July Deborah Landry Exhibit Through July 3, 2008 Gallery One 757 Indian Boundary Road, Chesterton, IN 219/926-9911 or www.galleryonein.com Little Women Through July 5, 2008 Mainstreet Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4269 or www.festivalplayersguild.org Showtime at the Glen This show is modeled after the famous Showtime at the Apollo. July 5, 2008, 7:00 p.m. The Glen Theater 20 West Ridge Road, Gary, IN 219/614-9543 or thenatetate@hotmail.com The Music of Broadway July 5 & 6, 2008 Dunes Summer Theatre 288 Shady Oak Drive, Michigan City, IN 219/879-7509 or www.dunessummertheatre.com Image Photography Now & Orginals in Black and White Through July 6, 2008 Lubeznik Center for the Arts 101 W. 2nd Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4900 or www.lubeznikcenter.org Community/University Concert Band Valparaiso University's summer outdoor concert series. July 9, 2008, 8:00 p.m. Butterfield Pavilion, Old Fairgrounds Park Evans & Calumet Avenues, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Free Music Program: String Fever This trio of musicians will perform a variety of music using a hammered dulcimer and acoustic guitar. July 9, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Lake County Public Library 1919 W. 81st Avenue, Merrillville, IN 219/769-3541 or www.lakeco.lib.in.us Anything Goes July 9 - 19, 2008 Mainstreet Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4269 or www.festivalplayersguild.org Phantom July 10 - August 17, 2008 Theatre at the Center 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-3255 or www.theatreatthecenter.com The Fix July 10 - 20, 2008 Towle Community Theater 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 219/937-8780 or www.towletheater.org As you Like It July 11 - 19, 2008 Crown Point Community Theatre - On the Square Sports Academy 105 N. Court Street, Crown Point, IN 219/805-4255 or www.cpct.biz Indy Windy Love An exhibition of Midwest graffiti street art. Through July 11, 2008. Indiana University Northwest - Savannah Center 3400 Broadway Avenue, Gary, IN 219/980-6891 or www.iun.edu Whiskers & Tails July 11 - August 29, 2008. Artist's Reception July 11th, 6 - 9 p.m.. Union Street Gallery 1527 Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 708/754-2601 or www.unionstreetgallery.org Assassins July 11 - 26, 2008. Opening night party July 11th at Bon Femme. Community Theatre Guild 154 West Chicago Street, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-1636 or www.ctgonline.org String Fever July 12, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Lake Hills Amphitheater W. 85th Ave. & Lakehills Drive, Schererville, IN www.stringfever.biz Jesus Christ Superstar July 11 - 27, 2008 Long Beach Community Center 2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach, IN 219/231-5043 or www.dunessummertheatre.com Fiddler on the Roof July 11 - 27, 2008 L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group - Great Oaks After 4 Club 13109 Wicker Avenue, Cedar Lake, IN 219/365-3197 or www.nwindianatheatre.org Blues, Jazz & Fine Arts Festival The Blues Fest is going green with an environmental twist on the arts. July 12 & 13, 2008 Munster Parks and Recreation 1005 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-7275 or www.munster.org Downtown Sound Polka and More July 13, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Taltree Arboretum & Gardens 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN 219/462-0025 or www.taltree.org Sculpture of Steve Meyer Through July 13, 2008 The Depot Gallery 525 Broadway, Beverly Shores, IN 219/874-7871 or www.beverly-shores.org Community/University Concert Band Valparaiso University's summer outdoor concert series. July 16, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Hawthorne Park 500 Ackerman Drive, Porter, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Community/University Concert Band Valparaiso University's summer outdoor concert series. July 18, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Thomas Centennial Park Downtown, Chesterton, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Footloose: The Musical July 18 - 27, 2008 Portage Community Theatre P.O. Box 605, Portage, IN 219/759-1408 or www.portagecommunitytheatre.org Pippin July 18 - 27, 2008 Genesius Guild 6635 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 877/724-7715 or www.nwindianatheatre.org Just Say Yes! July 18 - 26, 2008 Beatnik's on Conkey 418 Conkey Street, Hammond, IN 888/210-7528 or www.nwindianatheatre.org Cotton Patch Gospel July 18 - 27, 2008 Center Stage Studio Theatre 227 Center Street, Hobart, IN 219/947-4922 or www.m-mproductions.com Forbidden Broadway July 18 - 27, 2008 Wheeler High School 587 W. County Road 300 N, Valparaiso, IN 219/9759-2561, ext. 6 Community/University Concert Band Valparaiso University's summer outdoor concert series. July 19, 2008, 6:15 p.m. Poter County Fair Rt. 49 & Division Road, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Summer Sidewalk Chamber Music Series The South Shore Chamber Orchestra presents: Romantic and Exotic Woodwind Quintet Music of Antonin Dvorak and Alan Hovhaness. July 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m. Old World Market 76 S. Washington Street, Valparaiso, IN 219/476-0700 Park Full of Art July 19 & 20, 2008 Central Park 600 N. Broad, Griffith, IN 219/923-6267 or www.griffithindiana.com/art Chicago - The Musical July 19 - 26, 2008 Star Plaza Theatre Merrillville, IN 219/791-1234 or www.starplazatheatre.com La Porte County Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert July 20, 2008 Guy Foreman Amphitheater Washington Park at Lake Michigan, Michigan City, IN 219/874-3630 or www.lcso.net Northwest Indiana Symphony Summer Winds Woodwind Quartet July 20, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Taltree Arboretum & Gardens 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN 219/462-0025 or www.taltree.org A Couple of Eccentrics: Gordon Ligocki & Lee Heinsen Ligocki July 21 - August 16, 2008 IUN Gallery for Contemporary Art 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 219/980-6891 or www.iun.edu I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change July 23 - August 2, 2008 Mainstreet Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4269 or www.festivalplayersguild.org Community/University Concert Band Valparaiso University's summer outdoor concert series. Veterans Recognition Concert July 23, 2008, 6:00 p.m. Poter County Fair Rt. 49 & Division Road, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Trash to Treasure 8th Annual exhibit showcasing recycled materials reincarnated as more than 200 pieces of artwork. Through July 25, 2008 Indiana Welcome Center 7770 Corinne Drive, Hammond, IN 219/989-7979 or www.alllake.org 4th Friday Arts Storefronts become art galleries in the historic district of Crown Point. July 25, 2008 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Pick up your walking guide at South Shore Arts - Crown Point Branch 138 S. