Thursday, October 4, 2007
6:30 p.m.
Piece Pizza
1927 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL
Hosts: Andrea Powers '94 and Colleen Conley '97
$5/person, payable at the event
Class of 2007 alumni are our guests
R.S.V.P. by Monday, October 1.
Welcome to Chicago is one of ten Welcome to Our City events around the country. All Chicago-area alumni, friends, and family are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2007 alumni and other alumni new to Chicago. We hope you can join us for this fun annual tradition!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Home of Dean and Susan Voss Pappas, both '69
Highland Park, IL
-OR-
Monday, September 10, 2007
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Home of Rachel and Jonathan Bauer '83
Glen Ellyn, IL
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago warmly invites all incoming and transfer students and their families to attend special send-off gatherings on the north and west side of town. All Lawrence alumni and current students in the Chicago area are also welcome to attend. Come to the gathering that is most convenient for you.
We hope you join us to meet your future classmates and their families. Current students and Lawrence alumni will also be on hand to visit and answer your questions about life at, and life after, LU. An assortment of snacks, desserts and soft drinks will be served. Bring the entire family!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Newberry Library – Fellows' Lounge
60 West Walton Street
Chicago
$20/person includes hors d'oeuvres, wine, and soft drinks
$15/classes of 1996-2006
J.K. Rowling's tales of Harry Potter and his magical world have captivated readers, young and old, and most certainly have captured the hearts of many Lawrentians. All Lawrence alumni, parents, family, and friends are warmly invited to join Lawrence University Professor of History Edmund Kern for a chance to take a scholarly look at the Harry Potter series.
Professor Kern examines how J.K. Rowling chose to cast Harry as an alchemical phoenix: a reconciler of opposites who brings hope out of despair. Harry's adventures emerge from highly inventive uses of the past. The hero, Harry, is a product of the past, but possesses the intellect to recognize history’s shaping influence upon the future. Ancient symbols structure an age-old tale of good versus evil, yet the stories are set in a near-contemporary world that resembles our own. Through this blending of past and present, Rowling performs her own literary alchemy, combining both to create something new.
All levels of Harry Potter knowledge are welcome. The presentation will be followed by time for questions, answers, and discussion. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, and soft drinks will be served.
Monday, March 19
7:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts
College of Lake County
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois
You are warmly invited to join alumni, parents, and prospective students and their families for a special Focus On: Chicago appearance by the Lawrence University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Andrew Mast.
The concert features works by Gates, Sousa, Schuman, Wagner, and more, with a guest appearance by Lawrence Conservatory of Music faculty member Martin Erickson on tuba. Formerly the principal/solo tubist with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C., Erickson has performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the National Symphony, and various other ensembles and orchestras across the United States, as well as in Europe and Japan.
The Lawrence University Wind Ensemble is selected from the top wind and percussion students attending the Conservatory of Music. Their repertoire consists of the finest wind music from Bach to major contemporary composers and occasional works by talented Lawrence students.
The concert is free; no ticket is required. A reception follows the performance.
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
(Meet in the Great Hall lobby for admission to the Museum, 9:30 a.m. - noon)
$30 per person - Admission to MSI, lunch, presentation, and ticket to exhibit
All Lawrence alumni, parents, and guests are invited to visit the Museum of Science and Industry for a lunch presentation and special viewing of Body Worlds 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies. Reservations include general admission to the Museum. Important update: Due to an unusually large group of visitors expected that day, you will now need to go to the "Visitors Planning Center" counter, which is up the first flight of escalators, to pick up your admission tickets.
Registered guests may arrive anytime after the museum opens at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. At noon, make your way to the Columbia Room to pick up your BW2 tickets and to hear a pre-exhibit presentation by Professor of Biology Nancy Wall as she traces the history of our study of the human form, both biologically and aesthetically. Following the presentation, guests will receive special private entrance to the Body Worlds 2 exhibit, scheduled for 2:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
With over two hundred specimens preserved through a process called plastination, this exhibit provides a one-of-a-kind perspective of physiology and anatomy. The first Body Worlds tours in Chicago and around the world broke museum attendance records - so if you have not yet seen this exhibit, we highly recommend you take this opportunity. Bring family and friends for a special event that may change the way you think of the human body.
Reception and Guided Tour
Saturday, February 17, 2007
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
40 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, Illinois 60208
847-467-4602
$5/person includes entrance to museum exhibit, tour, and reception
All Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to From the Trenches to the Street: Art from Germany, 1910s-20s, prominently featuring works from Lawrence University's La Vera Pohl Collection of Art.
