Lucky Plush at the Dance Center

Bless Bonnie Brooks for continuing to bring great dance, of all levels of fame or notoriety, to Chicago.

We didn't know this company (but my workmate, Mr. D, raved about the artistic director) and it was a very engaging evening.

City Front Lecture with Dean Mark Hansen

Don't you wish these things began like rock concerts? Ladies and gentlemen, give a warm welcome for

The.
Dean.
John.
Mark.
Hansen.

I've heard this talk four times, and it's still interesting.

John Hope Franklin

JHF was in town on the book tour for his new autobiography. We'd planned to have Mae Ngai interview him, but Jesse Jackson showed up and took stage. It worked out. We put together a nice breakfast the next morning.

Buy the book, or do as Nina did--get it in audio version with Dr. Franklin reading!



By the way, this photo is by Dawoud Bey, now located in Chicago. I've worked with Dawoud in three locations: here, Wexner, and Walker.

Last of the Boys

Ok, who wants to see anther play about dealing with Vietnam? Well, you do, if it's at Steppenwolf. If anyone is going to get it mostly right, they will.

Yikes, another Boss!

OK, dinner with my other boss! A lovely fennel and mandarin orange salad to start, a vaguely asian chicken soup/stew, and the "never again for guest" Thomas Keller's Molten Chocolate Cake. I'm really lucky to have such great people that I work for.

Wexner and Columbus

A trip to Columbus. Saw the Wex Plex, wide open again, and did some work visits.

MMMMMM...Merce and Merchant

A real, real treat. Two nights of Merce.

Friday
Split Sides with music by Radiohead and Sigur Ros
Sounddance

Saturday
Views on Stage
BIPED






And, sandwiched in, Merchant of Venice at Chicago Shakes.

Celebrate Chicago, Levitt Rocks

OK, so I realized I haven't said much about the rock star of Chicago Economics, Steve Levitt. Check out the Freakonomics blog. Steve was the featured speaker at an event to recognize U of Chi donors. It's been a real treat to be able to work with this amazing thinker.

Man of La Mancha

A great (no really, really great) production of Man of La Mancha at the Court. Very dark, intimate. Really, you've never seen this show? Not even at some dinner theatre?

California from North to South

I was in California for a longish trip, starting in SF, a jaunt up to to see P & R in Napa, a Harper lecture by the Dean, and then to LA for a Harper lecture with Steve Levitt of Freakonomics fame, finishing with a quick jaunt to SD.

Ms. N visits

Ms. S's Mom in Chicago for a visit--first time to Millennium Park.

Wizard/House

Our new favorite, The House Theatre, and their production of The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz.

Celebrate Chicago at Museum of American Indian

Work trip for donor recognition event at the Museum of the American Indian in NYC.

September Garden

Ms. R in Chicago

Our niece Ms. R came for a visit.