Culture, Arts and Entertainment Calendar for Hyde Park and Kenwood area Chicago

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"Chicago's Culture Coast- Discover Hyde Park": visit the HyPa (Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture) website: http://www.hypachicago.org.

In this page: [Directly to events By Date.] (Art weekend June 4-6)


With the ending of the UC's Chronicle, now more than before one should consult University of Chicago calendars: http://calendar.uchicago.edu. And http://events.uchicago.edu. Also http://news.uchicago.edu. Subscribe to U of C's Inside Out (print version) at http://oca.uchicago.edu/insideout/. Civic Knowledge, Southside Arts and Humanities Network. (additional and updated U of C cultural and arts links in our Neighborhood Websites/Media and Online Links)
Civic Knowledge UC Calendar: http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu/calendar.shtml.

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club- http://www.hpnclub.org
Website of Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture and its links.
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Visit their website, hypachicago.org. Peek at their calendar. And get your Passport to Jazz and see its calendar. See here
"Chicago's Culture Coast- Discover Hyde Park." More about
Hyde Park Jazz Festival site. Add /volunteer to volunteer at the Festival September 25.




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To Dept. of Cultural Affairs Bureau of Tourism http://www.ExploreChicago.org. Becoming one of the most comprehensive of such websites. Next Tour of Hyde Park from Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph October 24. http://www.chicagoneighborhoodtours.com.


BIG 30+: Neighborhood "big events" to seek here or in the Community Events page are: (See also "12 Free" a sampler in the HyPa section.

'Best bets' circle:

"People Wasn't Made to Burn": Ben Shahn and the Hickman Story. May 11-August 20, 2010

This exhibition presents sixteen original drawings by the American social realist Ben Shahn that were recently donated the Smart Museum. Produced to accompany a Harper's Magazine article about a famous tenement fire and murder trial, the drawings offer a poignant record of the terrible living conditions, staunch segregation, extreme poverty, and debilitating racism that routinely met blacks in postwar Chicago and other urban centers. In early 1947, a fire ripped through the one-room attic of a tenement building on Chicago's West Side, killing four children. Stricken by grief, the father, James Hickman shot and killed the landlord who had threatened to burn the property down. Hickman's trial drew national attention, and was published by Harpers with illustrations by Shahn. Al 16 original drawings including whitened alterations the reveal Shahn's methods.

Mid-Century: Good Design in Europe and America, 1850-1950. July 8-September 5, 2010

Between 1850 and 1950, Progressive artists, designers, and architects decisively reshaped the everyday world of object. Advocating for design reform--and by extension, social reform--they promoted a host of competing ideologies that embraced aesthetic revolution and technical innovation. Mounted entirely from the Smart Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition examines the complex, ever-shifting course of modern design theory and application in Europe and the United states, from the historic revivalism of the mid 1800s to the international modernism of the mid 1900s, gives insight into the interweaving of history and iconic forms that defined the domestic world of modernism during the fertile one-hundred years between the mid centuries.

Though the history of modern design is often charted as a singular arc--one beginning with the legacy of historicist deigns and hand craftsmanship and ending with the widespread embrace of new abstract forms and machine production--in actuality the ideals of modernity, utility, and social engagement underlying modernism resulted in varied solutions. As tastes changed, young designers, new movements, and a previous generation's vanguard overlapped, and the newcomers did not always reject the immediate past while projecting in their innovations a better material and spiritual future.

Featuring both one-of-a-kind commission as well as mass-produced objects, "Good Design" is divided into four overlapping thematic sections highlighting masterworks by Edmond Johnson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marianne Brandt, and Charles and Ray Eames. As these and teh many other works on view in the exhibition demonstrate, the best designs of th period derive from a complex intermingling of utility, social value, and formal invention. Curated by Richard A. Born, major support by Brien O'Brien and Mary Hasten.

Related works on view-

In conjunction with "Good Design", the Smart Museum will present a selection of related objects from our collection that offer insight into developments in art nouveau and art deco design in Austria, France, and the United States.

Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan. September 30 2010-January 16 2011

Carved into the mountains of northern China, the sixth-century Buddhist temple caves of Xiangtangshan were the crowning cultual achievement of the sixth-century Northern Qi dynasty. Once home to a magnificent array of limestone sculptures--monumental Buddhas, elaborate attendant figures, flying deities, and couching monsters framed by floral motifs--the caves were severely damaged in the first half of the twentieth century, when their contents were removed for sale on the international art market. Drawing on an extraordinary research and 3-D reconstruction project based at the University of Chicago, this exhibition mixes ancient stone carvings from Xiangtangshan--considered among the finest achievements of Chinese sculpture--with innovative digital components through cutting-edge 3-D scanning technology that sheds new light on the original beauty and meaning of the caves. It includes a video installation that provides an Immersive, kinetic re-creation of one of the largest temple caves. Organized by Smart, U of C, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

The Tragic Muse: Art and Emotion, 1700-1900. February 10-June 5 2011

The Smart's next Mellon project draws on the scholarship of University of Chicago faculty to offer fresh insight into the visual representation of tragedy and art's power to express and elicit intense emotions.

SmartFamilies@Coleman Library and at Blackstone Library
Morning at Coleman, afternoon at Blackstone Branch, 4904 S. Lake Park and Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd St.
Second Saturdays: 2-4 pm.
The Smart Museum of Art and the Blackstone Branch of the Chicago Public Library are teaming up for an exciting new series of FREE drop-in family workshops. Visit the children's reading room in the library and join Smart Museum staff for exciting art and reading-related activities. Parents, caregivers and children can make art projects together, read related stories, and explore artworks on the Smart's children's website, smARTkids. Best for children ages 3 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 773-702-4540.

Smart Sounds: Concerts in the Courtyard

This summer, enjoy great performances in the Smart Museums's idyllic sculpture garden.

The concert season kicks of with two free afternoon performances. Catch the soulful vocals of Julia Huff on July 18 and the imaginative stylings of trumpeter Corey Wilkes on August 15. Both concerts are presented as part of the Passport to Jazz, a series of unique jazz events organized by HyPa. Available at teh Smart or any of Hyde Park's other arts organizations, the Passport lets you earn special benefits throughout the year, including preferred seating at select Hyde Park Jazz Festival venues. Visit hypachicago.org/passport for info.

The free performances continue with the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on September 25. The fourth annual festival includes another mammoth lineup of jazz greats, including Art Hoyle and Rio Bamba at the Smart. Visit hydeparkjazzfestival.org.

The concerts wrap up under a tent in the courtyard on September 30, with the premiere performance of a new score by composer Jeffrey Rukaman. The eclectic, meditative piece--commissioned by the Smart to celebrate the opening of Echoes of Past--will be performed by members of Kansas City's acclaimed Spoonbender Orchestra [which was involved in the art of the Midwest exhibit].

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South Asia Language and Area Center.

South Side YMCA- has occasional blues and jazz.

South Shore Cultural Center Gallery, 7059 South Shore Drive. 773 256-0149. Creative Artist Association exhibit into August.

Washburne Culinary Institute of City Colleges of Chicago (Kennedy King)- regular and community classes continue/return at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive. This is one of the best and oldest cooking schools in the country. All community classes meet on Saturdays 10-1 and costs $45. Lower age limit uncertain. Each month a single-day class starts late each month and includes such topics as hearty soups, vegetarian, thrill of the grill, cajun/creole, pickling and canning, Parrot Cage restaurant, Sikia Restaurant African Dishes, Thanksgiving Favorites and more. Contact Continuing Education Department at 773 602-5042. Registration is a t 6343 S. Halsted Building @ room 220.


UC Special Collections Regenstein Library, 1100 E. 57th St.

Special Collections and Reg. Library: Jewish Heritage, Gilbert and Sullivan, more. Tadanori Kokoo: Recent Poster Works. (psychedelic + album works from the Beatles on question what is being advertised.) Through June 19.

At Crerar: "Science at the University of Chicago: A History from the Library's Photofiles." Celebrate over 100 years of groundbreaking scientific research and discoveries with this amazing collection of photographs from the University of Chicago. Sponsored by the John Crerar Foundation.

University Theater - visit http://ut.uchicago.edu for schedule. Ongoing- winter quarter theater arts cals. 773 702-4872.

Ongoing select Wednesdays 3-4 pm. WHPK's (88.5, whpk.org) The Groks Science Show. 3/18, 4/1, 4/15, 4/29, 5/13, 5/27, 6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5, 8/19...

The Chicago Ensemble, Mostly Music, University of Chicago Presents, and The Chicago Chorale events at Rockefeller Chapel. Jazz and Gamelan events at Hyde Park Union Church. Series section.

Astronomical viewing with Ryerson Astronomical Society Wednesdays 7-9 weather permitting. Ponder the heavens through the vintage 6-inch telescope. Ryerson is at the northeast corner of the campus circle drive.

Jazz (and other music) on Tap (or coffee houses/restaurants)

Who's in the Jazz Festival (Sept. 25 2010 1 pm-2 am 13 venues indoors and out throughout Hyde Park and beyond)? (http://www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org)

Dee Alexander, Mwata Bowden, Maggie Brown, Orbert Davis, Ernest Dawkins, La Exellencia, Brad Goode, Dana Hall, Robert "Baabe" Irving III, Henry Johnson, Bobbie Lewis, Jeff Lindberg's CJO Tribute to Ray Charles, Nichole Mitchell, Willie Pickens, Reginald Robinson an tons more.

Passport to Jazz series- get passport stamped and not only discounts but a free vip passport to Hyde Park Jazz Festival if enough stamps.
Last done for 2010- attend the HP Jazz Festival and wait for next year.

Hyde Park Jazz Society, http://www.hydeparkjazzsociety.org for lineup. Formed to do what its former name says, Committee to Restore Jazz in Hyde Park, including bringing the Checkerboard to Hyde Park. Now organizes the large, annual jazz festival in Hyde Park, supports jazz Sunday night at the various venues-- see their website for next. Find description and contacts at their site and in our Arts and Cultural Directory alpha run. Sunday evening sets are now at Room 43, 1049 E. 43rd St. 773 285-2222.
August 2, Sunday, 7:30-11:30 pm. Hyde Park Jazz Society presents its Sunday Night Jazz Series at Room 43. $10, $5. Cash only. 1043 E. 43rd St. 773 285-2222.
Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St., is now a major venue for jazz, sponsored by the Hyde Park Jazz Society.

Checkerboard Lounge. Check our Checkerboard page for their lineup of blues, jazz, and other music. Checkerboard Lounge, 5201 S. Harper 773 684-1472.
Jazzy Sundays with Jabon Jazz or other groups. To book jazz groups, call Ms. Acklin at 773 447-5927.

Now underway 2010- Friday noon jazz or concerts in Hyde Park Shopping Center courtyard near 55th and Lake Park. Summer Fridays for noontime concerts in Hyde Park Shopping Center courtyard. Into September.

Also (not always live music at) 2nd weekends this summer 10-8 as part of International Art and Craft Shows. The latter also occurs 3rd weekends in summer in Harper Court--also with live music.

Nichols Park Sunday afternoon concert series mid July-September. 4-6 pm by the north fountain.

Jazz (and blues and gospel) brunches in HP and beyond: Chant, 1509 E. 53rd- Sundays 11-3,
Backstory (often the avant guarde trio Recovery)
W.C. Handy's Bistro in South Shore
Blues47 Gospel Brunch on Sundays? King and 47th Suffered major fire damage, don't know if/when it reopens
South Side YMCA sometimes has jazz, blues or.

New venue- Jackson Park Fieldhouse, 2nd Mondays April-June at 1 pm- Ken Chaney Experience, in conjunction with the seniors program. "Blue Mondays." (May be suspended til fall due to illness by Ken Chaney)

Backstory Cafe at Experimental Station. Presently none as closes at 6 pm, but another source days they have an avant guarde jazz night- Fridays? A Jazz brunch Sunday . 6100 S. Blackstone. 773 324-9987. For listing of performers see www.myspace.com/alexwing.

Hyde Park Art Center including AACM occasionally on weekends.

??Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center- Hidden Pearl Art Cafe. Jazz offerings 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7-11 pm. Currently Crosswind, leader and percussionist Greg Penn. Food and bevs available. $10, $ students with ID and LBP members or jam session participants. 1060 E. 47th St. 773 285-1211. info@blackpearl.org.

1st Fridays jazz at Quadrangle Club bar, 1155 E. 57th st. Dress, cover.

Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 9:30 pm And Sundays 11 am- 3 pm at C.H.A.N.T Chinese and Asian American tapas restaurant, 1509 E. 53rd St., has jazz and blues soloists, several of them stars such as Ray Silkman, and sometimes DJs. 773 324-1999, http://www.chantchicago.com.

Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap- Blues Sundays 4-7:30, Curtis Black Trio (mostly jazz) 9 pm- 1 am. 1172 E. 55th St. 773 643-5516.

Mellow Yellow, Occasional Friday (or some Saturdays) night Jazz 8 or 9-midnight. James Tyler Quintet, Snatch Jazz. Kevin Nabors Quintet, or Chester McSween. 1508 E. 53rd St. 773 667-2000. No cover, 2 dr. min. http://www.mellowyellowrestaurant.com. http://www.snatchband.com.

Park 52, Wednesdays, 7:30-9 pm. 5201 S. Harper. 773 241-5200, http://www. Park52Chicago.com.
June 9 Dee Alexander

Piccolo Mondo. Italian fine restaurant has a Spanish Guitarist Wednesday evenings. 1642 E. 56th St. 773 643-1106. Norberto Zas, mzas@sbcglobal.net.

Potbelly Sandwich Works in Hyde Park Shopping Center has Samuel "Savoir Faire" Williams playing Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6-9 pm.
Michael Beetly Mons non-1 pm.

Room 43, 1039-43 E. 43rd St.

Quadrangle Club, 1st Fridays Jazz, 6 pm-?. 1155 E. 57th St.

Curtis Black Trio, other groups Sundays at 9 pm, Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, 11-- E. 55th St.

Hyde Park Art Center, Renaissance Society, and Hyde Park Shopping Center and Harper Court are places for occasional jazz concerts.

Occasionally there are large concerts at Mandel Hall and even on the quads.

At least once a quarter the Jazz XTet under Mtawa Bowden perform at the University of Chicago's Fulton Hall. music.uchicago.edu.

First Unitarian, 5650 S. Woodlawn, and Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn often have jazz events, including by Willie Pickens and Jimmy Ellis. Don't miss the Christmas concert. Also Sunday afternoon monthly series various quarters.

Some outside include Live in the Alley Sats. 2-8 in summer, at Black United, 1801 E. 71st St.

Op Shop 1530 E. 53rd St- 1530 E. 53rd St.

Smart Sounds: Concerts in the Courtyard- summer Passport series 2010 done, but

The free performances continue with the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on September 25. The fourth annual festival includes another mammoth lineup of jazz greats, including Art Hoyle and Rio Bamba at the Smart. Visit hydeparkjazzfestival.org.

