CLC Spring 2024 Playbook

Spring 2024

Art, dance, film, literary, music and theatre events

THEATRE

CLC Theatre Department presents

The Chairs

By Eugène Ionesco

The Mountaintop

By Katori Hall

Directed

by

Lamaiya Lancaster and Craig Rich

A gripping reimagination of events the night before the assassination of the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 3, 1968, after delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.

Studio Theatre

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 29, March 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets

Buy one ticket, get one free opening night, Friday, Feb. 23 and Thursday, Feb. 29.

$10 General Public, $8 CLC/Teen/Seniors

Play On! is an annual celebration of student creativity, talent and achievement. This year, CLC Theatre students have chosen to produce The Chairs. In this absurdist farce, a couple spend their time collecting and inventorying chairs only to be overcome by the very objects that give their lives meaning. Join our students as they showcase their abilities as actors, directors, stage managers, designers and technicians.

Studio Theatre

Friday and Saturday, April 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets

Buy one ticket, get one free opening night

Friday, April 5 and Friday, April 12.

$10 General Public, $8 CLC/ Teen/Seniors (includes JLC $2 facility fee)

The Chairs Auditions:

Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 5 & 6 at 6:30 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre (CLC students only)

Stay tuned for the announcement of the Summer Musical!

Studio Theatre

Friday and Saturday July 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 18, 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 21 at 2 p.m.

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CLC Music Department presents

Wind Ensemble Concert

Sunday, March 3 at 4 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

Gospel Choir Concert

Saturday, April 6 at 4 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

Wind Ensemble Spring Concert

Sunday, April 28 at 4 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert

Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

Tickets

Instrumental Concerts

Regular $8 / Senior 65+ and Military $7 / Student $7

Choral Concerts

Regular $6 / Senior 65+ and Military $5 / Student $5

Combo Concert is free

Spring Choral Concert

Saturday, May 4 at 4 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

Jazz Combo Concert

Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m.

Room P101

Concert Band Spring Concert

Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

47th Annual “Art of Jazz” Concert Series

Guest Artist: Jeff Coffin

Sunday, March 10 at 4 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

Globally celebrated saxophonist, composer, and educator Jeff Coffin is recognized for his breathtaking, enigmatic compositions and searing improvisations. Coffin is a member of the legendary rock group Dave Matthews Band and had a successful 14-year tenure and 3 Grammy Awards with the genre-defying Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

He will be performing with our award-winning Monday Night Jazz Ensemble, led by Dr. Michael Flack.

Become a fan of the College of Lake County Music Department Facebook page

TICKETS: jlcenter.clcillinois.edu

CLC Dance Department presents

25th Anniversary Fear No Art Festival

Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Mainstage Theatre

A festival like no other, the annual Fear No Art Festival is a lively celebration featuring a variety of emerging choreographers, dancers, musicians, singers, actors, photographers, artists, graphic designers and poets. This festival plays a vital role in supporting the artistic development and work of both our college students and our community artists at large.

Artists of all disciplines! If you are interested in sharing your work in this exciting festival and meeting other creative people, please join us.

Tickets

Regular: $12

Senior 65+ and Military: $10

Student: $10

Children under 12: $5

Fear No Art Auditions/Submissions:

Thursday, Jan. 25

P103 Experimental Theatre

5:30 - 6 p.m. for Visual Artists

Bring sample of your work: painting, pencil, animation, etc.

You do not have to have the exact works at submission date.

6 - 7 p.m. for Musicians/Poets/Actors/Other Artists

Prepare to sing, play, spoken word or bring recording. Piano available.

7 p.m. for Dancers

Come dressed and ready to dance. No prepared dance necessary.

Come join the fun, meet new people and share your art!

For more information, contact Valerie Alpert at (847) 543-2432 or valpert@clcillinois.edu Become

Visiting Author for Spring Reading Series

Morgan Talty

Thursday, April 4, via Zoom

(registration required)

Creative Writing Workshop at 3 p.m.

(Registration Required)

Author Reading at 7 p.m.

