After 5 Live: Tabitha Pennekamp
December 5, 2008
5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Blue Connection Art Gallery
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
Blue Connection will feature the work of Spotlight Artist Tabitha Pennekamp. A Millikin University Senior B.F.A. Studio Art student, Tabitha's exhibit will include a variety of works including paintings, prints, and ceramics. Tabitha explores textures through vibrant colors in her paintings and prints while her ceramics demonstrate explorations in pattern and function. The Millikin University Guitar Ensemble will perform live music throughout the evening and complimentary refreshments will be served.
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By Neil LaBute 
December 3-6, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
December 7, 2008 - 2:00 p.m.
Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre
Tickets: $6
When Adam, a quiet, awkward college student, meets Evelyn, a beautiful and interesting art graduate student, his world is changed forever in shocking ways. Appropriate for mature audiences only.
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Vespers "From Generation to Generation"
December 6-7, 2008 - 3:00p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $8 (Seniors $6)
One of Millikin University's most popular events, Vespers (which means "evening prayers") provides the context for a seasonal concert that has become one of the University's beloved traditions. Performed by 300 singers and instrumentalists, the concert will feature carols, anthems, and motets from around the world. Join us for the 50th Vespers Celebration this Holiday season.
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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
www.millikin.edu/kirkland/about_center/resident_artists.asp
December 13, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $12-$15 Child: $6-$10
Kick off the holiday season with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday pops concert. The orchestra, composed of professionally-trained community members and Millikin University faculty and students, will perform favorite songs of the season everyone can sing along to as well as contemporary holiday tunes. Appropriate for all ages.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Festival of Choirs
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $8.00-$10.00
A benefit concert for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Illinois. Participating Choirs include: 1st Christian, New Salem Baptist, Church of the Living God CWFF, 1st Lutheran, St. Peters AME, 1st United Methodist, 1st Presbyterian, 1st Baptist, Antioch Missionary Baptist, and Central Christian. Kirkland Rental Event.
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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Concert
January 24, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $16-$19.50
The annual midwinter celebration of young talent, features the winners of Millikin University's Concerto/Aria competition and the premiere of The Premonition of Abraham Lincoln by prolific Illinois composer and Millikin University alum Michael Karasis, with narrator Stephen Fiol.
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The Dialogues of the Carmelites
By Francis Poulenc
February 5-7, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
February 8, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Albert Taylor Theatre
Tickets: $8-$11
In this classic opera, nuns in a French convent look to each for support and faith as the soldiers of the French Revolution begin their reign of terror. Appropriate for all ages.
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February 6, 2009
5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Blue Connection Art Gallery
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
Blue Connection will feature the work of Spotlight Artist Jessica Zange. The acapella group Breaking Silence, will perform live music throughout the evening and complimentary refreshments will be served.
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Dr. David W. Blight: James W. Moore Lecturer
February 6, 2009 -7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Free. Tickets Required.
David W. Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University, joining that faculty in January, 2003. As of June, 2004, he is Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale. Blight is the editor of and author of six books as well as numerous book reviews.
Blight was elected as a member of the Society of American Historians in 2002. Since 2004 he has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the New York Historical Society and the board for African American Programs at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. He also serves on the board of advisors to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. The James W. Moore endowed lectureship honors the late James W. Moore of Decatur. Funds were contributed by his children, James M. (Mac) Moore and wife JoAnn Verberg of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Madeline Moore of Portland, Oregon.
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Vocal Festival Opening Concert
February 8, 2009 -7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Vocal Festival Finale Concert
February 9, 2009 -4:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Sweet Honey in the Rock®
www.sweethoney.com
February 10, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $10-$24 Child: $6-$10 
Get ready for a night of music and soul. Sweet Honey in the Rock® is an all-female a cappella group that sings blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, hip hop, ancient lullabies, and jazz improvisation. Sweet Honey in the Rock® creates one-of-a-kind music out of the rich textures of African-American legacy and traditions. Appropriate for all ages.
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Illinois Collegiate Jazz Festival
February 15, 2009 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $5
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Vocal Jazz Festival
February 21, 2009 -9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Millikin University Faculty Woodwind Quintet
Chamber Ensemble Series Event
Sunday, February 22, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Decatur Public Library Children's Auditorium
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
The Faculty Woodwind Quintet is a frequent performer in the regional area, as well as abroad, performing in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Banff, Canada at the International Double Reed Conferences. They enjoy playing a wide range of styles and are ready to explore new music while embracing the rich historic repertoire of the wind quintet. Members of the ensemble include Laurie Glencross (flute), Tina Nicholson (oboe), Solomon Baer (clarinet), Sonja Kassal (horn), and Mark Avery (bassoon).