The concerts wrap up under a tent in the courtyard on September 30, with the premiere performance of a new score by composer Jeffrey Rukaman. The eclectic, meditative piece--commissioned by the Smart to celebrate the opening of Echoes of Past--will be performed by members of Kansas City's acclaimed Spoonbender Orchestra [which was involved in the art of the Midwest exhibit].

Passport to Jazz schedule 2010- http://www.hypachicago.org, info@hypachicago.org.

What is it? Passport to Jazz- WATCH IN 2011

A monthly series of unique jazz events, workshops, performances. Passports are free and used to collect stamps and earn prizes as well as list the events coming up. 12 of the PTJ Spring-Summer 2010 events are free and 7 have a charge.
All are in the arts and cultural venues in Hyde Park. Passports and their forms (fill out, put it in the provided box or give to a staff/volunteer) and Stamps are available only at specific PTJ events and are specific to each event/venue. But you can sign up to be mailed a passport at the website (www.hypachicago.org).
Start earning prizes with the 3rd stamp. See the passport for info.
More questions? Dara Epison, Dara@hypachicago.org, 773 456-1904.

Jazz in Chicago-- it lives in at least these venues: (Pub Crawl with Jazz Institute of Chicago September 1, 6-Midnight. JazzInChicago.org.

Andy's- 11 E. HubbardBacroom 1007 N. Rush
Buddy Guy's Legends- 700 S. Wabash
City Life-712 E. 83rd st.
Close Up 2- 416 S. Clark
Marmon Grand- 2230 S. Michigan
Green Mill- 4802 N. Broadway
Jazz Showcase- 806 S. Plymouth
M Lounge- 1520 S. Wabash
New Regal Theater- 1645 E. 79th St.
Reggie's- 2109 S. State St.
Red Pepper's Masquerade Lounge- 428 E. 87th St.
Velvet Lounge- 67 E. Cermak

Then Chicago Jazz Festival September 2-5 2010- Millennium and Grant Parks and Chicago Cultural Center. Programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago. jazzinchicago.org/jazzfest. Don't miss Jim Wagner's All-Stars featuring Willie Pickens, Ari Brown, Jimmy Ellis, Robert Shy, Frank Russell, Corey Wilkes, Maggie Brown-- Thursday September 2, 3:15 pm, Millennium Park (Pritzker-- bands start at noon).

Rock Scene

Hyde Park has a U of C scene, centered performances in Bartlett and Hutchinson and Main Quads, Uncommon Grounds (2nd fl. Reynolds), Hutchinson Commons, or the several coffee shops-- and thought by some to be rather subdued and fusion. It also has a cutting edge underground scene-- literally more often than not in a basement, often in west Hyde Park. For the latter especially, you have to get into the scene or on various email. facebook, twitter, or pass-the-flyer groups to find them.

To start with the South Side rock and cutting edge scene, frequent such spots as Reggies Rock Club, 2109 S. State, South Union Arts, 1352 S. Union, Go0Go Town, 3117 S. Morgan.

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Series

Persons needing assistance at U of C programs should call 773 702-8484. To Artspeak 2009-2010

Amadeus Consort at St. Gelasius
Baroque Band
Bella Voce (Rockefeller perfs.)
Chicago Chorale
Chicago Ensemble
Series Music UC
UC non-Presents quarter programs
Noontime Music Series at UC
Chicago Presents
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Chicago Presents Classic
Chicago Presents Early
Winter groups
Pacifica Quartet
** 2009-10 Chicago Presents
Newberry Consort
Court Theatre
Mostly Music
Music Teachers of Hyde Park
Passport to Jazz
South Shore Opera
Sundays at First Unitarian
The Tiny Mahler Orchestra

Amadeus Consort (info coming) holds concerts 4th Sundays 3 pm at St. Gelasius (Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, 6415 S. Woodlawn)- free. Hidden Trasures Classical Consert Series: baroque and early classical from known authors but rarely heard pieces.

Baroque Band. (either .com or .org work on its busy website.) Partial (Hyde Park) schedule. Programs are often also in Rockefeller Chapel, Nichols Hall of Chicago Music Institute in Evanston and Symphony Center. New to Chicago and Hyde Park in 2007. Director is Briton Garry Clarke. "Informed period performance." Outstanding. $35, 15 single, series range from $54 student to $126. Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn.

October 8, Friday, 7:30 pm. Baroque Band presents its first Hyde Park Union Church concert of the season, "Hell's Angels- Locatelli and Tartini" Includes Tartini's Concerto Grosso in G Major, arr. Garry Clark.

 

Bella Voce (Rockefeller performances- the fall 2009 performance is not in Hyde Park.) ??925 W. Huron #608, Chicago, IL 60622, http://www.bellavoce.org, mail@bellavoce.org. Also given as Bella Voce, c/o Department of Performing Arts, College of Architecture and tArts, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1040 E. Harrison St., Rm L018, MC255, Chicago, IL 60607-7130.


Chicago Chorale. Bruce Tammen, Director. Hyde Park-based and largely HP artists but absolutely top rate. 1100 E. 55th St. (Lutheran School). Contact: Jana French, 5550 S. Blackstone 60637. 773 288-8459, janaf@sbcglobal.net. http://www.chicagochorale.org.

December 11 and 12, locales check website- World premiere of Stephen Paulus' "And Give Us Peace." Also Poulenc, Rodion Shchedrin an Einojuhani Rautavaara.

 

Chicago Ensemble at I-House Sundays, 3 pm (except one). (also Tuesdays- succeeding or following-- at Fourth Presbyterian 126 E. Chestnut 7 pm). All works have a personal introduction by Founder and Artistic Director /pianist Gerald Rizzer and refreshments. $25, student $10. Subscription $10o for 5 programs, plus intro complementary tickets to distribute. International House, 1414 E. 59th St. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org 773 889-4206. (Dates given generally are at International House. Alternates for the same program are various days before or after at private residences, LaSalle St. Church, or Sherwood Academy of Music.) http://www.thechicagoensemble.org. Mail contacts P.O. Box 409048, Chicago, IL 60640. 773 889-4206. Managing Director Jennifer Harris. You can buy tickets from their site from Brown Paper Tickets (which claims to be "fair trade".

Details of our 34th season are available online. Once again, we'll perform five programs in our Hyde Park and Gold Coast locations (10 concerts total). Works under consideration include:

Debussy: Bilitis for flute and piano
Bach: Sonata for cello and piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in Eb major for violin and piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C major for cello and piano
Bloch: Suite for viola and piano
Brahms: Quartet No. 3 in C minor for violin, viola, cello and piano
Dahl:Concerto a Tre for clarinet, violin and cello
Francaix: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Gliere: Duo for violin and cello
Handel: Sonata for flute and piano
Ives: Songs for soprano and piano
Kirschner: Trio for violin, cello and piano
Martinu: Quartet for violin, viola, cello and piano
Mendelssohn: Konzertstueck for clarinet, bassoon and piano
Mozart: Trio In E Major for violin, cello and piano
Poulenc: Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F minor for violin and piano
Schumann: Trio No. 2 in F Major for violin, cello and piano
Ravel: Histoires Naturelles for mezzo-soprano and piano
Reger: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Reinecke: Trio for clarinet, french horn and piano
Strauss: Four Last Songs for soprano and piano
Discover America VII selections

Venues
Performances will take place at Hyde Park's International House of University of Chicago and at Fourth Presbyterian Church on Chicago's Gold Coast.

Coming Up: Discover America VII. For many years, The Chicago Ensemble has been introducing Chicago audiences to contemporary composers through our Discover America competition for new chamber works. Artistic Director Gerald Rizzer has been hard at work reviewing submissions from composers across the country. One or more of these Discover America VII winning selections will be performed in our upcoming season. For a look at past Discover America selections, visit The Chicago Ensemble website.

As you've come to expect, the season will offer well-known treasures and new discoveries from the deepest recesses of the chamber music repertoire. From Mozart, Brahms and Prokofiev to J.J. Quantz, Jean Françaix and Paul Creston, the 34th season will be another intriguing journey through musical eras, influences and styles.

In the 2010-2011 season, The Chicago Ensemble will again perform five subscription concerts, each performed in Hyde Park and the Gold Coast. The season will end in June with a concert devoted to the winners of Discover America VII, the latest round of The Chicago Ensemble's competition for new chamber works.

"Our June concert will provide an extraordinary opportunity to hear works by outstanding living composers whose works will likely be unfamiliar," said Gerald Rizzer, Artistic Director. "An all-contemporary program offers the thrill of discovery to ensemble and audience members alike."

Complete season details are available on The Chicago Ensemble website and at BrownPaperTickets.com, where you can purchase tickets online.

Season Opener: Woodwinds & Piano, Oct. 31/Nov. 2. The Chicago Ensemble's season begins with a wide-ranging program for woodwinds and piano, to be performed by Susan Levitin, flute; Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet; Neil Kimel, horn; Ricardo Castañeda, oboe (pictured, left); John Gaudette, bassoon; and Artistic Director Gerald Rizzer, piano (right). J. J. Quantz: Trio-Sonata in C Minor, for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano
W.A. Mozart: Viennese Sonatina No. 4 in Bb Major, for flute, clarinet and bassoon Carl Reinecke: Trio in Bb Major, op. 274, for clarinet, french horn and piano
Darius Milhaud: Sonata, op. 47 (1918), for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano
Albert Roussel: Divertissement, op. 6 (1906), for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn and piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira No. 6 (1938), for flute and bassoon
Jean Françaix: Trio (1994), for oboe, bassoon and piano
Sunday, October 31, 3:00 pm , International House at University of Chicago; Tuesday, November 2, 7:30 pm Fourth Presbyterian Church

November 28, Sunday, 3 pm (Nov. 30 7:30 4th Pres.). The Chicago Ensemble. International House, 1414 E. 59th St. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Season Program II

Mathias Tacke, violin
Paul Vanderwerf, viola
Andrew Snow, cello
Gerald Rizzer, piano

W. A. Mozart: Trio in E Major, K. 542, for violin, cello and piano
Reinhold Gliere: Duets, op. 39, for violin and cello
Paul Creston: Suite, op. 13 (1928), for viola and piano
Johannes Brahms: Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, op. 60, for violin, viola, cello and piano

February 13, Tuesday, 3 pm, International House (Feb 8 7:30 4th Pres.) The Chicago Ensemble. International House, 1414 E. 59th St. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Season Program III

Olga Kaler, violin
Andrew Snow, cello
Gerald Rizzer, piano

F. J. Haydn: Trio, for violin, cello and piano
L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C Major, op. 102 no. 1, for cello and piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, op. 80, for violin and piano
Franz Schubert: Trio No. 1 in Bb Major, D. 898, violin, cello and piano

March 27, Sunday, 7:30 pm. (Mar. 22, 7:30 4th Pres.) The Chicago Ensemble. Season Program IV International House, 1414 E. 59th St. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org.

Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano
Susan Levitin, flute
Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet
Paul Vanderwerf, viola
Gerald Rizzer, piano

J. S. Bach: Cantata Arias, for mezzo-soprano, flute, viola and piano
G. P. Telemann: Trio-Sonata in G Minor, for flute, viola and piano
Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (1955), for clarinet and piano
Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Maurice Ravel: La flûte enchantée from Shéhérazade, mezzo-soprano, flute and piano
Claude Debussy: Bilitis, for flute and piano
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs, for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano
Max Bruch: Pieces, op. 83, for clarinet, viola and piano
Jack Gottlieb: Downtown Blues for Uptown Halls (1967), for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano

May 1, Sunday, 3 pm. (May 3, 7:30, 4th Pres.) The Chicago Ensemble. Season Program V. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org.

Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Stephen Boe, violin
Gerald Rizzer, piano

J. S. Bach: Cantata Arias, for soprano, violin and piano
W. A. Mozart: Concert aria: Ch'io mi scorda di te? Non temer, K. 505, for soprano, violin and piano
L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in Eb Major, op. 12 no. 3, for violin and piano
Alan Hovhaness: Hercules, p. 56 no. 4 (1959), for soprano and violin
Richard Strauss: Songs for soprano and piano
Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2 ("Revival") for violin and piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite (1923), for soprano and violin


Save the Date!: Classical Jukebox III!

5 pm - 8:30 pm, Thursday, May 5
Elizabeth Stein Studio in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave. Join friends and supporters for a wine and music reception to benefit The Chicago Ensemble. June 5,

June 5, Sunday, 3 pm. The Chicago Ensemble. Special Concert: Discover America VII theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Pianoforte Salon in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan. Complimentary pre-concert lecture and reception at 2 pm. Concert will explore winning compositions from The Chicago Ensemble's Discover America VII competition for new American chamber works. Tickets:
$25 general admission, $20 season subscribers, $10 students with valid ID.


UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MUSIC SERIES-Chicago Presents and other series:

Non- University of Chicago Presents, non noontime and non colloquium Winter program (see details in By Date under date):


Colloquia-

Besides the series below, Chicago Presents has combination mini-series such as (2007-08 examples) Quartet (Oct 5 Academy of St. Martin, October 19 Brentano,
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Noontime Concert Series Thursdays except as noted, 12:15 pm. at Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed 4th, 1010 E. 59th St.


Chicago Presents- most in Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Office 5720 S. Woodlawn, 60637, 773 702-8068.

Subscription Series: Full pass $299 ($295 staff, $60 UC student). Saves 40%
Classic Plus: $184 ($180, $34)
Classic" $144 (($140, $25)
Quartet Series: $100 ($17)
Early Music: $75 ($13)
Single tickets with subscription- generally $27 except Contempo Ganz Hall $15, Lise de la Salle $10, Lionele Loueke Tri0 $20

View preconcert lectures at http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

Chicago Presents Classic 2010-2011 Concert Series.

October 1, Friday, 7:30 pm. Tokyo String Quartet. Mozart: Quartet in D. major, K. 575. Lera Auerbach: Quartet No 2, "Premera Luz" (Russian, premier). Schumann: Quartet in A major, op. 41.no. 3. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

November 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Ani Aznavoorian, cello; Lera Aurebach, piano/composer in Chicago recital debut. Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, op. 14. Lera Aurebach: 24 Preludes for Violincello an Piano, op. 47. Brilliant virtuosos Ani Aznavoorian and Lera Auerbach will make their Chicago recital debut together paying homage to Shostakovich in an evening including his Cello Sonata and Auerbach's own 24 Preludes. One of the most widely performed composers of the new generation, Auerbach is the youngest composer on the roster of the prestigious international music publishing company Sikorski, home to Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Schnittke. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

November 19, Friday, 7:30 pm. Gjorgji Dimchevski, violin, Kenneth Olsen, cello, Simon Trpceski, piano. Rachmaninov, Trio elegiaque in G minor, no. 1. Shostakovich: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67. Tchaikovsky:, Piano Trio in A Minor, op. 50. A student of the Russian masters Ludmilla and Boris Romanov, Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski will make his Chicago chamber music debut with lon-time friend Gjorgji Dimchevski and Kenneth Olson of CSO . The two wil bring a fresh voice to the fierce all-Russian program, including the Shostakovich Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67, originally premiered with the composer at the piano. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

January 7, Friday, 7:30 pm. Emerson String Quartet. Haydn: Andante and Menuet, op. 103. Mendelssohn: Andante and scherzo, op. 81, nos. 1 and 2. Berg: Sting Quartet, op. 3. Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

February 18, Friday, 7;30 pm. Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; David Zobel, piano in Chicago recital debut. TBA. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

April 8, Friday, 7:30 pm. Pacifica Quartet. Beethoven: String qua ret in F major, op. 18, no. 2. Jorg Widmann, String Quartet No. 3, "Hunting." (a leading young voice). Dvorak: String Quartet in F major, op. 96, B. 179, "The American." Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

Chicago Presents Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series- 2010-2011 season. Subscr. $85 general, $40 student reduced. Single $35 and student less.

