College of Media Events Calendar
Monday, September 28, 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Friday, October 2, 2026
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Students are invited to a workshop and lunch with Barb Markoff (BS ’94, journalism), investigative producer at ABC7 News Chicago
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Illinois Soul and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are collaborating to bring you TURNT, a powerful triptych from award-winning Dance at Illinois professor, choreographer and director Dr. Cynthia Oliver. Featuring Dance at Illinois alumni and an accomplished creative team, this immersive experience blends dance, music, visual art and design.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
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Illinois Soul and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are collaborating to bring you TURNT, a powerful triptych from award-winning Dance at Illinois professor, choreographer and director Dr. Cynthia Oliver. Featuring Dance at Illinois alumni and an accomplished creative team, this immersive experience blends dance, music, visual art and design.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Allyson Nadia Field, professor and chair of the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, will focus on her book "Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History" (2026).
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Renowned journalism alumni who cover national politics will discuss the upcoming midterm elections and potential national outcomes, the control of Congress, and more.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Join us for a special screening of Night of the Living Dead and book event sponsored Illinois Public Media. George A. Romero’s 1968 horror masterpiece follows a group of panicked survivors trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse as flesh-eating ghouls lay siege to the house. The film will be followed by an on-stage discussion with the author and book signing.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Join us for the Ebert Center’s DCP (digital cinema package) inauguration film screening featuring "Suspiria" (Italy, 1977, English dub) and see a spectacularly spooky movie with film industry-level resolution standards.
