| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | World Cinema Festival 2012: Of Gods and MenPresented by Moreau Center for the Arts - Saint Mary's College at Vander Vennet Theatre | St. Mary's College February 24, 2012 Present by The Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership
Of Gods and Men (Des Hommes et des dieux)
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Country: Algeria
Year: 2010
Language: French (English Subtitles)
Description: Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay. | Moreau Center for the Arts - Saint Mary's College | 02/24/12 | Notre Dame |
Adrian Hatfield: King of the ImpossiblePresented by South Bend Museum of Art at South Bend Museum of Art December 17, 2011-February 26, 2012 Reception | Friday, January 6, 2011 | 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Hatfield will speak about his work beginning at 6:15 p.m. followed by an opportunity for questions and answers with visitors.
This solo exhibition in the SBMA Art League Gallery features Adrian Hatfield's multi-media work, which examines the modes of visual communication developed within religion, science, and fine art and the role they play in humanity's attempt to understand itself and its place in the universe. ... | South Bend Museum of Art | 12/17/11- 02/26/12 | South Bend |
Photographs by David Cory and Susan MoorePresented by Artpost at Artpost January 5-February 26, 2012 This January and February, Artpost will be featuring work by two South Bend-based artists, David Cory and Susan Moore. The photography of Susan Moore uses a large format camera to document the landscape of a pastoral subdivision in north central Indiana. David Cory uses a Holga camera to create atmospheric photographs of familiar places in Indiana and Michigan.
Susan Moore's series, Subdivided Views, depicts homes within the subdivision Ranch Acres, where she lives. In these... | Artpost | 01/05/12- 02/26/12 | South Bend |
Opening ReceptionPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art February 26, 2012 Join the Snite Museum of Art for a public reception on Sunday, February 26, 2012 from 2-4 in the afternoon. There will be a lecture by Sophia Meyers, curator of the current exhibit, "Artist in Residence," at 3pm. For a listing of the exhibitions currently on display visit our Arts Everywhere profile or our website, sniteartmuseum.nd.edu! | Snite Museum of Art | 02/26/12 | South Bend |
Crazy For Horses Book ClubPresented by Culver-Union Township Public Library at Culver-Union Township Public Library February 28, 2012 Join Crazy for Horses book discussion group this month as they read Rita Mae Brown’s Full Cry. The group gathers on Wednesday, February 28 at the Culver-Union Township Public Library in the large meeting room at noon. Participants may bring a bag lunch. Margaret Carter will moderate.
Full Cry is a behind-the-scenes story of fox hunting among the Virginia aristocracy, told as much from the fox and hounds’ point of view as from the humans.
During the... | Culver-Union Township Public Library | 02/28/12 | Culver |
Rousseau and Religious LibertyPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art February 28, 2012 Jason Neidleman, professor of political science, University of La Verne (CA) will give a lecture entitled "Rousseau and Religious Liberty" as a part of the lecture and performance series "Rousseau 2012 and DIGNITY: Are We Just Yet?" | Snite Museum of Art | 02/28/12 | South Bend |
| Woodwind Sounds | St. Joseph County Public Library | 02/29/12 | South Bend |
Mark Klett Photography Presentation Presented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art March 1, 2012 On Thursday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m. photographer Mark Klett will present a number of his collaborative photographic projects that address time, place, history, and culture. He will discuss the collaborative nature of his artistic process, including his work with writers and other photographers, and how these collaborations often lead the research into new territories that no one in the collaboration could predict.
Klett’s projects include "Third View,"... | Snite Museum of Art | 03/01/12 | South Bend |
Venitia Sekema's Boomland CD release partyPresented by The Livery at The Livery March 2, 2012 Venitia's style is hard to pin down, a typical performance includes songs that range from a Delta Blues to Uptown Jazz, Down Home Country to the most Modern Folk. Even with so much variety, the audience connects with what she has to say, since deep down she has the heart of a storyteller, and each person can find something in her songs that relates to their own life.
