Gold Coast • Lincoln Park • Loop • Near North
Get past unemployment
Career Connections for Professionals presents "Getting Past Emotional Unemployment: Helping Yourself and Others," featuring Diane Wilson, LCPC, a licensed clinical professional counselor. Understand the inner terrain of career changes — the part most people don’t talk about. Get past the often confusing and crazy aspects of not having meaningful work. Gain resources for winning the mental game of creating changes. Develop daily practices to make the "journey" smoother and to improve the trip. The event takes place 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Jewish Vocational Service, 1 S. Franklin St., Room 103. For more information, call (312) 673-3437. An RSVP is required by April 27: jvsccp@jvschicago.org or (312) 673-3437. There will be free admission, networking and refreshments. This is for people of all faiths.
Free choral concert
The UIC Choirs presents An Evening of Chamber Music, a free concert featuring choral works of various styles and historical periods, at 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Notre Dame Church of Chicago, 1336 W. Flournoy St. Donations are appreciated.
The UIC Chamber Choir, a 32-voice mixed ensemble, will perform works by Busto and Dett, and will showcase the bold, innovative piece "Magnificat," by Imant Raminsh. The 30-voice Women’s Choral Ensemble will perform Faure’s "Messe Basse," Dunfuflé’s motet "Tota Pulchra Es," and works by Schubert, Britten, and Copland.
The public is invited to enjoy an exciting, intimate evening of fine choral music. For more information, call (312) 355-2434.
'Infertility: Reaching for Resolution'
The Illinois Chapter of RESOLVE will host an informative, all-day symposium titled "Infertility: Reaching for Resolution" on Saturday, April 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, 540 N. Michigan Ave. For more information, call (800) 395-5522 or (773) 743-1623, visit resolveofillinois.org or email info@resolveofillinois.org.
Palette & Chisel
In a landmark Italianate mansion, complete with a coach house and secret garden, is a unique colony of artists. This is the Palette & Chisel, a jewel on Chicago’s Gold Coast. Perhaps you have passed by and wondered what might be happening behind the wrought-iron fence at 1012 N. Dearborn St.
About every two weeks, a new show opens giving you an opportunity to purchase fine art and discover emerging artists. The public is invited to view an exhibition of works by Marion Steffy and Lenore Murphy in the galleries of the historic Palette & Chisel Fine Arts Academy, 1012 N. Dearborn Ave. The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, April 22, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., and extends through May 1.
Steffy works exclusively in oil, painting plein air and in her studio to create striking and vibrant images. This exhibition offers the artist’s collection of still life and landscapes painted throughout the world. Through splashes of color and unique compositions, Steffy renders her subjects with a palette of color to express the warmth and beauty of nature. Her works are in private collections and she has exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Viet Name Museum and Gallery, the Palette, Pumpernickel Gallery, Union Pier, Michigan, and galleries throughout the country.
Murphy works in a variety of media: Watercolor, Oils, Chinese Brush, and Conte. Many of her landscapes are plein air from Chicago and from trips in Europe and other continents. Also, she will have oil portraits of models in the exhibit. Murphy’s paintings are in corporate offices in several midwestern states and in private collections throughout the country. She has exhibited at Palette & Chisel, Friends of the Arts, and several art shows in the Chicago area. This May, June, and July she will be exhibiting her work at the John Merlo Branch Library, 644 W. Belmont Ave.
Stop in as a patron, a curious passerby, a person seeking a unique arty experience, or a neighbor, and become part of a gathering of artists.
For more information, call (312) 642-4400.
'Paper Hats'
From whimsical to elegant, paper hat creations by hundreds of top artists will be auctioned to benefit the Center for Book & Paper Arts at Columbia College Chicago. The evening event will feature a pre-auction of one-of-a-kind chapeaux. Attendees are encouraged to "dress to the nines" and expect a fine time.
Artists include Audrey Niffenegger, Beatrice Coron, Nick Cave, Bill Drendel, and Karen Stahlecker. The event takes place at Wood Street Gallery, 1239 N. Wood St., on Saturday, April 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m. The cost is $30 general public, $25 members of the Columbia Center for Book & Paper Arts.
For reservations and information, call (312) 344-6630.
Zoning Law meeting
The City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development is inviting community organizations, leaders and citizens to attend local meetings to get a better understanding of the new zoning law and how it will impact their neighborhoods. A meeting will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., on Thursday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. Find out about new zoning, including the process and schedule for updating neighborhood maps.
Last year the Chicago City Council adopted a new Zoning Code, marking the City’s first comprehensive zoning law revision since 1957.
Kids' Pick
"The Cabinet": This adult puppet show is too weird, slow and scary for anyone under 10, but your moody tween will love it. The Victorian goth-chic, the creepy subject matter and the Johnny Depp good looks of the leading puppet will please any kid who likes Tim Burton or shops at Hot Topic.
For more on "The Cabinet," and for other reviews by Reina Hardy, check out Way Off Loop at insideonline.com.
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