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(event) Wicker Women Installation Start: 12:00 am Installation of J. Bisbing's Wicker Women portraits benefiting CAWC By Appointment Only from October 10, 2009 - October 30, 2009. (event) Cynthia Hellyer-Heinz, Drawings in the Gallery Start: 8:00 am End: 3:00 pm Recent work by Cynthis Hellyer-Heinz on display in the Clair E. Smith Art gallery at Barrington High School The gallery is open school days 8 AM to 3 PM and evenings during performances. The works will be on display from October 26 , 2009 - November 12, 2009. (event) Advocacy, Expression, and Education: Exploring Human Rights through the Arts Conference Start: 8:30 am End: 5:00 pm In this 2-day event, IHRLI seeks to push the traditional bounds of human rights education to explore an effective, yet underutilized, method of human rights education and communication (event) Our World at War Start: 9:00 am End: 7:00 pm Witness the emotional impact of war through the lenses of award-winning photojournalists: Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey, and Franco Pagetti. The exhibit will display from September 25, 2009 through November 20, 2009 on Mondays - Fridays from 9 AM - 7 PM and Saturdays from 9 AM - 5 PM. (event) Palos West Student Exhibit Start: 9:00 am End: 6:00 pm "Experience the Arts in Palos" presents Palos West Student Exhibit The student exhibit will be displayed at Standard Bank & Trust Co. for the month of October, 2009 on Mondays - Thursdays 9 AM - 5 PM; Fridays 9 AM - 6 PM; and Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM. A "Meet the Artist" reception will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 4 - 5 PM at the bank. (event) Town and Country Art League Exhibit Start: 9:00 am End: 7:00 pm "Experience the Arts in Palos" presents month long exhibit of local artists The exhibition will display from October 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009 during normal business hours: Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 5 PM; Fridays 9 AM - 7 PM; and Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM. (event) Town and Country Art League Exhibit Start: 9:00 am End: 1:00 pm "Experience the Arts in Palos" presents month long exhibit of local artists The exhibition will display from October 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009 during normal business hours: Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 5 PM; Fridays 9 AM - 7 PM; and Saturdays 9 AM - 1 PM. (event) Our World at War: Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines Start: 9:00 am End: 7:00 pm Attend this free photo exhibit at the Loyola University Chicago School of Communication. Witness the emotional impact of war through the lenses of award-winning photojournalists Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey and Franco Pagetti. This exhibit is hosted by the Greater Chicago Red Cross, presented by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in collaboration with VII Photo Agency and the Newseum. The exhibit will display from September 25, 2009 through November 20, 2009. (event) Laureen Dunne: October Featured Artist Start: 10:00 am End: 5:00 pm Exhibit and sale of colorful pallette knife oil paintings by artist Laureen Dunne Artist Reception Sunday, October 18 1-4pm; Exhibit will be up 10/3/09 thru 10/31/09 Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (event) Mexican Folk Art Exhibition Start: 10:00 am End: 5:00 pm Contemporary works in ceramics, wood, papier mâché, and paintings, including many works relating to The Day of the Dead by noted Mexican folk artists as well as vintage pieces from the Tarble Arts Center collection and private collections. This exibition is on display from October 2, 2009 - December 6, 2009. Tarble Arts Center hours are 10 AM - 5 PM Tuesdays - Fridays; 10 AM - 4 PM Saturdays, and 1 PM - 4 PM on Sundays. Note: Related film showings on October 29 and November 5, 7 PM Note: As part of Latino Heritage Month, there will be a ublic guided tour of this exhibition on October 13, 2009 at 3 PM. (event) Journey Stories Start: 10:00 am End: 2:00 pm *Journey Stories* tells how we and our ancestors came to America. From Native Americans to new American citizens and regardless of our ethnic or racial background, everyone has a story to tell. Our history is filled with stories of people leaving behind everything - families and possessions - to reach a new life in another state, across the continent, or even across an ocean. Many chose to move, searching for something better in a new land. Others had no choice, like enslaved Africans captured and relocated to a strange land and bravely asserting their own cultures, or like Native Americans already here, who were often violently removed by newcomers. This exhibition runs from October 24 - December 6, 2009. (event) Exhibition: Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland by Maggie Taylor Start: 10:00 am End: 5:00 pm Fantastic, surreal narrative composite images by http://www.maggietaylor.com/ >Maggie Taylor made using sources ranging from snapshots to 19th-century daguerreotypes and tintypes created to illustrate Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland This exibition is on display from October 24, 2009 - December 20, 2009. Tarble Arts Center hours are 10 AM - 5 PM Tuesdays - Fridays; 10 AM - 4 PM Saturdays, and 1 PM - 4 PM on Sundays. Note: Related film showings on October 29 and November 5, 7 PM (event) Freaks & Flash Start: 11:00 am End: 5:00 pm An exhibition celebrating the art of tattoo flash and circus banners. Thise exhibition runs from September 11, 2009 - December 31, 2009 (event) Get The Balance Right Start: 11:00 am End: 5:00 pm Get the Balance Right features works by "Basia Toczdlowska ", "Dana Day ", and "Marci Rubin ". Works will be on display from October 2, 2009 - October 31, 2009. Gallery Hours: Tuesdays - Thursdays 11 AM - 7 PM; Fridays and Saturdays 11 AM - 5 PM An artist's reception and anniversary party will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 