John Fraser News

The Wallis Center for the Performing Arts presents acclaimed classical pianist Ramin Bahrami in a program entitled 'A Trip to Italy,' a recital of Bach and Scarlatti, on Wednesday, April 9 at 8pm in the Bram Goldsmith Theater.

The new Cleve Carney Art Gallery presents the opening preview of its inaugural exhibition,'Selection of Artworks from the Cleve Carney Collection,' today, Feb. 6 from noon - 2 p.m. at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of the College of DuPage (COD) in Glen Ellyn. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on display through March 29, 2014.

The new Cleve Carney Art Gallery presents the opening preview of its inaugural exhibition,“Selection of Artworks from the Cleve Carney Collection,” Thursday, Feb. 6 from noon – 2 p.m. at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of the College of DuPage (COD) in Glen Ellyn. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on display through March 29, 2014.

A Big Theorist takes issue with another Big Theorist's disagreement with a Mere Critic's comments on a Medium-Prestige Poet's poem about the impossibility of communication. It's lab time, with the blackboard covered with symbols and arrows.

Nihilism-a dread word. Basically signifying that with the loss of supernatural underpinnings, there are no grounded values, no ways of determining what is really real, and no goals. A 19th-century genie that can't be corked back in the bottle. A reef always there, below the surface.

Marking his first foray into the world of dance, Paul McCartney's Ocean's Kingdom, commissioned by the New York City Ballet is released today.

Marking his first foray into the world of dance, Paul McCartney has announced the general release of Ocean's Kingdom, commissioned by the New York City Ballet. The recording will be released by Hear Music/Telarc and is conducted by John Wilson, produced by John Fraser and performed by The London Classical Orchestra.

Marking his first foray into the world of dance, Paul McCartney has announced the general release of Ocean's Kingdom, commissioned by the New York City Ballet. The recording will be released by Hear Music/Telarc and is conducted by John Wilson, produced by John Fraser and performed by The London Classical Orchestra.

Marking his first foray into the world of dance, Paul McCartney has announced the general release of Ocean's Kingdom, commissioned by the New York City Ballet.

The Museum of Modern Art recognizes the achievements of Roman Polanski with a complete retrospective of the filmmaker's works, September 7-30, 2011, in The Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters. Over the course of a half century, Polanski has become widely recognized as one of the premier international filmmakers, directing films in Poland, England, the U.S., Italy, and France and working with distinguished actors such as Jack Nicholson, Adrien Brody, Catherine Deneuve, Mia Farrow, Ben Kingsley, and Nastassja Kinski.