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TODAY
Tuesday, May 14
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BY DAY
Sunday, March 30 2008
Maple Syrup Festival @ North Park Village Nature Center
Watch the entire syrup-making process from tree to table today at the Chicago Park District's Maple Syrup Festival, which will be held at the North Park Village Nature Center (5801 N. Pulaski) from 10am to 3pm today.
New Millennium Orchestra @ Chicago Cultural Center
Performing Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante and Schoenberg's Transfigured Night. A pre-concert talk with conductor Francesco Milioto precedes the program at 2:30 pm. Recently called "one of the best additions to the city's scene" by classical music critic Marc Geelhoed, the New Millennium Orchestra has been breaking down barriers of classical music stereotypes since their first multimedia performance in 2005 on Earth Day. They have collaborated with diverse musicians ranging from members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and eighth blackbird to Michael Kang (The String Cheese Incident) and DJ Spooky. Free. 3 p.m. Preston Bradley Hall, 78 East Washington St. For more information about the Sunday Salon Series, please call the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs at 312-744-6630 or visit the Website.
International Vintage Poster Fair @ Chicago Cultural Center
Exhibitors from the U.S., Canada, China, Israel and Western Europe offer thousands of original vintage posters for sale dated from the 1890s-1980s. Styles include classic Art Nouveau Belle Epoque images and increasingly popular Art Deco and Modernism posters. Posters offered will include food and liquor advertisements, WWI and WWII posters, film, travel and transportation, and sporting events. $15 for a weekend ticket. 11am-6pm. 77 E. Randolph. For more info, call 800-856-8069 or visit the Website.
Chicago Sinfonietta @ Lund Auditorium
Chicago Sinfonietta celebrates the contributions women have made in classical music in honor of International Women's Month, dedicated to the economic, social, cultural and political achievements of women. Maestro Paul Freeman graciously hands over the baton as Cuban-born Tania Leon takes the podium as guest conductor. Leon leads the Sinfonietta in Ellen Zwilich's rich and dramatic Prologue & Variations, followed by the eclectic Irlande, poeme symphonique scored by Augusta Holmes. Also performed is Leon's Horizons. Concludes with a rousing performance of Chen Yi's abstract and spirited Ge Xu (Antiphony). $26-$40. 2:30 p.m. Dominican University, 7900 W. Division in River Forest. Call 312-236-3681 x2 or visit the Website.