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 219/836-1839 or www.4thfridayarts.com South Shore Summer Music Festival Come see the Northwest Indiana Symphony perform free! July 26, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. On the Lawn at Franciscan Communities Corner of Main & Franciscan, Crown Point, IN www.nisorchestra.org Objects Included - Works by Debra Flagel Through July 26, 2008 South Shore Arts - Substation No. 9 435 Fayette Street, Hammond, IN 219/933-0200 On Location: Photography by Anne Latinovich Through July 26, 2008 South Shore Arts - Crown Point Branch 138 S. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 219/663-0200 Once Upon a Wolf July 31 - August 3, 2008 Long Beach Community Center 2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach, IN 269/231-5043 or www.dunessummertheatre.com August Little Women August 1 - 10, 2008 Studio Theatre 330 W. 202 Street, Chicago Heights 708/755-3444 or www.dramagroup.org Abstract Art From the Brauer Museum of Art's Permanent Collection Through August 4, 2008, Gallery Talk at 7:00 p.m. on July 16th Valparaiso University - Center for the Arts 1709 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Leading Ladies August 6 - 16, 2008 Mainstreet Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4269 or www.festivalplayersguild.org Michigan City Chamber Music Festival August 9 - 17, 2008 First Presbyterian Church 121 West 9th Street, Michigan City, IN www.mccmf.com Now Showing! A Broadway Review August 15 - 24, 2008 Memorial Opera House 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, IN 219/548-9137 or www.memorialoperahouse.com Pump Boys & Dinettes August 15 - 31, 2008 Long Beach Community Center 2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach, IN 269/231-5043 or www.dunessummertheatre.com Death of a Salesman August 15 - 31, 2008 Fourth Street Theater 125 N. Fourth Street, Chesterton, IN 219/926-7875 or www.nwindianatheatre.org South Shore Summer Music Festival Come see the Northwest Indiana Symphony perform free! August 16, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Ivy Tech Community College 3100 Ivy Tech Drive, Valparaiso, IN www.nisorchestra.org Northwest Indiana Symphony Chamber Concert - Brass Quintet August 17, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Taltree Arboretum & Gardens 71 N 500 W, Valparaiso, IN 219/462-0025 or www.taltree.org Domestic Vision: Twenty-Five Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley Encounters/Encuentros: Tradition & Innovation in the Art of Spain & Latin America August 19 - November 23, 2008 Brauer Museum of Art - Valparaiso University 1709 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts A Life in the Theatre August 21 - 23, 2008 Mainstreet Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4269 or www.festivalplayersguild.org South Shore Summer Music Festival Come see the Northwest Indiana Symphony perform free! August 23, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. Central Park 600 N. Broad, Griffith, IN www.nisorchestra.org September Camerata Vocal Ensemble September 7, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Taltree Arboretum & Gardens 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN 219/462-0025 or www.taltree.org Northwest Indiana Symphony Summer Winds Woodwind Quartet July 20, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Taltree Arboretum & Gardens 450 W 100 N, Valparaiso, IN 219/462-0025 or www.taltree.org Rocky Horror Picture Show September 19 - October 4, 2008 Long Beach Community Center 2501 Oriole Trail, Long Beach, IN 269/231-5043 or www.dunessummertheatre.com South Shore Summer Music Festival Come see the Northwest Indiana Symphony perform free! September 20, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. Downtown Hammond Hohman Avenue and Rimbach Street, Hammond, IN www.nisorchestra.org Beneath the Sahara Through September 30, 2008 Purdue University/North Central 1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville, IN 219/785-5593 or www.pnc.edu YEAR ROUND Architecture, Art, and Wine Visit the Farnsworth House, an ultra-modernistic glass-encased dwelling built on 58 acres along the Fox River and designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1951. There are also workshops in fiber arts of all skill levels at Big Rock and the Fox Valley Winery. Sandwich, IL 630/897-5581 or www.enjoyaurora.com Oldfields Lilly House and Gardens A 26-acre historic estate and house museum located on the Indianapolis Museum of Art campus. 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolils, IN 317/923-1331 or www.ima-art.org If you would like to have your events included on this calendar, at no charge, or if you have a correction regarding a current listing, please send an email to Donna Catalano, Special Projects Director, with the following information: Your Name Your Phone Number Your Email Event Category (Visual Art; Music; Dance; Theatre; Workshops, Lectures & Demonstrations; Festivals or day trips) Event Title Organization Location (Building Name and City) Relevant Dates and Times Event Phone Number for Listing (include area code and extension numbers) South Shore Arts is not responsible for the accuracy of the information provided. We do not necessarily fund or endorse any of the presenting organizations. This listing is provided as a public service.