In ancient times – by which I mean the first four years of its existence (1979-82) – the Chicago Jazz Festival was a week-long affair. In the slightly more recent days of yore (1983-88), it still ran for five days, then shrank to four, and finally settled into the three-day weekend it has occupied since Read more…
Title: Annual Student Glass ExhibitionLocation: Ken Saunders Gallery, 230 West Superior and Habatat Galleries, 4400 Fernlee AveDescription: In conjunction with Chicago’s Habatat Gallery, the Ken Saunders Gallery proudly presents an exhibition featuring work by students from the graduate and undergraduate programs at Illinois State University. For the 12th year in a row Ken Saunders Gallery Read more…
Get Your Goat This Weekend The last full weekend in August always signifies one thing: the Bucktown Arts Fest has arrived. One (if not the only one) of the city’s absolutely free neighborhood fests (no death stares for a “donation” at the gate … not even gates), the not-for-profit BAF draws a huge crowd, fair Read more…
My friends with a dance studio put out a newsletter saying she doesn’t mind the allergies that come with fall – because it means her kids are back in school and the routine resumes. Here here. So now I don’t even have to pretend to write about August anymore. Last week I didn’t blog about Read more…
Title: Fine Arts Building Gallery OpeningsLocation: 410 S. MichiganStart Time: 18:00Date: 2010-09-10End Time: 22:00 Share This!
Title: Chicago Arts District in Pilsen East Fall Gallery OpeningsStart Time: 18:00Date: 2010-09-10End Time: 22:00 Share This!
Title: West Loop Fall Gallery OpeningsDescription: FREE TROLLEYS run between River North & the West Loop, sponsored by the Art Chicago & Chicago Gallery News. Trolleys begin at 6pm from River North, picking up at Franklin/Superior Sts., continuing to Fulton Market/Aberdeen & Washington/Peoria in the West Loop. Please note that trolleys run approximately every 15-30 Read more…
Title: River North Fall Gallery OpeningsDescription: FREE TROLLEYS run between River North & the West Loop, sponsored by the Art Chicago & Chicago Gallery News. Trolleys begin at 6pm from River North, picking up at Franklin/Superior Sts., continuing to Fulton Market/Aberdeen & Washington/Peoria in the West Loop. Please note that trolleys run approximately every 15-30 Read more…
Title: Songs of War and PeaceLocation: Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, EvanstonDescription: To open its 15th season, the Chicago Chamber Choir (CCC), a skilled choral ensemble of 40 singers under the artistic director of Timm Adams, collaborates for the first time with the esteemed Milwaukee Choral Artists (MCA) for “Songs Read more…
Title: Songs of War and PeaceLocation: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 1615 N. Wauwatosa Avenue, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Description: To open its 15th season, the Chicago Chamber Choir (CCC), a skilled choral ensemble of 40 singers under the artistic director of Timm Adams, collaborates for the first time with the esteemed Milwaukee Choral Artists (MCA) for “Songs Read more…
