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Hamdia Traoré (Malian, born 1992), Yelpha Djiété, Marabout et Maître Coranique. Il est Imam de la Grande Mosquée de Djenné-Konofia (Yelpha Djiété, Marabout and Qur’anic Teacher. He is Imam of the Great Mosque of Jenne-Konofia), from the series Des marabou

Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné” and Muslim Portraiture in Mali

Starting June 6, 2026
Evanston
The storied city of Djenné, a center of Islamic learning, study, and scholarship since the twelfth century, is the hometown of Bamako-based photographer Hamdia Traoré (b. 1992, Mali). The thirty portr...
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Teresa Montoya (Diné, born 1984), Tó Łisto #3 (Yellow Water #3), from the series Tó Łisto (Yellow Water), 2016, printed 2024. Inkjet print. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Block Board of Advisors Endowment Fund purchase, 2024.

Teresa Montoya’s Tó Łitso (Yellow Water): Ten Years after the Gold King Mine Spill

Starting June 6, 2026
Evanston
On August 5, 2015, the rupture of the abandoned Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, released more than three million gallons of toxic wastewater into the Animas River, turning its waters a shocki...
Visual ArtsJune 20261780765200

Summer Cinema

Starting July 9, 2026
Evanston
Summer Cinema is Northwestern University’s summer movie series sponsored by the Office of Summer Sessions and Norris University Center.  Films will be screened at dusk (around 7:30-8:00pm) at Kahn Pav...
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Lunch on the Lake 2026

Starting August 5, 2026
Evanston
Join us at Norris and relax to the music and lake breezes on Cohen Lawn. Bring your own lunch or purchase on-site in Norris’ ground floor food courts or a special Lunch on the Lake offering in Luna's ...
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Sunset Sounds: Live on the Lakefill

Starting August 13, 2026
Evanston
Join us at Norris on Kahn Pavilion for groovy sunset sounds. Event runs from 7:30 - 9:00pm, with live performances beginning at 8pm. BYO lawn chair and blanket encouraged! Refreshments and food will b...
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Combined Choirs

June 6, 2026
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Andrew Megill and A. J. Keller, conductors; Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, University Chorale, University Singers, and Northwestern Camerata The combined Bienen choral ensembles present one...
MusicJune 20261780792200
Yellow background with scattered film stills and the text "Bodies of Work/Bodies of Time"

Bodies of Work: Documentary Media MFA Showcase (Night One)

June 10, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Please note there will be a reception at 6 PM open to all attendees.    NIGHT ONE Bodies of Work presents eight short films made by the Northwestern Documentary Media MFA cohort. Each film, created ov...
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Yellow background with scattered film stills and the text "Bodies of Work/Bodies of Time"

Bodies of Time: Documentary Media MFA Thesis Showcase (Night Two)

June 11, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
 Please note there will be a reception at 6 PM open to all attendees.  NIGHT TWO: Bodies of Time Bodies of Time is the 2026 Northwestern Documentary Media MFA Thesis showcase. These films consider wa...
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