WHERE
WTTW Studios
5400 North St. Louis, Chicago

WHEN
Tuesday, November 24, 5:30 pm

REGISTRATION IS FULL

Join us at WTTW studios for a FREE live, multi-media performance by The Electric Company! Children 6 -11 years old and one parent are invited to attend a live, interactive, 90-minute show, hosted by the WTTW Kids team and Electric Company star, Shock. This special afterschool event includes giveaways, educational material, photo opportunities, and a chance for kids to be a part of "The Company" on stage. Don't miss this unique one-time-only traveling road show!

If you have questions or would like additonal information about this event, please call (773) 509-1111 ext. 6.

WTTW Kids, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Sesame Workshop bring this Electric Company experience to Chicago as part of the Ready To Learn Raising Readers initiative.

WHERE
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street in Chicago

WHEN
Saturday, November 28, 2:00 pm

In partnership with Independent Lens and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, WTTW invites you to attend a free screening of the new Independent Lens film Between the Folds which will air on WTTW11 in December.

Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science, creativity and meaning.

Independent Lens airs on WTTW11 on Tuesdays at 10:00 pm.

WHERE
United Center
1901 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL

WHEN
Sunday, December 6, 1:00 pm

Star Wars in Concert is a brand new multi-media event that brings the music of all six epic Star Wars scores to life. The production is narrated live by Anthony Daniels, who portrayed C-3PO in all six films. This spectacular show features a full symphony orchestra and choir accompanied by footage from the Star Wars films displayed on a three-story tall high-definition LED super screen! Don’t miss this chance to experience the stories of Star Wars like never before!

A single ticket to see Star Wars in Concert is $120. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
United Center
1901 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL

WHEN
Sunday, December 6, 6:00 pm

Star Wars in Concert is a brand new multi-media event that brings the music of all six epic Star Wars scores to life. The production is narrated live by Anthony Daniels, who portrayed C-3PO in all six films. This spectacular show features a full symphony orchestra and choir accompanied by footage from the Star Wars films displayed on a three-story tall high-definition LED super screen! Don’t miss this chance to experience the stories of Star Wars like never before!

A single ticket to see Star Wars in Concert is $120. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
WFMT Studios
5400 North St. Louis, Chicago

WHEN
Saturday, January 23, 9:00 am

Join WFMT listeners and friends in this all day program designed to enhance and deepen your understanding and love of classical music. David Schrader, renowned and versatile pianist/harpsichordist/organist will instruct and demonstrate about "The Evolution of the Keyboard."

Mr. Schrader will enlighten participants about the keyboard through demonstration and lecture. Musical selections will be performed on the harpsichord, fortepiano and modern piano and will include pieces by Handel, Bach, Rameau, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin. Equally at home in front of a harpsichord, organ, piano, or fortepiano, David Schrader is:

"truly an extraordinary musician… (who) brings not only the unfailing right technical approach to each of these different instruments, but always an imaginative, fascinating musicality to all of them” (Norm Pelligrini).

Renew your membership or join the WFMT Fine Arts Circle through your purchase of a ticket for $150 for this 8 hour long program full of learning, live music, food and delight. Student price is $100 per ticket. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
WFMT Studios
5400 North St. Louis, Chicago

WHEN
Saturday, February 6, 9:00 am

Join WFMT listeners and friends in this all day program designed to enhance and deepen your understanding and love of classical music. WFMT's own Peter Van De Graaff and his wife, Kathleen, will give an overview of opera history and perform two complete operas at A Day at the Opera: The Gambling Husband, by Giuseppe Orlandini, the most performed opera of the 18th century, and The Telephone, by Gian Carlo Menotti.

Soprano Kathleen and bass-baritone Peter Van De Graaff have performed in concerts, performing arts series and in festivals in North and Central America, Europe, Japan and China. They have travelled throughout Europe obtaining scores of early 18th century comic chamber operas called "intermezzi" and have subsequently gained notoriety as specialists in this area and have given many modern premieres of these works.

