Arts, Theatre, & Music
Harre Union, Chapel View Lounge
Friday hours: 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday hours: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Duesenberg Welcome Center Exhibits
View the Valparaiso University Historical Exhibits
Friday, September 27: from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 28: 9 a.m. – noon
Sunday, September 29: noon – 2 p.m.
Brauer Museum of Art
Center for the Arts
Friday hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday hours, noon-5 p.m.
Brauer Museum of Art exhibitions over Homecoming Weekend:
Social Justice Revisited: Remembering • Reliving • Resisting
Paintings by Betty LaDuke
Mark Fletcher: Winking Turtle, Whispering Tree
This exhibition, curated by Seojeong Shin, highlights recent ceramics and works on paper that the artist has created.
Su Kwak: The Cosmic Light Series
Su Kwak returns to the Brauer Museum with an exhibition of abstract acrylic paintings that treat light as a spiritual, inspirational force.
Selections from the Permanent Collection
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019
2019 Alumni Award Recipients Panel Discussion
Sponsored by the Institute for Leadership and Service followed by networking and light refreshments
Center for the Arts, Duesenberg Recital Hall & Center for the Arts Lobby
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Fall Theatre
The Department of Theatre presents its first production of the season.
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
Directed by R. Andrew White
Center for the Arts, University Theatre
Tickets are required and are available at valpo.edu/vuca.
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019
8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia singing the National Anthem
Brown Field
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
12:15 p.m.
Fall Theatre
The theatre department presents its first production of the season.
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
Directed by R. Andrew White
Center for the Arts, University Theatre
Tickets are required and are available at valpo.edu/vuca.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
2 p.m.
Homecoming Choral Concert
The internationally acclaimed Valparaiso University Chorale, joined by the Women’s Choir and Men’s Ensemble, will present a festive program of choral music, conducted by Christopher M. Cock and Maura Janton Cock.
Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and non-Valpo students, Valpo students, faculty, staff. Children under 12 are free.
Chapel of the Resurrection
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
4–5:30 p.m.
Homecoming Orchestra Concert
Please join guest conductor Spencer Martin and the Valparaiso University Symphony Orchestra in an exciting evening concert. Concert details will be posted on the Homecoming website.
Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and non-Valpo students, Valpo students, faculty, staff. Children under 12 are free.
Chapel of the Resurrection
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
8–9:30 p.m.
Shakespeare under the Stars
Join Alpha Psi Omega under the Merlin Tree for Shakespeare Under the Stars! The event is open to all alumni, students, and faculty. ALL are encouraged to participate! There will be performances, recitations, readings, and even some Shakespearean improvisation, all in honor of the Bard.
Snacks and warm beverages will be provided.
The rain location will be in the Helge Center (right next to Merlin).
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019
Chapel Processional begins with pre-service music
Proceed down the Chapel center aisle with the pre-service music. The Brown and Gold Society, then the 50th, the 20th, and Chi Sigma Xi alumni will process.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019
9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service/Alumni Association Award Recognition
Chapel of the Resurrection
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019
10 a.m.
Fall Theatre
The theatre department presents its first production of the season.
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
Directed by R. Andrew White
Center for the Arts, University Theatre
Tickets are required and are available at valpo.edu/vuca.
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019
2 p.m.
For information on Valparaiso University Homecoming Hotel blocks, go to valpo.edu/homecoming/reserved-hotel-blocks/ or call 219.464.5142