The event includes a wine, hors d'oeuvres, and dessert reception on the museum's upper landing and a guided tour of the special exhibit led by Frank Lewis, Lawrence's Director of Exhibits and Instructor in Art History.
For more information about this exhibit or the Mary and Leigh Block Museum please go to: www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu
Saturday, February 3, 2007
12:00 noon - Lunch at Buffo's Restaurant
2:00 p.m. - Tip-off women's game at Lake Forest
4:00 p.m. - Tip-off men's game at Lake Forest
Buffo's Restaurant
431 Sheridan Road
Highwood, Illinois 60040
$15/person, includes lunch and entry to both the men's and women's games
All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to cheer on the Lawrence University men's and women's basketball teams in their February 3 doubleheader against Lake Forest College. Both LU teams are off to a strong start this year. Here's your chance to come out and show your support!
Prior to the games, join other LU Vikings fans for a buffet-style luncheon at Buffo's Restaurant in Highwood. Pizza, salad, and soft drinks will be served. When registering, please indicate if you would prefer a vegetarian meal.
We hope you can join us for this exciting event. Ticket vouchers will be distributed at the lunch. Be sure to wear your Lawrence apparel or blue and white. Go Vikes!
Monday, October 2, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Players Bar & Grill
551 North Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
Hosts: Morgan Baird, '93, Dan Lauer, '93, Andrea Powers, '94, Annie Dude, '99, Mindy Rueden, '00, and Beauclaire Leslie, '04
$5/person, payable at the event
Class of 2006 alumni are our guests
You are warmly invited to the seventh annual Welcome to Chicago. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Come enjoy some Monday Night Football along with the company of other local Lawrentians. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar is available.
Welcome to Chicago is one of eleven Welcome to Our City events across the country. All Chicago-area alumni, friends, and family are welcome. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2006 alumni and other alumni new to Chicago. We hope you can join us for this fun annual tradition!
Please consider bringing a new or gently loved children's book, which we will donate on behalf of the LU alumni association, through the Rock for Reading Foundation, founded by Alice Peacock, '92.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Home of Rachel and Jonathan Bauer, '83
239 Crest Road
Glen Ellyn
630-858-5605
-OR-
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Home of Dean and Susan Voss Pappas, both '69
916 Baldwin Road
Highland Park
847-748-8898
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago warmly invites all incoming and transfer students and their families to attend special send-off gatherings on the north and west side of town. Come to the gathering that is most convenient for you.
We hope you join us to meet and greet your future classmates at these informal gatherings. Current students and Lawrence alumni will also be on hand to visit and answer your questions about life at, and life after, LU. An assortment of snacks, desserts and soft drinks will be served. Bring the entire family!
Saturday, May 20, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Merit School of Music
Joy Faith Knapp Music Center
38 South Peoria Street
Chicago
You are warmly invited to attend a special evening of Haydn, Brahms, and Shostakovich, performed by the Lawrence Chamber Players, a faculty ensemble of the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music. Members are Janet Anthony (cello), Matthew Michelic (viola), Stephane Tran Ngoc (violin), and Anthea Kreston (violin). Guest artist for the performance is Anthony Padilla (piano). There is no cost for attending the performance, and no ticket is required. A reception with ensemble members will be held following the concert.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
University Club
76 East Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois
All members of the Lawrence Classes of 1957 - 1962 are invited to join members of the 50th Reunion Committee, and alumni development staff to discuss the planning of your fiftieth college reunion.
Ranking among the most celebrated and anticipated events at Lawrence; the fiftieth reunion boasts record numbers of alumni returning to campus. This reception affords an additional opportunity to network with classmates while exploring ideas for planning your fiftieth reunion.
Saturday, May 6, 2006
All alumni and friends are warmly invited to join members of the Lawrence University student group SWAHP (Students' War Against Hunger and Poverty) on Saturday, May 6 for a morning of service in Chicago. Opportunities are available at The Caring Closet and the Cornerstone Community Outreach soup kitchen.
Volunteers at The Caring Closet will assist clients and sort, tag, and organize donations in their resale shop. Those at Cornerstone Community Outreach will serve lunch and clean up following the meal. We truly hope you can join us!
The Caring Closet
1745 East 71st Street
Chicago, Illinois 60649
Cornerstone Community Outreach soup kitchen
4628 North Clifton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60640
For more information on these organizations, visit www.caringcloset.org and www.cornerstonecommunityoutreach.org
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Newberry Library - Fellow's Lounge
60 West Walton Street
Chicago
$20/person includes hors d'oeuvres, wine, and soft drinks
$15/Classes of 1995-2005
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago warmly invites all alumni, parents, and friends for a Freshman Studies Revisited event with Tim Spurgin, Associate Professor of English and Bonnie Glidden Buchanan Professor of English Literature.