October 29, Friday, 7:30 pm. Fretwork. "Birds on Fire: Jewish music for viols."
Exiled from Spain in 1492, the Jewish Diaspora led to the development of the Vihuela (a guitar-like instrument) and subsequently, the Viol. The instrument spread quickly across Europe, arriving at the English court around 1520 at the request of Henry VIII. Winner of the Baroque instrumental recording of the year by Gramophone, Fretwork will bring music of Jewish composers from the Bassano and Lupo families to life on the stage of Mandel Hall. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

March 4, Friday, 7:30 pm. Masques (Chicago Debut). "Fandango! Variations on a Spanish Theme." Founded in 1998, the Montreal-based Masques ensemble is quickly garnering international attention after winning the Grand Prize in the Dorian/Early Music America Competition in 2000. Their Chicago debut will feature works by Cabezon, Ortiz, Soler, and Vivaldi, exploring Spanish music and its influence in the Baroque era. Telemann's Don Quixote will close the evening. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

April 19, Friday, 7:30 pm. The Rose Ensemble. "Slavic Wonders: Feasts and Saints in Early Russia, Poland and Bohemia." based in Minnesota and founded by Artistic Director Jordan Sramek, The Rose Ensemble creates imaginative performances of vocal music, connecting each individual to past worlds with stories of spirituality and humanity. Slavic Wonders includes stunning 12-part Baroque motets from the Russian Orthodox tradition, Medieval Latin chants for Slavic saints, and powerful double-choir works from the Polish Renaissance. Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.


Chicago Presents St. Paul Chamber Orchestra series. Final season in residence! Rave reviews. $75 reg., $30 UC students. Single tickets go on sale Sept. , $35. Phone 773 702-8068, mail U C Presents, Office of Prof. Concerts, 5720 S. Woodlawn rm. 102 60637 or there in person, fax w. credit card 773 834-5888. The brochure now available for 2007-2008 apparently has performances all in Mandel Hall unless specified otherwise.

February 5, Saturday, 3 pm. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Kathryn Greenbank, oboe; Steven Copes and Ruggero Allifranchini, violins; Sabrina Thatcher and Maiya Papach, violas, Ronald Thomas, cello.
Britten: Phantasy Quartet. Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K. 515. Brahms: String Quartet No. 2. inG major, op. 111. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

May 1, Sunday, 3 pm. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Roberto Abbado, conductor, Leila Josefowicz, violin.
Stravinsky: Concertino, for Twelve Instruments. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.


Pacifica Quartet.

Pacifica Quartet performs Dmitri Shostakovich's string quartet cycle and piano quintet at Chicago College of Performing Arts "Soviet Experience" in GANZ HALL AT ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY. throughout the season. Free lecture-demonstrations at U of C. www.pacificaquartet.com, 847-242-0775.

October 16, Saturday, 2 pm. Lecture-Demonstration.

October 17, Sunday, 2 and 7 pm. String Quartet Nos. 1, 2, 3.

October 30, Saturday, 2 pm. Lecture-Demonstration.

October 31, Sunday, 2 and 7 pm. String Quartet Nos. 4 and 5, Piano Quintet with Orion Weiss, piano

January 30, Sunday, 2 and 7 pm. String Quartet Nos. 6, 8, and 9.

February 12, Saturday, 2 pm. Lecture-Demonstration.

February 13, Sunday, 2 and 7 pm. String Quartet Nos. 7, 10, 11, 12.

February 27, Sunday, 2 and 7 pm. String Quartet Nos. 13, 14, and 15.


Chicago Presents Contempo. Free except March 1.

January 9, Sunday, 3 pm. Chicago Presents Contempo. Cliff Colnot, conductor, eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet. At Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University. "Lyre of Orpheus."
Ralph Shapey: Evocation Nos. 3 and 4. George Crumb: Night of Four Moons. Shulamit Ran: Lyre of Orpheus. Steve Montague: String Quartet No. 1.

March 1, Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Contempo Double-Bill. "European Connections." Agate Zubel, soprano, eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Jazz artists to be announced. At the Harris Theater in Millennium Park, tickets 312 334-7777. Paul Patterson: String Quartet. Fusum Koksal: Deux Visions pour Sextuor. Agata Zubel: Cascando. Luciano Berio: Sequenza.

May 18, wednesday, 7:30 pm. Contempo Tomorrow's Music Today I. eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet. Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed 4th, 1010 E. 59th St. Music by UC doctoral candidates in composition.

May 22, Sunday, 3 pm. Contempo Tomorrow's Music Today II. Cliff Colnot, conductor; eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet. In Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University. Music by UC doctoral candidates in composition.


Chicago Presents specials:

April 10, Sunday, 3 pm. Lise de la Salle, Piano (Chicago Recital Debut). Liszt: Funerailles, Dante Sonata, Ballade No. 2, Mazeppa, Nuages Gris. Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, op. 13. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

April 15, Friday, 7:30 pm. Lionel Loueke Trio. Lionel Loueke, guitar, Masimo Biolcati, bass, Ferenc Nemeth, drums. Originally from the small West African nation of Benin. Herbie Hancock was his mentor.... Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

 

U of C Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, New Music Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, New Budapest Orpheum, Renaissance, Jazz X-tet-

 

The Newberry Consort. $35, $28?. Performs at the Newberry, U of C, and Northwestern. Theme this year is Treasures from the Newberry Library. The Consort is Artist-in-Residence at all three but is now an independent 501. Performances are Friday evening at the Newberry's Ruggles Hall, Saturday 7:30 at the U of C, and Sunday, 3 pm at Lutkin Hall at Northwestern in Evanston. Visit the website for information on subscription, advance ticket sales, and exchanges. Address is The Newberry Consort, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, Il 60610. Center for Public Programs, 312 255-3700.

 

There are too many other groups to list here, including Jazz X-Tet, Middle Eastern Ensemble, Rockefeller Chapel ensembles, Computer Music Studio, University Wind Ensemble, Motet Choir, University Chamber Orchestra, University Symphony Orchestra, New Music Ensemble. 12 groups are underwritten in part by the Gilbert and Sullivan production (this year Pinafore, March 9-11). music.uchicago.edu.

Noontime Concert Series Thursdays at 12:15 pm. Above

University Symphony see May 31-June 1.

University Wind Ensemble see May 18.

University Chamber Orchestra see May 17.

University Chorus see May 31-June 1.

Motet Choir see May 16-17, May 31-June 1.

Rockefeller Chapel Choir see May 11, May 16-17, June 7.

New Music Ensemble see May 4.

Jazz X-tet see June 5.

Middle East Music Ensemble see

Central Javanese Gamelan see May 11.

Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Co see in 2011

End of season concerts/Alumni weekend see May 29 and 30

Noontime Concert Series, Thursdays at 12:15

Student Composers Alliance

Chicago Men's A Cappella, Unaccompanied Women, Umoja Gospel Choir, Voices in Your Mind, Goluska, Midway Brass (See May 3), Fire Wire Ensemble....

 

Monthly organ concerts on the Ganz Organ at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1100 E. 55tth St. First Tuesdays in academic year.

Court Theatre The Illusion (Corneille adapted by Kushner)

Mostly Music - Hyde Park Series- Sundays at 4 pm. Master (11 at different venues) $150, flex 5 (you choose which) $100, flex 4 $80, individual $25, $15. http://www.mostlymusicchicago.com. Caution- confusing website.
info@mostlymusicchicago.com. Marie Alatalo, Artistic Director. Jan Feldman President
312 287-5761, fax 312 268-6318. Or 312 287-5761. 180 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 908.

2010-2011 Hyde Park Series (3, 4 pm Sundays at private residence--tba when you buy the tickets) All series on Sundays:

Oct 24 - Voxare String Quartet - Schumann Celebration violins Emily Ondracek and Galina Zhdanova, Erik Peterson viola, Adrian Daurov cello. Includes Schumann's String Quartet No. 1
Jan 23 - Svetlana Belsky, piano
Mar 6 - Ondas Ensemble- Julie Koidin flute, Rick Ferguson piano, Wagner Campos clarinet, Victoria Moreira violin

Other series details- visit http://www.mostlymusicchicago.com.
(North Shore: 3 in private residences and the Dawes Mansion (Evanston Hist'l Soc.)
Oct 10 Duo Diaoram MingHuan Xu violin and Winston Choi piano
Nov 14 Georgia Guitar Quartet with robert Sims, Baritone. Charles Dawes House, 225 Greenwood, Evanston
April 3 Lisztomania Quartet

North Side: 3 in private residences and the Charnley-Persky House (Louis Sullivan 1892)
Sept 26 Tao Lin piano. All Chopin- Driehaus Museum, 40 E. Erie.
Dec 5 Dmitry Kouzov, cello. Charnley-Persky House 1365 N. Astor. Open 3 pm, tour 3:30 pm, concert 4 pm.
March 20 CUBE. Music of William Bolcom. MingHuan Xu violin, Christie Miler clarinet, Sebastian Huydts piano, Winston Choi piano)

Music Teachers of Hyde Park 4th Monday Series 7:30 pm- Fall-Spring, skipping December - at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511 or 773 643-9251. Proceeds to charity.

Passport to Jazz- more above

August 15, Sunday, 2-4 pm. Passport to Jazz and Smart Museum of Art concert-- Smart sounds featuring Corey Wilkes (trumpet) Quartet. Courtyard unless weather. Free. 5550 S. Greenwood, 773 702-0200. Get your passport stamped.

August 21, Saturday, 11 am-10 pm. Lite Black Pearl Art and Design Center's annual Pearl Fest with live entertainment. Mandrake Park, 39th and Rel. Free. Get your Passport to Jazz stamped.

South Shore Opera Company of Chicago. http://www.southshoreopera.org. Dr. Marvin Lynn. 6501 S. Kimbark. 663 241-6147.

Next concert June 26, 7 pm. Summer Opera Splash- A Summer Night at the Opera with fully-staged scenes from Figaro, Carmen, and Treemonisha - and more! South Shore Cultural Center, 5059 South Shore Drive. Free. Parking on site at $1 per hour.

 

Sunday Afternoon Concerts at First Unitarian Church. Various sets during the year.

The Tiny Mahler Orchestra.

October 24, Sunday. Tiny Mahler Orch esta is seeking a venue this date in Hyde Park for repeat of its October 23 concert at Columbia College--"Music for Strings and Electronics."

 

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Continuing, next few weeks and by running date--mostly places

(For most religious venues, links can be found in the Religious Directory.
A more extensive listing of the incredible array of cultural programming providers is in the
Cultural Directory, especially the alpha listings. See also After School.)

Continuing or set-period run

Every Saturday? Robie House offers a vicinity walking tour featuring notable architecture. otherwise self-guided. Interior tours available also. Robie House. 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. 708 848-1976.

Court Theatre. 5535 S. Ellis Ave. 773 753-4472.
Special deals such as preview week, student rush available. Occasional staged readings also. 773 753-4472. See above for 2007-08 run.

Continuing at DuSable Museum:
The DuSable Museum of African American History is located in Washington Park near the corner of 56th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue at 740 E. 56th Pl.

Short runs. University Theater Reynolds 1st fl. th. or 3rd floor, us. Wed.-Sat. 7506 S. University. http://ut.uchicago.edu.
Continuing or short run: the Big ones

Continuing at Hyde Park Art Center:
See in types-art exhibits below and in "Best Bets" above.
Hyde Park Art Center classes, exhibits, events. 773 324-5520.
Park Art Center.
Now at 5020 S. Cornell

Continuing. Museum of Science and Industry: More see in alpha listing. 773- 955-9503.
Submarine U 505 new underground exhibit opens June 4. Watch for special events.
57th at Lake Shore Drive , 773 684-1414.
Omnimax:
The Glass Experience
Smart Home: Green and Wired

Oriental Institute 1155 E. 58th St. 773 702-9507.
Films on Sunday at 2, other specials, periodic lectures and classes. New permanent exhibits. " special exhibits and interactive programs, lectures, Sunday films a t 2 pm.
Open at Oriental Institute: "Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past." Through December. Lecture by McGuire Gibson, followed by candlelight vigil. 1155 E. 58th St. 773 702-9514. See symposium April 12.


Renaissance Society Bergman Gallery. 4th (418) floor Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis Ave. 773 702-8670.10-5 Tu-F, 12-5 Sat.-Sun, Exhibits and openings with lectures, concerts and more.
info@renaissancesociety.org.
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Continuing at Smart Museum: see in venue section above and types section below.
5550 S. Greenwood. 773 702-0200.

Continuing or short run: Other venues

Continuing at Augustana Lutheran, 55th and Woodlawn.

Continuing at Catholic Theological Union. 5416 S. Cornell, replacing Courtyard Gallery. 773 324-8000. M-F 9-4.y.

Continuing. Center for Gender Studies. 5733 S. University

Continuing. John Crerar Library, M-S 8:30-5. 5730 S. Ellis. 773 702-8717.

Continuing . Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone. Concerts and exhibits.

Continuing. Franke Institute, JRL S-118 1100 E. 57th St.

Friends of the Gamelan. gamelan@uchicago.edu. Or info@chicagogamelan.org.

April 9, Thursday. Opening at Gender Studies, "The Life of the Female Mind: Gender and Education at the University of Chicago." (cf. exhibit at Regenstein Special Collections.) Shows student research. Through June 13. http://genderstudies.uchicago.edu. 5733 S. University.

God's Gang artists coop. Contact 773 213-6992, http://godsgang1.net.

Grand Ballroom, 6357 S. Cottage Grove.

Great Frame Up, The. 1413 E. 53rd St., 773 752-2020.

U of C Library Society lectures are often on public affairs matters. For information and RSVP: Barbara Palmer-Bostick at 773 702-7695 or bbostick@uchicago. edu. http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/alumnifriends/libsoc/programs.html.

Continuing at Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. 5480 S. Kenwood.

Continuing at Hyde Park School of Ballet. Classes (Quarter system) culminating in recitals and performances in collaboration with U of C performing groups. More details in Afterschool.

Continuing. Every Tuesday, 7 pm. International Folk Dancing at Quaker House, 5615 S. Woodlawn. 8-10:15. $4. 773 241-5834 or Mike at 773 241-5834. (Check and see if still functioning.)

