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The Good Life!
Senior Travel and Entertainment
Legacy Girls Trio Announces
Summer Performance Dates
Legacy Girls invites you to come on out for some world-famous chicken and enjoy
some great music from two very distinct and unique eras. Come along with them as they boogie woogie to the hits of the famous Andrews
Sisters of the 30s and 40s, or be-bop to the songs you know and love from the
50s and 60s! Whichever show you attend, you’ll be sure to have a fun, nostalgic trip down memory lane.
In their production of “America’s Wartime Sweethearts”, Legacy Girls entertains with the famous three-part harmonies, costumes, and
synchronized dance moves of the Andrews Sisters. The show brings a focus to these great United States of America and especially
the World War II veterans and their families who made those great sacrifices so
long ago. With hits like Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Rum and Coca-Cola, Chattanooga Choo Choo, and of
course, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, audiences are reconnected with the times of
the past through the songs that uplifted and unified a nation.
The group will be performing their “America’s Wartime Sweethearts” at the White Fence Farm in Romeoville on July 22, Sept. 23, and a special show
in honor of Veteran’s Day on Nov. 12.
Legacy Girls also offers a fun-filled romp through the music of the 50s and 60s
with their newest show, “Those Nifty Fifties and Sixties.” You’ll experience a fun flash from the past with the tunes from the famous doo-wop
decades. Show dates for “Those Nifty Fifties and Sixties” at the White Fence Farm in Romeoville are Aug. 27 and Oct. 29. The October 29
date is extra fun because you get to come dressed in your favorite 50s or 60s
attire! You know you’ve been waiting for the perfect excuse to put that cool stuff back on. Now’s your chance!
Legacy Girls also has several performances scheduled at the beautiful Starved
Rock Lodge in Utica. Check out their website at www.starvedrocklodge.com for specific dates.
Come relive the musical legacies with Legacy Girls! Visit the website at www.legacygirls.com or call 630-851-7609 for ticket
information. Special group rates are available.
College Art Gallery Opens Exhibits for New Season
Eight diverse art exhibitions, encompassing everything from concepts of a
mythical paradise to air and space photography, are planned for the 2010-11
season at the College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art.
The gallery will present the following exhibits in the coming year, and opening
receptions with food and entertainment are planned on Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m.
for each exhibit. All receptions and exhibits are free and open to the public.
The first exhibit, “From Here to Paradise” from July 9 through Aug. 13, consists of works by the Mythopian Artists Group,
a group of seven highly respected Midwestern artists with an interest in
narrative painting in a contemporary context. In this exhibition, they examine
the concept of what a contemporary paradise might be and what it takes to get
there. The artists are Kim Laurel, Karena Karras, Robert Kameczura, Steve
Sherrell, James Mesplé, Diane Levesque and Christine O’Connor. The exhibit’s opening reception will by held at 7 p.m. July 9.
Aug. 20 to Sept. 26: Carrie Schneider: Photography & Video. Working in ambiguously narrative photography and video, Carrie Schneider
mines the complexities of relationships, both romantic and familial; nature;
and the self. Schneider, formerly of Chicago, now resides in New York City.
Reception will be held Aug. 20.
Oct. 1 to Nov. 7: Recent Works: A Juried Competition. This 29th annual
competition includes all fine art media and is open to all artists who reside
or work in Lake County. Approximately $2,000 will be presented in cash prizes
and purchase awards for the college’s art collection. Reception: Oct. 1.
Nov. 12 to Dec. 12: Tim Vermeulen: Inscrutable. Chicago artist Timothy Vermeulen
is a contemporary oil painter who paints self portraits with psychological and
social narrative themes. Reception will be held Nov. 12.
Jan. 14 to Feb. 20, 2011: Members Exhibition. A diverse group show of all fine
art media by approximately 100 Lake County, Illinois artists. Funds from artist
memberships support the endowment of the Robert T. Wright Gallery. Reception
will be held Jan. 14.
Feb. 25 to April 10: Binh Pho: Wood Turner. Binh Pho, who escaped his native
Vietnam after the Communist takeover and now resides in the Chicago area,
creates figurative and abstract imagery on delicately pierced and painted wood
vessels. His forms and subjects come from memories, Eastern culture, Zen mind
and his own playful thoughts. Reception will be held Feb. 25.
April 15 to May 14: The College of Lake County Student Art Competition. A juried
exhibit by current art students at CLC featuring painting, drawing, computer
graphics, photography, ceramics, jewelry, digital media and sculpture. The Lake
County Art League sponsors two $500 scholarships for art students. Reception
will be held April 15.
May 20 to July 1: Roland Miller and Steven Mark: Air & Space. Miller, of Grayslake, exhibits photographs that examine the winding down
of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program and the buildup of the next generation of
manned rockets. He combines documentary and abstract approaches to the subject.
Steven Mark, of Antioch, will feature photographs from his documentary series on
Galt Airport in Greenwood, Ill. Reception will be held May 20.
The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art on the Grayslake Campus, a project
of the College of Lake County Foundation, is located at 19351 W. Washington St.
