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

A service of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference and its website, www.hydepark.org. Send us your additions and corrections: hpkcc@aol.com. Calendar Manager: Gary Ossewaarde. Help support our work: Join the Conference!
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To About the annual 57th Street Art Fair, Community Art Fair, and Arts Festival.

BIG 30+: Neighborhood "big events" to seek here or in the Community Events page are:

Look for the Hyde Park Herald month Arts and Culture Guide--usually first Wednesdays.

Special classes for arts organizations: contact Southside Arts and Humanities Network- http://southside.uchicago.edu or http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu. joaniefriedman@uchicago.edu, rschultz@uchicago.edu.

Civic Knowledge and its Southside Arts and Humanities Network, and what they are doing. See at http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/070315/civicknowledge.shtml. Also, get on their internal and community events and classes listserve via http://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu/index.shtml. Write up's in our Arts and Culture News i

Did you now that Hyde Park Art Center has regular classes for kids 6-7:30 pm and weekdays every school day off.

This week (and coming): details in the "By Date" calendar.

July 4, Saturday. 4th on 53rd Parade, Picnic, activities.

July 5, Sunday. Lecture at Union Church on Inequality and Pursuit of Happiness; Carillonathon at Rock Ray McLellan; Jazz at Room 43.

July 6, Monday. Music Teachers of Hyde Park Ensemble Fest for 8-18 year olds- runs several days; Jazz at Checkerboard with Musicians Network Mecca

July 7, Tuesday. Story Break with Ald. Preckwinkle at Blackstone Library; Read N Wash at Kimbark Laundry; Auditions for South Shore Opera Company of Chicago

July 8, Wednesday. Historical Illinois- time of Lincoln at Blackstone Library; Music at Piccolo, Park 52, Backstory Cafe

July 9, Thursday. Historical Illinois- sketch Lincoln's landscape at Blackstone Library; Jazz at Hidden Pearl?

July 10, Friday. LAB FEST by Museum of Science and Industry at Washington Park field house; Live noontime music at Hyde Park Shopping Center courtyard; Live music at Chant- Ray Silkman

'Best bets' circle:

For more visit http://arts.uchicago.edu for a calendar and link to more calendars centered around UC. For more, visit our Culture and Arts Resources page-- scroll in table to calendars and directories and in main alpha run below to links under University of Chicago and visit Neighborhood Links- University of Chicago section.

************It's coming and bringing Hyde Park's renowned venues into collaboration: 3rd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival, September 26 11 am-2 pm. From Irene Sherr:

Saturday, September 26: 3rd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival is FREE and will bring together world-class headliners and local emerging artists from 11 a.m. until 2. a.m. with nonstop jazz performances in Hyde Park's many landmark and nationally renowned cultural and artistic venues. The James Wagner Main Stage located on the Midway Plaisance on 59th Street wil be the central location for the Jazz Festival produced by the Hyde Park Alliance for Arts and Culture, the University of Chicago, and the Hyde Park Jazz Society. For more information visit: www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org. Our page.

The Chicago Department of Tourism starts free customized tours of the neighborhood on Saturdays at 10 and 12 from Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell. Kiosk at the reg. desk. Call the Dept of Tourism, although pre registration is not necessary.

There is an exhibit at Blackstone Library: In remembrance of Sam Ackerman and Leon Despres, the library staff has created a display called “Hyde Park Rebel”. Please stop by Blackstone to view it, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave.

70 Days for 70 Years at Hyde Park Art Center. See brief description. Go to their website for schedule.

Hyde Park Shopping Center Courtyard noon concerts, June 19 Maggie Brown vocalist, June 26 Charlie Johnson pianist. Next International Art and Craft Show with live band- 10-6 July 11 and 12.

Jackson Park Wooded Island Bird Walks are now just on Saturdays, 8 am. Meet at Darrow Bridge south of the Museum. 773 493-7058.

Late June or through July. Kimbark Laundry on 53rd hosts Readers from the neighborhood and all kinds of giveaways and activities for kids.

Hyde Park Community Players- Watch for the next production or opportunity. plsbkr@netscape.net.

Harry Potter at MSI. Expensive but said to be worth it. Extended evening hours with lower prices.

Hyde Park Art Show at Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center June 4-26, Grand Opening June 12. 1060 E. 47th St. 773 285-1211.

Come to Blackstone Library this summer: Summer Reading Program, from June 15- theme: Land of Lincoln Readers. Children are encouraged to read at least 25 picture or chapter books. (dep on age). Win a tee shirt. Guests come to read. 800+ kids read 1400 books in 2008. Lots of activity days for various age groups. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0505.

Coming this summer- Wash and Read kid's reading circle at Kimbark Laundromat. Now every Tuesday 6-8 pm through August 18. 773 493-3320. Guest readers! customerservice@kimbarklaundry.com.

Summer street fair/festivals: Hyde Park Shopping Center June 13, 14, July 11, 12, August 8, 9, September 19, 20, October 3, 4. Harper Court June 20, 21, July 18, 19, August 15, 16, September 12, 13, October 17, 18.

Recently opened Back Story Cafe- see also Experimental Station. Sarah Black and Saadia Shah. Aims to be a moderately priced coffee shop, info handout, entertainment venue (music, interview series, free WiFi, film screenings, maybe art, and ties to important active movements) , book signings, Powell's Books used books including free in-house loans. Fair trade slow-filtered coffee and organic food.6100 S. Blackstone Ave. www.backstorycafe.com or www.backstory.com.


Hyde Park Art Center open with a bevy of ongoing exhibits, classes and specials. 5020 S. Cornell. Always free (almost) .

Late 2008 exhibit and event schedule

At Hyde Park Art Center. 773 324-5520. generalinfo@hydeparkart.org

"Selected Shots rom Young Photographers" (Kenwood High School, outstanding. Through June 28.

Julian Wilson, "Recent Paintings." Through June 28.

****Through July 4 Saturday. Hyde Park Art Center "70 Days for 70 Years." 5020 S. Cornell, 773 324-5520. Go their website for the schedule. Events include dancers from The Moving Architects, Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn on their book "Race Course Against White Supremacy," a chef from Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center. The big exhibit opening May 10 is "Artists Run Chicago" by operators of artists cooperative spaces etc. The Center has always aimed to be free-style and interactive cutting edge. It has a matching grant challenge at present from the Kanter family.

Fang Ling-An, "The Whole World Celebrates Together. Explores interfaces of Chinese and American life and values in sculptures and cut-paper mural. May 3-July 12.

Spellbound. 4 artists on the theme of repetition. Lora Fosberg, Yvette Kaiser Smith, John Miller, Michele Feder-Nadoff. June 7 through October 29.

School Days Off programs for kids including "Creativity series" at Hyde Park Art Center: December and January breaks and holidays.

Fun for All family programs 2nd Sundays once a quarter (Sept. this time 12-4 pm) and the rest are called Second Sundays 1-4 pm-

Adult workshops -

Hyde Park Art Center
Clay and Cocktails on Friday evenings.
Second Sundays Family Days

Mondays Talking Points- with artists.

Tuesdays Art Thing-

A Series Readings - selected or periodic.

Cocktails and Clay first Fridays 8-midnight.

A:List (hydeparkart.org/alist)- online curated database as part of 4833 rph.

Hyde Park Art Center quarterly classes. Times range from start 10 am through close at 9:30 pm and run every day of the week except holidays. Sample includes painting, figuration, art exploration, ceramics, stenciling, abstraction, puppetry, knitting, acrylic, digital and other photography, asian another ink painting, sculpture, weaving, printmaking, wire wrapped jewelry, experimental digital, watercolor, oil approaches, media, origami, crochet, creative process, stained glass, printmaking, quilting, graphite pencil, metalsmithing, animation, writing for artists, multicultural. For various levels and ages.

Poetry workshops April 6-May 4, May 11-June 8 6:30-9. Sign up through the Center.

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Open at Museum of Science and Industry. "Smart House Green + Wired"

Omnimax includes Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric adventure; Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
A New 3D High Definition theater- scroll down through alphas to Museum of Science and Industry.
March 6, Sunday. Closing at Museum of Science and Industry. "57th at Lake Shore Drive. 773 684-1414.

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An alpha run:

Blackstone Branch Library. See Friends of Blackstone /Blackstone programs page. One Book One Chicago Fall 2008: Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff.

Backstory Cafe. Backstory Cafe at Experimental Station. Wednesday sets 6-9 pm- jazz to avant guard various. Half is a featured artist, other half jam session open to all. Open to drop-in with instrument. 6100 S. Blackstone. 773 324-9987. For listings of performers see www.myspace.com/alexwing. For booking call Alex at 773 551-7960 or albion56@aol.com.

Catholic Theological Union- Mary-Frances and Bill Veeck Gallery, 5414 S. Cornell. June 11, Thursday, 5:30 pm. Exhibit opening, "Invisible Threads: The Fragile Interconnnection of All That Is." Through August 27. Weekdays 90-4:30, weekends by appointment. Catholic Theological Union, 5416 S. Cornell. 773 371-5415, communications@ctu.edu.

Gordon Center for Integrative Science, 929 E. 57th St .Through May 8. Paintings by Monika Wulfers. Lines and coordinates.

 

Checkerboard Lounge Blues 'n' Jazz Open! Jazz Suns, blues all other days. Call the club daily after 5:00 p.m. at: (773) 684-1472. Now the Jazz and Blues Checkerboard Lounge.
Visit our Checkerboard page.

Famous for presentation of blues for over two decades, the Checkerboard Lounge re-opened, in its new location in Harper Court at 5201 S. Harper. The Checkerboard is now hosting jazz every Sunday night--with possibly a second night of jazz to be added to the programming. See by date.

Mondays Jazz or blues.

2nd and 4th Wednesdays Speakeasy Inc. presents a concert for 5 to 8 singers and singing ensembles with live band. Mainly Blues and R&B. Not Karaoke or open mic. Checkerboard Lounge, 5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472. Now Poetry Mondays (non alcohol, 18+)

There is a nominal cover charge, and drinks are reasonably priced. There is ample parking on the site.

Saturdays Vance Kelly, Sundays Jazz stars 7:30-11.

And many venues now offer jazz and blues various evenings-- Hidden Pearl at Little Black (Mons.), Chant (Fri., Sat. Sun 11-4)...

Checkerjazz- see Hyde Park Jazz Society or Jazz Scene section below.

Chicago Storytelling Guild. Meets monthly 3rd Tuesday at KAM, produces an annual Tellebration Sunday before Thanksgiving. Contact Judith Heineman, 5020 S. Lake Shore Dr. Apt. 1214-16, 60615, 773 288-7217, juhestories@aol.com.

Civic Knowledge Project classes in conj. with Graham School

http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/php/ckp or 773 834-3929 x1.

Dear Friends of the Civic Knowledge Project--I am very pleased to announce that the final cut of "The Civic Knowledge Project Remembers 1942-43"--the first documentary in our series "The Civic Knowledge Project Remembers"--is now up on our website's Media Page at http://mahimahi.uchicago.edu/media/ckp/1942-3_768k.mov.qt Please do check it out! Note that it may take about thirty seconds or more to download, so please be patient. Best, Bart

Court Theatre 2006-2007 5535 S. Ellis. 773 753-4472. http://www. courttheatre.org- includes link to rehearsal blog. 773 753-4472.

2008-2009 series.

May 7-June 7. The Piano Lesson. By August Wilson, Dir. Ron OJ Parson. Two siblings struggle to come to terms with their inheritance and the ghosts of their dead in the 1930s. Will the piano with roots into slavery be Boy Willie's ticket to self-sufficiency or Berniece's legacy to her daughter?

