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7.4.2009 Independents’ Day: Re-birth of a Nation
7.5.2009 Hyde Park Art Center celebrates 70 years in 70 days
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The 2008-2009 season has come to an end. We were thrilled to entertain nearly 5,000 people during the ten events we presented this year – thanks to all who came out! We’ll start back up in September – stay tuned for all the 2009-2010 season details, coming soon.
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Saturday, July 4, 2009 @ 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Independents’ Day: Re-birth of a Nation

Independent’s Day: Re-birth of a Nation aims to celebrate that progress and the people’s history from which we’ve come. But also, as Douglass did, Independent’s Day aims to use words, art, and ideas on the fourth of July to beg the question: how far do we still have to go?

Friday, July 3, 2009 - Sunday, August 9, 2009
Blackbird

With Blackbird, William Petersen, former star of CBS-TV's CSI, returns to the theater where he first earned his Equity card to tackle a role that echoes his earliest work on Chicago's stages.

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - Saturday, July 4, 2009
Hyde Park Art Center celebrates 70 years in 70 days

For 70 days, the Hyde Park Art Center will celebrate Chicago’s creative and artistic energy within its space.  Its public festival, 70 Days for 70 Years, will mark this historic visual arts organization’s 70th anniversary from April 25 to July 4.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.
Dillinger's Wild Ride: The Year That Made America's Public Enemy Number One

What is the power of his story? Who was John Dillinger? Gorn illuminates the significance of Dillinger's tremendous fame and the endurance of his legacy, arguing that he represented an American fascination with primitive freedom against social convention.

Thursday, July 9, 2009 @ 6:00 p.m.
The Concept and Production of Mountain Lake Screen Tachi

Kyoto-based minimalist sculptor Okura Jiro shares the philosophy and inspiration behind his 1990 screen installation, Mountain Lake Screen Tachi, now on view in the special exhibition Beyond Golden Clouds.

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