Evanston Arts: Annie Get Your Gun!

We just had a great fall concert last Saturday, and many of our ECC members are busy again in performances for the next two weekends.  Sagebrush Theatre presents Annie Get Your Gun!, with Heather Blackwell as Annie and our own ECC director, Kirk Young, as Frank Butler.

Annie Get Your Gun!

November 4,5,11,12
Matinee at 2:00 (Sat.), Dinner 6:00, Evening Show 7:00
ESC Annex Theater (10th and Summit)
Tickets: $12.00 adult, $10.00 senior/student, $13.00 extra for dinner

Dinner will be catered by Suds Bros Brewery.  Choose from two cowboy dinner options and make your reservation any day between 2:00 and 5:00 (444-SUDS).  Tickets for the show can be purchased at the door, or in advance at Main St. Artisans, Chamber of Commerce, or Water of Life.

The musical is family friendly, and kids as young as 5 years old are being encouraged to dress up as cowboys and cowgirls.

by Sara

Evanston Arts: Civic Orchestra and School Strings Halloween Concert

We're to that point in the season where we're going to see a lot going on in Evanston Arts in the near future.  In just a couple of days there is a fun concert by the Evanston Civic Orchestra and school strings classes.  They are putting on a joint Halloween concert, complete with costumes and a little melodrama.

Evanston Civic Orchestra and School Strings
Wednesday, October 26th

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Davis Middle School

Free admission

Yes, I will be dressed up too, playing timpani.  But I'm not going to tell you what I'm going to be.  You'll just have to come see for yourself.

by Sara

Evanston Arts: Hats Off To Broadway II

The LDS Evanston and Evanston South Stakes are presenting Hats Off to Broadway II this week.  It's an exciting show of music and dance with full costumes and some props.  The public is invited to this free event.  I'm looking forward to bringing my family.

Performances:

Thursday, September 8th

Friday, September 9th

Saturday, September 10th

7:00 p.m. 

Evanston South Stake Center

632 Twin Ridge Avenue

I hope to see you there!

by Sara

The Arts In Evanston - What's Happening Now!

I've added a new feature to our website on the left sidebar.  It's a list of current Arts events in Evanston.  Any of our readers who want to submit information about events you are involved in or know about may contact me using this form.  I'd like to post information about concerts, plays, art exhibits, and anything else artsy.  I'll send out an occasional post about events, and have everything listed on the website in a central location.

Two concerts coming up:

• Jazz Night, featuring EHS Vocal Jazz and Missalayneous.  Tuesday, May 10th at 7:00 pm in the EHS lobby.  Tickets: $2.00/person or $5.00/family.  Complimentary refreshments served during the show.
• Evanston Civic Orchestra Spring Masterworks.  Saturday, May 7th at 7:00 pm at Kemmerer High School and Saturday, May 14th at 7:00 pm at Davis Middle School in Evanston.  There will be a reception after the May 14th concert.  The concerts are free.  The orchestra will perform works by Schubert, Dvorak, Bruch and Bach. 

Both concerts should be really fun.  The HS Jazz Choirs will perform a variety of Jazz tunes they've worked on since September, including songs they performed at several festivals recently.

Several local musicians will be featured at the Orchestra's concert.  Teenage siblings Bethany and Ben will perform the Bach Double Violin Concerto with the orchestra.  They are very good.  Melissa from Kemmerer will be featured on cello in the Bruch piece.  Her cello playing is absolutely exquisite.  If you need something to fill your soul, this is it.

by Sara