Convos Stories

December 1, 2014

Theme Gift Idea #3: Belle of the Ball

Our theme gift ideas continue with gift #3: Belle of the Ball. Pickup some Beauty and the Beast artwork, a copy of Walt Disney's classic Beauty and the Beast on DVD, a Belle rose necklace, and top it off by spending...

December 1, 2014

Theme Gift Idea #2: Neverland Adventure

Our theme gift ideas continue with gift #2: a Neverland Adventure. Pickup a copy of the bestselling book series Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, wrap up a DVD of Hook with Robin Williams and Dustin...

November 21, 2014

Unique ventures require unique support

Each one of the three performances planned for Three Stories High will be out of the ordinary, and we know that making these types of opportunities available is artistically important. Providing elevated experiences, however, is not a profit-making venture for...

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...
Local school children attend a matinee of Scrap Arts Music

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...
Q&A with Béla Fleck

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

Typically, the Court holds about 80 oral arguments at the State House in Indianapolis each year. Occasionally, it schedules arguments outside the capital to allow the press and public in other areas of the state an opportunity to attend an...

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...
David Dorfman group dancers in mid dance position

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...
Mamma Mia performance image

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...