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We’re proud to present our film series, BACinema,
a unique mix of the best international, independent and classic
films. Popcorn, too! Films are presented at 7:30pm on every
Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise noted. Call 773.445.3838
or stop by the arts center for film schedule. See you at the
movies. (All tickets $7/$5 BAC members, unless otherwise noted.)
The Secret of Kells - 2009 Animated FILM - top
Wednesday - August 04
1:00 PM
 Please note the time change!!!!
ALL TICKETS $5. FREE for children 5 & younger.
Rated PG. RT: 1:15. Animated.
When a master illuminator with an ancient but unfinished manuscript arrives in a remote medieval village, a life of adventure beckons a young boy. To help the illuminator complete the book, the boy must face the dangers and meet the mythical creatures of the enchanted forest.
Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.
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The Secret of Kells - 2009 Animated FILM - top
Wednesday - August 04
7:30 PM
$7/$5/BAC members & Kids 6-12/FREE for kids under 5
Rated PG. RT: 1:15. Animated.
When a master illuminator with an ancient but unfinished manuscript arrives in a remote medieval village, a life of adventure beckons a young boy. To help the illuminator complete the book, the boy must face the dangers and meet the mythical creatures of the enchanted forest.
Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.
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Please Give - 2010 FILM - top
Wednesday - August 11
7:30 PM
$7 ($5/BAC members)
Rated R. RT: 1:30.
In New York City , a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in an apartment the couple owns. Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener (“Friends With Money”).
Starring Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt.
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The Secret in Their Eyes - 2009 FILM from Argentina - top
Wednesday - August 18
7:30 PM
$7 ($5/BAC members)
Rated R. RT: 2:07.
A retired attorney writes a novel in order to find closure for an unsolved homicide and for an unrequited love - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Academy Award: Best Foreign Film.
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Ondine - 2009 FILM - top
Wednesday - August 25
7:30 PM
$7/$5 BAC Members
Rated: PG-13. RT: 1:51.
Filmed with the magical Irish coast as its magical backdrop, “Ondine” is a story of love and hope as it casts a modern fairy tale about an Irish fisherman (Colin Farrell) whose life is transformed when he catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his net.
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BAC Theater Students: Little Shop of Horrors - top
Sunday - August 01
2:00 PM
$10 adults/ $8 Members, Seniors & students
Each summer our Teen Thespians program produces a show for Young audiences. This summer's "Little Shop of Horrors" gives teens a taste of what it's like to be a professional performer as they entertain student groups from across the city. Stunning sets and costumes are created in our teen internship program.
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination!
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Cool Music Mondays (FREE!) Sam Sinclair Trio performs - top
Monday - August 02
 FREE!
Enjoy free music on select Mondays through August 30 in the courtyard.
Bring picnic blankets or chairs.
Absolutely NO outside alcohol allowed. Cash bar provided.
(In case of rain, concerts will move indoors.)
On August 2. the Sam Sinclair Trio performs - a jazz/fusion band.
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Chicago Kids Company: Cinderella - Children's Theater - top
Wednesday - August 04 -- Friday - August 06
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Through August 20
Click here for full performance schedule
$10/ Group rates available
See for yourself in this re-telling of the most popular fairy-tale ever told. Sing, dance, and clap along with all the familiar characters in this fantastic story! Don't miss CKC's most requested show! This show is geared for children ages 2-12.
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Johnny Winter - LIVE ROCK MUSIC - top
Friday - August 06
8:00 PM
  $40/$35 BAC Members
For over 30 years, Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues ? a prime combination for the legions of fans just discovering the blues via the likes of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Constantly shifting between simple country blues in the vein of Robert Johnson, to all-out electric slide guitar blues-rock, - Johnny has always been one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock and the clear link between British blues-rock and American Southern rock (a la the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd.) Throughout the '70s and '80s, Johnny was the unofficial torch-bearer for the blues, championing and aiding the careers of his idols like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. His recent Grammy nominated ?I'm A Bluesman? disc Virgin/EMI, has only added to his Texas-sized reputation. Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo, Johnny B. Goode, I'm Yours And I'm Hers and Highway 61 Revisited are just some of his greatest hits.
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series! * Offer good through Labor Day.
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Chicago Kids Company: Cinderella - top
Wednesday - August 11 -- Friday - August 13
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Through August 20
Click here for full performance schedule
$10/ Group rates available
See for yourself in this re-telling of the most popular fairy-tale ever told. Sing, dance, and clap along with all the familiar characters in this fantastic story! Don't miss CKC's most requested show! This show is geared for children ages 2-12.
