Join in for an evening of sketching, community, and inspiration centered around themes found in the exhibition Homecoming: Walter Osborne’s Portraits of Dublin, 1880–1900. This month’s session will focus on place and be led by local artist Kay Westhues. Come ready to share a sketch (sketches should be no larger than 9” x 12”) of your own, created in response to this prompt: Sound and Place DrawingsThink of a favorite place in your town, neighborhood, or region—somewhere meaningful or interesting. Head to that spot with your preferred drawing materials in hand.Once there, settle into a comfortable position. Close your eyes and tune in deeply to the sounds around you. Notice the relationships between different types of sound—natural and human-made, nearby and far off, present or remembered. Try moving to a few other locations within the space. What changes? What stays the same?Draw some of the sounds that you hear. You might focus on one sound and make marks that describe the sound, or draw several sounds together to create a visual representation of the layered soundscape. Try drawing with your eyes closed to connect even more closely with the sounds. Your drawings can be abstract or representational.This prompt was inspired by Pauline Oliveros, a composer who developed and utilized the practice of Deep Listening in her work. During the program, we’ll share sketches, discuss artistic choices and techniques, find inspiration in each other’s and Osborne’s work, and take on a new sketching challenge inspired by this month’s theme. Local Lines is open to artists aged 15 and up. This program is part of The Big Draw, the world's largest drawing celebration, which takes place across the globe every year in October. It is for anyone who loves to draw, as well as those who think they can't. The festival promotes drawing as a universal language that has the power to change lives and unite people of any age, background, race, or religion from around the globe. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot immediately north of the Sculpture Park for a fee during the week (before 4:30 p.m.). Free two-hour parking is available in the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage or along Angela Blvd. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, parking is free and available in any non-gated campus lot. If traveling via South Bend Transpo, take the No.7 bus and use the Eddy St. Commons stop.   Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

In collaboration with the University Counseling Center (UCC) and the McDonald Center for Student Well-being (MDC), this support forum offers an open space for students experiencing concerns related to substance use and recovery, offering a practical, skills-based approach to maintenance and well-being. We will cover topics such as finding and maintaining your motivation ("why"), navigating urges and cravings, cultivating self-awareness, and integrating holistic well-being. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.

Fall break (Oct. 18–26)Review the academic year schedule. No classes in session.

This drop-in tour will introduce you to your Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. Join a student gallery teacher or a member of the museum staff to explore the architecture of the building through some of its most unique spaces and discover works of art that are highlights of the collection. Meet at the Welcome Desk. All are welcome and no registration is required. This tour will explore all gallery levels of the museum. Although the tour will keep moving between spaces, gallery stools are available upon request. Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Henri-Georges ClouzotWith Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul MeurisseNot Rated, 117 minutes, Blu-rayIn French with English subtitlesBefore Psycho, Peeping Tom, and Repulsion, there was Diabolique. This thriller from Henri-Georges Clouzot, which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women—the fragile wife and the willful mistress of the sadistic headmaster of a boys' boarding school—who hatch a daring revenge plot. With its unprecedented narrative twists and terrifying images, Diabolique is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking, featuring outstanding performances by Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, and Paul Meurisse. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.  

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Steve LatshawWith Linnea Quigley, Maddisen Krown, Gary DolesRated R, 88 minutesJack-O is the Halloween mash-up between Troll 2, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning that you've been dreaming of. It's Halloween night in the small town of Oakmoor Crossing. And all is not well. Armed with a scythe and a literal pumpkin for a head, Mister Jack has risen from his tomb to seek revenge against a warlock's descendants and their babysitter. Why? It remains unclear. But what's clear is Jack-O is resplendent in its Halloween vibes, autumn landscapes, and surrealist visuals. Newly restored from the original 16mm camera negative, Jack-O is a gloriously fun 1990s slasher that deserves a spot in your heart as a Halloween tradition. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.

Fall break (Oct. 18–26)Review the academic year schedule. No classes in session.

Designed to help children develop their visual and verbal literacy skills, Artful Storytime is a partnership with the St. Joseph County Public Library. Each session includes stories, songs, artwork explorations, art-making, and more. This month, we’re focusing on the sights and sounds of the fall season. This program is best for families with children ages 4 to 6. Parking is available in the Visitor Lot immediately north of the Sculpture Park for a fee during the week (before 4:30 p.m.). Free two-hour parking is available in the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage or along Angela Blvd. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, parking is free and available in any non-gated campus lot. If traveling via South Bend Transpo, take the No.7 bus and use the Eddy St. Commons stop. Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.

