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American Art American City - A Chicago Celebration, Sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Chicago — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:44:46 -0500

AMERICAN ART AMERICAN CITY SUMMER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS more...

Ballet Classes with Natalie Rast at Rast Ballet

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:38:56 -0500

Rast Ballet & Dance Studio
1803 West Byron, Suite 201
Chicago, Illinois 60613
773/419.4487
info@rastballet.com

http://www.rastballet.com/class_schedule.html

more...

Open Studio under the Cultural Center -- Mike Genovese

CAR_Barbara — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:29:22 -0500

Open Studio: Mike Genovese
Artist Michael Genovese will transplant his studio in the pedway of the
Chicago Cultural Center (May 1st -June 30th, 2008) as a second phase of his on-site interactive project realized at the Museum of
Contemporary Art Chicago earlier this year. Chicagoans in transit are invited into an artists' studio that welcomes interaction, collaboration, and contemplation. The general public is encouraged to partake in the process by carving their hopes and aspirations, complaints, or confessions onto designated plates of aluminum. The project intends to record a range of perspectives and culture native to Chicago through an art making practice. The collection of work will be exhibited in art galleries and institutions in various regions of the country, showing the unique and dynamic personality of Chicagoans and it's visitors. more...

Zena Rommett seeks to contact her students

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:10:03 -0500

Zena Rommett wants to invite all her students for the past 60 years to a party to celebrate her new book. She also wants to include your experiences! If you have worked with Zena, please contact her at CamilleRommett@Floor-Barre.org.
more...

Chicago Dance Supply- April/May Newsletter

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:24:58 -0500

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Timea Tihanyi, "Two Spaces, One Body," & Christa Donner, "ExtraSensory"

anatgallery — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:22:50 -0500

Timea Tihanyi, "Two Spaces, One Body," fiber sculptures rendering abstract visual representations of the body tactile and sunstantial Christa Donner, "ExtraSensory," photos and works on paper re-envisioning anatomy to more accurately reflect the feeling of embodiment Free, public reception for the artists: Friday, May 2, from 5 to 8 pm Entire museum open for viewing Exhibitions run through July 18, 2008 Museum open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm Regular museum admission: $9 for adults; $5 for students and seniors Tuesdays free more...

National Arts Journalism Program: Panel Discussion on the Future of Public Arts Funding

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:34:17 -0500

PANEL DISCUSSION :
THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC ARTS FUNDING?

http://www.najp.org/events/publicarts/or1.pdf

NAJP : Events : Panel Discussions : The Future of Public Arts Funding?

THE NATIONAL ARTS JOURNALISM PROGRAM SEEKS to improve the quality of arts and cultural journalism, as well as its prestige in American newsrooms. The extent to which journalism is probing or superficial, broadly engaging or exclusive, helps determine the level of public appreciation of the arts. more...

Los Angeles Dance Events

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:56:26 -0500

Los Angeles Area Performances Courtesy of Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles "Met'a-mor'fo-sis" presenting an evening of new dance works created by the choreographers and dancers of Loyola Marymount University Dance Theater(LMUDT) in Strub Theater at Loyola Marymount University on April 23-26 2008. These artists have created pieces ranging from the abstract and contemporary to commercial hip-hop, while remaining united by their exploration of physicality, virtuosity, and personal expression. Tickets: $10 general admission $5 student with valid ID. Box Office: (310) 338-7588 more...

yoga

karenfaith — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:13:07 -0500

Karen Faith leads a yoga class for relatively normal people with artistic, spiritual or stress-related curiousities. Wednesdays 7-8:30pm, Sundays 11-12:30am. www.tsubochicago.com $15. 1821 W Hubbard, suite 201.

Links Hall E Weekly: #275

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:06 -0500

A weekly guide to happenings at Links Hall and in the performance community. May 14, 2008 more...

"Everyday People" at Estudiotres

rbondgren — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:35:19 -0500

Estudiotres gallery, 5205 N. Clark Street, is proud to present "Everyday People" curated by David Getsy and Rob Bondgren. This LGBT themed exhibition features artists who address some of the ways that sex, gender, lust, love, life, fantasy, revulsion, and survival get worked out in the banal, the simple, and the everyday. This exhibition includes local artists Brooke Barnett, Sean Fader, and Doug Ischar as well as Jared Buckhiester from Brooklyn and Molly Landreth from Seattle. Estudiotres will host an opening reception for the public on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 6:00-10:00p.m. www.estudiotres.com/gallery

Links Hall Community Discussion Events May 18 & June 29 - Participate and Earn Free Tickets!

