Diversions: 4 picks for the upcoming week
February 22, 2012 1:34PM
Updated: February 22, 2012 3:46PM
1. Soprano Amy Conn with Trevor Stephenson, fortepiano, perform at 4 p.m. Feb. 26 as part of the Early Music series at the Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing, 1561 Jones Point Road, Grayslake. The program includes songs and instrumental pieces by Mozart, Haydn and Schubert. Tickets are $15. To order tickets or for more information, call (847) 543-1202.
2. Ruth Moody, a founding member of the folk group The Wailin’ Jennys, plays a concert in support of “The Garden,” her first full-length solo album, at 8 p.m. Feb. 24-25 at Elgin Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Tickets are $20-$25. Call (847) 622-0300 or visit www.elgin.edu/arts.
3. Opera House Tribute Series features A Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel performed by A.J. Sweringen and Jonathan Beedle at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 and 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. The duo has been performing the classic hits and obscure songs of Simon & Garfunkel for more than a decade, capturing the sound of the original artists’ early years in Greenwich Village. Tickets are $35. Call (815) 338-5300 or visit www.woodstockoperahouse.com.
4. International Film Series features “Police, Adjective” (Romania, 2009) at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 in Room A162 (Anderson lecture hall) at the College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. A small-time cop begins to tire of minor pot busts and dares to question his social function in a tale of Kafkaesque bureaucracies. Admission is free. The film is subtitled, has adult content and is not suitable for children. For information, contact Christopher Cooling at (847) 543-2623 or ccooling@clcillinois.edu.




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