The discussion centers on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice - a recurring Freshman Studies selection, recent "One Book, One Chicago" novel, and the subject of many films. The session is open to skeptics as well as committed Janeites, and no prior acquaintance with the novel will be assumed. We expect you'll find the discussion more fun with "freshmen" of all ages, food & your favorite beverage, and no grades involved!
Whether you are an alumna/us of Freshman Studies or have only heard the legends about this signature academic program second hand, you are sure to enjoy this special event.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
3:45 p.m.
Foundation Hall
Baha'i House of Worship
100 Linden Avenue
Wilmette
The Lawrence University Concert Choir has recently returned from the regional American Choral Directors Convention in Omaha where they received a spontaneous standing ovation following their performance of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis' "Curse Upon Iron." Those in attendance, including the ACD president, were moved by the passion, the variety, the sheer committment to the music that the students displayed.
On Sunday, March 26 at 3:45 p.m., the Concert Choir is presenting this very program at the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette off Sheridan Road at Linden Avenue, and all alumni, parents, friends, and prospective students are warmly invited to attend. The Choir will also sing at the Baha'i Devotions in the beautiful Upper Hall at 3:00 p.m. They begin that day performing selections at the 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services of First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple, 77 West Washington Street. A reception with the choir follows the afternoon Baha'i concert.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Goose Island Brewery
3535 North Clark Street
Wrigleyville
Host: Andra Durham, '03
$5/per person, payable at the door
Class of 2005 alumni are our guests
You are warmly invited to the sixth annual Welcome to Chicago. Join host Andra Durham, '03, at this casual event and enjoy Goose Island’s wide selection of specialty tap brews. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available. Guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2005 alumni and all alumni new to the Chicago area.
Welcome to Chicago is one of 14 Welcome to Our City events across the country. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones. All Chicago-area alumni, family and friends are welcome to attend. We hope you will take part in this fun annual tradition!
Goose Island Brewery is easily accessible from the Red Line Addison stop. Limited street parking is available.
The Lawrence University
Alumni Association of Chicago
And the Board of Trustees
Cordially invite you
To meet President Jill Beck
At a luncheon
Sunday, February 27, 2005
11:30 a.m.
University Club of Chicago
Michigan Room
76 East Monroe Street
Chicago
$20 per person
$15, members of the Classes of 2000-2004
Saturday, February 5, 2005
4:00 p.m.
New Trier High School Jazz Festival
Auditorium Stage
385 Winnetka Avenue
Winnetka
The performance, which is free and open to the public, will last one hour.
Long recognized as one of the finest undergraduate jazz bands in the country, the Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble (LUJE) and its members have repeatedly won Down Beat magazine's Outstanding Jazz Band Performance Award, Best Original Composition/Extended Composition Award, and Outstanding Jazz Instrumental Solo Performance Award. Under the direction of Fred Sturm, LUJE performs and records frequently throughout the school year, presenting cutting edge large ensemble literature, historically significant works, Lawrence student and faculty compositions and arrangements, and accompanying visiting jazz solo artists.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Goose Island Brewery
3535 North Clark Street
Wrigleyville
Hosts:
Erin Stahowiak, '94
Jennifer Dieter, '03
$5/person payable at the event
You're warmly invited to the fifth annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2004 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
The Goose Island Brewery is located on the corner of North Clark Street and West Addison Street in Wrigleyville. Red line stop at Addison (Wrigley Field). Street parking.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
1:30 p.m.
Meet at Giordano's Pizzeria
455 West Roosevelt Road
Glen Ellyn
$40 per person
includes ticket to the opera and lunch (salad, pasta, pizza, and soft drinks; cash bar)
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago invites you Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, presented by the DuPage Opera Theatre at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Directed by Tim Troy, '85, J. Thomas and Julie Esch Hurvis professor of theatre and drama, and conducted by Harold Bauer, father of Jonathan Bauer, '83, this production boasts many Lawrence ties.
All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join us. We will meet for a late lunch at Giordano's and then head over to the performance.
We have a limited number of tickets reserved for this summer cultural event, so please respond today. Tickets will be distributed at the restaurant. McAninch Arts Center and opera information below.
College of DuPage, McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Boulevard
Glen Ellyn
La Traviata
A love born of deepest longing, and tragically sacrificed for family honor, Verdi's
masterpiece, with his exquisite melodies, touch the hearts of each generation, in what
has become one of the most popular operas ever written.