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:23:22 -0500

Links Hall Community Discussion Events May 18 & June 29 - Participate and Earn Free Tickets! Join Links Hall volunteer Jennifer Harris in a discussion about Links Hall and the arts community. Share your opinions and ideas about Links Hall and your needs and interests as members of our community. Enjoy refreshments and lively interaction with artists and audience members.

No Links Hall staff or Board Members will be present; discussion will remain anonymous.
more...

Off the Grid Ballet Class w. Asimina Chremos

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:30:26 -0500

Off the Grid Ballet Class

This ballet class, taught by Asimina on Wednesday mornings from 10:15am—11:45am at Chicago Moving Company/Hamlin Park Fieldhouse is turning out to be rigorous and fun. Participants express that they are enjoying the very structured nature of the technique itself. The class will continue throughout the summer, updated schedule coming soon. $10/class.

Information/registration: silverspacedance@gmail.com
Studio location: chicagomovingcompany.org more...

Classes at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse (chicago moving company)

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:32:36 -0500

Fundamentals of Dance Technique Adults – Movement blends concepts from technical modern dance with eastern principals of yoga—to help dancers sing dynamically with their bodies and increase their conscious dancing.
Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm.
Teacher: Nana Shineflug

Int/Advanced Modern Dance Adults – Shineflug is one of Chicago’s finest teachers; her technique classes focus on establishing a solid center/core of the body, then challenging it in new ways. Nana’s movement blends concepts from technical modern dance with eastern principals of yoga—to help dancers sing dynamically with their bodies and increase their conscious dancing. Live accompaniment by Barry Bennett, CMC composer-in-residence.
Fridays, 10:15 –11:45 am.. more...

CINEYOUTH FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION!

cineyouthfestival1 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:42:43 -0500

Friday, June 20, 2008 at 7PM, Film Row Cinema, Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash The CineYouth Festival (formerly Future Filmmakers Festival) produced by Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the 44th Chicago International Film Festival, will kick-off with an Opening Night Celebration on Friday June 20, 2008 at 7PM. more...

CINEYOUTH FESTIVAL PANEL & PERFORMANCE!

cineyouthfestival1 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:48:12 -0500

Friday, June 20,2008 3PM-4PM, Louder Than a Bomb is a film about passion, competition, teamwork, and trust. It’s about the joy of being young, and the pain of growing up. more...

CineYouth Festival Green Screen & DIY Workshop!

cineyouthfestival1 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:58:18 -0500

Saturday, June 21, 2008 3PM-4PM, Youth environmental activists from YAOTL join Open Youth Networks Director Mindy Faber to demonstrate how they are using new digital media networks and DIY participatory culture tools (blogs, googlemaps and social networking) to build awareness about environmental justice. The youth will screen their video, THE CLOUD FACTORY an official selection of CineYouth Festival. This film was funded by Adobe Youth Voices and Listen Up as part of the international TV series BEYOND GREEN. The audience will then contribute their own digital content to the Environmental Justice multimedia map.

Join us for this highly energized and hands-on skill share session! more...

Links Hall Summer Workshops and Performances

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:20:16 -0500

May Workshops
Saturdays, May 3-24, Jeremy Sher, Suzuki Method of Actor Training
Mondays, May 5-26, Julie Mayo/Dim Sum Dance, Skinner Release Technique

JUNE Performances
May 30-June 1 Matter of Reaction Movement Project
June 6-8 Same Planet Different World Dance more...

Leopold Group - open company classes at Galaxie studios

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:13:39 -0500

LEOPOLD GROUP OPEN COMPANY

CLASS more...

Villains

nmtc — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:32:31 -0500

Coming this summer to a theatre near you, NMTC presents a new breed of evil: incompetence. In a season chock full of super hero riff-raff, Villains is the anti-superhero answer to your summer. Villains paints a vivid picture of the true life struggles of making it in a ‘Super-Fied’ world. It’s not all million dollar lasers and man eating viruses…it takes hard work, time, and dedication. And that’s where Jeff comes in; follow the adventures of this self proclaimed leader and his band of misfits: Slab, Lady Woman, The Fate, and Heat Conduction Man as they work to make a name for themselves. Do they have what it takes to steal the Blue Sheik Diamond from the Museum of Geological Discoveries before it leaves town forever? Or are they destined to trudge through the daily grind of their day jobs hoping for few minor misdemeanors. From the dynamic duo that brought you Manos: Rock Opera of Fate, citizens of the world beware…because Villains is coming to town. more...

