Black History Month Exhibition

The Artists Opening Reception will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 29 at the Noyes Gallery. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Live music will be played by blues guitarist Vince Agwada

This exhibition will be curated by Phillip J. Turner and is collaboratively presented by Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center and the City of Evanston Cultural Arts Division.

Renaissance Reloaded:
Art In Black Chicago, Then and Now
In Celebration of Black History Month

Curator: Phillip Turner
Gallery 1 & 2
JANUARY 28-MARCH 21

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Black History Month Exhibition

The Artists Opening Reception will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 29 at the Noyes Gallery. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Live music will be played by blues guit... more

The Inspector General

(dir. Andrew Biliter) Community leaders in a corrupt Russian town are terrified to hear that a government official is coming—in disguise—to inspect how they run things. In their scramble to sweep their sins under the rug, the locals determine that the inspector is at the inn, posing as a penniless gambler. The gambler plays along, becoming king for a day in this sublime situation comedy by Nikolai Gogol. Performance dates: January 20th-22nd and 27th-29th.
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The Inspector General

(dir. Andrew Biliter) Community leaders in a corrupt Russian town are terrified to hear that a government official is coming—in disguise—to inspect how they run things. In their scramble to sweep their sins un... more

Words & Music hosted by Ingrid Graudins feat. Anna Fermin, Al Day, Dave Sills &
Anna Fermin is an award-winning singer, songwriter, recording artist, visual artist and voice over actor living and working in Chicago. She led her alt-country band Trigger Gospel to critical acclaim, touring the country and Europe, winning over fans with her powerful voice and melody-driven originals. Releasing five albums independently, Anna has become, "one of Chicago's most treasured voices" (Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune). Currently producing her new solo project, Anna continues to be a strong and influential voice in Chicago’s music scene as a mentor to young and aspiring singer-songwriters.

Al Day, once hailed as "Most Promising Songwriter" by Chicago Magazine, his current record, GUEST HOUSE is a collection of songs that has been described as “Americana Noir”. His songs bear the angst of the street, of the city, and of the heart. The CD features Al’s trio with Marc Edelstein and Don Stiernberg. Al has written several concert theater pieces, one of which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (co-written with Doug Lofstrom). Al is part of a spoken word and music work-in-progress piece called "Cracks in the Foundation" with guitarist/songwriter, Randy Lee and journalist/singer/songwriter, Charles Madigan.

He took up the cello to meet a girl, ended up playing guitar instead, and then ditched his career as a lawyer because of music. (No, he didn’t get the girl.) Dave’s most recent album, SEA OF STRANGERS, was recorded in 2009, released in 2010 and was named among the "Best of Local Anesthetic 2010" by WXRT DJ Richard Milne. He has performed at many of the best Chicago venues, and has sung with Peter Himmelman at SPACE, Schuba’s and The Park West.

Born in NY City, now living in Chicago, Andrew delivers his unique brand of ‘truth is stranger (and often funnier) than fiction’ tales with catchy melodies and a hearty dose of sarcasm and wit. Having started a career as a stand-up comic, his live shows are energetic and interactive, with a folk-rock-comedy blend. Andrew was a semi-finalist in the selection process for the CBS show, Survivor III, which was to be filmed in Africa. He didn’t make the final cut, but the producers of the show did love his video tape submission which featured his “Survivor Theme Song.” In March, 2003, he released his fourth CD, Live at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA.
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Words & Music hosted by Ingrid Graudins feat. Anna Fermin, Al Day, Dave Sills &
Anna Fermin is an award-winning singer, songwriter, recording artist, visual artist and voice over actor liv... more

The Boocoo monthly blues jam meets on the last Monday of every month at 7:30pm. Love the Blues? Play the Blues? Sing the Blues? Come on over and jam with the Boocoo Blues Band. If you come to perform, you’re in for free. Want to listen to some great blues? You’re in for 3 bucks.
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The Boocoo monthly blues jam meets on the last Monday of every month at 7:30pm. Love the Blues? Play the Blues? Sing the Blues? Come on over and jam with the Boocoo Blues Band. If you come to perform, you’re in for free. Want to listen to some grea... more

Join us at Northwestern's own observatory for an evening of stargazing! Block Museum senior curator Debora Wood will give a presentation about the first printed representations of the constellations. Michael Smutko, distinguished senior lecturer in physics and astronomy, will discuss how stars were mapped before the invention of the telescope. Aftwards we'll view the night sky through the University astronomy department's historic telescope. Limited to 30 participants. Preregistration is required at 847.491.4852 or blockeducation@northwestern.edu. Rain date is February 15.
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Join us at Northwestern's own observatory for an evening of stargazing! Block Museum senior curator Debora Wood will give a presentation abou... more

An evening of combo jazz celebrating the music of saxophonist, composer, and multiple Grammy winner Wayne Shorter. His carefully composed, uniquely complex charts have influenced numerous neo-bop artists—notably Branford Marsalis—and many of his tunes have become jazz standards.
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An evening of combo jazz celebrating the music of saxophonist, composer, and multiple Grammy winner Wayne Shorter. His carefully composed, uniquely ... more

Radical Light: Stories Untold

Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:00 PM FREE
(Various directors, 1968–99, USA, 16mm and video, Approx. 100 min.)

