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Events April 5 - June 10, 2007 Steppenwolf Theatre 1650 N. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: (312) 337-3992 www.steppenwolf.org
| The Diary of Anne Frank It's a story the world knows by heart: a young Jewish girl's harrowing account of hiding with her family from the Nazis in a tiny attic in Amsterdam. A striking new adaptation restores deleted passages from the diary, offering us a richer look into this extraordinary young woman's coming of age.
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by ensemble member Tina Landau
Featuring ensemble members Robert Breuler, Francis Guinan, Mariann Mayberry, Yasen Peyankov and Alan Wilder with Kirk Anderson, Jason Bradley, Mark Buenning, Carolyn Faye Kramer, Christopher McLinden, Claire Elizabeth Saxe, Kathy Scambiatterra and Gail Shapiro
In the Downstairs Theatre
Ensemble member Tina Landau, the daring, visionary director of The Time of Your Life and Cherry Orchard, boldly re-imagines this beloved classic.
For more information visit the website of the Steppenwolf Theatre by clicking here. | April & May, 2007 Millennium Park | Dutch flowers in the Lurie Garden During spring the Lurie Garden in Millinnium Park 80,000 Dutch bulbs will bloom in the Lurie Garden which was designed by renowned Dutch landscape architect Piet Oudolf. | April 16 - May 31, 2007 North Michigan Avenue | Public Art on the Magnificent Mile Artistically-rendered salvaged bicycles installed amidst dolorful tulips along The Magnificent Mile. The bicycles have been designed by students working through "After School Matters" under the guidance of two Chicago artists. Come and see the "Dutch" bicycle in the flower bed outside the Consulate General's office at 303 East Wacker Drive. | April 15, 2007 - 10pm Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Ave. April 16, 2007 - 7pm Downtown Sound Gallery The Storefront Theater Gallery 37 Center for the Arts 66 East Randolph Street 
| Wilbert de Joode - Dutch Jazz While touring the USA, one of the best bass players around, Dutchman Wilbert de Joode will be playing with Chicago improvisers in the Hungry Brain and musicians Edward Wilkerson, Fred Lonberg Holm & Tim Daisy in Gallery 37. With two performances in Chicago there is ample opportunity to catch this formadible musician plucking his strings. See him play as part of the Sunday Transmission Series in the Hungry Brain and the Downtown Sound Gallery in the Storefront Theater where you can see improvised jazz music at its best. For more information about Wilbert de Joode click here. If you want to know more about Dutch Jazz have a look at the following websites: | April 24, 2007 - 8pm The Second City e.t.c.
1608 N. Wells Street Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased from the Second City box office at 312.664.4032 or on-line at www.secondcity.com 
| "Greg Shapiro's Going Dutch" A Dutch treat at the Second City e.t.c. A very special performance by Chicago-native Greg Shapiro in a one man show based on his experiences living and performing in Amsterdam for the last 12 years as part of the Boom Chicago comedy troupe. Featuring music, monologues and improvisation. "Greg Shapiro's Going Dutch" investigates how to eat a meal while on your bike, how to give birth in your own bedroom, and how to explain that not all Americans are obsessed with Lionel Richie. The show will be followed by an improv set featuring alumni of both Boom Chicago and The Second City. | April 28, 2007 - 2pm Bloomingdales Home & Furniture Store Medinah - Bloomingdales 600 North Wabash Avenue 
| Dutch Cooking Demo Dutch chef JonCarl Lachman of Home Bistro Chicago will delight you with his culinary skills. In Chicago style this is a mini "Taste of Holland". Come and join JonCarl at the Bloomingdales Home & Furniture Store Medinah at 600 North Wabash Avenue. Check out Bloomingdales at www.bloomingdales.com. For more information on JonCarl and Home Bistro Chicago visit www.homebistrochicago.com. If you would like to dine in JonCarl's restaurant, go to 3404 N. Halsted Street, phone: 773 661-0299. Enjoy! | May 3, 2007 - 8pm The Skokie Theatre Music Foundation Tickets are $20, click here to order tickets. 
| Amina Figarova Septet - Dutch Jazz In the Spring 2007 Concert Series the Skokie Theatre Music Foundation brings you the Amina Figarova Septet. Live National NPR Concert Recording Netherlands artist Amina Figarova is without doubt one of the most productive jazz composers and talented jazz piano players from Europe. She appears with flute, sax, trumpet, drums and bass in a concert sponsored by the Chicago Dutch Consulate, with her own style and magical swing. Dutch jazz with the Amina Figarova band "... Figarova is a pianist, composer and arranger of astonishing freshness and depth ...These two recordings announce an important new talent on the world jazz stage ..." JAZZTIMES February 2006, Thomas Conrad.
