One of the milestone films of the 1970s, Jean Eustache’s nearly four-hour masterpiece chronicles the lives of three twenty-something Parisians,  unemployed would-be intellectual Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), his live-in girlfriend Marie, and Veronika, a beautiful Polish nurse he picks up in a cafe. The impossibility of this love triangle soon leads to jealousy and moments of raw emotion and uncertainty. Despite its minimal plot, the film is exhilarating to watch—it’s a singular depiction of a particular time and place, and of the ennui felt by many young Parisians after the political upheavals of May 1968.
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One of the milestone films of the 1970s, Jean Eustache’s nearly four-hour masterpiece chronicles the lives of three twenty-something Parisi... more

Saturday, May 19, 6:30-11pm
6:30 pm - Fine art auction, wine and food - tickets $100 per person, $65 (35 years old and under)
8:00pm - Live auction

Visit www.evanstonartcenter.org for more info, to see the auction preview images and to buy tickets for the May 19th event. Proceeds from the auction benefit the Art Center's exhibition, scholarship and youth outreach programs.
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Saturday, May 19, 6:30-11pm
6:30 pm - Fine art auction, wine and food - tickets $100 per person, $65 (35 years old and under)
8:00pm - Live auction

Visit www.evanstonartcenter.org for more i... more

Mallory Thompson, conductor

John Adams (arr. Lawrence T. Odom), A Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Carl Nielsen (arr. Erik Sarras), Andante Pastorale from Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia Espansiva

Kevin Puts, Millennium Canons

Karel Husa, Music for Prague

Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students.

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Mallory Thompson, conductor

John Adams (arr. Lawrence T. Odom), A Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Carl Nielsen (arr. Erik Sarras), Andante Pastorale from Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia Espansiva

Kevin Puts... more

A former student of Emilio del Rosario at the Music Institute of Chicago, 16 year old Chinese-American pianist Conrad Tao has been hailed by renowned music critic Harris Goldsmith as "the most exciting prodigy to ever come my way" (Musical America). Tao has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others. He has given solo recitals at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Ravinia Festival, UC Berkeley’s Cal Performance Series, the Gilmore Series, and venues in Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Chile.
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A former student of Emilio del Rosario at the Music Institute of Chicago, 16 year old Chinese-American pianist Conrad Tao has been hailed by renowned... more

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A small group of Northwestern students is forced to hole up in Shanley pavilion to defend themselves against an onslaught of shambling creatures that gorge themselves on human flesh. Tensions build as the group argues over the best way to survive the night. Then a shocking discovery changes everything...

At once a thrilling piece of theatrical horror and a high-stakes philosophical thought experiment, this close-quarters, high octane drama is an entirely original work with characters and dialogue devised by the cast, examining the moral dilemmas surrounding war, the right to life, capital punishment, and more.


Prepare yourself.

They're coming for you.
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A small group of Northwestern students is forced to hole up in Shanley pavilion to defend themselves against an onslaught of shambling creatures that gorge themselves on human flesh. Tensions build as the group argues ov... more

Sunday, May 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Don't Know Much About the War of 1812

by Frances Hagemann (Metis/Ojibwe) and Barbara Johnson. 

Little significance is placed on the War of 1812 in U.S. history classes, but this war was crucial in shaping the history of tribal nations east of the Mississippi.  Join us at the museum to learn the American Indian perspective on the War of 1812 and discover new aspects of this historical event. Free with regular admission. 

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Sunday, May 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Don't Know Much About the War of 1812

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After being shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, aristocratic-born Viola assumes her twin brother is dead and takes on the identity of a young male page named Cesario in an attempt to gain work in an unfamiliar land. Her compromised identity puts her at the center of a complicated love triangle that is hilarious and melancholy, and always entertaining.  Under the direction of award-winning Northwestern faculty member Mary Poole, Shakespeare’s classic comedy is a delightful adventure in the timeless human folly of mistaken identity and misguided hearts. 
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After being shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, aristocratic-born Viola assumes her twin brother is dead and takes on the identity of a young male page nam... more

Music by Benjamin Britten; libretto by Eric Crozier

Michael Ehrman, stage director; Christopher Zemliauskas, music director; Chris Ramaekers, assistant music director; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

A warmhearted satire of life in a small English country village in 1900. When none of the local girls are considered pure enough to be elected Queen of the May, the reticent young grocery clerk Albert Herring is chosen as May King, with riotous results. Performed in English.

Tickets are $18 for the general public and $8 for students.

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Music by Benjamin Britten; libretto by Eric Crozier

Michael Ehrman, stage director; Christopher Zemliauskas, music director; Chris Ramaekers, assistant music director; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

A ... more

Daniel J. Farris, conductor

Talented students from across the Northwestern campus present a concert of band standards.

Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students.

Daniel J. Farris, conductor

Talented students from across the Northwestern campus present a concert of band standards.

Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students.

Anne Waller, conductor

Works for guitar solo, duo, and quartet as well as guitar ensemble by Bach, Mertz, Henze, and Turina.

Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students

Anne Waller, conductor

Works for guitar solo, duo, and quartet as well as guitar ensemble by Bach, Mertz, Henze, and Turina.

Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students

Piven revisits the classic Chekhov stories that started it all! A fresh look at some of our earliest adaptations - this piece features the work that is the heart of our cannon. Directed by Chicago theatre veteran Joyce Piven, the co-founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of Piven Theatre Workshop, this production will include alumna Sarah Ruhl's earliest Chekhov adaptations as well as short stories originally adapted by co-founders Byrne and Joyce Piven.
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Piven revisits the classic Chekhov stories that started it all! A fresh look at some of our earliest adaptations - this piece features the work that is the heart of our cannon. Directed by Chicago theatre veteran Joyce Piven, the co-founder and Artis... more

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Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world's top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his "Five Most Admired Guitar List" for the Wall Street Journal. Vignola's jaw-dropping technique explains why the New York Times deemed him "one of the brightest...stars of the guitar".

Born on suburban Long Island on December 30, 1965, Vignola was raised in the New York area. The Italian-American started playing the guitar at the age of six and grew up admiring a variety of guitarists. Far from a jazz snob, Vignola never listened to jazz exclusively and was also a major fan of classical, rock, R&B, and pop. The guitarists that he admires range from Django and Les Paul to rock icons like Frank Zappa and Eddie Van Halen. As a young adult, Vignola studied at the Cultural Arts Center of Long Island and went on to enjoy an enormous amount of sideman gigs in the 1980s including recording and touring with the likes of Madonna, Leon Redbone, Ringo Starr as well as coming into his own as a leader in 1988 with his famed Hot Club of France tribute which was hailed in the NY Times as one of the top ten acts in New York City in 1988 and forged the way for the many Django Hot Club groups that followed. The New Yorker was 27 when, in 1993, he signed with Concord Jazz and recorded his first Concord session as a leader, Appel Direct. Many more Concord releases followed in the 1990s as well as 3 releases for the Telarc label as co-leader of the group Travelin' Light. The early 2000's found Vignola recording a solo guitar CD for Acoustic Disc as well as performing regularly with guitarist, Les Paul. This also marked the time that Frank began working with record producer Joel Dorn as well as making featured appearances on Atlantic, Sony and Warner Brothers Records with the likes of Donald Fagen, Queen Latifah, Mark O Connor and Wynton Marsalis. He also recorded a collection of Gershwin pieces for Mel Bay Records titled, "Vignola Plays Gershwin" which was number 2 in NPR radio airplay charts. In recent years, Vignola has recorded two important collaborative CD's, "Just Between Frets" with Tommy Emmanuel on Solid Air Records and "Frank-N-Dawg, Melody Monsters" with mandolinist David Grisman on Acoustic Disc Records.

Frank has written 18 guitar instruction books for Mel Bay Publications and has recorded 6 Educational DVD's for Truefire.com. He has performed hundreds of clinics and masterclasses at major universities and colleges throughout the world including Julliard and Boston University. Currently, Vignola is touring world wide.  

 Genre: Jazz/Guitar

Advance GA Tickets $15 // Day of Show GA Tickets $18 // Reserved Table Seats $27

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Frank Vignola is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world's top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, W... more

Dark Dark Dark revel in the world around us. On their sophomore album Wild Go, the chamber-folk sextet creates a stirring reminder to seek out the wonder and magic to be found in the everyday. Their sound sets Nona Marie Invie's soaring, haunting voice against an array of acoustic instruments, all the while leaving room for the listener to nestle themselves inside and take part.

The 10-song collection is a marked evolution for the group, which began in 2006 as a collaboration between Minneapolis based musicians Nona Marie Invie and Marshall LaCount. These two songwriters bring together disparate influences including minimalism, New Orleans jazz, Americana, Eastern European folk, and pop. With stark contrast in texture, tone and imagery, the band has expanded and redefined their sound.

Wild Go's first single “Daydreaming” features Invie's warm voice and piano supported by spare, clean drums, guitar with lush reverb, cascades of dirty, distorted banjo, and an accordion wandering through the harmonies. Written in response to Elephant Micah's homesick dirge “Wild Goose Chase”, the song illustrates the growth of the band's sound and songwriting over the past two years. “'Wild Goose Chase' really touched me,” Invie says. “I wanted to reciprocate in a way that captured a moment in my own life. I've been traveling and touring for so long now – and it's been great – but I have this internal conflict between having a nomadic lifestyle and needing a home.”

In the studio the band worked with producer Tom Herbers (a Minneapolis stalwart known for his credits with the Jayhawks, Low, and Soul Asylum), recording live to tape at three different Minneapolis locations including a renovated church/studio and an old theater. Of all the influences on Wild Go, perhaps the greatest is their dedication to live performance and touring, where many of Dark Dark Dark's songs first come to life. Playing together, the band lifts Invie and LaCount's songs to another level.

“We try to create a magical space with our performances,” Invie reveals. “I'm always blown away by the number of people that come up to me afterward and say how much the music touched them. I love it when people can dance and have fun at our shows, but it's when people are quiet and I can tell that they are feeling it on a personal level that I feel like I'm really connecting.”

Wild Go was released in October 2010 in the US on Supply & Demand Music, and will be released April 2011 on Melodic in the UK and Europe.

Genre: Alternative

Advance GA Tickets $10 // Day of Show GA Tickets $12 // Reserved Table Seats $18

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Dark Dark Dark revel in the world around us. On their sophomore album Wild Go, the chamber-folk sextet creates a stirring reminder to seek out the wonder and magic to be found in the everyday. Their sound sets Nona Marie Invie's soaring, haunting ... more