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  • New Philharmonic to Present “A Night of Broadway and Opera”
  • Wrightwood 659 Collaborator Jonathon David Katz Awarded Prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
  • Joffrey Ballet to Present First Performance Since Start of the Pandemic
  • Shedd Aquarium Plans to Safely Reopen to the Public on January 27
  • Emmy Award Winner Scott Silberstein to Receive Inaugural Maurice Seymour Award
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Jeffrey-Foucault
Autumn 2020 Music 

Interview with Singer/Songwriter Jeffrey Foucault

December 16, 2020January 24, 2021 Fred Cummings
The People In Your Neighborhood by artist Dont Fret
Art Autumn 2020 Chicago Arts and Culture 

Meeting the Moment: A Pandemic Puts Public Art in Focus

November 3, 2020November 19, 2020 Leslie Price
Black-Ensemble-Theater
Autumn 2020 Theater 

A Question of Diversity

November 3, 2020November 19, 2020 Leslie Price
The-Long-Dream
Art Autumn 2020 

Surreality: Preview of “The Long Dream” at MCA

November 3, 2020November 27, 2020 Isaac Jacobs
Chicago-Dance-History-Project
Autumn 2020 Ballet Dance 

Chronicling Chicago Dance

November 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Vickie Moore
New-Philharmonic
Arts Theater 

New Philharmonic to Present “A Night of Broadway and Opera”

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran
Jonathon-David-Katz
Architecture Art 

Wrightwood 659 Collaborator Jonathon David Katz Awarded Prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran
Joffrey-Ballet-Bolero
Ballet Dance 

Joffrey Ballet to Present First Performance Since Start of the Pandemic

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran
Shedd-Aquarium
Museums 

Shedd Aquarium Plans to Safely Reopen to the Public on January 27

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran

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Jeffrey-Foucault
Autumn 2020 Music 

Interview with Singer/Songwriter Jeffrey Foucault

December 16, 2020January 24, 2021 Fred Cummings

Born in the Midwestern bastion of Wisconsin, singer, songwriter and producer, Jeff Foucault brings a workman’s sensibility to his art

The-Magic-Parlour
Ballet Music Theater 

The MAC to Stream Holiday Programming with Christmas On Demand this Season

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 David Henley
Singer-Camila-Meza
Music Summer 2020 

LUMINARY: Q&A with Singer/Songwriter Camila Meza

October 23, 2020November 16, 2020 Fred Cummings
Harper-Library-at-University-of-Chicago
Architecture Classical Music Music 

Architecture and Music Meld in New University of Chicago Series

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Vickie Moore
Lyric Opera Names Sylvia Neil First Woman Board Chair
Music 

Lyric Opera Names Sylvia Neil First Woman Board Chair

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Vickie Moore

Dance

Joffrey-Ballet-Bolero
Ballet Dance 

Joffrey Ballet to Present First Performance Since Start of the Pandemic

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran

The Joffrey Ballet recently announced the world premiere of Boléro, its first performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Named after the acclaimed orchestral piece by composer Maurice Ravel and choreographed by Joffrey Company Artist Yoshihisa Arai, the performance will be streamed in one free performance on February 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on the Joffrey’s YouTube channel, youtube.com/TheJoffreyBallet.

They-Sky-Was-Different-Still
Dance 

Hubbard Street Dance to Premiere Jonathan Fredrickson Film “The Sky Was Different”

November 3, 2020November 27, 2020 Vickie Moore
Chicago-Dance-History-Project
Autumn 2020 Ballet Dance 

Chronicling Chicago Dance

November 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Vickie Moore
WIth-Rumi
Dance 

Mandala to Present “With Rumi” September 26th

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Vickie Moore

Theater

New-Philharmonic
Arts Theater 

New Philharmonic to Present “A Night of Broadway and Opera”

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran

New Philharmonic, the professional orchestra in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), opens 2021 with “A Night of Broadway

Scott-Silberstein
Theater 

Emmy Award Winner Scott Silberstein to Receive Inaugural Maurice Seymour Award

January 3, 2021January 24, 2021 Patrick Curran
David-Wilkinson
Arts Theater 

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces Limited Engagement of Scott Silven’s, “The Journey”

January 3, 2021January 24, 2021 Patrick Curran
Raven-Theatre
Arts Theater 

Raven Theatre Cancels Its Entire 2020-21 Season Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

January 3, 2021January 24, 2021 Patrick Curran

Museums

Works from paints to sculpture to film

Shedd-Aquarium
Museums 

Shedd Aquarium Plans to Safely Reopen to the Public on January 27

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 Patrick Curran

Following the announcement from Governor Pritzker on January 18 concerning Chicago’s shift to Tier 2 COVID-19 mitigation standards, Shedd Aquarium announced that it is prepared to safely reopen to its members on Wednesday, January 27. Members will enjoy three full days of exclusive access before the aquarium reopens to the general public on Saturday, January 30.

Museum-of-Contemporary-Art-Chicago
Museums 

Museum of Contemporary Art Awarded $2.5M from The Andrew Mellon Foundation

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Vickie Moore
Barrens-Topminnow
Museums Summer 2020 

Shedd Aquarium Boards New Guests in Support of Conservation Efforts

June 1, 2020August 18, 2020 Isaac Jacobs
Chicago-During-Coronavirus-Closures
Museums 

Chicago History Museum Launches Effort to Collect COVID-19 History in Real Time

April 17, 2020April 21, 2020 Vickie Moore

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