Boomland, her 3rd full length album, released in January 2012, was 5 years in the making, and is by far her most... | The Livery | 03/02/12 | Benton Harbor |
| First Fridays @ 5: Culinary Cool | Lubeznik Center for the Arts | 03/02/12 | Michigan City |
Goshen March First Fridays: Hear. TellPresented by Downtown Goshen, Inc. at Downtown Goshen March 2, 2012 Embrace the literary arts in March. Learn something new this month as storytellers spin tales, authors and writers entertain audiences, and storeowners demonstrate tricks of the trade. | Downtown Goshen, Inc. | 03/02/12 | Goshen |
| First Fridays: Dance, Dance Downtown! | Downtown South Bend | 03/02/12 | South Bend |
Behind the StoryPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art March 6, 2012 Philippe Brault, photojournalist, Paris, France will give a presentation entitled "Behind the Story" as a part of the lecture and performance series "Rousseau 2012 and DIGNITY: Are We Just Yet?" | Snite Museum of Art | 03/06/12 | South Bend |
Fresh - New thinking about what we're eatingPresented by Purple Porch Co-op at IU South Bend, Wiekamp Hall March 6, 2012 Co-sponsored by the IUSB Sustainability and Wellness club. Open to the Public.
With a positive and empowering message, the film "Fresh" is a great way to learn about sustainable agriculture - particularly in an urban setting. Snacks provided by Purple Porch Co-op. Discussion to follow.
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an... | Purple Porch Co-op | 03/06/12 | South Bend |
A Novel Approach: Catch Me If You CanPresented by Culver-Union Township Public Library at Culver-Union Township Public Library March 7, 2012 BOOK/FILM CLUB AT THE CULVER UNION-TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY
Catch Me If You Can
CUTPL's book/film group will meet on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 12:00 Noon in the library's Large Meeting Room located downstairs at the library
THE BOOK: Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale is the amazing true story of Frank as a teenage con artist who poses as an airline pilot, a southern lawyer and pediatrician
THE FILM: Catch Me If You Can: Stars Leonardo Dicaprio as Frank and Tom... | Culver-Union Township Public Library | 03/07/12 | Culver |
DIGNITY: Human Rights and Poverty Presented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art January 15-March 11, 2012 In collaboration with Professor Julia Douthwaite (French and Francophone Studies), "Dignity" features fifty-two, color, large-format digital photographs by five photographers depicting poverty-stricken people living today in Mexico, Egypt, Nigeria, India and Macedonia. The photographers include Guillaume Herbaut, Michaël Zumstein, Jean-François Joly, Philippe Brault, and Johann Rousselot.
The accompanying lecture series organized by Professor Douthwaite... | Snite Museum of Art | 01/15/12- 03/11/12 | South Bend |
A Person's WorthPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art January 15-March 11, 2012 A Person’s Worth, contains nine prints, three drawings and three photographs selected from the collections of the Museum. These 18th-and 19th- century images of peasants and craftsmen are offered as examples of how little the economic status of the general population has changed since Rousseau wrote his 1754 treatise, Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men.
Events are made possible in part by a grant in support for the “Rousseau 2012: On the Road... | Snite Museum of Art | 01/15/12- 03/11/12 | South Bend |
Artist in Residence: Working Drawings by Luigi Gregori (1819-1896)Presented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art January 15-March 11, 2012 Artist-in-Residence: Working Drawings by Luigi Gregori (1819-18967) showcases Gregori’s sketches for the murals in the Basilica and Main Building. As the first exhibition dedicated to his graphic oeuvre, the show explores Gregori’s drawing style, working methods, and techniques. Using his drawings as illustrations, the exhibition presents new research regarding Gregori’s biography and artistic training. The show also considers the contemporary impact of Gregori’s work... | Snite Museum of Art | 01/15/12- 03/11/12 | South Bend |
| Authors and Artists Bazaar | Elkhart County Historical Museum | 03/11/12 | Bristol |
Afternoon Sabbatical: Goshen Meets BroadwayPresented by Goshen College at Sauder Concert Hall March 13, 2012 Featuring some of the best loved Tony Award winners, Sandra Hill, soloist and Community School of the Arts music teacher, will be joined by special guest Doyle Preheim, professor emeritus of music, and local students for an afternoon on Broadway in Sauder Concert Hall. | Goshen College | 03/13/12 | Goshen |
Thematic Student Art ExhibitPresented by Goshen College at Goshen College Good Library Gallery November 28, 2011-March 16, 2012 Second annual exhibit of student art that focuses on an issue related to the values of Goshen College. Student artwork interprets the theme in a wide variety of approaches and media. Sponsored by the Goshen College Art Club and Art Department.