Crerar Library atrium, 5700 block of Ingleside. "Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians."

DOVA Temporary. Department of Visual Arts, UC. At the Temporary Space, 5228 S. Harper -

Doc Films. To section and run, below


DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.
At Dusable Museum:

June 23. Opening at DuSable Museum: "The Soul of Bronzeville: The Regal, Club DeLisa and the Blues" exhibition through Dec. 15. This exhibit focuses on the Bronzeville district's offering of Chicago music, touring historic theaters and clubs and the smoldering nightlife from the 1920s through 1950. Mon-Sat. 10-5, Sunday non-5. A steal for $3 adults, $1 children, Free on Sunday.

"Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era"
"A Slow Walk to Greatness: The Harold Washington Story"
"Red, White, Blue & Black: A History of African Americans in the Armed Forces."
Continuing "And Freedom For All: Martin Luther King, Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement"
"Wisdom of Words: Lerone Bennett, The People's Historian." 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600. From the Kinsey Collection
"Forgotten Roots: Muslims in Early America through the 20th Century."
"Postal Portraits: African Americans and Stamps"
"Africa Speaks"
"Harold Washington in Office"
"Masterpieces From the DuSable Museum Collection"
Sunday film series, Wed & Thurs Penny Cinema for kids
Through May 17: Distant Echoes: Black Farmers in America

Experimental Station with Backstory Cafe and more. Ongoing art, music, lectures-symposia-workshops, cafe with books from Powell's, farmers market. Seeks to combine service to and input from-connections between diverse neighborhoods, arts, sustainable-living green communities and lives, activist politics and lots more.

Franke Institute for the Humanities at University of Chicago

Gender Studies. 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.

Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company: For 50 years has been a mainstay of Chicago's Hyde Park cultural scene since its first production, The Gondoliers, in 1960. The Company is devoted to the promotion and performance of the musical arts and to the presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan's delightful operatic oeuvre and in so doing support the University of Chicago's concert program. The 2010 Production will be the most popular of them all: The Mikado, in which imperial Japan becomes the backdrop for a send-up of all things British! 2010 productions will be in Mandel Hall March 12, 13, 14(8 pm, 2 on the latter date). Rehearsals take place January 9 2-5 pm and Jan. 10, 2-5 pm at Goodspeed Hall. The principal parts receive modest stipends. Auditionees are to prepare a musical number and be prepared to sing numbers from the Mikado and read dialogue. Many volunteers are needed. info@gilbertand sullivanoperacompany.org.

Graham School of General Studies at the University of Chicago

Summer Programs for Teachers and Educators. Kari Stachura at 773 702-4950 or kstachura@uchicago.edu.
Basic Program.
UChicago Summer Session for Visiting College Students and UChicago Summer Session for High School Students. Apply at https://summer.uchicago.edu/register-today.cfm and https://summer.uchicago.edu/apply-today.cfm.

Hyde Park Jazz Society. Sunday is CheckerJAZZ7:30-11 pm. No longer with Checkerboard Lounge- http://www.checkerjazz.org, http://checkerjazz.org/calendar/checkerjazz.org. See website for next lineup and venues or Jazz Scene below.

Kalapriya Dance, 1438 E. 57th St. 773 363-9303
I would like to introduce the Kalapriya Foundation, Center for Indian Performing Arts (a 501 3 c organization) to you. Kalapriya has recently taken office space at 1438 E. 57th St. in Joan's Studio. The company has had a presence in Hyde Park for a few years now, starting with the company's annual cross cultural dance festival presented at The International House of the University of Chicago and with Bharata Natyam training classes being given at Joan's Studio. You can get move information about the organization at www.kalapriya.org. info@kalapriya.org.

Little Black Pearl. 1060 E. 47th St. 773 285-1211.
Little Black Pearl is a special and growing place. Hyde Park Art Show June 4-26, grand opening June 12 3 pm.
August 23, Sunday. Pearl Fest at Little Black Pearl Art and design Center, 1060 E. 47th St. LBP will be hosting Pearl Fest. If you were there last summer you know you don’t want to miss this grand event! We are seeking at least 300 volunteers to make this day a success. Last year we had 3,000 visitors during the festival, this year however, we are expecting up to 6,000 visitors, and we are looking for highly talented, committed, and fun volunteers who are ready to put on a great community festival, with food, live music, Chicago area vendors, and many resources! Please contact Chinyera Moody at cmoody@blackpearl.org , or at (773) 285-1211 ext. 157.

Meadville Lombard Theological School gallery. May 14 2009, Thursday. Opening at an ongoing art series "Art@Meadville." first is Surface to Air to Surface: A Solo Painting Exhibition by Northern Illinois University BFA student Mat Reyna. Meadville Lombard Theological School, 5701 S. Woodlawn.

Museum of Science and Industry, lots of temporary as well as permanent exhibits,

New MSI permanent exhibit "Fast Forward-Inventing the Future" features new inventions. Highlighted is the work of a dozen engineers and inventors. From expanding human life span to all-electric cars, they feature works in progress in a display that will rotate.



Museum of Science and Industry started celebration of its 75th year by receiving a Paul Cornell award from the Hyde Park Historical Society and with exhibits on black creativity and the science and art of cinema and video.

Open May 8-Jan. 4 2009- Smart Home: Green + Wired. (May have a new future in 2009- at least parts) Powered by ComEd, warmed by Peoples Gas. Tour a functioning and sustainable"green" home in the Museum's backyard. The thee-story house has been outfitted with technologies for the 21st century and a variety of environmentally friendly materials. Within the home, view th latest innovations in reusable resources, smart-energy consumption.

 

Open APRIL 9-SEPT. 7 2009 "HARRY POTTER: THE EXHIBIT"-tickets now on sale. $ but cheaper during evening.

Now at Omnimax-
Wild Ocean through May 28. Mysteries of the Great Lakes through 2009.
Sub U505 massive exhibit open. "Capture the Experience, Experience the Capture"
New: a 3-D High definition theater. Shorts include Mars 3-D and Misadventures.
The Museum of Science and Industry 57th at Lake Shore Drive. 773 684-1414. Has a garage at 57th/Cornell Drive ($8)

 

Oriental Institute Museum.

Lectures, family features et al. Films on Sunday at 2

Special exhibit: Feb. 10-Dec. 6. "the Life of Meresamun: A Temple Singer in Ancient Egypt." Major.

Through October 18 2009. Oriental Institute Exhibit, The Life of Meresamun. Shows application of cutting edge forensic medicine to mummies plus artifacts and inscriptions that tell her temple and home life. http://oi.uchicago.edu. 1155 E. 58th St.

Now open for 5th and 6th graders schools- the Kipper Family Archaeology Discovery Center. Dig in a reconstruction of the ancient tel Har Megiddo (yes, that one).

OI is looking for docent volunteers. Lots of perks. contact the Volunteer Office at 773 702-9507, oi-education@uchicago.edu.


Renaissance Society.
Cobb 418, 5811 S. Ellis. 773 702-8670. Open at Renaissance Society, Watch for summer show?

Titled after an essay by the late French theoretician Jean-Francois Lyotard, "Several Silences" is an investigation into various kinds of silence. As a discourse, the aesthetic of silence has been thoroughly domesticated within the visual arts. Although silence arose out of conditions calling for the negation of art, it has subsequently become a familiar subject-- no longer the avant-garde ideal it once was. This is not to say silenced has lost significance; if anything, it has become a more potent antidote to a culture of distraction. "Several Silences" features tow works taking "Two Times 4'33," one of the 20th century's most notorious art works in medium, as their subject. Hamza Walker, curator, will lead a gallery tour May 2.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, run by Wright Plus, the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, gives tours, has a bookstore et al, special events, is restoring the "most important historic residential property in America" at multimillion dollar cost in conjunction with the National Trust. Extended access are now Fri-Sun and will in July go to Thurs-Mon 11-5:30, with several in depth interactive programs and photo options added. http//gowright.org. 708 848-1976. 5757 S. Woodlawn. See our Robie House page.

Rockefeller Chapel exhibits. 5850 S. Woodlawn. New: Center for Interfaith Worship and Fellowship, in the undercroft. Do not miss the carillon--programs every Sunday at 6 pm through July, after which the bells go out for renovation. There is an exhibit on plaster casts for the statuary.
Also first Sundays 5 pm Oct-May Choral Evensong and Vespers-the Chapel Choir and guests in Anglican candlelit prayer.

Summer Carillonathon Sundays 6 pm (tours at 5:30) through August.

Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H. C. Westermann Study Collection- through September 6, 2009.

A central figure in post-war American art, H.C. ("Cliff") Westermann (1922-1981) a meticulously crafted and highly personal body of work that defies easy categorization. He blended imagery born of profound personal experiences--especially apparent in the Death Ship and other motifs related to his searing experiences in world war II--with baudy, absurd, or unsettling elements from contemporary American material culture. He created a deeply felt and often disturbing body of sculpture, drawings, and prints. Offering unprecedented access to unstudied archival material and ephemera, much of which has never been publicly shown, this exhibition examines the intersection of Westermann's life and art and gives special insight into his inspirations, signature imagery, and working methods and brings to life the full scope of the archival material in the H.C. Westermann Study Collection established at Smart Museum through donations from the estate of the artists' wife, Joanna Beall Westermann and enhanced by gifts from the artist's family and others. It includes correspondence, sketchbooks, print blocks, gift objects, photographic documentation, tools, and unfinished projects in addition to rich holdings of finished sculptures, drawings, and prints. A convergence of life and art. Richard and Mary L. Gray Gallery for Special Exhibitions. There is a short video intro

The Scholar's Studio. Select ins from the Edward A. and Inge Maser Collection. May 5-October 18, 2009.

The inaugural exhibition in the Smart Museum's newly dedicated Edward A. and Inge Maser Gallery for Art Before 1900. The exhibition is curated by Richard A. Born, Smart Senior Curator. Edward A. Maser was the first director of the Smart Museum and a scholar of the baroque. A professor of art History at the University of Chicago, he shaped the early years of the Smart, guiding the development of it artistic and academic character. Together with his wife Inge, Professor Maser also formed a distinguished personal collection that was informed by both enthusiasm and a scholars' eye. The Masers acquired rich examples of specialized genres, including oil sketches, and small ensembles of works from celebrated European cultural centers such as the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. This exhibition examines the scholarly facet of collecting, offering an intimate view of Ed and Inge Maser's enduring relationship with the Smart.

Malleable Likeness and the Photographic Portrait. May 19-August 30, 2009.

Soon after its invention in the 1830s, photography was hailed and at times attacked for its capacity to faithfully reproduce a sitter's external appearance. Yet physical likeness has become a malleable motion in the history of portrait photography. This exhibition, which primarily draws on works from the collection of Betty Guttman, explores the role of likeness in portrait photography from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Joel and Carole berstein Gallery for works on Paper.

Joseph Yoakum: Line and Landscape. September 8, 2009-January 3, 2010

Joseph Yoakum (1886-1972) was a self-taught Marist who began drawing late in life. From 1962, Yoakum, who lived on Chicago's South Side, produced almost daily drawings of stylized landscapes that were titled with locations from around the globe that he clamed to have visited. This exhibition brings together a compelling selection of these highly personalized works from the Smart Museum's collection, from the earlier ballpoint drawings to Yoakum's more heavily worked watercolors. Bernstein Gallery for Works on Paper.

Heartland. October 12, 2009-January 17, 2010. October 1, 2009-January 17, 2010.