Friday, July 2, 2004
9:00 p.m.
Gateway Theatre
Copernicus Cultural Center
5216 West Lawrence Avenue
Chicago
Tickets - $15 students, $20 general, $30 balcony
Souad Massi, a Paris-based Algerian singer-songwriter called a "major new North African star" by The Standard, is appearing in Chicago as part of her first U.S. tour. The London Times praises the platinum-selling musician for her "hypnotic mixture of styles"--ranging from chaabi, gnawa, and flamenco influences to Gypsy rumba, Indian percussion, and American folk rock. Opening for Souad Massi will be the Chicago-based Hicham Chami Trio, featuring Moroccan musician Hicham Chami on qanun with flutist Kim Sopata and Egyptian percussionist Karim Nagi Mohammed.
The historic Gateway Theatre, designed by renowned architectural firm Rapp & Rapp, is part of the Copernicus Cultural Center in the Jefferson Park area of Chicago. The theatre is easily accessible by public transporation (CTA bus #81 and blue line). Free parking is available in adjacent lots in addition to metered spaces on Lawrence Avenue.
Brunch and program with keynote speaker Professor William Chaney
Sunday, June 6, 2004
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
University Club
76 East Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois
As a member of one of the Lawrence Classes of 1955-1959, Lawrence University Trustees, John Ellerman, '58, Thomas Kayser, '58, O.B. Parrish, '55 and Constance Purdum, '55, cordially invite you and a guest to attend a celebratory brunch and presentation, "Fifty Years: In Anticipation of Your 50th Class Reunion". This special event focuses on upcoming fiftieth reunions.
We are especially pleased that Professor William Chaney will give the keynote address.
The Board of Trustees
Cordially invites you to join Richard and Margot Warch
A reception to honor Rik
During his 25th and final year as Lawrence University President
Sunday, April 18, 2004
2:00 p.m.
$20 per person ($15, members of the Classes of 1998-2003)
Park Hyatt Chicago
On Water Tower Square
800 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
President Richard Warch
The second-longest serving president in the college's history, Richard Warch became
Lawrence's 14th president on September 1, 1979. Prior to that, he spent two years as vice
president for academic affairs and professor of history at Lawrence. From 1968 to 1977,
Warch was a member of the Yale University faculty in the history and American studies
departments and spent his final year there as associate dean.
In June, 1999, Warch was named to the Executive Committee of the Annapolis Group, an association of more than 100 of America's leading liberal arts colleges. In the 1987 study, "The Effective College President," a two-year project funded by the Exxon Education Foundation, Warch was named one of the nation's top 100 college presidents.
A native of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., Warch earned his bachelor of arts degree from Williams College in 1961, his bachelor of divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in 1964 and his Ph.D. in American studies from Yale University in 1968.
He is the author of the book School of the Prophets: Yale College, 1710-1740, co-edited the volume John Brown in the Prentice-Hall Great Lives Observed Series and has addressed a wide variety of issues facing higher education in numerous published articles, reviews and commentaries.
Sunday, February 29, 2004
1:00 p.m. - Piano Masterclass
8:00 p.m. - Concert
University of Chicago
Fulton Hall
5845 South Ellis Avenue
Strike, the duo comprised of pianist Jeffery Meyer, '96, and percussionist Paul Vaillancourt, presents an adventurous and eclectic evening of duo and solo works composed in the last three decades. The program will include the minimalist-inspired Changes by Timothy Brady, Mario Davidovsky's classic work Synchronisms No. 6 for piano and electronic tape, the primal and energetic Rebonds by Iannis Xenakis, David Chaikin's beautifully colorful Scattering dark and bright, and the acid jazz/rock-driven Drum Dances by New Zealand's John Psathas.
Jeffery Meyer is the Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic as well as the Music Director of the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras, and Paul Vaillancourt heads the percussion department at Columbus State University. The two musicians met while doing graduate work at the State University of New York Stony Brook, studying under Gilbert Kalish and Raymond DesRoches, respectively. They have both been in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts and at the Aspen Festival as part of the new music group the Furious Band. Paul and Jeff have been performing together since 1997.
PROGRAM
Timothy Brady (b. 1956), Changes (1989)
Mario Davidovsky (b. 1934), Synchronisms No. 6 for Piano and Tape (1970)
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), Rebonds (1989)
Intermission
David Chaitkin (b. 1938), Scattering dark and bright (1978-79)
John Psathas (b. 1966), Drum Dances (1993)
BIOGRAPHIES
Born in Chicago, Jeffery Meyer, '96, began his musical studies as a pianist, and shortly thereafter continued on to study composition and conducting. He has conducted such ensembles as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Filharmonie Hradec Kralove, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, the New Symphony Orchestra, and the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in St. Petersburg, Russia, as well as the Music Director of the South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras. He has also served as the Director of the Symphony Orchestra at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh.
