Upcoming Shows and Events

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It's been a few very busy weeks. I've been traveling and enjoying seeing women artists in China. I had the opportunity to go to the Liuli Museum in Shanghai. It was started by Chang Yi and Loretta Yang and showcases amazing glass art. There was a special exhibition of glass pieces by Toot Zynsky. My friend described them best: "It's like the glass version of Georgia O'Keefe." She beautifully created these bold colorful vase like structures that are composed of tiny fiber optic sized strings of glass. Astonishing. In their permanent collection, Loretta Yang displays her ethereal pieces influenced by Buddhism. 

Read more about the museum and the collection here: http://www.liulichinamuseum.com/sc/index_en.aspx

On Tuesday, July 19th, Maggie Brown will perform at the Museum of Contemporary Art for Tuesdays on the Terrace starting at 5:30 to 8pm. It'll be amazing! More info: https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2016/07/Maggie-Brown

Lucy Smith and her quartet are performing from 6 to 7pm on Thursday, July 21st at Washington Square Park. 

In Chicago Art News, Claire Pentecoast is in a group show Petcoke: Tracing Dirty Energy at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. The opening is Thursday, July 21st at 5pm and runs through October 9th. Find out more at:  http://www.mocp.org/events/event?id=686690

DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis

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Next Saturday, January 16, Maggie Brown, singer, educator and oral history participant, will be featured with Ari Brown at Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic in the show "DuSable to Obama; Chicago's Black Metropolis," at the South Side Cultural Center at 9pm.

It should be an incredible show! You should all check it out!

For more information, check out: http://www.chicagojazzphilharmonic.org/?mc_cid=0d7eb89b09&mc_eid=70e9fedf73

The following Saturday, January 23rd, Shu Shubat, another incredible participant of the project, and other talented musicians will be holding EarthGong Bath: Dream In at the South Chicago Cultural Center at 4pm. "The candlelit evening will begin with the delicate and ethereal “Ringing of the Bells” ceremony to usher in dreams and intentions for the coming year, followed by an extended EarthGong Bath, a Lullaby and a Samulnori drumming performance with our musical guests." I'm really looking forward to it.

For more information, check out the Chicago Parks Foundation website: http://www.chicagoparksfoundation.org/event/earthgong-bath-dream-in/