Throughout the vast interior of the United States, contemporary artists are responding to the world around them and reshaping it in unexpected ways. Organized by the Smart Museum and the Van Abbemuseum, this exhibition includes photography, drawings, and video as well as site-specific installation and performances by a diverse assembly of artists who are redefining the cultural terrain of the American heartland. Richard and Mary L. Gray Gallery for Special Exhibitions.

SmartFamilies@Coleman Library
o- Moves to Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd St. February-May 2008.
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.


Jacqueline Terrassa
Deputy Director of Collections,
Programs and Interpretation
Smart Museum of Art
University of Chicago
5550 S. Greenwood Avenue
Chicago IL 60637
ph. 773.702.2351
fax 773.702.3121

Dina Weinstein
Friends of the Blackstone Branch Library
[Brenda Sawyer has assumed leadership of FOBL]

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South Asia Language and Area Center.

South Shore Cultural Center Gallery, 7059 South Shore Drive. 773 256-0149. Reopening in new space in the building.

South Shore Opera Company of Chicago. Next Concert June 20, 7:30 pm.


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

"East European Jews in the German-Jewish Imagination From the Ludwig Rosenberger Library of Judaica." Through June 22 2009. The exhibition traces the role of East-European Jewry in the imagination and experience of German Jews, from emancipation to the decline of Jewish life in Germany on the eve of World War II. The evolving symbol of the Ostjuden presented in the items reflects the complex and contradictory face of German...

"B. Heller & Co. Collection."

"Our Lincoln: Bicentennial Icons rom the Barton Collection of Lincolniana" Through June 26.

"'On Equal Terms': Educating Women at the University of Chicago." Through July 14.

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. March 6, Friday-

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)

Hyde Park Jazz Society, http://www.hydeparkjazzsociety.org. 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.

Check the Checkerboard page for their lineup of blues, jazz, and other music. Checkerboard Lounge, 5201 S. Harper 773 684-1472.
New series of jazz and R & B Monday nights at 8 with Musicians Network Mecca.

See June 26 and July Fridays at least for noontime concerts in Hyde Park Shopping Center courtyard.
Also 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.

July 19, Sunday, 2 pm. Smart Sounds: Jazz in July. In the courtyard, blues and jazz standards by the Matt Pinizzotto Trio. Mix of bebop, funk, and blues while showcasing Pinizzotto's own spin on traditions of jazz guitar. Also Ren Peterson on organ, Michael Raynor on drums. 5550 S. Greenwood.

August 2, Sunday, 2 pm. Smart Sounds: Latin Jazz. Pianist Darwin Noguera and the Evolution Trio give a mix of flamenco, Afro-Cuban jazz, and Brazilian grooves while highlighting original compositions from Noguera's debut album, The Gardener. Joshua Ramos on bass, Juan Pastor on drums and cajon. 5550 S. Greenwood.

September 26, Saturday. 2009, 11 am-2 am--3rd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival. 10 venues, hub is Jim Wagner Mainstage at the Midway Skating Rink, c University Ave. http://www.hydeparkjazzsociety.org.

Backstory Cafe at Experimental Station. Wednesday sets- jazz to avant guard various. Open to drop-in with instrument. 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.

Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 9:30 pm And Sundays 11 am- 4 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.

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

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

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.

 

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.

Baroque Band
Chicago Chorale
Chicago Ensemble
Series Music UC
UC non-Presents quarter programs
Noontime Music Series at UC
Chicago Presents 2008-2009 announced
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
Sundays at First Unitarian

Baroque Band. (either .com or .org work.) Partial Hyde Park schedule. Programs are often also in 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. $30, 27, 15 single, series range rom $54 student to $135 (special 5 concert)

June 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Baroqueband presents "Reach for the Skies" with David Hansen, countertenor. Bononcini, Ombra mai fu; Broschi, Son qual nave ch'agitata; Gluck, Ecco alle mie catene; Vivaldi, Se via procella. $30, $27, $15. Hyde Park Union Church, 5850 S. Woodlawn.

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

 

Chicago Ensemble at I-House Sundays, 3 pm. (also Tuesdays- succeeding-- at Sherwood Academy 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.

2009-2010 Season- dates not yet set.

Program I - Violin, Cello Piano: Beethoven Trio No. 2 in G major, Shostakovich Trio No. 2, Dvorak Trio No. 3 in F Minor

Program II - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon, Piano: Telemann Trio-Sonata, Mozart Quintet in Eb Major K452, Piston Three Pieces, Poulenc Sextet

Program III - Flute, two violins, viola, cello, piano: Bach Suite No 2 in B Minor BWV 1067, Schoenberg Trio op. 45, Bohuslav Martinu Madrigal Sonata, Johannes Brahms Quintet in F Minor op 34

Program IV - Soprano, flute, clarinet, piano: Bach Cantata Arias, Copland As It Fell Upon a day, Albert Roussel Joueurs de Flute op. 27, Berg Four Pieces op. 5, Manuel Valls arr Songs of the Sephardic Jews, Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Delsen D 965

Program V - Violin, viola, cello, piano: Mozart Quartet No 1 in G Minor K 478, Jan Swafford They Who Hunger, Faure Quartet No 1 in c Minor op. 15

 

 

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- see Jan. 23, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, March 6.

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,
Vocal (

Noontime Concert Series Thursdays except as noted, 12:15 pm. at Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed 4th, 1010 E. 59th St.


Chicago Presents 2008-09 season. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St.

Gold Season Pass- 17 concerts and two bonuses
Silver Season Pass- 13 concerts and two bonuses

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. May 1. Note, now moved to Friday nights.

Contempo: April 4, May 15, M ay 28- eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet

Regents Park Discovery artist:



Chicago Presents St. Paul Chamber Orchestra series. 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.

 

Chicago Presents Classic 2008-2009 Concert Series.

Subscriptions 6 concert: $130 general, $24 student, faculty and staff $127. Add 50 for Classic Plus series, student is $36-- this is for 9 concerts Classic plus 3 St. Paul. All student single tickets are now $5. 5720 S. Woodlawn, 773 702-8068. Single tickets are generally $32, some $20.

2008-09 Classic Concert Series (7 or 9 incl. St. Paul Chamber)

Chicago Presents Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series- 2007-2008 season. Subscr. $85 general, $40 student reduced. Single $35 and student less. All at Mandel hall this year

 

New: Chicago Presents Quartet Series (4 concerts)

 

New: Chicago Presents Visiting Artist: Edgar Meyer double basist (classical, bluegrass, jazz) performs in October and Twice in April

 

Chicago Presents Regents Park Discovery Concert. Contempo University of Chicago contemporary music group


Chicago Presents Contempo.

 

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

 

Chicago Presents Artist-in-Residence: Pacifica Quartet. 3 concerts at $15/5. All on Sundays at 3 pm. Look for 2008-09 series:

 

Regents Park Discovery Concerts and Discovery Encores includes January 16

Newberry Consort, Ars Schola, eighth blackbird Artist in Residence groups

 

Chicago Presents has announced it 2009-2010 season: New: season long tribute to Schubert and Beethoven and Bartok in both the Classic and Chamber Orchestra series. Many programs will be preceded by lecture by the likes of Thomas Christensen and Philip Gosett. The entire series is in Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St., 7:30 pm. Call 773 702-8068, http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Subscriptions go on sale April 20 2009. Details will follow outline. Full (before discounts) $340, Classic $138, Classic Plus $200, Early $75, Chamber $80, Beyond Flamenco Festival $48; Quartet Series $100, Artist in Residence Series $50. Singles range from $15 to $30 (add-ons reduced for subscribers). Indiv. tickets are $32 or $35, student less. But add-on to a subscription ranges from $15 to $25 or $30 for St. Paul/Zehetmair. Details follow.

2009-10 Classic:
Fri Oct. 9 ATOS Piano Trio (Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms)
Fri. Oct. 30. Christopher Taylor, Piano
Fri Nov. 20 Pavel Haas Quartet (Schubert, Beethoven, Shostakovich)
Fri Jan 29 Berlin Philharmonic wind Quartet (Ligeti, Nielsen..)
Fri Feb. 19 Philipo Setzer, violin; David Finkel, celist; Wu Han, piano (2 prime Schubert piano trios)
Fri Feb. 26 Orion String Quartet with pianist Peter Serkin (Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Kirchner)
Fri, April 30 Belcea Quartet (Bartok, Beethoven, Symanowski)

Howard Mayer Brown Int'l Early Music
Fri Nov. 7 (may be error- conflict w. St. Paul) Christopher Taylor, piano (Bach's Goldberg Variations)
Fri Jan. 22 Europa Galante orch (Telemann, Sammartini, Vivaldi-Four Seasons)
Fri Apr. 23 Trio Mediaeval at Rock (incl. 13th century vocal mass)

Chamber Orchestra (St. Paul)
Fri Nov. 6 With Dawn Upshaw (Prokofiev 2nd Vi Conco, Osvaldo Goijov "3 Songs" for Upshaw, new prem of Alberto Iglesias work.
Fri April 16 With violinist Zehetm (Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D, Schubert, Krenek, Webern)

Festival: Beyond Flamenco: Finding Spain in Music- March 4-6 (brainchild of novelist Mon oz-Molina and music historian Joseph Kotlowitz). March 4 Falla and the Music of Faith with Pedro Carbone or Carone piano, March 5 Pedro Carone piano, March 6 University Symphony Orchestra with Petro (or Pedro) Cardone piano

Artist in residence- Pacifica Quartet- Sundays at 3 Nov. 1, Jan. 10, Apr. 11

Contempo
Pacifica Quartet with eighth blackbird Nov 14 at Gnaz, Double-Bill at TBA;April 3 Double Bill with eighth blackbird; Tomorrow's Music 1 May 7 Fulton, May 21 at Ganz
Regents Park Discovery- Brasil Gujitar Duo Fri Apr 8 7:30

Jazz Series
Fri Oct. 23 Chuchito Valdez Quartet
Fri Feb. 5 The Bad Plus (acoustical indie rock to avante-guard jazz)


Classic Series Details.

October 9, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. ATOS Piano Trio (Chicago Debut). Haydn: Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:9. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66. Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major, op. 8. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068, http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next November 20.

November 20, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Pavel Haas Quartet ("newcomer of the year"). Preconcert lecture by Steven Rings c6:45. Schubert: Quarettsatz in C minor, D.703; Beethoven: Quartet in F major, op. 59, no. 1; Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068, http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next January 29.

January 29, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quartet. Farkas: Antiche Danze ungheresi dal secolo XVII. Gyorgy Orban: Quintet. Ligeti: Six Bagatelles. Carter: Quintet. Nielsen: Quintet, op. 43. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next February 19.

February 19, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30) . Chicago Presents. Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano. Preconcert lecture by Steven Rings.) Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99; Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next February 26.

February 26, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. Orion String Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano. J/S. Bach arr. Sam Baron: Contrapunctus I from Art of the Fugue, BWV 10890. Leon Kirchner: String Quartet No. 4. Beethoven: Quartet in E-Flat major, op. 74, "Harp." Brahms: Quartet in F minor, op. 34. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next April 30.

April 30, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Preconcert lecture by Steven Rings. Belcea Quartet. Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6. Szymanowski: Quartet No. 2, op. 56. Bartok: Quartet No. 1, op. 7. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. End of series.

 

Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series details

October 31, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Preconcert lecture by Thomas Christensen. Christopher Taylor, piano. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. On the world's only dual-manual Steinway, built in the 1920s. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next January 22.

January 22, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Europa Galante (15 piece) - Favio Biondi conductor and violin with Frank Theuns, flute. Telemann: Ouverture a quatre. Telemann: Concerto per flauto, violino, cello ed archi. Sammartini: Sinfonia JC57. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next January 22.

April 23, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Preconcert lecture by Anne Robertson. Trio Mediaeval. At Rockefeller. Fragments: A Worcester Ladymass (13th century vocal mass) $. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Last in series.