An active participant in the music of our time, he has collaborated with many composers, and commissioned and premiered many new works. Jeff has been in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and in residence at the Aspen Festival as part of the Furious Band, a New York-based group dedicated to contemporary music. He has been broadcast on CBC Newfoundland, has recorded and performed with the Philadelphia Virtuosi (Naxos), and has been heard as a soloist at the Aspen Festival. During the 2001-2002 academic year he lived and studied in Berlin and Leipzig as the recipient of a DAAD grant in music, during which time he wrote incidental music to David Mamet's Duck Variations, which was performed throughout Berlin by the theater group Heimspieltheater. He was recently selected as a finalist in the 2003 Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition and a semi-finalist in the 2003 Beethoven Sonata International Piano Competition, Memphis, Tennessee.
Jeff is currently completing his Doctorate of Musical Arts with Gilbert Kalish at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is an active adjudicator, guest clinician, and masterclass teacher and has served on the faculties of the Dorian Keyboard Festival, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival.
Paul Vaillancourt has been a featured soloist at the Aspen Summer Music Festival 2000, with the National Arts Center, and Ottawa Symphony Orchestras. He has had various solo and ensemble performances recorded and broadcast by CBC Radio, Radio-Canada, and the National Public Radio. Paul has taught Percussion Education at both McGill University and Ottawa University where he was the director of the Contemporary Music Ensembles. He was the music director for Odyssey Theatre's outdoor summer productions from 1995 to 1997. He is also in high demand as an instructor of Scottish pipe band drumming throughout Eastern Canada and the U.S.
As a founding member of the contemporary music group Furious Band, he has been in residence at the Aspen and Banff Music Festivals and has performed all over North America, premiering new works in collaborations with composers from around the world. As a conductor, he has conducted the US premieres of works by Brian Cherney, David Lang, Steven Gellman, and world premieres by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, John Parcell, Sydney Hodkinson, Jack Beeson, R. Murray Schaeffe’s Spirit Garden, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon’s opera Comala, in Mexico City.
Paul completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the State University of New York in Stony Brook in 2002, studying with Professor Raymond DesRoches. While in New York, Paul performed regularly with the some of the top percussion ensembles in the country, including Pulse and the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble. He was also ensemble coordinator for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players from 1997 to 2001.
He is now on the faculty of Columbus State University as Professor of Percussion, and Director of Percussion and Contemporary Music Ensembles.
Saturday, November 1, 2003
2:00 p.m.
Evanston Public Library
1703 Orrington Avenue
Free and open to the public
Join author Paul McComas, '83, for a special dramatic/musical production, followed by a book signing.
Unplugged is a tale of depression, recovery and self-reinvention. It's also the story of how a young woman is taught and healed by nature -- by the very land beneath her feet.
"Chicago rocker Dayna Clay’s high-stakes struggle with depression and abuse leads not to suicide but to a journey of self-discovery. A tale of healing and hope, Unplugged is getting the word out that there is help in the fight against depression." Chicago Tribune
Produced and composed by Charles D. Bayne, '95
Conducted by Jeffery Meyer, '96
Strawdog Theatre
3829 North Broadway
Chicago
773-528-9696
Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 28, 2003 at 8:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $10
Subterranean Love Story is a four act play written for four narrators and small orchestra. Similar in concept to Igor Stravinsky's l'Histoire du Soldat or Sergei Prokofieff's Peter and the Wolf, the orchestra helps tell the story by introducing themes for each character. Showtime with break is just over an hour and fifteen minutes.
There is something comic about a dog falling in love with a rabbit, but only for those on the outside. For those who live in the costume party world of Subterranean Love Story, it is an occasion for bewilderment, horror, and identity crisis. A team of actors and musicians encourage audiences to confront their own illusions or, better yet, have a laugh at the illusions of others.