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3rd Annual Summer Wine Tasting - top
Thursday - August 12
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Hosted by the BAC Young Adult Board.
Details coming soon!
Sponsored in part by:
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Baby Wants Candy - Completely Improvised Musical! - top
Saturday - August 14
8:00 PM
 $15/$12 BAC Members/$10 Students with I.D.
Chicago’s hottest improv show takes an audience suggestion and turns it into a full scale, 60 minute, 100% hilarious musical show. A talented ensemble of comedians works with a full orchestra to create an unforgettable night of silliness and song.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH A SAMPLE OF BABY WANTS CANDY!
Ensemble of the Year, Chicago Improv Festival
Spirit of the Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Winner: Outstanding Unique Theatrical Experience, Fringe NYC 2009Rave Reviews!
"5 STARS! They are an entertainment phenomenon and I am in awe of their talent!” - Edinburgh's The Scotsman “One of Chicago’s most consistently funny and crowd pleasing shows!” -Chicago Sun Times "Highly Recommended! Well Worth Seeing" -The Onion AV Club “Hilarious!” -South China Morning Post "Critics Choice!" - Chicago Reader
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series! * Offer good through Labor Day.
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Chicago Kids Company: Cinderella - Children's Theater - top
Wednesday - August 18 -- Friday - August 20
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Through August 20
Click here for full performance schedule
$10/ Group rates available
See for yourself in this re-telling of the most popular fairy-tale ever told. Sing, dance, and clap along with all the familiar characters in this fantastic story! Don't miss CKC's most requested show! This show is geared for children ages 2-12.
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Teen Wednesdays - Open Mic - top
Wednesday - August 18
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 $5 - Ages 13-19
Doors open at 7pm. Show begins at 7:30pm.
Hosted by Anthony Whitaker.
Open to poets, musicians, vocalists, dancers, rap artists, stand-up comedians, and talents that defy description, our open mic is a chance to show off your special skills. Concessions will be available for purchase for $1. We provide one microphone, an amp, and a piano (accompanist not provided). You provide the talent! Participants receive a 5-minute time slot. Outstanding participants may be asked to return as a “headliner” with a 10-minute performance.
Performance slots fill up fast, so performers are encouraged to schedule in advance at anthony@beverlyartcenter.org or 773.445.3838 x216.
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The Celtic Tenors - LIVE MUSIC - top
Thursday - August 19
8:00 PM
 $25/$22 BAC Members
The Celtic Tenors, Ireland's most successful crossover artists, meld together elements of classical, folk and pop, with each tenor expressing a distinct musical style influenced by their individual regions of Ireland. While each of The Celtic Tenors have been influenced by the musical traditions from their own individual parts of Ireland, Daryl, James and Matthew show great flexibility in melding their voices to suit the appropriate classical, folk, Irish and pop genres. "The Celtic Tenors sing with the practiced ease of singers who know each others voices like a comfortable pillow". (Aaron R Conklin - The Capital Times, Wisconsin.)
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Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats & Special Guests The Yellow Hammers - Live Music - top
Friday - August 20
8:00 PM
 $20/$18 BAC Members
Lee Rocker and The Stray Cats, helped reintroduce rockabilly to a new audience in the 1980s. Rocker’s performances, embedded in roots music, continue to bring powerful, original songs, amazing musicianship, and passionate and vibrant vocal to the stage. And when Rocker and his band perform, they leave audiences begging for more.
Special guests, The Yellow Hammers open.
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series! * Offer good through Labor Day.
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Cool Music Mondays (FREE!) Sam Sinclair Trio performs - top
Monday - August 23
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
FREE!
Enjoy free music on select Mondays through August 30 in the courtyard.
Bring picnic blankets or chairs.
Absolutely NO outside alcohol allowed. Cash bar provided.
(In case of rain, concerts will move indoors.)
On August 23. the Sam Sinclair Trio performs - a jazz/fusion band.
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The Original Wailers - LIVE REGGAE MUSIC - top
Friday - August 27
8:00 PM
 $27/$25/BAC Members
The top performers of Jamaica ’s reggae tradition, the Wailers have played to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. Their nucleus formed in 1969 with Bob Marley and pioneered roots rock reggae. With the group since the 1970s, Aston “Family Man” Barrett, widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest bass players is the main axis of the current Wailers.
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series! * Offer good through Labor Day.
