Art News from the Berwyn Arts Council ... read about the BAC
Party, Cartopia, Teacher Tea, 16th Street Carlotta and Centennial Cakes
Updates

BAC Party
The Berwyn Arts Council invites you to our first Fund-raiser for the Arts. Connect
with artists and art enthusiasts while enjoying unlimited wine & beer. Listen to
live jazz by pianist and composer, Steve Million. Win original art and other
fabulous prizes in our amazing raffle! Proceeds sustain the BAC mission to
enrich our area by supporting artists, arts education and organizations. Do your
part, support the arts!
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2008
Time: 6:00 P.M.. - 9:00 P.M..
Place: Olive or Twist
6906 Windsor Ave.
Cost: $35 per person $60 per couple
Live jazz by: Steve Million
Fabulous raffle prizes & open bar!
For tickets and more information call 708.601.ARTS

Cartopia 2008 ... Will it Happen?
With the controversy surrounding the Spindle ( now listed for sale on Ebay ! )
and the potential construction at the Cermak Plaza, as well as the conflict with
the Berwyn Centennial dates in June, inquiring minds have been wondering, will
Cartopia, the Best ArtCar Event in the midwest happen in 2008? It certainly
can and if you are interested and willing to help, it will. Come to the
Cartopia planning meeting this Thursday, 7pm at the Berwyn Arts Council office,
7003 Ogden, Berwyn. Bring your ideas, energy and your enthusiasm. See you
there...

Fine Arts Teacher Tea ...Tuesday April 22nd.
All Fine Arts Teachers from South Berwyn Dist. 100, North Berwyn Dist. 98 and
Morton West High School are invited for refreshements and current up-dates on
arts and education in Berwyn...3:45 - 5:00 at The Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420
16th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402

It’s like Romeo and Juliet in Berwyn.....
The Ascension of Carlotta is open.
The 16th Street Theater has opened Will Dunne’s TheAscension of Carlotta
directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer at the Berwyn CulturalCenter through
May 4, 2008.
Alice Kowalski works at a 7-11. Romeo Brown’s dream is to rob a 7-11. Drunk
on love during the last springtime of the 20th century, they travel the land of
Berwyn seeing if two people from two different planets can be both armed and
engaged.
Will Dunne is an award-winning playwright whose works have been staged
internationally in three languages. He is a Resident Playwright at Chicago
Dramatists and one of only five playwrights to be selected three consecutive
times for the U.S. National Playwrights Conference under the Artistic Direction of
Lloyd Richards. Dunne is a 2008 16th Street Theater playwright-in-residence
along with Arlene Malinowski and
Tanya Saracho. The Ascension of Carlotta is only the second play to perform in
the Berwyn Cultural
Center, following Teatro Luna’s highly recommended hit MACHOS which sold
out its entire run in just a few weeks.

Update on the Centennial Birthday Cakes Public Art Project
Berwyn’s 100th birthday party starts in June and one of the brightest happenings
throughout our town will be the Centennial Birthday Cakes. Over 6 feet tall,
decorated, interpreted and likely to be fantastic, these symbols of joyful
celebration will mark Berwyn’s first wide area public art project. The Centennial
Celebration starts soon, so read on to see how you can participate.
Patrons; Residents, Berwyn fans, area businesses and organizations.
There are several ways you can paticipate; 1. Buy a cake and decorate it
yourself. 2. Contact an artist from the BAC artist list to decorateyour cake. 3.
Let the BAC select the artist and handle the arrangements for you. (additional
fees will apply, contact the Cake Lady for details, 708-484-2325 )
All the Cakes will be displayed throughout the city and your name and your
artist’s name will appear in the Cakes of Berwyn brochure so sightseers can
enjoy your artistic contribution. In September, you can donate your cake to the
BAC CakeAuction benefitting the local arts community, .... cakes decorated by
schools, churches and other not-for-profits will receive 100% of the proceeds
from their cake’s auction. Download the order form today, or stop by the Berwyn
Arts Council office at 7003 Ogden, Berwyn, Il 60402. Don’t hesitate, act today,
cakes are waiting for you. Download Cake form here. Cakes are due May 1st so
hurry.
Artists... We have patrons who need artists
Get on the list today to be sure you are included on the Cake Artist Registry.
This list will be give to Patrons purchasing Cakes so they can hire an artist to
decorate their cake. Details of the commission are the responsibility of the artist
and the patron, but getting listed is the first step. Please provide enough
information for the patrons to get a sense of your work and most importantly,
how you would like to be contacted. Use the on-line form or Email your
information to; artists@BerwynArtsCouncil.org or drop off at the Berwyn Arts
Council office at 7003 Ogden, Berwyn, Il 60402

For additional information contact Cakes@BerwynArtsCouncil.org or call
708-484-2325 and ask for the Cake Lady.