Cultuur op de Campus (CODC)

MONTHLY OVERVIEW MAY || We present to you: the monthly overview of may. We have another fun month planned for you. ✨Are you going to one of the concerts or jam sessions at the Culture Café? Or will you join us at the drag bingo, dance performance or the music meeting preview at Theatre C?🤩 🎫 Theatre C events are only 5 euro for students! Tickets can be purchased via the link in bio. And if you are an RSC member, you can reserve a free ticket hour! 🎫 Culture Café events are always free entrance, no registration needed. 📆Do you want to stay up to date? Swipe to join our WhatsApp Promo Community💚

✨TIMETABLE RADBOUD BY NIGHT✨ Looking for an activity coming Thursday the 21th of May? Come visit the free Radboud by Night event! The activities are: 🪩Silent Disco | Refter | 19:00 - 21:00 This activity is perfect if you want to dance, or just chill some between all the other activities ✂️Campus Hairdresser | Square before Refter | 20:00 - 23:00 At the BarBeer, a barber cuts hour hair while you sip a beer. @hair.cutmerith 🎤Poetry | Square before Refter | 20:00 - 20:30 The campus poet, Jet Sterkman (@campusdichternijmegen ), will recite some poetry. Come listen and enjoy! 🌈Draglicious Music Bingo | Theatre C | 20:00 - 21:45 With your fee bingo bingo card you can win the most exciting prices! For example: a karaoke voucher for a room by Nightingale. Enjoy some queer classics and new songs and come vibe with @tompusspop 🎸Live Music | Culture Café | 20:15 - 21:45 Hypertension (@hypertension_nijmegen ) who play classic poprock, but also iconic singalong songs and songs that are currently popular with students 🎵Music Quiz | Culture Café | 22:00 - 23:30 Join the most fun quiz in Culture Café (@cultuurcafe_ru ru ) and challenge your friends on their music knowledge. If this hasn’t convinced you enough, the entrance is free, so why don’t you invite some friends and give it a try? Sign up via the link in bio!

DRAGLICIOUS BINGO || Fancy a night full of glitter, glamour, and good vibes? 💃✨ Come join our Draglicious Bingo and get a chance to win amazing prizes! With @tompusspop 🎟️ You will get two bingo cards to play along! We’ll play two rounds: 🔢 A classic bingo 🎶 And a fabulous music round featuring everything from queer classics to today’s hits And that’s not all… you could win an amazing prize, including a karaoke voucher to shine with your friends at Nightingale 🎤🌈 Bring your friends and don’t miss out on this unforgettable night! This activity is part of Roze Week and is co-organized with @ditonijmegen The bingo is also part of Radboud by Night, a night full of activties on Campus, organized by CODC and the Unviersity Student Council @radboud_usc . Check out our other post for the other activities!🕺 🎫Entrance and bingo cards are free, you can register via the forms in the link in bio! RSC members can reserve a free ticket hour via the link in bio!

JAM SESSION || Opening the Cultuur op de Campus jam on May 20 is a groove-driven quartet inspired by the electric jazz-funk of Herbie Hancock and the open, playful energy of 70s fusion. With Sem Willemsen on drums (@sem_drums ), Norman Samuels on bass (@nosamlowtonemusic ), Joep Vlaar on keys (@joeflaremusic ) and Morris Methorst on guitar (@morrismethorst ), the band brings deep grooves, layered textures and lots of room for interaction and improvisation.🎸🎶 Expect warm Fender Rhodes sounds, funky rhythms and a set built around collective feel and spontaneous musical moments. After the opener, the evening continues with the jam session. Everyone is welcome! Any skill-level, any instrument!✨ Entrance is free, no registration needed!🎫

✨JOIN THE STUKACOMMITTEE✨ Do you have a heart for culture and want to experience organizing your own festival? This is your chance! We’re looking for people who want to keep the Stukafest Nijmegen legacy alive. From intimate room concerts to a big afterparty: you make it happen! 🎵🌈 📅 Interested? Fill in the committee application form in the bio or dm us! Feel free to ask all your question:)

CAMPUSPOET ELECTIONS FINAL|| The Nijmegen Campuspoet Election is organized by Cultuur op de Campus, and Poëziecentrum Nederland @poeziecentrumnederland , in collaboration with the current campus poet, Jet Sterkman @campusdichternijmegen . During the final on May 27, a professional jury will select the ultimate winner from three finalists, who will hold the position of Campus Poet of Radboud University Nijmegen for an academic year.✒️ The final will take place in the botanical garden De Hortus, behind Park Brakkenstein! Free entry! Doors open at 19:15 and last until approximately 22:00, concluding with drinks.✨ The jury consists of Simon Mamahit (City Poet @mcdisci ), Jarmo van Dam (former Campus Poet @droombeelddenker ), and Frederik van Dam from the Radboud University. The three finalists will recite poems and answer questions. Featuring performances by Simon Mamahit and current campus poet Jet Sterkman, among others.💭

COFFEE BEFORE DAWN || Whether you rise early or stay up until sunrise, @coffee.before.dawn is what you are looking for. This four-piece band from Nijmegen delivers a surprising mix of energetic guitar ballads and intimate, folk-like songs. Each band member brings their own musical influences – from classic rock ’n’ roll to modern pop – resulting in a fresh, contemporary pop-rock sound. And they will be playing at the Culture Café on may 13, at 8!🎸🔥 Live, Coffee Before Dawn does not disappoint. Expect fiery guitar solos, danceable riffs, and sing-along moments. And when the energy needs to drop for a moment, the sensitive, slower songs provide a moment of reflection.✨ 🎫Culture Café tickets are always free entry, no registration needed.