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The Machine performs Pink Floyd - top
Friday - September 03
8:00 PM
$25/$23 BAC Members
America’s top Pink Floyd show, The Machine performs a diverse mix of Pink Floyd’s 16-album repertoire, complete with faithful renditions of popular hits and obscure gems. Stellar musicianship, dramatic lighting and video, and a playlist that covers entire albums as well as fan requests, creates an authentic Floydian experience.
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Teen Wednesdays - Open Mic - top
Wednesday - September 15
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
$5 - Ages 13-19
Doors open at 7pm. Show begins at 7:30pm.
Hosted by Anthony Whitaker.
Open to poets, musicians, vocalists, dancers, rap artists, stand-up comedians, and talents that defy description, our open mic is a chance to show off your special skills. Concessions will be available for purchase for $1. We provide one microphone, an amp, and a piano (accompanist not provided). You provide the talent! Participants receive a 5-minute time slot. Outstanding participants may be asked to return as a “headliner” with a 10-minute performance.
Performance slots fill up fast, so performers are encouraged to schedule in advance at anthony@beverlyartcenter.org or 773.445.3838 x216.
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds - LIVE MUSIC - top
Friday - September 17
8:00 PM
 $35/$32 BAC Members
For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group's distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up". Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group as it evolves into its newest incarnation. "We started as a straight blues band", vocalist and harmonica player Wilson says. "We now incorporate a mixture of a lot of different styles. We're an American music band and we're much higher energy than we were before." Fabulous Thunderbirds with Stand Up BassIn addition to Wilson, the current Thunderbirds line-up features Jay Moeller on drums, Johnny Moeller and Mike Keller on guitar, and Randy Bermudes on bass.
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series! * Offer good through Labor Day.
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Tim O'Malley's Super Fun Comedy Extravaganza II (best of the northside comes south!) - top
Friday - September 24
8:00 PM
$18/$15 BAC Members
Starring: Burning Desires Chicago's hottest and funniest recovery based comedy troupe.
Starring Tim O'Malley and Jimmy Carrane and Laura Hugg.
with special guest (TBA) Sketch and Sniff A power house of writers and performers from the Second City Conservatory program, that culminates in explosive sketch's. Stand up sensation (TBA)
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3rd Annual BACtoberfest - top
Saturday - September 25
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Live music.
Bean bag competitions. Slots fill quickly - advance registration is recommended. Email Russ at RussellMeyer22@gmail.com to sign up.
$10/team to enter.
Featured German Beer. Brats, Sauerkraut & Hot dogs by FAT TOMMY's. & more!
More details coming soon!
Interested in sponsoring this event? Contact laura@beverlyartcenter.org or 773-445-3838 ext. 210.
Hosted by the BAC Young Adult Board
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Shemekia Copeland - LIVE BLUES MUSIC - top
Saturday - October 02
8:00 PM
 $25/$23 BAC Members
Shemekia Copeland’s innovative blues music comes from deep within her soul and is influenced by the sounds of the Harlem streets where she grew up -- street performers, gospel singers, radios, bands in local parks. This Grammy-nominated artist has headlined at the Chicago Blues Festival, shared the stage with Buddy Guy, BB King, John Mayer and other legends, and been compared to soul-drenched divas like Etta James and Koko Taylor. Copeland’s passion for singing, matched with her huge voice, gives her music a timeless power and a heart-pounding urgency.
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series! * Offer good through Labor Day.
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Celebrating Queen - LIVE MUSIC - top
Saturday - October 16
8:00 PM
$27/$25 Members
Celebrating Queen recreates the Queen experience with two hours of the band’s greatest hits, backed up by the Bohemian Rhapsody Band, Sat., July 10, 8 p.m. Performing songs like Killer Queen, We Will Rock You, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, and Somebody to Love, Celebrating Queen’s vocal talents flawlessly capture the late great Freddie Mercury’s unique voice and range, and the band replicates Queen’s intricate harmonies and instrumentals.
Click here to watch Celebrating Queen
You Pick It Ticket Sale! Our summer concert series offers affordable shows to choose from when you design your own series!* Offer good through Labor Day.
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the subdudes - top
Saturday - October 30
8:00 PM
$36/ $33
"Take a little blues, throw in some Cajun rock!" Led by singer/guitarist Tommy Malone and accordionist John Magnie, the Subdudes draw most of their inspiration from the sounds of their native New Orleans, blending blues, gospel, funk, and R&B with their own harmony vocals; their sound is also notable for the band's substitution of a tambourine player for a drummer. Check out the subdudes live.
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