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Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I was a panelist for one of these forums last spring. They’re really cool. Here’s a link to the audio track for the forum that included me if you’re interested. October 31, 2009 Stand out in a Digital World more info: chicago-music.org Monday November 16, 2009 Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington [...]
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Tonight is the only night you can catch this year's Site Unseen : a site-specific performance event featuring theater, dance, music, and visual art by local and international artists. Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, this year's event focuses on disability — a theme that emerged from curator Julie Laffin 's personal battles with environmental illness and complications...
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Bob Score of the firm Harboe Architects of Chicago will discuss the restoration of Louis Sullivan's Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Store Building on Thursday, Nov. 19, as part of Landmarks Illinois' Preservation Snapshots series. It will take place at the Claudia Cassidy Theater in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. Admission is free to the public and begins at 12:15 p.m. More details here....
US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Age 81 and still taking pictures every day, Barbara Crane’s career retrospective, Challenging Vision, at the Chicago Cultural Center (CCC), hardly scratches the surface of her incredible body of work. She has shown in 170 group exhibitions, 75 solo exhibitions, and her work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, [...]
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
If you're sick of looking at paintings and sculptures all the danged time, for god's sake already, then maybe it's time to give your eardrums a work-out. And here's the perfect venue to do so: the 10th annual Outer Ear Festival of Sound , a celebration of the sonic arts in Chicago presented by the Experimental Sound Studio , the Sound Department of the School of the Art Institute and several other...
Columbia College Chicago (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
INTRODUCING STUDIO CHICAGO A Year-Long Collaboration Celebrating the Working Artist and Creative Spaces October 2009 – October 2010 Program kicks off at Artists at Work Forum on October 29 at Chicago Cultural Center The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, in...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
What do you think of when you hear the words "artist's studio"? Maybe you imagine a small room stocked with tools of the trade, tucked away in a building in which other studios reside. But "artist's studio" can mean many things, from a corner of the cluttered table in one's tiny kitchen to a spare bedroom to a spacious loft in which one can make ginormous sculptures that cost a...
Second City Style (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Fashion Focus Chicago finished last night with an ecologically friendly fashion show, the Vert Couture: Springtime in Chicago event held at the Chicago Cultural Center. The event was the first completely eco-fashion event ever included in Fashion Focus, and it...
THE METHODS REPORTER (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Lally Daley is coming in to her own, chairing a fund-raiser for the Chicago Cultural Center. It's a Halloween party for young people. She gave me an idea on how to dress for another party I attended... (Like this story? Click the headline to vote it up on WindyCitizen.com)
University of Chicago News Office (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Renowned sculptor Ruth Duckworth, whose celebrated career included many close ties with the University of Chicago, died at age 90, Sunday, Oct. 18 in Chicago. Influenced by the great modernists Isamu Noguchi, Henry Moore and Constantin Brancusi, Duckworth’s ...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
This trio of concerts includes solos, duets, and a bunch of people playing a concert entitled "Duality." Cory Tiffin and Alejandro Acierto perform Saturday (Photo by Mireya Acierto) Saturday, October 24 Clarinetists Alejandro Acierto and Cory Tiffin - "Forms of Flight" This concert has been a long time coming. Acierto and Tiffin met while undergraduates at DePaul University, but...
Second City Style (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Attention all Chicagoland fashionistas: The Fall Shopping Extravaganza is happening from 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 pm. today at the Chicago Cultural Center at 72 E. Randolph in the Loop. Featured designers include Michelle Tan, Veil by Laura T. and Alstaire D.,...
chicagotribune.com - Voice of the people (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
If Mayor Daley rescinds seniors' free rides on public transportation, it will be the pits. Seniors have contributed all their lives, paid taxes, honored the city, supported the mayor (in my case, I appreciate the mayor for his devotion to the city and have voted for him). But I daresay that I will be disappointed if this is scrapped and seniors are left to walk or stay home.
Second City Style (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Vert Couture, Springtime in Chicago: "An Evening of Fabulous Eco-Fashion and Environmental Responsibility" Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:00 pm VIP Reception 7:00 pm Vert Couture Runway Show 8:00 pm After Party Reception Chicago Cultural Center, Yates Gallery (Fourth Floor) 78 East...
Feast of Music (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Greetings from Chicago, where the weather is cool and clear, and every door feels open and inviting. I came here primarily for a football game (sadly, my team lost), but there's a range of musical events to fill the rest...
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