Chamber Orchestra Series - St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, plus Europa Galante- (see Early Music January 23).

November 6, Friday, 7:30 pm. (Preconcert lecture 6:30 with John Mangum, SPOC vice president). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.) Chamber Orchestra Series. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor, Dawn Upshaw soprano, Steven Copes, violin. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 63. Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra. Alberto Iglesias: New Work for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next in series Jan. 22, next SPCO April 16.

January 22. Europa Galante- see early Music Series.

April 16, Friday, 7:30 pm (6:30 preconcert lecture with Philip Gossett). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.) Chamber Orchestra Series. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Thomas Zehetmair, conductor. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61. Krenek: Symphonic Elegy. Webern: Symphony, op. 21. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished". $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. End of series.


March 4-5: Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. Conceived by novelist Antonio Munoz Molina and music historian Joseph Horowitz. Conductor Angel Gil-Ordonez and pianist Pedro Carbone explore the roots of Spanish modernism through serene Renaissance polyphony, provocative 16th century religious poetry and vigorous 18th-century keyboard masterpieces. Works including the energetic writings of de Falla an Albeniz' rhythmically demanding Iberia are augmented by the drawings and sculptures of Julio Gonzales, classes and presentations. This festival is produced in collaboration with the University Symphony Orchestra, the Motet Choir, Smart Museum of Art, and the Department of Romance Languages. Co produced with Sociedad Estatal de Commemoraciones Culturales and Post-Classical Productions , sp Instituto Cervantes, Consulate General of Spain in Chicago, WFMT radio 98.7. Whole suite of programs will be up under March 4. Music parts:

March 4, Thursday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Falla and the Music of Faith. Angel Gil-Ordonez, conductor, Pedro Carbone, piano, Motet Choir- James Kallembach, director, Antonio Munoz Molina- commentary, Joseph Horowitz, producer/host. Victoria: Two motets. Poetry by St. John of the Cross. Keyboard sonatas by Antonio Soler and Mateo Albeniz. Rodrigo: Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios. Falla: Ritual Fire Dance. Falla: Keyboard Concerto. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next March 5.

March 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Pedro Carbone, piano. Commentary with Antonio Munoz Molina. Albeniz: Iberia (Books 1-4). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next March 6.

March 6, Saturday, 8 pm. Chicago Presents Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). University Symphony Orchestra, Angel Gil-Ordonez conducting,Pedro Carbone pianist. Falla: Pantomime and Fire dance from El Amor Brujo. Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Guridi: Ten Basque Melodies. Turina: Danzas Fantasticas. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. End.


Artist-in Residence: Pacifica Quartet

November 1, Sunday, 3 pm (preconcert lecture by Berthold Hoeckner). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Artist in Residence: Pacifica Quartet. With Dmitri Kuzov, cello. Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat major, op. 12. George Crumb: Black Angels. Schubert: Quintet in C major, D. 956 (his final instrumental work). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next January 10.

January 10, Sunday, 3 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Artist in Residence: Pacifica Quartet. Puccini: Crisantemi. Jennifer Higdon: Voices. Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130 with Grosse Fuge. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next April 11.

April 11, Sunday, 3 pm (preconcert lecture by Philip Gossett). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Artist in Residence: Pacifica Quartet. Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden." Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131 (his personal favorite). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. End.

Regents Park Discovery Concert

April 8, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Regents Park Discovery Concert. Brazil Guitar Duo. Duos by Rameau, J.S. Bach, Casteinuovo-Tadesco, Debussy, Piazzolla and Gismonti. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St.


Contempo New Music Collective. Director Shulamit Ran, Conductor Cliff Colnot.

November 14, Saturday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University. Program includes Frederick Rzewski's Knight, Death, and Devil (commissioned by U of C and Oberlin College.) Free. Next January 16.

January 16, Saturday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo Double Bill. Cliff Colnot, conductor. eighth blackbird. Chris Potter, saxes. Kenny Werner, piano. Includes Bernard Rands' "now again" fragments from Sappho for 10-peice ensemble. 2nd half is a jam session with Potter adn Werner. Free. Location tba. Next March 24.

March 24, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. eighth blackbird. Slide with Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey. Based on a story of an enigmatic psychologist who struggles to describe and experiment examining reactions to in- and out-of-focus slides, Slide is an unmediated exploration and expression of sound, text, movement and image. Free. Harris Theater in Millennium Park, E. Randolph. Next May 14.

May 14, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. Tomorrow's Music Today 1. eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet. Works by Iddo Aharony, Shawn Allison, Francisco Castillo Trigueros and Michael LaCroix. Free. Fulton, 1010 E. 59th St. Next May 26.

May 26, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. Tomorrow's Music Today 2. Dissertation compositions by Alex J. Berezowsky, Eric Brinkmann, Simon Fink and April Mok. Free. Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University.

 

Jazz Series (besides non Presents Jazz X-tet)

October 23, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Jazz Series. Chuchito Valdez Quartet. Cuban hot jazz group that has run for three generations plays from bebop to mambo and cha-cha. Free. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next January 16 and February 5.

January 16. See Contempo Double Bill.

February 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Jazz Series. The Bad Plus. This power-piano trio is one of the most notorious acoustic jazz groups. Free. Presumably Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St.

 

The Newberry Consort. $38, $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. 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.

Also for 2008-2009 series, moved for 2008-2009 to the Khorsabad Gallery of University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St, except Feb. 21 at Rockefeller Chapel.

May 2, Saturday, 8 pm (7:15 lecture). Newberry Consort presents Arcadia Revisited: A Garden of Earthly Delights. Late 17th century London: music of Henry and William Lawes, Nicholas Lanier, John Wilson, and Henry Purcell. Stories of mythological drama and frolicking comedy for noble and commoner. Khorsabad Gallery, Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St.

 

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

End of season concerts/Alumni weekend see May 31-June 1.

Noontime Concert Series, Thursdays at 12:15

Chicago Men's A Cappella, Unaccompanied Women, Umoja Gospel Choir, 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 Titus Andronicus; next Carousel.

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
info@mostlymusicchicago.com. Marie Alatalo, Artistic Director; William H. Hammett, President.
312 287-5761, fax 3312 268-6318. 180 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 908. Of note in other series: Brahms Piano Quartet, Irina Feoktistova piano, Trio Voce, Ilya Kaler with Svetiana Krasnova, Dempster St. Pro Musica (members of CSO), tenor David Portillo, piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem-- 11 in all with Hyde Park series.

2009-2010 Hyde Park Series (4, 4 pm Sundays. at I House or private residence--tba when you buy the tickets):

October 28, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents International Chamber Artists - Elizabeth Choe, violin; Jocelyn Butler, cello; Patrick Gordon, piano. Hyde Park residence. Next Jan. 17.

January 17, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents Joel Schoenhals, piano. Hyde Park residence. Next Feb. 21.

February 21, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents Duo Melis: Susana Preto, guitar; Alexis Muzurakis, guitar. The Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th St. Next April 25.

April 25, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents Roger Chase, viola; Michiko Otaki, piano. Hyde Park residence. Final in series.

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.

South Shore Opera Company of Chicago. Contact information coming. Dr. Marvin Lynn. 6501 S. Kimbark.

Next concert June 20, reception at 4:30, concert at 5:30 pm.

 

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

 

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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.

For information call 773/947-0600 or visit the website at http://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibit1.asp
"In the Hands of African American Collectors: the Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey."
January 10, Thursday, 9 am-8 pm, through June 1. Opening at Dusable Museum of African American History: "And Freedom for All: Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement"- photography exhibit. Through June. Previously unpublished images from the archives of LOOK Magazine taken by Stanley Tretick. 740 E. 56th Pl. 773 947-0600.

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.
Francis Alys


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. Fall 2008: Life of Stars and Their Afterlife.

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. Kids 3-8 reading 25 books or 9-14 reading 10 books get a T-shirt. All free. Book Report Hours- M, Tu, Th 2-5, Wed 4-7, Sat 1-4. Please sign up in person or at the website. 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.

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. Vance Kelly Back Street Blues Band Tuesdays-students half off.
Blues-O-Matic Thursdays with Chainsaw Dupont and the Blues Warriors. Each week the band take suggestions from the audience on postcards, then randomly pick three of them and write a blues song during the break, which they will play during the second set. Sunday evenings Jazz. Tuesday U of C night with Vance Kelly.
5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472. http://www.checkerjazz.org/calendar/checkerjazz.org CheckerJAZZ Sundays:7:30-11 pm, Mondays 8-midnight. Checkerboard Lounge presents. $10, $5. 5201 S. Harper. Also now a Monday jazz and r&b program, 8 pm-1 am.

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 film series-- 6100 S. Blackstone. Nov. 13 7 pm The Garden

Compton Lectures of Enrico Fermi Institute. September 29 and 8? weeks. This series explores th atom and what new it tells. Kersten Physics Teaching Center, 5720 S. Ellis (southeast corner).

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.

Chicago Theater Company, at Parkway Community House, 500 E. 67th, 773 493-5360.

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.


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.

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DOC Films

  • Started in 1932, Doc Films is the longest running student film group in the country. Each quarter, Doc volunteers design film series, sell tickets, and project films from cult classics to newer blockbusters to celebrity sneak previews. Doc films strives to be a supporter and a catalyst of cinema scholarship and movie fandom.
  • Doc Films is surveying its current and potential audience in order to program smarter, although maybe smaller. There will be more special screenings and programs in 2007, celebrating Doc Films' 75th year.

Wednesday, July 8th at 7:00 • 103m

The Crazies

George Romero, 1973 • George A. Romero's third horror feature centers on a mysterious virus which causes anyone infected to go permanently insane. As scientists work to find a cure, the military steps in to stop the onslaught of senseless violence that has arisen due to disease paranoia. Their methods, however, quickly become more diabolical than the crimes they are tasked to prevent. Romero's gleeful disdain for American social bodies and forced obedience to arbitrary laws is the object of this brutally violent and, at times, darkly comedic work which established him as one of horror's great subversives. Featuring cult star Lynn Lowery. 35mm

Thursday, July 9th at 7:00 • 60m & 85m

TWO-FOR-ONE DOUBLE FEATURE: Peed into the Wind & The Loves of Ondine

Curt McDowell, 1972 • This early, rarely-seen feature by gay underground filmmaker Curt McDowell, director of the hilarious "Thundercrack" and longtime friend of and collaborator with the Kuchar brothers, follows the exploits of a rock and roll star named Mick Terrific as he searches far and wide for "Mr. Wonderful," through a panoply of bizarre situations and exotic faces. The storyline is sometimes difficult to follow, but McDowell's raucous energy and trashy sensibility make the film irresistible, like an underground comic book. In the words of filmmaker Mike Kuchar, this movie is "a real gut-punch." 16mm, not available on DVD

Andy Warhol, 1967 • Ondine experiments with altering his homosexuality through encounters with three different women, but this project soon takes a backseat as a Latin American gang called the Bananas has a food fight. Once the mess has been cleared up, a college boy (Joe Dallesandro) teaches Ondine how to wrestle. Some of this footage had been seen previously in Warhol's 24-hour film ****, and was released shortly before Warhol was injured in a shooting. In German mythology, the Ondine is a water nymph that cannot obtain a soul without marrying a human man, although it should be noted that the actor in this film was actually named Ondine. 16mm, not available on DVD

