Art Talks! With Block Student Associates – On Heartbeats
Inspired by artist Dario Robleto’s consideration of the ways that art and science intersect to create new meaning, we invite you to meet a cross-disciplinary match-up of Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at works in the Block Museum’s exhibition,…
Exhibition Conversation [Online]: Ann Druyan, The Golden Record, and the Memory of Our Hearts
What do we owe to the memory of each other’s hearts? From her work in the 1970s as the Creative Director for NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Messaging Project to her current role as writer and producer of the beloved television series Cosmos, Ann Druyan has devoted her life…
Dionne Irving Reading, presented by the Northwestern University Litowitz MFA+MA Program Reading Series
Please join us for a reading with Dionne Irving, the first event of the Northwestern University Litowitz MFA+MA Reading Series 2023 calendar. This event is free and open to the public. Dionne Irving is originally from Toronto, Ontario. She is the author of Quint (7.13…
Imagine U: The Snowy Day and Other Stories By Ezra Jack Keats
Adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston Based on the book by Ezra Jack Keats Directed by Detra Payne The wonder of a fresh snowfall, the delight of whistling for the first time, being inclusive in one’s friendships, and the awe in finding a special…
Performance: Mendi + Keith Obadike – “Numbers Station 2 [Red Record]”
Mendi + Keith Obadike‘s “Numbers Series” is an ongoing set of performances and sound installations using numerical databases of violence (police harassment, lynchings statistics, and slave ship manifests) to generate sonic information. The artists will perform the audio work “Numbers Station 2 [Red Record]” based…
Norris Mini Courses Workshop Day
Norris Mini Courses Workshop Day FREE Charcoal Drawing workshop 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Instructor: Stephanie Lupu Location: Wildcat Room at Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Drive. Free parking is available. Registration fee: Free as a part of Evanston Made’s First Saturday Evanston Art Events Artist…
Robert Barto, lute
Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 7:30pm Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall “Elegant and discerning playing you’ll be happy to return to.” –Gramophone A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, Robert Barto specializes in historical lute performance….
My Favorite Brahms
Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:30pm Passionate rhapsodies, charming waltzes, and intimate intermezzos. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Part of Keyboard Conversations, with Jeffrey Siegel Concerts with conversation, uncovering the inspiration behind piano masterpieces An annual series of piano “concerts with commentary,” featuring Jeffrey Siegel. Each performance…
The Power and Passion of Beethoven
Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:30pm The “Moonlight” Sonata and the Sonata Op. 110, written after deafness had engulfed the composer. Part of Keyboard Conversations, with Jeffrey Siegel Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Concerts with conversation, uncovering the inspiration behind piano masterpieces An annual series of piano…
Angela Hewitt, Piano
Friday, November 4, 2022 at 7:30pm Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “An instant link from head and heart to fingertips” –The New York Times Angela Hewitt appears in recital and as soloist with major orchestras throughout Europe,…