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Doors open today for the NIU School of Theatre and Dance’s first production of the spring semester.  “Anxious People!” is a play written by Seattle-based Parley Productions member Carol Lee. The play will focus on the cascading stories that testify the relatability of anxiety while traveling through emotions of joy, sorrow and melancholy.  The show...

Cieran Griffin, 37, a serial romance conman, used aliases and fake social media accounts to pass himself off as a barrister, a property developer and a businessman, pretending to live a lavish lifestyle.

Bronson, as almost everyone must know by now, was found curled up next to his father who had a suspected fatal heart attack at their home in Skegness. The toddler had starved to death.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of profiles looking at area senior centers. Besides learning how to paint, students in the Kirtland Senior Center’s watercolor class appreciate the supportive environment that the class provides. “Everybody is wonderful, and we call it a therapy session, because everybody’s so kind to everybody,” said Bonnie […]

The one-man show “Robert Frost: This Verse Business” will be held at the Bennington Theater on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. Emmy-winner (NYPD Blue) and Tony-nominee Gordon Clapp returns for an encore performance as Robert Frost in the play by A.M. Dolan.

The one-man show “Robert Frost: This Verse Business” will be held at the Bennington Theater on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $25. Emmy-winner (NYPD Blue) and Tony-nominee Gordon Clapp returns for an encore performance as Robert Frost in the play by A.M. Dolan.

NIU’s Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony will be performing a brand new composition, “Gale and Zephyr” by composer Shawn E. Okpebholo. The performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov 28 in the School of Music’s Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. According to Okpebholo’s website, he has won a number awards: The Academy of Arts...

A memorial service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Greysteel massacre on Monday night heard that the evil that visited the community could not break its spirit.

The NIU School of Music students will get a chance to perform in at the Epiphany Center For The Arts this month. The performance is the first in a series in which students have the chance to play at a large venue and highlight their skills. The NIU Golden Hour Showcase series opens at 5...

Stewart Udall was an environmental visionary, and his legacy is captured in filmmaker John de Graaf’s documentary “Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty,” which will be shown on Friday, October