Local Events
Buddy’s Place of Pillars is a family-based children’s grief support program for children ages 4-18 who have experienced the death of a parent or significant caregiver. Buddy’s Place offers children and their surviving parents a safe supportive atmosphere where they can express their grief and learn coping skills with others who have experienced a similar loss.
Buddy’s Place is looking for volunteers to help support grieving children and their families in a variety of ways, including Greeter, Group Facilitator, Childcare, and preparing dinners. The required 20 hour training has been scheduled for April 15,22,29; May 6 & 10 from 5-9pm. If you are interested, please contact Kelly Huggins, Director at 708.995.3750 or at buddysplace@pillarscommunity.org.
Portfolio, an exhibition that showcases the work of DuPage County’s senior high school art students, will be on display April 3 to May 3 at Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave. The Museum worked directly with local area schools and art teachers. Student art portfolios will be juried for exhibition. Each portfolio consists of eight works of art created with the same medium. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday; 1-8 p.m. Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. Friday and Sunday. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, free for children younger than age 12 and members. Free on Tuesdays. Call (630) 834-0202 or visit www.elmhurstartmuseum.org.
Careers in the Arts Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 20 at Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Art professionals will present what they do for a living and explain how they started their careers. This program presents a wonderful opportunity to find out more about the current job-market and obtain practical advice. This program is free and open to the public. Call (630) 993-8901.
Portfolio 101 is a free seminar from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 23 at Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. The seminar is open to all high school students who are interested in preparing their portfolio for college applications. The evening will consist of learning how to properly photograph artwork on a budget and how to construct an artist statement. To register, call (630) 834-0202, Ext. 116.
After Hours Film Society announces its upcoming films: “Mother” will be shown April 26, “A Prophet” May 10 and “Vincere” May 24 all at 7:30 p.m. at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Tickets cost $9 for nonmembers and $5 for members. Call (630) 534-4528 or visit www.afterhoursfilmsociety.com.
Jim Photoglo, a Nashville performing songwriter who has written for Garth Brooks and the Everly Brothers, will perform at 8:15 p.m. April 23 at Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. He will play the guitar. The cost is $7 at the door. Call (630) 969-9720, e-mail info@twowaystreet.org or visit www.twowaystreet.org.
Johnny Rogers will recapture the musical era of the 1950s and 1960s in a concert benefiting SEASPAR, the South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation, at 7 p.m. April 28 at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. As the opening act, the Rock Academy, a rock school for teens, will perform beginning at 6 p.m. Johnny Rogers will put on his horn rimmed glasses, strum his guitar and perform classics from famed musicians such as Elvis, Johnny Cash and Buddy Holly. Tickets cost $25 per person, with all the proceeds benefiting SEASPAR. Call Lisa Rasin at (630) 960-7600.
Annie and Rod Capp will present award-winning indie, folk and rock music at 8:15 p.m. April 30 at Two Way Street Coffee House, 1047 Curtiss St., Downers Grove. Their song-writing is relevant, wry and exuberant and the Michigan duo sings with guitars, banjo, mandolin and fiddle with a rootsy vibe, a touch of twang and a soulful groove. The cost is $7 at the door. Call (630) 969-9720, e-mail info@twowaystreet.org or visit www.twowaystreet.org.
Music at Bethel season finale features the duo Voilá at 7:30 p.m. May 8 at Bethel United Church of Christ, 315 E. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst. Acclaimed internationally as solo artists, chamber music performers and orchestral musicians, the wonderful members of Voilá, flutist Mary Christine Stingley and harpist Tija Danilovich, will be joined by Artistic Director Jeffrey Panko in an evening of passionate and inspiring chamber music. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $5 for students. Group rates are available. Call Bethel United Church of Christ at (630) 279-4040.
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra presents Monumental Music at 7 p.m. May 15 at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 155 W. Brush Hill Road. The guest artist will be Kate Carter on violin and the program will be Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven and Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 by Jean Sibelius. Tickets cost $31, student tickets are $7, and single concert family tickets are $65 for two adults and up to three students. Visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org or call (630) 941-0202.
A DOGGONE GREAT KISSER
That wet, sloppy kiss from your dog could be a winner at the Fourth annual Chicagoland Great American Mutt Show in Berwyn. The Saturday show will feature 15 contests for canines, including best kisser, waggiest tail and most creative trick as well as the best in show — a contest set aside for mixed breeds only. Participants also can enter the cutest mutt contest at www.muttshow.com. The Chicagoland DockDogs will host an agility tournament on Sunday to demonstrate their dock jumping performance sport for dogs. Purebreds and mutts are welcome. All dogs must have proof of vaccinations and be on a leash to be on premises.
WHEN 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 16
WHERE Morton West High School, 2400 Home Ave., Berwyn
COST: $5 per person, $10 for family of four
CONTACT Berwyn Development Corp., (708) 788-8100, www.berwyn.net, www.muttshow.com
Hinsdale Center for the Arts announces its multi-arts camp. Destination Japan! will meet from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or from 1 to 4:15 p.m. June 14-25. Children will explore the history of tea, paper making, block prints and Japanese Painting as well as the four traditional theaters: noh, kyogen, kabuki, and bunraku. Elaborate costume, dance, Japanese fans, and masks are essential parts to Japanese music, theater and dance. Destination Brazil! will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or from 1 to 4:15 p.m. July 12-23. Brazil, home to more than sixty percent of the Amazon Rainforest has been influenced by the Portuguese Empire, Africa and its native indigenous tribes. From these strong influences; distinct styles of music, dance and theater such as samba, choro and forro have developed. Children will learn about the art and culture that has changed Brazil. Destinations California! will be held from 1 to 4:15 p.m. Aug. 2-13. California, the most populous state in America, has mystified, entertained and delighted us for centuries. Home of the bright lights of Hollywood, the 1848 Gold Rush and The Beach Boys. The Golden State has a plethora of arts and cultural attractions for children to explore. The cost is $250 for HCA members and $280 for nonmembers. Call (630) 887-0203 or visit www.hinsdalearts.org.
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