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 what to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Art & Fitness!
Gogh with Lifeway Immersive Yoga Gogh with Lifeway, a unique wellness experience featuring yoga and mindfulness sessions in the immersive art installation space sponsored by Lifeway Foods and in partnership with CorePower Yoga. People of all fitness levels are welcome to enroll in 35-minute yoga classes led by CorePower Yoga instructors. All classes take place within the multi-sensory and all-encompassing Immersive Van Gogh experience. Each workout is designed to challenge the body and inspire the mind; choreographed in harmony with the music, sounds, light, and moving images from Van Gogh’s vast catalog of masterpieces. After your class, you are invited to stay and experience the art around you one more time. All participants will receive a nutritious kefir snack compliments of Lifeway. Tickets are $55 and the event runs through September 5. Purchase tickets in advance and learn more information at www.vangoghchicago.com/yoga-classes/.
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Moms in Plays!
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'We Are All Our Selves: Stories of Taking Charge and Taking Care' This event from 2nd Story celebrates maternal energy in all its forms through joyful and thought-provoking performances alongside live music by Annabelle Revak. Three true stories will be told by: Ana P. Martin Sagredo, who shares a woman’s winding journey of discovery that her infant son is hearing impaired; Betsey Manzoni, who talks about a woman’s visit to a surgeon who performed her life-changing surgery as a child; and Kimberlee Soo (pictured), who shares a joyful piece about a woman facing a panic disorder. Those tuning in from Chicagoland can purchase a family-style, 3-course meal to accompany the performance, provided (and delivered to you!) by Amazing Edibles Catering, with options for vegetarians and kids. The event will be streamed virtually at 6 p.m. on May 9. Tickets are pay what you can and can be purchased at www.2ndstory.com/upcoming.
Classics Live!
Plus Fours! Handel, Telemann, Locatelli, Vivaldi Baroque invention, contrast, and brilliance is on display as Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer (pictured) leads works by four great Baroque composers for groups of four (and more!) musicians. Vivaldi’s propulsive Concerto for four violins and orchestra is set against Telemann’s work for four violins alone, while Locatelli throws violas into the mix. Two grand concertos for orchestra by Handel merge dramatic fervor with compositional prowess. Tickets for the Music of the Baroque livestream are $25 per household. On Demand purchase is also available. The livestream begins May 9 at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.baroque.org/Seasons/2020-2021/plus-fours for tickets and more information.