The Met Opera Live in HD 195 minutes (one intermission) Encore Following triumphant Live in HD performances in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, Verdi's La Traviata, and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences' hearts in Bellini's poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera's original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina's fiancé, Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera's most ravishing works. GET TICKETS *Sponsored by the Jill A. Fischer Endowment for Excellence in Live Opera Broadcasts.

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Henri-Georges ClouzotWith Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul MeurisseNot Rated, 117 minutes, Blu-rayIn French with English subtitlesBefore Psycho, Peeping Tom, and Repulsion, there was Diabolique. This thriller from Henri-Georges Clouzot, which shocked audiences in Europe and the U.S., is the story of two women—the fragile wife and the willful mistress of the sadistic headmaster of a boys' boarding school—who hatch a daring revenge plot. With its unprecedented narrative twists and terrifying images, Diabolique is a heart-grabbing benchmark in horror filmmaking, featuring outstanding performances by Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, and Paul Meurisse. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.  

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Steve LatshawWith Linnea Quigley, Maddisen Krown, Gary DolesRated R, 88 minutesJack-O is the Halloween mash-up between Troll 2, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning that you've been dreaming of. It's Halloween night in the small town of Oakmoor Crossing. And all is not well. Armed with a scythe and a literal pumpkin for a head, Mister Jack has risen from his tomb to seek revenge against a warlock's descendants and their babysitter. Why? It remains unclear. But what's clear is Jack-O is resplendent in its Halloween vibes, autumn landscapes, and surrealist visuals. Newly restored from the original 16mm camera negative, Jack-O is a gloriously fun 1990s slasher that deserves a spot in your heart as a Halloween tradition. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.

Fall break (Oct. 18–26)Review the academic year schedule. No classes in session.

Professor Pfinklepfunder's $1 Sunday Films Directed by Nicolas Roeg With Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen FisherRated PG, 91 minutes A Roald Dahl adaptation from Nicolas Roeg is a bit of a fascinating combination given Roeg's past films (e.g., directing the David Bowie vehicle The Man Who Fell to Earth or Mick Jagger in Performance or that kid in Don't Look Now). While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) kills time by snooping here and there. As luck would have it, Luke inadvertently stumbles upon a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Oscar-winner Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. As bad luck would have it, the witches realize that Luke has overheard their ruinous plot and test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer (Rowan Atkinson), Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches and save kids worldwide from a murine fate. GET TICKETS *Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Robert AldrichWith Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor BuonoNot Rated, 134 minutes, Blu-rayRevitalized in part by the recent Feud series that centered on Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? has long been of interest to those studying cult, camp, and horror—to say nothing of its ardent fans through the decades. Nominated for five Academy Awards, the adaptation of Lukas Heller's 1960 novel sees Davis and Crawford as sibling rivals of the highest order: Jane (Davis) is a former child star who cares for her sister Blanche (Crawford), herself an aged starlet who is disabled, but the care Jane doles out in their old Hollywood mansion is certainly high on the tough and low on the love. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.

The Exploration Fair is the fall semester's premiere event to discern and discover the next steps of your academic journey. Not sure about your major? Want to learn about possible minors? Are you ready to learn beyond the classroom? A partnership between the Center for University Advising, Meruelo Center for Career Development, and Student Government, the Exploration Fair is an opportunity for all students to speak with faculty and upperclassmen from more than 60 departments and programs, as well as representatives from Study Abroad.   Originally published at advising.nd.edu.

Join us in being iRISH! This 45-minute Recovery is Spoken Here, recovery-informed training and certification program from the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being, is for students who want to build hope around recovery and a compassionate community. You'll learn to challenge stigma, practice inclusive language, and gain the confidence to have supportive conversations. Get certified and make a difference on campus. Sign up through the form on the McDonald Center ND Central page. Only 20 students per session, so sign up quickly to claim your spot! Register here. Originally published at mcwell.nd.edu.

