Arts

South Shore Arts is a not-for-profit organization that provides an outlet for artists to grow and promote their work. The organization works to create and strength connections between socially and culturally diverse communities along the South Shore...

On Saturday, June 12, eighteen talented young designers were given a chance to strut their stuff at Rock the Runway at Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City. Emcee Nena Ivon hosted the event for a crowd of over 100 guests, who enjoyed a...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Donald Stinson’s “On Three Hats of My Father’s,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2004-2005 issue (Volume VI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Donald Stinson has had poems published in Briar Cliff Review,...

We are down to our last 80 Northwest Indiana aerial books! These make great holiday, employee, or client corporate gifts! Books are 50% now through Friday, November 15th, only $20 each! Email brad@aironephoto.com and let us know how many to set aside...

Virginia Phillips, an oil painting artist, will have a solo exhibit of her artwork at The Village Art Gallery in Pines Village Retirement Community from June 11 through July 15. Phillips’ artwork will include selections from her current series of...

What do lawyers, abandoned farmhouses and primary colors have in common? For recent Valparaiso University Law School graduate Justin Vining, it turns out quite a lot. Vining grew up on a farm near Warsaw, Indiana and was teaching elementary school...

Book published by Indiana University Press offers pictorial history of Inland and U.S. Steel plants, workers Indiana University Northwest faculty members and authors Gary Wilk, Ph.D., and Stephen McShane will sign copies of their book, “Steel...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Joel Long’s “Cold June,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2004 issue (Volume V, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Joel Long’s book, Winged Insects, was the winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize in...

The VPR Poem of the Week is James Cervantes’s “Spring Loaded,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 1999-2000 issue (Volume I, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. James Cervantes has had work in many literary journals. He is also the author of...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Kim Bridgford’s “Remembrance,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2003 issue (Volume IV, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Kim Bridgford directs the writing program at Fairfield University, where she is a...