Director: Gregor Mortis
Author: Brian Cooper
Composer: Charles D Bayne, '95
Conductor: Jeffery Meyer, '96
The Orchestra
Aram Shelton - Clarinet
Dave Rempis - Alto Saxophone
Keefe Jackson - Tenor Saxophone
Josh Berman - Trumpet
Nick Broste - Trombone
Amy Cimini - Viola
Kevin Davis - Cello
Kathy Kelly - Vibraphone
Brian Dibblee - Bass
Tim Daisy - Drums
The Cast
James Zoccoli as Rufus
Andrew Lawfer as Rex
Mierka Girten as Leprida
John Roberts as Acula
This project is supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council Access Program.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Goose Island Brewery
3535 North Clark Street
Wrigleyville
Hosts: Erin Stahowiak, '94, and Jennie McConaghy, '00
$5/person payable at the event
You're warmly invited to the fourth annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2003 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
The Goose Island Brewery is located on the corner of North Clark Street and West Addison Street in Wrigleyville. Red line stop at Addison (Wrigley Field). Street parking.
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Newberry Library - Fellows' Lounge
60 West Walton Street
Chicago
$15/person includes hors d'oeuvres, wine, and soft drinks
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago warmly invites all alumni, parents, and friends to join Associate Director of Alumni Relations Andrea Powers, '94, for an event celebrating an experience that's been part of "The Lawrence Difference" since 1945.
Whether you are an alumnus who loved Freshman Studies, one who can only claim to have lived to tell about it, or even if you have only heard the legends about this signature academic program second hand, you are sure to enjoy this special event.
Associate Professor of English Tim Spurgin will give a brief history of the program's evolution, followed by a discussion of a passage from Plato's Republic with "freshmen" of all ages. (It's more fun with a glass of wine and no grades involved!) Karen Park-Koenig, '91, assistant director of corporate and foundation relations, will also be on hand to explain some recent program enhancements made possible by a challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Friday, April 11, 2003
7:30 p.m.
Waubonsie Valley High School
2590 Ogden Avenue (corner of Ogden and Eola Road)
Aurora
Admission: Free and open to the public
The Lawrence Concert Choir has received national recognition with performances at state, regional, and national ACDA and Kodaly conventions in recent years. This program features the music of Mendelssohn, Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana," a premier performance by Paul Crabtree (San Francisco), a moving spiritual by Moses Hogan, and ethnic pieces from Ireland, Israel, and the Zuni Native American tribe.
Following the concert, Concert Choir members and Director Rick Bjella look forward to meeting Lawrence alumni, parents, friends, and prospective students during a dessert reception at the high school hosted by Jay Kellner, '83, Neuqua Valley Director of Choirs, Waubonsie Director John De Groot, and Waubonsie parents.
Saturday, February 22, 2003
7:30 p.m. - combo performances
9:00 p.m. - Count Basie Orchestra
Elmhurst College
Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel
Far west side of campus south of Alexander Boulevard and west of Prospect Avenue
Tickets - $20/adults, $17/senior citizens, $3/children under 12
Alumni, parents, and friends of Lawrence University are invited to hear Lawrence's top jazz combo, the "John Coltrane Jazz Small Gruop," comprised of Jacob Teichroew, '05, alto saxophone; Steve Rodriguez, '02, tenor saxophone; Kyle Simpson, '03, trumpet; Steve Rogness, '04, trombone; Bryan Teoh, '05, guitar; Tucker Yaro, '06, bass; and Dan Crane, '04, drums. Coached by Lecturer in Music Jose Encarnacion, the group is very excited to perform at the prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival and would enjoy having some Lawrence fans in the audience.
Combos from the Chicago School of the Performing Arts, Central State University, and Purdue University will also perform.
The Count Basie Orchestra, directed by Grover Mitchell, has received 17 Grammy Awards, including the 1999 Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance. This concert, which features legendary drummer Butch Miles, will showcase the relaxed swing that's made the band famous since the 1930s.
For more information and to order tickets, call the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival Hotline at 630-617-5534 during business hours. Tickets can be charged over the phone and be mailed to you or held at will call. Tickets are also available at the door.
Free lot parking is available adjacent and across from the Chapel and on the north side of Alexander Boulevard.
Monday, September 23, 2002
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Goose Island Brewery
3535 North Clark Street
Wrigleyville
Hosts:
Erin Stahowiak, '94, Megan Walsh, '00, Mark Smrecek, '00
Chicago alumni in the Classes of 1992-2002 are warmly invited to the third annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in 14 cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2002 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
The Goose Island Brewery is located on the corner of North Clark Street and West Addison Street in Wrigleyville. Red line stop at Addison (Wrigley Field). Street parking.
Sunday, March 17, 2002
7:30 p.m.
Northwestern University
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
1977 South Campus Drive
Evanston
Monday, March 18, 2002
7:30 p.m.
