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



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