Reception: Sunday, Jan. 8, 3-5 p.m. | Goshen College | 11/28/11- 03/16/12 | Goshen |
Jazz Coffeehouse ConcertPresented by Bethel College at Bethel College Dining Commons March 16, 2012 The Bethel College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo will feature Funky Cha-Cha, A String of Pearls, Milestones and Amazing Grace. Light refreshments available for purchase. | Bethel College | 03/16/12 | Mishawaka |
Cabin Fever Winter Reading ProgramPresented by Culver-Union Township Public Library at Culver-Union Township Public Library January 18-March 18, 2012 Culver-Union Township Public Library is starting a new Winter Reading Program - Cabin Fever. Sign up will ends January 18, 2012. This program will run from January 18, 2012 through March 18, 2012, and prize winners will be announced on March 21, 2012.
Cabin Fever will examine winter themes and activities. We will also focus on the isolation and desolation of winter and ways to beat the feelings of aloneness and depression that winter can bring.
Good news! Prizes for... | Culver-Union Township Public Library | 01/18/12- 03/18/12 | Culver |
Prairie Voices Avg. Event Rating(5.0 Stars): | Rodeheaver Series for the Performing Arts | 03/18/12 | Warsaw |
Vu Tran ReadingPresented by University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program at University of Notre Dame, Hammes Bookstore March 21, 2012 Vu Tran, author of numerous short stories and the novel This Or Any Desert, will be reading from his work on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012, at the Hammes Bookstore on Notre Dame’s campus. The reading begins at 7:30 PM.
Vu Tran’s short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including The Best American Mystery Stories 2009, the 2007 O. Henry Prize Stories, A Best of Fence, The Southern Review, and Harvard Review. He has also received honors from Glimmer... | University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program | 03/21/12 | South Bend |
Destroying Art: Caravaggio and his FollowersPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art March 21, 2012 "Destroying Art: Caravaggio and his Followers" lecture by David Franklin, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, cosponsored by the Art, Art History and Design Department and the Snite Museum of Art. | Snite Museum of Art | 03/21/12 | South Bend |
| WWII Cinema | Elkhart County Historical Museum | 03/22/12 | Bristol |
Exhibit: Juanita Yoder, Fiber ArtPresented by Goshen College at Hershberger Art Gallery March 4-March 25, 2012 Juanita Yoder, B.A. Art, Goshen College and Master of Art, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Il, has worked with fiber-reactive dyes on silk for twelve or more years, along with drawing, watercolor and wearable art. There will be an artist’s reception on Sunday, March 4 from 2-4 p.m. in the Hershberger Art Gallery. She will also present a lecture on Monday, March 5 at 11 a.m. in Goshen College’s Administration Building, room 28. | Goshen College | 03/04/12- 03/25/12 | Goshen |
| Children's Rain Barrel Art Project Gallery | IU South Bend Center for a Sustainable Future | 03/15/12- 03/27/12 | South Bend |
Richard Berengarten ReadingPresented by University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program at University of Notre Dame, Hammes Bookstore March 29, 2012 Richard Berengarten, a British and European poet and former Cambridge Literary Fellow, will be reading from his work on Thursday, March 29th, 2012, at the Hammes Bookstore on Notre Dame’s campus. The reading begins at 7:30 PM.
Richard Berengarten will be touring the USA in Spring 2012, giving readings, seminars and workshops. He was briefly a Visiting Professor at Notre Dame in 1982. He was born in London in 1943 into a family of musicians. He studied English at Cambridge... | University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program | 03/29/12 | South Bend |
Artist of the Month Robyn LoughranPresented by Circa Arts Gallery at Circa Arts Gallery March 2-March 31, 2012 “Thanks to modern technology, there are millions of photographers in our world that cite God’s creation as the inspiration for their work. I add my voice to this ‘joyful noise’ which proclaims the beauty of God’s world through photographs. The viewer is invited to explore light, color, texture, joy and peace in these images.”
