In this feel-good dramedy of resilience and belonging, a young Eritrean refugee Omari (Chancela Mongoza) on the brink of deportation is mistaken for a professional soccer player, bringing hope to a struggling Israeli team. Dodging immigration authorities at the airport, he is erroneously assumed by Maccabi Netanya fans to be a Nigerian soccer star. With no sporting talent but hailed as a hero, he unites and uplifts the floundering squad, while hiding his true identity. Amid their quest for victory, he finds himself falling for the team owner's endearing daughter, all while risking exposure. Starring Congo-born Chancela Mongoza and other African migrant actors, this Israeli Academy Award Best Film nominee sweetly melds humor and heart, shedding light on the unseen and unheard in Israeli society. GET TICKETS  

The Notre Dame Band presents its annual Commencement Concert. This performance marks the final time that senior band members will perform at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and is a preview for the band's international tour program. Selections on the program will include wind band classics, orchestral transcriptions, jazz tunes, and some traditional Notre Dame favorites! This concert is free and open to the public. RESERVE TICKETS  

The Notre Dame Glee Club presents its annual Commencement Concert. The program, voted on by this year's graduating seniors, includes works by Wagner, Strauss, and Sullivan as well as contemporary classical pieces and folk and popular song arrangements. GET TICKETS  

Review the full semester calendar at registrar.nd.edu/calendars/. Review the Commencement 2024 information: commencement.nd.edu/.

Gather to celebrate the latest mural additions to the outfield wall at Foundry Field. Special guests include the muralists as well as family members of those represented in the murals. Hear the stories of these amazing local baseball players and teams.

The Global Democracy Conference (GDC) is an integral component of the broader University of Notre Dame Global Democracy Initiative designed to connect academic research and non-academic audiences. It will be an annual forum that projects the University as a leader and convener on questions of democracy, while simultaneously facilitating positive, tangible impact on global democratic practices. With the theme "Understanding Today, Shaping Tomorrow," the inaugural GDC will see the Kellogg Institute convene leading defenders of global democracy at the University of Notre Dame for a series of profound, actionable conversations about the state of democracy around the world. Animated by our understanding of the multidimensional, complex nature of democratic erosion, this conference will i) identify emerging challenges to democracies and possible solutions; ii) highlight the research being undertaken by top universities in order to have meaningful impact in the world of policy; and iii) convene global actors that will help lay the foundation for partnerships with institutions and leaders who might utilize our research in protecting local democratic structures. To register and for more information, visit the event page here.  Sponsored by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies