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ARTS WEEK EVANSTON...IT’S AWESOME! October 5 - 14, 2007
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* = suitable for children
Friday, October 5
Faces of Evanston: Award-winning Photographs
8:30am to 6pm weekdays and Sat. 8am to 2pm – FREE
First Bank & Trust, 820 Church
Featured Artist: Eric Lee
10:30am to 6pm Tu-W, 10:30am to 8pm Th-Sat, noon to 5 Sun
Maple Avenue Gallery, 1745 Maple
(847) 869-0680
Uninhabited Landscapes
10am to 6pm (continuing all week) - FREE
Exhibit of paintings by Rhonda Gates (1st floor gallery)
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes
(847) 448-8260
Deliberate Creators: Art Encounter’s Adult Painting & Drawing Class
10am to 6pm (continuing all week) - FREE
Exhibit of works by students of Jill King (2nd floor gallery)
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes
(847) 448-8260
Evanston History Center event
1 to 4:30pm - 2-for-1 admission
Tours of the Charles Gates Dawes House
Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood
(847) 475-3410
Opening Celebration of Arts Week
6pm - FREE
Introduction of www.evanstonartsbuzz.com & performances by NU’s Ken Arlen's Quartess, Northwestern University's Dolphin Show, Variations Dance Group, and ETHS Marching Band.
Sherman Plaza, Sherman Avenue & Davis Street
(847) 448-8260
Public Art Committee dedicates new public artwork “The Sea of the Ear-Ring”
7:30pm - FREE
Mayor Lorraine H. Morton & artist Takashi Soga appear at the ceremonial ribbon cutting
Sherman Plaza, Sherman Avenue & Davis Street
(847) 448-8260
Northminster Players: Agnes of God
8pm - $15 (Dinner discounts available)
Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park
(847) 869-9210
Saturday, October 6
Dance Center Evanston Open House *
Call for times - FREE
Open children’s ballet classes
Dance Center Evanston, 1934 Dempster
(847) 328-6683
7th Annual Front Yard Art Sale – Amy O. Woodbury
8am to 4pm (rain or shine)
5% of all sales will benefit Evanston Arts Council
2429 Simpson Street, www.amyowoodbury.com
The Artists of Darrow Street Studios
10am to 4pm - FREE
Visit the working spaces of five ceramic, sculpture, painting and millinery artists
Darrow Street Studio, 1711 Darrow
(847) 570-9257
Demonstration of the Art of Suminagashi
1 to 3pm - FREE
Milena Hughes will create delicate floating images on water
Evanston Art Center, 2603 Sheridan
(847) 475-5300
Evanston History Center event
1 to 4:30pm – see October 5 listing
Figurative Art League Members Exhibition
1 to 4pm - FREE
Opening reception for exhibit of paintings and drawings by FAL members
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes (Studio 215)
(847) 475-8430
Dance Center Evanston Open House *
1:30 to 2:30pm - FREE
Community African Dance class
Dance Center Evanston, 1934 Dempster
(847) 328-6683
Lobelapalooza! *
2pm - FREE
A gathering to share Arnold Lobel’s stories, poems and limericks
Evanston Public Library North, 2026 Central
(847) 866-0330
Evanston Dance Ensemble Open Rehearsal *
3 to 6pm - FREE
Watch a rehearsal of EDE’s Beatles-inspired spring show
Dance Center Evanston, 1934 Dempster
(847) 328-6683
St Mark’s Art Show Opening Reception
4 to 6pm – FREE (exhibition open thru 10/12)
Parishioner’s Art Exhibit
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1509 Ridge
(847) 864-4806
Northminster Players: Agnes of God
8pm – see October 5 listing
Sunday, October 7
Evanston History Center event
1 to 4:30pm – see October 5 listing
Northminster Players: Agnes of God
3pm – see October 5 listing
Opera by Request
2:30 pm - FREE
Opera arias transcribed for flute and harp
North Shore Retirement Hotel, 1611 Chicago
(847) 869-6150
James Buswell, Carol Ou & Micah Yui
3pm - $7 to $20
Violin accompanied by cello & piano
Music Institute, 1490 Chicago Ave.