(Registration Required)

Morgan Talty is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation where he grew up. He is the author of the national bestselling and critically acclaimed story collection Night of the Living Rez from Tin House Books, which won the John Leonard Award from the National Book Critics Circle; the PEN/Robert Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection; and New England Book Award. He is an assistant professor of English at The University of Maine, Orono.

Any questions, contact: estahl@clcillinois.edu (847) 543-2949

Creative Writing Workshop Registration

Author Reading Registration

Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art

The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art is a major cultural resource for artists and Lake County residents alike. Established in 1981, the gallery is committed to displaying the works of Illinois artists and increasing the visibility of nationally known artists in Lake County.

RECEPTIONS AND EXHIBITS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

Members Show 2024

Friday, Jan. 19 - Thursday, Feb. 15

Reception: Friday, Jan. 19, 5 - 7:30 p.m.

This annual exhibition showcases the latest fine art media from current members of the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art. Join us to celebrate our talented, diverse and much valued membership.

Oddities, Curiosities, & Lesser-seen Art from the CLC

Permanent Collection

Wednesday, Feb. 28 - Thursday, March 21

Reception: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The College of Lake County has been acquiring works for the CLC Permanent Art Collection since 1973. Oddities, Curiosities, and Lesserseen art from the CLC Permanent Collection offers a peek at the past and reveals art that is off-beat, folksy, humorous and sometimes creepy.

CLC Ceramics Department Sale

Tuesday, April 2 from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

The spring version of this popular sale event features handmade pieces created by students from the CLC Ceramics Department.

43rd Annual Student Art Competition

Thursday, April 11 - Thursday, May 2

Reception: Thursday, April 11, 5 - 7:30 p.m.

The 43rd annual juried exhibition of classwork from CLC students is a celebration that includes drawing, painting, design, sculpture, ceramics, graphics and animation from Fine Art and Digital Media and Design majors.

Gallery Hours

Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sunday - Closed

Hours vary during college breaks.

Willow Review

Launch and Reading

Thursday, April 18 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Room A013, Grayslake Campus

FREE and open to all

Contributors to CLC’s award-winning literary magazine, Willow Review, will read from their original poetry and prose. Copies of the 51st issue will be available.

Reviewer D.E. Steward of Literary Magazine

Review gave high praise to the CLC publication: “Willow Review is altogether a singular magazine, unlike any literary magazine in the reviewer’s experience.”

Willow Review is partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

Prairie Voices

Reading and Reception

Thursday, May 2 6 - 8 p.m.

Prairie Voices, CLC’s student literary arts magazine, will hold its annual reading and reception for student writers and artists. Complimentary copies of the magazine will be available at reception.

INTERNATIONAL FILMS

CLC International Film Series

All screenings are in C105 at 7 p.m. (except where noted)

Sponsored by the Center for Global Engagement

WARNING: Films have adult content and are not suitable for children. Subtitled when necessary. For information, contact Chris Cooling at ccooling@clcillinois.edu or (847) 543-2623.

Friday, Feb. 2

THE INNOCENT

(France, 2022)

Abel, grieving his late wife, is blindsided when his mother announces she’s engaged to an ex-con awaiting release. Soon, the son is spying on the future stepfather, in search of evidence to call off the wedding. The thrill of surveillance and subterfuge awakens something in him that just might forge new family bonds. After all, who’s going to notice a missing truckload of Iranian caviar? And what is romantic seduction if not a form of con job performance?

“Sly and wonderful … few caper comedies have this much heart, and few romantic dramas offer such an appealingly nutty plot.”

- The Wall Street Journal

Friday, April 5

DECISION TO LEAVE

(South Korea, 2022)

Winner of Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, this Hitchcockian thriller from Park Chan-wook, director of The Handmaiden, is “an exuberant, destabilizing take on a classic film noir setup.”

- The New York Times

A man’s corpse is found in hiking gear at the bottom of a mountain. His expensive watch has been smashed in the fall. His beautiful, foreign wife doesn’t seem surprised to hear of his death, or particularly broken up about it. And the unhappily married detective on the case may be falling for her. Stylish and moving, Decision to Leave is at once an ingenious puzzle box and an anguished love story.

