Spring 2022 – Clef Notes Chicagoland Journal for the Arts

Museums Spring 2022

Exploring Prehistoric Waters

June 27, 2022 Isaac Jacobs Field Museum

When people hear the word “Jurassic,” perhaps one of the first things that come to mind is the T-Rex, that imposing giant that ruled the lush lands of pre-historic Earth. Perhaps your mind envisions the sprawling pterodactyl scaling the skies and swooping down to snatch up its prey. Thanks to Steven Spielberg and a not-so-small contingent of Hollywood production studios that have brought the dinosaur age to life on the big screen, anybody that hasn’t lived under a rock for the past 20 years has an incredibly vivid picture to conjure when it comes to imagining Jurassic life. And yet that image is truly only part of…

Arts Chicago Arts and Culture Classical Music Spring 2022

DuPage Community Concert Band Presenting Works of Sousa and Sondheim

April 21, 2022 Patrick Curran

DuPage Community Concert Band, under the baton of Dr. Mark A. Taylor, performs an excitingly diverse program for its spring concert at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2.

Arts Chicago Arts and Culture Spring 2022 Theater

TimeLine Theatre Company names Mica Cole New Executive Director

April 21, 2022 Patrick Curran

TimeLine Theatre Company recently announced that it has named Mica Cole as the company’s new executive director, effective May 16.

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Art in Wilder Park Returns for 25th Season

April 13, 2022 Patrick Curran

In conjunction with Elmhurst Art Museum’s 25th year of inspiring its community, the museum and RGL Marketing for the Arts launch summer festival season with

Chicago Arts and Culture Classical Music Orchestra Spring 2022

Riccardo Muti Opens Next Residency with Missy Mazzoli World Premiere

March 26, 2022 Patrick Curran

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Music Director Riccardo Muti returns to Chicago in March and April to lead the symphony orchestra in works by Mazzoli, Mahler, Bruckner, Britten, Strauss and Schumann during two weeks of subscription concerts.

Chicago Arts and Culture Classical Music Music Orchestra Spring 2022

CYSO’s “Listen to the Future” Gala Raises More Than $680,000

March 26, 2022 Patrick Curran

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) hosted its 2022 Gala “Listen to the Future,” celebrating CYSO’s 75th Anniversary season at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Ave., Saturday, March 12.

Arts Chicago Arts and Culture Spring 2022 Venues

$2.1 Million Expedited by Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation

March 23, 2022 Patrick Curran

One year after its April 2021 announcement of $3 million in expedited funding, and two years after its April 2020 announcement of nearly $3 million in expedited finding, the Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (the Foundation) has announced a third wave of support, expediting an additional $2.1 million that includes: $1.6 million in expedited payments to Chicago small arts organizations in the midst of their multi-year award; and $576,000 in general operating renewal grants.

Arts Chicago Arts and Culture Classical Music News Orchestra Spring 2022

Illinois Phil’s Christina Salerno Named ICO Executive Director of the Year

February 20, 2022 Vickie Moore

The Illinois Council of Orchestras (ICO) has bestowed a major award upon Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) naming IPO’s Christina Salerno as the 2022 Executive Director of the Year.