Visual Arts

Woven Being


Summer Cinema 2025 Starting July 24, 2025 Evanston Summer Cinema is Northwestern University’s family-friendly summer movie series sponsored by the Office of Summer Sessions and Norris University Center. Films will be screened at dusk (around 7:30pm...		July 2025	1753399800
Lunch on the Lake 2025 Starting August 13, 2025 Evanston Join us at Norris and relax to the music and lake breezes on the Norris South Lawn. Bring your own lunch or purchase on-site in Norris’ ground floor food courts! Life performances will take place from...		August 2025	1755104400
Finding New Forms: Technology and Live Performance Starting October 3, 2025 Chicago Co-curated by Tanya Palmer and Seth Bockley Bringing together cutting-edge thinkers and makers of live theatrical performance with their counterparts in the world of immersive and interactive digita...	Theatre and Dance	October 2025	1759467600
Exhibition: Street: Photographs by Ann Kogen Starting October 3, 2025 Evanston Featuring the works of photographer Ann Kogen, STREET shows a series of street photographs images made in the early 1980s using a Nikon FM camera using black and white TRI-X film. People on the stree...	Visual Arts	October 2025	1759503600
Hang Time Starting October 17, 2025 Chicago The Wirtz Center Chicago presents The Flea Theater production of HANG TIME Written and Directed by Zora Howard Three men chew the fat under an old, wide tree. In Hang Time, we peek into the interiori...	Theatre and Dance	October 2025	1760677200
Imagine U: Doctor De Soto Starting October 23, 2025 Evanston A stage adaptation of the beloved, Newbery Award-winning picture book Doctor De Soto By Idris Goodwin Based on the Book by William Steig Directed by Jamal Howard Award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin...	Theatre and Dance	October 2025	1761195600
The Magic of Light Starting November 13, 2025 Chicago Created by Virlana Tkacz, Julian Kytasty and Tom Lee “There are those who cannot see and who are not seen. But their music can open our eyes. Light pours in, like magic, and we are brought home…” Yar...	Theatre and Dance	November 2025	1763013600
The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy Starting November 14, 2025 Evanston Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Orchestrations by Larry Hochman Based on characters created by Charles Addams Directed by Christopher Llewyn Ramirez Eccentric...	Theatre and Dance	November 2025	1763100000
MFA Collaboration Series: Among the Dead Starting November 21, 2025 Evanston By Hansol Jung Directed by Eunbi Lee Ana, a Korean American, travels to Seoul in 1975 to retrieve her recently deceased father’s ashes. When a bellboy named JC shows up at Ana’s hotel with a package c...	Theatre and Dance	November 2025	1763704800
MFA Collaboration Series: Hand to God Starting January 30, 2026 Evanston By Robert Askins Directed by Jamel Booth After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet small ...	Theatre and Dance	January 2026	1769752800
The Caucasian Chalk Circle Starting February 5, 2026 Evanston By Bertolt Brecht Translated by Alistair Beaton Directed by Hamid Dehghani In the heat of civil war, the Governor of the region and his wife flee an angry uprising, abandoning their infant son in the...	Theatre and Dance	February 2026	1770271200
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Starting February 20, 2026 Evanston Musical by Frank Loesser Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert Directed by Christopher Michael Richardson Big business means big laughs in this riotous romp through the corporate wor...	Theatre and Dance	February 2026	1771567200
Imagine U: Theatre for the Very Young presents Imagine That! & Splish, Splash: A Day on the Lake Starting March 7, 2026 Evanston Director Ellie Levine Co-Creator Splish, Splash: A Day on the Lake Jamal Howard Artistic Mentor Lynn Kelso Created in collaboration with Northwestern Undergraduates and 2-5-year-olds at Total Child Pr...	Theatre and Dance	March 2026	1772863200
Danceworks 2026: Semiquincentennial Starting March 13, 2026 Evanston Artistic Director Melissa Blanco Borelli Join us for Northwestern’s annual dance showcase featuring new works by acclaimed and nationally recognized guest choreographers and faculty.	Theatre and Dance	March 2026	1773378000
Love & Information Starting May 1, 2026 Evanston By Caryl Churchill Directed by Claire Bauman Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is...	Theatre and Dance	May 2026	1777611600
MFA Collaboration Series: David’s Redhaired Death Starting May 8, 2026 Evanston By Sherry Kramer Directed by Rosalind Faires Two women find that they have everything in common until the death of a brother drives them apart. Part stand-up comedy, part stand-up tragedy for two. Th...	Theatre and Dance	May 2026	1778216400
In The Time of the Butterflies Starting May 22, 2026 Evanston By Caridad Svich Based on the novel by Julia Alvarez Directed by Mariana Parejo Molinares Known as “The Butterflies,” the spirited and courageous Mirabal sisters inspired a fight for freedom in the D...	Theatre and Dance	May 2026	1779426000
Summer Faculty and Graduate Reading presented by the MFA in Prose and Poetry and MA in Writing Programs at SPS August 19, 2025 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Off-Campus Faculty and creative writing graduates of the MFA in Prose and Poetry and MA in Writing Programs at SPS will read original work. Featured readers will include Alexandria Haynes, Jared Spitz, Ryan Rive...	Humanities	August 2025	1755644400
Keyboard Conversations: Beethoven—The Young Genius September 26, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Siegel explores the passionate Sonata Pathétique, the hilarious Rage Over a Lost Penny, the deeply moving Largo e mesto from t...	Music	September 2025	1758933000
Exhibition Opening Reception: Street: Photographs by Ann Kogen October 2, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston On view October 2 - December 3, 2025 Featuring the works of photographer Ann Kogen, STREET shows a series of street photographs images made in the early 1980s using a Nikon FM camera using black and w...	Visual Arts	October 2025	1759446000