RADBOUD BY NIGHT || Looking for an activity coming Thursday the 21st of May? Come visit the Radboud by Night event! Radboud by Night was a yearly event before COVID, organised by the University Student Council @radboud_usc (Universitaire Studentenraad) in collaboration with student organisations and Student Life and is this year back on campus! All free✨ From 19:00 till 01:00 there are several fun activities spread over the university campus. The activities are: 🪩 Silent Disco | Refter | 19:00 - 20:00 This activity is perfect if you want to dance, or just chill some between all the other activities 🎭Poetry | Erasmus Square | 20:00 - 20:30 The campus poet, Jet Sterkman @campusdichternijmegen , will recite some poetry. 💃🏼Draglicious Music Bingo | Theatre C | 20:00 - 21:45 With a free bingo card you can win the most exciting prices! For example: a karaoke voucher for a room by Nightingale. With @tompusspop ! In collaboration with @rozeweeknijmegen . 🎶Live Music | Culture Café | 20:15 - 21:45* @hypertension_nijmegen is a coverband who play classic poprock, but also iconic singalong songs and songs that are currently popular with students 🥁Music Quiz | Culture Café | 22:00 - 23:30 Join the most fun quiz in Culture Café and challenge your friends on their music knowledge. If this hasn’t convinced you enough, the entry is free, so why don’t you invite some friends and join us by night! ✨Sign up via the link in the bio✨

JAM SESSION || On the evening of 6 may, CODC is hosting another jam session! This time Nijmegen-bases trio @sudowoodoomusic will kick off the session! They create psychedelic funk with deep grooves and a sunny, languid vibe. What started as a one-off ode to Khruangbin quickly got out of hand: three friends, one sound, and above all, a strong desire to keep playing.☁️ With @martim.music on guitar, @nosamlowtonemusic on bass, and Willem Thijssen on drums, SUDOWOODOO builds hypnotic grooves where relaxed drums, warm bass lines, and dreamy guitar parts come together. Music to slowly disappear into — somewhere between desert funk, surf, psychedelia, and endless summer evenings. After that, you are welcome to join the session and jam with them! So, bring your instrument or voice and jam along! You can also use the instruments already present at the Culture Café. And ofcourse you are always welcome to just watch and enjoy the vibe.✨ 🎫 Culture Café events are always free entry, no registration needed

OUMY|| On May 7th, @musicmeeting meeting will be doing a preview of their festival at theatre C with artist @oumymadio ✨ With a warm yet powerful voice, Oumy Madio creates a musical world where her Senegalese and Dutch roots come together. Inspired by West African grooves and Indie folk, with influences from Fatoumata Diawara, RY X, and Salif Keita, she shares authentic stories filled with relatable emotions and her search for kindred spirits. The result is a vibrant sound that moves between intimacy and intensity. She has performed at festivals such as Zwarte Cross and Valkhof Festival and served as the opening act for Gerson Main, further building her growing reputation as a live artist.🎤 Swipe for a preview! Oumy will also be performing at Music Meeting at the Celebrate Africa Night in Doornroosje, filled with African live music and sounds. 🎫 Tickets are free, but you do have to register by getting a free ticket via the link in bio! If you are an RSC member, you can register via the app.

CAMPUSDICHTERVERKIEZINGEN || Ook dit jaar kiezen we weer een nieuwe campusdichter! Ben of ken jij een dichter die graag het komend academisch jaar 2026/2027 de campus poëtisch wil vertegenwoordigen, bevatten en ondersteunen? Laat dat ons dan weten door een mailtje te sturen naar [email protected] met 3 gedichten, een omschrijving van jezelf en een foto. De deadline is vrijdag 8 mei 23:59 uur, 2000-2500 woorden maximaal, 3 gedichten minimaal. Deze mogen zowel in het Nederlands als Engels, of beide. En houd alvast de verkiezingsdatum woensdag 27 mei vrij in je agenda! ✍️ Op zoek naar wat inspiratie? Check dan even @campusdichternijmegen ______ CAMPUS POET ELECTIONS || As usual we are choosing a new campus poet this year! Are you or do you know a poet who would like to poetically represent, embody and support the campus during the upcoming academic year 2026/2027? Let us know by sending an email to [email protected] with 3 poems, a description of yourself, and a photo. The deadline is Friday, May 8, 23:59, maximum 2,000-2,500 words, minimum 3 poems. They can be in Dutch or English, or both. And be sure to keep the election date, Wednesday, May 27, free in your calendar! ✍️ Need some inspiration? Visit @campusdichternijmegen

THE SHUTZ|| Energetic indierock from Gelderland. Expect contagious riffs and banging choruses that you won't be able to get out of your head. Think of a mix between the raw sound of the Arctic Monkeys / The Strokes, and the danceable energy of The Wombats. That is the Shutz. They will be playing at the Culture Café, next week on april 22nd!🕺 Swipe for a preview of @theshutzofficial ! Their debut EP The Beautiful Mess We Made released on the 7th of March 2025 during a sold out Luxor Live show on all well-known platforms. Maxazine said: "If this evening was a precursor of everything else that will be coming, The Shutz will get many more people dancing."🎶 Expect a show filled with energy! Dancing, sweating and the next day muscle aches. Sitting still at the bar? Forget it - for them that's a yellow card!🔥 🎫Entrance is free, no registration needed.