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Lake View * Lincoln Square * Ravenswood * Uptown
Pray for peace
Attend a prayer service for peace in the Middle East at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Luther Memorial Church, 2500 W. Wilson Ave. The vigil for peace will continue to be held on the 15th of each month until a just and lasting peace is achieved. Call (773) 539-3018 or www.elca.org/middleeast for additional information.
How to run fest
The City of Chicago invites neighborhood festival organizers to an informational seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. Learn about new rules and regulations for the 2006 neighborhood festival season, grant applications, licensing, permits, general fees, park fees, clean-up, deadlines, and aldermanic notification. The location is the Harold Washington Library, Lower Level, 400 S. State St. (Use the Plymouth Ct. entrance.) For more information, call (312) 744-3315. This event is open to the public.
Raven Theatre's 'Grace & Glorie'
An unexpected and uplifting bond unfolds when Grace, a 90-year-old backwoods woman facing death, and Gloria, a 40-year-old, high powered New Yorker afraid to live, are brought together in "Grace and Glorie," premiering Jan. 27 at Raven Theatre. Set in a ramshackle homestead cottage high in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the show begins as Glorie, a volunteer hospice worker, arrives on Grace’s doorstep and enters her world in more ways than one. The spirited two-person comedy/drama was written by Chicagoan Tom Zeigler and follows a successful 1996 Off-Broadway run.
Directed by founding Raven Company member JoAnn Montemurro, the cast of "Grace and Glorie" stars company member Ester McCormick as Grace and Millicent Hurley Spencer as Glorie. "Grace and Glorie" opens Friday, Jan. 27, at 8:30 p.m. on the West Stage of Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Previews are Jan. 24, 25, and 26 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, students and seniors $12. Call (773) 338-2177. |
| Soprano Nicole Cabell opens 'Chamber Music at North Park' series
Nicole Cabell, winner of the 2005 BBC Singer of The World Competition in Cardiff, will kick off the 25th Anniversary season of “Chamber Music at North Park” (CMNP) at North Park University on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Accompanied by CMNP music director and pianist Elizabeth Buccheri, Cabell will perform Samuel Barber’s "Knoxville 1915," Fernando Obradors’ "Five Classical Spanish Songs," Antonin Dvorak’s "Gypsy Songs, Opus 55," Maurice Ravel’s "Five Greek Folk Songs," and selections from the American musical theater.
New this season, a pre-concert lecture, from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m., will provide context for Cabell’s performance. The Jan. 20 lecture and concert will be held in Anderson Chapel, North Park University, 3225 W. Foster Ave. Tickets are $15, or $10 for seniors, students, and those with disabilities. Call (773) 244-5625. |
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Gold Coast * Lincoln Park * Loop * Near North
Call for chorus members
The Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra (CBASO) is looking for chorus members to join the group for a special one-time performance of Beethoven’s "Ninth Symphony," including his mighty “Ode to Joy.” The special event, part of the Conference of World City Bar Leaders and celebration of the CBASO 20th Anniversary, will take place at Navy Pier on Sept. 16. Singers need not be members of the Chicago Bar Association or lawyers to participate.
For more information about joining the performance, contact Emily Chen at chen@visanow.com or call (312) 279-1900. Please leave your name, phone number and/or email address, and what part you sing (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). Rehearsals begin in February.
Water conservation
The Professional Women’s Club of Chicago is planning a luncheon featuring Jean Flemma, executive director, Prairie Rivers Network, who will speak about ways to help with the conservation of the water supply. It takes place Wednesday, Jan. 18, with 11:30 a.m. registration and 11:45 a.m. luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. The cost is $38 for PWCC members, and $48 for non-members. Reservations are required by Monday, Jan. 16. Call (312) 461-9366 or visit www.pwcc.org.
Balance & fall prevention
More than one-third of adults aged 65 and older fall each year. Over 1.8 million adults in this age group were treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries in 2003, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Older adults and family caregivers can learn to assess risk and prevent falls at a free seminar titled “ A Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention,” from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Rush University Medical Center, Professional Building, 1725 W. Harrison St., Searle Conference Center, Rm. 531. Experts in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation will discuss how to asses risk, improve balance, and reduce falls through exercise, home safety, and monitoring of medications.
Dr. James Young will discuss the conditions contributing to falls and the indicators for a formal balance assessment. Kim Bardsley will provide information on the new Balance Assessment and Treatment Program, which includes Equitest and the SMART Balance Master, equipment used to assess and treat conditions for balance disorders. Diane Genaze will give participants some practical tips on reducing hazards around the house.
Space is limited. Registration is requested. To register for this free program, call (888) 352-RUSH. Free (validated) parking is available at the visitor/ patient parking garage on Harrison St. just west of Ashland Ave.
Clean up your credit
A free Law at the Library seminar titled “Cleaning Up Your Credit” will assist persons in identifying and fixing credit problems. The seminar will be held at Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Reservations are not required. For more information, call (312) 554-2010.
‘The Boxcar Children’
Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences, the city’s oldest continuously operating children’s theatre, continues its 80th season with "The Boxcar Children" by Barbara Field, adapted from the novels by Gertrude Chandler Warner, directed by John Jenkins. The play opens at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, and runs through Saturday, March 11, at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E. Balbo Dr. Performances are Tuesday and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, call the Box Office at (312) 922-1999.
Based on the beloved children’s books, "The Boxcar Children" follows the story of the Alden orphans, who run away to live in an abandoned railroad boxcar when threatened with being sent to different foster homes. After one sibling grows ill, they learn the importance of family and the value of trust. The Aldens' story of courage and survival has been cherished for generations. The play is recommended for ages eight and up.
Tickets are $8. Group rates are available for 15 or more people. Tickets for Saturday performances are available at www.ticketweb.com.
Blood drive
The Center for Whole Health, a program of Chicago Lights at Fourth Presbyterian Church, is sponsoring a blood donor drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, in the Lower Level Activity Center. Call 1-800-GIVELIFE then press 5; or visit www.givelife.org (use code number 3352). Fourth Presbyterian Church is located at 126 E. Chestnut St. There is discount validated parking available in the 900 N. Michigan parking garage. |
| Big Picture Group presents 'dependent study'
Star-crossed or addicted to love? Tongue-tied or bound and gagged? Hypersensitive or utterly desensitized? Boy meets girl meets 21st century America in "dependent study," the latest from Big Picture Group, Chicago’s newest multimedia theatre company. Boy and Girl are on a collision course with media culture in this original performance piece, and the crash leaves them desperately trying to sort out the difference between love and sex, body and image, reality and virtuality. The show runs through Jan. 29 at Live Bait Theater, 3914 N. Clark St. Tickets are $15, students/ industry/ seniors $10; call (847) 297-5285. |
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