Rufus Reid October 4, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston “…a mesmerising player…” —Jazzwise An active presence in the jazz world since the 1970s, bass player and Northwestern alumnus Rufus Reid has recorded over 500 albums, including recordings with Dexte...	Music	October 2025	1759624200
Paul O’Dette, lute with Aaron Sheehan, tenor October 25, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series Described as "the clearest case of genius ever to touch his instrument" by the Toronto Globe and Mail, lutenist Paul O’Dette has helped define the technical...	Music	October 2025	1761438600
Jeremy Denk, piano November 7, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series "One of the most thoughtful and reliably interesting artists of our time." —Cleveland Plain Dealer Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists, proclaime...	Music	November 2025	1762565400
Keyboard Conversations: The Romantic Music of Chopin December 12, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Siegel performs and discusses selections from Chopin’s exhilarating Polonaises, dreamy Nocturnes, charming Waltzes, poignant M...	Music	December 2025	1765589400
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam January 9, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Judith van Driel and Marleen Wester, violin; Marie-Louise de Jong, viola; David Faber, cello  Acclaimed for its “sublime, incandescent” playing (Chicago Clas...	Music	January 2026	1768008600
Lorenzo Micheli, guitar January 10, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Hear him when and where you can.” —Classical Guitar Since winning the Guitar Foundation of America’s annual competition in 1999, Lorenzo Micheli has been a...	Music	January 2026	1768095000
Bienen Faculty and Guests January 11, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival An evening of chamber music with Bienen faculty and special guests from Chicago’s classical music scene. Winter Chamber Music Festival new subscriptions and ...	Music	January 2026	1768165200
Vertavo String Quartet January 16, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Øyvor Volle and Annabelle Meare, violin; Berit Cardas, viola; Bjørg Lewis, cello  “The whole concert was treasurable, the musicianship impeccable, and over a...	Music	January 2026	1768613400
Trio Seoul January 18, 2026 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Jinjoo Cho, violin; Brannon Cho, cello; Kyu Yeon Kim, piano Trio Seoul was founded in 2021 by Bienen School associate professor of violin Jinjoo Cho, pianist...	Music	January 2026	1768770000
Isidore String Quartet January 23, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon, violin; Devin Moore, viola; Joshua McClendon, cello The Boston Musical Intelligencer praises the Isidore String Quartet’s “...	Music	January 2026	1769218200
Stephen Hough, piano February 2, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “In piano terms, he’s an Olympian...physical and mental prowess at its summit.” —The Spectator One of the most distinctive artists and polymaths of his generat...	Music	February 2026	1770082200
Dover Quartet February 14, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violin; Julianne Lee, viola; Camden Shaw, cello Praised by Third Coast Review for their “astonishing and virtuosic” playing and “mag...	Music	February 2026	1771119000
Keyboard Conversations: Poetic Tone Pictures February 20, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Siegel shares gorgeous music inspired by words and visions, including selections by Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Grieg, and R...	Music	February 2026	1771637400
Sérgio and Odair Assad, guitar February 21, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “...supple, almost telepathic, guitar duo performances.” —San Francisco Classical Voice Guitarists and brothers Sérgio and Odair Assad have brought thei...	Music	February 2026	1771723800
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano March 9, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series 2025 recipient of Northwestern University's Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance “...one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” —The Wall Stre...	Music	March 2026	1773102600
Garrick Ohlsson, piano April 10, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Impeccable clarity and architecture” —International Piano Since triumphing as the first and only American winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competi...	Music	April 2026	1775867400
Raphaella Smits, guitar April 11, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series "...one of the most delicate and most cultivated performers of our time." —Diapason A renowned guitarist and pedagogue, Raphaella Smits plays worldwide o...	Music	April 2026	1775953800
Marquis Hill April 25, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston “His genre exchange has the ease of a walk across the street to a friend’s place.” —Downbeat Trumpeter and composer Marquis Hill has made it his mission to break down the barriers between contempora...	Music	April 2026	1777163400
Aristo Sham, piano April 26, 2026 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series Winner of the Gold Medal at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Aristo Sham is a laureate of international competitions, with first-prize wins...	Music	April 2026	1777233600
Keyboard Conversations: Music of Joy and Peace May 8, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Siegel closes the 2025-26 season of Keyboard Conversations with uplifting, buoyant works of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schuman...	Music	May 2026	1778286600
Xuefei Yang, guitar May 9, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “with sparkle, clarity, and flair.” —New York Sun Xuefei Yang is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. Hailed as a musical pioneer, ...	Music	May 2026	1778373000