University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

• • 5:00 pm
  • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory, Urbana, IL 61801-3759

  Playing the Changes: Jazz and Education in South Africa

  A presentation and book signing from Darius and Catherine Brubeck, authors of "Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road."

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 24, 2025

• • 5:00 pm
  • Lobby/Stage 5, Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

  Krannert Center Uncorked with Darius Brubeck

  Internationally known jazz pianist Darius Brubeck is joined on stage by University of Illinois students Adib Young (sax), Emma Taylor (bass) and Max Osawa (drums) in a two-set performance. "Playing the Changes: Jazz at an African University and on the Road," by Darius Brubeck and Catherine Brubeck, was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2024.

  • Performance

Friday, April 25, 2025

• • 5:30 - 7:00 pm   MDT
  • Telus Centre, 111 Street 87 Avenue Northwest Edmonton, AB T6G 2R1 Canada

  Black Lives for Environmental and Climate Justice

  Come join us at the Telus Centre for a powerful event featuring Godwin Dzah, author of "Sustainable Development, International Law, and a Turn to African Legal Cosmologies" and Domale Dube, author of "Ogoni Women’s Activism: The Transnational Struggle Against Big Oil and the State."

  • Lecture