Continuing. Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center. 1060 E. 47th St. 773 285-1211. Through June 30: "A Father's Choice/Chicago artists." Opening ? through July 31: "Printmaking Exhibition."

Lookingglass Theatre Summer Camp for 9-15 year olds at Promontory Point fieldhouse on the lake. Create an original piece July -August 1 to be performed on the mainstage. 773 477-9257 x193. lookingglasstheatre.org/education.

Occasional at Montgomery Place, 5550 South Shore.

Continuing. Marsha Melsheimer presents Music Anytime with the Young Child in the basement of Blackstone Branch Library. Several other ongoing programs for kids and a book club there. Call the Library, 312 747-0511. Visit the Friends of Blackstone page. Marsha's Music Together holds classes in var. venues, esp. at Joan's Studio on 57th. email. 773 288-3815.

At Nichole2 Gallery, 4653 S. King Dr. 312 787-7716. (See more South Side Galleries in "Outside the Hyde Park Box.")
One of 3 closely set Bronzeville galleries, Nichole Smith's 2nd space is currently featuring not only Haitian and other Caribbean art but that of Africa, specifically Nigeria.See also Steele Life, Gallery Guichard in South Side Art Outside the Hyde Park Box (below) and Cultural Resources page-Galleries.

Continuing mid through late each academic quarter except summer: Off-Off Campus improv comedy at University Church, 5655 S. University. Resumes a few weeks into fall quarter.

Continuing at Regenstein Special Collections. Watch for next fall's, specialcollections@lib.uchicago.edu

Continuing at Renaissance Society, Cobb 418, 5811 S. Ellis, 773 702-8670. Rockefeller Chapel. 5850 S. Woodlawn. Religious and Music events, special art exhibits. Details passim By Date.
5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-5059. 773 702-2100.

Continuing. South Shore Shore Cultural Center Gallery. 7059 South Shore Drive. 773 256-0149.

University Theater Reynolds Club, 5706 S. University.

Continuing. Every Monday and Wednesday morning there is toddler storytelling and read-a-book at 57th Street Books, 1301 E. 57th St. 773 684-1300. New monthly book club has started.

Continuing. Every first and third Thursday evening (7:30>) at Borders'. Cyber Session Poetry Open Mic. 1539 E. 53rd St. 774 752-8663. And every Thursday is Storytime Thursday for children at 11 am.

Continuing. Sunday evenings at 9 the Curtis Black Trio performs jazz at Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, 1174 E. 55th St.

Continuing. University of Chicago Argentine Tango Club. Lessons during academic year. Ida Noyes 2nd fl. west lounge./ 1212 E. 59th St. Sometimes just nominal fee. Lots of styles of dance being taught and demonstrated at Ida. A different one almost every night!

Nichols Park field house classes and sessions. Includes arts and crafts and other programs for tots. small fee. 1355 E. 53rd St. 312 747-2703. Say Salsa at Neighborhood Club and Nichols fieldhouse ? (Tuesdays at 7?) 4 week $100, 8 week $160. info@saysalsa.com, 773 955-0222.

 

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The next few weeks and beyond- best bets by major type (a selection)

Art shows and talks, other exhibits


Smart Museum. 5550 S. Greenwood. 773 702-0200. See in Best Bets above.

See best bets.

Exhibits at the Regenstein Special Collections -see in Best Bets, above

DuSable Museum
The DuSable Museum of African American History is located in Washington Park near the corner of 56th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. 740 E. 56 th Pl.
For information call 773/947-0600 or visit the website at http://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibit1.asp. For other specials see above in Best Bets.


Hyde Park Art Center.
5020 S. Cornell--

Exhibit and event schedule is near top in best bets. Class schedule at their website.

Catholic Theological Union Gallery (replaces Courtyard Gallery). 5416 S. Cornell. 773 324-8000. M-F 9-4.

John Crerar Library at University of Chicago. 5730 S. Ellis (west side of inner quadrangle behind Bookstore).

Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center sometimes has open studio or classes Wednesday evenings, many other classes. 1060 E. 47th St., 773 285-1211.

Montgomery Place. 5550 South Shore Drive. 773 753-4100.

Museum of Science and Industry See Best Bets and Continuing above. The Glass Experience. Smart Home.

Nichole2 Gallery, 4653 S. King Dr. 312 787-7716. Tu-Sat 11-5. In the revitalized Bronzeville Center.
Nichole Smith's 2nd space is currently featuring not only Haitian and other Caribbean art but that of Africa, specifically Nigeria. See also Steele Life, Gallery Guichard in South Side Art Outside the Hyde Park Box (below) and Cultural Resources page-Galleries.

Nichols Park field house fall classes for kids of various ages registration (online at www.chicagoparkdistrict.com or a Saturday in person, is underway. 773 747-2307. Field house is at 1355 E. 53rd.

Oriental Institute , 1155 E. 59th St. 773 702-9514. Films on Sunday at 2.
Open at Oriental Institute. Catastrophe! the Looting of the Cradle of Civilization. 1155 E. 58th St. 773 702-9514.

Renaissance Society Cobb 418, 5811 S. Ellis. 773 702-8670.
10-5 Tu-F, 12-5 Sat, Sun. "Several Silences" through June 7.

Regenstein Library Special Collections. Renovated and reopened. Regenstein Library Special Collections exhibit, 1100 E, 57th St. specialcollections@lib.uchicago.edu.

Crerar Library in the science quad, 5730 S. Ellis.
bkern@uchicago. edu.
www.lib.chicago.edu/e/crerar/exhibits/

Rockefeller Chapel exhibits. Statuary models. Next phase opens?
5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-5059., 773 702-2100.
http://rockefeller.uchicago.edu. 773 703-2100. 5850 S. Woodlawn.

Third World Cafe. 1301 E. 53rd St. 773 288-3882. Always south side artists' work on display. Medici on 57th also has a long-standing art display.

eta Gallery, 7558 S. South Shore Drive.

South Shore Cultural Center Gallery. 7059 S. Shore Drive. Call 773 256-0149 for hours. South Shore Cultural Center. 7059 S. Shore Drive. Lots- look in South Shore or above in Best Bets alpha run, or below by date. "Interiors."

U of C- Dept. Visual Arts MFA temp. exhibit at 5228 S. Harper. August 15, 5-7pm.

UC Hospitals bridge between Mitchell and DCAM

General Lectures, Literature/Literacy, programs on culture or specific cultures, reading/literature, classes, workshops

 

Hyde Park Art Center 773 324-5520.
Mondays, 6 pm. Hyde Park Art Center presents monthly Talking Point series by artists for artists. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.
Talking Point is a (often 2nd) Monday program with artists and a ceramics class- starts at 6 pm. 2nd Monday Talking Point programs
See Sept. 18, Oct 23, Nov. 20 for the 3rd Tuesday Series A lectures.

Quarterly classes.

Classes at Little Black Pearl 773 285-1211, 1060 E. 47th St.

Jazz Dance classes for kids 6-12, arts and crafts classes for toddlers all fall at Nichols Park field house, 1355 E. 53rd St. 312 747-2307. Various times of day incl. after school.

Chicago Public Library One Book, One Chicago Contact Blackstone Branch Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312 747-0511. Look for events in By Date below and also the Friends of Blackstone Library page.

Arthur H. Compton, Charles Huggins Lecture Series (c 11 weeks) at the University of Chicago, Saturday mornings 11 am. Kersten Physics Ctr. in the Fall and Spring series 11 am, Kersten Physics, 5620 S. University. 312 572-2718.

U of C Civic Knowledge Project/Odyessy Enhancing Assets hosts workshops and classes, often with the Graham School, for community arts orgs. esp on public relations and other "how to" classes. Information 773 834-3929.
rschultz@uchicago.edu or 773 834-3929.
Listhost service info: listhost:http://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/civicknowledge
Also: Odyssey Project free yearlong course in five humanities subjects for adults at or below poverty level. 6 college credits. Also in Spanish. 773 834-3929.

Museum of Science and Industry Omnimax Theater.

Ongoing series of author talks and readings offered by 57th Street Books (with Seminary Co-op Bookstore and Newberry Library-those outside Hyde Park generally are not listed here). http://www.semcoop.com.

Oriental Institute classes: 773 702-9514.

Hyde Park School of Ballet classes in progress. 3 Hyde Park locations. www.hydeparkschoolofballet.org, 773 493-8498. Top

Blackstone Branch Library All kinds of activities. Adult and teen book groups, stories for kids, Despres Family Author Series. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

U of C Dept. of Music. University of Chicago Presents.

Music Teachers of Hyde Park 4th Monday series at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park, 7:30 pm. 312 747-0511. (not summer)

South Shore Cultural Center certain times of the year- a new opera company, Civic Orchestra, various by Chicago Music Assoc. and UC Young Composers.

Music groups-see Series above. Includes University of Chicago Concert and Chicago Presents series (incl. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra), Chicago Chorale, Chicago Ensemble, Mostly Music. See below and in Series.

March 13-15 Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore at Mandel Hall-http://music.uchicago.edu

Checkerboard Lounge, 5201 S. Harper, open. Blues all days except Sun eves CheckerJazz 7:30-11 pm. 773 684-1472.

Compton Lectures of Enrico Fermi Institute. Fall and Spring series. (Winter has Huggins Lectures at the Medical Center.) Kersten Physics Teaching Center, 5720 S. Ellis (southeast corner).

Friends of the Gamelan. At Union Church 5600 S. Woodlawn; Beginning Classes

Quadrangle Club- 1st Fridays Jazz in the bar, 6:30-9 pm. 1155 E. 57th St.

First Unitarian Church 5650 S. Woodlawn has concerts including Sunday series at 3 pm. Check in by date or their website, http://www.firstuchicago.org.
Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn. Check their website for concerts, http://www.hpuc.org.

 

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Theater and performance, dance, cinema, festivals, classes.

Backstory Cafe will have occasional film series-- 6100 S. Blackstone.

Civic Knowledge courses, esp. for the members of Southside Arts and Humanities Network. LAEPPK. Bart Schultz at rschultz@uchicago.edu or 773 702-8821. Silk Road Theatre Project. www.srtp.org.

University of Chicago Argentine Tango Club. Lessons every Thursday in academic quarters. 7:30-9:30 pm by Somer Surgit and an hour of dancing $3 UC students, faculty, staff; $5 others. Ida Noyes 2nd fl. west lounge. 1212 E. 59th St.

Cafe Society at Valois Cafeteria, 1520? E. 53rd St. Thursdays, 7 pm. Moderated discussions of cultural or civic/political subjects.

Court Theatre. 5535 S. Ellis Ave. 773 753-4472.
Special deals such as preview week, student rush available. 773 753-4472 For 2007-2008 playbill see near top in Best Bets. Opens January 10- Titus Andronicus.

Hyde Park Community Players. Contact plsbkr@netscape.net.

Journal of Ordinary Thought/Creative Writers Alliance.

Doc Films Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E. 59th St. Details. 773 486-9612. $4, Passes $24. 773 702-8575. See below.

DuSable Museum (see in best bets above). Sunday movies with a mission at 2 or 3. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0700.

Friends of the Gamelan. At Union Church 5600 S. Woodlawn. Beginning Classes
gamelan@uchicago.edu. Or info@chicagogamelan.org. Programs including . puppets November 17, 2 and 5.

Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company. March middle weekend. Benefits the performance ensembles , including student groups at University of Chicago. Information: 773 702-8069, music.uchicago.edu.

Hyde Park Art Center. Classes. 773 324-5520. Creativity Camps , classes.

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club has "Films on Friday" noontime for seniors at 1 pm at a nominal fee. Generally real classics or first-run. Shown on large-screen tv.

Little Black Pearl.

Museum of Science and Industry Omnimax Theater. At Omnimax:

NWA Writing Group every Thursday 9:30-11:30 am at Blue Gargoyle, 5638 S. Woodlawn. 773 684-2742.

Nu-Stage Theatre Company, 500 E. 67th St 773 493-0901 offers classes to ages 5-20. Saturdays, $5 reg, $15 per class.

Oriental Institute films every Sunday at 2, specials see by date. 1155 E. 58th St. 773 702-9507.
Classes four to six sessions each. 773 702-9507.

Renaissance Society Bergman Gallery. 4th (413) floor Cobb Hall, 5811 S. Ellis Ave. 773 702-8670.10-5 Tu-F, 12-5 Sat.-Sun, Exhibits and openings with lectures, concerts and more.

DOC Films

 

South Side Art & performance outside the Hyde Park box, and HP related happenings

The Zhou Brothers has a new major art manufactory and gallery in the old Spiegel hq, 35th and Morgan. 1029 W. 35th. 87,000 sq. ft. It's fast becoming a major and chic art center in Chicago. Raises stipend money for struggling artists and arts organizations. Third Fridays-reception and artists at work. Note, big public events/bashes are suspended due to police interference.

Art crawls- 2nd Fridays in Pilsen, 3rd Fridays in Bridgeport.

23rd Atmosphere group gallery, 1907 S. Halsted. Beyond Warhol in the 21st Century, a Post-PopMetaRomanticRetrofit.

32ndandurban gallery in Bridgeport. 3201 S. Halsted. Th-F 5-9, Sat 12-6. Gallery closed.

33 Collective Gallery/Zhou B. ist floor, 1029 W. 35th St. 708 837-4534. M-Th 10 pm-2 am, F 10 am-7 pm. In Suite 101- Layers and Latitudes, a group exhibition by the members and painter and poet (moments of feeling0 Brigitta Rossetti from Milan, Italy- March 19- April 4.

47th St. Marketplace. 4655 S. King. Sn 12-5;30, Tu-Sat 11-5:30.

4Art Inc. 1932 S. Halsted, (Zhou B) Unit 100. Tu-Sat 10-6.

Alexander Fedirko. 1932 S. Halsted #206. 2nd Fridays 6-10 or by appointment. Monochromatics.

antena, 1765 S. Laflin, 773 257-3534. http://www.antennapilsen.com. [Sat noon -5? by appointment. John Hartley and Andrew Rigsby through June 12.

Art Within Reason- see Within.

Artpentry. 1827 S. Halsted, 312 624-8687. http://www.artpenny.com. By appointment. Floyd Davis IV. Out of carpentry....

Beverly Art Center. 2407 W. 111th St. 773 445-3838. March 17-April 8, Homegrown Works: James Jankowiak. June 9 7:30 pm showing of Foreign Film nominee "Terribly Happy"

Black Ensemble Theater. 740 W. 63rd St. (at Kennedy King College). September 10-26 Jackie Taylor's "Those Sensational Soulful 60's. $40, $25, ticketmaster or 773 769-4451. http://www.blackensemble.org.

BLOC Artist Collective. Pilsen W. 19th. Exhibits in a truck ("This is not a truck"/TiNT) and seeks to rehabilitate a warehouse on the South side. Find via blocartistudios.com, blockartistsstudios@gmail.com.

Bronzeville Visitors Information Center has performances, exhibits, talks and classes. 3501 S. King Dr. 773 436-4169.

Bruehmueller Studio. 571 W. 18th St. By Appt. Dagmar Bruehmueller.

