Posts — Arts For Illinois

Magic by Telephone

To participate dial the toll free number 1 (855) BY-MAGIC. The auto-attendant will provide you with choices and instructions.

PerformanceJeanette AndrewsMarch 30, 2020Interactive, Magic, Fun

Guru Tonic Band

Guru Tonic is a jazz, soul fusion band that plays both electric and acoustic music.

PerformanceGuru Tonic BandMarch 30, 2020Music, Jazz

The Quarantine Cabaret

For seventeen years, Michelle L'amour has produced weekly live entertainment for circus, music, magic and variety entertainment in Chicago.

PerformanceMichelle L'amourMarch 30, 2020For Adults, Made From Home, Comedy, Drag, Burlesque

Strength in a Time of Crisis

During this stressful time, I would like to donate 10% of my art sales back to this wonderful organization, Arts For Illinois.

Visual ArtsKarin BraunsMarch 30, 2020Painting, Nature

Idylls of the King

Created for a group show about protest artwork, this hand-sewn, hand-painted banner features lines from a Tennyson poem of the same name, which is about King Arthur's life & times.

Visual ArtsShelby RodefferMarch 30, 2020Painting, Mixed Media, Fibers and Textiles

Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards

The Guild Literary Complex is a community-based literary organization that presents and supports diverse, divergent, and emerging voices through innovative literary programs including performances and readings.

Creative WritingGuild Literary ComplexMarch 30, 2020Poetry, Performance, Creative Writing

The Space Between Dreams and Memories

I am currently working on a solo show for July (hopefully will still show) focusing on images your mind creates while you are dreaming of people you may see on the streets that become as familiar to you as a friend or relative.

Visual ArtsKatie MeuserMarch 30, 2020Visual Art, Gallery, For Adults, Virtual Exhibit/Show

Ryan Opera Center from Home: "My Buddy"

Recent Ryan Opera Center alumnae, pianist Madeline Slettedahl and soprano Emily Pogorelc, perform "My Buddy." Music written by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn.

PerformanceLyric Opera of ChicagoMarch 30, 2020Music, Made From Home, Home Concert, Opera

Compass to Now|Here workshop with Silvia Ines Gonzalez

This live event took place May 10 at 3:00pm.
Compass to Now|Here is a multilayered artists’ book project archiving Chicago's history of settlement, resettlement, unsettlement, justice, and labor movements, in larger connection to national immigration policy.

Educational6018NorthMarch 30, 2020Multi-Disciplinary

Ryan Opera Center from Home: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"

Ryan Opera Center pianist Craig Terry plays with recent ROC alumna, Kayleigh Decker, while she sings "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." Music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson.

PerformanceLyric Opera of ChicagoMarch 30, 2020Music, Made From Home, Home Concert, Opera