on-going events

October 31 - November 6

Escape from New York | 1981 | Directed by John Carpenter
November 4 | 7 PM
This NAU tradition continues with Film screenings and discussions hosted by NAU’s own Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford on most Tuesday evenings in Cline Library Auditorium. This year we are celebrating directors on the outside of the mainstream. Free and Open to the Public
Following on the success of Halloween, Carpenter made this gritty sci-fi action film, which he had written in the mid-70s as a reaction to the Watergate scandal.
In a dystopian future (1997), Manhattan has been turned into a maximum-security prison, from which ex-soldier and federal prisoner Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) must rescue the president.
Rotten Tomatoes 86%
View the trailer here.
#CALFilmSeries #KurtRussell #JohnCarpenter #EscapeFromNewYork #Dystopia

Global Film Series:
Tear along
the Dotted Line
Join us Wednesday, Nov. 5th for a screening of Strappare lungo i bordi (Tear along the dotted line), the 2021 Italian adult animated comedy drama television series that follows cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience, who reflect on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.
Series in Italian with English subtitles.
Part of the GELL Center "It's Animated" film series!

Join the Office of Undergraduate Research for a presentation of Pathways to Research with CAL alum Terra Smith (BA History, minor in Museum Studies) and current Registrar at the Musical Instrument Museum to learn more about careers and research in cultural heritage.
🗓 Nov. 6, 2025
⌚2:30 p.m.
📍Liberal Arts 120
Free and open to NAU students and alumni.
#CALisComparativeCulturalStudies #CALisCommunity

Please join NAU Chamber Orchestra for Carnival of the Animals!
Sunday | November 2, 2025 | 3 PM
Adults $15 | Seniors & NAU Staff $10
Youth, NAU & CCC Students Free
Ardrey Auditorium
Featuring:
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen: Ascending Bird for String Orchestra
Bruce Reiprich: When Quiet Comes for Piano & String Orchestra, with Alec Wilkes on piano
Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, with Collin Turley & Eli Diemert on piano
#CALisMusic #NAUOrchestra #KittSchoolOf Music #CALisCommunity

Come enjoy or join in with this semester's Global Cabaret,on Thursday, November 6th, 5-7pm in the International Pavilion.
The Global Cabaret is a performance group housed in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at NAU. We engage our audiences with poetry, theatre, music, dance, spoken word (and more!) in many different languages. We encourage students and community members to use their language skills in creative ways and to gain a greater appreciation for global cultures and the arts. We do not require a minimum language proficiency, nor any training in performance. Original pieces are more than welcome, but performances do not need to be original. We particularly encourage performances in underrepresented languages.
Students as well as community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by performing. Submit your act here by Nov. 18th!

Register your kindergartener - 6th grader today for the Kids' Art Studio at NAU!
We will have sessions on October 18, October 25, November 1 and November 8 from 10 AM - 12 PM! Your artist will engage with NAU art students to complete creative projects.
All materials are provided!
Free and open to all kids between kindergarten and 6th grade.
Register here: NAU Kids' Art Studio Application 2025
Or register on the 18th at 9 AM at the Kids' Art Studio - Performing & Fine Arts Building, 1115 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff AZ 86011
Questions? Contact us at NAUkidstudio@gmail.com