Arts & Theater Calendar: Week of April 27-May 3, 2011

Ongoing Attractions

Rockford Art Museum – 711 N. Main St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m. 70th Young Artist Show: Youth Division featuring art by students in grades K-8 in Winnebago County schools. 468 paintings, drawings, prints & sculpture by 459 students from 80 schools. Thru May 8. Free for everyone every Tues. Info: 815-968-2787.

Kortman Gallery – 107 N. Main St. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info: 815-968-0123.

David C. Olson Photography Studio – 7801 E. State St., inside Clock Tower Resort. Wildlife and nature imagery. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday. Free. Info: 815-873-1777.

Beth Ann Weis Salon & Spa – 4108 Morsay Drive, Rockford. Featuring Valerie Olafson photography exhibit. Hours: Tues. & Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs., noon-9 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sun., Mon., Wed. Exhibit runs thru May 15. Info: 815-387-2700.

Funktional Arts – 412 N. First St. Furniture & sculpture. Info: 815-969-7942.

Village Gallery – Stewart Square. Artists’ co-op. 45 artists. Open Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: 815-963-ARTS.

Bonzi Productions Theatre Group – Family theater, plays, musicals. Info: 815-394-8987.

Wright Museum of Art – 700 College St., Beloit, Wis. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tues.-Sun. Info: 608-363-2677.

Galena Artists’ Guild Gallery – 324 Spring St., Galena. Thurs.-Mon., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 815-777-2870.

NIU Art Museum – Hall Case Galleries, 116 Altgeld Hall, DeKalb. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-4 p.m. Wassily Kandinsky: Klange, Notations 21, and Sheet Music and Record Albums–Graphics of Their Time, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info: 815-753-1936.

Rockford College Art Gallery – Clark Arts Center, 5050 E. State St. Featuring Art Department Senior Show thru May 15. 3-6 p.m., Tues.-Fri. Free. Info: 815-226-4105.

Womanspace – Womanspace, 3333 Maria Linden Drive. Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: 815-877-0118.

Beloit Fine Arts Incubator – 520 E. Grand Ave., Beloit, Wis. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Other hours by appointment. Featuring Dale Edwards painting & sculpture thru April 30. Info: 608-313-9083.

Monroe Arts Center – 1315 11th St., Monroe, Wis. Two exhibits, “Human Habitations” by Carolyn Mastroianni, and 24th Annual Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Competition & Exhibit, Thru April 29. Info: 608-325-5700.

ArtSpace West – 1426 N. Main St. Tues.-Fri., 3-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Info: 630-546-4727 or 815-988-1501.

Age Quake Theatre – Plays for and about those 55 and older performed in the greater Rockford area. Info: 815-398-8090.

Cholke Photography & Fine Art Gallery – 2211 E. State St. Fri., 7:30-10 p.m.; Sat., 4:30-10 p.m.; Sun., 2-5 p.m. Free. Info: 815-226-9398.

The Fireside Theatre – Fort Atkinson, Wis. Annie at dinner theater thru May 1. Tickets/info: 800-477-9505 or www.firesidetheatre.com.

Freeport Art Museum –121 N. Harlem Ave., Freeport. Featuring “Sonata Coda: An Exhibition of Keyboard Instruments through the Ages” thru April 30. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-5 p.m. Info: 815-235-9755.

DeKalb Area Women’s Center – 1021 State St., DeKalb. Fridays 7-9 p.m. Info: 815-758-1351.

Ingrid Dohm Studio Gallery – 839 N. Perryville Road. Appointments/Info: 815-519-6492.

Midtown Marketplace – 203 Seventh St. Info: 815-961-1269.

The Gallery At JustGoods – 201 Seventh St. Currently seeking local artist to present works in the Community/Art room. New art shows monthly. Featuring the works of Paul Henderson. Info: 815-965-8903.

Charlotte Hackin Art Studio & Gallery – 6278 Brynwood Drive. Info: 815-639-1318.

Bliss Beads Studio & Gallery – 161 E. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb, Ill. Weekly classes in bead jewelry making, silversmithing and flamework glass. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Sat. Info: 815-517-0164.

Boxasaurus – Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD). Dinosaurs created by 80 second-graders of White Swan Elementary School, using papier mache, cardboard, etc. Until May. Info: 815-969-4415.

Wednesday, April 27

Swing Time – Lindo Theatre, 115 S. Chicago Ave., Freeport. 1 or 7 p.m. Part of Classic Film Series, starring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers. Tickets $5 at box office. Info: 815-233-0413 or www.classiccinemas.com.