Women Artist and Designers Wanted

Yadi — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:46:15 -0500

Women Artist and Designers Wanted Location: The River Walk Downtown Chicago Women-Eye is looking for women artist to be apart of a summer long event on the River Walk downtown Chicago. Come sell your art and other products and share your story with other women artist. Start date May 25, 2008 – October 1, 2008. You must be a Women-Eye member to partake in this Vendor opportunity. Membership is $100 per year; go to our website www.womeneye.org click on the link River Walk for more details. Registration space is limited to 20 vendors Women-Eye is looking to create the largest thank you card to honor Women Veterans home from the war come be apart of all of this. Women only thank you. Please feel free to email me with any questions at yadi7@comcast.net or phone me at 847.404-3871. Yadi, Recruitment Women-Eye Inc. Rosemary Reeves, Executive Director 312 280-9651 650 North Dearborn Chicago, IL. 60610

Chicago Dance Supply Gazette 05 30 08

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:26:39 -0500

Dance Shoes and Apparel for Men, Women and Children Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams
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Lessons in Nonprofit Management, Entrepreneurship and Life

shorebank — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:38:51 -0500

ShoreBank & Creative Management Services present:

Lessons in Nonprofit Management, Entrepreneurship and Life

Date: Wednesday, June 25, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM (registration and breakfast at 8:30 AM) more...

Illinois Arts Council eNewsletter

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:26:24 -0500

Illinois Arts Council eNewsletter
Illinois: HeARTland of Creativity more...

Off The Grid: WED Ballet Classes with Asimina Chremos at Hamlin Park

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:35:26 -0500

Off the Grid: Ballet with Asimina Chremos

Wednesdays 10:15am—11:45am; now through through July 9, 2008.

$10 single class, 6 class card $50

Chicago Moving Company, Hamlin Park Fieldhouse at N Damen and W Wellington Aves more...

Modernism, Modernity, and 20th Century Art

MLove — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:42:13 -0500

Modernism, Modernity, and 20th Century Art

This 8-week class is offered downtown at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20

more...

Sherman Beck Solo Exhibition "Realms and Abstract"

CAR_Alpha — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:15:54 -0500
Sherman Beck, Solo Exhibition: "Realms and Abstract" Reception June 6, 2008 5pm The African-American Cultural Center (AACC) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) contributes to the academic mission of the university by promoting the expression and analysis of all African-American creative and cultural traditions, the trends developing in these traditions, the African ancestral roots of these traditions, the influence of other cultures on African-American cultures, and the influence of African-American traditions and trends throughout the Diaspora and on other cultures. http://www.uic.edu/depts/aacc/index.html

Exhibition Reception and Dance Party @ Hyde Park Arts Center June 21

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:07:45 -0500
Exhibition Reception and Dance Party
Saturday June 21, 7-10 pm at the Hyde Park Art Center

The Art Center will host a Dance Party on the plaza to celebrate the
month-long exhibition of "Videodance." The evening includes live dance and
music performances and art demonstrations. Featured acts will be "Pure
Magical Love is The Capricorn" and "Michael Perkins." ThinkArt will
present artist David Gista, who will be demonstrating his technique of
drawing with torches.

From 3-10 pm we are hosting another uncurated open call, "Clothesline,"
for any and all artworks dealing with the theme of movement. All works are
accepted and displayed in the 4833 resource library and outdoor plaza.

Also at 6 pm Michèle Bargue, curator of "Videodance," will discuss the
festival format and how dance films have evolved over the past 20 years. more...

John Sweitzer - Furniture Featured at Illinois Artisans Shop

illinois artisans program — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:40:38 -0500
This June, the Illinois Artisans Shop features the work of accomplished wood artisan John Sweitzer in a window exhibition Simple Elegance. more...

Galaxie - Summer Swing Classes

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:35:14 -0500
New classes in Social Forms just announced!

3 week Summer Swing Shorties
don't want to miss out on one step of swing, or one Lindy Circle because summer vacation calls!?
all brand new summer Swing Classes will be hosted in 3 week sections.
Same inspiring material, in smaller doses
(this applies to newly announced classes only!)

By popular demand!!!
New Intermediate/Advanced Level classes in social forms! more...

Evolving the Classical Style: From Haydn to Mozart

MLove — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:58:54 -0500

Evolving the Classical Style: From Haydn to Mozart

This 8-week class is offered at the downtown University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20

more...

Cirque Shanghai: GOLD

hbass — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:31:14 -0500

All new and back for the third straight year: Cirque Shanghai! more...

Comic Books, From Start To Print!

David Downs — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:24:13 -0500
"Comic Books: From Start To Print!" takes the artist through every necessary step to write, draw, and self-publish a professional quality comic book. In just six weeks, artist, David Downs will teach you how to write a script, translate a script into sequential frames, pencil great looking scenes, ink like a pro, color using both Photoshop and watercolor, properly scan your work, and publish it in print and on the web. Whether you're into narratives, fantasy, or super-heroes, this class will help you get started making and publishing comics on your own! The cost for the class is $160, and includes all supplies! more...