-Robyn Loughran | Circa Arts Gallery | 03/02/12- 03/31/12 | South Bend |
A Grand Flourish: Drawings of Architectural Ornament from the Permanent CollectionPresented by Snite Museum of Art at Snite Museum of Art January 15-April 1, 2012 Organized by art history graduate student Elizabeth Peterson, this focus exhibition explores the decorative principles established in Italy by the Renaissance humanist and architect Leon Battista Alberti (1401–72) and their dissemination to France in subsequent centuries. Rarely displayed drawings by Perino del Vaga, Giorgio Vasari, Charles de la Fosse, Charles Percier, Gilles-Marie Oppenord, and Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune among others introduce the integral, if subordinate, role of... | Snite Museum of Art | 01/15/12- 04/01/12 | South Bend |
First Fridays at 5: Poetry Slam Presented by Lubeznik Center for the Arts at Lubeznik Center for the Arts April 6, 2012 Poetry Slam is back by popular demand! Join us for a spirited evening of creative, collaborative and competitive spoken word performance hosted by renowned performance poet and humorist, JW Baz. Refreshments will be available. | Lubeznik Center for the Arts | 04/06/12 | Michigan City |
First Fridays KeyBank Concert Series: Rozen BombsPresented by Downtown South Bend at The Backstage Grill April 6, 2012 Enjoy live Alternative/Indie/Rockabilly music from South Bend-based band, The Rozen Bombs at The Backstage Grill (222 S. Michigan St.) from 5:30-8:30 p.m. as part of the First Fridays KeyBank Concert Series. Free and open to all ages. Venue is smoke-free. | Downtown South Bend | 04/06/12 | South Bend |
Good Friday Andrews University Singers & First Presbyterian Church ConcertPresented by First Presbyterian Church at First Presbyterian Church South Bend April 6, 2012 On Good Friday, First Presbyterian Church of South Bend welcomes the return of the dynamic Andrews University Singers, led by Stephen Zork, as they rejoin the church's expressive Chancel Choir, led by Bradley Krueger, in a powerful Good Friday service. All are welcome to attend this free and open service on April 6, 2012, at 7pm.
During his tenure at AU, Stephen Zork has conducted the Andrews University Singers at three conventions for the American Choral Director's Association, as... | First Presbyterian Church | 04/06/12 | South Bend |
Spring Chamber Orchestra ConcertPresented by Bethel College at Bethel College, Everest-Rohrer Chapel / Fine Arts Center April 10, 2012 Repertoire includes Finlandia, a Symphonic Tone Poem by Jean Sibelius, Invitation to the Dance by Carl Maria von Weber, orchestrated by Hector Berlioz, excerpts from Symphony of Worship by Marilynn Ham, Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 by Antonín Dvo?ák, and Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms. A different type of miniature will be Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49, Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581, and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.... | Bethel College | 04/10/12 | Mishawaka |
N-E-W Trio in ConcertPresented by Fischoff National Chamber Music Association at Snite Museum of Art April 11, 2012 The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association presents a free concert by the N-E-W Trio at the Snite Museum of Art's Annenberg Auditorium, University of Notre Dame, on Wednesday, April 11th at 7:00 p.m.
The N-E-W Trio is a New York City-based classical chamber music ensemble. As recipients of the 2010 Harvard Musical Association’s Arthur Foote Award, the Grand Prizes at the 2008 Fischoff Competition and 2007 Coleman Competition, the N-E-W Trio is one of the leading piano... | Fischoff National Chamber Music Association | 04/11/12 | South Bend |
Education ConcertPresented by Bethel College at Bethel College, Everest-Rohrer Chapel / Fine Arts Center April 12, 2012 This is an educational program demonstrating the use of various percussion and string instruments as well as performances of music in a variety of styles. An interactive question-and-answer time with small prizes will make this event both enjoyable and beneficial for your students. Families with school-aged children are welcome. Admission is free but reservations are required. | Bethel College | 04/12/12 | Mishawaka |
| Spring Jazz & Percussion Night | Bethel College | 04/13/12 | Mishawaka |
23rd Annual Intermediate School ExhibitionPresented by South Bend Heritage Foundation at Colfax Cultural Center March 16-April 13, 2012 Every year at this time the walls of the Colfax Campus Gallery are ablaze with the work of South Bend's 10 Intermediate Schools. This vibrant show underscores the creativity of our school children. The reception on Friday March 23 from 5 - 7 is always well attended by family, friends and teachers. | South Bend Heritage Foundation | 03/16/12- 04/13/12 | South Bend |
Artpost Poetry Marathon 2012Presented by Artpost at Artpost April 13-April 14, 2012 “Come early, leave late, or come late, leave early” at Artpost Gallery’s 3rd Poetry Marathon – a tribute to National Poetry Month in April.
