A Banker's Cultural Investment -- Oak Park Art League
January 8 and 9, 2009
The Oak Park Art League will be presenting a retrospective of James Eccles (1885-1983), an Oak Park impressionist painter who began his career as an artist after a 41-year stint as a local banker. The exhibit will bring together over 100 of Eccles' works gathered from collections in Indiana, Illinois and New Mexico, along with family-owned pieces. The exhibit will be open to the public on Friday, Jan. 9 from 7-10pm.

Marion Street Cheese Market will be providing artisan cheese, food and beverages during the special VIP preview, held Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 from 5-7:30pm. Reservations for the VIP event ($25/ticket ... limited to the first 100 responses) can be taken by contacting the Oak Park Art League:

Oak Park Art League
720 Chicago Avenue
Oak Park, Illinois 60302
708.386.9853
opal2004@sbcglobal.net

  

SSU!Sunnyside Up Live at MSCM
January 10 at 9pm
Sunnyside Up is a fantastic Chicago-based acoustic quartet that performs music from a variety of traditions including bluegrass, jazz and folk. They'll be playing on our small cafe stage on 1/10 and you should definitely come listen.

Registeration Open for 2009 MSCM Winter Semester
Now Through April 2009
We've got 16 weeks of fun, creative, culinary classes planned for right after the new year. Check out the course descriptions and start planning your class schedule today. Plus, give the gift of class to the foodie in your life and we'll send you away with a gift card and course descriptions.