| The year's top 10 visual art exhibits - Creative Loafing Tampa |  |  |  |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
The year's top 10 visual art exhibitsCreative Loafing Tampa, FL - 9 hours agoIn identifying the year?s top 10 visual art exhibits, it was clear that 2008 was the year of the museum. Not the area?s grandest museums, per se ? you won?t ... |
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| People Who Died - Cleveland Free Times | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 | 
Cleveland Free Times |
People Who DiedCleveland Free Times, OH - 10 hours agoSchreckengost grew up in Ohio and graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1929, where he went on to teach for more than 50 years. ... |
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| Clunie's Living Green pays homage to A Raisin in the Sun | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
If you get out, are you obligated to give back? Living Green, a world premiere drama by Victory Gardens Playwrights Ensemble member Gloria Bond Clunie (North Star, Shoes), explores this and other thorny questions in its story of a well-to-do African American family "living green" in a mostly white Chicago suburb, who are contemplating a move back to the old neighborhood.
Set in 1995, the year of the Million Man March, Living Green looks back at a recent moment in black history while investigating issues seemingly ripped from today's headlines. What happened to our families as we "moved up" and fled the black neighborhoods that once nurtured us? How do we revitalize our communities? How do we protect our children from the violence that plagues our streets?
Meet Angela and Frank Freeman, hardworking parents who moved out of the old neighborhood years ago to give their children, Dempsey and Carol, what they never had - access to great schools and well-manicured lawns. Trouble is, Frank is worried he and Angela may have traded away their children's identity as African Americans in the process. With Carol about to graduate from high school, Frank suggests they move back to the city, and join a few families who are trying to make a difference. Angela, however, is too worried about safety. "Thanks," she says, "but I like life." Newly energized with the sense of community generated by the Million Man March, the Freemans make plans to sell their home, just as they take in 16-year-old Shondra, a bright girl raised in the projects. Can their newfound idealism survive the very real challenges Shondra brings into their home?
Regarding the play's title, Living Green, "people have asked if this is a play about ecology," says Clunie. "In some ways, yes. If you've got money, you're life is greener. You're able to afford green. Literally, and ecologically. But should green only be possessed by the people who can afford it?"
Clunie adds, "the title is really inspired by the plant in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. The small potted plant represents Mama Younger's dream of owning a house with a garden - a dream that propels much of the action in a play about an African American family consigned to a specific community, and they want to expand beyond that. And I began to wonder what happened to us as we moved out of our communities? Now some wonderful things happened. Opportunities expanded. But there were new demands, a few losses, and other important questions of the heart."
Special events in anticipation of February, Black History Month, include:
Low-priced previews of Clunie's modern-day homage to A Raisin in the Sun begin January 23, 2009 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Regular performances of Living Green run through March 1. Single tickets are $20-$48. Four-play subscriptions including Living Green start at only $64. For ticket and subscription information, call the Victory Gardens box office - 773.871.3000 or visit www.victorygardens.org.
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| F#@!ed up year in visual art - Eye Weekly | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
F#@!ed up year in visual artEye Weekly, Canada - 12 hours agoVanessa Beecroft appears in the documentary The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins, in which she defends her attempt to adopt the titular babies, ... |
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| Northlight Theatre presents the World Premiere of Po Boy Tango | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 | |
Northlight Theatre continues its 2008-2009 Season with the World Premiere of Po Boy Tango by Kenneth Lin, directed by Chay Yew. The production, featuring Ken Narasaki, Jeanne Sakata and Jacqueline Williams, runs January 7-February 15, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
A celebration of the human spirit and the joy of cooking, Po Boy Tango tells the story of Richie Po, a Taiwanese immigrant who turns to his estranged friend Gloria to help him recreate his mother's "Great Banquet." Despite the challenges of shark fin soup, duck po boy sandwiches and underlying cultural tensions, Richie and Gloria find common ground through their shared humor and the blending of traditional Chinese cuisine and African-American "Soul Food." Helped by lessons from Po Mama?s television cooking show, the two discover a deeper understanding of food, culture and the nature of friendship.
Po Boy Tango comes to the Northlight stage for a full production after a successful workshop and reading as a part of the Northlight Interplay series-the third production to make such a transition (Lady, Better Late).
"Po Boy Tango was another of our Interplay readings that piqued our interest because of its fresh themes, unique characters, and unusual theatricality. I don?t ever remember reading anything like Po Boy. The fact that it dealt with diverse cultures facing each other's prejudices and differences made it an interesting choice for our audience" says BJ Jones. "The need for nourishment, not just of the body but of the spirit and the soul, is central to Po Boy, and it celebrates the commonality of all people and all cultures. The taking of a meal allows us to reach out to friends, affect rapprochement with adversaries, or simply settle into the silence that allows us to gather our strength."
Po Boy Tango is a recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award. The funding supports an extension of the rehearsal period, with the goal of achieving a stronger first production, thereby increasing the chances of a continued life for the play.
Po Boy Tango is also the first installment of a three-year American Experience Series, generously underwritten by the Lehman Family. The American Experience Series is designed to present work that fully integrates both contemporary and historically significant events, bringing to life the common desire to accomplish the dreams of disparate people. Social justice, tolerance, inclusion, and freedom, both religious and political, are the key factors in selecting work that speak to the ideals of the American Experience.
Tickets for Po Boy Tango range in price from $25-$55 and are available by phone, 847-673-6300, or online at www.northlight.org.
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| Where have traditional Xmas sweets gone? - Times of India | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
Where have traditional Xmas sweets gone?Times of India, India - 15 hours agoFatima de Silva Gracias, co-convenor for INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) says, "It has often been pointed out that it was the ... |
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| Year in Review: Visual Arts - Web exclusive! - Hour.ca | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
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| Chocolatier couple starts shop in Bisbee - Casa Grande Valley... | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
Chocolatier couple starts shop in BisbeeCasa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ - 20 hours agoThey toss the beans into a box, cover them with banana leaves, and the aging process begins. Beans are white while in the pod, but turn dark as they ferment ... |
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| Week 16: Warming up to change in KC - FOXSports.com | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
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| Netmage in Bologna, 2009 - Wired News | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
Netmage in Bologna, 2009Wired News - 20 hours agoNetmage festival, focusing on multi-media design, electronic arts and cutting-edge style, works as a meeting point for video-makers, multi-media and visual ... |
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| Last-minute cleaning is an art form - Northwest Herald | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
Last-minute cleaning is an art formNorthwest Herald, IL - 22 hours agoLight eight or nine scented candles: Cloying Vanilla, Breathy Banana, Apple Pie Assault, Gazillions of Berries, Sandy Beach Sniff, Roses ?n? Gasoline, ... |
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| Visual arts bloom in downtown Clayton - News & Observer | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
Visual arts bloom in downtown ClaytonNews & Observer, NC - 3 hours agoNow that she's moved to Clayton, she's helping foster another transformation -- that of the town's sleepy downtown into a haven for the visual arts. ... |
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| Tulalip family with seven kids snowed in for five days - HeraldNet | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
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| Here's the skinny on stocking stuffers - MiamiHerald.com | | | |
| Written by globalmuskoxen | | Tuesday, 23 December 2008 |
Here's the skinny on stocking stuffersMiamiHerald.com, FL - 6 hours ago... so look for products with SPF, like Banana Boat Aloe Vera with Vitamin E Sunscreen Lip Balm, SPF 30 (around $2). ? For the men on your list, The Art of ... |
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