COMIC BOOKS From Start To Print

David Downs — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:35:02 -0500
"Comic Books: From Start To Print!" takes the artist through every necessary step to write, draw, and self-publish a professional quality comic book. In just six weeks, artist, David Downs will teach you how to write a script, translate a script into sequential frames, pencil great looking scenes, ink like a pro, color using both Photoshop and watercolor, properly scan your work, and publish it in print and on the web. Whether you're into narratives, fantasy, or super-heroes, this class will help you get started making and publishing comics on your own! The class is every Wednesday for six weeks starting on June 4th and will cost $160. All materials will be supplied! Visit: www.galaxiechicago.com for more information and to sign up! more...

French and Spanish Masters

MLove — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:22:13 -0500

This 8-week class is offered downtown at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20

French and Spanish Masters more...

Same Planet Different World Dance Theater Summer Classes

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:51:31 -0500
COMPANY CLASS w/ Joanna Rosenthal more...

Intimate Echoes

judith_joseph — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:56:51 -0500
Paintings and drawings by Susan Dienhart, Nina Raskin and Serna Sheridan; ceramics by Susi Goldstein.

Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge

dcatheater — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:38 -0500
BackStage Theatre Company presents the swashbuckling thriller at the Chicago Cultural Center Storefront Theater June 12 – July 20, 2008

BackStage Theatre Company, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, brings its own spin to the swashbuckling thriller in Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge. Originally performed by Chicago’s own Organic Theatre, the full-out, stunt-filled tale of murder, betrayal, and revenge comes to the Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street, from June 12 to July 20, 2008.
more...

Public Installation by Josue pellot

josuepellot — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:44:52 -0500
For Immediate Release – Conquistadors at It Again, this Time in Neon!!!

For the second time in 500 years, a conquering European Armada has landed on the shores of this continent to disrupt the activities of the unassuming natives. Only this time, they are 48 inches tall and filled with neon gas.
more...

LADYLIKE: A proper take on feminist art

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:58:48 -0500
LADYLIKE: A proper take on feminist art Jessica Hannah's Showroom 06 more...

12th Annual Chicago Summer Dance starts this week

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:52 -0500
12th Annual Chicago Summer Dance Begins THIS Week Tangouismo, July 3
more...

Hope in a Hard Place - Beauty and inspiration from Nairobi's vast and awesome Kibera slum

ronreason — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:03:43 -0500

In the aftermath of Kenya’s post-election bloodshed earlier this year, is the country safe and stable? How challenging is life in Africa’s largest slums, for children in particular? Finally, where if at all does joy and wonder and art exist in such a life?

“Hope in a Hard Place,” opening Friday, June 13, 2008, explores these questions. It is the first exhibition at within(Reason), a contemporary art and photo space, 1932 S Halsted St. #408 in Pilsen. Chicago photographer-artist-designer Ron Reason is the creator of the space and the show; the work will include his photographs from two months in Africa this spring, as well as paintings and mixed media by Kenyan artists, including a self-taught collective in the Kibera slum whose work has never been shown outside Nairobi. more...

Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, Gorky’s Summerfolk

MLove — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:28:44 -0500

Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, Gorky’s Summerfolk

This 6-week class is offered downtown at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 15
Course Decsription
In the final moments of Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, the family orchard is sold and chopped down to make way for a subdivision of vacation homes. What happens when Russia’s emerging class of professionals – lawyers, doctors, engineers and the like – rent those homes for the summer? That’s exactly what Maxim Gorky (1868–1936) imagined when he wrote Summerfolk (1904), an examination of Russia’s shifting class attitudes before the Revolution. This class will study both plays in English translation.

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Julia Mayer: Relish/Relache

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:47:29 -0500
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Butoh Classes with Nicole Legette at the DSDL

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:41:19 -0500

blushing poppy body revolution presents:

chicago butoh practicum, summer 2008

facilitated by Nicole LeGette

Sundays 11AM-1PM

June 15th-July 27th (no July 6th)

Division Street Dance Loft

735 W. Division Street (@Halsted)

buzzer is broken so call 773 387 8418 when you arrive more...

CDF offers 20% Discount to Summer Workshops at The Dance Center

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:36:46 -0500
Chicago Dancemakers Forum offers 20% Discount to Summer Workshops at The Dance Center
Choreographing Democracy
Victoria Marks
June 16-19
MTWR | 1:00-4:00p.m.
The Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.
$175 ($140 with Dancemakers Discount!)
more...