| May 4, 2007 - 1:30pm Daley Plaza | Remembering and Honoring the veterans who liberated the Netherlands in 1944-1945 May 4th is National Remembrance Day in the Netherlands. Every year the country gratefully remembers the people who gave their lives during the Second World War. At the eternal flame on Chicago's Daley Plaza there will be a wreathlaying ceremony to remember and honor the veterans who liberated the Netherlands in 1944-1945 during World War II. Veterans from the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division as well as the 1st Polish Armoured Division will be present alongside officials from the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago. Please join us on Daley Plaza on Friday May 4th at 1:30pm. | May 5, 2007 - 2pm Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St, Chicago May 6, 2007 - 10pm Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Ave., Chicago 
| Jorrit Dijkstra/Tony Malaby Quintet: East meets Midwest - Dutch Jazz
Jorrit Dijkstra (alto sax, lyricon), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Fred Lonberg Holm (cello), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums)
The Jorrit Dijkstra/Tony Malaby Quintet is a collaboration of free-minded spirits from New York, The Netherlands and Chicago. Malaby and Dijkstra's musical relationship goes back 17 years, during which they have played together in Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, the USA and Canada. Malaby's passionate and highly virtuoso tenor saxophone style and Dijkstra's clear and introvert alto saxophone sound are paired up with Fred Lonberg Holm's idiosyncratic Valentine Trio to create a dynamic and carefully structured free jazz group. This quintet will play original compositions, ranging from simple counterpoint scribbles to graphic scores and game pieces, to function as a springboard for improvisation. The addition of Dijkstra's Lyricon (a vintage analog wind synthesizer) will add an extra twist to the sonic palette. | May 7, 2007 - 7pm Downtown Sound Gallery The Storefront Theater Gallery 37 Center for the Arts 66 East Randolph Street Free but reservations required by calling 312-742-8497 | Jorrit Dijkstra Game Pieces Septet
Jorrit Dijkstra (alto sax, lyricon) Amy Cimini (viola), Kevin Davis (cello), James Falzone (clarinet), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Katie Young (bassoon), Jason Roebke (bass) Downtown Sound Gallery brings jazz and improvised music out of the clubs and into the concert performance context. This improvisation-based music series provides composers and improvisers the opportunity to debut brand new material, created specifically for a brand new ensemble of their choosing, thus realizing new musical possibilities while testing new partnerships.
The series is curated by Umbrella Music, a joint panel of musicians and presenters including Josh Berman, Mitch Cocanig, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis and Ken Vandermark, all well-established Chicago musicians with a strong collective insight into the current state of jazz and improvised music in a city with a lengthy historic involvement in the music. | May 21, 2007 7:45 - 9:45am | ACT GLOBAL, THINK LOCAL:
Chicago Roundtable on Corporate Sustainability
MONDAY, MAY 21
Chicago is home to a wide variety of multinational corporations facing global pressure to incorporate environmental and social values into their operations. While international in scope, these corporations often have staff in their local headquarters working on global sustainability issues.
The Chicago Roundtable on Corporate Sustainability will provide a forum for these individuals and related organizations to network, share their challenges and successes, and participate in a larger community.
This event begins a quarterly roundtable series on issues relevant to the pursuit of sustainability in the global marketplace.
Panelists include:
Baxter Healthcare
Pat Bartholomew, EHS Director - Management Systems
LaSalle Bank / ABN AMRO
Ilsa Flanagan, Director of Sustainable Development
Philips Lighting
Keith Cook, VP of Business Systems
USG
Ted Kellam, Architecture and Strategic Account Manager
Moderator:
Commissioner of the City of Chicago Department of Environment, Sadhu Johnston
Sponsor: Dutch Chicago Business Exchange
International Trade Association of Greater Chicago
Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance
Time: 7:45-9:45am
Agenda:
7:45: Networking and Breakfast
8:30: Panel Discussion
9:30: Closing
Location: Mid-America Club, 200 E. Randolph Drive, 80th Floor
Cost: $20 for members, $50 for non-members
Contact: csba@foresightdesign.org ; (773) 271-1990
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