Cerqua Rivera Dance Theater (CRDT). A company that has redefined the concept of performance ensemble by fusing contemporary dance, live music, and visual art together on stage. Each concert focuses on a different era and segment of society. Ethnically diverse. Includes in-school presentations and CR Youth Ensemble of underserved high school students. Kevin Holt, 7741 S. Indiana 60619 and 2449 S. California 60608. 773 847-0305, http://www.cerquarivera.org, cerquadrivera@sbcglobal.net.

Chicago Art Department gallery. 1837 S. Halsted, 312 226-8601 or 312 725-4223. Mon-Thurs 7-10 or by appt. Both a creating community and cutting edge display place. freshCAD opens May 14.

Chicago Arts District.1915 S. Halsted. By appointment only. Southern Illinois University MFA Exhibition (Opening?) June 11.

Chicago State University's President's Gallery. 9501 S. ML King, 773 995-3984. Heritages and Horizons exhibit Feb. 1-26.

Chicago Urban Art Society. Works with Chicago Public Art Group, Urban gateways, and the mega galleries. In the Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing District, 2003 S. Halsted. http://www.chicagourbanartsociety.org.

Chinese American Museum of Chicago. 238 W. 23rd St. 312 949-1000.

Co-Prosperity sphere/Lumpen. Dedicated to the underrepresented-- art and people. 3210-21 S. Morgan, 773 837-0145. May- annual Version Festival. 2010 "Infrastructure and Territories."

Columbia College Chicago Center for Book And Paper Arts. 1104 S. Wabash 2nd floor.

Columbia College A+D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash. Hokin Gallery

cyt O Gallery, 1932 S. Halsted. www.cytogallery.com.

Design Lab Workshop, 1932 S. Halsted, Studio 405. 1x.

Dream Theater, 556 W. 18th St. 773 552-8516. May 13-June 6 Electra $15-$18.

Dubhe Carreno. 1841 S. Halsted. Tues-Sat. 11-5. Substantial Equivalence - ceramicist Tyler Lotz

East Bank Storage (in Bridgeport)

Eastern Expansion. 244 W. 31st St. 773 837-0145, Through Feb. 27 Snowbirds, Ryan Mandell's meditations on the idea of wealth and its ability to construct reality. Through Nov. 12.

EP Theater in Pilsen, 1820 S. Halsted, 60608. 312 850-4299. Original local performing artwork. Annual Holiday Special Dec 7-21, Th-Sat 8 pm. Three short holiday comedies by Shawn Pfautsch, Scott Barsotti, and Andrew Swanson accompanied by rotating Chicago musicians incl. the Joe Hurt Trio (jazz), Ornery Little Darlings (glam rock), Pet Peeve (gypsy), and Paul Gulyas ) blues originals and interpreted holiday songs)-- so call if you are interested in which music. $15

eta Creative arts. Gallery, classes, and performance. 7558 S. South Chicago Avenue. 773 752-3955. Nancy McKeever, Board President. Director Abena Joan P. Brown. http://www.etacreativearts.org, http://www.etacreativeartsfoundation.org. email@etacreativearts.org. Music Mondays 7 pm. Play April 22-24: The Man Who Saved New Orleans, by Artisia V. Green, $30, $15. Gallery: The Art of Keith David Connor through June 25.

Experimental Station. 6100 S. Blackstone. Usually co-presents in other venues, but has classes and projects there. 6100 S. Blackstone.

Extension Gallery and experimental architecture space. 1835 S. Halsted.

EXPgallery, 726 W. 18th.

FaiE African Art in Bronzeville. 4317 S. Cottage Grove Ave. 7773 268-2889.

Fedirko- See Alex Fedirko.

Floyd Atkin's Underground Studio, 2215 S. Michigan.

Gallery Guichard, 3521 S. King Dr., 773 373-8000. MAJOR! Third Fridays gallery trolley tours, 6-9 pm. Galleries participating: Guichard, Neleh Artistic Expressions, Nichole, South Side Community Art Center, Steelelife. Guichard stresses art of the Diaspora. Through March 31, Sculpture of Robert Chimungwa-the figure/soul in the stone.

Galvin Library IIT- see Kemper Room.

Get Knifed Gallery, 1932 S. Halsted.

Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S. Wabash. Part of Columbia College gallery.

God's Gang Collective. Woodlawn? Contact 773 213-6992.

Go Go Town. 3117 S. Morgan. Cutting edge and earlier rock groups. Read about in myspace.com/gogotown3117

Golden Age, 17444 W. 18th. Activity #91 (Alex de Corte) through Jan. 31.

Governors State University- President's Gallery 3rd floor. Opening Jan. 27: Bobby Stentacke of Chicago Defender family

Grand Ballroom, 6357 S. Cottage Grove Avenue.

Grass Roots Art. Ollie Dantzler. 8048 S. Escanaba, Chicago, IL 60617

Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S. King Drive.

Ice Theaters Chatham 14. 210 E. 87th St. Includes 1st Thursday showings of Black World Cinema (http://blackworldcinema.net).

IIT- See Kemper Room.

Jazz N the Alley N the Valley. Summer outdoor jazz and blues at an old-time venue: Jazz N the Alley N the Valley behind 641 E. 47th. 312 263-1649. Moved to 71st St?

Jokes and Notes. 4641 S. King, 773 373-3390. A Black comedy club in Bronzeville. Weds open mic, Thurs talent and variety with spoken word, stand-up and singing. Saturday jazz too(7:30-9:30 $10. Fri and Sat comedy! 8:30, 10:30 $20. Suns jazz 6-9 $10. Note, 2 drink minimum.

Kemper Room Gallery at Illinois Institute of Technology's Galvin Library, 35 W. 33rd St. Mon-Th 12-10, Fr 12-5, Sat 8:30-5, Sun 2-10. Then/Now, works of Barbara Crane, through Feb. 1.

Knock Knock Gallery. 3658 S. Wolcott, 2F. Sat and Sun 12-6 and by appointment, 719-651-7623. http://www.knockknockgallery.wordpress.com. Unique and isolated-- and closes August 2010.

Kristoffer's Cafe and Bakery. Thursday evenings from 7 live Jazz ex. Kells Nottenberger and Sandbox Trio, 1733 S. Halsted. 312 829-4150.

Logsdon 1909 Gallery, 1909 S. Halsted, 312 666-8966. Saturday 11-5 or by Appointment. Work of Gabe and Jillian Lanza and work of Logsdon.

The Lumpen Version Art Festival various times of year. www.versionfest.com. http://www.selectmedia.festival.org.

Mexican Fine Arts Museum- See National Museum of Mexican Art.

Mijiza Art Gallery and Creativity Center. Niambi Jaha, 1508 E. Marquette Road, 60609. 773 324-5704, njaha@excite.com.

mn gallery. 3524 S. Halsted.

Moka Gallery, 1825 S. Halsted. Tu-Sat 11 am-6 pm.

National Museum of Mexican Art. 1852 W. 19th. Art from the Heart silent auction December 5; temp. exhibit on murals

National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, 1801 S. Indiana. www.nvvam.org.

Negro League Cafe, 401 E. 43rd St. 773 536-7000. 7 pm's Soule Cafe with guest artists.

Nichole2 Gallery, 4653 S. King Dr. 312 787-7716. Tu-Sat 11-5. In the revitalized Bronzeville Center.
Nichole Smith's 2nd space is currently featuring not only Haitian and other Caribbean art but that of Africa, specifically Nigeria and Zimbabwe. See also Steele Life, Gallery Guichard in South Side Art Outside the Hyde Park Box (below) and Cultural Resources page-Galleries. 773 373-4700.

No Coast Collective, 1500 W. 17th at Lafflin. 312 850-2338.

Normal Projects, 2844 S. Normal. By appointment.

NU Stage Theater, 500 E. 67th St. 773 493-0901. Poetry, Jazz etc. all nights of week. Weekly Fun(d)raiser. Mon,-Staged comedy 7, 8, 9:30 $5. Tues. Stand Up Comedy open mic or featured a 7, 8, 8:30, 9:30 $5. Wednesday Poetry Slam prizes at 7, 8:30 $5. No known if still in operation.

The Orphanage. 643 W. 31st St. 773 807-5157. http://www.theorphanage.org. Cont. bands, performers Fris, Sats.

Prospectus, 1210 w. 18th St. wed-Sun noon -5 or by appointment. 312 733-6132. Santa Fe Railroad- political cartoons by Eric J. Garcia. Through May 15.

Pullman State Historic Site and Museum. 11111 S. Forrestville. December 11-18 11 am-9 pm. South of The Loop Art Exhibit, incl. by Hyde Parkers. The South of the Loop Art Exhibition is a new show by Pullman artists and friends. The show is sponsored by the Pullman State Historic Site and held at the Hotel Florence in the Historic Pullman District neighborhood of Chicago on the far south side. Art work in the show includes paintings, drawings, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, sculpture, photography, mosaics, and stained glass. Artists include: Lorraine Brochu, Linda Beierle Bullen, James Caffrey, Christopher Campagna, Nathan Tecumseh Abraham Cowing, Katie Flowers, Rachel Gregersen, Beverly Johnson, Larry Kuhn, Constance Lange, Arthur Melville Pearson, Ronald Schereck, Lynn A. Smith, Natasha Tarpley, Linda M. Walker, Norma Zarris.
For information: 773-660-2341 or sleepingcars@sbcglobal.net.

Regal Theater, 1845 E. 79th St. http://www.chicagoregal.com. New Shanghai Circus

Room 43 club, 1039 E. 43rd St. Major DJ shows with dancing, sometimes live. Hyde Park Jazz Society Sunday nights 7:30-11:30- acts play to overflow crowds.

Rooms Productions. Relationship between artist an audience through language and live performance. Tod and Marrakesh Frugi, 645 W. 18th St and 1213 W. 18th St. 60616, 773 450-9016, marrakesh72@gmail.com.

Roxaboxen Exhibitions. New, important. 2130 W. 21st St.

SecondBEDROOM Project Space, 3216 S. Morgan 4R . http://www.secondbedroomproject.blogspot.com. By appt. 630 849-7750.

South Halsted Gallery, 1825 S. Halsted. 312 804-8962. http://www.sohachicago.com. By appointment. T

South Shore Cultural Center Gallery, 7059 South Shore Drive.
7059 South Shore Drive. 773 256-0949 or 0149. Open daytime, closed Sundays.
South Shore Cultural Center. 7059 S. Shore Drive. Lots- look in South Shore or below by date. Opening May 13, art of Margaret Burroughs.

South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan. 773 373-1026. Free. W-F12-5, Sats 9-5, Sun 2-5.
May 7, Friday, 5-9 pm. Opening reception at South Side Community Art Center. Please join South Side Community art center in hosting "The Black Pupil" an exhibition curated by D. Denenge Akpem and the Black Arts Movement Students of Columbia College Chicago. The Black Pupil is an exhibition and sculpture garden launch by Spring 2010 Black Arts Movement students of D. Denenge Akpem. The exhibition will open at the South Side Community Art Center at 3831 S. Michigan Avenue from 5-9 p.m. Through May 29. This student-curated exhibition features work by Mickalene Thomas, Jeff Donaldson, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Marcus Smith, NIZ, Lorn Kelley, Stephen Flemister, Rahmaan "Statik" Barnes, Tyree Guyton of Detroit's Heidelberg Project, and others in addition to other conceptual works developed by the class around Black Arts Movement themes.
Happenings: Live Art audience participation piece based on BAM soundtrack; spoken word by Avery R. Young, Khari B., Deja K. Taylor, and other special guests; "Black Love" performance art work by Je'Nae Taylor; and Performance Arts Workshop for families.
For further information, call SSCAC at 773-373-1026, or email dakpem@colum.edu. 3831 S. Michigan Ave.

South Union Arts Center 1352 S. Union Ave. One of many of these that have performance and art-making nights. Bands. 30 artist exhibit in progress.

Spoken Word Cafe, 4655 S. King Dr. 773 373-2233. M-Th 9-6, Fri 9-4, Sats 12-6. Poetry readings and live music incl. underground hip-hop, R&AB, jazz, performance. The house drink is a latte known as "Bronzeville Blues."

Steelelife Gallery, 4655 S. King Dr. Tues.-Fri. 12-8, Sat. 12-6. 773 538-4773. Diverse pieces for sale also, including works by owner Bryan Johnson's works.

Studio 101, 1932 S. Halsted. Appointment only. 312 624-8291. http://www.studio101gallery.com.

Studio 402, 1932 S. Halsted. By appointment. http://www.nuez.com.

TEAzzz jazzy tea bar. 125 E. 27th St. 60653. 312 794-5700. M-F 8-5.

The Underscene, 2215 S. Union.

Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Vivian C. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature- the largest and arguably best in the Midwest.

Velvet Lounge. 67 W. Cermak. 312 791-9050.

Vespine Gallery and Studios. Closes at end of January 2010. 1907 S. Halsted. By appointment only. Retrospect of favorite works through Jan. 29.

Within(Reason), 1932 S. Halsted #408, 773 562-7464. http://artwithinreason. Appointment.Time to Get LOvely.

World Folk Music Company. 1808 W. 103rd St.

Zhou B(rothers) Art Center and Foundation. 1029 W. 35th St. huge! Director Oskar Friedl. With 33 Collective and lots of other artist housed there at same address--see shows there. Pay attention to this one and its specials! Including in-t." Exploring the Surface through Feb. 12. "Wet Paint" through Feb. 28-- 52 avant-guarde painters curated by Sergio Gomez.

Pilsen Gallery Crawl. Every second Friday, 5-10 pm. Just go to 18th and Halsted.

By date (Doc films see above) (University of Chicago Department of Music. University of Chicago Presents. Full series are in the Series-Music-UC section.)
To Start of date sequence

Ongoing:

Blackstone Library - stuff for kids and adults all the time. Reading is Art Rageous summer program.

Catholic Theological Union Veeck Gallery, 5416 S. Cornell. communications@ctu.edu, 773 371-5415. Marva Jolly pottery exhibit.

Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis. 5535 S. Ellis. 773 753-4472, http://www.courttheatre.org. (Sizwe Banzi Is Dead)

DOVA Gallery, 5228 S. Harper. MFA thesis projects. lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/dovatemp

DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.
*****"Soul of Bronzeville: The Regal, Club DeLisa, and the Blues Scene" through June 27
"A Slow Walk to Greatness: The Harold Washington Story"
****"Red, White, Blue & Black: A History of African Americans in the Armed Forces."
"Tracing the Civil Rights Movement 1948-1968"
"The Freedom Now Mural"
Africa Speaks
Thomas Miller Mosaics
 "Harold Washington in Office"
"Masterpieces From the DuSable Museum Collection"

Gordon Center for Integrative Science. 929 E. 57th St. terra nano. Kathy Weaver's fiber paintings, April 9-June 11.

Harper Library. "Bureaucratics"- 51 portaits by Dutch photojournalist Jim Banning. Through June 11.

