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From Studio to Showcase: Graduate Final Architecture Reviews at Illinois - College of Fine and Applied Arts

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Lyric Theatre’s production of “Anastasia: The Musical” tells story of loss, survival and reinvention – News Bureau

Architecture professors design structures with community organizations for Chicago design festival – News Bureau

Marching Illini to perform at 100th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026 – News Bureau

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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announces ELLNORA guests, 2025-26 season performances – News Bureau

Carnaval! at Krannert Center celebrates global traditions

Seniors in art and design to show their work at museum

Cristóbal Bianchi’s poetic aerial performance reclaims Rotterdam’s sky

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The Winter's Tale | Illinois Theatre |Krannert Center

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LaToya Ruby Frazier: Art as Transformation

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Summer Dance Intensives for professionals 18+

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In Conversation: Millie Wilson and David Evans Frantz | Krannert Art Museum

Winners Announced | 2025 Architectural Education Awards

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February Dance News Bureau Review

KAM exhibition featured in Illinois News Bureau

18th Black Sacred Music Symposium

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» Building our Place: (Re)imagining Graduate Education

» Dance, In Context

» Q&A with Brooke White, Director of the School of Art & Design

An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon at Station Theatre

Architecture Students on AI

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Japan House Tea Ceremony | Illinois Public Media

Alum Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Spring 2025 Opening Night: Making Place for the Arts at Home | Krannert Art Museum

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration - Calendar of Events 2025

Prof. Cristobal Bianchi’s Award-Winning Micro Film "Weathered by the Sun" (Desteñidos por el Sol) Shines Bright at the Austin International Art Festival | Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies | Illinois

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Impact of Giving - Dimension 2024

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FAA 199/499 Conceptualization & Collaboration Course!

New Spring 2025 Course! FAA 495: Minoritarian Aesthetics Practicum

Oklahoma! by Lyric Theatre

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