Arts

The Valparaiso Community Festival and Events Group recently held the first Winter Dazzle, a special event featuring ice carving, ice skating, and specials from local businesses. There was also a Community Art project that took place, an idea from...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Ned Balbo’s “From the Maelstrom,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2006 issue (Volume VII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Ned Balbo’s first book of poetry, Galileo's Banquet, received the Towson...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Floyd Skloot’s “At Rowan Oak,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 issue (Volume XI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Floyd Skloot is a nonfiction writer, poet, and novelist whose work has been...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Norbert Krapf’s “Still Dark,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2009 issue (Volume X, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Norbert Krapf taught for 34 years at Long Island University, where he directed the C.W....

I am pleased to note that Cornelius Eady will present his poetry at Valparaiso University this Thursday. A couple of Eady’s recent poems—“The Inaugural Poem, January, 1961” and “Aretha Franklin’s Inaugural Hat”—are included in the...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Suzanne Roberts’ “Rain in Venice,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2009 issue (Volume X, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Suzanne Roberts is the author of three poetry collections, Shameless (Cherry Grove,...

Go for the gold in the Winter Reading Olympics! The Reading Olympics is open to patrons high school and older. All items must be checked out from PCPLS libraries. After reading a book during the month of February, fill out a review card, choose the...

Blackbird Café, in downtown Valparaiso, offers more than just great food and quality coffees and teas. They also focus on the creativity this town has to offer, by featuring live music and artists. For a two month run, an artist can exhibit his or...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Dave Smith’s “Glasses,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 issue (Volume XI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Dave Smith is the author of Little Boats, Unsalvaged (Louisiana State University Press,...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Gray Jacobik’s “Sasturgi: Wind-Sculpted Snow,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2004 issue (Volume V, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Gray Jacobik’s poetry has appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review,...