Evanston Art Center (EAC) welcomes Jerome Hausman and Paul Klein to the EAC Board of Trustees. Hausman and Klein respectively bring extensive experience in the arts to the EAC. 

Jerome Hausman is a well respected art educator.  He has served as a professor at several universities and has had numerous works published about art education.  Hausman is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Art institute of Chicago.  Previously, Hausman served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Art Education at the Massachusetts College of Art, and as President and Professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.  Hausman was also awarded the NAEA Art Educator of the Year.  He is a Distinguished Fellow in the National Art Education Association and a member in the Council for Policy Studies in Art Education.  Hausman has also demonstrated his commitment to the arts through his active memberships in a number of art foundations and served as a consultant for Arts in Education Program with the John D. Rockefeller Fund, and is a past trustee of the Ragdale Foundation.  Hausman’s lifelong dedication to art makes him a valued board member at the EAC.

Paul Klein has long been an art advocate and proponent for art in Chicago.  He is an arts journalist, collections consultant, and curator.  In 2006, the Chicago Society of Artists acknowledged his long-term contributions when he was selected as their 2006 Man of the Year.  Klein is currently the Managing Director of the Briddge Group in Chicago, the premiere Art Succession Planning Group in the country comprised of an international consortium working in full partnership with collectors and their wealth of advisory teams.  Briddge acts as an advocate for collectors in lifting art and collectibles out of the typical estates planning process and treating them with the special handling every collection deserves.  Klein most recently served as the Art Consultant/Curator for the recently completed 2.3 million square foot expansion of McCormick Place. He is also well known for his ArtLetter blog, which is posted on www.huffingtonpost.com. Klein’s extensive knowledge and involvement in the art world brings an admirable addition to the EAC.

For more information please visit us online at www.evanstonartcenter.org or contact the EAC at 847-475-5300.

Evanston Art Center (EAC) welcomes Jerome Hausman and Paul Klein to the EAC Board of Trustees. Hausman and Klein respectively bring extensive experience in the arts to the EAC. 

Jerome Hausman is a well respected art educator.  ... more

“Anaïs sings of love among the ruins, coming of age to find yourself an outsider looking for the place you belong, finding other strangers along the way. Details ... are offered like clues or keys to the reality all of us sense is imminent and eternal beneath the surfaces of things."

Hugh Blumenfeld, Sing Out!

From her current home base in a 200-year-old farmhouse in rural Vermont, Anaïs (“uh-NAY-iss”) Mitchell writes songs that are as intimate as conversations and as rich in detail as short stories. The daughter of “hippie back-to-the-landers” whose father was a novelist and English professor, she remembers her family’s home (another farmhouse in the same state) containing “a library full of novels, and lots of old folk and psychedelic rock albums. The books and the records all lived in the same room, which I am sure led to me thinking of songwriting as a kind of literature, a noble poetic enterprise.” No surprise, then, that the reference points of her music may seem to come from all over the map while still interconnected: the country ballads of the Carter Family, the hard-edged cabaret of Brecht and Weill, the story-songs of Randy Newman, the vast narrative scope of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, and the intricately crafted tales of her namesake, bohemian feminist Anaïs Nin, to name afew. All of these influences come together in Hadestown, an epic “folk opera” retelling of the Orpheus myth. .

Genre: Folk

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“Anaïs sings of love among the ruins, coming of age to find yourself an outsider looking for the place you belong, finding other strangers along the way. Details ... are offered like clues or keys to the reality all of us sense is imminent and ... more

Come see Evanston's first performing arts festival as it showcases more than a dozen local performing arts organizations.

Advance admissions are available by calling 847-328-2204
Purchase tickets online by clicking brownpapertickets.com.

Each participating organization will present a 5 minute performance to showcase what it offers.  The performances will take place in one theatre; the second theatre will be filled with tables representing the organizations, as well as food and drink

Free hors d'oeurves & sweets; cash bar with wine, beer, soft drinks

Participating arts organizations will offer discounted tickets and subscriptions that will be available only at this event

Participants: Actor's Gymnasium, Evanston Dance Ensemble, Evanston Symphony Orchestra, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Giordano II, The Lakeside Singers, Light Opera Works, The Musical Offering, Music Institute of Chicago, Next Theatre, North Shore Choral Society, Northwestern University Theatre Dept, Piccolo Theatre, Piven Theatre Workshop, Theatre Zarko,

Come see Evanston's first performing arts festival as it showcases more than a dozen local performing arts organizations.

