FEBRUARY
We’d have called it Lennypalooza!, but Northwestern went with Bravo Bernstein! as the title for its evening of Leonard Bernstein music. The latest in a series of tributes to giants of American musical theater, the event will feature students and faculty members making runs at gems from the Bernstein repertoire, including songs from Candide, On the Town, West Side Story, and Mass. The review plays at 7:30 tonight and tomorrow and at 3 PM Sunday at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 1977 South Campus Drive in Evanston. Tix are $20, $16 for staff, faculty, and seniors, and $9 for students. Call 708-467-4000.
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How does a Jungian address breast cancer? In dreams, of course. Tonight at the C.G. Jung Institute Barbara Stone will “share the wisdom that came to her through these images, reframing cancer not as a death sentence, but as an initiation–an opportunity to step into a new stage of life.” Her lecture, Cancer as Initiation: Archetypal Aspects of Breast Cancer, starts at 7:30 at the institute, 1567 Maple in Evanston. It’s $7. Serious students might be interested in a two-day workshop with Stone this weekend. Call 708-475-4848 for more.
In her new performance piece, Parallel Worlds, choreographer, dancer, and performance artist Lauri Macklin re-creates the twisted world of her schizophrenic aunt. She also sings and plays the accordion. The piece debuts tonight at 7:30 at Cafe Voltaire, 3231 N. Clark, and continues on Saturdays at the same time from February 18 to March 25. It’s $5. Call 472-3423.
Tuesday 7
A DePaul lecture series on food and culture continues tonight at 6 with Food and Sex in Italian American Culture by Columbia College’s Fred Gardaphe and Written on the Tongue: Bodies, Pleasures, and Imagery au Chocolat by Michael Forman of the Rutgers poli sci department. Sounds like something Camille Paglia might enjoy. The series closes next week with Tea and Imperialism in India, Grounds for Criticism: Feminist Coffeehouses, and Fear of Feeling Good: Sugar in American Culture. The talks are free, along with accompanying food samples. It happens in room 154 of the Schmitt Academic Center, 2320 N. Kenmore. Call 362-8246 for info.
