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Ballerina vs Flash Mob at Rock Out for Autism: Cornerstone Fall Festival, Sept 29
 

Ballerina vs Flash Mob at ‘Postcards’ concert

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Overwhelming response to a trial collaboration between the Purdue Philharmonic and Lafayette Ballet in 2011 has resulted in two nights of “Postcards” concerts in the Lafayette Ballet Ballroom on Saturday (Sept. 22) and Sunday (Sept. 23). Admission is free to the one-hour concert, but due to limited seating, reservations are advised. [...]

Rock Out for Autism: Cornerstone Fall Festival, Sept 29

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cornerstone Autism Foundation is hosting “Rock Out for Autism” on September 29th, 2012 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Lafayette, Indiana. This concert event will celebrate the lives touched by autism, and the money raised will benefit children and families affected by autism in Indiana. “Rock Out for [...]

2011 Purdue Jazz Festival premieres new composition

18 January 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s Jazz Festival, featuring the premiere of a Brent Wallarab composition, will help highlight this year’s 125th anniversary of Purdue bands. Wallarab, a professional trombonist associated with the Indianapolis-based Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, will serve as a guest artist for the festival, which will be Jan. [...]

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Science on Tap to offer talk on benefits of neural engineering

18 January 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University professor in the growing field of neural engineering will talk about the societal benefits of this area of research on Thursday (Jan. 20) during the next Science on Tap. Kevin Otto, a professor of biological sciences and biomedical engineering and director of the Purdue Neuroprostheses Research Laboratory, will [...]

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Benefit Bank of Indiana offers free tax-filing help

18 January 2011

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– The Purdue University Extension Service is offering a new and free online service to help low- and moderate-income Indiana residents file their income tax returns. The Benefit Bank helps Hoosiers complete and electronically file their federal and state income tax returns, which is necessary to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit [...]

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Season of Sharing under way at Purdue

06 December 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– Purdue students, faculty and staff are joining four local agencies in hopes of making a brighter Christmas for children in Greater Lafayette. The Boiler Volunteer Network’s (BVN) Season of Sharing campaign provided gifts to nearly 300 children last year, and the need is greater this holiday season, says Harry Brown, assistant [...]

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Purdue Contemporary Dance Company presents its Winter Works Concert

05 December 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– The Purdue Contemporary Dance Company will present its Winter Works Dance Concert on Dec. 10 and 11. The dance company, which is housed in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts in Yue-Kong Pao Hall, will present eight new dances by faculty and student artists. The concert [...]

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Indiana putting old tires to new use in transportation projects

05 December 2010

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Civil engineers at Purdue University helped the Indiana Department of Transportation save more than $1 million over the past two years by using shredded tires as a new low-cost material in construction projects. “It’s a green project that saves materials and eliminates the landfilling of millions of tires,” said INDOT Commissioner [...]

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