Title: Calder and Contemporary Art: Using the FamiliarLocation: MCA Theatre, 220 East Chicago AvenueDescription: How do artists see the familiar anew, and how can viewers do the same? In this opening conversation, MCA curator Lynne Warren engages artists Jason Meadows and Jason Middlebrook, and Calder Foundation registrar and scholar Jessica Holmes in a discussion about Read more…
Title: Americatown at the Chicago Underground Film FestivalLocation: The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State StreetDescription: Shot over a 9,000-mile road trip, filmmaker Kenneth Price and his stars (comedy duo the Superkids) explored the mythology and culture of the United States in all its glory to create the microcosm of Americatown. Director Kenneth Price Read more…
Title: Life is Unpredictable: Films by Jonas Mekas at the Chicago Underground Film FestivalLocation: The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State StreetDescription: Jonas Mekas’ work as a filmmaker, curator, and critic has justifiably earned him the title “godfather of American avant-garde cinema.” The screening will feature eight of his films, four to twenty-three minutes Read more…
Title: Visionaries: Jonas Mekas and the (mostly) American Avant-Garde at the Chicago Underground Film FestivalLocation: The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State StreetDescription: VISIONARIES simultaneously acts as a comprehensive primer about the birth of the American avant-garde cinema and a loving portrait of its tireless ringmaster, Jonas Mekas. Jonas Mekas, director Chuck Workman, and Read more…
Title: Great Performers of Illinois FestivalLocation: Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.Link out: Click hereDescription: The annual Great Performers of Illinois festival features three days of free entertainment, Friday, July 9 – Sunday, July 11, where more than 50 performers from throughout the state will present a variety of musical genres including rock, indie/punk, electropop, Read more…
Title: Great Performers of Illinois FestivalLocation: Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.Link out: Click hereDescription: The annual Great Performers of Illinois festival features three days of free entertainment, Friday, July 9 – Sunday, July 11, where more than 50 performers from throughout the state will present a variety of musical genres including rock, indie/punk, electropop, Read more…
Title: Great Performers of Illinois FestivalLocation: Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.Link out: Click hereDescription: The annual Great Performers of Illinois festival features three days of free entertainment, Friday, July 9 – Sunday, July 11, where more than 50 performers from throughout the state will present a variety of musical genres including rock, indie/punk, electropop, Read more…
Title: Rachel Barton Pine at Great Performers of IllinoisLocation: Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St. Link out: Click hereDescription: Internationally renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine will headline a free concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Sunday, July 11, at 7 p.m. during the Great Performers of Illinois festival, Read more…
Title: Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro Master ClassLocation: Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, EvanstonLink out: Click hereDescription: Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro will be offering a free master class as part of the Duo Piano Festival at the Music Institute of Chicago. Stanislava Varshavski, born in Ukraine, and Diana Shapiro, born in Moscow, met Read more…
Title: Music Institute of Chicago Presents Stanislava Varshavski and Diana ShapiroLocation: Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, EvanstonLink out: Click hereDescription: The final concert in the Duo Piano Festival series features Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro, winners of the Murray Dranoff International Duo Piano Competition, performing works by Schubert, Poulenc, Debussy, Ravel, and Lutoslawski. Tickets Read more…
