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“Entertainment with showmanship, razzmatazz, and spectacular puppets.” – Behind the Arras Using stunning puppetry, Dinosaur World Live brings a host of remarkably lifelike prehistoric creatures roaring to life on the stage. The impressive creatures presented by Dinosaur World Live include Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus. A special meet-and-greet after the show will offer brave explorers the chance to make new dinosaur friends up close. Kids and grown-ups alike won’t want to miss this entertaining and mind-expanding Jurassic adventure,…

Charles Jacobs is a professor of public law, judicial process, and American politics at St. Norbert College. He has written and presented on a wide range of topics and served as a consultant for the Strategic Research Institute at the college. Jacobs has received several awards since joining the St. Norbert College community in 2007, including the Founder’s Award, the Leonard Ledvina Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Norbertine Leadership and Service Awards’ Educator of the Year. As part…

“Serious music by seriously talented musicians in a show that doesn’t take itself seriously at all.” – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Fourth Wall puts a vaudevillian twist on classical chamber music with their one-of-a-kind variety show, Fruit Flies Like a Banana. The audience chooses the order of over 20 pieces specially chosen for this fast-paced arts experience: Chopin on hoverboards, Satie performed while hanging upside down, Joplin on plastic boomwhacker tubes, and tangos where the musicians are also the dancers.…

Over the past year, we’ve seen a rise in the use of special computer programs that can write and create art almost like humans. These tools, which respond to our instructions, are changing how we think about writing, drawing, and making videos. While many people worry these advancements might replace human artists and writers, others find them helpful for coming up with new ideas and making their work easier. In this talk, we’ll explore how these tools work in a…

Since his techno-folk pioneering Timbuk3 days, pat mAcdonald has been tinkering in relative obscurity. His one-man electro-blues experiments of the late ’90s/early 2000s led to the Lowebow-driven proto-rock of Purgatory Hill. Life-threatening illness in 2016 brought a long pause. Now, five years cancer-free, he’s writing, rediscovering the six-string, and reanimating his pre-T3 acoustic roots with finger-style remakes from his back catalog. The new songs flirt with a twisted spirituality, hints of hope, and optimism embraced and defaced by his trademark…

Throughout his life as a composer, performer, and producer, German-born Hans Christian has been inspired to create music that induces introspection, soul meditation and melancholic passion. He has developed a unique voice for the cello in a variety of compositions that include neo-classical, ethnic, and ambient/electronic elements. While deepening his own musical journey since his first release of original music in 1988, Christian has also served as recording engineer and producer. Hans is currently nominated for a Grammy® in the…