PROGRAM CALENDAR FOR MAY:
OFF-SITE:
May 11 (Sunday): Cliff Dweller
Dieter Kober conducts the second of two concerts during his Spring visit
to Chicago. He leads the Chicago Chamber Orchestra in a repeat performance
of the program given on May 4. It's a free concert honoring Franz Joseph
Haydn in anticipation of the composer's 275th anniversary. Scheduled are
the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin. Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra
along with the Symphony No. 48 as the featured works to be heard at 3:00
pm at the Fourth Presbyterian Church on Michigan Avenue at Chestnut.
AT THE CLUB:
May 13 (Tuesday): Rebecca
Duff-Campbell, one of this year's Artists-in-Residence members, will give
a PowerPoint presentation to discuss and show examples of her paintings
and creative writing. The artist says that she finds inspiration from
personal experience and childhood memories growing up in and around
Detroit, such as investigating abandoned houses and tuning in to Lawrence
Welk and Johnny Carson from her grandma's davenport. She will also
highlight the dynamic of how the two mediums intersect and play off of
each other. Program will begin at 6:30. Open to all members and guests.
May 29 (Thursday): The last in the
current series of Old Movie Nights. The film chosen has not yet been
announced. It's expected that Robert Guinan, CD '84, will be on hand for
the opening remarks for this program which is sponsored by club member
Seymour Persky, CD '85. Cocktails (cash bar) at 5:30, Dinner at 6:30,
followed by the movie. Cost is $30 per person. Call for reservations at
312-922-8080.
May 30 (Friday): Following up on last
year's successful event, there will be a 2nd annual dinner and theatrical
presentation celebrating the works of Samuel Beckett. Three of the actors
from the 2007 performance (Kate Shubert, Steve Munro, and Terry Gibson)
will be joined by a pair of Cliff Dwellers---Nora Williams, composer-
violinist/violist; and Morgan Marzec, poet---both of whom are alumni of
the club's Artists-in-Residence program. Cocktails at 5:30, Dinner at
7:00, followed by the program (with a discussion period afterward). Cost
is $45 for dinner and program. Early reservations are recommended. Call
312-922-8080.
May - June: The new art exhibit will
be on display in the Kiva as of Monday, May 12. No details as yet on the
artists(s) and the works to be shown.
COMING UP:
June 16 (Monday): Practice your Irish
accent---it's time for the club's annual Bloomsday celebration. The Cliff
Dwellers again will follow in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom on that same
day in Dublin, 1904. In homage to James Joyce and his literary classic,
"Ulysses," the Kiva will be transformed via the spoken word under the
guidance of the Newberry Library's Steve Diedrich. Early reservations for
this special event are urged. Admission to the program is free, but
seating is guaranteed only to members and guests who have dinner
reservations. Cost is $40 per person. Cocktail reception (cash bar) at
5:30, program at 6:30, with the dinner scheduled for 8:30. Call
312-922-8080 no later than Wednesday, June 11.