American Spanish Dance Festival June 18- 30

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:12:39 -0500

American Spanish Dance Festival

June 18 – 30, 2008 more...

Express Talks: Gilbert & George

Milwaukee Art Museum — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:33:03 -0500
View three Gilbert and George works in 30 minutes with a Museum expert on these popular, quick-yet-insightful tours. Tour will be conducted in the Baker/Rowland galleries and will be free with feature exhibition ticket.
more...

Aclyone Festival: The Yellow Wallpaper and more

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:30:10 -0500

The Alcyone Festival Hrosvitha, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Susanna Centlivre, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Joanna Baillie—heard of them? Halcyon Theatre offers a comprehensive look at early female playwrights and how their “firsts” have shaped women’s place as a creative force in the arts today. Halcyon will also examine other “firsts” for female playwrights. For example, Hrosvitha (c930-1002) is considered the first dramatist after the dark ages.
more...

4th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition

Virtualartist — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:10:39 -0500
Event Description: "4th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition" is a group exhibition that features photography, drawings, paintings, sculpture and multi media work produced by various artists selected by guest juror Joyce Morishita. Type of Event: Art Exhibition Exhibitions Dates: June 20 to July 11, 2008 Location: 33 Collective Gallery, 1029 W. 35th St, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60609 Gallery Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 am to 1 pm and Fridays 10 am to 7 pm. more...

American Art American City - A Chicago Celebration, Sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Chicago — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:44:46 -0500

AMERICAN ART AMERICAN CITY SUMMER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS more...

Ballet Classes with Natalie Rast at Rast Ballet

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:38:56 -0500
Rast Ballet & Dance Studio
1803 West Byron, Suite 201
Chicago, Illinois 60613
773/419.4487
info@rastballet.com
http://www.rastballet.com/class_schedule.html

more...

Open Studio under the Cultural Center -- Mike Genovese

CAR_Barbara — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:29:22 -0500
Open Studio: Mike Genovese
Artist Michael Genovese will transplant his studio in the pedway of the
Chicago Cultural Center (May 1st -June 30th, 2008) as a second phase of his on-site interactive project realized at the Museum of
Contemporary Art Chicago earlier this year. Chicagoans in transit are invited into an artists' studio that welcomes interaction, collaboration, and contemplation. The general public is encouraged to partake in the process by carving their hopes and aspirations, complaints, or confessions onto designated plates of aluminum. The project intends to record a range of perspectives and culture native to Chicago through an art making practice. The collection of work will be exhibited in art galleries and institutions in various regions of the country, showing the unique and dynamic personality of Chicagoans and it's visitors. more...

Zena Rommett seeks to contact her students

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:10:03 -0500
Zena Rommett wants to invite all her students for the past 60 years to a party to celebrate her new book. She also wants to include your experiences!  If you have worked with Zena, please contact her at CamilleRommett@Floor-Barre.org.
more...

Chicago Dance Supply- April/May Newsletter

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:24:58 -0500
more...

Timea Tihanyi, "Two Spaces, One Body," & Christa Donner, "ExtraSensory"

anatgallery — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:22:50 -0500
Timea Tihanyi, "Two Spaces, One Body," fiber sculptures rendering abstract visual representations of the body tactile and sunstantial Christa Donner, "ExtraSensory," photos and works on paper re-envisioning anatomy to more accurately reflect the feeling of embodiment Free, public reception for the artists: Friday, May 2, from 5 to 8 pm Entire museum open for viewing Exhibitions run through July 18, 2008 Museum open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm Regular museum admission: $9 for adults; $5 for students and seniors Tuesdays free more...

National Arts Journalism Program: Panel Discussion on the Future of Public Arts Funding

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:34:17 -0500

PANEL DISCUSSION :
THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC ARTS FUNDING?

http://www.najp.org/events/publicarts/or1.pdf

NAJP : Events : Panel Discussions : The Future of Public Arts Funding?

THE NATIONAL ARTS JOURNALISM PROGRAM SEEKS to improve the quality of arts and cultural journalism, as well as its prestige in American newsrooms. The extent to which journalism is probing or superficial, broadly engaging or exclusive, helps determine the level of public appreciation of the arts. more...