$5 admission

Friday, July 10th at 7:00, 9:15 • 103m

Scarlet Street

Fritz Lang, 1945 • Jean Renoir loathed this remake of his 1931 La Chienne, but for all intents and purposes Scarlet Street, grim, bleak, and more than occasionally beautiful, adds to Fritz Lang's reputation not only as one of America's great foreign directors, but as one of the most important masters of film noir and the atmosphere that comes with it. Featuring a royally bummed out Edward G. Robinson as Christopher Cross, a lonesome married man with an insufferable wife (Rosalind Ivan), and Joan Bennett as his enterprising adulteress who, mistaking Cross for a famous painter, sets out to make a living off of him. Archival 35mm

Saturday, July 11th at 7:00, 9:30 • 115m

Chimes at Midnight

Orson Welles, 1965 • Orson Welles' most revered Shakespeare film emerged from an excruciatingly tight budget and limited resources. Viewing it today, however, it is hard to believe that any limitations could have posed a threat to the film's artistic prowess. Welles plays Falstaff, the melancholy prankster fixated and falling out of favor with Prince Hal (Keith Baxter), leaving behind a life of restless youth for a life of contrived royalty. Based upon the bulk of the two parts of Henry IV, the film was remade, to an extent, as Gus Van Sant's 1991 road movie My Own Private Idaho with River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. 35mm, not available on DVD

Wednesday, July 15th at 7:00 • 109m

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

Ron Rice, 1982 • This pinnacle of the underground movement in the early 1960s features the New American Cincma's two greatest performers, Taylor Mead and Jack Smith, in a madcap comic, lyrical masterpiece from director Ron Rice. A joyously anarchic celebration of spontaneity in the best Beat tradition, Rice's most ambitious project was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1964 and restored 15 years later following his notes. Alberto Moravia was moved to proclaim that "the film is a protest which is violent, childish and sincere - a protest against an industrial world based on the cycle of production and consumption." 16mm, not available on DVD

Thursday, July 16th at 7:00 • 36m, 36m & 43m

Philips-Radio, New Earth & Films by Moholy-Nagy

Joris Ivens, 1931 & 1934 and László Moholy-Nagy, 1926-1931 • Joris Ivens, best known for Rain, provides us two lucent documentaries of common occurrences laden with political consequences. The clarity Ivens brings his subjects does not describe as much as it shows. Hence, Ivens's pre-war Marxist leanings avoid burdening the farmer or factory worker with too much ideological baggage. Instead, we see what the issues are and are lightly cautioned, lest we forget the realities of everyday labor. These films are accompanied by films from László Moholy-Nagy, a prominent master of Bauhaus whose work displays the imaginary movement of basic geometric structures. 16mm, not available on DVD

Friday, July 17th at 7:00, 9:00 • 96m

Manhattan

Woody Allen, 1979 • Allen once described audiences' attachment to this film as "irrational." Some would say the same about the island for which it is named and the relationships depicted by the plot, but that's also the operative joke. In Allen's conception, the most irrational attachment, in the end, is the one that turns out to have the most resonance. Even if the object of affection doesn't match our own vision - "that's not the New York I know" - it may be the one we love, which is perhaps why this romantic comedy, tinged with the nostalgic frisson of Gordon Willis's (The Godfather) black and white imagery, still commands such popularity. 35mm

Saturday, July 18th at 7:00, 9:00 • 79m

Raw Deal

Anthony Mann, 1948 • One might want to add extra exclamation marks to the tagline for Mann's sublime film-noir: "Bullets! Women! -- Can't Hold a Man Like This!" Dennis O'Keefe plays the gritty Joe Sullivan, who is itching to get out of jail after taking a rap for his deadbeat pal Rick (Raymond Burr). The film features cinematography by the great John Alton, responsible for the grisly low angle shots of Mann's T-Men and He Walked By Night, and author of Painting With Light, one of the first published books on the art of cinematography. With Claire Trevor and Marsha hunt, love triangles, and guns! Guns! GUNS! Archival 35mm

Wednesday, July 22nd at 7:00 • 48m

The Last Performance

Pál Fejös, 1927 • The first of only four films by Hungarian-American director Pál Fejös, and the last silent film for German actor Conrad Veidt (The Cabinet Of Dr. Calgari, Casablanca), who plays Erik the Great, a grisly stage magician who falls in love with the young, beautiful Mary Philbin, who falls in love with the magician's apprentice. Critics without a taste for melodrama were undecided as to whether director and actor were over doing it, but at its best The Last Performance is a film that, as The New York Times put it, "looks older than it really is" in all the best and most effective ways possible. 16mm, not available on DVD

Thursday, July 23rd at 7:00 • 88m

The Camera, I

Babette Mangolte, 1982 • Described by the filmmaker as "a description of the act of making photographs from the point of view of the still camera and therefore the point of view of the photographer," The Camera: I explores the power dynamics behind the process of photochemical image making. Using what Mangolte calls a "subjective" camera, the film follows loose narrative about a photographer's interactions with her models, and with her city. Mangolte's self-reflexive approach moved Constance Penley to rhapsodize: "It is as if we were watching ourselves being photographed, as if the screen we're watching is photographing us." 16mm, not available on DVD

Friday, July 24th at 7:00, 9:15 • 104m

The French Connection

William Friedkin, 1971 • To call this film a crime story with a car chase scene is akin to describing a Twinkie as a cake snack with some cream filling. The cake surround the gooey center might be nice in its own way, but everyone knows where the real action is. Likewise, Friedkin and his producer Philip D'Antoni have constructed a glorious, fantastic car chase that was so dangerous and absurd that it can't and shouldn't be tried again in film history under any circumstances. As a bonus, they managed to wrap that chase in a tight and gritty film that broke the doors open for a grittier, documentary-style crime fiction in American cinema. 35mm

Saturday, July 25th at 7:00 • 160m

Anatomy of a Murder

Otto Preminger, 1959 • Jimmy Stewart stars in one of the greatest courtroom dramas of all time, which has also has served for years as a teaching tool for legal scholars regarding human error and witness reliability. This is only appropriate, given that the film is based on a novel written by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker, about the events of a trial for which he was the defense attorney. Stewart's impassioned performance, the authentic rhythm of court proceedings that Preminger replicates, and Duke Ellington's unprecedented, all-jazz scoring make this one worth another visit, even if you've already had the pleasure. 35mm

Wednesday, July 29th at 7:00 • 49m

Italianamerican

Martin Scorsese, 1974 • Scorsese's early documentary focuses on his parents Catherine and Charles and the lives they lead as Italian-American immigrants to New York. Their conversation with their son reveals the hardships of the immigrant experience as well as their own personal struggles. Afterwards, we go to the kitchen as Catherine demonstrates her tomato sauce ("gravy") recipe for the camera. The recipe is also included in the credits of the film, and underscores Scorsese's feat of creating a deeply personal, subdued film experience that also serves as a window into the more general world of Italian-American culture. 16mm, not available on DVD

Thursday, July 30th at 7:00 • 68m

The Brig

Jonas Mekas, 1964 • This early work of the New American Cinema from the sainted Jonas Mekas, one of the movement's figureheads, was originally a controversial off-Broadway play confronting the maltreatment of soldiers. The actors and crew re-performed their production the night after its closing, so that Mekas could commit it to film. The result is a synthesis of documentary and fiction - a performance by actors on a stage, shot in the fly-on-the-wall style of direct cinema - that well illustrates the liminality of these early independent films, that at once embraced elements of the Beat, while laying the ground for the Counterculture. 16mm, not available on DVD

Friday, July 31st at 7:00, 9:15 • 103m

Born Yesterday

George Cukor, 1950 • Gangster Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) has the money and underworld skills necessary to curry influence with a few Washington politicians, but is held back by his proletarian wife Billie's (Judy Holliday) lack of sophistication. After hiring journalist Paul Verrall (William Holden), a walking stereotype of intellectual men, to teach his wife a thing or two, hilarity ensues as Billie becomes educated enough to assert herself, while retaining her New York attitude. Had Harry taken the time to read Pygmalion, perhaps he may have been able to foresee just how much damage an educated woman can do. 35mm

Saturday, August 1st at 7:00, 9:30 • 126m

Day of Wrath

Carl Dreyer, 1943 • A deeply disquieting fable of 17th century Denmark, Day Of Wrath revolves around a young girl named Anne who has married a much older widower, the pastor Absalon. At first acceptant of her loveless marriage, Anne is jolted out of submissiveness when Absalom's son, Martin, returns from university. Their secret intimacy develops under the menacing shadow of witch-hunts, which pull Anne and her household into a horrifying catastrophe. Often interpreted as an oblique condemnation of Nazi rule, Dreyer's film is a stunningly precise and wounding critique of the destructiveness of totalitarian ideology. 35mm

Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00 • 92m

The Sun Shines Bright

John Ford, 1953 • Kentucky, 1905: a drunken and cantankerous old judge teaches his community a series of lessons in tolerance and love. John Ford had long awaited a chance to remake his 1934 Judge Priest into this masterpiece, which restores a crucial anti-lynching scene to the scenario and features one of Ford's most magisterial sequences, a funeral procession for a town prostitute. Considered by some scholars to mark the emergence of the director's late style, this low-budget, 30-day production evidently pushed Ford to further hone his formidable poetic economy, which here achieves a kabuki-like clarity and simplicity. 16mm, not available on DVD

Thursday, August 6th at 7:00 • 96m

An American Tragedy

Joseph von Sternberg, 1931 • Josef von Sternberg's distinctive interpretation of Dreiser's novel, fiercely contested by the author himself, is arguably more compelling and more nuanced than both the written work and the latter Hollywood adaptation, A Place In The Sun. Von Sternberg presents a critical examination of Dreiser's story of an upwardly mobile young man, Clyde Griffiths (Phillips Holmes), whose ambitions force him to choose between his wealthy girlfriend and his working-class lover. Less narrowly deterministic than A Place In The Sun, An American Tragedy is a penetrating exploration of "the forces [that] are inside us" (Tag Gallagher). 35mm, not available on DVD

Friday, August 7th at 7:00, 9:30 • 115m

Pather Panchali

Satyajit Ray, 1955 • For his first film, Satyajit Ray depicted the early childhood of Apu, whose family struggles to survive after resettling in their ancestral village. A battered dwelling and its sun-splashed forest surroundings are the perennial setting for episodes of everyday hardship, from the family's lack of means, to the father's prolonged absences and the mother's sense of isolation. Alternately, in marvelously tactile, sensuous and immediate images, Ray documents the youthful discoveries of Apu and his sister Durga, as when Apu first sets eyes on a train, or when Durga revels in a monsoon rain, believing it a divine reflection. Archival 35mm

Saturday, August 8th at 7:00, 9:00 • 87m

Modern Times

Charlie Chaplin, 1936 • Never has a scathing indictment of the ways in which industrial efficiency crushes the worker's soul been so hilarious and beautiful. Modern Times is Chaplin's last silent foray before entering the talkie era, though the end of the film memorably sheds the silent veneer with a rousing gibberish performance by Chaplin. Exactly why this scene is so important to the film is as hard to understand as the song itself is. Perhaps it's the transition to the world of sound, or the rejection of efficiency in favor of simple, joyful song? Whatever the reason, please come down and enjoy, so you can decide for yourself. 35mm

Midweek at the Midway- every Wednesday late June through August, dusk. Midway Plaisance west of Woodlawn. See also occasional movies in other parks such as Jackson July 7.

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.

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

33 Collective Gallery. 1029 W. 35th St. 708 837-4534. Annual self-portrait exhibit- over 100 pieces? With Zhou B. Arts Center. Through June 11.

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

4Art Inc. 1932 S. Halsted, Unit 100. Tu-Sat 10-6. A highly recommended collective. Through April 2009, "Phase VII' group show.

