Park Ridge Community Women

Celebrate the Arts Calendar of Events
October 7 – 14, 2007

The Park Ridge Cultural Arts Council (PRCAC) invites you to join them in celebrating Illinois Arts Week 2007, October 7th-13^th, with a week of FREE cultural art performances, activities and events in Park Ridge.

Sunday Oct 7:
2:00 – 400 pm: Enjoy an afternoon of music with the talented Di Bella Duo at the Park Ridge Library, 20 S. Prospect. This popular group performs a wide range of songs from Broadway hits, supper club standards and Grand Opera to the delight of all.

Monday Oct 8:
1:30 – 5:00pm: Art Attack! at Hodges Park. An afternoon of fun sure to give you an art attack. First, connect with your inner artist and create a community art banner with Brickton Arts Center that will be displayed all week in town! All ages welcome!

2:00 pm: become a master of rhythm in a Hand & Body Drumming Workshop open to all ages. Danny Faith, an award-winning master drummer and teacher for 35 years, and Wunder Studios Performing Arts Conservatory, will teach you to various drumming styles that will culminate in an all-out, wild drumming jam session!

3:00 pm: it’s time for you to kick back and rock out as Teen Bands from Park Ridge Wunder Studios rock workshop perform! Bands include The Sound, Kamboxer Adversary, Skraper, Fizzy Lifting Drink and more.

Rain location: Park Ridge Community Church, 100 Courtland Ave.

Thursday Oct 11:
5:30 – 9:00 pm: Celebrate the Arts Open House! The Park Ridge Cultural Arts Council invites you to their second annual Open House where you can meet and discover the many wonderful arts organizations of Park Ridge. Adults only.

There will be a raffle and silent auction with many fabulous items including Bears tickets, jewelry from High Society Jewelers, theatre tickets for Marriott Lincolnshire theatre, Joffrey Ballet and Northlight Theatre, concert tickets from Park Ridge Civic Orchestra and Park Ridge Chorale, original works of art from the park Ridge Art League, classes from Brickton Art Center, Restaurant gift certificates, and many more items!

Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, live music with Maine South High school students. Come out and support the arts in Park Ridge!

Saturday Oct 13
10:00am – 12:00pm: “Fall With Our Forefathers,” at the Park Ridge Historical Society, 41 S. Prairie. Join us for this festive, free family event where families and children can create fall crafts, have their face painted and learn about the history of Park Ridge. Discover the story of the pioneers, what types of crops were grown in this area, the development of our train line – all part of the rich story that is the history of Park Ridge. Children

Children will create crafts with artist Vicky Bellisario from, “If An Elephant Can Paint,” a paint-your-own pottery studio located in downtown Edison Park.

Park Ridge Historical Museum will also be open for tours. Be sure to take a little extra time to explore the museum and discover treasures from yesteryear.

12:00pm – 2:00pm: Students from Maine South High School will be demonstrating production of Indonesian-inspired shadow puppets at Brickton Art Center, 147 Vine. These puppets have been designed and stylized by the students based on traditional myths or fables and then used to produce student-written stories. Be sure to stop by Brickton to find out more about these fascinating puppets! All ages

2:00pm: Wayang Kulig Indonesian Shadow Puppet performance with Indonesian Performing Arts Chicago at the Park Ridge Library, 20 S. Prospect. One of the most outstanding and unique forms of art, Indonesian Shadow Puppetry has its roots in ancient Bali. Ages 8 and up.

The performance will be, “The Death of Subali,” with master puppeteer I Gusti Ngurah Kertayuda. The story follows two greedy twin brothers who fight constantly. A spell is cast and they are given monkey heads with human bodies. The great monkey general Hanoman must step in to decide who is right and who is wrong in this classic Ramayana epic.

After the puppet performance, Indonesian Performing Arts Chicago will also present traditional Indonesian Dance. You will be mesmerized by the intricate movement and colorful costumes of this ancient and spiritual art form.

Click here for the printable flier – prhsflier-fall.pdf