6 - 9 PM. (event) Arlington Artists on Display Start: 1:30 pm End: 4:30 pm The Heritage Gallery of the Arlington Heights Historical Museum is transformed into an art gallery showcasing the multi-media work of over fifty local artists. Artists works will be displayed Fridays - Sundays from August 29, 2009 - November 22, 2009. Additional Event: November 15, 1:00-5:00pm - Art Around the Town (Visit local artists' studios. Art work for sale throughout the event.) (event) The Dreamers Start: 2:00 pm End: 3:30 pm The Time of Your Life Players present "The Dreamers," a new, original one-act musical comedy about a band of aging rockers hoping for a record contract and tour. The cast of "The Dreamers" will be available for a post-show discussion after each performance, to be led by Martha A. Jacob, Specialization Coordinator, Gerontology, Department of Sociology and Criminology at Dominican University and by Karen N. Kolb, MS, RFG, Manager, Community Engagement, Mather LifeWays. Where and When: The Apollo Theater Studio at 2540 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, beginning October 7th and running every Wednesday and Friday at 2:00 PM through October 30th For Tickets: Call the Apollo Theater box office at 773-935-6100 or go to: http://www.apollochicago.com. Individual tickets are $15.00; groups of 10 or more are $10.00. About "The Dreamers" "The Dreamers" is set in Judy's garage where her band of old rockers practice. They are anxiously awaiting word of a possible record contract and tour. When Judy's long lost younger sister arrives the band is thrown into chaos, and threatened with dissolution. Can Guardian Angels sent by Elvis himself save the band? (event) Knittin' Special Start: 4:00 pm End: 5:30 pm Whether you love to knit or have never knitted a stitch in your life, join us for an afternoon of knittin' something special. Bring your own project or use the yarn and needles provided. Teens of all skill levels are welcome! "Knittin' Special" will meet on the 2nd, 16th, and 30th of October from 4 PM - 5:30 PM. (event) Evanston Envisions Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm The Evanston Art Center has "look-back" fashion designs on display. Display runs 6-8 PM from October 16, 2009 - October 30, 2009. (event) Advocacy, Expression, and Education: Exploring Human Rights through the Arts Welcome Reception Start: 6:30 pm End: 8:30 pm In this event, IHRLI seeks to push the traditional bounds of human rights education to explore an effective, yet underutilized, method of human rights education and communication- the arts. This conference will also provide an opportunity for the artistic community with the human rights and rule of law community to connect and investigate how art can be an active and effective technique for human rights advocacy and capacity building on a local and international level. The works of Shannon Benine will be exhibited and refreshments will be served. Please join us for this interesting event. (event) Naperville Writers Group Reading Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm Naperville Writers Group members and members of the public read poetry and prose. The event's featured writer is Ruan Wright. She has print published in America, England and India, as well as in on-line journals. Recent credits include RADIX, ART TIMES, WINDHOVER, The Taj Mahal Review, and Moon Journal. Ruan Wright's work has received awards and recognition from The Poets and Patrons of Chicago, the ISPS, and the CNW/FFWA. She is a member of the Illinois State Poetry Society, Chair of the Naperville Writers Group, Assistant Fiction Editor for the Fifth Wednesday Journal. She has also served as judge for local youth poetry competitions and coordinates the Bolingbrook Writers Group. Her first collection of poems, thought-fish, was published in spring 2009 by Moon Journal Press. She can be contacted through her web site at http://www.PenRuan.com. (event) Peace Concert - Brian Beach & Toshiko Suzuki - Viloin/Piano Duo Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:00 pm Brian Beach (violin) & Toshiko Suzuki (piano) will perform works by Bach, Beethoven & deFalla at the SGI-USA Chicago Culture Center (1455 South Wabash Avenue) at 7:00 PM. This is a free concert with free parking. No tickets needed. Doors open at 6:30 PM. More About the Peace Concert Series Peace Concerts are presented every month at SGI-USA Chicago Culture Center on the last Friday of the month (Except Nov.& Dec - 3rd Friday) as a gift to the community. Always Free. No tickets needed. Upcoming Peace Concerts: November 20th – Peter Lerner - jazz December 18th – Anne-Marie Akin – singer/songwriter (event) Shannon Benine Start: 7:00 pm This solo exhibition features the work of Chicago based artist Shannon Benine. This exhibition will run through December 19, 2009. (event) Halloween Percussion Ensembles Start: 7:30 pm Listen to the sounds of this eery holiday in the haunted Albert Taylor Theatre with the Millikin University Percussion Ensembles. This family friendly event will include children's activities, a costume contest, and more! (event) The Sublime Beauty of Hands and Klown Kantos Start: 7:30 pm Michael Montenegro's puppets run an astounding gamut, from tiny Punch and Judy figures to a headless, life-size doppelganger of the puppeteer. Most beautiful is a delicate moving sculpture of bones in the 2004 Sublime Beauty of Hands, which tells an oblique, poetic story about evil munitions makers, the vulnerability of the body, and the limitations of puppetry. Matters turn much less serious in the delightful Klown Kantos: six very funny puppet bits, loosely connected by the ensemble's clowning. Montenegro's interactions with his creations--comic revelations of the tender, antagonistic, complicated relationship between puppet and puppeteer--are a highlight. Display running Friday & Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 3pm from October 16, 2009 - November 1, 2009.

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