10 / 30
Start: 12:00 am
Installation of J. Bisbing's Wicker Women portraits benefiting CAWC By Appointment Only from October 10, 2009 - October 30, 2009. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
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.
This exhibition runs from October 24 - December 6, 2009. 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 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 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. 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.) 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" 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 Upcoming Peace Concerts: November 20th – Peter Lerner - jazz December 18th – Anne-Marie Akin – singer/songwriter Start: 7:00 pm
This solo exhibition features the work of Chicago based artist Shannon Benine. This exhibition will run through December 19, 2009. 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! 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. | ||
10 / 31
Start: 7:31 am
End: 5:58 pm
The Colona District Public Library invites everyone to come and enjoy our new outdoor artwork. Artist Sarah Robb has painted a spectacular 60 foot long mural on the outside of the building, for all to see! 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 Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
With "Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition," an exhibition created by the Library of Congress, will open at the Newberry Library on October 10, 2009, in commemoration of the 200th birthday of America's 16th president. The exhibition offers the public the opportunity to view rarely seen treasures from the Library of Congress's collections. "With Malice Toward None" charts Lincoln's growth from prairie lawyer to preeminent statesman and addresses the monumental issues he faced, including slavery and race, the dissolution of the Union, and the Civil War. The exhibit reveals Lincoln the man, whose thoughts, words, and actions were deeply affected by personal experiences and pivotal historic events. By placing Lincoln's words in a historical context, the exhibition gives visitors a deeper understanding of how remarkable Lincoln's decisions were for their time and why his words continue to resonate today. This exhibition is on display from October 10, 2009 - December 19, 2009. Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 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. Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 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. 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 Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 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. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
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.
This exhibition runs from October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 10:45 am
End: 12:00 pm
Dialogue with experts as we examine humanitarian issues, and the principles at the core of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Presented through the assistance of the family of Evelyn T. and Raymond I. Geraldson. This one-day conference seeks to push the traditional bounds of human rights programming and explore an effective, yet underutilized, method of human rights education and communication the arts. Panels will address the use of art as a therapeutic outlet for the artists, the use of mediums in interactive education and communication efforts, and the use of art as a means of storytelling and documentation. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
Retrospecitve Exhibition featuring Illinois Artist Glen C. Davies that focuses on his series of "Bannerline" paintings influenced by his experience traveling with circuses and carnivals. Loose canvas formats reveal his personal language. This exhibit will be on display from October 5, 200 - November 17, 2009. Hours: Mondays - Fridays 10 AM - 3 PM; Mondays - Thursdays 6 PM - 8 PM; and Saturdays Noon - 2 PM 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. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Join us for a live concert featuring Switchback's American Roots ~ Celtic Soul music in celebration of our version of the Mexican holiday of "Dia de los Muertos." Send pictures of your late loved ones for our authentic "Ofrenda", or altar, by emailing them to waygoodmusic@gmail.com. Sample the special "Pan de Muerto" (bread of the dead). Beer and wine will be available at the bar of our special "clubhouse". It's the Mexican holiday with a slight Celtic twist! | ||
11 / 1
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
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.
This exhibition runs from October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 1:30 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Brian (Fox) Ellis Tracing his rise from Prairie State rail-splitter to America's favorite president this blend of history and humor will attempt to disentangle the man from the myth. Told from the perspective of Austin Gollaher, a childhood friend of Lincoln who once saved his life, Brian Fox Ellis steps into character to allow audiences to step back in time and meet Lincoln during many facets of life, including his childhood, his career as a lawyer, and his presidency. | ||
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11 / 3
Start: 9:00 am
A Road Scholar Program by Heineman & Marcotte Bruno Bettleheim in The Uses of Enchantment, Jane Yolen in Touch Magic, and other acclaimed writers and psychologists have discussed the power of fright in children as a necessary and useful tool. Listening to narrow escapes and horrible demises in ghost stories and gothic tales strengthen human survival instincts. The imagination is primed to act in reality should these dangerous situations arise, thus justifying the enjoyment shared in hearing a good scary story. This program challenges the popular, modern versions of fairy tales by reinstating the original gothic tales long before the stories were edited in the Victorian era. For example, what happened after Sleeping Beauty is awakened by the Prince's kiss? Most people believe they lived happily ever after, but this was far from the truth or intent of the original tale. Find out more through this innovative program. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
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.