Once again Artpost will be observing National Poetry Month in fantastic style, by hosting an impressive group of poets from the Michiana area who will read poetry for 24 hours. In 2011, over 90 poets performed to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience. You can view videos of some of the readings at... | Artpost | 04/13/12- 04/14/12 | South Bend |
Annual Faculty Organ Recital by John GouwensPresented by Culver Academies at Culver Academies, Memorial Chapel April 15, 2012 Annual recital by John Gouwens on the 59-rank organ in the Memorial Chapel, on the campus of Culver Academies. Free Admission, and reception to follow the program.
The performance will include music by J.S. Bach, Gaston Dethier, and Alexandre Guilmant (his magnificent Sonata No. 8). | Culver Academies | 04/15/12 | Culver |
Docent Training Class - Historic HousesPresented by Center for History at Center for History March 8-April 19, 2012 The Center for History is accepting registrations for those interested in conducting guided tours of the museum’s historic houses. Training classes will take place weekly for seven weeks from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. beginning Thursday, March 8, and continuing through April 19. Pre-registration is required. | Center for History | 03/08/12- 04/19/12 | South Bend |
Notre Dame Symphonic Band and Winds ConcertPresented by University of Notre Dame Department of Music at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center April 22, 2012 The Notre Dame Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Band present their Spring concert in preparation for their upcoming tour. The concert bands tour both domestically and internationally. Recent international tours have included performances in the Sydney Opera House, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and the Beijing Concert Hall. The band has toured throughout the United Stateswith recent performances in Cleveland’s Severance Hall and New York’s Carnegie Hall. | University of Notre Dame Department of Music | 04/22/12 | South Bend |
Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) Documentary: Israel InsidePresented by Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley at Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley April 26, 2012 "Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference" is a new feature-length documentary that explores the positive characteristics of Israeli society from a humanistic, psychological, and emotional perspective. This insightful and uplifting documentary sidesteps the usual conversation of politics, conflict and violence, and tells the story of the Israeli people – whose resilience has propelled Israel to the forefront of world innovation and progress.
| Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley | 04/26/12 | South Bend |
MFA Final Thesis Reading, Class of 2012Presented by University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program at University of Notre Dame, North Dining Hall April 27, 2012 The nine graduating writers from the MFA in Creative Writing program will be reading excerpts from their final theses on Friday, April 27, 2012, in the Gold Room of North Dining Hall on Notre Dame’s campus. The reading begins at 7:00 PM.
Poets Trish Connolly, Carina Finn, Ji yoon Lee, Seth Oelbaum, and Amanda Utzman and prose writers Betsy Cornwell, Bryant Davis, Lindsay Herko, and Edward Trefts will each read for five minutes during this hour-long “marathon”... | University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program | 04/27/12 | Notre Dame |
Alan Hobscheid and Tina HepworthPresented by Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley at Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley March 18-April 27, 2012 This two-person art show held in the Bankoff Gallery will feature artists Alan Hobsheid and Tina Hepworth. The atrium gallery is open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and on Fridays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The special artists’ reception will be held on Sunday, March 18 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Refreshments will be served and both artists will be in attendance.
Alan Hobscheid works as an artist in digital art, photography and painting. Hobscheid's... | Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley | 03/18/12- 04/27/12 | South Bend |
| Musicals | Symphony of the Lakes | 04/28/12 | Winona Lake |
First Carillon Recital for 2012Presented by Culver Academies at Culver Academies, Memorial Chapel April 28, 2012 First recital for 2012 on the 51-bell Gillett & Johnston carillon in the tower of the Memorial Chapel, on the campus of Culver Academies. A tour and demonstration of the instrument will be offered following the recital. | Culver Academies | 04/28/12 | Culver |
TangledPresented by LOGAN Community Resources, Inc. at Battell Community Center April 27-April 28, 2012 LOGAN is presenting a spring production of Tangled, the modern day story of Rapunzel. Open to the public, this wonderful fairy tale will be performed by a talented cast of student actors of all abilities. | LOGAN Community Resources, Inc. | 04/27/12- 04/28/12 | Mishawaka |