WEEKLY FEATURED EVENTS* The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Ends March 14, 2010 Towle Theater 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 219/937-8780 or www.towletheater.org The Diary of Anne Frank March 20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Theatre at the Center 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-3255 or www.theatreatthecenter.com *Weekly features are events underwritten by grants from South Shore Arts Ongoing Events No Such Thing As Nothing: Sculptures by Eric Tucker Ends March 12, 2010 South Shore Arts - Substation No. 9 435 Fayette Street, Hammond, IN 219/933-0200 or leona@southshoreartsonline.org Gary Wilk: Master and Mentor This exhibit is a tribute to Gary Wilk, printmaking and photography professor at IUN for the past 32 yrs. Students are honoring him with an exhibit of his work alongside his former students. Ends March 12, 2010 Indiana University Northwest - Gallery for Contemporary Art 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 219/980-6891 or www.iun.edu Snow Queen Ends March 13, 2010 Puppet Parlor Theatre Marquette Mall, Michigan City, IN 219/210-3428 or www.nationalmarionettecompanyofchicago.com Follies Ends March 14, 2010 Genesius Guild - At the 1st United Methodist Church 6635 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 877/724-7715 or www.nwindianatheatre.org Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist's House, Paintings and Sculpture, 1947 - 2008. Ends March 21, 2010 Brauer Museum of Art - Valparaiso University 1709 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 www.valpo.edu/arts Noises Off Ends March 21, 2010 Theatre at the Center 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-3255 or www.theatreatthecenter.com Fine Lines & Detailed Designs: Works by Carolyn J. Piske Ends March 27, 2010. Opening receptions March 6th 4-6 p.m. & March 26th from 6-9 p.m. South Shore Arts - Crown Point Branch 138 South Main Street, Crown Point, IN 219/663-0200 Boys & Girls Club Photography Exhibit Ends March 28, 2010 Lubeznik Center for the Arts 101 W. 2nd Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4900 or www.lubeznikcenter.org Alexander Miller Exhibit Ends March 28, 2010 Paul Henrys Gallery 416 Sibley Street, Hammond, IN 219/932-0165 or www.paulhenrysart.com Author & Artist Dirk Wales Opening Reception & Exhibit Meet the author and mixed media artist. Dirk will be reading from one of his books at 3:00 p.m. Ends March 31, 2010 from 2 - 4 p.m. Chesterton Art Center 115 S. 4th Street, Chesterton, IN 219/926-4711 or www.chestertonart.com Israel, Land of Contrast and Faith: Photographs by Oded Fromovitz & Michael Steinberg Ends April 11, 2010 South Shore Arts - Atrium Gallery 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-1839 or mary@southshoreartsonline.org State Fair: A Blue Ribbon Event Music from Rodgers and Hammerstein movie, "State Fair," and other blockbuster themes from television and other blockbuster themes from television and the silver screen. April 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra at the LaPorte Civic Auditorium Michigan City, IN 219/362-9020 or www.lcso.net Seeing the Light: Work by the Area Artists Association The New Moderns: In Search of Form Ends April 18, 2010 Lubeznik Center for the Arts 101 W. 2nd Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4900 or www.lubeznikcenter.org Precious Water by Photographer Rebecca James Lake's Edge by Connie & George Kassal Chicago Photograpsy by Rich Manalis Ends May 8, 2010 Purdue University North Central - Technology Building Westville, IN 219/785-5719 or ebernel@pnc.edu March 2010 Surgar Mouth Sam Don't Dance No More March 19 & 20, 2010 at 10:00 p.m. The Glen Theater 20 W. Ridge Road, Gary, IN 219/887-2046 or www.theglentheater.org Mary Ann Pals Pastel & Charcoal Exhibit March 7 - April 15, 2010. Closing reception on the March 26th at 6-9 p.m. Pines Village Retirement Community Center 3303 Pines Village Circle, Valparaiso, IN 219/465-9918 or www.maryannpals.com Les Miserables March 12 - 20, 2010 Crown Point High School Drama Department 1500 S. Main Street, Crown Point, IN 219/663-1604 or www.cphstheatre.com Image Attitude Impression A broad range of works that address and question identity, role-playing, transformation, masquerade, and relationship. March 12 - April 9, 2010. Opening receptions March 12th & April 9th from 6 - 9 p.m. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights, IL 708/754-2601 or www.unionstreetgallery.org The Mikado March 12-14, 2010 The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company at the University of Chicago Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IN 773/702-9075 or www.gilbertandsullivanoperacompany.org To Catch A River Selected works and collaborative installation. March 13 - April 10, 2010. Opening reception on March 13th from 5 - 10 p.m. Sidecar 411 Heun, Hammond, IN 708/337-1090 or sidecargallery@g-mail.com Jamie Adkins' Circus Incognitus March 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Northwest Indiana Concert Association - Civic Auditorium 1001 Ridge Street, LaPorte, IN 219/874-4422 or www.munsterconcerts.org Lucky Leprechaun March 13 & 20, 2010 Memorial Opera House 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, IN 219/548-9137 or www.mohlive.com Tamburitzans March 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. The Duquesne University Tamburitzans at Munster High School Auditorium 8808 Columbia Avenu, Munster, IN 877/826-6437 or duq.edu/tamburitzans Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway March 14, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Governors State University - Center for Performing Arts 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 708/235-2222 or www.centertickets.net Paint America An exhibit of paintings featuring works from the Paint the Parks 100, American's leading competition and exhibition designed to illustrate the beauty and significance of American's National Parks. March 16 - May 1, 2010 Indiana Welcome Centere I-80/94 & Kennedy Avenue South, Hammond, IN 219/989-7979 or www.southshorecva.com The Comedy of Errors March 18, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Governors State University - Center