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Colleen Fischer | Thursday, November 29, 2018
Every late November, the lobby of Regina North is transformed back in time. People from departments across campus including the costume shop, the dance department, dining services, the set shop, the music department and the Office of Campus and Community events join together to create a night of music, magic and storytelling through the Madrigal
Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, my family drives up from the shore to a Christmas tree farm somewhere in north Jersey. It’s a different tree every year, but the image remains the same: a picturesque, family-owned farmstead, a red cottage with a green door selling wreaths and serving hot chocolate, a dirt path
Ann Curtis | Friday, November 9, 2018
It’s hard for me to choose a favorite season — each one is so unique, but I always get excited when the days get shorter and the air gets colder. Holidays, movies, food and more are a part of what makes this time of year so fun and exciting. There’s nothing quite like sitting around
Carlos De Loera and Jake Winningham | Wednesday, October 24, 2018
It finally happened. Garth Brooks performed the first-ever concert in Notre Dame Stadium. Two American powerhouses came together to put on a show they each hoped would be a show for the ages. GB. ND. It doesn’t get much bigger than this. Despite a late start and inclement weather, Brooks showed why he was the
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Even though nearly all students will be off-campus for Christmas, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart will still offer Masses on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this holiday season. Even though the Basilica will operate on a reduced schedule for break, Mass will be held on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. and midnight, as
Alexandra Muck | Tuesday, December 5, 2017
For the past five years, the Notre Dame community has marked the coming of the Christmas season with an annual tradition of Las Posadas. During this year’s celebration, students and others in attendance will meet at the Grotto at 9 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights for a walk, prayer, singing and food. Las
Mike Donovan, Adam Ramos, Brian Boylen, Owen Lane and Adrian Mark Lore | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Be wary — some people in this world nurse an inexplicable obsession with figgy pudding. Their demands for the elusive substance tear through the holiday season’s bitter cold, subjecting the innocents to aural torture. Don’t give in to their cries. Find comfort in Scene’s list of wonderful, figgy pudding–free Holiday tracks. “Christmas Wrapping” —
Maria Leontaras | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Once a year, the lounge of a Saint Mary’s residence hall is transformed to host a Renaissance-themed meal featuring a show with a holiday twist. The event will take place this weekend with the College’s 45th-annual madrigal dinners. The dinner consists of a three-course meal with stages of entertainment between, Nancy Menk, one of the dinner’s
Adam Ramos | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday for many reasons, last of which is that it officially marks the first day that most rationally-minded folks will allow holiday music to be played. It’s just that for most, the month or so in-between Thanksgiving and Christmas is just about all that can be handled before wanting to explode
Patrick McKlevey | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Remember the joy you used to feel at Christmastime? Remember the weeks and weeks of buildup, the list-making and tree-decorating and present-wrapping? Remember going to the mall to see Santa, remember always playing a shepherd or angel in the school pageant? Remember counting down the days until Dec. 25, sitting fireside with family and friends