FOOD & DRINK
The Sale to Fight Hunger is set for April 26 and 27 in Carbondale
The 49th annual “Hunger Sale” is coming up April 26 and 27 in Carbondale. WSIU's Brad Palmer visited with one of the organizers of this year’s sale, Katie Carl. As a news producer and news anchor on All Things Considered, Brad provides the listeners with a recap of the day's top local and state news as well as breaking news at any given time. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiunews@wsiu.org.
Three SIU seniors share 2024 Rickert-Ziebold art award
Three graduating seniors in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design are sharing the university’s most prestigious art prize — the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award. Lauren Clark, a communication design major from Murphysboro; Carson Slaughter, a metalsmithing major from Chicago, and Nicole Zralka, an art education...
JALC to host World Music and Food Day
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - John A. Logan College Office of Diversity and Inclusion is planning a day of fun with music and food. More than a dozen countries will be represented with unique cuisine and music for World Music and Food Day. The event is set for Wednesday, April 24...
Cicadas expected to surface in the Heartland in May
ALTO PASS, Ill. (KFVS) - As the weather warms up, Missouri and Illinois will join 15 other states bracing for the arrival of trillions of cicadas. In just a few weeks, you will start to see--and definitely hear--the insects, as not one but two broods surface in the midwest. All...
SIU hosts virtual discussion with filmmaker AG Rojas on April 17
Filmmaker and music video director AG (Andres Gonzalez) Rojas will give a virtual presentation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Wednesday, April 17. The free, public discussion is at 3 p.m. in the Communications Building Northlight Studio, Room 1251, or virtually via Zoom. Rojas, who lives in Los Angeles, started...
Prestigious Book, Jacket, and Journal Show on display at SIU's Morris Library
Later this month, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host the 2023 Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. The juried show will feature handpicked examples of book cover designs, interior designs, and typesettings published in 2022. The Book, Jacket, and Journal Show aims to celebrate the diversity of...
SIU’s School of Theater and Dance to show farce ‘Criminal Genius’
A play about what can happen when you don’t take responsibility comes to the Southern Illinois University Carbondale McLeod Theater stage next month. “Criminal Genius,” a farcical comedy of missteps, follows the struggles of three criminals in their unsuccessful arson attempt to torch a restaurant and will leave audiences in stitches. The play is the last show of the School of Theater and Dance 2023-2024 season.
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