DePaul University Concert Hall
800 West Belden Avenue
Chicago
$28/regular; $23.00/senior; $8.00/student
Dubbed by journalists as Les Six, Poulenc, Milhaud, Auric and Tailleferre, along with Honegger and Durey, were maverick French composers of the early 20th century, influenced by the music of Erik Satie and the poetry of Jean Cocteau. They turned away from the prevailing Romanticism and Impressionism and created their own distinctive sonorities, sophisticated moods and jazz rhythms. Joining the CCM artists is the acclaimed soprano Patrice Michaels, associate professor of opera theater and studio voice at Lawrence University. Together, they will premiere songs by Satie arranged by Easley Blackwood.
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and winds
Milhaud: Suite for violin, clarinet and piano
Auric: Trio for winds
Satie: Songs (arranged by Easley Blackwood)
Tailleferre: Chansons Populaires
Sunday, February 10, 2002
7:30 p.m.
Northwestern University
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
1977 South Campus Drive
Evanston
$12/8.50/5.50
Fans of Mozart, opera, period instruments, fascinating history, or the breathtaking artistry of soprano Patrice Michaels, associate professor of opera theater and studio voice at Lawrence University, will not want to miss this concert. Mozart composed some of his most thrilling music for singers Catarina Cavalieri, Luisa Laschi-Mombelli, Adriana Ferrarese del Bene, Nancy Storace, and Louise Villeneuve. Joined by Stephen Alltop, baritone Peter Van De Graaff, and an orchestra of outstanding period-instrument musicians, Michaels will profile these five divas and perform music written for them by Mozart, Salieri, Martín y Soler, and Cimarosa.
Thursday, January 17, 2002
5:30-8:30 p.m.
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
$10 for Art Instutute members, $15 for non-members
includes admission and passed hors d'oeuvres; cash bar
Lawrence alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to AfterHours, a quarterly after-work celebration of art and entertainment. The focus of the evening will be the Institute's newly reinstalled Galleries of Modern and Contemporary Art.
Come join other young professionals for a fun, social evening and check out the museum (with a cocktail!) after work, at a time when the museum is normally closed. Entertainment includes poetry readings, music (acoustic bass and a DJ spinning mod, lounge, and drum & bass), and gallery walks by the curators of the Galleries of Modern and Contemporary Art. View works by Pollack, O'Keeffe, Cornell, Dali, Warhol, Richter, and more!
To order tickets, call 312-575-8000. You may also purchase tickets at the door on the night of the event. For group rates to AfterHours, call 312-857-7104.
Questions? Call Angela Standhardt, Assistant Director, Evening Associates & AfterHours at 312-857-7669.
Monday, November 26, 2001, Noon to 1:30 p.m. (luncheon)
The Michigan Room of the University Club of Chicago
76 East Monroe Street, Chicago 312-726-2840
Tuesday, November 27, 2001, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (hearty hors d’oeuvre reception)
The home of Mr. J. Terry Franke, '68, and Mrs. Mary A. Franke
$25 per person - includes ticket, food and beverages
$15 per person - youngest alumni, Classes of 1996 - 2001
Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago in welcoming Dr. Richard Warch for an informative tour of the Lawrence campus - without the journey to Wisconsin.
Richard Warch has served as president of Lawrence since 1979. During his tenure, the campus has changed dramatically. Every major academic building has been constructed anew or renovated and more changes are yet to come.
Now, the Trustees and the president are poised to address residential life. Plans are being made for a new campus center, which will include food services and student union facilities, the construction of additional residential halls, and the renovation or conversion of existing buildings - an exciting era in Lawrence’s history.
All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join President Warch, Vice President for Development and External Affairs Greg Volk, Director of Alumni Relations Jan Daniels Quinlan, '74, and Associate Director of Alumni Relations Andrea Powers, '94, for what promises to be a spirited and informative gathering.
Please note: The University Club requires guests to be properly attired for events in their facilities - Business casual dress is allowed in the area in which our function will be held. Cell phones are only allowed in discreet public areas of the club; they are absolutely prohibited in the dining room.
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
McCormick & Schmick's
41 East Chestnut Street
Chicago
(2nd Floor)
312-397-9500
Hosts: Gina Perri Jaeckel, '94; Erin Stahowiak, '94; and Andrea Powers, '94
Greetings 1991-2001 Chicago Alumni,
You're warmly invited to the second annual Welcome to Our City, a special young alumni event that takes place in many cities across the country. Please join us and catch up with old alumni friends while making a few new ones! Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar is available. There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2001 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed to help them meet local alumni.
