Schedule of Field Trips for Reviewing the Arts - Summer, 2008

* If you have any ideas for other free or really cheap artistic events, please let me know,

and I will consider adding those events to the schedule. 

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. / Meet outside at Art Institute (on Michigan Ave)

Location: Art Institute of Chicago 

We'll tour one of the following areas: 

• Photography
• American Before 1900
• Prints and Drawings

Be prepared to take notes for review.

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008  

Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM / Meet in class first at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Columbia College Music Building, Concert Hall, 1014 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago

Nicole Mitchell's "Xenogenesis Suite: A Multi-Arts Exploration" 

Description: "Xenogenesis Suite" is a multi-arts work inspired by the book Dawn by science fiction author Octavia Bulter. In addition to the musical performance, the event will feature a panel discussion and an art exhibition; it is designed to appeal to those interested in science fiction, music, experimental video, visual art, dance, and African-American culture. Features dance choreography by Margaret Morris, video by Floyd Webb, art works by Krista Franklin, and music by Nicole Mitchell and her Black Earth Ensemble. Commissioned by Chamber Music America's New Works Creation and Presentation program, funded by the Doris Duke Foundation. Copresented by Columbia College Chicago's Center for Black Music Research and the Department of Music and by Chicago Sinfonietta.

Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. / Meet at event

Location: Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park

Millennium Park brings the best global sounds to Chicago for the critically-acclaimed Music Without Borders series, the City’s ongoing year-round celebration of international music.

Don't miss this Chicago premiere featuring an unprecedented roster of Sudanese musicians and performing artists in a gesture of peace and hope for a united Sudan. This tour brings together Abdel Gadir Salem, Omer Ihas, Rasha, Abu Araki, Al Balabil Sisters, Yousif El Mosely, and Omar Bhanga, for the first time ever together on stage, all performing with the Nile Music Orchestra of Sudan.

Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. / Meet at event

Location: Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park

Music Without Borders: Pitchfork Music Festival Preview Night

MillenniumPark brings the best global sounds to Chicago for the critically-acclaimed Music Without Borders series, the City’s ongoing year-round celebration of international music.

A Music Without Borders/Pitchfork Festival co-presentation featuring an evening filled with an eclectic sampling of music from around the globe. As a kick-off event to the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival in UnionPark from July 18 - 20, music fans will get to sample some of the Festival's weekend highlights at one of the world's most spectacular outdoor venues. The full evening line-up will be announced soon, don't forget to check back!