Advance admissions are available by calling 847-328-2204
Purchase tickets online by clicking... more

A lecture on Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi will be presented by Rochelle Klapman of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

Vaulting ambition, bloody betrayal, murder most foul — it's all here as mighty Verdi synthesizes the Bard's greatest moments, bringing laser-like focus to every character's soul with searing, powerful music.

A lecture on Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi will be presented by Rochelle Klapman of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

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The Sledding Hill,
a stage adaptation of Chris Crutcher's novel produced by B.O.O.K.: Theatre with a Spine.

Celebrating Banned Books Week 2010, The Loft's very own teen theatre troupe, the Bodacious Oracles of Knowledge, presents a stage adaptation of The Sledding Hill, a story about censorship, freedom, ghosts and courage by acclaimed YA author, Chris Crutcher.  Featuring an ensemble cast of teen actors, musicians, and crew, this challenging, provocative production will embody the troupe's slogan, Theatre with a Spine.  Suggested donation at the door: $5.  Recommended for ages 10 & up. 

Do you act?  Play music?  Draw?  Build?  Work stage crew?  Our theatre troupe is open to anyone who wants to participate.  If you're interested in performing or being involved in any way, please email Jarrett, the production's director, at jdapier@cityofevanston.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Location: Main Library, Community Meeting Room

The Sledding Hill,
a stage adaptation of Chris Crutcher's novel produced by B.O.O.K.: Theatre with a Spine.

Celebrating Banned Books Week 2010, The Loft's very own teen theatre troupe, more

A lecture on Carmen by Georges Bizet will be presented by Lillian Celic of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

What could make a man cheat on his fiancée, drive his mother to tears, and ditch a good job? One woman — Carmen! She's the sex-bomb, gypsy seductress who loves them and leaves them — tossing egos and hearts in the dust.

A lecture on Carmen by Georges Bizet will be presented by Lillian Celic of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

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dates: Saturday, October 16th and Sunday October 17th
times: 10:00am to 3:00pm each day
Instructor: Jenny Pfanenstiel, Couture Milliner
price: $170.00 per Person
3 Person Minimum

This event is a two day workshop.  Each person will learn the different types of wool for blocking.  You will learn how to wet, steam and form the wool over a hat block to make a shape of a hat.  Once dry, the hat will then be cut, hand sewn, wired and embellished.  This will truly be a hat that you will wear with pride.  All hat bodies, hat forms and wiring will be provided.  During drying time, Jenny will demonstrate how to make different types of hand made embellishments.  Though she will have other supplies with her, she would like all attendees to bring needles, thread and scissors.  In addition, please bring any buttons, feathers and broaches you may have.  Jenny will show you how you can use these to embellish your hats.

RSVP by October 9th to classes@simplychicagoart.com

dates: Saturday, October 16th and Sunday October 17th
times: 10:00am to 3:00pm each day
Instructor: Jenny Pfanenstiel, Couture Milliner
price: $170.00 per Person
3 Person Minimum

This event is a two day workshop.  Each per... more

A lecture on A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten will be presented by John Piepgras of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

Britten's score literally shimmers and breathes — capturing perfectly the ethos of an enchanted forest where magical things can and do happen (with a few dark undertones to keep things interesting)!

A lecture on A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten will be presented by John Piepgras of the Lyric Opera Lecture Corp.

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Founded in 1975, the Institute for Therapy through the Arts is one of the few comprehensive community-based arts therapy programs in the United States that offers all four arts modalities – Music, Drama, Art, and Dance/Movement therapies. ITA’s mission is to provide, facilitate, develop and research therapeutic experiences using the creative arts process for individuals with challenges caused by psychological, developmental, physical or systemic factors.

ITA is nationally recognized and has distinguished itself in the use of integrated arts approaches to help children and adults with disabilities find healthy and positive ways to express themselves. ITA is currently serving approximately 2,500 individuals at 92 sites in Cook, DuPage, Lake, and McHenry counties. In addition to three in-house clinic locations, ITA makes an impact through key partnerships at schools, adult day centers, hospitals, a drug rehabilitation center, and a domestic violence shelter.

ITA offers one-on-one sessions at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Evanston West (Dempster Street), Highland Park, and Winnetka campuses.

For more information about programs and services, contact Leslee Goldman at 847.905.1500, ext. 161.

Founded in 1975, the Institute for Therapy through the Arts is one of the few comprehensive community-based arts therapy programs in the United States that offers all four arts modalities – Music, Drama, Art, and Dance/Movement therapies. ITA’... more