Sunday, September 9, 2001
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rain or shine
Joe's Sports Bar
940 W. Weed Street (near Sheffield and North Ave.)
(there is plenty of street parking available and a pay lot across the street)
$20/alumni; $15/young alumni (1996-2001); $10/current students; $50/family
Incoming students and their families are our guests
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago warmly invites all current and incoming students, alumni, and their families to a picnic celebration for Chicago-area Lawrence students and for members of the incoming Lawrence Class of 2005. Traditional cookout fare and soft drinks will be served. Cash bar.
We hope that you will come out to meet all the current and incoming students, and picnic with Lawrentians of all ages. Bring the entire family! There will be special Lawrence goodie bags for all incoming students that attend.
Bring a book! The Alumni Association supports efforts to enhance youth literacy and is accepting donations of children's books. Please bring one or more new children's books and we will donate them to a local non-profit.
Saturday, July 14, 2001
6:00 p.m.
Meet at Giordano's Pizzeria, 455 West Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn
$25 per person
includes ticket to the opera, pizza buffet, soft drinks and pre-performance chat;
cash bar
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago invites you to Mozart's The Magic Flute, presented by the DuPage Opera Theatre at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Directed by Tim Troy, '85, assistant professor of theatre and drama, and conducted by Harold Bauer, father of Jonathan Bauer, '83, this production boasts many Lawrence ties. Harold will join us for a pre-performance chat illuminating the music, the libretto, and this production.
All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join us. We have a limited number of tickets reserved for this summer cultural event, so please respond today. Tickets will be distributed at the restaurant. Maps available on request.
Thursday, September 14, 2000
7:00 p.m.
Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant
Hosts:
Erin Stahowiak, '94
Morgan Baird, '93
Gina Perri Jaeckel, '94
The Lawrence University Alumni Association warmly invites all young alumni (Classes of 1990-2000) to "Welcome to Our City." This special new event takes place in 15 cities across the country on Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. All events are casual, cash bar gatherings that provide an opportunity to socialize with other young alumni. There will be give-aways, plus a drawing for a Lawrence hat and t-shirt.
The guests of honor for the evening are Class of 2000 alumni. Many of them have recently relocated to new cities and this event is designed for them to meet local young alumni.
Each city's event has at least one local host that also serves as a contact person. Please call or e-mail them if you have any questions. A formal RSVP is not required, but will be appreciated by hosts who plan to order food.
Saturday, April 15, 2000
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois
$35/person includes: guided tour, hors d'oeuvres, and beverages
The Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago invites you to a special private, after-hours viewing of The Dead Sea Scrolls.
This is the first time in 50 years that the over-2,000-year-old Scrolls have visited Chicago. One of the greatest archaeological finds ever, the Scrolls include the oldest surviving copies of the Old Testament, The Torah Precepts, and the Beatitudes. They are important to people of many faiths for what they reveal about the origins of the culture in which we live.
We have arranged for a private viewing of this exhibit. Before the viewing, guests will hear additional background information from a guest speaker from the Field Museum.
Join your fellow alumni, parents, and friends in this once-in-a-lifetime viewing of The Dead Sea Scrolls! We look forward to sharing this experience with you.
Sunday, March 12, 2000
2:00 p.m.
Complimentary appetizers and beverages; cash bar available
Rock Bottom Brewery
1 West Grand
(Corner of State and Grand)
Lawrence University is a residential college by design. The trustees have convened a group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni to examine and make recommendations for improvement in the quality of student residential life at Lawrence. The Task Force has recently completed an Interim Report addressing issues such as equity, student housing, food services, the role and adequacy of the current student union, and the overall out-of-classroom experience for students.
The Task Force on Residential Life welcomes the opportunity to hear alumni perspectives and insights on the Interim Report and the trustees' response. Please join members of the Task Force for light appetizers and informal discussion.
Thursday, November 4, 1999
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. dinner
Reza's
432 West Ontario Street
Chicago
312-664-4500
Admission
Standard: $25 per person
Young alumni: $20 per person (Classes of 1989-99)
Admission includes buffet reception and soft drinks; a cash bar will be available.
Join the Lawrence University Alumni Association of Chicago for a reception and dinner with President Richard Warch at the popular restaurant Reza's, on Ontario, near Orleans.
President Warch became Lawrence's fourteenth president in 1979 and is now the second longest-serving president in the college's history. You'll hear the latest news from campus, including a report of progress on the new science building where Stephenson Hall once stood. President Warch will also respond to questions about other aspects of the college today.
During the pre-dinner reception, students from Chicago's acclaimed Merit Music Program's Ambassador String Quartet will provide background music. The Merit Music Program employs a number of Lawrence alumni, including Duffie Adelson, '73, their executive director.
All alumni, parents, and friends are warmly invited to join us for a lively evening of conversation and news from Lawrence.