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Big Jones Exec Chef, Paul Fehribach

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Want to sample Paul’s tasty gumbo and home-made charcuterie, along with pairings of Shiner Beers and finishing with Vosges Chocolate?  Get your tickets to the June 25th Dinner Party. Paul Fehribach is Executive Chef and co-owner of Big Jones. Throughout his career Paul has supported the farm-to-table and slow food movements. “I do what I Read more…

Regina Taylor

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

Shari Addison of Crowns belts out a performance on The Dinner Party below.   The highlights of The Dinner Party are also below.  To view the full Dinner Party, click here.  With an impressive body of work that encompasses film, television, theater and writing, Regina Taylor is one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors whose career Read more…

Big Jones Executive Chef, Paul Fehribach

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012

Want to sample Paul’s tasty gumbo and home-made charcuterie, along with pairings of Shiner Beers and finishing with Vosges Chocolate?  Get your tickets to the June 25th Dinner Party. Paul Fehribach is Executive Chef and co-owner of Big Jones. Throughout his career Paul has supported the farm-to-table and slow food movements. “I do what I Read more…

Chris Ware

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Host of Fear No ART, Elysabeth Alfano, sits down with acclaimed graphic novelist, Chris Ware, in his home library to get a sense for the mind behind the masterful artist. Chris Ware was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1967. He moved to San Antonio Texas at 16 and went to the University of Texas in Read more…

SNL’s Nora Dunn on Lorne Michaels & Warren Beaty

Friday, May 4th, 2012
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http://youtu.be/xEtdsYFdCQE Oh, this was a good one! Nora Dunn kept us in stitches, Peach Carr showed us her fashions and Lane Alexander danced his heart out. Paul Kahan gave us heavenly food and joined in the conversation. Rosemary Fanti document everything through her fashion illustration, Michael O’Briant’s paintings donned the set, and BAM! was the Read more…

SNL’s Nora Dunn, Project Runway’s Peach Carr and Chef Paul Kahan

Friday, May 4th, 2012
Elysabeth Alfano's Dinner Party April 30th: Chef Paul Kahan and tastings from his new restaurant, Publican Quality Meats. Guests: Saturday Night Live Alum, Nora Dunn, Project Runway's Peach Carr, and Chicago Human Rhythm Project's, Lane Alexander. Opening Act: Dance Troupe, BAM. Live illustration by Rosemary Fanti

Oh, this was a good one!  Nora Dunn kept us in stitches, Peach Carr showed us her fashions and Lane Alexander danced his heart out. Paul Kahan gave us heavenly food and joined in the conversation.  Rosemary Fanti document everything through her fashion illustration, Michael O’Briant’s paintings donned the set, and BAM! was the opener!  Read more…

“…Got Art?”

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

May has finally rolled around, and we’re back with the latest “…Got Art?” blog to highlight all the great things to do and see this month. Why not celebrate Mother’s Day by taking your mom out to see some of the culture the city has to offer? Of course, this is just a small sampling Read more…

Actress and Comedienne, Nora Dunn

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Nora Dunn on the April 30th Fear No ART presents The Dinner Party. Saturday Night Live served as Ms. Dunn’s first job in front of a camera.  The cast that returned in 1985 with the show’s original producer, Lorne Michaels, included Dunn, Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Jon Lovitz, and Dennis Miller.  Read more…

Dancer, Lane Alexander

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Lane Alexander will be on the April 30th Fear No ART presents The Dinner Party.  Buy tix here. Lane Alexander, Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s co-founder and director for 20 years, has a performing career spanning over 30 years that includes work on the concert stage, musical theater, television and film. He is one of the Read more…

Fashion Designer, Peach Carr

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Peach Carr will be on the April 30th Fear No ART presents The Dinner Party.  Buy tix here. Peach Carr stepped into the spotlight when she stepped onto the runway on the 2008 season of Project Runway.  Tim Gunn said he designs were “country club chic”, Peach has designed a line of tennis wear that will take a lady from tennis Read more…