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

antena, 1765 S. Laflin, 773 344-1940. . Sat noon -5. ("The Pour Rubber") Paul Nudd and Nick Black, a fanciful and bizarre created environment. Through March 21.

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. ? Through June 7. How there is a BAC Journal-- launch party is June 7 2-5 pm.

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. Mon-Thurs 7-10 or by appt. Both a creating community and cutting edge display place. Jen Rosenthal, "Control". Works with ink and thread to create calm within modern chaos.

Chicago Arts District.1915 S. Halsted. Barbara Hashimoto, The Junk Mail Project. A famous Hyde Parker- theoretical, conceptual, political.

Chicago State University's President's Gallery. 9501 S. ML King, 773 995-3984. Estetica Social: Diasporic Narratives

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

Co-Prosperity sphere. 3201 S. Morgan. November 14-21. Annual Lumpen Select Media Festival, May 2 Art Parade $10.

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.

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

Eastern Expansion. 244 W. 31st St. 773 837-0145, Through Feb. 27 Brad Biancardi, Image Splimage.

EP Theater in Pilsen, 1820 S. Halsted, 60608. 312 850-4299. Original local performing artwork. Scott Barsotti's "Coydog" through May 16 W, F, Sat 8 pm. $10.

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.
2008-2009 Apr 9-May 31 Levee James (extraordinary) ; June 18-Aug 9 Pill Hill.
Showfolk Series for youth: for school groups daytime- Young John Henry and Destination Freedom-The Making of A Man Frederick Douglass parts 1 and 2. April 6-June 5 Honey Bio and the Gold Mine. Saturday family matinee Song & Dance: A Journey in Blacknuss. Th, F, Sat 8 pm, Sun 3 and 7/Also art exhibits: Continued Blessings II by Cheryl Toles. Through March 11.

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. Jiminez Lai's 'Point Clouds"- Built environments for interacting. Through May 11.

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. Through Nov. 7, Sumpin' Cookin' Making Visual Gumbo.

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. "Just Responding to the Spirit" cont. paintings. Through April 30, Art: The Universal Language- Calvin Coleman and Patricia Stewart and others. Features bright, vivid color and abstraction.

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

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.

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. Emergence- art from (UC) MRI's by Audrius Plioplys through May 14.

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. Diane Kahlo group show "No Borders." Through June 6.

The Lumpen Version Art Festival various times of year. www.versionfest.com.

Mexican Fine Arts Museum.

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. Hector Duarte's monumental mural. being done live before visitors in April, open through June 28.

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.

Normal Projects, 2844 S. Normal. By appointment. Through Feb. 28 Dawn Blackman and Devlin Shea works on paper.

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. CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE?

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

Regal Theater, 1845 E. 79th St. http://www.chicagoregal.com. New Shanghai Circus /feb 11013 10 am. Friday 7 pm, Sat 3 pm $15.

Room 43 club, 1039 E. 43rd St. Major DJ shows with dancing, sometimes live.

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.

Second Bedroom Project Space, 3216 S. Morgan 4R . http://www.secondbedroomproject.blogspot.com. By appt. 630 849-7750. Ben Bradt: Warm/Cool Decorator.

South Halsted Gallery, 1825 S. Halsted. 312 804-8962. http://www.sohachicago.com. By appointment. Bridget Bolger and Scott Muller. Through June 6.

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.

South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan. Free. W-F12-5, Sats 9-5, Sun 2-5.
"Images of the Past: Artwork from the '40s, '50s, '60s, & '70s". Through March 21. Artists talk Sat. March 7, 1 pm.

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.

The Underscene, 2215 S. Union. Opens Oct. 17. Nothing to Do with a Red Pick-Up Truck.

Carter G. Woodson Regional Library Vivian C. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature- the largest and arguably best in the Midwest. Through Dec. 31: Chester Commodore, 1014-2004: The Work and Life of a Pioneering Cartoonist of Color.

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

Vespine Gallery and Studios. 1907 S. Halsted. Nullipara/ Intervention, photographic work of 3 artists- Jen Thomas- women's issues. Through May 30.

Within(Reason), 1932 S. Halsted #408, 773 562-7464. http://artwithinreason. Appointment.Time to Get LOvely. Justin Santora- using the concept of flight to escape. Through May 20.

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

Zhou B(rothers) Art Center and Foundation. 1029 W. 35th St. huge! With 33 Collective at same address--see shows there. Pay attention to this one and its specials! Including in-residence Rhett Johnson. 5th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition through June 11.

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.)
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Ongoing: Major exhibits continue at Catholic Theological Union (Invisible Threads...that link all life),

DuSable Museum new: Soul of Bronzeville- the clubs.

Little Black Pearl continues "Hyde Park Art Show" through June 25. hydeparkartshow.webs.com, hydepark-show@hotmail.com.

Catholic Theological Union Gallery. "Invisible Threads-Fragile Interconnection of All that Is" through Aug. 27. communications@ctu.edu, 773 371-5415.

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

Museum of Science and Industry- Harry Potter; Smart Home Green + Wired, Cabaret Mechanical Theaters, Fast Forward Inventing the Future and more, events and Omnimax.

Oriental Institute (Meresamun- a priestess of Egypt), Renaissance Society, Smart Museum (lots!). Tours at Robie House (currently limited).

Robie House- Tours now run Fri-Sunday and by july wil run 11-5:30 Thurs-Mons. And several in-depth interactive learning experiences will be added.

***Open at Hyde Park Art Center: lots!!- see in best bets. 5020 S. Cornell. 773 324-5520. Of note: 70 Days for 70 Years (go to their website to find the 70 events)-Artists Run Chicago opening May 10, Kenwood Academy's photographers "Selected Shots" through June 28, Night Train, The Whole World Celebrates Together (China and America), Let's Do Some Living After We Die.

See Doc Films, above. DuSable Museum.

Smart Museum. Your Pal Cliff, Maser Collection selections, Photographic portraiture. Now with audio tour you can do from your cell phone.

Renaissance Society-
Special Collections at Reg. Library: Jewish Heritage, more.
University Theater -Court Theatre (The Piano Lesson)

University Theater and Hyde Park Community Players- flyer to performances.

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.

Open at Home Gallery, 1407 E. 54th St. By appt. only.

July 4, Saturday, 10:30 am (kickoff c 11) to 4 pm. 4th on 53rd Parade and Picnic. Starts with costumes and bike etc. decoration at 54th and Old Lake Park, goes south on Lake Park, east on 55th, north on South Hyde Park Blvd., west on 53rd St. Event continues all day in Nichols Park (at Kenwood 53rd to 55th.) Features include Community Stage at the north Fountain with patriotic sing along with Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Co., Steve Thomas and the Hyde Park Hot Five, L.V. Banks and his Swinging Blues Band; Children's Stage in the Fieldhouse- Gendu the Marvelous Magician; Performances on the Lawn- Fitzgerald's Martial Arts, Hip-Hop Dance troupe, Three Pillars Capoeira. Food and drink, children's activities.

July 5, Sunday, 10 am. Hyde Park Union Church presents Rev. Franklin I. Gamwell, Prof. of religious ethics, UC Divinity School, on "Inequality and the Pursuit of Happiness." 5600 S. Woodlawn, 773 363-6063.

July 5, Sunday, 2 pm. No Oriental Institute film? 1155 E. 58th St. 773 702-9507.

July 5, Sunday through August 23, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today Ray McLellan , Michigan State.

July 5, Sunday, 7-11 pm. Hyde Park Jazz Society (no longer "Checkerjazz") presents jazz performance at least through July at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St. Today FRANK RUSSELL, guitar/bass, Peter Lerner, guitar; Greg Spero, keys; Frank Parker, Jr., drums.

July 6, Monday. 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, African dance, science, basketball, drama, yoga, piano; Jazzercise; Seniors: Golden Diners daily and Golden Troubadours singing, computer, intro to chess, 3 levels of bridge, basic-intermed. French. Today Knitting, Mah Jongg, Beginner's Bridge, Tap Dance.....

July 6-16. Music Teachers of Hyde Park Summer Ensemble Fest for 8-18 year olds. izc@sbcglobal.net.

July 6, Monday, 10 am. Toddler Time at Blackstone Library. 4904 S. Blackstone, 312 747-0511.

July 6, Monday, 7-11 pm. Jazz or at Checkerboard Lounge with Musicians Network Mecca. $10, 2 drink minimum. 5201 S. Harper. 773 684-1472.

July 7, Tuesday. 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, African dance, science, basketball, drama, yoga, piano; Jazzercise; Seniors: Golden Diners daily and Golden Troubadours singing, computer, intro to chess, 3 levels of bridge, basic-intermed. French. Today Knitting, Mah Jongg, Beginner's Bridge, Tap Dance..... Today Computer class 11 am, Mah Jongg group 12:30 pm.

July 7, Tuesday, 10 am. Every Tuesday at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Preschool Story Time
Date and Time: Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m.
About this event: This program will be designed around a theme and will include picture books, action activities or flannel board stories. Open to children Ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

July 7, Tuesday, 3:30 pm. At Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511, http://www.chipublib.org Search branch. Event: Story Break with Alderman Toni Preckwinkle.
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 @ 3:30 p.m.
About this event: Alderman Toni Preckwinkle will read stories and talk about her career in public service.

July 7, Tuesday, 6-7 pm. Wash and Read for kids 2-8 on Tuesdays through August 18. 773 493-3320.

July 7, Tuesday, 6-9 pm. South Shore Opera Company of Chicago holds auditions for it's fall concert/show. They are particularly seeking experienced opera singers familiar with Porgy and Bess and musical theater genres. At South Shore Cultural Center Robeson Theater, 7059 South Shore Drive. Contact to set up audition: Elizabeth Norman.

July 8, Wednesday. 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, African dance, science, basketball, drama, yoga, piano; Jazzercise; Seniors: Golden Diners daily and Golden Troubadours singing, computer, intro to chess, 3 levels of bridge, basic-intermed. French. Today Knitting, Mah Jongg, Beginner's Bridge, Tap Dance..... Today Knitting 10:30 am, Beginner's bridge 1-3 pm, Tap dance class 6 pm.

July 8, Wednesday, 12-3 pm. Wednesdays have Smart Museum Art Afternoons in the summer for children with parents. Best for 4-12, ch. must be accompanied by adult. Different activities each week. This week Photo Portaits. See what's on view and experiment with light sensitive paper and digital cameras. 5550 S. Greenwood.

July 8, Wednesday, 6-8 pm. Blackstone Library Summer Kids Land of Lincoln Readers. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Histories for Kids, Inc. Presents Historical Illinois - The Lincoln Years
Date and time: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
About this event: The history of Illinois would not be complete without a look at the life of America’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Kids are just in time for Lincoln’s 200th birthday as we hear stories of his days as a young man in New Salem, Illinois through the tragic end to his presidency. These stories are told by host Stephen Douglas as portrayed by award-winning actor, Terry Lynch. A family program for children ages 5 years and up.

July 8, Wednesday, evening. Jazz at Park 52, Guitar at Piccolo Mondo, pickup music later at Backstory Cafe.

July 9, Thursday, 11 am. Blackstone Liberty, 4904 S. Lake Park, 312 747-0511. Event: Nature In the Prairie State: Sketching from Illinois Prairie Images
Date and time: Thursday, July 09, 2009 @ 11:00 am.
About this event: Meet locally renowned artist and creator of the Summer Reading Program art, Steve Musgrave as he leads children on a trek through the prairie in this nature sketching workshop. Participants will learn shapes and colors that influence our home: the Illinois prairie. This program is a made possible by the generous funding of NatureConnections. Registration is required for this family program for children ages 5 and up.

