My daughters have taken many classes here and all of the teachers are accomplished and excellent in…read moreall their interactions. The school is run in a very professional manner. Kids learn not only how to dance, but also how to be inclusive members of a community. A great place to train.

Wonderful dance school with great teaching. As your child gets older she gains friends for life…read more Love the Nutcracker performances!

If you are looking for something new and exciting...check out this group!…read moreThey only perform a handful of times a year, but the performances are definitely worth the wait. My favorite venue where they perform is the Monastery of the Holy Cross, in Bridgeport. The acoustics are fantastic - the chorale's voice is particularly superb when it lingers in the air for a second or two. They are one of the many reasons I love living in Chicago!

Full disclosure, I have been a member of the Chicago Chorale for four years, so I am a little…read morebiased. However, I think we are a very special choir. We are a community choir based in Hyde Park, and at one time had ties to the University of Chicago, but have now struck out on our own, which is a pretty risky thing to do when one is located in Hyde Park. Comprised of 60 singers from all over the city and of all occupations (lots of physicists and music teachers, but still...), the Chicago Chorale sings predominantly sacred music from the Baroque era, and often sings a capella. In the past, we have performed Bach's B Minor Mass and St. Matthew's Passion. This 2008-2009 season, we will sing Ralph Vaughn Williams's Mass in G Minor, which we began rehearsing last night and man, is it gorgeous, for the fall, The Messiah for Christmas, and Rachaninoff's Vespers in the spring. We will also record the Vespers this spring, which will be our 4th cd. This past summer we performed with the Chicago Symphony Chorus at Ravinia, under the direction of Erich Kunzel, and have also appeared on WFMT three times. If you appreciate thoughtful, historically accurate classical sacred music, please visit our website, www.chicagochorale.org, and consider ordering season tickets. We are performing in many neighborhoods and even suburbs this season, so you don't have to worry about finding your way down to Hyde Park.

There are times when one needs to attend an artistic event to reignite the soul…read more "Oh Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Sinnerman, where you gonna run to? Where you gonna run to? All on that day" After heeding Nina Simone's call, THIS Sinnerman headed to the DuSable museum to see Muntu dance theater perform a tribute to Nina. I am not a fan of Nina, I have outgrown fan-dom. I am what some consider a fanatic. A devoted fanatic. In my 30 years of existence on this planet I have only come across a few people who are bigger fans of Nina than I am. Knowing my fanaticism well, the husband treated me to an afternoon of everything Nina. "Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Well I run to the river, it was bleedin' I run to the sea, it was bleedin' I run to the sea, it was bleedin' All on that day" I ran to see Muntu perform when I realized they were paying a tribute to Nina's protest songs. Anyone who is familiar with Nina's involvement in the civil rights movement knows that she wrote/ performed some of the famous songs during those trying times: Mississippi Goddam, Old Jim Crow, Pirate Jenny, and my all time favorite and the root of my nickname, Four Women. It is only appropriate that the tribute during Women's History month focused on Nina's fight for civil rights. The performance started with a dance number that invigorated my senses and excited me all over. Four men dancing to the energetic beat of African drums made the audience erupt in a thundering applause. The intro dance number was followed by four women performing Erets Zavat Chalav, one of the lesser known Nina's songs. Although it is not one of her protest songs, the artists at Muntu related it to the struggles of that time. Erets Zavat Chalav, a Hebrew song meaning "land of milk and honey" shows the allure of "promised land" during the struggle for equality. The Muntu creative team successfully and elegantly converted a religious song to show how the people fighting for equality at that time were hoping for the promised land flowing with milk and honey, just as described in the holy texts. Following on the heels of Erets Zavat Chalav was Sinnerman. Once again, the Muntu creative team took an old folk and religious song and related it to the current struggles for justice. They adeptly used Sinnerman to depict the injustices that happened, and continue to happen, during hurricane Katrina. All the sinnermen better be prayin' for the Lord to save them for what they did. Sinnerman was followed by my all time favorite, Four Women. The story of four Black women - aunt Sara, Saffronia, Sweet Thing, and Peaches. There were not many dry eyes in that auditorium after the performance. The performance made us feel the pain of four different Black women and their struggle to find acceptance during the old trying times. The four female dancers were phenomenal in depicting the four characters. "So I ran to the Lord I said, Lord hide me, please hide me please help me All on that day He said, child, where were you when you oughta been prayin'? I said, Lord, Lord, hear me prayin' Lord, Lord, hear me prayin' Lord, Lord, hear me prayin' All on that day Sinnerman you oughta be prayin' Oughta be prayin', Sinnerman Oughta be prayin', All on that day I cried - POWER!!!!!!!" And I prayed, I prayed to the Lord that the performance would never end. I am one of the least religious people on the planet and the performance made me pray. I prayed that Muntu dance theater will thrive and I get to see more of their performances. I have seen many dance performances, most of them are the kind that are beautiful to look at and make you feel happy. It is rare for a dance performance to make you feel a variety of emotions such as pain, suffering, anger, and joy. That is what happened to me, I felt all the emotions. My soul was reignited and my eyes couldn't cry anymore. Thank you, Muntu, for providing my version of "chicken soup for the soul". *wipes off few tears* (Sinnerman lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZiToJlsD7w)

I love the work and performances put on by the dance company!read more

FREE solo music performance(s)…read more MARCO FUSI was simply intense. He performed Sei Capricci for violin (1976) and IT KE MI for viola (1995). VENUE -- 1010 bldg is on the left. Go through the archway until you reach the courtyard. Turn left at the start of courtyard, before the courtyard path. See photos.

Excellent Fun Family Time and Excitement Laughter and…read moreAaaaawww Moments. Fun for all ages.

I have been taking my children to the Universoul circus for years! Now they are all grown up…read more... But... we went as a family and it was just as fun!!! I did not expect animals as I know the animal rights activist are cracking down because forcing animals to act in a show is considered inhumane. But the show must go on!!! This show is fabulous for children and adults only!!! So much laughter and excitement to experience!! Try it you'll like it!!

My wife, two teenage sons, and I stopped by this chapel during a visit to the University of Chicago…read morecampus. We were stunned by the amazing detail and beauty of this Gothic church and the wooden organ. The organist seemed to practicing), so we had the benefit of hearing music in this lovely space. I would highly recommend that you stop by the chapel if you're touring the University of Chicago campus. It really is a magnificent building that only be fully appreciated from the interior. The space is very peaceful and leads you to a moment of reflection, or just a pause in the middle of a busy day. Enjoy! From the Robie House, it's about a 5-7 minute walk to the chapel on the south side of campus (in front of the Midway Plaisance).

The Rockefeller Chapel is really the visual center of the University of Chicago and is named after…read moreits founder. While it's built and decorated in the style of a gothic cathedral, it actually does not have any religious affiliation and is home to all kinds of events, including convocation, orientation, weddings, concerts, yoga, and a variety of religious events. Aside from some of the public events that you can attend, you can also walk through to enjoy the architecture whenever the university is open and there are no events taking place (so most weekdays). There are also daily tours of the tower and carillon; if you are comfortable walking up all the steps it's very interesting and provides an amazing view of the campus. Every day at noon on campus you can also be treated to the carillon bells being played. Sometimes it's classical music, but other times it can be the sesame street theme song or a pop song; it's up to whoever is playing that day.