Home Gallery, 1407 E. 54th Pl. Laura Shaeffer. By appointment, http://crookedarm.blogspot.com or http://www.thelarch.org. Next opens May 8 and features drawings and sketchbooks by Anders Nilsen, Amanda Vahamaki, Michelangelo Setola, Mike Brehan, Nat Russell, and Doug Shaeffer and Art house Co-op's Sketchbook Library project from all over the world may 7-9.

Hyde Park Art Center, 5520 S. Cornell: July 10-August 31: Maximo Gonzalez in residence at Hyde Park Art Center July 10-August 31 2010. Maximo's art-making practice explores the ideas of community, politics, and the economy through re-purposed materials such as currency and community participation. While in residence at HPAC, he will develop a new body of interactive paintings as well as work with students and visitors to continue making poetic objects with found materials. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.
Patricia Swanson: Autofall; Pellot Gonzales Rios/Jose Pellot: Jennifer Mannebach: Pantheon Wave: Roger Brown - Calif.USA; The People's Gallery of Everyday Objects.
Through October- conTEMP exhibit at 310 S. Michigan.

Hyde Park Historical Society, 5529 S. Lake Park, 773 493-1893. Opened Dec. 6: Historic Drexel Photos including 60 photos by Kathy Huff and guide by Carol Bradford.

Hyde Park Jazz Society now on Sundays at Room 43, 1039 E. 43rd St. Checkerboard Lounge continues to host music. See Jazz and Music Scene on other music providers.

Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap- Blues Sundays 4-7:30, Curtis Black Trio (mostly jazz) 9 pm- 1 am. 1172 E. 55th St. 773 643-5516.

Library: Special Collections at UC Regenstein and the Crerar Sciences Library have exhibits on Darwin and the 1959 sesquicentennial exhibits and symposium. Much of the former exhibits are now on line.

Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center/Workshop, 1060 E. 47th St. M-F 7:30-6, Sat 8-12:30. Through March 20 paintings, sculptures, prints about the culture and art of barbering in the Hyde Park hair Salon.

Midway Plaisance Skating Rink- now open. Through Feb 28, weather permitting. Free M-Th 12-7, Fri 12-4:30 and 5-7, Sat 1-9 pm, Sun 12-7 pm. At University Ave.312 745-2470.

Museum of Science and Industry- Smart Home Green + Wired, YOU, Fast Forward Inventing the Future and more, events and Omnimax. The White House, a Look Inside. Black Creativity from art to "Taking Charge of YOU!"- visit website for lots of workshops and more during February-Black History Month.
Opening March 19 perm. exhibit Science Storms. Open again Smart Home Green + Wired.
April 19, Monday- 23, Friday. Free days to Museum of Science and Industry June 7-11. 773 684-1414, 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive.
April 22, Thursday. Museum of Science and Industry (free that week except Smart Home and other exhibits that always charge) honors Earth Day with University of Illinois Extension master gardeners and local green thumb school kids (Harte?) in planting a flower garden at the Smart Home Green + Wired. Includes bee keeping demonstrations, worm composting, raised bee planters, and a planting of a new bur oak. 9:30 am-4. pm. Tickets must be bought- 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, 773 684-1414.

Op Shop (Opportunity Shop). A temporary performance and art store. Laura Shaeffer (Home Gallery), Amanda Englert and Andrew Nord. http://www.theopshop.org. Next at the former Dr. Wax on Harper.

Oriental Institute VISIBLE LANGUAGE: INVENTIONS OF WRITING IN THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND” September 27–March 6
It’s hard to imagine life without writing, but professors at the Oriental Institute have done just that. This exhibition features four instances—in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica—when writing was invented from scratch. See hieroglyphs, oracle bones, cuneiform tablets and an altar dating as far back as 3200 B.C. Oriental Institute (1155 E 58th St, 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu). Donation $7, kids $4. Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/museums-culture/88455/around-town-fall-preview#ixzz0yOgNjPYO

 Quadrangle Club- jazz evenings first Fridays.

Park 52 jazz Wednesdays 7-9

Renaissance Society- Next exhibit in autumn.

Special Collections and Reg. Library: Jewish Heritage, Gilbert and Sullivan, more. Tadanori Kokoo: Recent Poster Works. (psychedelic + album works from the Beatles on question what is being advertised.) Through June 19.

Rockefeller Chapel- April 9, Friday, 4:30 pm. Exhibit opening and reception at Rockefeller Chapel- Sacred Matters: Sanctuary Paintings by Dean Grisenas. Through May 1. 5850 S. Woodlawn.

Robie House- Tours now run Thurs -Sunday ns. And several in-depth interactive learning experiences are available. Occasional concerts.
Volunteer training contact them. http://www.gowright.org.

***Open at Hyde Park Art Center: lots!!- see in best bets. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.
See Doc Films, above. DuSable Museum.

Smart Museum. Darker Side of Light-19th c. French; People Wasn't Made to Burn

South Shore Cultural Center Gallery- Creative Artists Association.

University Theater -
And- Don't forget the host of cultural, arts, music, dance providers in our Cultural Directory and our After School page--a great many of these also have programs for adults.
Every Saturday either bird walks at 8 am or 1 pm arboretum walks in Washington Park. Meet in Refectory, 5531 S. Russell Dr.
Midway Ice Skating Rink now open for the season to feb. 28- free times. call 312 745-2470.

Open at Home Gallery, 1407 E. 54th St. By appt. only. laura.schaeffer@gmail.com.

Book Drop off underway for the Hyde Park Used Book Sale. Treasure Island lower level, 1526 E. 55th St. Info.

Date

September 2, Thursday. Ongoing events at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood, 773 643-4062. (Some are privately run, charge free to various). Child and Youth: Tot Lot (to noon); before school and after school (both K-6); Lil' Kickers soccer (more days); teen program includes intro chess, fencing, spoken word, Winning Words, Dance Around the World, modern dance, hip hop, knitting, African dance, science, basketball, drama, yoga (incl. kids), piano; Jazzercise; yoga (example http://www.restyourbrainyoga.com'; Seniors: Golden Diners daily and Golden Troubadours singing, computer, intro to chess, 3 levels of bridge, basic-intermed. French. Financial literacy for teens. L'il Kickers. We Got Game Chicago. Summer camp. Baby PhD (phdccn@gmail.com) infant and toddler play group activities all week long range from motion to rhythm, dance, storytelling/reading, languages, sign language for kids.art, game- $5 drop in, $40 t0-pass, free to members. All senior and non-youth programs are being phased out, senior programs end Sept. 24. Closed Labor Day week.

September 2, Thursday, 4-8 pm. Join us Thursday from 4-8 p.m. for Máximo González’s Open Studio, where Máximo will reveal his new body of work, Material Poems, which he has worked on for two months. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.

September 2, Thursday, 7 am-1 pm. Harper Court Farmer's Market in 5200 block of Harper.

September 2, Thursday, 3:15 pm. CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL: The Jim Wagner All-Stars at Millennium Park on Thursday, September 2nd at 3:15pm
The Hyde Park Jazz Society joins with the Jazz Institute of Chicago to present our very special Hyde Park ensemble: The Wagner All Stars led by Willie Pickens, piano, with Ari Brown, sax; Jimmy Ellis, sax; Corey Wilkes, trumpet; Frank Russell, bass guitar; Robert Shy, drums; and Maggie Brown, vocals. The Jazz Festival goes at least through Saturday. http://jazzinchicago.org/jazzfest/.

September 2, Thursday, 7 pm. Cafe Society moderated discussions at Valois Cafeteria, 1518 E. 53rd St. Topic: http://www.prairie.org.

September 2, Thursday, 7 pm. DuSable Museum Forgotten History Lecture Series. “An Evening with Dr. Margaret Burroughs and Edmund Barry Gaither.”
$10.00 General Admission/$5.00 DSM Members. This lecture will examine the interplay between African American and American Social Art. Please plan to arrive early and visit The DuSable’s newest exhibition “The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present.” 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

September 2, Thursday, 7:30-11:30 pm. Stepping and Bid Whist with DJ Roy at Checkerboard Lounge. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472.

September 3, Friday. Ongoing events at the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood, 773 643-4062. (Some are privately run, charge free to various). Child and Youth: Tot Lot (to noon); before school and after school (both K-6); Lil' Kickers soccer (more days); teen program includes intro chess, fencing, spoken word, Winning Words, Dance Around the World, modern dance, hip hop, knitting, African dance, science, basketball, drama, yoga (incl. kids), piano; Jazzercise; yoga (example http://www.restyourbrainyoga.com'; Seniors: Golden Diners daily and Golden Troubadours singing, computer, intro to chess, 3 levels of bridge, basic-intermed. French. Financial literacy for teens. L'il Kickers. We Got Game Chicago. Summer camp. Baby PhD (phdccn@gmail.com) infant and toddler play group activities all week long range from motion to rhythm, dance, storytelling/reading, languages, sign language for kids.art, game- $5 drop in, $40 t0-pass, free to members. All senior and non-youth programs are being phased out, senior programs end Sept. 24. Closed Labor Day week.

September 3, Friday. Registration opens for high school students to SPLASH immersion classes at U of C. on October 2. http://www.splash.uchicago.edu.

September 3, Friday-September 6, Monday (Labor Day), 10 am-10 pm. African Festival of the Arts presented by Africa International House USA, Inc. At 5100 S. cottage Grove. 773 950-7742. Tickets 773 955-2787, http://www.africanfestivalchicago.com. Variety of crafts, cuisine, music, drumming, culture, health care. Tonight's performances include Chicago House Nation (DJs Cel, Little John, Steve "Miggedy" Maestro and musical artists Reggie Hall, Aniba Hotep & The Sol Collective an Julie Dexter with VLE. Also, legendary R-and-B singer Chaka Khan, Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo and Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5. $10 advance, $15 at the door. Tickets on line or 773 955-ARTS (2787)
Overall artists include Chaka Khan, Tite Jackson, Angelique Kidjo, Soweto Street Band, Tammy McCann, Les McCann, Javon Jackson (once of the Jackson Five), Herb Walker, Julie Dexter, Roland Brown, Maggie Brown, artist Kerry James Marshall.

September 3, Friday, 12-2 pm. Hyde Park Shopping Center Jazz in the Courtyard. 5th and Lake Park. Today Chester McSwain.

September 3, Friday, 6 pm. 1st Fridays jazz at the Quadrangle Club (bar). 1155 E. 57th St. cover.

September 3, Friday, 8-9 pm. Free swing lessons then dancin' til midnight in Summer Java Jive at Ida Noyes, 1212 E. 59th St. Free.

September 3, Friday, 8 pm-2 am. Live Blues at Checkerboard Lounge. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472.

September 3, Friday, 9 pm. Jazz at Mellow Yellow, 1508 E. 53rd St.

September 4, Saturday-September 6, Monday (Labor Day), 10 am-10 pm. African Festival of the Arts presented by Africa International House USA, Inc. At 5100 S. cottage Grove. 773 950-7742. Tickets 773 955-2787, http://www.africanfestivalchicago.com. Variety of crafts, cuisine, music, drumming, culture, health care.

September 4, Saturday, early morning into afternoon. Farmers Markets at 61st Blackstone and in 4400 block of Cottage Grove.

September 4, Saturday, 7:30-11:30 pm. Live Blues at Checkerboard Lounge. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper, 773 684-1472.

September 4, Saturday, 9:30 pm-12:30 am. Live music at Chant, 1509 E. 53rd St. 773 324-1999.

September 5. Sunday-September 6, Monday (Labor Day), 10 am-10 pm. African Festival of the Arts presented by Africa International House USA, Inc. At 5100 S. cottage Grove. 773 950-7742. Tickets 773 955-2787, http://www.africanfestivalchicago.com. Variety of crafts, cuisine, music, drumming, culture, health care.

September 5, Sunday, 11 am-3 pm. Blues Brunch at Chant, 1509 E. 53rd St. 773 324-1999.

September 5, Sunday, 4-6 pm. Last of this season's Nichols Park Sunday Afternoon Concerts. Tre' and the Blue Knights Blues. by the fieldhouse-gym.

September 5, Sunday, early evening. Blues group at Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap- not every Sunday. 1172 E. 55th St.

September 5, Sunday, 7:30-11:30 pm. $10, $5. Jazz at Checkerboard Lounge. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper, 773 684-1472.

September 5, Sunday, 7:30-11:30 pm. Hyde Park Jazz Society Room 43. Cancelled at least into October due to lack of Zoning movement. $10, $5. 1043 E. 43rd St.

September 5, Sunday, 9 pm. Curtis Black group- jazz and at Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, 1172 E. 55th St.

September 6, Monday (Happy Labor Day"), 10 am-10 pm. African Festival of the Arts presented by Africa International House USA, Inc. At 5100 S. cottage Grove. 773 950-7742. Tickets 773 955-2787, http://www.africanfestivalchicago.com. Variety of crafts, cuisine, music, drumming, culture, health care.

?September 6, Monday, 7:30-11:30 pm. R&B Jazz Mecca Band at Checkerboard Lounge. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472.

September 7, Tuesday, 7:30-11:30 pm. R&B Jazz band/Poetry Slam at Checkerboard Lounge. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472.

September 8, Wednesday, time? Music at Potbelly's, 5420 S. Lake Park.

September 8, Wednesday, 7 or so. Jazz Duets at Park 52. 5201 S. Harper. Peter Lerner, guitar and Larry Gray, bass.

September 9, Wednesday. 4-6:30 pm. Hyde Park Youth Symphony auditions (also Sept. 16, 23, 30 (last 2 4-5:30)), auditions@hpys.org. Details and requirements at http://www.hyps.org.

September 9, Thursday, evening. Spanish guitar at Piccolo Mondo, 1642 E. 56th St.

September 10, Friday, 12-2 pm. Hyde Park Shopping Center Jazz in the Courtyard. 5th and Lake Park. Today Corey Wilkes, trumpet (great!)

September 10, Friday, 6-8, 8-12 pm. Open Crit with Kerry James Marshall, followed by Cocktails and Clay 8-midnight at Hyde Park Art Center. Sugg $ for C&C + cash bar. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.

September 11, Saturday, 9 am-4 pm. Hyde Park Garden Fair annual Mum and Bulb Sale. Hyde Park Shopping Center Courtyard, 1500s E. 55th St.
MOVED TO OCTOBER 2.

September 11, Saturday, 2-4 pm. Dr. Mindy Schwartz speaks on Camp Douglas and the Confederate Monument on Oak Woods Cemetery. Hyde Park Historical Society, 5529 S. Lake Park.

September 12, Sunday, 12-4 pm. Fun For All at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520.

September 12, Sunday, 2 pm. Movies with a Mission at DuSable Museum of African American History. "Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela." 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

September 13, Monday, 6:30 pm. Blackstone Library Poetry Cafe. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. 2nd Mondays. Come read your original poems or poems by your favorite poets. Each poem should be no longer than 4 minutes and must be appropriate for a general audience. Please bring several poems. Poetry books will be available to read from and check out. For adults.