This exhibition runs from October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
AmeriCorps of Belleville volunteers will discuss 'Mending Wall' by Robert Frost. The Meaning of Service (MoS) is a reading and discussion program for Americorps volunteers featuring discussions that use short philosophical and literary texts on the nature of justice, service, and related themes. Meaning of Service presents participants with the opportunity to examine, refine, and regenerate the beliefs underlying their work. Start: 12:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Mark Pohlad This presentation traces the image of Abraham Lincoln in the history of American art. It illustrates how and why artists have used images of the great man. From Mathew Brady's photographs, to statues by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, to paintings by contemporary artists such as Ed Paschke, the sixteenth President has been the subject of many important American works of art. Besides description and analysis of these pieces, this lively multimedia presentation will also involve history, art, media, and the biography of Abraham Lincoln. Start: 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
In the Fall of 2009, the Chicago Teen Museum will engage in partnership with the Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) to create a Teen Council made up of Chicago youth from various backbrounds and neighborhoods of Chicago. The Council will engage other area youth and museum professionals in order to advise the CCM on the design of 8-9 future exhibits. The Council will also continue to work with the CCM and an advisory board to comprise the driving force behind the nation's first teen museum. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Abner Mikiva will discuss Simon's state legislative work on improving state government and how it has carried forward today. Exhibit open for viewing. Part 2 of a traveling exhibit and a series of four public programs that will explore the life and work of Senator Paul Simon. Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Ellie Carlson
At the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876, Mary Florence Potts' cold-handled sad iron was the toast of the fair. She spent the next two decades touring the country with a promotional lecture. Mrs. Potts will visit your group as a stop on her tour to promote her invention. She will discuss domestic life in the 19th Century, the science and technology behind the development of her invention, and what it means for a woman to hold a US Patent and manage her own affairs. Mrs. Potts can appear at your event in 1885, or if you prefer, in 1893 when she was in Chicago for the Columbian Exposition. Mrs. Potts arrives costumed in the preferred year, with examples of her invention and period appropriate promotional materials. | ||
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11 / 5
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
In the Fall of 2009, the Chicago Teen Museum will engage in partnership with the Chicago Children's Museum (CCM) to create a Teen Council made up of Chicago youth from various backbrounds and neighborhoods of Chicago. The Council will engage other area youth and museum professionals in order to advise the CCM on the design of 8-9 future exhibits. The Council will also continue to work with the CCM and an advisory board to comprise the driving force behind the nation's first teen museum. Start: 6:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Heineman & Marcotte Take a magic carpet ride to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt in story and song with storyteller Judith Heineman and musician Daniel Marcotte in an engaging and interactive performance. Learn how tales like Star Wars and Harry Potter got their start. Hear of ancient quests, magic, monsters, epic battles between good and evil, and how mummies are made. Replica artifacts, early musical instruments (the oud), and period costumes enhance their lively presentation. The epic story of the world's first superhero, Gilgamesh, deals with the basic qualities of what it means to be human-courage, strength, friendship, loss, betrayal, death, and the quest for immortality. It lay hidden for over 4500 years until it was literally unearthed about 150 years ago. This program brings these lost stories to life. Start: 7:00 pm
A Road Scholar Program by Warren Brown Mark Twain said "Inventors are the creators of the world-after God." This presentation is a first-person Chautauqua style program by Warren Brown as Mark Twain. You will journey on water, land, and air sharing insights from the "Diaries of Adam and Eve" to friendships with inventors and thoughts about Galileo and Newton. "I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them."- Mark Twain. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore will be a special guest at Valois, this Thursday, November 5 from 7:00pm -8:00pm. In a piece entitled Women are Diamonds: A Brilliant Future for Cambodia Means Creating Female Employment Now, author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore explores the dwindling employment opportunities for young Cambodian women. She writes, "While education may be a way to move the country forward, and volunteerism an excellent means to bolster education with hands-on skills, the fact remains that Cambodia's job opportunities are few and far between. A full 40 percent of the country is in poverty, and most Cambodians survive on only a dollar a day." Moore gives the reader background on Cambodia's economy: "In recent years, Cambodian industry - most natural resources save rice were destroyed under the Khmer Rouge regime - had begun to edge away from agriculture toward garment export. Women's long association with textiles made them the go-to labor force in the emerging market. This sudden increase in women's economic opportunities had begun to shift, however slightly, the assumption that women were valueless." Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
In a piece entitled Women are Diamonds: A Brilliant Future for Cambodia Means Creating Female Employment Now, author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore explores the dwindling employment opportunities for young Cambodian women. She writes, "While education may be a way to move the country forward, and volunteerism an excellent means to bolster education with hands-on skills, the fact remains that Cambodia's job opportunities are few and far between. A full 40 percent of the country is in poverty, and most Cambodians survive on only a dollar a day." Moore gives the reader background on Cambodia's economy: "In recent years, Cambodian industry - most natural resources save rice were destroyed under the Khmer Rouge regime - had begun to edge away from agriculture toward garment export. Women's long association with textiles made them the go-to labor force in the emerging market. This sudden increase in women's economic opportunities had begun to shift, however slightly, the assumption that women were valueless." | ||
11 / 6
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
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.
This exhibition runs from October 24 - December 6, 2009. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:30 pm
Join us as Evelynn M. Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College, discusses “Diversity in Higher Education.” Prior to her tenure as dean, Hammonds served as Harvard University’s first Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity from July 2005 to June 2008. She is also the Barbara Gutman Rosenkrantz Professor of History of Science and of African and African American Studies. Her scholarly interests include the history of scientific, medical, and sociopolitical concepts of race and sexuality; the history of disease and public health; gender in science and medicine; and African-American history. Welcome and introductions will be made by Professor Barbara Ransby, Director of Gender and Women’s Studies at UIC; Michael Tanner, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and Professor William Walden, Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity. | ||
