Free Art Gallery Tours

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Drew Elliott Posted in Around Town, Visual Arts | Comments Off

The folks at Chicago Gallery News are offering free gallery tours around the city on Saturdays throughout the year. Each tour will be led by a gallery representative, and will feature 4 galleries that change each week. This week highlights galleries in the River North neighborhood!

On Saturday, February 23rd, you’ll be able to check out the Jean Albano Gallery, Ken Saunders, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Inc., and Addington Gallery. Tours meet at the Starbucks at 705 N. Franklin.

In order to catch the tour, you don’t need a reservation! Just be at Starbucks by 11AM on the day of the tour you’d like to see. For more information about the tours, click here.

Pivot Arts Launches Incubator Program with Loyola’s DFPA

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Rachel Natale Posted in Around Campus, Theatre | Comments Off

This spring, Pivot Arts joins Loyola University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts to launch a unique incubator program for artists at Mundelein Center. The multidisciplinary performance organization will partner with the university to provide space for ensembles to develop original and collaborative work that involves students as mentees on each project.

Both Pivot Arts and Loyola’s DFPA hope to watch this inaugural program expand and foster a dynamic laboratory atmosphere for theater and performance. “We hope it will provide varied and rich experiences for our students and support a growing body of innovated work,” said DFPA Chair Sarah Gabel.

Learn more about the participating artists and companies in this season’s incubator here.

CSO Student Nights

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Kushal Bakshi Posted in Around Town, Music | Comments Off

Hey everyone! Haven’t been able to make it to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the past student night events? That’s no problem! The Symphony Center has more upcoming events throughout the spring for you to get ticket to!

On March 21st, internationally acclaimed conductor Tugan Sokhiev will make his debut at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Sokhiev will open with In the Steppes of Central Asia by Borodin as CSO Principal Flute Mathiu Dufour will then take the stage to perform Khachaturian’s Flute Concerto. The event will finally close with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.

The performance starts at 8PM but make sure you get there early to pick up the tickets you reserve online. You can get your reservations by logging on to the event’s website. Select the $10 student tickets, and don’t forget your student ID when you pick up your tickets the night of the event! Last but not least, enjoy!