BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER PRESENTS ITS VIRTUAL HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA | December 18th-25th

NEW PHILHARMONIC’S NEW “HOLIDAY SING-ALONG WITH THE SYMPHONY” BEGINS STREAMING DEC. 12th | Continues On Demand through Jan. 3rd | Soprano Emily Birsan, Mezzo Soprano Kate Tombaugh, Bass/Baritone Bill McMurray and Tenor Jesse Donner Join the MAC’s Symphony in Residence for a Program of Holiday Classics

PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES THE NEXT HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS – LIVE FROM FLORENCE PRODUCTION: TCHAIKOVSKY, 
LIVE STREAMED SUNDAY, DEC. 20 AT 7 P.M. CST | Hershey Felder Portrays Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in the Live from Florence Performance Celebrating the Composer and His Work, Including The Nutcracker 

For over 35 years, students, athletes, sponsors and coaches of Munster High School have decided to help as many children as possible during the holiday season. Last year, the school was able to care for more than 400 area families thanks to the generosity of others.

This past week, the Munster Rotary Club generously presented the Munster Police Department with a $1,000 donation.

APL nextED recently added Amy Lowery to their leadership team as Vice President of Marketing.  Lowery has spent nearly all of her decade-long career in marketing working in the higher education sector.

Traditional Arts Indiana (TAI) today announced seven apprenticeships teams. The initiative is made possible through a partnership between Traditional Arts Indiana, Indiana University's Mathers Museum of World Cultures, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Bishop Noll Institute will host an entrance exam for prospective students at 8 a.m. Dec. 12 at the school, 1519 Hoffman St. in Hammond. This is the first step in the admissions process for all 8th graders who have not taken the entrance exam yet and are interested in attending Bishop Noll.

Winter river waterfowl surveys discontinued | In 2012, the DNR started doing surveys of waterfowl flying over the lower Wabash River during winter (November-January). A segment of the West Fork White River was added to the survey area in 2013.

Beginning on Dec. 2, Lakeshore Public Media will air Governor Eric Holcomb’s weekly briefings about the status of Covid-19 efforts across the state as they are once again made available to television stations for broadcast.