Los Angeles Dance Events

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:56:26 -0500
Los Angeles Area Performances Courtesy of Dance Resource Center of Los Angeles "Met'a-mor'fo-sis" presenting an evening of new dance works created by the choreographers and dancers of Loyola Marymount University Dance Theater(LMUDT) in Strub Theater at Loyola Marymount University on April 23-26 2008. These artists have created pieces ranging from the abstract and contemporary to commercial hip-hop, while remaining united by their exploration of physicality, virtuosity, and personal expression. Tickets: $10 general admission $5 student with valid ID. Box Office: (310) 338-7588 more...

yoga

karenfaith — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:13:07 -0500
Karen Faith leads a yoga class for relatively normal people with artistic, spiritual or stress-related curiousities. Wednesdays 7-8:30pm, Sundays 11-12:30am. www.tsubochicago.com $15. 1821 W Hubbard, suite 201.

Links Hall E Weekly: #275

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:06 -0500
A weekly guide to happenings at Links Hall and in the performance community. May 14, 2008 more...

"Everyday People" at Estudiotres

rbondgren — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:35:19 -0500
Estudiotres gallery, 5205 N. Clark Street, is proud to present "Everyday People" curated by David Getsy and Rob Bondgren. This LGBT themed exhibition features artists who address some of the ways that sex, gender, lust, love, life, fantasy, revulsion, and survival get worked out in the banal, the simple, and the everyday. This exhibition includes local artists Brooke Barnett, Sean Fader, and Doug Ischar as well as Jared Buckhiester from Brooklyn and Molly Landreth from Seattle. Estudiotres will host an opening reception for the public on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 6:00-10:00p.m. www.estudiotres.com/gallery

Links Hall Community Discussion Events May 18 & June 29 - Participate and Earn Free Tickets!

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:23:22 -0500
Links Hall Community Discussion Events May 18 & June 29 - Participate and Earn Free Tickets! Join Links Hall volunteer Jennifer Harris in a discussion about Links Hall and the arts community. Share your opinions and ideas about Links Hall and your needs and interests as members of our community. Enjoy refreshments and lively interaction with artists and audience members.

No Links Hall staff or Board Members will be present; discussion will remain anonymous.
more...

Off the Grid Ballet Class w. Asimina Chremos

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:30:26 -0500

Off the Grid Ballet Class

This ballet class, taught by Asimina on Wednesday mornings from 10:15am—11:45am at Chicago Moving Company/Hamlin Park Fieldhouse is turning out to be rigorous and fun. Participants express that they are enjoying the very structured nature of the technique itself. The class will continue throughout the summer, updated schedule coming soon. $10/class.
Information/registration: silverspacedance@gmail.com
Studio location: chicagomovingcompany.org more...

Classes at the Hamlin Park Fieldhouse (chicago moving company)

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:32:36 -0500
Fundamentals of Dance Technique Adults – Movement blends concepts from technical modern dance with eastern principals of yoga—to help dancers sing dynamically with their bodies and increase their conscious dancing.
Wednesdays, 6-7:30 pm.
Teacher: Nana Shineflug
Int/Advanced Modern Dance Adults – Shineflug is one of Chicago’s finest teachers; her technique classes focus on establishing a solid center/core of the body, then challenging it in new ways. Nana’s movement blends concepts from technical modern dance with eastern principals of yoga—to help dancers sing dynamically with their bodies and increase their conscious dancing. Live accompaniment by Barry Bennett, CMC composer-in-residence.
Fridays, 10:15 –11:45 am.. more...

CINEYOUTH FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION!

cineyouthfestival1 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:42:43 -0500
Friday, June 20, 2008 at 7PM, Film Row Cinema, Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash   The CineYouth Festival (formerly Future Filmmakers Festival) produced by Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the 44th Chicago International Film Festival, will kick-off with an Opening Night Celebration on Friday June 20, 2008 at 7PM. more...

CINEYOUTH FESTIVAL PANEL & PERFORMANCE!

cineyouthfestival1 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:48:12 -0500
Friday, June 20,2008  3PM-4PM, Louder Than a Bomb is a film about passion, competition, teamwork, and trust. It’s about the joy of being young, and the pain of growing up. more...

CineYouth Festival Green Screen & DIY Workshop!

cineyouthfestival1 — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:58:18 -0500

Saturday, June 21, 2008 3PM-4PM, Youth environmental activists from YAOTL join Open Youth Networks Director Mindy Faber to demonstrate how they are using new digital media networks and DIY participatory culture tools (blogs, googlemaps and social networking) to build awareness about environmental justice. The youth will screen their video, THE CLOUD FACTORY an official selection of CineYouth Festival. This film was funded by Adobe Youth Voices and Listen Up as part of the international TV series BEYOND GREEN. The audience will then contribute their own digital content to the Environmental Justice multimedia map.