For further information, contact curator Steve Jones at 847-543-2240, by email
at sjones@clcillinois.edu, or on the web at www.gallery.clcillinois.edu/.
Exhibit hours vary during college breaks, so call or check the website for
current hours.
Orion Ensemble Announces
2010-11 Season Highlights
The Orion Ensemble, Chicago’s nationally recognized and critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble,
announces its 18th season of concerts, featuring a collaboration with Ballet
Chicago on a world premiere by Victoria Bond, as well as an all-French program
and works celebrating milestone birthdays of Robert Schumann and Gustav Mahler.
Orion will perform each of the four programs at venues spanning the Chicagoland
area: Ganz Memorial Hall at Roosevelt University, where Orion is
Ensemble-in-Residence at the Chicago College of Performing Arts (Chicago); the
Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Hall (Evanston); and Fox Valley Presbyterian Church (Geneva).
The season opens with a lively program featuring Robert Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73, in honor of the composer’s 200th birthday; Astor Piazzolla’s tango-influenced Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for Violin, Cello and Piano
(1965); and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Trio in C Minor for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 9, No. 3. Performances take
place September 19 (Geneva), September 22 (Chicago) and October 3 (Evanston).
For its all-French program, Orion performs César Franck’s Sonata in A Major for Violin and/or Cello (with Orion violinist Florentina
Ramniceanu and Orion cellist Judy Stone each playing two different movements)
and Piano, M.8; Jean Françaix’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (1990); and, bringing together the full
Ensemble, Théodore Dubois’s Quintet in F Major for Piano, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello (1905).
Performances are November 17 (Chicago), 21 (Geneva) and 28 (Evanston).
As the centerpiece of the season, the entire Ensemble joins Ballet Chicago
dancers to perform the world premiere of “Instruments of Revelation” by Victoria Bond, featuring choreography by Ballet Chicago Director Daniel
Duell, commissioned by a gift from Mary Ann and John Gee. Also on the third
concert program are Rezsö Kókai’s Four Hungarian Dances for Clarinet and Piano (1951) and Franz Schubert’s Trio in E-flat Major for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 100. Performances are
February 27 (Evanston), March 6 (Geneva) and March 9 (Chicago).
Two special guests join the Ensemble for the final concert program of the
season: CSO Second Violinist Baird Dodge, who plays the viola on this program,
and violinist Stefan Hersh, a founding member of Callisto Ensemble and faculty
member at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. The
program includes Gustav Mahler’s Quartet in A Minor for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano (1876), in celebration
of the composer’s 150th birthday; William Bolcom’s Little Suite of Four Dances for E-flat Clarinet and Piano (1984); John
Williams’ “Simple Gifts” for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano, which was performed during the 2009
Presidential Inauguration; and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Quintet in G Minor for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello, K. 516. Performances are
May 1 (Geneva), 8 (Evanston) and 18 (Chicago).
In addition to its annual four-concert series in three areas, the Orion Ensemble
will appear on the broadcast series “Live from WFMT” November 22, 2010 and February 28, 2011 and in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Lunchbreak Series “Classical Mondays” on September 20 and November 15, 2010. Orion also tours, performing in chamber
music series across the country. Its most recent CD is Twilight of the
Romantics.
Founded in 1992, the Orion Ensemble boasts a roster of five superb musicians—Kathryne Pirtle (clarinet), Florentina Ramniceanu (violin), Diana Schmück (piano), Judy Stone (cello) and Jennifer Marlas (viola)—who have performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony,
Moscow Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra and
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque orchestra, and at music festivals including Ravinia,
Aspen, Mostly Mozart, Hollywood Bowl, Taos Chamber Music, Salzburg and Banff.
The Chicago Tribune called Orion “one of Chicago’s most vibrant, versatile and distinctive ensembles,” and the Chicago Sun-Times said Orion is “what chamber music should be all about: Individual virtuosity melded into a
group personality.” The Orion Ensemble received a Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous
Programming for its critically acclaimed millennium celebration, “An Inside Look at Contemporary Music.” The group is also currently the Ensemble-in-Residence at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. The Orion Ensemble is supported in part by
grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; the MacArthur Fund for
Arts and Culture; the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; and the Arts
Work Fund for Organizational Development.
Each concert program during the 2010–11 season takes place in three areas. The Chicago Loop Series takes place at
Roosevelt University’s Ganz Memorial Hall, 430 S. Michigan Avenue, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, September
22, November 17, March 9 and May 18. The Evanston Series, at the Music
Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, is 7:30 p.m. Sundays, October 3 and
February 27 and 3 p.m. Sundays, November 28 and May 8. The Geneva Series, at
Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, is 7 p.m. Sundays,
September 19, November 21, March 6 and May 1. Single tickets are $26, $23 for
seniors and $10 for students; children 12 and younger are free. A four-ticket
flexible subscription provides a 10 percent savings on full-priced tickets. For
tickets or more information, call 630-628-9591 or visit orionensemble.org.
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