The ND Band kicks off its 180th year with a campus marchout! Starting at Ricci Band Hall, they’ll parade past the Hesburgh Library, Clarke Memorial Fountain/Fieldhouse Mall, and Grace Hall. Veteran band members and auditioning students participate in this traditional event ringing in the beginning of a new school year.

BUY TICKETS OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION BEGINS AT 6PMOPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE FOLLOWS AT 7:30PM Come celebrate the opening night of King Lear as well as 25 years of the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival by raising a glass with cast and crew, donors, and stalwart audience members from seasons past and present. Stroll around the incredible costume and props displays from years past, enjoying hors d'oeuvres and drinks before the show, as well as decadent desserts afterward. It will undoubtedly be a night to remember! King Lear is brought to life by the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Professional Company for the very first time, under the direction of Pirronne Yousefzadeh, a director, writer, and educator whose work has been produced by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Playmakers Repertory Company, the Kennedy Center, and many others. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:Tuesday, Aug. 19 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Preview) Wednesday, Aug. 20 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Final Dress) Thursday, Aug. 21 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Opening) Friday, Aug. 22 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 23 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 23 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 24 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 26 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 27 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 28 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 29 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 30 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 30 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 31 - 2:00 p.m. EDTOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

New at the BrowningDirected by Wes AndersonWith Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael CeraRated PG-13, 101 minutes  In English and French with English subtitlesFew directors in history have developed aesthetics so catching, so distinct, that a single frame shows their fingerprint. Wes Anderson is the current chairperson of that club, and he's leaving full palm prints in The Phoenician Scheme, which takes the peak artifice of Asteroid City on a globe-trotting world tour. Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro) is a ruthless industrialist with a phenomenal art collection and a knack for not being whacked by assassins. Trying to close his biggest business deal yet in Phoenicia, he teams up with his rebellious daughter/novice Catholic sister (Mia Threapleton) and a corduroyed Norwegian entomologist (Michael Cera) to convince others to join his scheme. GET TICKETS

BUY TICKETS As an aging king seeks to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters, the forces of jealousy, blindness, and madness threaten his reign — and the future of not just his country, but his family. Shakespeare's King Lear is one of the playwright's greatest creations: a powerful tale of loss, memory, insanity, and the importance of love. King Lear is brought to life by the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Professional Company for the very first time, under the direction of Pirronne Yousefzadeh, a director, writer, and educator whose work has been produced by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Playmakers Repertory Company, the Kennedy Center, and many others. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:Tuesday, Aug. 19 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Preview) Wednesday, Aug. 20 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Final Dress) Thursday, Aug. 21 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Opening) Friday, Aug. 22 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 23 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 23 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 24 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 26 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 27 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 28 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 29 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 30 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 30 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 31 - 2:00 p.m. EDTOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.