September 13, Monday, 7 pm. Next TIF REGULAR meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 13, 2010. Kenwood Academy Little Theater (flagpole entry then walk all the way south), 5015 S. Blackstone.
The agenda includes election of Council Officers, guests on community events and and projects, particularly in the arts; Sept. 20 Harper design and special meeting in October. The guest speakers are
Nadia Quarles of UC on the Ebony Education Forum;
Irene Sherr of HyPa on Art Here, Art Now and Hyde Park Jazz Festival;
Jane Comiskey of HPKCC on the Used Book Sale;
Wendy Walker Williams of SECC on OctoberFest;
Angela K. Sherrill on 57thSt. Children's Book Fair;
John Schmitz, Exec. Prod. of Dance Chicago 2010- first Hyde Park Event

September 14 and 16, Tuesday and Thursday. Lecture about the stained glass windows in metropolitan Chicago designed and made by Charles J. Connick and his Studio. The program will be held at Fourth Presbyterian Church on Sept 14, with a tour of windows 5-6 p.m. and an illustrated lecture 6 - 7:30 p.m. There is a Hyde Park tour on Thursday Sept 16, 9:30 - 12:30, beginning at HP Union Church and including stops at First Unitarian, Quadrangle Club, Disciples Divinity House Chapel, University Church, and Bond Chapel.

September 14, Tuesday, 7 pm. Hyde Park Art Center presents a monthly Art of Gastronomy restaurant jaunt. Preregistration is required. This month Friendship Cafe, 2830 N. Milwaukee. 773 324-5520.

September 15, Wednesday, 6:30 pm. Blackstone Library Knit and Crochet Circle. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

September 17, Friday, 6 pm. Bronzeville Art District Trolley. Catch it at any of the sites. 3rd Fridays. Reserve call (773) 791-7003 or visit galleryguichard.com.$5 for DuSable members, more nonmembers. Blanc, DuSable, Faie, Guichard, Black Pearl, South Side Community.

September 18, Saturday, 1 pm. Blackstone Library Knit Adult Book Discussion. 3rd Saturdays. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Join your neighbors for a lively discussion of Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich.

September 19, Sunday, 1-6 pm. Annual 57th Street Children's Book Fair. 57th, Kimbark. Multifaceted! The theme for this year is: Science & Mystery: What will You Discover at the 57th Street Children's Book Fair?
Keywords & phrases: experiments, observation, discovery, science giants, secrets of science collections, observations, charts, notebooks, detection, etc. . .
This year's fair will feature a book signing by Blue Balliett in celebration of her new book, The Danger Box. This highly anticipated release is not a Calder & Petra, art mystery or Hyde Park story. It's a science mystery that is sure to hit the New York Times bestseller list upon it's release in September. We're very excited about Blue's new book, her complimentary book signing, and her continued support of the Fair. Please feel free to celebrate this theme with us through your Book Fair offerings and table activities.

September 21, Tuesday, 4 pm. Teen Volume Book Discussion. 3rd Tuesdays. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Join us for a discussion The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. For ages 14-19.

September 22, Thursday through October 17. UniverSoul Circus in Washington Park at 5100 Cottage Grove. Unique. This year "We Play Too Much...!" From lion taming to Chinese acrobats and basketball "acrodunking." $. Promotes black performers and talents. http://www.universoulcircus.com.

September 23, Thursday, 10:30 am. Blackstone Library Preschool Story Time. Thursdays. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

September 23, Thursday, evening. Benefit concert for Hyde Park Jazz Festival featuring Dee Alexander. $150. At South Shore Cultural Center Robeson Theater, 7059 S. South Shore Drive. Details coming, check http://www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org.

September 24, Friday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Books. 773 324-5520.

September 25, Saturday, 1 pm- 2 am. 4th Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival. Free. Known to include a "virtual/archive center" at the former Op Shop, 1530 E. 53rd St. Includes at Smart Museum (5550 S. Greenwood): Art Hoyle (trumpeter, once in Sun Ra's Arketra) at 2 pm and bossa nova combo Rio bamba at 3 pm.
And Hyde Park Bank at 4:30, 6, 7:30.
And coincides with the UC Hyde Park Shopping Center 4th weekends Arts and Crafts Adventure/International Arts and Crafts Show by Chicago Artists Assn. 55th and Lake Park Courtyard.
At Hyde Park Art Center: 2 pm Greg Spero Quartet, 3:30 Josh Moshler and Mike Legrun Quintet, 5 pm Ernest Dawkins Organ Trio (tribs to Stanley Turrentine, Shirley Scott adn Jackie McLean)
And continue the fest late at Chant, Checkerboard, Mellow Yellow and more!

September 25, Saturday, 10-6, September 26, Sunday, 10-5. UC Hyde Park Shopping Center 4th weekends Arts and Crafts Adventure/International Arts and Crafts Show by Chicago Artists Assn. 55th and Lake Park Courtyard.

September 26, Sunday, guessing 2 pm? DuSable Museum presents Africa Jubilee Film Festival various Sundays (see schedule above) celebrating 50 years of independent Africa on film. Today: Pieces of Identity. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

September 27, Monday. Opening at Oriental Instituute. VISIBLE LANGUAGE: INVENTIONS OF WRITING IN THE ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND” September 27–March 6 .1155 E. 58th St.
It’s hard to imagine life without writing, but professors at the Oriental Institute have done just that. This exhibition features four instances—in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica—when writing was invented from scratch. See hieroglyphs, oracle bones, cuneiform tablets and an altar dating as far back as 3200 B.C. Oriental Institute (1155 E 58th St, 773-702-9514, oi.uchicago.edu). Donation $7, kids $4. Read more: http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/museums-culture/88455/around-town-fall-preview#ixzz0yOgNjPYO

September 28, Tuesday, 10:30 am. Blackstone Library Toddler Time. Next Sept. 28. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

September 29, Wednesday, 3:30 pm. Blackstone Library South of the Border Stories and Crafts. Thursdays. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

September 29, Wednesday, 5:30? pm. Smart Museum members preview of Echoes of the Past.

September 30, Thursday, 10:30 am. Blackstone Library Preschool Story Time. Thursdays. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

September 30, Thursday, 5:30-7:30 pm. Smart Museum Opening Reception and Performance: Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Caved Temples of Xiangtangshan. Performance is an eclectic, meditative program by members of the Spoonbender Orchestra of Kansas City. The original score by composer Jeffrey Rukaman combines gong-chime and contemporary elements to create and evocative soundscape that pays homage to the music of ancient China. Performance promptly at 5:30 pm followed by reception and viewing. 5550 s. Greenwood. 773 702-0200.

September 30, Thursday, 6-9 pm. Robie House and Crown Hall After Hours. Private shuttle. 5757 S. Woodlawn. http://www.gowright.org.

October- Roosevelt University heads a Shostakovich Festival, with some participation by Chicago Presents but mainly at Ganz Hall.

October 1, Friday. Opens at Hyde Park Art Center. Kim Piotrowski: Beds and Guns. October 1-January 20. Two impressive series of new paintings by Kim Piotrowski- on series of beds and one series of guns- exhibited together transform the simple three-letter words into metaphors for having and losing control. 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520.
Opening reception November 21 3-5 pm.

October 1, Friday, 6 pm. First Fridays Jazz at Quadrangle Club (bar). Tent- benefit for Elm Park Advisory Council. 1155 E. 57th St.

October 1, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents Classic Series. Tokyo String Quartet. Mozart: Quartet in D. major, K. 575. Lera Aurebach: Quartet No 2, "Premera Luz" (Russian, premier). Schumann: Quartet in A major, op. 41.no. 3. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5. Soviet Arts Experience.

Through October? In former Hyde Park Theater, 1452-1466 E. 53rd st. arthereartnow. artnow. Window installation viewing all hours. Open studio visits Saturdays in October 1-5 pm. Studio artist Cydney M. Lewis, Marty Burns, Melissa Weber. Installations starting with Andres Callot, Danielle Paz, Peter Zeigler. Presented by Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture (HyPa) and arthererartnow as part of Chicago artists Month (October) of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs www.chicagoartistsmonth.org/. Cosponsors The University of Chicago, HSA Commercial Real Estate, MAC Property Management, Thirst (? can't decipher logo), and artsuchicago.edu.
This year's theme for Artists Month is The City as a Studio. It explores the impact of the urban environment on Chicago artists and their work, and the contributions that artists make to the vitality of our city. We hope to emphasize Hyde Park's presence in this conversation and highlight the fact that art is being made here and now, in daily life.

October 2, Saturday. SPASH immersion classes for area high and beyond high school students at U of C. http://www.splash.uchicago.edu.

October 3, Sunday. Opens at Hyde Park Art Center. Pushing Boundaries: Selections from Students. October 3-January 23. This group exhibition highlights the stylistic range of large oil and acrylic paintings being produced by dedicated student artists instructed by painter Darrell Roberts in the Oakman Clinton Studios at the Hyde Park Art Center.
Opening reception November 21 3-5 pm. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.

October 8, Friday. Opening at Hyde Park Art Center. Close Encounters (Part II). October 8-11 2010. New Zealand artist Maddie Leach will conclude a year long project in which she has focused on the apple trees of the Beaver Archipelago (northern Lake Michigan). This will be a special off site "happening" - call the Center, 773 324-5520.
And be sure to continue 8-midnight with Cocktails and Clay.

October 8, Friday, 7:30 pm. Baroque Band presents its first Hyde Park Union Church concert of the season, "Hell's Angels- Locatelli and Tartini" Includes Tartini's Concerto Grosso in G Major, arr. Garry Clark.

October 9, 10, 11- Columbus Day Weekend Sat-Mon. 9-6 Sat, Sun; 9-4 Monday Annual Hyde Park Used Book Sale, by Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, sp. Treasure Island Foods. Hyde Park Shopping Center Courtyard. Prices drop through the sale until it becomes by bag or box and free Monday afternoon. Nonprofits can register in advance for set asides. Drop off your used books Aug. 15-September at Treasure Island lower level- look for the watermelon box.

October 9, Saturday, 10 am-4:30 pm. The Bronzeville Experience: A one-day seminar and bus tour. $100 regular reg. Presented by U of C Civic Knowledge Project and featuring Timuel D. Black, civil rights leader and historian. From U of C Press Bldg, 1427 E. 60th St.. 312 464-8855.

October 9, Saturday. Hyde Park October Festival. Info coming. Arts, rafts, vendors, beer... West of Dorchester Ave. on 53rd St. and in Nichols Park

October 9, Saturday late morning and afternoon. Pumpkin Patch in Nichols Park. 54th between Kimbark and Kenwood. And part of Hyde Park October Festival.

October 10, Saturday, 1-4 pm. Second Sundays programs for families at Hyde Park Art Center. 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520.

October 10, Sunday, 2 pm. Movies with a Mission at DuSable Museum of African American History. "From Florida to Coahuilia." With SandkofaSprit. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

October 11, Monday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Goblins Halloween Workshop. 773 324-5520.

October 11, Monday, time tba. U of C Library Society lecture. Christina von Nolcken, Medieval Studies and English Lang and Lit. Quadrangle Club? ?$$.

October 15, Friday, 6 pm. Bronzeville Art District Trolley. Catch it at any of the sites. 3rd Fridays. Reserve call (773) 791-7003 or visit galleryguichard.com.$5 for DuSable members, more nonmembers. Blanc, DuSable, Faie, Guichard, Black Pearl, South Side Community.

October 16, Saturday. ONLI Studios produces "Black Age XIII" indie comic festival. Kenwood Academy, 5015 S. Blackstone. 773 726-1610. http://www.dablackage.blogspot.com.

October 17, Sunday, guessing 2 pm? DuSable Museum presents Africa Jubilee Film Festival various Sundays (see schedule above) celebrating 50 years of independent Africa on film. Today: Drum. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

October 21, Thursday, 7 pm. Art of Gastronomy- Another in Hyde Park Art Center's restaurant jaunts. Icosium Kafe, 5200 N. Clark. Preregistration required. 73 324-5520.

October 22, Friday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Monster pillows. 773 324-5520.

October 22, Friday, 6:30 pm. Legends and Legacy honors Dr. Margaret Burroughs at Art Institute of Chicago Rubloff Auditorium, S. Columbus Dr. enter 111 S. Michigan. Reception follows in the Modern Wing garden. Tickets: Patron Tickets: $250.00 Per Person General Admission Tickets: $60.00 per person. Tickets can be ordered on line at: http://www.artic.edu/legendsandlegacy2010.For additional information please contact:
Erin Gilbert, Associate Director Leadership Advisory Committee
312.443.3133 (Phone), 312.499.4104 (Fax), egilbe@artic.edu<mailto:egilbe@artic.edu>.

October 22, Friday TENTATIVE. Hyde Park Community Players Halloween Show- Horror and Suspense in the old-time radio traditon.

October 23, Saturday. Chicago Humanities Festival Hyde Park Day. http://www.chfestival.org.

October 23, Saturday. Neighborhood bus tour of Hyde Park from Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Randolph. Visit ExploreChicago.org.

October 24, Sunday. Opens at Hyde Park Art Center. Philippe Durand: Rust and Flowers. Foyer Project Space. October 24 2010-March 20. See Chicago through the lens of French photographer Philippe Durand, who has traversed the outskirts of the city to find the intersections of metal, faded paintings and abandoned factories that shape the urban landscape. This large photographic mural was produced as part of the series during the artist's residency at the art Center with the support of The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US and Blackpoint Editions, Ltd. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.
Opening reception Sunday, November 21, 3-5 pm.

October 24, Sunday. Chicago Humanities Festival is revving up. October and November 2010- Sunday October 24 is the day in Hyde Park. 12 programs featuring the theme "The Body." Includes disc. by Dr. Eric Whitaker of UC, viewing of rare medical texts, human rights, debate between political artist Tani Bruguera and Renaissance Society curator Hamza Walker, and a talk about how mummies are made.
Registration opens September 17. Browse all 2010 programs at http://www.chicagohumanities.org or 312 494-9509.

October 24, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music, Hyde Park Series- Voxare String Quartet - Schumann Celebration. violins Emily Ondracek and Galina Zhdanova, Erik Peterson viola, Adrian Daurov cello. Includes Schumann's String Quartet No. 1. $25. Private home. Next January 23. Voxare is described as half Russian, half Chicagoan, all Juliandian, and 400% skilled and enthusiastic.

October 24, Sunday. Tiny Mahler Orchestra is seeking a venue this date in Hyde Park for repeat of its October 23 concert at Columbia College--"Music for Strings and Electronics."

October 29 and 30, Friday 7 pm, and Saturday, 1-10 pm. Mischief Weekend, When Troublemakers Take Over the Hyde Park Art Center. Tricksters, pranksters, tomfools, rebels. Friday: evening of food and revelry (not for children). $45. Saturday 1-10 A mischief themed festival FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY- artist-run exhibitions, games, performances, film screenings, workshops. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520. http://www.hydeparkart.org/get-involved.

