By Effie Mihopoulos
Special to Inside
Special to Inside
The 18th Annual Bucktown Arts Fest will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24, in Senior Citizens Park at the corner of Oakley and Lyndale avenues (2300 North/2300 West). A mix of visual art and the performing arts—poetry, music, dance and theatre—make the Fest unique. Admission is free.
Over 170 visual artists will participate in this juried event. They are selected based on the quality of their work and clearness of their artistic vision, and cover a broad spectrum of media—paintings, jewelry, fine art, and handcrafted items. The Fest features work by Carl Vogtmann, photographer; work by Anne Leuck Feldhaus, painter; and work by Laura Kostka, ceramist, among many others.
The Bucktown Arts Fest has a free admission policy and is produced entirely by volunteers, many of whom reside in the community.
Anyone interested in volunteering can call (312) 409-8305 or e-mail artsfest@enteract.com for more information.
After strolling the park and enjoying (and buying!) the art, guests can spend time taking in all the free performances of music, dance lessons, theatre performances, interactive art and poetry workshops. A wide range of events includes
*The Pontian Dance Troop
*a belly dancing class by Djalaal (3 p.m., Sunday)
*Indonesian shadow puppet theatre by master dancer/puppeteer I Gusti Ngurah Kertayuda (2:30 p.m., Sunday)
*The Nelson Algren Committee's presentation of a one-man show by Warren Leming based on the life of Algren with actor Darryl Warren (Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m.)
*Chicago Moving Company's Nana Shineflug in Loie Fuller's "The Bat" (with an elaborate costume featuring large lengths of material manipulated by 12' poles)
*salsa dance lessons with the Queen of Salsa, Anyes Daskal (Saturday and Sunday, 6 p.m.)
*tai chi classes with Daniel Guidara (Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.)
*All the classes will include a lecture demo.
*Performances by Trap Door Theatre (a play by Shakespeare adapted and directed by Michael S. Pieper), Dream Theatre ("Anna in the Dark" on Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.), Black Forest ("Another Korea Revisted," by James Moeller), Poets on Pedestals in their annual tribute to Walt Whitman, City Lit ("Rainy Day Stories," a children's play), and more theatre and dance from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. curated by Effie Mihopoulos
*A papermaking demonstration by artist Eden Stern
*Live music featuring a variety of local bands curated by Rob Brookman on the Bucktown Arts Fest music stage
*Cin Salach, nationally known poet of page and stage, will organize poetry readings and will lead an interactive poetry workshop for children
*Local ceramist Carol Tarnoff will lead a tile painting workshop
Guests of the Fest can grab a bite to eat or a drink in the beer garden and take in the sights and sounds while relaxing at a table with friends.
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