July 9, 16, 30, Thursdays, 3:30 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. Event: Rail Splitting Games and Activities
Date and Time: Thursdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009 @ 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
About this event: Join us as we celebrate Abraham Lincoln and times with games and activities. Open to children ages 5 and up.

July 9, 2nd and 4th Thursdays? 7-11 pm? Jazz at Hidden Pearl, 1060 E. 47th St. 773 285-1211.

July 10, Friday, 11 am-4 pm. Calling kids and families: Lab Fest at Washington Park field house presented by Museum of Science and Industry. 5531 S. King Drive.

July 10, Friday,12-1:30 pm. Hyde Park Shopping Center Lunchtime Concert Series in the Courtyard, June Fridays. Today David Byrd, Reggae jazz artist. 55th and Lake Park.

July 10, Friday, 9:30 pm-12:30 am. Chant After Dark presents Ray Silkman, jazz sax. 1309 E. 53rd St. 773 324-1999.

July 11, Saturday, 10 am-12 pm. Hyde Park Community Players Writers' Group invites playwriters to join them in exploring each others' works and possibly targeting for a future production. Blackstone Library Lower Level, 4904 S. Lake Park. plsbkr@netscape.net.

July 11, Saturday and 12, Sunday, 11 am-8 pm. International Arts and Crafts Show with live music in Hyde Park Shopping Center courtyard, near 55th and Lake Park.

July 11, Saturday, 9:30 pm-12:30 am. Chant After Dark presents DJ Born. 1509 E. 53rd St. 773 324-1999.

July 12, Sunday, 2 pm. Oriental Institute Sunday film, 1950s "Land of the Pharaohs," directed by Howard Hawks, script by William Faulkner, score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Cast of thousands , Joan Collins and a shocker of an ending. 1155 E. 58th St. 773 702-9507.

July 12, Sunday, 2 pm. Smart Museum Reading Series. "The Art Anxiety: Modernism and the Loss of Meaning." Explore anxiety in words and images during this free adult workshop that pairs short stories and poems by Flannery O'Connor and Samuel Beckett with Modern paintings on view at the Smart Museum, including works by Ludwig Meidner, Guy Pene du Bois, and Mark Rothko. The afternoon features a short lecture, writing activity, and discussion led by Matthias Regan, poet, scholar, and author of Death Blossoms and People's Pugilist: The Writings of Carl Sandburg in the International Socialist Review. Advanced reg. required- contact Kristy Peterson at kristypeterson@uchicago.edu, 773 702-2351. 5550 S. Greenwood.

July 12, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. today Jeff Davis, UC Berkely

July 12, Sunday, 7-11 pm. Hyde Park Jazz Society (no longer "Checkerjazz") presents jazz performance at least through July at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St. Today Maggie Brown, vocals.

July 14, Tuesday. Closing at UC Special Collections, " 'On Equal Terms,' Educating Women at the U of c." 1100 E. 57th St.

July 14, Tuesday, 10 am. Every Tuesday at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Preschool Story Time.
Date and Time: Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m.
About this event: This program will be designed around a theme and will include picture books, action activities or flannel board stories. Open to children Ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

July 14, Tuesday, 3:30 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Land of Lincoln Story Crafts.
Date and Time: Tuesdays, July 14, 28, 2009 @ 3:30 p.m.
About this event: Join us as we celebrate the Land of Lincoln-Illinois with stories and crafts. Open to children ages 5 and up.

July 15, Wednesday, 9:30 am. Blackstone Library 1st and 3rd Wednesdays- though summer? Meet outside the Library? Event: Blackstone Branch Green Gardening Club
Date and Time: Wednesdays, July 1 and 15, 2009 @ 9:30a.m.
About this event: Calling all gardeners! Exchange plant clippings, seeds, gardening tips, and great conversation with your green neighbors. Learn about the Canter Community Garden on 49th and Blackstone. Bring your gloves and small tools if you wish. Call 312-747-0511 for more information or to sign up.

July 15, Wednesday, 12-3 pm. Wednesdays have Smart Museum Art Afternoons in the summer for children with parents. Best for 4-12; ch. must abe acc. b y adult. Different activities each week. Today: Shape Sculptures. Search for sculpture in the galleries and courtyard, identify shapes and compare size and scale, form your own out of air dry clay. 5550 S. Greenwood.

July 15, Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. Event: Crafts and Conversation.
Date and Time: Wednesdays, July 1 and 15, 2009, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Repeats 15th.
About this event: Bring your craft project. Meet other crafter's in the community. Get inspired to finish those projects! Enjoy great conversation. Share tips and resources. Light refreshments will be served. Call 312-747-0511 to sign up.

July15, Wednesday, 6-8. Corey Wilkes, trumpet and Ken Chaney, keyboards perform in a benefit for Urban Aspirations. Sikia Restaurant, part of Washburn Culinary Institute of Kennedy-King College, 740 E. 63rd St.

July 16, Thursday and August 20, Thursday. 5th Ward seniors outings at the Jackson Park Inner Harbor (Southern Shores Yacht Club). Picnic and, if weather permits short boat trips out to the Lake. Contact 5th Ward Office at 773 324-5555.

July16, 30, Thursdays, 3:30 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. Event: Rail Splitting Games and Activities
Date and Time: Thursdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009 @ 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
About this event: Join us as we celebrate Abraham Lincoln and times with games and activities. Open to children ages 5 and up.

July 17, Friday,12-1:30 pm. Hyde Park Shopping Center Lunchtime Concert Series in the Courtyard, June Fridays. Today Reginald T. McCants, keyboardist. 55th and Lake Park.

July 18, Saturday and July 19, Sunday, 11 am-8 pm. International Arts and Crafts Show with live music/entertainment in Harper Court, 5200 block.

July 18, Saturday, 1 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 4754-0511. Event: Book Discussion for Adults
Date and Time: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
About this event: Join your neighbors for a lively discussion of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

July 18, Saturday, 2-4 pm. "50 Years of Garden Fairs" at Hyde Park Historical Society.
A conversation with Bam Postell and others (introduced by Bert Benade, active in both), who will recount the history of the Hyde Park Garden Fair. Organized by Christine Miller. Photographic and rotating slide exhibits will be on display, the photos for some weeks after the program (Hist. Soc. is open 2-4 pm Saturdays and Sundays). 5529 S. Lake Park Ave. http://www.hydeparkgardenfair.org, http://www.hydeparkhistory.org.

July 19, Sunday, 2 pm. Smart Sounds: Jazz in July. In the courtyard, blues and jazz standards by the Matt Pinizzotto Trio. Mix of bebop, funk, and blues while showcasing Pinizzotto's own spin on traditions of jazz guitar. Also Ren Peterson on organ, Michael Raynor on drums. 5550 S. Greenwood.

July 19, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today Jeremy Chesman, Mo. State.

July 19, Sunday, 7-11 pm. Hyde Park Jazz Society (no longer "Checkerjazz") presents jazz performance at least through July at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St. Today Al "Low Note" Mack vocals.

July 21, Tuesday, 10 am. Every Tuesday at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Preschool Story Time
Date and Time: Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m.
About this event: This program will be designed around a theme and will include picture books, action activities or flannel board stories. Open to children Ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

July 21, Tuesday, 3:30 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Story Break with George Rumsey
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 @ 3:30 p.m.
About this event: George Rumsey will read stories and talk about his role as a community leader.

July 21, Tuesday, 4 pm. Monthly Teen Book Club at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Teen Volume Book Discussion
Date and Time: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 @ 4:00 p.m. About this event: Join us for a discussion of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. Open to ages 14-19.

July 22, Wednesday, 12-3 pm. Wednesdays have Smart Museum Art Afternoons in the summer for children with parents. Best for 4-12; ch. must be acc. by adult. Different activities each week. Today: Line it Up. Look at all types of lines in the Westermann prints and get an introduction to printmaking, make a foam print. 5550 S. Greenwood.

July 23, Thursday, 6:30 pm. Free Speed Reading Class at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park, 312 747-0511.

July 24, Friday,12-1:30 pm. Hyde Park Shopping Center Lunchtime Concert Series in the Courtyard, June Fridays. Today Ken Chaney Trio, keyboard. 55th and Lake Park.

July 24, Friday, 12 pm. Smart Museum Lunch Hour Talk: "Chicago Made." Gallery owner John Corbett leads a tour of artists who made a stay in Chicago, and were influenced by it. Corbett is of Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery. $10, $8. RSVP required Kristy Petersen at 773 702-2351, kristypeterson@uchicago.edu.

July 25, Saturday. Horseback riding and a lot more in One Step Back in Time in Washington Park 52nd and Payne. On Saturday, noon, July 25, 2009, we will go to the historical Washington Park on the Southside of Chicago and venture back to a time of horseback riding was the thing of the time. The Faithful Few joins forces with Broken Arrow Horseback Riding Association to provide an exciting family event. This event is used to bring families out together for a day of fun and excitement. The associations provide ponies for the children to sit and take pictures as well as to ride. The horseback riding associations will supervise all handling of the horses for the day to ensure the safety of all participants.

If horseback riding is not your thing, there will be games. What an experience for children who have never been to a farm or only get to go to the zoo once or twice a year. If this is not enough, families can participate in a water balloon toss, hoola-hoops, dancing, checkers and backgammon games. You can compete as a family or by yourself against each other. As an add bonus- a photographer will be on hand to photograph you and your family.

No event would be complete without food; there will be a variety of nutritional tasty foods to satisfy all palettes. There will be ribs, chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, and spaghetti with turkey, corn on the cob, baked beans, tossed salad, soda, juice, water, and snowballs. Goodie bags will be available for the children.

July 26, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today Dennis Curry of Kirk in the Hills, MI.

July 26, Sunday, 7-11 pm. Hyde Park Jazz Society (no longer "Checkerjazz") presents jazz performance at least through July at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd St. Today Margaret Murphy, vocals.

July 28, Tuesday, 10 am. Every Tuesday at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: Preschool Story Time
Date and Time: Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2009 @ 10:00 a.m.
About this event: This program will be designed around a theme and will include picture books, action activities or flannel board stories. Open to children Ages 0-5 and their caregivers.

July 29, Wednesday, 11 am. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511. Event: The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary: An Author Visit with Candace Fleming
Date and time: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 11:00 a.m.
About this event: Meet the Lincolns -- author Candace Fleming will regale audiences with little-known stories and unusual facts about Abraham Lincoln and his family. Learn about the Lincoln sons' White House antics; unlock the secrets of Mrs. Lincoln's séances; even meet the family dog. This interactive, multi-media presentation is chock-full of storytelling and humor. Registration Required.

July 29, Wednesday, 12-3 pm. Wednesdays have Smart Museum Art Afternoons in the summer for children with parents. Best for 4-12; ch. must be acc. by adult. Different activities each week. This week Abstract Action. Locate nonrepresentational paintings and look closely at artists' use of brushstrokes adn colors to create mod. Create a watercolor or participate in a collaborative chalk "painting" outside in the courtyard. 5550 S. Greenwood.

July 2, 9, 16, 30, Thursdays, 3:30 pm. Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. Event: Rail Splitting Games and Activities
Date and Time: Thursdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009 @ 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
About this event: Join us as we celebrate Abraham Lincoln and times with games and activities. Open to children ages 5 and up.

July 31, Friday,12-1:30 pm. Hyde Park Shopping Center Lunchtime Concert Series in the Courtyard, June Fridays. Today Ray Silkman, saxophonist extraordinaire. 55th and Lake Park.

August 2009. Argonne National Laboratory open house. 9700 S. Cass. Look in csciencechicago.uchicago.edu.

August 1, Saturday, 10 am-10 pm. Belize Day in the Park. Washington Park 5700 Russell 10-10 708-805-0858 (August 1, 2009).

