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Saturday, November 14, 2009
A Chorus Line (Play)
The Dram Group presents A Chorus Line at the Bloom Auditorium Theater. For ticket information call the Drama Group box office at 708.755.3444
Saint Sebastian Players Present Tribute (Play)
The Saint Sebastian Players present Tribute by Bernard Slade February 15-March 9. Call 773.404.7922 or visit www.ticketweb.com.
IMAGINATION EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE! (Education)
Location: National-Louis University Chicago Campus 122 S. Michigan, Chicago 60603
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 - 7:00- 9:00 pmMy love of story: An evening with W. Nikola-LisaAmazing, amusing, and endlessly creative, Nikola has penned 20 books, several of them best sellers and many of them prize winners. Prepare to be surprised! When Nikola's on stage, anything can happen! A favorite for school residencies and adult conferences alike, Nikola personifies IMAGINATION IN EDUCATION! This is one that will delight EVERY AGE. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.The Imagination Conference is an invitation to unleash our imaginative and artistic powers in the service of education and planetary survival through stories, conversations, problem-solving, drama, games, music, movement, simulations, dancing, and more…please join us! The workshop schedule is available here http://www.nl.edu/imagine/pdf/Conference-Schedule.pdf.
The Classical Symphony Orchestra (Category)
The Classical Symphony Orchestra of Chicago will present a free concert on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 3pm in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. Come attend the most popular and exciting free symphony concert in Chicago.
G.I.F.T. (Theater)
Location: 459 N. Wolcott
Conceived and directed by Collaboraction company member and Creative Director, Sam Porretta, and inspired by Lewis Hyde’s “The Gift,” G.I.F.T. explores the nature of gifts, community and culture while leading the audience on a partially open-aired journey through a sprawling warehouse compound and soundstage. An ensemble of 11 performers and a multi-disciplinary design team bring a new world to life in a production that is not a typical “holiday” offering. Otherworldly characters exist in strange worlds of their own and among the audience members, as they bring the audience on a journey that traverses through four different environments built within the 7,000 square foot compound that Collaboraction now calls home. In an interactive and transformative environment, audiences can participate and ruminate on gifting as we enter a season full of certain expectations.
Our World at War: Photojournalism Beyond the Frontlines (Arts and Entertainment)
Time: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Location: Loyola University (51 East Pearson)
Attend this free photo exhibit at the Loyola University Chicago School of Communication. Witness the emotional impact of war through the lenses of award-winning photojournalists Ron Haviv, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey and Franco Pagetti. This exhibit is hosted by the Greater Chicago Red Cross, presented by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in collaboration with VII Photo Agency and the Newseum.
Little Builders Exhibition arrives at Kohl Children’s Museum (Museum)
Time: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Kohl Children's Museum
“Construction” starts at Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 with the arrival of the Little Builders exhibition. Aimed at teaching children the ropes of a builder’s world, the new science exhibition uses interactive activities and construction scenarios to teach children about building. Little Builders encourages children to use the tools offered in their own unique way, giving them the chance to grow creatively and allowing them to personalize their experience. As part of the Little Builders exhibition, children are given the opportunity to dress in a hard hat and orange safety vest before entering the exhibit. For added fun and a more genuine role-playing experience, children are also given a push cart and orange cones to use during their time in the exhibit. The exhibition closes Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010.
MIdwest Ballet Theatre's "The Nutcracker" (Dance Performance)
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Tivoli Theatre, Downers Grove
Midwest Ballet Theatre's highly acclaimed production of Tchaikovsky's holiday classic, The Nutcracker, will be presented at 1:30 pm Saturdays and Sundays, November 14,15, 21, and 22, at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove. Guest artists include MBT alumna, Anne Milewski, a soloist with the American Ballet Theatre, as well as guest artists from the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Choreography is by artistic director Mim Eichmann.
Diveheart Luau Dinner Dance (Fundraiser)
Time: 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Location: 4000 Saratoga, Downers Grove, IL
An event to raise funds for the non-profit organization Diveheart, which teaches individuals with disabilities how to scuba dive.
South Suburban Pads Annual Fall Fundraising Event (Dance)
Time: 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Location: Palos Country Club
South Suburban Pads Dancing With The Stars featuring Celebrity Stars Senator Maggie Crotty, Representative Al Riley, Oak Forest Mayor Henry "Hank" Kuspa, University park Mayor Al McCowan, Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch, Wells Fargo First Vice President Janet Beutler. Elaborate Cruise style Buffet and dance!