Friday, March 1

GODLAND

(Iceland/Denmark, 2022)

When a headstrong Danish priest is tasked with erecting a church in a tiny Icelandic settlement, he chooses an arduous route, rather than sailing to his destination directly. His plan is to bring a camera and document his experience of encountering the otherworldly landscape. (The film is shot in a square aspect ratio, to evoke 19th century photography.) But the terrain is unyielding, and the locals who await him have their own approaches to life.

“One secret of this extraordinary film, and of its power to exhilarate: the shock of emotional vigor.”

- The New Yorker

Winner of Best Feature at the Chicago Film Festival

Friday, May 3

LES SAIGNANTES/ THE ‘BLOODETTES’

(Cameroon, 2005)

When a well-connected client dies during a session, two sex workers in a near-future Cameroon draw upon their connections to “Mevoungou,” a supernatural feminist cult, to help them hide the body from a corrupt, patriarchal government. But which side contains the true vampires, and which is the prey? Winner of Best Actress and the Silver Stallion prize at Africa’s FESPACO awards, Les Saignantes is a heady brew of science-fiction, erotic thriller, New Wave political satire, and cult-film fight choreography.

“Fascinating … bizarre … delightful.”

- Austin Chronicle

Note: screening followed by a interview with the director, Jean-Pierre Bekolo.

Look what’s coming to the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts

The James Lumber Center is Lake County’s premier performing arts venue. With a wide variety of performances, there is always something to see at the JLC! Buy tickets online at jlcenter.clcillinois.edu.

Second Hand News

Saturday, Jan. 20 at 8 p.m.

Recreating the spirit and sound of the legendary Fleetwood Mac!

Pat Tomasulo

Saturday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m.

The WGN Morning News personality in a belly-busting comedy show.

Forever Young

Sunday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.

A heartfelt journey of musical discovery into the greatest songs of all time.

Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy

Friday, March 15 at 8 p.m.

Celtic music’s reigning couple in an electrifying showcase of virtuosity.

Tickets

Malevo

Sunday, March 24 at 7 p.m.

Thrilling all-male percussive dance from Argentina, as seen on “America’s Got Talent Superstars.”

TISRA: Zakir Hussain

with Debopriya Chatterjee & Sabir Khan

Sunday, April 7 at 7 p.m.

Preeminent tabla player Hussain showcases rich folk and classical Indian music.

James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts

Online: jlcenter.clcillinois.edu

Phone: (847) 543-2300

In Person: JLC Box Office

19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake

Box Office Hours:

Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For questions, email the Box Office: clcboxoffice@clcillinois.edu

NOTE: All ticket prices listed include $2 JLC facility fee.

Additional Ticket Information

• All patrons entering a JLC Theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

• Many live performances, due to their quiet nature, are not suitable for children under age 3.

Accessibility

The James Lumber Center is ADA compliant. It is wheelchair accessible and offers assistive listening devices, Braille signage and other amenities. For accessible seating please contact the Box Office. To arrange for other accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, please contact the Box Office at least two to three weeks in advance at (847) 543-2300.

JAMES LUMBER CENTER

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19351 W. Washington St. Grayslake, IL 60030-1198

www.clcillinois.edu

College of Lake County

39th Salute to Gospel Music Concert

Featuring Pastor Mike Jr.

Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

Jesus Name Apostolic Church

208 Lake St., Waukegan

Bringing people together to honor community and celebrate Black gospel music

Tickets now on sale for $20 each / $10 for all students at jlcenter.clcillinois.edu

GRAYSLAKE CAMPUS

19351 W. Washington St.

WAUKEGAN

CAMPUS (LAKESHORE)

33 N. Genesee St.

VERNON HILLS

CAMPUS (SOUTHLAKE)

1120 S. Milwaukee Ave.

ADVANCED

TECHNOLOGY CENTER

7735 Grand Ave., Gurnee

Dubbed “The New King of Urban Inspiration,” PMJ (Pastor Mike Jr.) is blazing a new trail. Not only does he pastor one of the fastest growing ministries in the south, he is an 11 time Stellar Award Gospel Artist & Dove Award nominee.

PRAIRIE RESTAURANT AT BRAE LOCH

33600 N. US Highway 45 Grayslake

ONLINE

www.clcillinois.edu/online (847) 543-2090

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