CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  One of the first operas ever written, Claudio Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppaea, will be presented by Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) on April 9 and 10 at Chicago’s newly renovated Studebaker Theater in the historic Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  Registration is open for Kids@College, the Prairie State College (PSC) summer program for children. The program is new and improved with week-long classes, new times, and new topics. Children ages 5 to 13 can enjoy innovative and creative, hands-on learning with weekly themes. Curriculum is focused[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016.  Spike Lee’s most recent film, Chiraq, continues to be controversial in large part because of its name suggesting Chicago is a warzone, similarly to Iraq. The Rev. Michael Pfleger (above) and Roosevelt University Journalism Professor John Fountain (right) both have frequently spoken publicly about the film and its[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016.   The South Suburban College Business & Career Institute (BCI) presents an Elevation Leadership Summit: Taking Faith-Based and Non-Profit Leadership to Loftier Heights! on Monday, April 25th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This conference will be held in the South Suburban College Performing Arts[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND –(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016.  South Suburban College’s Dorothea Thiel Gallery will host an exhibition of 10 large-scale digital montage images from the “Iowa Insect Series,” a collection of artworks created in collaboration between graphic design professors Roy R. Behrens and David M. Versluis. The exhibit, Graphic Designers Collaborate: Attention[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016.  Each year the South Suburban College Foundation (SSCF) has an annual spring gala from which all proceeds benefit scholarship programs. The SSCF is now seeking support from local residents, friends and partners for Showcase 2016: Dreams & Destinations, to be held on April 29,[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016.  The South Suburban College Legal Studies Department will host their third annual Law Day on Friday, April 29, 2016. This year’s event will feature a special live court case. Oral arguments for a real criminal First District Appellate Court case will be heard in[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.  Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza, two of the three women who started the Black Lives Matter Movement, will speak about their experiences in founding and moving the organization forward at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 4 at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. (They are pictured[Read More…]

Prairie State College student Juan Cazares (left) recently was named one of only 20 high school and college students to receive the 2016 Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders. He is congratulated by Dr. Andrade (right) during the 2016 United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) Conference in Chicago.[Read More…]

The production of “Peter Pan and Wendy” opens April 21 and runs through May 28 at DePaul’s historic Merle Reskin Theatre. (Grip Design artwork) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016.   The Theatre School at DePaul University will present “Peter Pan and Wendy,” adapted by Doug Rand from the cherished J.M. Barrie[Read More…]