Convos Stories

November 21, 2014

Three Stories High Theatre Festival: Downtown Lafayette

  This is all your fault. Let me explain. We’re always looking for fascinating artists to bring into our community. Each time we’ve thrown the range of possible experiences even wider, you’ve rushed right in and made it a success....

November 20, 2014

New lineup announced for Chris Potter Underground

The Purdue Jazz Festival’s 25th anniversary will kick off with Chris Potter Underground, which will perform on Friday, January 16 at 8:00 p.m. at Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse.  This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations. Digging into the funk and jazz...

November 13, 2014

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack to visit Purdue

Purdue President Mitch Daniels is pleased to announce that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will make an important visit to Purdue’s West Lafayette campus on Nov. 17 and 18. The public will have the opportunity to hear from Secretary Vilsack on...

November 13, 2014

Preschool-Grade 12 Student Matinee Series begins Monday

Purdue Convocations will kick off its 2014-15 Preschool-Grade 12 Matinee Series on Monday (Nov. 17). The matinees give area schoolchildren the opportunity to attend a performing-arts presentation in a theater and, for many students, serve as an introduction to live...

November 12, 2014

Q&A with Béla Fleck

Béla Fleck has been nominated in more different Grammy® categories than anyone in the awards’ history—country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, spoken word, composition, and arranging. See Béla Fleck live at Purdue University on November 14 with Brooklyn Rider. Q:...

November 3, 2014

State’s highest court traveling to Purdue University for oral argument

The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Tippecanoe County to hear oral argument in an adoption-related case. The oral argument in the case of Kramer v. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort-Wayne-South Bend, Inc. (71A03-1308-CT-301) will be held at...

October 17, 2014

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott’s Encore

Thank you for attending Wednesday's performance by Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott! Here is a list of the pieces performed during the multiple encores: Salut d’Amour, by Edward Elgar (listen) Prelude No. 1 from Three Preludes for Piano, by George Gershwin (listen) The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals, by Camille...

October 14, 2014

From Generation to Generation: David Dorfman Dance

  Come, and Back Again Got junk? Maybe you’re a person who has a garage full of bric-a-brac you’ve kept around just in case you ever have a need for it. Maybe you have a family member who can’t drive...

October 14, 2014

Mamma Mia! brings the music of ABBA to Purdue

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to Elliott Hall of Music October 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm. ABBA: the band behind the music that captured the world On Saturday April...

October 6, 2014

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ performance moved to April 9

Purdue Convocations will present the award-winning Broadway show "Peter and the Starcatcher" at 7 p.m. April 9 at Elliott Hall of Music. This performance was originally scheduled for April 23. All tickets issued for the original date will be honored at the door. Purdue...

September 12, 2014

Neon Trees Concert Postponed

UPCOMING NEON TREES CONCERT AT PURDUE POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS Neon Trees regretfully must postpone some dates of their upcoming fall tour– including a scheduled Nov. 7 show at Purdue University– due to health issues of bassist Branden Campbell, who recently underwent open-heart...

August 18, 2014

New concert announcement: Neon Trees

  NEWS RELEASE August 18, 2014 Neon Trees 'First Things First Tour' will make stop at Purdue in November WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Neon Trees and Fictionist will perform at Elliott Hall of Music at 8 p.m. on Nov. 7....