"The Vanquished, The Office for the Dead," by Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904). Tretyakov Gallery. Image from artlib.ru via Wikimedia Commons.Save the date for the fifth annual Mathews Byzantine Lecture with Prof. Zachary Chitwood of The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Prof. Chitwood will be speaking on "The Invention of Prayer for the Dead in the Byzantine Tradition." About the Talk Far from being a primitive Christian practice, prayer for the dead and, just as importantly, the belief that such prayer could better the postmortal fate of the deceased, was not uncontested, and attracted critique as early as Late Antiquity. This story of the development of the commemoration of the dead in Byzantium is one full of surprising twists and turns. Studying the development of commemorative prayer in Byzantium not only allows us to glimpse a truly medieval innovation, it also offers a way of examining Byzantine history via a particular concept and its manifold interactions with politics, religion, law and culture, very much in the sense of a Maussian “total social phenomenon.” About the Speaker Zachary Chitwood is professor of Byzantine studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. His research interests include Roman and Byzantine law, the history of monasticism (especially Mount Athos) and the use of digital humanities (databases and AI-assisted text recognition). He is editor of the journals Byzantinische Zeitschrift and Endowment Studies. About the Series The Mathews Byzantine Lectures, begun in the 2021–22 academic year, bring a distinguished scholar of Byzantine studies to campus each year to deliver a talk, supported by the Rev. Constantine Mathews Endowment for Excellence in Byzantine Christianity in the Medieval Institute. Originally published at medieval.nd.edu.

Classics in the BrowningDirected by Fritz LangWith Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Oscar Beregi Sr.Not Rated, 121 minutes, Blu-rayIn German with English subtitlesLocked away in an asylum for a decade and teetering between life and death, the criminal mastermind Doctor Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) has scribbled his last will and testament: a manifesto establishing a future empire of crime. When the document's nefarious writings start leading to terrifying parallels in reality, it's up to Berlin's star detective, Inspector Lohmann (Otto Wernicke, reprising his role from M) to connect the most fragmented, maddening clues in a case unlike any other. A sequel to his enormously successful silent film Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler, Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse reunites the director with the character that had effectively launched his career. Lang put slogans and ideas expounded by the Nazis into the mouth of a madman, warning his audience of an imminent menace, which was soon to become a reality. Nazi Minister of Information Joseph Goebbels saw the film as an instruction manual for terrorist action against the government and banned it for "endangering public order and security." A landmark of mystery and suspense for countless espionage and noir thrillers to come, this is the complete, uncut original director's version in a stunning new transfer. GET TICKETS *Free for ND, SMC, HC, IUSB, and high school students.

Fall 2025 Staff Town HallAll staff members are invited to attend the Fall 2025 Staff Town Hall on Wednesday, October 29, and Thursday, October 30. University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Charles and Jill Fischer Provost John McGreevy, Executive Vice President Shannon Cullinan, and Vice President for Human Resources Heather Christophersen will share important campus updates. If you’d like to submit a question to help inform the sessions, you can do so by using this form. Session Schedule WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 10:00-10:45 a.m. | Washington Hall Athletics; Audit and Advisory Services; Finance; General Counsel; Institutional Research, Innovation, and Strategy; the Investment Office; Human Resources; Office of Belonging, Engagement, and Mission; Office of Information Technology; Office of Mission Engagement and Church Affairs; Office of Public Affairs and Communications; Undergraduate Enrollment THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 10:00-10:45 a.m. | Washington Hall Facilities Design and Operations; Office of the President; Student Affairs; University Operations, Events, and Safety; University Relations 1:00-1:45 p.m. | Washington Hall Centers and Institutes; Colleges and Schools; Hesburgh Libraries; Notre Dame Global; Notre Dame Press; Notre Dame Research; all other units reporting to the Office of the Provost 10:00-10:45 p.m. | Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library Facilities Design and Operations; University Operations, Events, and Safety Please plan to attend the session designated for your division. Offices may be listed multiple times to accomodate staff who work different shifts.

So much art, so little time! Join in for this 15-minute lunchtime program, where a member of the Raclin Murphy Museum's education staff will facilitate a brief, interactive conversation focused on a work in the current temporary exhibition Homecoming: Walter Osborne’s Portraits of Dublin, 1880–1900. This week's selection will be In Galway Town. Take a brief moment during your lunch break to engage with others in a relaxed discussion to explore new perspectives on a piece through a close look. After our brief conversation, participants can explore other works in the Museum or enjoy a 10% discount at Ivan’s Cafe.    Walter Frederick Osborne (Irish, 1859–1903), In Galway Town, ca. 1894, Oil on board, 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (19.5 × 29 cm) unframed, Private Collection, Connemara, West of IrelandOriginally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.