for Performing Arts Performed by the Chicago Shakespeare Theater 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 708/235-2222 or www.centertickets.net The Third Element: Watercolors by Caroline Keem March 19 - April 30, 2010 South Shore Arts - Substation No. 9 435 Fayette Street, Hammond, IN 219/933-0200 or leona@southshoreartsonline.org Dracula - A Play March 19 - 28, 2010 Portage Community Theatre at the Portage Yacht Club 1370 Highway 249, Portage, IN 219/759-1408 or www.portagecommunitytheatre.org Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" March 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Chapel of the Resurrection - Valparaiso University 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 or www.valpo.edu/arts String Fever & the Mayer School of Irish Dance March 21, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Towle Theater 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, IN 219/937-8780 or www.towletheater.org Sweet Adelines March 20 & 22, 2010 Jean Shepherd Community Center 3031 Mahoney Drive, Hammond, IN 219/554-0155 or www.gohammond.com Art in Focus: Great Masters of the Italian Renaissance - Caravaggio This is an art history lecture/dvd series. March 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. South Shore Arts 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-1839, ext. 101 or linda@southshoreartsonline.org Hamlet - Ambroise Thomas March 27, 2010 at noon Metropolitan Opera - Live in HD Schererville Showplace 16, Portage 16 with IMAX & Valparaiso Commons www.metoperafamily.org The Struggle for Art II & Cracked Egg March 27 - May 1, 2010. Opening reception April 3rd from 9 a.m. - noon. Cornerstone Art Gallery 1500 - 119th Street, Whiting, IN www.119streetartists.org Mark Dvorak - Folk Singer March 27, 2010 at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. The Festival Players Guild at Main Street Theatre 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4269 or www.festivalplayersguild.org Chatterton Duo, Flute and Piano March 30, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Northwest Indiana Concert Association - Civic Auditorium 1001 Ridge Street, LaPorte, IN 219/874-4422 or www.munsterconcerts.org Secondary School Showcase Valparaiso University Art Faculty March 31 - April 19, 2010 Brauer Museum of Art - Valparaiso University 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 or www.valpo.edu/arts April 2010 See the World Through My Eyes: An Exhibit Recognizing Autism Awareness Month April 2 - May 15, 2010. Opening reception April 23, 2010 from 6-9 p.m. South Shore Arts - Crown Point Branch 138 South Main Street, Crown Point, IN My Life, My Faith,My God The Drama Family in associationwith the Glen Theatrer present a play written by Daniel DeAngelo Sprouse. April 3, 2010 The Glen Theater 20 W. Ridge Road, Gary, IN 219/887-2046 or www.theglentheater.org 25th Annual Jazz Fest Featuring Arturo Sandoval and the County Basie Orchestra April 5 - 10, 2010 Harre Union - Valparaiso University 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 or www.valpo.edu/arts Cinderella April 8, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Indiana Ballet Theatre at the Star Plaza Rt. 30 & I-65, Merrillville, IN 219/755-4444 or www.ibtnw.com Beauty & the Beast April 9 - 18, 2010 Memorial Opera House 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, IN 219/548-9137 or www.mohlive.com The Oldest Living Graduate April 9 - 18, 2010 Footlight Theatre 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City, IN 219/874-4035 or www.footlightplayers.org Art in Focus: Rubens This is an art history lecture/dvd series. April 12, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. South Shore Arts 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-1839, ext. 101 or linda@southshoreartsonline.org School House Rock April 16 - 25, 2010 Crown Point Community Theatre - On the Square Sports Academy 105 N. Court Street, Crown Point, IN 219/805-4255 or www.cpct.biz Nine April 16 - May 2, 2010 4th Street theater 125 N. 4th Street, Chesterton, IN 219/926-7875 or www.nwindianatheatre.org From the Woods & Beyond: Works by Doris Myers & Bonnie Zimmer April 16 - June 6, 2010 South Shore Arts - Atrium Gallery 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-1839 or mary@southshoreartsonline.org Marian Catholic High School Studio Art Exhibit Emerging artists plan the entire exhibit and learn about the business of art along the way. April 16, 2010. Opening receptions from 6 - 9 p.m. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights, IL 708/754-2601 or www.unionstreetgallery.org And Then There Were None April 16 - May 1, 2010 Chicago Street Theatre 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-1636 or www.chicagostreet.org The Odd Couple April 17 - 25, 2010 Marian Theater Guild 1949 Lincoln Avenue, Whiting, IN 219/473-7555 or www.nwindianatheatre.org Children of the Eart April 17 - 25, 2010 Purdue University Calumet - Porter Hall 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 219/989-2267 or www.nwindianatheatre.org The Magic Flute - Opera Featuring Arturo Sandoval and the County Basie Orchestra April 19 - 28, 2010 University Theatre - Valparaiso University 1700 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 219/464-5162 or www.valpo.edu/arts Something's Afoot April 23 - May 2, 2010 LaPorte Little Theatre Club 218 "A" Street, LaPorte, IN 219/362-5113 or www.laportelittletheatre.org Earth Day Show with Environmental Eddie April 24, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Memorial Opera House 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso, IN 219/548-9137 or www.mohlive.com Art in Focus: El Greco: Rediscovering a Master This is an art history lecture/dvd series. April 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. South Shore Arts 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 219/836-1839, ext. 101 or linda@southshoreartsonline.org ARTSY DAY TRIPS Oldfields Lilly House and Gardens A 26-acre historic estate and house museum located on the Indianapolis Museum of Art campus. 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, 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. 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