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Links Hall Summer Workshops and Performances

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:20:16 -0500
May Workshops
Saturdays, May 3-24, Jeremy Sher, Suzuki Method of Actor Training
Mondays, May 5-26, Julie Mayo/Dim Sum Dance, Skinner Release Technique

JUNE Performances
May 30-June 1 Matter of Reaction Movement Project
June 6-8 Same Planet Different World Dance more...

Leopold Group - open company classes at Galaxie studios

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:13:39 -0500

LEOPOLD GROUP OPEN COMPANY
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Villains

nmtc — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:32:31 -0500
Coming this summer to a theatre near you, NMTC presents a new breed of evil: incompetence. In a season chock full of super hero riff-raff, Villains is the anti-superhero answer to your summer. Villains paints a vivid picture of the true life struggles of making it in a ‘Super-Fied’ world. It’s not all million dollar lasers and man eating viruses…it takes hard work, time, and dedication. And that’s where Jeff comes in; follow the adventures of this self proclaimed leader and his band of misfits: Slab, Lady Woman, The Fate, and Heat Conduction Man as they work to make a name for themselves. Do they have what it takes to steal the Blue Sheik Diamond from the Museum of Geological Discoveries before it leaves town forever? Or are they destined to trudge through the daily grind of their day jobs hoping for few minor misdemeanors. From the dynamic duo that brought you Manos: Rock Opera of Fate, citizens of the world beware…because Villains is coming to town. more...

Women Artist and Designers Wanted

Yadi — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:46:15 -0500
Women Artist and Designers Wanted Location: The River Walk Downtown Chicago Women-Eye is looking for women artist to be apart of a summer long event on the River Walk downtown Chicago. Come sell your art and other products and share your story with other women artist. Start date May 25, 2008 – October 1, 2008. You must be a Women-Eye member to partake in this Vendor opportunity. Membership is $100 per year; go to our website www.womeneye.org click on the link River Walk for more details. Registration space is limited to 20 vendors Women-Eye is looking to create the largest thank you card to honor Women Veterans home from the war come be apart of all of this. Women only thank you. Please feel free to email me with any questions at yadi7@comcast.net or phone me at 847.404-3871. Yadi, Recruitment Women-Eye Inc. Rosemary Reeves, Executive Director 312 280-9651 650 North Dearborn Chicago, IL. 60610

Chicago Dance Supply Gazette 05 30 08

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:26:39 -0500

Dance Shoes and Apparel for Men, Women and Children Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams
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Lessons in Nonprofit Management, Entrepreneurship and Life

shorebank — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:38:51 -0500

ShoreBank & Creative Management Services present:

Lessons in Nonprofit Management, Entrepreneurship and Life

Date: Wednesday, June 25, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM (registration and breakfast at 8:30 AM) more...

Illinois Arts Council eNewsletter

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:26:24 -0500

Illinois Arts Council eNewsletter
Illinois: HeARTland of Creativity more...

Off The Grid: WED Ballet Classes with Asimina Chremos at Hamlin Park

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:35:26 -0500

Off the Grid: Ballet with Asimina Chremos

Wednesdays 10:15am—11:45am; now through through July 9, 2008.

$10 single class, 6 class card $50

Chicago Moving Company, Hamlin Park Fieldhouse at N Damen and W Wellington Aves more...

Modernism, Modernity, and 20th Century Art

MLove — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:42:13 -0500

Modernism, Modernity, and 20th Century Art

This 8-week class is offered downtown at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20

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Sherman Beck Solo Exhibition "Realms and Abstract"

CAR_Alpha — Wed, 28 May 2008 16:15:54 -0500
Sherman Beck, Solo Exhibition: "Realms and Abstract" Reception June 6, 2008 5pm The African-American Cultural Center (AACC) of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) contributes to the academic mission of the university by promoting the expression and analysis of all African-American creative and cultural traditions, the trends developing in these traditions, the African ancestral roots of these traditions, the influence of other cultures on African-American cultures, and the influence of African-American traditions and trends throughout the Diaspora and on other cultures. http://www.uic.edu/depts/aacc/index.html

John Sweitzer - Furniture Featured at Illinois Artisans Shop

illinois artisans program — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:40:38 -0500
This June, the Illinois Artisans Shop features the work of accomplished wood artisan John Sweitzer in a window exhibition Simple Elegance. more...

Galaxie - Summer Swing Classes

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:35:14 -0500
New classes in Social Forms just announced!

3 week Summer Swing Shorties
don't want to miss out on one step of swing, or one Lindy Circle because summer vacation calls!?
all brand new summer Swing Classes will be hosted in 3 week sections.
Same inspiring material, in smaller doses
(this applies to newly announced classes only!)

By popular demand!!!
New Intermediate/Advanced Level classes in social forms! more...

