Tiger Moth Insect Ninja

Monday, March 26, 2007 11:00 AM

Ela Area Public Library District
275 Mohawk Trail
Lake Zurich, Illinois 60047
United States

Description: Acclaimed children's author Aaron Reynolds will introduce his new graphic novel series, "Tiger Moth Insect Ninja". Learn his process for creating the characters and the script and discover how it goes from a rough script to a full blown, full color, graphic novel. Aaron will lead you through the creative process of creating your own ninja charachter for your own graphic novel.

Library: Ela Area Public Library
Location: Children's Program Room A and B

Sadly, DAMeN Studio will be closing at the end of this month, but you still have time to give it a great sendoff with

The Last Picture Show
Sat. May 20, 2006
6-9pm

http://chicago.photobloggers.org/events.php#e000137
Featuring the work of eight photographers and four painters who have shown at Damen Studio in the past, or who are friends of the studio. This will truly be the last hurrah. So, come share it with us and see some great work by:

Alison Rae Butkus
Brandon Sorg
Carlos Ortiz
Katie Brown
Sarah Hadley
Abbie Singer
Man Bartlett
Nazarin Hamid
Anthony Lewellen
David Moenkhaus
Bill Vaccaro
Theresa Bertocci

Chicago Photography Center
May 21, 2006

12-4 pm

The Chicago Photography Center is holding an opening reception for their Spring 2006 WITHiNSIGHT gallery show which presents original b&w film and both b&w and color digital photography created the following Chicago Photography Center artists:

Tom Cantos
Jenny Deang
Carolyn DeVar
Dave Klotz
Judy McDonald
Kristin Opaskar
Traci Patterson
Kristin Pishdadi
Lane Statterblom
Julie Sielaff
Jan Weber

The exhibit runs through July 30, 2006 at CPC's headquarters located at 3301 N. Lincoln Avenue.

http://www.chicagophoto.org/may06show.html

This panel features artists from the ongoing Material Difference exhibition, as well as curator Polly Ullrich, talking about "the past, present, and future of fiber art." In the First Floor Garland Room at 6 PM. Free. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630

Gallery Talk: The Ragdale 30th Anniversary Exhibit

Thursday, December 14, 12:15pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Rooms
77 E. Randolph St., Chicago
Free

Opening Reception Thursday, November 16 5-7pm

With Margaret Hawkins, art critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago correspondent for ArtNews. Hawkins has taught at the School of the Art Institute, Lake Forest College, and others in the Chicagoland area. She holds an MFA in painting from the University of North Carolina.

Gallery Talk presents Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works

Thursday, December 7, 12:15pm
Chicago Cultural Center, Exhibit Hall
78 E. Washington St., Chicago
Free

Lanny Silverman, Curator of Exhibitions, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, discusses this exhibition.

Renegade Craft Fair
Sat, December 9
Sun, December 10

Pulaski Park fieldhouse
1419 W. Blackhawk, Chicago, IL
http://www.renegadecraft.com

cool urban crafts

Renegade Craft Fair
Sat, December 9
Sun, December 10

Pulaski Park fieldhouse
1419 W. Blackhawk, Chicago, IL
http://www.renegadecraft.com

cool urban crafts

DEPART-ment
Fri, December 1, 7pm-11pm
Sat, December 2, 11am-5pm
Sun, December 3, 11am-5pm

all things handcrafted
no brand names
no foreign assembly
no qustionable ethics

2000 West Fulton, #310
Chicago, IL
http://www.depart-ment.com