Friday, February 18, 2011

Think Globally-Play Locally: Best of The Weekend Bands, Art and Theatre

It's a long, President's day weekend.   And there's lots of great stuff going down for families and for parents' nights out.   Here's a few of our top picks.


Saturday:



Short Shakespeare! Macbeth
Photo by Michael Brosilow. 
Lesley Bevan as Lady Macbeth and Mark Montgomery as Macbeth in Short Shakespeare! Macbeth, directed and adapted by David H. Bell and performed on Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Courtyard Theater stage.



Macbeth at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre-11:00am every Saturday through March 5th.   Highly recommended.   We'll have our full review up and announce our family 4 pack ticket winners later today.


Little Miss Ann Band Dress Wacky Dance Party Saturday, February 19!
Special Saturday show starts at noon.
Let your freak flag fly. Let your kids freak flags fly. We need to stick together this winter and let it all hang out. Get out those costumes, boas, sunglasses, whatever and dress wacky for this rockin' dance party!











The Actors Gymnasium presents Lost and Found: A Recycled Circus A collaborative new work by Co-Artistic Directors Larry DiStasi and Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi, together with an amazing team of designers and performers, this circus production explores the world of second-hand treasure.  Cast-off junk and cast-off characters are lost in this show, found again, and given thrilling, new life. Lost and Found: A Recycled Circus features aerial acrobatics, live music, and magical, found-object invention.

Runs February 19 - March 13
Fridays 7:30pm, Saturdays 4:30 & 7:30pm, Sundays 3:00pm
Tickets $10-$15   
Opening/Gala Tickets $75 (February 19th only) 

Tickets Available from Brown Paper Tickets or 800-838-3006

Sunday:




Super Stolie and the Rockstars Sunday, February 20

Double header! Look out for $2 off coupons to Super Stolie given out at Saturday's Little Miss Ann show.
Super Stolie and the Rockstars cooks! Come on Sunday to hear some brand new songs, meet Super Stolie's new bass player, Mike, and dance your wintertime drearies awaaaaaaay!!!!!

Buy tickets here. Beat Kitchen is located at 2100 W. Belmont.


ChiIL Mama will be there for both shows, to interview the musicians and capture some fun, live show footage.   










Sunday, February 20 2011 6:00 PM
All Ages $12.00 ($15.00 Door / $5.00 Under 17)
ChiIL Mama caught Econoline's packed show at Phyllis' Musical Inn last month.   They played with our friends in Prichard (whose guitar player is another Chicago dad who rocks.  Neil is dad to 3 kids from preschool through elementary.)   One of Sunday's guest vocalists is Bobby Conn (Chicago Dad to two young children) whose Schubas show we featured last weekend.
Girls Rock! Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-for profit organization dedicated to fostering girls’ creative expression, positive self-esteem and community awareness through rock music. Through our music education programs for girls ages 8-16, we are committed to educating girls about the musical, technical, and creative aspects involved in musicianship, because we believe that young girls are rarely encouraged to explore self-expressive creative outlets and are less likely to be given access to musical and technical instruction or equipment. We believe that rock music can be a crucial tool in allowing young women to respond to preconceived notions of what they can do and what they can become.




Upcoming this week:


Be part of an unprecedented artistic event as Belarus Free Theatre comes to Chicago!




January 27–February 20, 2011
ALL TICKETS $20

On the heels of its sold-out engagement at New York's Under the Radar Festival, Belarus Free Theatre brings to Chicago its internationally celebrated production of Being Harold Pinter. Incorporating transcripts from Belarusian political prisoners with excerpts from works by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter, it blurs the boundaries between art and reality—delivering a poignant contemporary commentary on violence, oppression, freedom and human dignity.
Performed in Belarusian and Russian
with projected English translation



Ongoing:





Check out their website for more information on this award winning, must-see documentary.   ChiIL Mama will be reviewing it this weekend.   There are numerous schools hosting showings right now including:


Beverly Arts Center 2/20
http://www.beverlyartcenter.org/calendar.php#bacinema 


Lane Tech 2/24
http://www.racetonowhere.com/screenings/lane-tech-college-prep-high-school-0  


Ancona 2/28
http://rtntheanconaschool.eventbrite.com/


Check out the Race to Nowhere website for additional showings in your area.






Beat Kitchen Upcoming Concerts for Kids




Feb 27: Karen 4 Kids!
Mar 6: Human-Tim + Robot-Tim
Mar 13: Little Miss Ann Band w/The Candy Band
Mar 20: Jeanie B! and The Jelly Beans
Mar 27: Mary Macaroni
April 3: Kara Kesselring & Sugarcreek Road
April 10: Boogers
May 1: The Dreamtree Shakers
May22: Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies

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