Evolving the Classical Style: From Haydn to Mozart

MLove — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:58:54 -0500

Evolving the Classical Style: From Haydn to Mozart

This 8-week class is offered at the downtown University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20

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Cirque Shanghai: GOLD

hbass — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:31:14 -0500

All new and back for the third straight year: Cirque Shanghai! more...

Comic Books, From Start To Print!

David Downs — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:24:13 -0500
"Comic Books: From Start To Print!" takes the artist through every necessary step to write, draw, and self-publish a professional quality comic book. In just six weeks, artist, David Downs will teach you how to write a script, translate a script into sequential frames, pencil great looking scenes, ink like a pro, color using both Photoshop and watercolor, properly scan your work, and publish it in print and on the web. Whether you're into narratives, fantasy, or super-heroes, this class will help you get started making and publishing comics on your own! The cost for the class is $160, and includes all supplies! more...

COMIC BOOKS From Start To Print

David Downs — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:35:02 -0500
"Comic Books: From Start To Print!" takes the artist through every necessary step to write, draw, and self-publish a professional quality comic book. In just six weeks, artist, David Downs will teach you how to write a script, translate a script into sequential frames, pencil great looking scenes, ink like a pro, color using both Photoshop and watercolor, properly scan your work, and publish it in print and on the web. Whether you're into narratives, fantasy, or super-heroes, this class will help you get started making and publishing comics on your own! The class is every Wednesday for six weeks starting on June 4th and will cost $160. All materials will be supplied! Visit: www.galaxiechicago.com for more information and to sign up! more...

French and Spanish Masters

MLove — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:22:13 -0500

This 8-week class is offered downtown at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 20

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Same Planet Different World Dance Theater Summer Classes

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:51:31 -0500
COMPANY CLASS w/ Joanna Rosenthal more...

Intimate Echoes

judith_joseph — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:56:51 -0500
Paintings and drawings by Susan Dienhart, Nina Raskin and Serna Sheridan; ceramics by Susi Goldstein.

Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge

dcatheater — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:53:38 -0500
BackStage Theatre Company presents the swashbuckling thriller at the Chicago Cultural Center Storefront Theater June 12 – July 20, 2008

BackStage Theatre Company, in association with Chicago DCA Theater, brings its own spin to the swashbuckling thriller in Bloody Bess: A Tale of Piracy and Revenge. Originally performed by Chicago’s own Organic Theatre, the full-out, stunt-filled tale of murder, betrayal, and revenge comes to the Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph Street, from June 12 to July 20, 2008.
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Public Installation by Josue pellot

josuepellot — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:44:52 -0500
For Immediate Release – Conquistadors at It Again, this Time in Neon!!!

For the second time in 500 years, a conquering European Armada has landed on the shores of this continent to disrupt the activities of the unassuming natives. Only this time, they are 48 inches tall and filled with neon gas.
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LADYLIKE: A proper take on feminist art

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:58:48 -0500
LADYLIKE: A proper take on feminist art Jessica Hannah's Showroom 06 more...

12th Annual Chicago Summer Dance starts this week

CAR_Rachel — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:52 -0500
12th Annual Chicago Summer Dance Begins THIS Week Tangouismo, July 3
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Hope in a Hard Place - Beauty and inspiration from Nairobi's vast and awesome Kibera slum

ronreason — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:03:43 -0500

In the aftermath of Kenya’s post-election bloodshed earlier this year, is the country safe and stable? How challenging is life in Africa’s largest slums, for children in particular? Finally, where if at all does joy and wonder and art exist in such a life?

“Hope in a Hard Place,” opening Friday, June 13, 2008, explores these questions. It is the first exhibition at within(Reason), a contemporary art and photo space, 1932 S Halsted St. #408 in Pilsen. Chicago photographer-artist-designer Ron Reason is the creator of the space and the show; the work will include his photographs from two months in Africa this spring, as well as paintings and mixed media by Kenyan artists, including a self-taught collective in the Kibera slum whose work has never been shown outside Nairobi. more...

Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, Gorky’s Summerfolk

MLove — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:28:44 -0500

Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, Gorky’s Summerfolk

This 6-week class is offered downtown at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.

Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 15
Course Decsription
In the final moments of Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard, the family orchard is sold and chopped down to make way for a subdivision of vacation homes. What happens when Russia’s emerging class of professionals – lawyers, doctors, engineers and the like – rent those homes for the summer? That’s exactly what Maxim Gorky (1868–1936) imagined when he wrote Summerfolk (1904), an examination of Russia’s shifting class attitudes before the Revolution. This class will study both plays in English translation.

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Julia Mayer: Relish/Relache

CAR_Rachel — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:47:29 -0500
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