AN EVENING WITH MAIRA KALMAN Held At The Jewish Museum

The Jewish Museum will present An Evening with Maira Kalman on Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 pm. Illustrator, author and designer Maira Kalman discusses her work with Ingrid Schaffner, curator of Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World), on view at the Museum from March 11 through July 31, 2011. The April 7 program includes a special performance by Eve Gigliotti of The Mezzo-Soprano Song (2010), with music by Nico Muhly and text by Lemony Snicket. The Mezzo-Soprano Song is inspired by the children's book 13 Words, written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Maira Kalman.

Tickets for this program are $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. For further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337. Tickets for lectures, film screenings and concerts at The Jewish Museum can be purchased online at the Museum's Web site, http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/kalmanevents.

The first major museum survey of the work of illustrator, author and designer Maira Kalman features a selection spanning thirty years of 100 original paintings, drawings, and sketches shown along with the many ways Kalman's work has entered contemporary culture - in books and magazines, and on commercial products, from clothing to watches. Less widely seen works in photography, embroidery, textiles, and performance are also included. Kalman illuminates contemporary life with a profound sense of joy and unique sense of humor. As a context for this survey, Kalman has created a special installation to reveal some source material she has gathered as collector, walker, traveler, reader and maker of lists. Furnished with chairs, ladders and "many tables of many things," this installation offers a view of how she sees the world, both in and outside the studio. Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) is curated by Senior Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
A newcomer to the stage, mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti is thrilling audiences with her rich, warm timbre, dynamic stage presence and easy vocal production. In the 2010-2011 season Ms. Gigliotti will make her role debut as Isabella in L'italiana in Algieri at Southwest Opera and Bilbao, and will make her Slovenia Opera Festival debut as Mother Marie in the Dialogues of Carmelites. She returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Mercedes in Carmen and Sigrune in Wagner's Die Walküre, and will sing Verdi's Requiem with Marin Aslop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
An infrared assistive listening system for the hearing impaired is available for programs in the Museum's S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Auditorium.
This is the Mildred and George Weissman Program, which has been endowed by Paul, Ellen and Dan Weissman in honor of their parents.
Public Programs at The Jewish Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Major annual support is provided from public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties. The stage lighting has been funded by the Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer. The audio-visual system has been funded by New York State Assembly Member Jonathan Bing.
ICA gratefully acknowledges Leonard and Louise Riggio and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. for generous support of Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World). ICA acknowledges Barbara B. & Theodore R. Aronson for their sponsorship of the exhibition catalogue.

General Information
The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan. Museum hours are Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, 11am to 5:45pm; Thursday, 11am to 8pm; and Friday, 11am to 4pm. Museum admission is $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for senior citizens, $7.50 for students, free for children under 12 and Jewish Museum members. Admission is free on Saturdays. For general information on The Jewish Museum, the public may visit the Museum's website at http://www.thejewishmuseum.org or call 212.423.3200.

About The Jewish Museum
Widely admired for its exhibitions and educational programs that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is the preeminent United States institution exploring the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture. The Jewish Museum was established in 1904, when Judge Mayer Sulzberger donated 26 ceremonial art objects to The Jewish Theological Seminary of America as the core of a museum collection. Today, the Museum maintains an important collection of 26,000 objects-paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, archaeological artifacts, ceremonial objects, and broadcast media.

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