Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum is Back for its 12th Year with New Sensory Evening and More
It’s that time of year again! Tickets for the holiday favorite 12th annual Illumination: Tree Lights at the Morton Arboretum,
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Author: Patrick Curran
Time to Dance Hosts 3rd Annual “Tea Time to Dance” Fundraiser
The Board of Time to Dance and co-founders Dr. Chervony Belsky and Lisa Gold will host a celebration of the
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Adler Planetarium Announces “Other Worlds” – An Interactive Look at Planets
Adler Planetarium announces the opening of Other Worlds, a new permanent exhibition that explores planetary bodies throughout the universe from the familiar to the extreme including gas giants, ice giants, super Earths, rocky worlds and more. Travel beyond our solar system to learn about the more than 5,000 discovered exoplanets that orbit around other stars and get a new perspective on the planets closest to ours. Other Worlds encompasses around 6,500 feet of exhibit space and replaces the iconic Our Solar System gallery, which first opened to the public in 2012.
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ANNIE Returns to Chicago This Holiday Season
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) announced that the iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12 through December 1. Tickets for ANNIE go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 10:00AM CT.
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Michael Schreffler Appointed Director of New Notre Dame Arts Initiative
Art historian and College of Arts and Letters Associate Dean for the Arts Michael Schreffler has been named director of the University of Notre Dame’s new Arts Initiative emerging from “Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework.”
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Maestro Kirk Muspratt Celebrates 20 Years with New Philharmonic at the MAC in October
New Philharmonic, under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, opens its 2024-2025 Season with “Ravel & Mahler,” at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) with performances 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6.
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PARA.MAR Dance Theatre Makes Its Premiere Presentation of Mixed Repertory Works on a Proscenium Stage with “/V.Anthology/”
The Chicago-based contemporary ballet company PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, makes their Studebaker Theater debut with “/ v. anthology /,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. These performances mark the company’s premiere presentation of mixed repertory works on a proscenium stage in Chicago.
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3Arts Announces Ten Artists Each Receiving $30,000 Unrestricted Grants at 2024
3Arts, the Chicago-based nonprofit grantmaking organization, announced the recipients of this year’s 3Arts Awards, with over half a million dollars distributed to local artists.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Opens 49th Season with Noises Off by Michael Frayn
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is pleased open its 49th season with a revival of Michael Frayn’s classic comedy Noises Off, directed by Tony Award-winning ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County, The Minutes), presented in a co-production with Geffen Playhouse.
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The Morton Arboretum Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Morton Arboretum will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 with cultural programs, a Celebración de los Árboles festival and opportunities to learn about its scientific work to protect and conserve threatened trees and ecosystems in Latin America.
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