October 29, Friday, 5:30 pm. South Shore Opera Company of Chicago presents its 2nd Annual Benefit, Highlights Porgy and Bess. This will be a ticketed benefit with dinner catered by the Parrot Cage. Along with noted and emerging stars, the Keith Hampton Singers and Friends including pianist Thomas W. Jefferson perform. Artists will be announced soon. $75. Concert only option (c. 7 pm) $25. South Shore Cultural Center Robeson Theater. Parking on site at $1 per hour. http://www.southshoreopera.org, lgking@ameritech.net, 773 374-7769.

October 30, Saturday, 1-10 pm. Mischief Weekend, When Troublemakers Take Over the Hyde Park Art Center. Tricksters, pranksters, tomfools, rebels. $45. A mischief themed festival FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY- artist-run exhibitions, games, performances, film screenings, workshops. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520. http://www.hydeparkart.org/get-involved.

October 29, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents- Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Fretwork. "Birds on Fire: Jewish music for viols."
Exiled from Spain in 1492, the Jewish Diaspora led to the development of the Vihuela (a guitar-like instrument) and subsequently, the Viol. The instrument spread quickly across Europe, arriving at the English court around 1520 at the request of Henry VIII. Winner of the Baroque instrumental recording of the year by Gramophone, Fretwork will bring music of Jewish composers from the Bassano and Lupo families to life on the stage of Mandel Hall. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

October 31,Sunday, 3:00 pm. The Chicago Ensemble, International House at University of Chicago; Tuesday, November 2, 7:30 pm Fourth Presbyterian Church. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Season Opener: Woodwinds & Piano, Oct. 31/Nov. 2. The Chicago Ensemble's season begins with a wide-ranging program for woodwinds and piano, to be performed by Susan Levitin, flute; Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet; Neil Kimel, horn; Ricardo Castañeda, oboe (pictured, left); John Gaudette, bassoon; and Artistic Director Gerald Rizzer, piano (right). J. J. Quantz: Trio-Sonata in C Minor, for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano
W.A. Mozart: Viennese Sonatina No. 4 in Bb Major, for flute, clarinet and bassoon Carl Reinecke: Trio in Bb Major, op. 274, for clarinet, french horn and piano
Darius Milhaud: Sonata, op. 47 (1918), for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano
Albert Roussel: Divertissement, op. 6 (1906), for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn and piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira No. 6 (1938), for flute and bassoon
Jean Françaix: Trio (1994), for oboe, bassoon and piano.
Next Nov. 28.

 November 5, Friday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Guerrilla Art. 773 324-5520.

November 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents- Classical Series. Ani Aznavoorian, cello; Lera Aurebach, piano/composer in Chicago recital debut. Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, op. 40. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, op. 14. Lera Aurebach: 24 Preludes for Violincello an Piano, op. 47. Brilliant virtuosos Ani Aznavoorian and Lera Auerbach will make their Chicago recital debut together paying homage to Shostakovich in an evening including his Cello Sonata and Auerbach's own 24 Preludes. One of the most widely performed composers of the new generation, Auerbach is the youngest composer on the roster of the prestigious international music publishing company Sikorski, home to Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Schnittke. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5. Soviet Arts Experience.

November 7, Sunday. Opens at Hyde Park Art Center. Maximo Gonzales: Material Poems. November 7-March 5. Cleve Carney Gallery. Material Poems introduces a new process of working for HPAC resident artist Maximo Gonzales from Argentina. In preparation for his residency, Gonzales wrote poems that generated the ideas for the sculptures and installation he created here. The city's many flea markets and garage sales provided much of the found objects Gonzalez used to make the sculptures that address various topics ranging from childhood memories to international political problems. 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520.
Opening reception November 11 3-5 pm.

November 11, Thursday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Suitcase Stories. 773 324-5520.

November 12, Friday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Colors and Layers. 773 324-5520.

November 12, Friday, 8 pm-midnight. Hyde Park Art Center Cocktails and Clay 2nd Fridays. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.

November 14, Sunday, 1-4 pm. Second Sundays for the entire family at Hyde Park Art Center. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520.

November 17, Wednesday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Artist Trading Cards. 773 324-5520.

November 18, Thursday, 7 pm. Art of Gastronomy Hyde Park Art Center restaurant jaunt. This month Jin Ju, 5203 N. Clark. Preregistration required. 773 324-5520.

November 19, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents- Classical Series. Gjorgji Dimchevski, violin, Kenneth Olsen, cello, Simon Trpceski, piano. Rachmaninov, Trio elegiaque in G minor, no. 1. Shostakovich: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67. Tchaikovsky:, Piano Trio in A Minor, op. 50. A student of the Russian masters Ludmilla and Boris Romanov, Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski will make his Chicago chamber music debut with lon-time friend Gjorgji Dimchevski and Kenneth Olson of CSO . The two will bring a fresh voice to the fierce all-Russian program, including the Shostakovich Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67, originally premiered with the composer at the piano. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5. Soviet Arts Experience

November 20, Saturday, 7- pm. Hyde Park Art Center- EXHIBITION OPENING DAY AND Not Just Another Pretty Face 2010 - gala unveiling of the commissioned works; meet the artists and patrons; party! Featured: Not Just Another Pretty Face, Philippe Durand, Kim Piotrowski, Pushing Boundaries. 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520, http://www.hydeparkart.org/get-involved.

November 21, Sunday, guessing 2 pm? DuSable Museum presents Africa Jubilee Film Festival various Sundays (see schedule above) celebrating 50 years of independent Africa on film. Today: Moolaade. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

November 21, Sunday, 4 pm. Chicago Music Association presents "Youth on Parade." The CMA Junior/Youth Branch and Friends in Concert. Free. South Shore Cultural Center Robeson Theater, 7059 South Shore Drive. Parking on site at $1 per hour. Contact chgomusicassn@aol.com.

November 28, Sunday, 3 pm (Nov. 30 7:30 4th Pres.). The Chicago Ensemble. International House, 1414 E. 59th St. $25. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Season Program II. Next Feb. 13.

Mathias Tacke, violin
Paul Vanderwerf, viola
Andrew Snow, cello
Gerald Rizzer, piano

W. A. Mozart: Trio in E Major, K. 542, for violin, cello and piano
Reinhold Gliere: Duets, op. 39, for violin and cello
Paul Creston: Suite, op. 13 (1928), for viola and piano
Johannes Brahms: Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, op. 60, for violin, viola, cello and piano

December 3, Friday. No school creativity camp at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Prereg. req. Fibers and Assemblage. 773 324-5520.

December 4, Saturday. The 3rd 2010 Celebrate Hyde Park. Festival of Lights on 53rd St.

December 5, Sunday, guessing 2 pm? DuSable Museum presents Africa Jubilee Film Festival various Sundays (see schedule above) celebrating 50 years of independent Africa on film. today: War Dance. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

December 8, Wednesday, 7 pm? Ensemble of the Chicago Sinfonietta-- Renee Baker Chicago Modern Orchestra performs at South Shore Cultural Center at 7059 South Shore Drive. Free.

December 10, Friday, 8 pm-midnight. Hyde Park Art Center's 2nd Fridays Cocktails and Clay. 5520 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520.

December 12, Sunday, 1-4 and 2 pm. Hyde Park Art Center- 2nd Sundays family day and Student Open House and Sale (at 2). 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520.

December 16, Thursday. Art of Gastronomy- another 3rd Thursday restaurant jaunt by Hyde Park Art Center. This month Joy's Noodles, 3257 N. Broadway. Preregistration required.

2011

January 7, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents- Classical Series. Emerson String Quartet. Haydn: Andante and Menuet, op. 103. Mendelssohn: Andante and scherzo, op. 81, nos. 1 and 2. Berg: Sting Quartet, op. 3. Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 10. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

January 9, Sunday, 3 pm. Chicago Presents Contempo. Cliff Colnot, conductor, eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet. At Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University. "Lyre of Orpheus."
Ralph Shapey: Evocation Nos. 3 and 4. George Crumb: Night of Four Moons. Shulamit Ran: Lyre of Orpheus. Steve Montague: String Quartet No. 1.

January 22, Saturday, 2 pm. (Tent.) Hyde Park Historical Society presents an illustrated talk by Rebecca Graff on the archeological survey she led in Jackson Park. 5529 S. Lake Park.

January 22, Saturday, 3? pm. Chicago Sinfonietta ensemble- Renee Baker Chicago Modern Orchestra performs at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive. Free.

January 23, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music, Hyde Park Series. Svetlana Belsky, Piano. $25. Private residence. Next March 6.

January 28, 29 Friday and Saturday. Quad Club Revels review. Dinner available prior to 8 pm. performances. Nancy Levner, producer, 773 241-6680. 1155 E. 57th St.

February 5, Saturday, 3 pm. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Kathryn Greenbank, oboe; Steven Copes and Ruggero Allifranchini, violins; Sabrina Thatcher and Maiya Papach, violas, Ronald Thomas, cello.
Britten: Phantasy Quartet. Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K. 515. Brahms: String Quartet No. 2. inG major, op. 111. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

February 13, Tuesday, 3 pm, International House (Feb 8 7:30 4th Pres.) The Chicago Ensemble. International House, 1414 E. 59th St. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Season Program III. Next March 27.

Olga Kaler, violin
Andrew Snow, cello
Gerald Rizzer, piano

F. J. Haydn: Trio, for violin, cello and piano
L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C Major, op. 102 no. 1, for cello and piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, op. 80, for violin and piano
Franz Schubert: Trio No. 1 in Bb Major, D. 898, violin, cello and piano

February 16, Tuesday, time tba. U of C Library Society lecture. James M. Redfield, Classics. Quadrangle Club? ?$$.

February 18, Friday, 7;30 pm. Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano; David Zobel, piano in Chicago recital debut. TBA. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

March 1, Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Contempo Double-Bill. "European Connections." Agate Zubel, soprano, eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet, and Jazz artists to be announced. At the Harris Theater in Millennium Park, tickets 312 334-7777. Paul Patterson: String Quartet. Fusum Koksal: Deux Visions pour Sextuor. Agata Zubel: Cascando. Luciano Berio: Sequenza.

March 4, Friday, 7:30 pm. Masques (Chicago Debut). "Fandango! Variations on a Spanish Theme." Founded in 1998, the Montreal-based Masques ensemble is quickly garnering international attention after winning the Grand Prize in the Dorian/Early Music America Competition in 2000. Their Chicago debut will feature works by Cabezon, Ortiz, Soler, and Vivaldi, exploring Spanish music and its influence in the Baroque era. Telemann's Don Quixote will close the evening. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

March 6, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music, Hyde Park Series. Ondas Quartet. Julie Koidin flute, Rick Ferguson piano, Wagner Campos clarinet, Victoria Moreira violin. $25. private residence. End of HP series.

March 11-13. Friday and Saturday at 8, Sunday at 2 pm. Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company Hyde Park and the UC Dept. of Music present "The Sorcerer" in Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Info coming.

March 19, Saturday, 5 or 7 pm. Chicago Sinfonietta ensemble--Renee Baker Chicago Modern Orchestra performs at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive. Free.

March 27, Sunday, 7:30 pm. (Mar. 22, 7:30 4th Pres.) The Chicago Ensemble. Season Program IV International House, 1414 E. 59th St. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Next May 1.

Stacy Eckert, mezzo-soprano
Susan Levitin, flute
Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet
Paul Vanderwerf, viola
Gerald Rizzer, piano

J. S. Bach: Cantata Arias, for mezzo-soprano, flute, viola and piano
G. P. Telemann: Trio-Sonata in G Minor, for flute, viola and piano
Witold Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes (1955), for clarinet and piano
Gustav Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer, for mezzo-soprano and piano
Maurice Ravel: La flûte enchantée from Shéhérazade, mezzo-soprano, flute and piano
Claude Debussy: Bilitis, for flute and piano
Johannes Brahms: Two Songs, for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano
Max Bruch: Pieces, op. 83, for clarinet, viola and piano
Jack Gottlieb: Downtown Blues for Uptown Halls (1967), for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and piano

April 8, Friday, 7:30 pm. Pacifica Quartet. Beethoven: String qua ret in F major, op. 18, no. 2. Jorg Widmann, String Quartet No. 3, "Hunting." (a leading young voice). Dvorak: String Quartet in F major, op. 96, B. 179, "The American." Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. $32 or 35; $5.

April 19, Friday, 7:30 pm. The Rose Ensemble. "Slavic Wonders: Feasts and Saints in Early Russia, Poland and Bohemia." based in Minnesota and founded by Artistic Director Jordan Sramek, The Rose Ensemble creates imaginative performances of vocal music, connecting each individual to past worlds with stories of spirituality and humanity. Slavic Wonders includes stunning 12-part Baroque motets from the Russian Orthodox tradition, Medieval Latin chants for Slavic saints, and powerful double-choir works from the Polish Renaissance. Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

May 1, Sunday, 3 pm. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Roberto Abbado, conductor, Leila Josefowicz, violin.
Stravinsky: Concertino, for Twelve Instruments. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.

May 1, Sunday, 3 pm. (May 3, 7:30, 4th Pres.) The Chicago Ensemble. Season Program V. theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Next- June 5 special.

Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
Stephen Boe, violin
Gerald Rizzer, piano

J. S. Bach: Cantata Arias, for soprano, violin and piano
W. A. Mozart: Concert aria: Ch'io mi scorda di te? Non temer, K. 505, for soprano, violin and piano
L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in Eb Major, op. 12 no. 3, for violin and piano
Alan Hovhaness: Hercules, p. 56 no. 4 (1959), for soprano and violin
Richard Strauss: Songs for soprano and piano
Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2 ("Revival") for violin and piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Suite (1923), for soprano and violin

May 1, Sunday, 5 pm?. The Civic Orchestra of Chicago free concert at South Shore Cultural Center. 7059 S. South Shore Drive.

May 11, Tuesday, time tba. U of C Library Society lecture. Mark Siegler, Clinical Medical Ethics. Quadrangle Club? ?$$.

May 18, wednesday, 7:30 pm. Contempo Tomorrow's Music Today I. eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet. Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed 4th, 1010 E. 59th St. Music by UC doctoral candidates in composition.

May 22, Sunday, 3 pm. Contempo Tomorrow's Music Today II. Cliff Colnot, conductor; eighth blackbird, Pacifica Quartet. In Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University. Music by UC doctoral candidates in composition.

June 4, Friday-6 Sunday. University of Chicago Alumni Reunion--- some events are open.

June 5, Saturday and June 6, Sunday. 57th Street Art Fair and Community Art Fair-- 57th Kimbark-Kenwood and to 56th.

June 5, Sunday, 3 pm. The Chicago Ensemble. Special Concert: Discover America VII theceweb@thechicagoensemble.org. Pianoforte Salon in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan. Complimentary pre-concert lecture and reception at 2 pm. Concert will explore winning compositions from The Chicago Ensemble's Discover America VII competition for new American chamber works. Tickets:
$25 general admission, $20 season subscribers, $10 students with valid ID. End of season.

June 15, Wednesday. time tba. U of C Library Society tour of the new Mansueto Library addition. ?$$.

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