March - April Highlights

International House
Global Voices’ 59th St. Jazz Series: Ken Chaney’s “Awakening”
6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22

Pianist Ken Chaney will be featured along with Ari Brown, saxophone; Pharez Whitted, trumpet; Ernie Adams, drums; and Josh Ramos, bass. Tickets at the door will be $10, $5 students.
1414 E. 59th St.

University of Chicago Presents
Artspeaks Series: Leon Fleisher
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31

Leon Fleisher’s story is one of triumph over adversities. The first American to win the prestigious Queen Elisabeth of Belgium competition in 1952 at the age of 24, Fleisher was forced to retire from performance 13 years later when two of his fingers became immobilized due a neurological condition called focal dystonia. For the next 40 years, he pursued a successful career as a conductor and teacher, while performing only left-handed works. With new developments in medicine, Fleisher is once again able to brilliantly play the piano with two hands. Thomas Christensen, Associate Dean and Master of the Collegiate Humanities Division, will lead a post-concert question-and-answer session. Tickets are $20, $5 students; call (773) 702-8080 or visit http://artspeaks.uchicago.edu for more information.
Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St.

Smart Museum of Art
Opening reception: “Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H.C. Westermann Study Collection”
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2

Horace Clifford Westermann (1922–81) created a meticulously crafted and highly personal body of work that defies easy categorization. Drawing on largely unstudied archival material and ephemera, this comprehensive and revealing new exhibition examines this singular artist’s signature themes, craftsmanship and the convergence of Westermann’s life and art. The exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and print, as well as gift objects, sketchbooks, printing blocks, tools, unfinished projects and correspondence. David McCarthy, chair of the Rhodes College department of art and author of H.C. Westermann at War: Art and Manhood in Contemporary Cold War America, will speak at the reception. The exhibition runs through Sunday, Sept. 6 at the Smart Museum, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.
Cochrane-Woods Art Center, 5540 S. Greenwood Ave., Room 157