All events take place at 820 N. Michigan Ave., William G. and Marilyn M. Simpson Lecture Hall, Water Tower Campus unless otherwise noted.

September

Tuesday, September 2

First Tuesday - Regional Policy: Europe with the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, The Honorable Wolfgang Drautz

Noon - 1 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: Free

Heartland International and LUMA invite you to bring a brown bag lunch and participate in a discussion with Wolfgang Drautz, Consul General of Germany. A career diplomat, Mr. Drautz has served in London and Moscow and at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The results of the discussion will be summarized and sent to the foreign policy advisors of each of the presidential candidates as well as the Illinois Congressional delegation

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Saturday, September 20

1 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: Free

Michael Goro, Ann Elizabeth Moore and Marilyn Propp—Chicago artists featured in The Art of Democracy—will discuss their art as a vehicle for political dissent in the coming presidential election. This event is co-sponsored by The Public Square


Friday, September 26

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $15

Please join us for the opening reception of The Art of Democracy and Suitcase Paintings. RSVP at 312.915.7630 or email luma@luc.edu. 

Friday, September 26

6:00 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $15

Jordan Baskin, whom the Chicago Tribune called “a promising and distinctive young artist,” and Dr. Billy Taylor proclaimed a “wonderful pianist,” has been a fixture in Chicago since graduating from Indiana University in 2001. He had a residency at the Kennedy Center, participated in the Banff International Jazz Workshop and Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute of Jazz, performed at Grant Park, Ravinia Festival and Symphony Center. The Jordan Baskin Trio features Jake Vinsel on bass and Brian Ritter on drums and plays at Andy’s, one of Chicago’s oldest and most prestigious jazz clubs.

Saturday, September 27

11 a.m.
Free with museum admission

Beginning in the late 1940s, American painters painted paintings that had never been painted before: freely—without forethought or planning; and freshly—without tradition or technique and fast. April Kingsley, curator at the Kresge Museum of Art at Michigan State University and catalogue contributor to Suitcase Paintings, will discuss de Kooning’s whiplash line, Pollock’s flying lariats of paint, Kline’s crashing girders—all action painters in motion. Their works are trace records left for us to relive the action. Whether on a large scale or small, the impact is the same: POW!

October

Friday, October 3

6 p.m.
Free With Museum Admission

The Chris White Trio is a group of jazz performers and educators from Chicago, consisting of Chris White on piano, Mark O’Connor on tenor sax and Mike Staron on double bass. Specializing in the music of the hard-bop era of the 1950s, the group has a unique sound that blends tradition with more contemporary elements

Tuesday, October 7

Heartland International and LUMA invite you to bring a brown bag lunch and participate in a discussion with a panel of previous presenters in this series will summarize their thoughts on what the next president needs to know about foreign policy issues. The results of the discussion will be summarized and sent to the foreign policy advisors of each of the presidential candidates as well as the Illinois Congressional delegation

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Tuesday, October 7

6 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $5

In trying to reach a broad audience, popular music often idealizes the world, and songwriters tell us what the buying public believes is worthy. Recognizing the potential of songs, American political candidates have utilized music to persuade voters. For the last 150 years, campaign songs have emerged as rallying points for issues and office seekers alike. Join us for a lecture by lecturer, writer, broadcaster, critic and teacher Michael Lasser, who will take a look at political songs—what they set out to accomplish and the attitudes and values they express

Friday, October 10

Jordan Baskin, whom the Chicago Tribune called “a promising and distinctive young artist,” and Dr. Billy Taylor proclaimed a “wonderful pianist” has been a fixture in Chicago since graduating from Indiana University in 2001. He had a residency at the Kennedy Center, participated in the Banff International Jazz Workshop and Ravinia Festival’s Steans Institute of Jazz, performed at Grant Park, Ravinia Festival and Symphony Center. The Jordan Baskin Trio features Jake Vinsel on bass and Brian Ritter on drums and plays at Andy’s, one of Chicago’s oldest and most prestigious jazz clubs.

Tuesday, October 14

6 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $5

Though Chicago is widely thought of as a figurative art town, it has a rich tradition of abstraction reaching back to the origins of abstract art in America. Curator, writer and gallerist John Corbett will provide an overview of gestural abstraction in the Windy City, with special attention to the artists in Suitcase Paintings.

Friday, October 17

The New Millennium Orchestra is a multi-talented ensemble that includes musicians who excel in every type of music. When not playing Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms, these musicians can be heard in rock, country or Latin bands, jazz ensembles and performing the newest electronic music. The New Millennium Orchestra Jazz Trio includes John Smillie (drums), Dave Miller (guitar) and Dan Thatcher (bass).

Saturday, October 18

1 p.m.
Free with museum admission

David Jones, Drew Luan Mattot, Jessica Wagner and Kurt Brian Webb—Chicago artists featured in The Art of Democracy— will discuss their art as a vehicle for political dissent in the coming presidential election

Tuesday, October 21

6 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $5

Given the generally held assumption that Abstract Expressionist art conveys meaning by overwhelming the viewer with a potent combination of color and form executed on a grand scale, what place can there be for small paintings in the same artistic movement? Often dismissed as immature, or as merely preparatory for a larger painting, these “suitcase”-sized paintings deserve further attention. Dr. Paula Wisotzki, associate professor of art history at Loyola, will investigate how these works invite—even demand—a more inclusive definition of Abstract Expressionism

 
Tuesday, October 28

6 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $5

Choreographer Darrell Jones of The Seldoms is inspired by the extreme physicality inherent in underground movement cultures, such as butoh and voguing. He has studied riot, an ephemeral underground movement culture with it own set of rules, protocols and individual and collective improvisations. Jones believes that analyzing movement structures in these chaotic environments can provide insight into the cultural, environmental and socioeconomic forces that shape human nature. Through this project, Jones correlates dance to contemporary issues and ultimately invites the audience to look deeper into the narratives behind the physicality of the unbridled event.

November

3 p.m.
Members: Free / Nonmembers: $5

Choreographer Darrell Jones of The Seldoms is inspired by the extreme physicality inherent in underground movement cultures, such as butoh and voguing. He has studied riot, an ephemeral underground movement culture with it own set of rules, protocols and individual and collective improvisations. Jones believes that analyzing movement structures in these chaotic environments can provide insight into the cultural, environmental and socioeconomic forces that shape human nature. Through this project, Jones correlates dance to contemporary issues and ultimately invites the audience to look deeper into the narratives behind the physicality of the unbridled event.