(847) 905-1500
Monday, October 8
Art Class
9am to noon - FREE
Painting and drawing - bring your own supplies
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge
(847) 448-8250
Ceramics Class
9:30am to 12:30pm - FREE
Make a ceramic project in one day
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge
(847) 448-8250
Good’s of Evanston Staff Art Exhibit
10am to 4pm, Mon-Fri (call to confirm)
Artwork created by artists who work at Good’s of Evanston art supply store
Open Studio Project Gallery 901, 901 Sherman
(847) 475-0390
Where the Sidewalk Ends *
2pm - FREE
American Eagle Productions presents an original musical based on Shel Silverstein’s works
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington
(847) 448-8600
Aerial Circus Arts Class Observation
6 to 7pm & 7:30 to 8:30pm - FREE
Adult circus and performing arts classes open to visitors to watch
The Actors Gymnasium, 927 Noyes
(847) 328-2795
Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1864
7pm - FREE
William Farina discusses his new book about the rise of Grant
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington
(847) 448-8600
Tuesday, October 9
Woodcarving Class
9am to noon – FREE
Learn the craft from a master carver
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge
(847) 448-8250
Shower Singers
12 to 1pm - FREE
A casual drop-in, sing-along group
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge
(847) 448-8250
Aerial Circus Arts Class Observation
7 to 8pm & 8 to 9pm – see October 8 listing
Wednesday, October 10
Craft Class
9:30am to 2:30pm - FREE
Glass fusion, T-shirts, sewing project and other activities
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge
(847) 448-8250
Piven Theatre Workshop’s Performance Project *
5 to 6pm - FREE
Our advanced teen students display Piven at its best!
Noyes Cultural Arts Center (Room 102), 927 Noyes
(847) 866-6597
Cultural Fund Grant Workshop
5:30pm – FREE
Technical assistance workshop for City grant program
Noyes Cultural Arts Center (Room 106), 927 Noyes
(847) 448-8260
OPALS: Rare & Exotic Landscapes *
6 to 7pm - FREE
How the artist, Eve Alfille, finds inspiration in the natural world
Eve J. Alfille Gallery & Studio, 623 Grove
(847) 869-7920
Aerial Circus Arts Class Observation
6 to 7pm – see October 8 listing
Where Mountains Are Nameless
7pm - FREE
Jonathan Waterman gives a multimedia presentation on the Artic National Wildlife Refuge
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington
(847) 448-8600
Reeltime Independent Film and Video Forum
7:30pm - FREE (donations accepted)
Evanston filmmaker Maria Finitzo’s latest documentary Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive
(847) 491-4000
Thursday, October 11
Ceramics Class
9:30am to 12:30pm – see October 8 listing
Next Theatre Company: 365 Days/365 Plays Festival, week 48
Noon, 2 pm & 6:30pm – FREE
Show of new plays by Suzan-Lori Parks
Noon at McGaw YMCA, Chinook Lounge, 1000 Grove St.
2pm at Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington
6:30pm at Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St.
(847) 475-1875 (x2)
Aerial Circus Arts Class Observation
4:45 to 6pm – see October 8 listing
West Side Story II
5:30 to 8:30pm – FREE
Tour Evanston’s west side arts & commercial district studios & loft spaces designed by local architects
Sponsored by Evanston Chamber of Commerce
Start tour at Now We’re Cookin’, 1601 Payne Street
(847) 475-5120
OPALS: Rare & Exotic Landscapes
6 to 7pm – see October 10 listing
Documentary Screening: “Tashi Jong”
7 to 8:30pm – FREE
Depiction of how this Tibetan refugee settlement works hard to preserve their art & culture
TIBETcenter, 828 Dempster
(847) 492-0809
Woodcarving Class
7 to 9pm – see October 9 listing
ECMC Video Expo
7 to 9:30pm - FREE
Evanston video producers show and discuss their works
Evanston Community Media Center, 1285 Hartrey
(847) 869-2510
Casting a Shadow: Creating the Alfred Hitchcock Film
7pm - FREE
Tour of the Hitchcock exhibition followed by the movie Saboteur
Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive
(847) 491-4000
Baroque Band - The Brandenburg Project
7:30pm - $15 to $30
Featuring Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6
Music Institute, 1490 Chicago Avenue
(847) 905-1500
Friday, October 12
Meet Our Legislators
CANCELLED
Coffee & Discussion at Oakton School
(847) 448-8260
Documentary Screening: “Kalachakra: The Wheel of Time”
7 to 8:30pm – FREE
Documentation of creation of sacred Tibetan art of sand mandala
TIBETcenter, 828 Dempster
(847) 492-0809
The Savoyaires: Princess Ida
7:30pm - $10/$15/$20 (Children 12 and under, $5/$10/$15)
Sparkling Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, performed with full orchestra
Chute Auditorium, 1400 Oakton
(847) 251-8767
Light Opera Works: Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill *
8pm - $24 to $39 (mention Arts Week for $10 discount)
A musical review of Kurt Weill’s well-known works
McGaw YMCA Children’s Center, 1420 Maple
(847) 869-6300
Saturday, October 13
Story Time with Corduroy Bear *
10:30am – FREE
Corduroy Bear will be at the store for story time!!
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1630 Sherman
(847) 424-0993
Draw Architecture! Draw Evanston! *
1 to 5pm - FREE
Express your inner architect and draw! Presented by archKIDecture
909 Davis Plaza (Maple and Church)
(847) 869-6363
Figurative Art League Members Exhibition
1 to 4pm - FREE
Exhibit of paintings and drawings by FAL members
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes (Studio 215)
(847) 475-8430
Figure Studio Open House
1 to 3pm - FREE
Evanston Art Center figure studio will be open for artist observation
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes (Studio B13)
(847) 475-5300
Jewelry Studio Open House
1 to 3pm - FREE
Evanston Art Center studio will be open for artist observation
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes (Studio B2)
(847) 475-5300
Noyes Cultural Arts Center Open House
1 to 4pm - FREE
Meet the artists at work, join in the creative process
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes
(847) 448-8260
Printmaking Studio Open House
1 to 4pm - FREE
Evanston Art Center studio will be open for artist observation
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes (Studio B1)
(847) 475-5300
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre: Readings from The James Baldwin Story
2pm & 3pm – FREE
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes
(847) 448-8254
Literature for All of Us
2 to 4pm - FREE
Poetry readings
Macy’s Old Orchard, 1 Old Orchard Mall, Skokie
(847) 869-7323
Anime for Evanston Teens
2pm - FREE
New Youth Anime Club will view and discuss a film selection
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington
(847) 448-8600
Piven Theatre Workshop’s Young People’s Company *
2 to 3pm - FREE
Advanced teen students display Piven at its best!
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes (Room 102)
(847) 866-6597
Documentary Screening: “Midwest Picnic”
7 to 8:30pm – FREE
Cultural performances by dance & music groups of the Midwest
TIBETcenter, 828 Dempster
(847) 492-0809
Faculty & Friends Series – Gail Williams
7:30pm - $7 to $15
One of the most accomplished horn players of her generation features Brahms’ Horn Trio
Music Institute, 1490 Chicago
(847) 905-1500
The Savoyaires: Princess Ida
7:30pm – see October 12 listing
Sunday, October 14
The Savoyaires: Princess Ida
3pm - see October 12 listing
Dance Showcase *
3pm – FREE
Performances by Evanston dance companies
Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge
(847) 448-8260
Musical Offering Coffeehouse Series Concert *
4 to 5pm – FREE (donations accepted)
All-Shostakovich program for violin, cello and piano
The Musical Offering, 743 Custer
(847) 866-6260
Pacifica Quartet - Beethoven Festival
7:30pm - $5 to $20
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle
(847) 467-4000
* = suitable for children
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