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For One and All: Prints from The Block’s Collection Starting November 22, 2023 Evanston In its foundational years, The Block Museum of Art gained a reputation for presenting groundbreaking exhibitions that considered the unique roles prints and printmaking have played within visual cultu...	Visual Arts	November 2023	1700676000
Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera Starting November 22, 2023 Evanston Rosalie Favell (b. 1958) is a photo-based Métis artist from Canada whose work is inspired by her Indigenous heritage."Rosalie Favell: Indigenous Artists Facing the Camera" presents over 115 black and ...	Visual Arts	November 2023	1700676000
Shimmer: A New Musical (Workshop Presentation) Starting January 25, 2024 Chicago Book by Sarah Schulman Music by Anthony Davis Lyrics by Michael Korie Directed by Jess Mcleod Music Directed by Bryan Perri Set in McCarthy-era New York, SHIMMER is a new musical that interrogates Ame...	Theatre and Dance	January 2024	1706232600
Working: A Musical Starting February 2, 2024 Evanston From the book by Studs Terkel, with additional interviews conducted with Evanston-area workers. Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso Localized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CT S...	Theatre and Dance	February 2024	1706923800
Working: A Musical Starting February 4, 2024 Evanston From the book by Studs Terkel, with additional interviews conducted with Evanston-area workers. Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina FasoLocalized format conceived by Daniel C. Levine for ACT of CTSon...	Theatre and Dance	February 2024	1707076800
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really Starting February 23, 2024 Evanston By Kate HamillBased on the novel by Bram StockerDirected by Jasmine B. Gunter In this thrilling new adaptation that bounces between horror and humor, playwright Kate Hamill confronts the sexism in Br...	Theatre and Dance	February 2024	1708738200
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really Starting February 25, 2024 Evanston By Kate HamillBased on the novel by Bram StockerDirected by Jasmine B. Gunter In this thrilling new adaptation that bounces between horror and humor, playwright Kate Hamill confronts the sexism in Br...	Theatre and Dance	February 2024	1708891200
Danceworks 2024 Starting March 8, 2024 Evanston Join us for Northwestern’s annual dance showcase featuring new works by acclaimed and nationally recognized guest choreographers and faculty.	Theatre and Dance	March 2024	1709947800
16th Annual Writers Festival, presented by Northwestern Creative Writing Starting May 6, 2024 Evanston Please join us for the 16th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings! This year's featured writers are Stephanie Griest, Kirstin Valdez Quade, and Airea D. Matthews...	Literary Arts	May 2024	1715032800
Christine Brewer Vocal Master Class November 21, 2023 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series Yasuko Oura, piano Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Brewer is “the uncommon singer of her vocal type whose voice can slice through a thick or...	Music	November 2023	1700614800
Trombone Choir November 29, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Reed Capshaw, director Music written and arranged for trombones.	Music	November 2023	1701307800
Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra November 30, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Benjamin Manis, conductor Carlos Simon, Fate Now Conquers Franz Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 96 (“The Miracle”) Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 (“Scottish”)	Music	November 2023	1701394200
Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra November 30, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Neo-Bop: The Young Lions Movement Derrick Gardner, conductor At the close of the 1970s, the conversation around the future of jazz was contentious. Miles Davis had gone electric, Herbie Hancock was e...	Music	November 2023	1701394200
Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble: The Art of Courtly Love December 1, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Andrew Megill, conductor; Charles Foster, collaborative piano Experience the language of “amour” through a program weaving together masterpieces of French love songs with readings from The Art of Cou...	Music	December 2023	1701480600
Symphonic Band December 1, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Shawn Vondran, conductor The Symphonic Band’s second fall-quarter concert opens with Andrew Boss’s á la Machaut, lending a modern touch to thematic material from the works of medieval composer Guilla...	Music	December 2023	1701480600
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra December 2, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Donald Schleicher, conductor; Diego Hernandez, graduate assistant conductor; Ke Wang, piano (Northwestern Concerto Competition winner) Hector Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture Johannes Brahms, Piano ...	Music	December 2023	1701567000
A Festival of Lessons and Carols December 3, 2023 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston Please note that the actual event start time is 10:40 a.m. Stephen Alltop, conductor; Alice Millar Chapel Choir; Philharmonia; Millar Brass Ensemble In this beloved holiday tradition, readings and mu...	Music	December 2023	1701621000
Marc Lifschey: A Great Musician Who Happened to Play the Oboe December 4, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston Presented by Robert Morgan, senior lecturer in oboe and chamber music Principal oboe for the Cleveland Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the Buffalo Philhar...	Music	December 2023	1701734400
Chopin and Liszt December 8, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations, with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Gorgeous melodies and exhilarating virtuosity from the two Romantic era composers. Delight in dreamy nocturnes, vibrant polona...	Music	December 2023	1702085400
Balourdet Quartet January 5, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival "... an exceptionally talented group... With bows flying and notes swirling, this quartet has a bright future ahead." —Ponca City News Angela Bae and Justin ...	Music	January 2024	1704504600
Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano January 7, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Alexandra Kazovsky and Gershon Gerchikov, violin; Jan Grüning, viola; Amit Even-Tov, cello; Orion Weiss, piano “...A gripping and often very subtle reading, ...	Music	January 2024	1704661200
Joyce DiDonato Vocal Master Class January 8, 2024 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Tichio-Finnie Vocal Master Class Series A multi-Grammy Award winner and a 2018 Olivier Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Opera, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has soared to great ...	Music	January 2024	1704762000
Dover Quartet January 12, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Bienen School of Music Quartet-in-Residence "From start to finish, everything was absolutely flawless...The Dover Quartet could play anything for us, and we w...	Music	January 2024	1705109400
Calder Quartet January 14, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival "I've written before that every time I hear the Calder, the ensemble seems to have reached a new level. That remains true, and now only the stars are the limi...	Music	January 2024	1705266000
Parker Quartet January 19, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola; Kee-Hyun Kim, cello "Fearless, yet probingly beautiful"—The Strad The Grammy Award-winning Parker ...	Music	January 2024	1705714200
SOLD OUT: Anna Geniushene, piano January 20, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Powerhouse sound, forceful music personality, and sheer virtuosity” —Musical America Silver medalist of the 2022 Van Cliburn Com...	Music	January 2024	1705800600
Gryphon Trio January 21, 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston Part of the Winter Chamber Music Festival “The Gryphon’s musical conversations are animated and charming...it has character and detail to spare, and elegance is no small accomplishment.” —The Globe an...	Music	January 2024	1705870800
A French Musical Feast February 9, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations, with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano Ravishing melodies and sumptuous sonorities to enchant the ear, including Debussy’s ever-popular Clair de lune, Ravel’s enchan...	Music	February 2024	1707528600
Nigel North, lute February 10, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Wonderful fluidity and subtlety of expression” —Birmingham Post Nigel North is a self-taught lutenist who has developed a unique career as a teacher, acco...	Music	February 2024	1707615000
Warnock Lecture Series: Christiane Gruber (University of Michigan), "Islamic Images of the Prophet Muhammad Today: Pietistic Superscripts, Motions to Dismiss, and Mocking @IslamistAgendas" February 13, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston Winter 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Lecture: 5–6:30pm Public Reception: 6:30–7:30pm Devotional depictions of the Prophet Muhammad made between 1300 and 1600 CE have...	Visual Arts	February 2024	1707865200
Peter Orner Reading February 15, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston Chicago-born Peter Orner is the author of two novels published by Little, Brown: THE SECOND COMING OF MAVALA SHIKONGO, 2006 and LOVE AND SHAME AND LOVE (2010), and three story collections also publish...	Literary Arts	February 2024	1708038000
SOLD OUT: Beatrice Rana, piano February 22, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Her playing was refined and soft-spoken in its brilliance throughout” —New York Times Beatrice Rana attracted international atte...	Music	February 2024	1708651800
Raven Leilani Reading February 29, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston Raven Leilani Baptiste is an American writer whose debut novel, Luster, was published in 2020 under the name Raven Leilani. Her work has been published in Granta, The Yale Review, McSweeney’s Quarterl...	Literary Arts	February 2024	1709247600
David Russell, guitar March 2, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Russell is not only an elegant musician but also a technician of the highest order.” —San Francisco Classical Voice Classical guitarist David Russell is w...	Music	March 2024	1709429400
SOLD OUT: Maria João Pires, piano April 12, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series Winner of the 2023 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance "Sparkle as well as high seriousness" —The Guardian Born in 1944 in...	Music	April 2024	1712968200
Álvaro Pierri, guitar April 13, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series “Fluent technique, golden tone, and singing musicality” —Vancouver Sun A leading personality in the world of the guitar, Álvaro Pierri is a regular guest i...	Music	April 2024	1713054600
The Moore Lecture Series presents Erika L. Sanchez April 25, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston The Moore Lecture Series aims to attract great writers to pass their knowledge and experience on to students, faculty, and the Northwestern community. This year's Moore lecturer is Erika L. Sanchez. E...	Literary Arts	April 2024	1714082400
SOLD OUT: Gabriela Montero, piano April 28, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston This performance is SOLD OUT. Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series “Montero’s playing had everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism i...	Music	April 2024	1714350600
An Tran, guitar May 4, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series Hailed by The Boston Globe for his “subtle, graceful virtuosity,” An Tran continues to impress audiences with innate musicality and dynamic artistry. In rec...	Music	May 2024	1714869000
Three Great Beloved Romantics May 10, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston Part of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel Jeffrey Siegel, piano The 2023-24 season of Keyboard Conversations comes to a close with captivating music of Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Grieg. Keyboar...	Music	May 2024	1715387400
Warnock Lecture Series: Rita Lucarelli (University of California, Berkeley) May 22, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston Spring 2024 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History Lecture: 5–6:30pm Reception: 6:30–7:30pm	Visual Arts	May 2024	1716415200