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Tiempo Tango Chicago with the Binelli-Ferman Duo
www.tiempotango.com
www.binelli-ferman.com
February 28, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $12-$15 Child: $6-$10
The tango is a dance that originated in the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina and is known for its romantic music and dramatic steps. Now you can learn the steps with help from Tiempo Tango Chicago as they bring the drama and romance of the tango to the stage with their music. Appropriate for all ages.
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Travis Stimeling on Rural American Music
Chamber Ensemble Series Event
March 1 , 2009 -2:00 p.m.
Rock Spring Nature Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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High School Band Fesitval
March 3, 2009 -9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Book by James Valcq and Fred Alley
Music by James Valcq
Lyrics by Fred Alley
March 4-7, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
March 8, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre
Tickets: $12
When Percy moves to a small town in Wisconsin after her release from prison, she works in a restaurant called the Spitfire Grill—and learns the true meaning of friendship and redemption in this modern-day musical. Appropriate for teens to adults.
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After 5 Live/Downtown Gallery Walk: Greer Williams
March 6 , 2009
5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Blue Connection Art Gallery
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Millikin University and Symphonic Bands in Concert
March 8, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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JUNGUA - Descendents of the Dragon
March 11, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Adult: $14-$27 Child: $6-$10
Feast your eyes on JUNGUA - Descendents of the Dragon. This performance celebrates the Chinese culture in an explosion of kungfu, acrobatics, music, dance, dramatic scenery, authentic props and lavish costumes. The amazing skills of China's finest acrobats and martial arts masters combine with exciting choreography and dramatic music and lighting that will stimulate the senses. Appropriate for all ages.
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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Oratorio featuring Sherezade Panthaki
March 28, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $16-$19.50
The Millikin Choral Union and soprano Sherezade Panthaki join the Symphony for the sublime Gloria of Francis Poulenc and major works by Berlioz including the Roman Carnival Overture and the Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet.
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Millikin University Department of Theatre & Dance New York Showcase
Chamber Ensemble Series Event
March 29, 2009 -2:00 p.m.
Decatur Public Library Madden Auditorium
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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After 5 Live: Charlotte Kimlick
April 3 , 2009
5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Blue Connection Art Gallery
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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The Gordons and The Special Consensus
April 3, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $12
The Gordons
The Gordons have been bringing their music to audiences since the 1970s. This husband and wife duo has produced seven albums of heartfelt, sincere and unique music during their career and performed around the country and in Ireland. Appropriate for all ages.
The Special Consensus
The Special Consensus is a four-person acoustic bluegrass band that began performing in the Midwest in the spring of 1975. The group has toured all over the United States as well as Europe and South America and performed at the Grand Ole Opry in 2003. Appropriate for all ages.
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Asleep at the Wheel
April 4, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $14-$24
Asleep at the Wheel isn’t your typical dance band. They're an institution: an ever-shifting lineup (over 80 members to date) of like-minded musicians united under frontrunner Ray Benson. Over the course of the last 36 years, Benson and the Wheel have brought their big band Western Swing music to audiences all over the nation. Appropriate for ages 12 & Up.
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Millikin University Jazz Showcase
April 5, 2009 6:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Lullaby Concert
April 6, 2009 -6:45 p.m.
Decatur Public Library
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
The Symphony's student string ensemble and BabyTalk present a feww program of music, stories, and fun for families with very small children. Come in your jammies!
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By William Shakespeare
April 15-18, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
April 19, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Albert Taylor Theatre
Tickets: $8-$11
William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers and feuding families. Appropriate for young adults and up.
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Millikin University Percussion Ensemble in Concert
April 18, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Millikin University and Symphonic Bands in Concert
April 19, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra with Opus 24
April 25, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $16-$19.50
An evening of symphony gems for smaller orchestra, joined by the Opus 24 Choral Ensemble in Vaughan Williams' pastoral masterpiece, Flos Campi.
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Millikin University Faculty Jazz Quintet
Chamber Ensemble Series Event
Sunday, April 26, 2009
2:00 p.m.
Decatur Public Library Madden Auditorium
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
The Millikin University Faculty Jazz Ensemble is a group of five talented instrumentalists from Millikin's jazz faculty. Their repertoire consists of various standards of the jazz repertoire as well as original compositions written by the members themselves. Members of the ensemble include Perry Rask (saxophone), David Burdick (guitar), Stephen Widenhofer (piano), Andy Burtschi (bass), and Brian Justison (drums).
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May 1 , 2009
5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Blue Connection Art Gallery
Tickets: Free, Tickets Not Required
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Equinox: A Celebration of Dance
May 2, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
May 3, 2009 - 2:00 p.m.
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $8
Millikin’s annual celebration of dance in all its forms, featuring choreography and design by faculty and student artists. Appropriate for teens to adults.