Thursday, April 28

Deathtrap – Beloit Memorial High School, Elizabeth Reinholz Theatre, 1225 Fourth St., Beloit, Wis. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors age 60 and older. Info: 608-362-1595.

Nunsense II: The Second Coming – Byron Civic Theatre, 1001 Shadow Wood Drive, Byron. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $6 students. Info: 815-312-3000 or tickets@bctmagic.com or www.bctmagic.com.

Murder Mystery – Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll. 7 p.m. Timber Lake Resort will host a spaghetti & meatball dinner at the Country Inn from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner tickets $10. Only 150 people will be allowed to pay $20 to witness the murder. Info/Tickets: 815-244-2035 or www.timberlakeplayhouse.org.

Spring Awakening – NIU School of Theatre and Dance, Stevens Building Players Theatre, DeKalb. 7:30 p.m. Open space, interactive w/audience, live music. Tickets $15 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Info: 815-753-1600.

Spring Dance Concert – Nl U School of Theatre and Dance, Stevens Building, O’Connell Theatre, DeKalb. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Info: 815-753-1600.

Friday, April 29

Deathtrap – Beloit Memorial High School, Elizabeth Reinholz Theatre, 1225 Fourth St., Beloit. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors age 60 and older. Info: 608-362-1595.

Art Department Senior Show – Rockford College, 5050 E. State St. Reception 5-8 p.m. in gallery. Exhibit features the work of graduating RC art majors. Free. Thru May 15. Info: 815-226-4105.

Mighty Richland Players Presents Sarah Bernhardt in Texas – Mighty Richland Players Theater, 203 W. High St., Orangeville. 7:30 p.m. dessert theater. Tickets $20. Info: 608-325-5700.

Spring Dance Concert – Nl U School of Theatre and Dance, Stevens Building, O’Connell Theatre, DeKalb. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Info: 815-753-1600.

Saturday, April 30

Deathtrap – Beloit Memorial High School, Elizabeth Reinholz Theatre, 1225 Fourth St., Beloit, Wis. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors age 60 and older. Info: 608-362-1595.

Murder Mystery – Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll. 7 p.m. Tickets: $20/person w/optional spaghetti & meatball dinner at Country Inn from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Info: 815-244-2035.

Mighty Richland Players Presents Sarah Bernhardt in Texas – Mighty Richland Players Theater, 203 W. High St., Orangeville. 7:30 p.m. dessert theater. Tickets $20. Info: 608-325-5700.

Spring Dance Concert – Nl U School of Theatre and Dance, Stevens Building, O’Connell Theatre, DeKalb. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Info: 815-753-1600.

Sunday, May 1

Nunsense II: The Second Coming – Byron Civic Theatre, 1001 Shadow Wood Drive, Byron. 2 p.m. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 seniors, $6 students. Info: 815-312-3000 or tickets@bctmagic.com or www.bctmagic.com.

Mighty Richland Players Presents Sarah Bernhardt in Texas – Mighty Richland Players Theater, 203 W. High St., Orangeville. 1:30 p.m. dessert theater. Tickets $20. Info: 608-325-5700.

Spring Awakening – NIU School of Theatre and Dance, Stevens Building Players Theatre, DeKalb. 2 p.m. Open space, interactive w/audience, live music. Tickets $15 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Info: 815-753-1600.

Auditions for Hairspray – Parker High School, Choir Room, 3125 Mineral Point Ave., Janesville, Wis. 6:30 p.m. Students cast will need to register for summer school. Class limited to 40. Info: 608-743-5591 or jknutson@janesville.k12wi.us.

Spring Dance Concert – Nl U School of Theatre and Dance, Stevens Building, O’Connell Theatre, DeKalb. 2 p.m. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Info: 815-753-1600.

Jim Post’s Mark Twain & The Laughing River – Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 N. Main St. 3 p.m. Charlotte’s Web hosts Jim Post as Mark Twain. Tickets: $18 advance, $20 at the door. Info: 815-964-2238 or www.CharlottesWebofRockford.org.

Monday, May 2

Tuesday, May 3

Mighty Richland Players Presents Sarah Bernhardt in Texas – Turner Hall, 114 S. Bench St., Galena (near Fire Station). 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12. Info: 815-819-1310.

From the April 27-May 3, 2011 issue