Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration
The theme for this year's celebration is "Be the Light," from from the Martin Luther King Jr. quote: "Only in the darkness can you see the stars."
Men's basketball: Augustana vs. Illinois State
The Augustana men’s basketball team will take on Illinois State University in an exhibition game. Vikings fans are invited to a post-game gathering in Normal.
Opera scenes: The Great American Songbook
This variety show will include selections from 1930s and 1940s musicals: "Roberta," "Boys from Syracuse," "Babes in Arms," "Carousel," "Kiss Me Kate" and Finian's Rainbow."
Francophone Film Festival: "Tomorrow"
The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures presents "Tomorrow" by Melanie Laurent and Cyril Dion for the fifth week of the 2018 Francophone Film Festival.
Frieze Lecture: The Legacy of Bill Sampson
Dr. Tom Tredway, former Augustana president and professor emeritus of history, will present the final lecture of this year's Frieze Lectures on the changing nature of activism.
Frieze Lecture: "Radical" to the "Radicant"
Vickie Phipps, associate professor of art and graphic design, will present the third lecture of this year's Frieze Lectures on the changing nature of activism.
Frieze Lecture: Student activism and the digital age
Dr. Monica Smith, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, will present the second lecture of this year's Frieze Lectures on the changing nature of activism.
Frieze Lecture: School Strikes for Climate Action
Dr. Bobby Wengronowitz will present the first of this year's Frieze Lecture series on the School Strike for Climate Action.
Frieze Lecture: Dr. Claire Kovacs, Modern Swedish and American Works
Dr. Claire Kovacs, director of the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, will present the final lecture of this year's Frieze Lecture series on "Our Moderns: Varlden ar liten Modern Swedish and American Works," an exhibit on view at the museum.
Frieze Lecture: Dr. Taddy Kalas on Stéphane Mallarmé
Dr. Taddy Kalas, professor of French, will present the third of this year's Frieze Lecture series, a presentation on the French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé.