Jim Frank

DazzleJazz is giving the El Chapultepec legacy project a home in its new Denver Performing Arts Complex location.  El Chapultepec was a historic jazz and blues venue that operated for 87 years at 20th and Market streets before closing in Dec. 2020. The building has since been sold and is slated for re-development by Monfort Companies.

Tennessee Williams in his essay 'The Catastrophe of Success' paints a poignant picture of his life following the startling success of his play The Glass Menagerie. He confides: “I was not aware of how much vital energy had gone into this struggle until the struggle was removed.” Seven decades later Williams' masterpiece remains a staple in American schools and continues to profoundly move audiences. In this “memory play” the Wingfields, a disenchanted St. Louis family, depict an alternative reality to their dull, dispiriting lives. The son and narrator, Tom Wingfield (Marty Rea) escapes to a brighter envisioned future, his mother Amanda (Samantha Bond) reaches into her glorious past in an attempt to fashion a similar reality for her daughter, and his painfully shy sister Laura (Zara Devlin) reluctantly emerges from the blissful world of her glass menagerie to entertain the possibility of love. Jim O'Conner (Frank Blake), the gentleman caller, appears in Act 2 oblivious of the complex family dynamics.

In a continued show of support for Give Kids The World (GKTW), a non-profit resort in Central Florida that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery will once again be hosting its Free Pancake Day on Thursday, September 22, 2016. On this occasion, guests can enjoy a free short stack of Perkins famous, made- from-scratch buttermilk pancakes at any participating location. All the company asks is that guests, in return, consider making a donation to GKTW. The money raised by Perkins Restaurants & Bakery on the Free Pancake Day will go directly towards the operation of the Village's Gingerbread House, a delightfully whimsical restaurant opened by Perkins Restaurant and Bakery in 1990, where 200,000 breakfasts and dinners are served annually to Give Kids The World guests.

The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce the appointments of new conservators in two departments at the museum: Antoinette Owen as senior conservator of prints and drawings, and Sylvie Pénichon as conservator of photographs. Owen and Pénichon join the staff of more than 25 conservators and conservation scientists in multiple conservation centers and laboratories at the museum, including paintings, objects, photographs, prints and drawings, textiles, and research science.

The Windham Theatre Guild brings laughter and fun together again for their next Main Stage production opening Friday, March 25th… The Butler Did It…a spoof of English mysteries with a decidedly American flavor.

The Windham Theatre Guild brings laughter and fun together again for their next Main Stage production opening Friday, March 25th… The Butler Did It…a spoof of English mysteries with a decidedly American flavor.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents the 76th annual fashion show, FASHION 2010, Friday, May 7. For the first time in its storied history, the fashion show takes place in the critically acclaimed Renzo Piano-designed Griffin Court of the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing (159 East Monroe Avenue).

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents the 76th annual fashion show, FASHION 2010, Friday, May 7. For the first time in its storied history, the fashion show takes place in the critically acclaimed Renzo Piano-designed Griffin Court of the Art Institute of Chicago's Modern Wing (159 East Monroe Avenue).