an ensemble of actors who play their own instruments onstage & tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician.

FROM THE BIG SCREEN TO THE BROADWAY STAGE How the Academy Award-winning indie film sensation was transformed into the 8-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In 2007, the charming, off-beat Irish film Once opened to glowing reviews and quickly developed a...
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April 6, 2016

Fast 4: The Illusionists

Here are 4 magical facts about The Illusionists to get you ready for their death-defying stunts at Elliott Hall of Music on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Here are some magical facts about The Illusionists to get you ready for their performance on April 27. They host "Magic Monday" on Youtube Different members of The Illusionists demonstrate a different trick on Mondays on Youtube with "Magic Monday."...
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April 4, 2016

Fast 4: Once

Here are 4 things you need to know to prepare for a night of Irish music making with “Once” at Elliott Hall of Music on Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Here are 4 things you need to know to get ready for April's performance of Once! The film version had a huge return on investment After spending several years in development with the Irish Film Board, Once was created with...
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March 31, 2016

Fast 4: TEDxPurdueU

Here are 4 fast facts to get you ready to welcome TEDxPurdueU’s engaging speakers on Saturday, April 9 at Loeb Playhouse from 2-9 p.m.

Here are 4 things that you need to know to get you ready for this year's group of TEDxPurdueU speakers! TED Talks have included a wide range of topics Although "TED" is short for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, these aren't...
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March 31, 2016

Fast 4: Les Violons du Roy

Here are 4 fast facts to get you ready for Les Violons du Roy’s performance with Alexandre Tharaud on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. at Loeb Playhouse.

Here are 4 quick facts to get you ready for Les Violons du Roy's performance with Alexandre Tharaud this April! What's in a name? Les Violons du Roy was founded as a volunteer ensemble in 1984 by Bernard Labadie and...
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March 30, 2016

SFJAZZ Collective: Meet the Band

SFJAZZ Collective consists of an all-star, award-winning jazz octet comprising eight of modern jazz’s most dynamic performers-composers. But wait, there’s much more!

An all-star, award-winning jazz octet comprising eight of modern jazz’s most dynamic performers-composers, the SFJAZZ Collective “boasts as much or more collective talent, firepower, and critical acclaim than any other jazz ensemble going” (DownBeat). Launched in 2004 by SFJAZZ, a...
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March 30, 2016

‘The Illusionists’ will perform death-defying stunts at Purdue

“The Illusionists” will showcase the talents of 7 of the most incredible illusionists in stunning acts of grand illusion, levitation, and more.

On the heels of a highly successful multi-city tour and run on Broadway, The Illusionists – Live from Broadway™, the world’s best-selling magic show, will bring sleight of hand and amazement to Purdue’s Elliott Hall of Music on Wednesday, April...
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March 30, 2016

A Classics Professor’s take on ‘Dido and Aeneas’

Purdue University professor Madeleine Henry provides insight about the story of Dido and Aeneas that will be interpreted by the Mark Morris Dance Group.

Madeleine Henry, Professor of Classics and Head of the School of Languages and Cultures, discusses Dido and Aeneas. The Roman poet Vergil (70-19 BCE) brought us the tragic love story of Dido and Aeneas, the queen of African Carthage and the...
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March 29, 2016

Dance, Music, Broadway, and lectures in April at Purdue

April features NYC’s Mark Morris Dance Group, Once the Musical, Canada’s Les Violons du Roy, members of British Parliament, Panic! at the Disco, and more!

Mark Morris Dance Group Dido and Aeneas April 2 / 8PM / Elliott Hall of Music Tickets from $24 Featuring a live chamber orchestra and vocalists conducted by Mark Morris PRE-SHOW DISCUSSION / 7PM / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME) 1103 A...
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