Give My Regards to Broadway (Theater)
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location: St. Peter School / Lake County
Give My Regards to Broadway is a show about doing a show and all the madcap things that go wrong back stage and the fascinating characters that are part of the theater.The show combines great show tunes of George M. Cohan with a sparkling, slapstick story to create the most entertaining, charming, toe-tapping musical of the season supported by a bevy of chorus girls, gangsters, a charming priest, a musical nun and the St. Dominick's choir from the Bronx.Featuring songs from George M Cohen and World War II A fun and inexpensive family show Saint Peter School/Antioch is putting on this patriotic production Friday and Saturday, November 13th and 14th. Ticket information:847-650-8775. Prices range from $2 to $7. All U.S. Veterans-General Admission is ½ price! Performances: November 13th 7pmSaturday November 14th 1:30pm and 7:00pm
Illinois Fathers Support Group (Lecture/Talk)
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Location: Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E Maple St, Hinsdale, IL
11/12/20097 pm to 8:30 pmIllinois Fathers Support Group, Hinsdale, ILLocation: Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E Maple St, Hinsdale, ILMike Doherty, Chairman of Children's Rights Counsel-IL, guest speaker, will discuss their research regarding updating Illinois family law in order to help over 35,000 children each year who will experience the separation or divorce of their parents. The goals are to increase greater father involvement in their children's schooling, fewer animosity-generating court battles, greater communication and incentives for parents to cooperate with each other, improved post-divorce adjustments, less elevation of one parent into a monopolizing role and clearer signals to all parents that children in Illinois need a meaningful relationship with both parents. Contact # 630-408-5200. Register @ IllinoisFathers.org for updates in legislation regarding parenting agreements and visitation.
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater: touch (Dance Performance)
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:35 PM
Location: Harold Washington Cultural Center, 4701 S King Dr
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT), which performs choreography based in the African-American traditions of storytelling along with universal themes in contemporary modern dance, invites Chicago audiences to “touch community, touch power, touch intimacy, touch joy” in a concert program, called “Touch,” featuring three premieres and two returning works. Deeply Rooted Artistic Director Kevin Iega Jeff has choreographed the program’s title work Touch, receiving its world premiere and featuring music by Nina Simone and Bobby McFerrin. “Touch is personal, candid and revealing,” said Jeff. “Its sculptured images are sensual and intimate, reflecting love realized through body to body and soul to soul connections.”
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet (Dance)
Time: 7:30 PMLocation: The Auditorium Theatre
The Auditorium Theatre presents the internationally acclaimed Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet for two shows only, Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15. Founded in 2003 by Nancy Laurie and currently under the artistic direction of former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater member Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Cedar Lake boasts an exceptionally talented ensemble of sixteen dancers from around the world. The company focuses on acquiring and commissioning new works by the world's most sought-after emerging choreographers.
Bruce Hornsby (Concert)
Time: 8:00 PMLocation: North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077
A 13-time Grammy-nominee and three-time Grammy Award-winner, Bruce Hornsby is a master of musical styles ranging from classical to rock and jazz to folk, singer-songwriter. A part-time member of the iconic group The Grateful Dead, Hornsby’s solo performances ignite the stage with spontaneity and fluid creativity. Rolling Stone says Hornsby “singlehandedly reestablished the grand piano as a viable rock instrument.” The concert set list, which will surely include his biggest hit “The Way it Is,” is created on-the spot exclusively from audience requests.Tickets range in price from $68-$74. For more information and for tickets, call 847-673-6300 or visit www. northshorecenter.org. Tickets for groups of 15 or more, call GroupTix at 877-4-GRP-TIX (877-447-7849).
Led Zeppelin LIVE! starring Heartbreaker (Concert)
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University
Do you like tribute bands that keep the memory alive of legendary groups of your youth? If so, you’ll think you’re on the “Stairway to Heaven” when Led Zeppelin LIVE! starring Heartbreaker comes to The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University (1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484) to perform a full range of classic hits by the original British hard rock sensation Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. This live concert event flawlessly presents the most complex and challenging songs that Led Zeppelin performed live and in-studio. The band’s performance at The Center will leave you “Dazed and Confused” as they take you on a journey back to the 1970s to experience the group that made rock-n-roll come alive with hits like “Whole Lotta Love,” “Ramble On,” “Immigrant Song,” “Good Times Bad Times,” “Kashmir” and many more. Tickets start at just $22. Call (708) 235-2222 or visit www.centertickets.net
