May
23, 2006
Bluestem Festival Celebrates Adversity and Genius
Genius inspired by adversity is at the core of Oakton Community College's 2006 Bluestem Festival of the Arts and Humanities. Eight great events are scheduled June 5 - 8 at the Ray Hartstein Campus, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave., Skokie.
The theme of this year's Bluestem Festival, "Come Rain or Come Shine," celebrates the vision of people motivated by hardship. Programs include:
"Icarus: A Modern Look at an Ancient Myth" looks at how this cautionary tale has evolved at the hands of modern poets and artists (Monday, June 5, 1 - 2:30 p.m.);
"Curie and Franklin: Two Rays" compares and contrasts the lives of Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin, and their vital contributions to society (Tuesday, June 6, 1 - 2:30 p.m.);
"Come Rain or Come Shine: 'The Postman'" presents the acclaimed 1995 film Il Postino (The Postman), which was nominated for five Academy Awards. Inspired by real events, Il Postino tells the story of an Italian fisherman whose life changes dramatically after he begins delivering letters to a famous exiled poet (Wednesday, June 7, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.); and
"The Bayou and the Blues" looks at how early jazz and Bayou blues developed under French, Creole, and Caribbean influences (Thursday, June 8, 10 - 11:30 a.m.).
The fee for the entire Bluestem Festival series is $45; individual lectures are $10 each. The complete program schedule may be found at www.oakton.edu/bluestem.
For more information, contact Leona Hoelting at 847-635-1414, or hoelting@oakton.edu.
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