"A Day at the Opera" was described as being "…entertaining and informative and another great example of how WFMT makes possible so much more than simply airing great music." (Ron Henning)

Renew your membership or join the WFMT Fine Arts Circle through your purchase of a ticket for $150 for this 8 hour long program full of learning, live music, food and delight. Student price is $100 per ticket. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
Park West
322 W. Armitage Avenue, Chicago

WHEN
Thursday, March 18, 7:30 pm

Note: This date has been updated from the original concert listing of Thursday, March 11 as David Garrett has a scheduling conflict in Europe on that date. All current ticket holders will now have tickets reserved for the new date of Thursday, March 18, 2010. If you have a conflict or question please call our member services department during regular business hours at (773)509-1111 ext. 6 or email ask@wttw.com.

David Garrett is a Julliard trained violin virtuoso who truly performs like no other. His live show is one of the most exciting and unique tours on the road right now as he jumps flawlessly from Metallica to Vivaldi and from Mozart to Queen. Known in Britain as "the David Beckham of the violin," David Garrett has touched hearts and astounded audiences wherever he has performed. This young German violinist weaves classical standards with rock and pop favorites for a thrilling performance that is not to be missed!

A pair of tickets to see David Garrett Live in Concert! is $170 and includes a complimentary CD. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
Park West
322 W. Armitage Avenue, Chicago

WHEN
Friday, March 19, 7:30 pm

Note: This date has been updated from the original concert listing of Friday, March 12 as David Garrett has a scheduling conflict in Europe on that date. All current ticket holders will now have tickets reserved for the new date of Friday, March 19, 2010. If you have a conflict or question please call our member services department during regular business hours at (773)509-1111 ext. 6 or email ask@wttw.com.

David Garrett is a Julliard trained violin virtuoso who truly performs like no other. His live show is one of the most exciting and unique tours on the road right now as he jumps flawlessly from Metallica to Vivaldi and from Mozart to Queen. Known in Britain as "the David Beckham of the violin," David Garrett has touched hearts and astounded audiences wherever he has performed. This young German violinist weaves classical standards with rock and pop favorites for a thrilling performance that is not to be missed!

A pair of tickets to see David Garrett Live in Concert! is $170 and includes a complimentary CD. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
Rosemont Theatre
5400 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL

WHEN
Friday, April 9, 8:00 pm

Celtic Woman triumphantly returns to Chicago with Songs from the Heart, their brand new spectacular live show! Lynn, Mairead, Lisa, Chloe and Alex are back with a dazzling and breathtaking concert filled with soaring voices and enchanting music. Don't miss this opportunity to see first hand how Celtic Woman has been thrilling audiences all over the world with their one-of-a-kind live performance!

A pair of tickets to see Celtic Woman Live! is $180. Every pair of tickets receives a complimentary CD. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
Rosemont Theatre
5400 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL

WHEN
Saturday, April 10, 8:00 pm

Celtic Woman triumphantly returns to Chicago with Songs from the Heart, their brand new spectacular live show! Lynn, Mairead, Lisa, Chloe and Alex are back with a dazzling and breathtaking concert filled with soaring voices and enchanting music. Don't miss this opportunity to see first hand how Celtic Woman has been thrilling audiences all over the world with their one-of-a-kind live performance!

A pair of tickets to see Celtic Woman Live! is $180. Every pair of tickets receives a complimentary CD. Tickets are non-refundable.

WHERE
Allstate Arena
6920 N. Mannheim Road
Rosemont, IL 60018

WHEN
Monday, June 28, 7:30 pm

WTTW is thrilled to welcome back Andre Rieu live in concert! His brand new tour is full of the classical music, ornate costumes, and elaborate productions that Andre Rieu is known for. Don't miss one of classical music’s best-selling artists perform his larger than life show!

Every pair of tickets receives a complimentary CD. Tickets are non-refundable.