Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in a decade is a hand-drawn, original story he wrote and directed that won him another Oscar for Best Animated Feature. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself. GET TICKETS  

The Sunday Family Films series begins with a silent-era classic, set to be live-scored. Willie Canfield, Jr. (Buster Keaton) returns home from college, and reunites with his steamboat captain father, in a Mississippi River town. Apart for many years, Canfield père is shocked by his son's fancified appearance, which is suited for a library, not a steamboat. Still, the elder Canfield is happy to have found an ally to help him compete with fellow riverboat owner, John James King (Tom McGuire). Willie finds himself falling for King's daughter, Mary (Marion Byron), but he has more pressing concerns when the winds of fortune shift, and his father is arrested, leading to Keaton doing an array of Keaton-esque stunts. GET TICKETS

The annual Spelling Bee Explosion makes a big move to DPAC's big stage! Youths from South Bend-area middle schools compete for $2,500 in prizes and pride in the citywide academic event of the spring. The spelling bee, emceed by WNDU's Joshua Short, is designed to inspire a love for words, develop character, encourage lifelong learning, and celebrate academic achievement. Come to see community leaders as judges and cheer on the competitors while enjoying appearances by Roderick "Rhetorik" Parchman, Judah Explosion Dance Team, and Gentlemen & Scholars' Young Scholars. This event is from the hearts and minds behind the mentorship nonprofit Gentlemen & Scholars, Inc., the organization's scholarship awards to deserving South Bend students total over $25,000 since founding the event. GET TICKETS

Hayao Miyazaki's first feature film in a decade is a hand-drawn, original story he wrote and directed that won him another Oscar for Best Animated Feature. After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family's estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito's new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself. GET TICKETS  

The half-day Midwest Imaging & Microanalysis Workshop will include lectures from leading microscopists, scientists, and university affiliates. New microscopy trends and analysis tools will be featured through various lectures provided by stakeholders of the NDIIF as well as a discussion of future directions of Imaging Capabilities at the University of Notre Dame. An Imaging Award session with cash prizes will be held as well. Participation is free, but a reservation is requested. Register to attend here. Download 2024 Midwest Microscopy and Microanalysis Workshop Agenda [PDF, 783k] Originally published at imaging.nd.edu.

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