Berwyn Arts Council

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 decorate your 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.