Join the Institute for Social Concerns on Friday afternoons on select home football weekends for MVP Fridays: lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Reception and book signing to follow! For the weekend of the Boise State game, we welcome Timothy Egan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and award-winning author. Introduction by Darren Dochuk, the Andrew V. Tackes College Professor of History; William W. and Anna Jean Cushwa Co-director, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. Co-sponsored by the Department of American Studies, the Department of History, the Department of Sociology, and the Initiative on Race and Resilience. Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and award-winning author. His most recent book, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them, is a historical thriller that was an immediate New York Times bestseller. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, called it “a harrowing look at forgotten chapter in American history.” The Immortal Irishman was a New York Times bestseller. His book on Edward Curtis, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, was awarded the Carnegie Award for best nonfiction. His account of the Dust Bowl,The Worst Hard Time, won the 2006 National Book Award and he was featured prominently in the 2012 Ken Burns film on the Dust Bowl. A lifelong journalist, Mr. Egan worked as a national correspondent and opinion columnist for the New York Times, roaming the West. As a Times correspondent, he shared a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 with a team of reporters for its series, “How Race is Lived in America.” He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Notre Dame Basketball invites you to join them as they take over Eddy Street Commons for the first-ever Irish Jam presented by Under Armour! This one-of-a-kind outdoor event is the ultimate celebration of the South Bend community and everything that makes us Fighting Irish proud. The festival of hoops is free and open to the public and will feature All-Star-esque competitions by co-ed teams featuring your favorite Notre Dame Men's and Women's Basketball student-athletes from 6-8 p.m., in addition to community programming throughout the day and a fan fest with activations, games, and prizes. Lace up your kicks and get ready to bring the noise! Visit FightingIrish.com/IrishJam for more information.  

New at the BrowningDirected by Roberto MinerviniWith Jeremiah Knupp, René W. Solomon, Cuyler BallengerNot Rated, 89 minutes, DCPWinter 1862. In the midst of the Civil War, the US Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the western territories with the task of patrolling the unchartered borderlands. As their mission ultimately changes course, the meaning behind their engagement begins to elude them. GET TICKETS

Philbin & Phriendz  Presented by Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre Produced by Matt Hawkins For one night o…wait…uh huh…oh right yeah *ahem* for THREE nights only, experience the PHENOMENON, the SENSATION, the SPECTACLE that is the first ever Philbin & Phriendz variety/talent/showcase/EXTRAVAGANZA! Come see your friends, fellow FTT students, and fellow ND students share original songs, documentaries, performances, and SO MUCH MORE! Performance Schedule October 1-3, 2025Wednesday through Friday at 7:30 PM Philbin Studio TheatreDeBartolo Performing Arts Center Tickets Tickets for Philbin & Phriendz are $10 for the general public and $5 for Faculty/Staff, Students, and Seniors (65+). Tickets may be purchased by phone at 574-631-2800, in person at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center ticket office (M-F 12:00 - 6:00 PM), or online at performingarts.nd.edu. BUY TICKETS Parking Free parking is available daily after 5:00 pm in the Stayer Center parking lot, just north of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Patrons may now receive free event parking at the Eddy Street Commons Parking Garage by bringing your event tickets and parking ticket to the DPAC Ticket Office to receive a pre-paid parking voucher. An accessible lot for disabled patrons is available immediately adjacent to the center; a valid hangtag or license plate is required. There is a 10-minute parking zone on the north drive of the center for ticket pick-up; during inclement weather you are welcome to drop off guests in this area and proceed to parking. Originally published at ftt.nd.edu.

Maestro Alastair Willis of the South Bend Symphony leads the orchestra as guest conductor in a program featuring selections from Sergei Prokofiev's acknowledged masterpiece, his ballet Romeo and Juliet. Actors from Shakespeare at Notre Dame will add dramatic readings from the play (and will also deliver Alastair's own narration, written in The Bard's signature iambic pentameter blank verse.)Also on the program is Mozart's scintillating final piano concerto K. 595 in B-flat major, with ND faculty soloist Daniel Schlosberg, and an intriguing new work, Colin Jacobsen's "Ascending Bird" for strings and percussion. For tickets, call 574-631-2800 or visit performingarts.nd.edu. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

New at the BrowningDirected by Roberto MinerviniWith Jeremiah Knupp, René W. Solomon, Cuyler BallengerNot Rated, 89 minutes, DCPWinter 1862. In the midst of the Civil War, the US Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the western territories with the task of patrolling the unchartered borderlands. As their mission ultimately changes course, the meaning behind their engagement begins to elude them. GET TICKETS