ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of things to do at home and why you love them to: Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Opera at Home!
Sole e Amore Revel in the sounds of Italy with a virtual recital awash with beautiful lesser-known musical gems by beloved Italian opera composers, curated and hosted by Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Music Director Designate Enrique Mazzola and presented by The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center. With Maestro Mazzola at the piano, members of the Ryan Opera Center 2020/21 Ensemble will perform songs by Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, and Mascagni, selected with love by Mazzola. This event is available for streaming now at www.youtube.com/user/LyricOperaofChicago
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Personal narratives of resilience
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Virtual Book Panel: Voices of Srebrenica Join the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center and the Bosnian-American Genocide Institute and Education Center for a panel discussion of ”Voices from Srebrenica” with its authors, Ann Petrila and Hasan Hasanović, as well as Emir Suljagić, director of the Srebrenica Memorial Center. They will be joined by Jessica Hulten, assistant manager of education, Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center; Ida Sefer, president, Bosnian-American Genocide Institute Chicago; and David Pettigrew, professor, Southern Connecticut State University, and board member, Bosnian-American Genocide Institute. Live questions from the audience will follow the discussion. “Voices from Srebrenica: Survivor Narratives of the Bosnian Genocide” tells the story of 14 survivors of the Bosnian Genocide. Through individual narratives of trauma and resilience, the book forges personal connections with the reader, ensuring that "never forget" and "never again" are more than just catchphrases. This moving book assures that remembrance and prevention live in the hearts of readers. This virtual panel discussion will start at noon on March 25. The event is free, however, a donation of $10 is accepted at registration. Reserve your spot at www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/pages/programs/events/
Find new ways to engage!
Chicago Theatre Week This year’s offerings have much in common with Black Lives Matter and Women’s History Month empowerment, from Congo Theatre’s “Hit ‘Em on the Blackside,” to Silk Road Theatre’s “Black Teens’ Lives Matter,” written with its Empathic Playwriting Intensive Course; to Playmakers Laboratory’s “That’s Weird Grandma: House Par-Tay” celebrating Women’s History Month, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter; to Artemisia Theatre’s “Opposing Ophelia:” new ideas about beauty, blackness and womanhood. The shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially hard on the theatre community. Many are offering online performances, while developing opportunities to safely bring the community together in-person again. Log on to ChicagoTheatreWeek.com to engage with and support companies. Buy a digital subscription, donate to individual theatre, give to the League of Chicago Theatres Workers Relief Fund, choose a digital show to watch.