This shorts program is part of a touring series curated by the Pacific Film Archive to accompany the release of the book Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945–2000. Stories Untold features creative approaches to storytelling that cleverly integrate form and content. James Broughton’s The Bed is a playful exploration of amorous activities on and around the titular piece of furniture; Scott Stark’s I’ll Walk With God employs images from flight safety pamphlets to illustrate a rapturous climb into the heavens; and the late, great George Kuchar offers an homage to melodrama and meteors in A Reason to Live. This program also includes work by Max Almy, Chip Lord, Curt McDowell, and Anne McGuire.

Selected programs from the Radical Light film series are being presented at Block Cinema (02/02), Conversations at the Edge (CATE) at the Gene Siskel Film Center (2/16), and Chicago Filmmakers (2/24).

Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area: Book, Film, and Video Tour was curated by Kathy Geritz and Steve Seid, Film and Video Curators at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, and Steve Anker, Dean of the School of Film/Video at California Institute of the Arts. The tour is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the William H. Donner Foundation.

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Radical Light: Stories Untold

Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:00 PM FREE
(Various directors, 1968–99, USA, 16mm and video, Approx. 100 min.)

This shorts program is part of a touring serie... more

Daniel J. Farris, conductor

Jennifer Higdon, Zaka

Joseph Schwantner, Music of Amber

Mark-Anthony Turnage, This Silence

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Daniel J. Farris, conductor... more

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The Last Movie

Friday, February 3, 2012 7:00 PM
(Dennis Hopper, 1971, USA, 35mm, 108 min.)

Levels of "reality" collide in this wildly nonlinear film concerning a stuntman (Hopper) who stays behind in Peru when the Sam Fuller-directed Western he's working on falls apart due to the accidental death of its star (Dean Stockwell). Loitering in the jungle, he later discovers the native Peruvians shooting their own movie on the abandoned film sets: the wicker "cameras" may be fake, but the violence they "film" is all too real. This hotly anticipated follow-up to Easy Rider was the toast of the Venice Film Festival but at home provoked popular and critical scorn unequaled until Heaven's Gate, and halted Hopper's career until the mid '80s. "The Last Movie is an act of visionary aggression that desecrates Hollywood's universal church."—J. Hoberman, The Village Voice

Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive

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The Last Movie

Friday, February 3, 2012 7:00 PM
(Dennis Hopper, 1971, USA, 35mm, 108 min.)

Levels of "reality" collide in this wildly nonlinear film concerning a stuntman (Hopper) who stays behind in Peru... more

Mallory Thompson, conductor; Walfrid Kujala, piccolo

Walter Piston, Tunbridge Fair

David Amram, King Lear Variations

Daniel Dorff, Flash! (featuring soloist Walfrid Kujala)

Claude Debussy (arr. Merlin Patterson), The Engulfed Cathedral

Igor Stravinsky, Symphonies of Wind Instruments

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Mallory Thompson, conductor; Walfrid Kujala,... more

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Blood Money

Saturday, February 4, 2012 2:00 PM
(Rowland Brown, 1933, USA, 35mm, 65 min.)

In this down and dirty exploration of the Los Angeles underworld, George Bancroft plays Bill Bailey, a crooked bail bondsman who can bribe his way out of any jam. Doe-eyed Frances Dee plays against type as socialite Elaine Talbart, a masochistic kleptomaniac looking for a bad man to treat her wrong. Mayhem ensues when the two get mixed up with a serial bank robber. Blood Money is a deliciously perverse tale of double-crosses and dark desires. This still shockingly subversive film garnered the dubious honor of being first on the list of banned films from the Catholic Church’s Legion of Decency.

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Blood Money

Saturday, February 4, 2012 2:00 PM
(Rowland Brown, 1933, USA, 35mm, 65 min.)

In this down and dirty exploration of the Los Angeles underworld, George Bancroft plays Bill Bailey, a crooked bail bondsman who can b... more

Robert G. Hasty, conductor; Samuel Suggs, double bass

Georges Enesco, Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major

William Walton, Façade: Suite No. 2

Giovanni Bottesini, Concerto for Double Bass No. 2 in B Minor

W. A. Mozart, Serenade No. 9 in D Major (“Posthorn”)

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Robert G. Hasty, conductor; Samuel Suggs, do... more

Racking up five first-prize awards at prestigious guitar competitions in 2008 alone, Irina Kulikova firmly cemented her place amongst classical guitar’s buzz-worthy talent. She has performed in some of Europe’s finest halls and festivals, including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Salzburg’s annual Schlosskonzerte, and has released two albums with Naxos Records. Al Kunze of Soundboard magazine raves about her debut release on Naxos, saying that it is “some of the most sheerly beautiful playing I have ever heard.” Her program will include works by Bach, Barrios, Sor, and more.
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Racking up five first-prize awards at prestigious guitar competitions in 2008 alone, more