The Valpo Core

Saturday April 25th, 2009, 7 pm - 11 pm

Valparaiso University, Harre Union Ballrooms B&C

Hosted by Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society, Kappa Phi Chapter

Come enjoy a night of literary fun, experience new works of literature you may not have known about before (or re-experience old favorites), eat a meal with others, and learn a ballroom dance! This will be a night of food, fun, and literary surprises.  We plan to have literary themed tables, toasts, and scenes re-enacted from different literary works. Purchase a ticket for $11 at the Union Info desk, dress in semi-formal attire (formal highly encouraged!), wear a mask, and show up at 7 pm on Sat. April 25th!

This event is open to students, faculty, staff, administration, and the Valparaiso community.  We look forward to seeing you there.  For more information, please feel free to contact Katelyn.Power@valpo.edu or our chapter president, Jenna.Johnson@valpo.edu.

Come at 6 pm for a free ballroom dance lesson!

Free Concert Performance by Black Violin, brought to you by Union Board!

Black Violin is a male duo who play classical violins along with their DJ who mixes some of the most recent and fun music around. Together, they bring a sound that has never been heard before. This is a once in a lifetime experience to see two genres of music collide in the best way.

Tickets are free to all VU Students, Faculty and Staff with Valpo ID and are available at the Welcome Desk of the Harre Union.

The event starts at 9 pm, Thursday April 23 and takes place in the Ballroom.

You do not want to miss out on this upbeat concert!

Wordfest and The Lighter present THE CABARET!

“But what is this thing called cabaret?”

cab~a~ret (kab??r?)

2b. A restaurant or night-club in which entertainment is provided as an accompaniment to a meal; also, the entertainment so provided, a floor-show.

As in, “He spends most of his extra money at pool parlors, Austrian villages and cabaret shows,” or “Those melancholy places, the night clubs and cabarets.”  (Thanks, OED!)

Or better yet, as in, “The Lighter and Wordfest proudly present their third annual Cabaret, at which no money will be collected and no melancholy will be found (or that which is found will be tidily swept up and packaged into art).”

Date: Saturday, April 4th

Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Place: Refectory in Mueller Hall

Fare: Dinner provided free!

Program: a variety of musical, spoken word and visual media acts by students, faculty and staff

Rumors: a banjo in the hands of Prof. Owens, a guitar in those of Prof. Sponberg; the vocal stylings of Prof. Buinicki and Prof Childress; Nancy Drew’s alter ego channeled by Prof. Schuette-Hoffman; and more, oh, so much more…

The V.U. student chapter of the American Guild of Organists is sponsoring a hymnsing on Monday evening, February 9th from 7:30pm - 8:30pm in the upstairs gallery of the chapel (around the organ console). It is a part of the A.G.O.’s official “International Year of the Organ” celebration, and the theme we have chosen for our hymnsing is “Hymns Through History.” Come to enjoy singing many hymn favorites as well as hearing mini lectures before each hymn that will help us understand the hymn’s historical and musical context and significance. A program sure to enrich your appreciation for this dearly-loved musical tradition!

As part of Wordfest’s participation in the 150th anniversary of VU, we’re tooting our own horns and showcasing talent from within the faculty and staff.  Come out…

to the Brauer Museum
on Tues, Jan 27th
at 7 p.m.

and find out what John Ruff, Ed Byrne, Kathleen Mullen, Catherine Tufariello, and Allison Schuette-Hoffman have been up to when they’re not in their classrooms or behind their desks.

Refreshments will be served and the event is 5th hour approved.

The Accabellas will be warming the place up, so come early to catch their music and browse the art work.

Festival of Voices will be Sunday, November 9th at 2:00 p.m. in the Union Great Hall. Tickets are $2.00 and will be available at the door. Performances will include Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts Concert Choir, Susan May, Northwest Indiana Youth Chorus, Valparaiso University’s Acabellas, and Ballet Folklorico de East Chicago.

Festival of Voices is a benefit for Hilltop Childcare Center. Hilltop provides a quality childcare program for lower-income families. Currently, Hilltop has about seventy children enrolled, ranging from six weeks to five years old. Roughly sixty percent of the children at Hilltop receive financial assistance.

In-kind donations will also be accepted at the concert. Hilltop Childcare Center’s wish-list includes arts and crafts supplies, breakfast foods, snacks, hand soap, children’s books, and pre-school learning materials. Donations will also be accepted at Hilltop Childcare Center’s location on 460 S. College Ave. Visit http://www.hilltophouse.org for more information about Hilltop, its full wish-list, and volunteer opportunities.

Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m., there will be a Celebration of
International Cultures in the Community Room at the Christopher Center.
The cultures of our international students will be presented in music
and dance and international study opportunities showcased.  Refreshments
representing various cultures will be served.

Friday, Oct. 10
–Talk: Nick Skytland: A NASA Adventure, 4:30 pm, Neils Science Center 234
–Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest, 8 pm, VUCA

(http://www.valpo.edu/theatre/current/earnest.php)

Saturday, Oct. 11
–Lecture: Math and Valpo History, 9:30 am, Gellersen
–Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest, 2 pm, VUCA
–Concert: Symphony Orchestra with violinist Mark O’Connor, 8 pm, Chapel

Sunday, Oct. 12
–Concert: Chorale and Bach Institute, 3 pm, Chapel
–Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest, 7 pm, VUCA

Further info: http://www.valpo.edu/alumni/homecoming/activities/

A celebration of Latin music and dance led by Professor Nelly Zamora-Breckenridge.

When: Wednesday, September 3, at 7 pm

Where: Union Great Hall

This event is part of “Focus on Latin America,” a year-long series of events at Valparaiso University which focus on the history, culture and current events of Latin America.

Sponsors: Dept. of Foreign Languages & Literatures, IECA (Program on International Economics & Cultural Affairs), Dept. of History, Brauer Museum of Art, Office of Multicultural Programs, LIVE (Latinos in Valparaiso for Excellence), Union Board, Cultural Arts Committee

More info: http://www.valpo.edu/foreignlang/FOLA/

FREE SHOW!!!!

VUCAB Proudly Brings you the
ROCK, HOP, & ROLL Tour

Featuring:
Attaboy
Heath Mcnease
and
Hello Kelly

Thursday, April 24th, 7-9 pm in the Union Great Hall