Community Events
Salt Creek Ballet
Alice in Wonderland
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 2 p.m.
$28 adult/26 senior/18 youthJoin Alice in her delightful adventures as she falls down the rabbit hole into a world filled with captivating characters; the Mad Hatter, The White Rabbit, The Queen of Hearts and the wily Cheshire Cat. Be enchanted by the imaginative choreography and the music of Elgar, Ibert, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Fun for young and old!
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Celebrating the Inaugural Peace Institute at College of DuPage
IN THE CROSSING
A one-woman performance by LEILA BUCK
Thursday, June 5, 2008, 7:30 p.m.; $10/$5
Mainstage
In the summer of 2006, a Lebanese-American writer-performer brought her Jewish husband to Lebanon for the first time only to find their visit interrupted by the Israeli-Hizbullah war. In the Crossing is a storytelling performance based on a true story of love, conflict and unexpected connections.
Leila Buck is an Arab-American actress, writer and teaching artist. For the past nine years she has performed her one-woman shows, ISite and In the Crossing, across the country and around the world. Leila is currently completing her master’s degree in Drama for Education about the Arab World at New York University. She is a founding member of Mixed Company and Nibras, a Usual Suspect with NYTW, and a member of the Public Theater’s first Emerging Writers Group.
Tickets may be purchased at the MAC in person or by phone, Sorry, no Internet orders accepted.
Visit the Peace Insitute web site for more information.
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Kinsey Sicks
America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, 8 p.m.
$20 adult/18 senior/10 youthThe Student Activities Program Board is proud to present a night “out” with Trixie, Winnie, Rachel and Trampolina, otherwise known as the Kinsey Sicks. Blending rich a cappella harmonies and madcap comedy, these girls have become an international sensation, as well as the title of America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet.
The New York Times calls them “the hottest ticket in town.” Billboard Magazine describes them as “uniquely original and thoroughly entertaining.”
People’s Resource Center
in partnership with the McAninch Arts Center present
“A Celtic Evening”
A St. Patrick’s Day Concert Featuring Gavin Coyle
benefiting People’s Resource Center
Friday, March 14, 2008, 7:30 p.m.; $25Start your St. Patrick’s Day celebration early with award-winning singing and recording artist Gavin Coyle and help your neighbors in need. Gavin will evoke the incredible beauty and music of his homeland by singing the ballads and lilting melodies of Ireland, along with favorites that will bring a tear to your eye. Last year’s performance was packed, so get your tickets today!
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