As part of its free First Monday concert series, The Chicago Chamber Musicians present its woodwind ensemble members Larry Combs, clarinet; Dennis Michel, bassoon; and CCM Artistic Co-Director Meng-Chieh Liu, piano on Monday, February 6 performing pieces by Francis Poulenc and Roberto Sierra from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall on 78 East Washington Street. The free concert will also be broadcast live on 98.7 WFMT. For more information, call 312-225-5226 or visit www.chicagochambermusic.org.
Attorney Cara Dehnert Huffman, executive director of I Am Logan Square, will explain, will explain the basics of copyright law in layman's terms, and participate in an open Q & A session on February 7 at 7:00 pm. Huffman has worked with Lawyers for the Creative Arts, the Illinois Arts Council, and teaches Writing for Managers and Entertainment Law courses in the Arts, Entertainment and Media Management Department at Columbia College Chicago. Copyright Basics: An Overview of Copyright Laws takes place at saki on 3716 West Fullerton.
On Wednesday, February 8, the Off-Air Series offers So Many Ways to Tell a Story! at the Chicago Children’s Museum on 700 East Grand Avenue. Starting at 6:00 pm, storytellers Oba William King and Justin Roberts, along with innovative Chicago-area movement and sound artists, will help children and their families write a story before seeing it performed live. There will be an intermission while the stage is set, at which time dinner will be provided courtesy of GoPicnic Meals. Tickets are $10 for adults and children; $8 for WBEZ and Chicago Children’s Museum members and their children. For more information, visit http://www.wbez.org/event/2012-02-08/so-many-ways-to-tell-a-story.
A&O Films presents the Oscar-winning Casablanca starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The 1942 classic directed by Michael Curtiz is free on Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 pm at Evanston’s Block Cinema on 40 Arts Circle Drive.
Curatorial assistant Tracy Parker offers an exhibition overview on focus: Sharon Hayes on Friday, February 10, at 2:00 pm. The show on the outspoken visual and performance artist—which features three recent moving-image and photo-based installations—is on view until March 11 in Modern Wing Galleries 182-184 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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