August 1, Saturday, time. Hyde Park Historical Society and Blackstone Branch Library present Hyde Park/Kenwood Stories: Share Your Memories. This is an oral history group discussion and taping modeled on those very successful in other neighborhoods. 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

August 2, Sunday, 2 pm. Smart Sounds: Latin Jazz. Pianist Darwin Noguera and the Evolution Trio give a mix of flamenco, Afro-Cuban jazz, and Brazilian grooves while highlighting original compositions from Noguera's debut album, The Gardener. Joshua Ramos on bass, Juan Pastor on drums and cajon. 5550 S. Greenwood.

August 2, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today Ana and Sara Elias, LVISANVS Duo.

August 9, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today, Carol Anne Taylor of Cathedral Guadalupe.

August 11, Tuesday, 9 am-2 pm. Smart Museum Teacher Workshop: "Creative Correspondence: Finding Student Identity and Expression through Contemporary Art." Uses Westermann pieces and upcoming exhibition Heartland. Meet Chicago artist Deb Sokolow of the latter. 5 CPDUs Register with Lauren Boylan at 773 834-1066 or lboylan@chicago.edu. Explores intersections of creative writing and contemporary art through the lens of the Westermann Study Collection and the Heartland exhibit. Free. Encouraging espec. 7-12th grade teachers. 5550 S. Greenwood.

August 16, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today Jim Brown of Naperville, IL

August 23, Sunday. Pearl Festival 773 285-1211. August 23, Sunday. Pearl Fest at Little Black Pearl Art and design Center, 1060 E. 47th St. LBP will be hosting Pearl Fest. If you were there last summer you know you don’t want to miss this grand event! We are seeking at least 300 volunteers to make this day a success. Last year we had 3,000 visitors during the festival, this year however, we are expecting up to 6,000 visitors, and we are looking for highly talented, committed, and fun volunteers who are ready to put on a great community festival, with food, live music, Chicago area vendors, and many resources! Please contact Chinyera Moody at cmoody@blackpearl.org, or at (773) 285-1211 ext. 157. May be in G. Brooks Park to north.

August 23, Sunday, 2 pm. Smart Focus: Portraiture. Smart educator Lauren Boylan leads a lively gallery discussion and tour of 20th century portraiture including in the special exhibition Malleable Likenesses. Free. 5550 S. Greenwood.

August 23, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today Julianne Vanden Wyngaard of Grand Valley State, MI.

August 30, Sunday through August 30, 6 pm (tours at 5:30 pm). Carillonathon! at Rockefeller Chapel. Best hearing from the east lawn. 5850 S. Woodlawn. 773 702-7059. Today, Marcel Siebers, Venlo NL.

August 31, Saturday, time? Talk by the restorer of the dome murals at Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park. 312 747-0511.

September 10, Thursday, noon. Kickoff for Hyde Park Cultural Alliance. Noon, Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell.

September 13, Sunday, 1-6 pm. 57th Street Children's Book Fair. Kimbark to Kenwood.

September 16, Wednesday, (or error for Sept. 12, Saturday?) 10 am-8 pm. Gospel on the Grove, 4500 block. 773 268-7232.

September 24, Thursday, time ?. Lyric Opera Hyde Park Chapter presents a discussion and introduction to current offerings at Lyric Opera of Chicago. At Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

****September 26, Saturday, Hyde Park Jazz Festival at about 10 venues! See our Jazz Fest page for evolving details.

September 30, Wednesday, 6-8 pm. Members preview of Smart Museum exhibition Heartland. You have to have joined at an upper level- contact Kate Kennedy at kennedy@uchicago.edu or 773 702-2368.

October 9, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. ATOS Piano Trio (Chicago Debut). Haydn: Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:9. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66. Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major, op. 8. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068, http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next November 20.

October 10-11-12 Hyde Park Used Book Sale by Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference in the Hyde Park Shopping Center Courtyard. 773 288-8343.

October 22, Thursday, time ?. Lyric Opera Hyde Park Chapter presents a discussion and introduction to current offerings at Lyric Opera of Chicago. At Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

October 23, Friday, time tba, adjuncts tba. Concert by South Shore Opera Company of Chicago Semi staged scenes or production, fundraiser poss. with dinner. Featuring stars, emerging artists and award winning school ensembles in selections from popular musicals like Showboat and Ragtime. Free. About. South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive.

October 23, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Jazz Series. Chuchito Valdez Quartet. Cuban hot jazz group that has run for three generations plays from bebop to mambo and cha-cha. Free. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next January 16 and February 5.

October 28, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents International Chamber Artists - Elizabeth Choe, violin; Jocelyn Butler, cello; Patrick Gordon, piano. Hyde Park residence. Next Jan. 17.

October 31, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Preconcert lecture by Thomas Christensen. Christopher Taylor, piano. J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. On the world's only dual-manual Steinway, built in the 1920s. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next January 22.

November 1, Sunday, 3 pm (preconcert lecture by Berthold Hoeckner). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Artist in Residence: Pacifica Quartet. With Dmitri Kuzov, cello. Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat major, op. 12. George Crumb: Black Angels. Schubert: Quintet in C major, D. 956 (his final instrumental work). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next January 10.

November 6, Friday, 7:30 pm. (Preconcert lecture 6:30 with John Mangum, SPOC vice president). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.) Chamber Orchestra Series. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor, Dawn Upshaw soprano, Steven Copes, violin. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 63. Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra. Alberto Iglesias: New Work for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next in series Jan. 22, next SPCO April 16.

November 14, Saturday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University. Program includes Frederick Rzewski's Knight, Death, and Devil (commissioned by U of C and Oberlin College.) Free. Next January 16.

November 20, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Pavel Haas Quartet ("newcomer of the year"). Preconcert lecture by Steven Rings c6:45. Schubert: Quarettsatz in C minor, D.703; Beethoven: Quartet in F major, op. 59, no. 1; Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. 773 702-8068, http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next January 29.

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January 10, Sunday, 3 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Artist in Residence: Pacifica Quartet. Puccini: Crisantemi. Jennifer Higdon: Voices. Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, op. 130 with Grosse Fuge. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next April 11.

January 16, Saturday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo Double Bill. Cliff Colnot, conductor. eighth blackbird. Chris Potter, saxes. Kenny Werner, piano. Includes Bernard Rands' "now again" fragments from Sappho for 10-peice ensemble. 2nd half is a jam session with Potter adn Werner. Free. Location tba. Next March 24.

January 17, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents Joel Schoenhals, piano. Hyde Park residence. Next Feb. 21.

January 22, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Europa Galante (15 piece) - Favio Biondi conductor and violin with Frank Theuns, flute. Telemann: Ouverture a quatre. Telemann: Concerto per flauto, violino, cello ed archi. Sammartini: Sinfonia JC57. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next January 22.

January 29, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quartet. Farkas: Antiche Danze ungheresi dal secolo XVII. Gyorgy Orban: Quintet. Ligeti: Six Bagatelles. Carter: Quintet. Nielsen: Quintet, op. 43. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next February 19.

February 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Jazz Series. The Bad Plus. This power-piano trio is one of the most notorious acoustic jazz groups. Free. Presumably Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St.

February 19, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30) . Chicago Presents. Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano. Preconcert lecture by Steven Rings.) Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99; Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next February 26.

February 21, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents Duo Melis: Susana Preto, guitar; Alexis Muzurakis, guitar. The Quadrangle Club, 1155 E. 57th St. Next April 25.

February 26, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents. Orion String Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano. J/S. Bach arr. Sam Baron: Contrapunctus I from Art of the Fugue, BWV 10890. Leon Kirchner: String Quartet No. 4. Beethoven: Quartet in E-Flat major, op. 74, "Harp." Brahms: Quartet in F minor, op. 34. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Next April 30.

March 4-5: Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. Conceived by novelist Antonio Munoz Molina and music historian Joseph Horowitz. Conductor Angel Gil-Ordonez and pianist Pedro Carbone explore the roots of Spanish modernism through serene Renaissance polyphony, provocative 16th century religious poetry and vigorous 18th-century keyboard masterpieces. Works including the energetic writings of de Falla an Albeniz' rhythmically demanding Iberia are augmented by the drawings and sculptures of Julio Gonzales, classes and presentations. This festival is produced in collaboration with the University Symphony Orchestra, the Motet Choir, Smart Museum of Art, and the Department of Romance Languages.

March 4, Thursday, time ?. Lyric Opera Hyde Park Chapter presents a discussion and introduction to current offerings at Lyric Opera of Chicago. At Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park.

March 4, Thursday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Falla and the Music of Faith. Angel Gil-Ordonez, conductor, Pedro Carbone, piano, Motet Choir- James Kallembach, director, Antonio Munoz Molina- commentary, Joseph Horowitz, producer/host. Victoria: Two motets. Poetry by St. John of the Cross. Keyboard sonatas by Antonio Soler and Mateo Albeniz. Rodrigo: Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios. Falla: Ritual Fire Dance. Falla: Keyboard Concerto. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next March 5.

March 5, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Pedro Carbone, piano. Commentary with Antonio Munoz Molina. Albeniz: Iberia (Books 1-4). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Next March 6.

March 6, Saturday, 8 pm. Chicago Presents Beyond Flamenco Festival: Finding Spain in Music. (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). University Symphony Orchestra, Angel Gil-Ordonez conducting, Pedro Carbone pianist. Falla: Pantomime and Fire dance from El Amor Brujo. Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Guridi: Ten Basque Melodies. Turina: Danzas Fantasticas. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. End.

March 24, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. eighth blackbird. Slide with Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey. Based on a story of an enigmatic psychologist who struggles to describe and experiment examining reactions to in- and out-of-focus slides, Slide is an unmediated exploration and expression of sound, text, movement and image. Free. Harris Theater in Millennium Park, E. Randolph. Next May 14.

April 8, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Regents Park Discovery Concert. Brazil Guitar Duo. Duos by Rameau, J.S. Bach, casteinuovo-tadesco, Debussy, Piazzolla and Gismonti. $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St.

April 11, Sunday, 3 pm (preconcert lecture by Philip Gossett). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Artist in Residence: Pacifica Quartet. Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden." Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131 (his personal favorite). $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. End.

April 16, Friday, 7:30 pm (6:30 preconcert lecture with Philip Gossett). Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu.) Chamber Orchestra Series. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Thomas Zehetmair, conductor. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61. Krenek: Symphonic Elegy. Webern: Symphony, op. 21. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished". $. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. End of series.

April 23, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Howard Mayer Brown Early Music Series. Preconcert lecture by Anne Robertson. Trio Mediaeval. At Rockefeller. Fragments: A Worcester Ladymass (13th century vocal mass) $. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. Last in series

April 25, Sunday, 4 pm. Mostly Music presents Roger Chase, viola; Michiko Otaki, piano. Hyde Park residence. Final in series.

April 30, Friday, 7:30 pm (preconcert lecture 6:30). Chicago Presents. Preconcert lecture by Steven Rings. Belcea Quartet. Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6. Szymanowski: Quartet No. 2, op. 56. Bartok: Quartet No. 1, op. 7. $35. Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu. End of series.

May 14, Friday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. Tomorrow's Music Today 1. eighth blackbird and Pacifica Quartet. Works by Iddo Aharony, Shawn Allison, Francisco Castillo Trigueros and Michael LaCroix. Free. Fulton, 1010 E. 59th St. Next May 26.

May 26, Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Chicago Presents (http://chicagopresents.uchicago.edu). Contempo. Tomorrow's Music Today 2. Dissertation compositions by Alex J. Berezowsky, Eric Brinkmann, Simon Fink and April Mok. Free. Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University.

 

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