May 6, 2009Reception, 5:30 p.m.; Presentation, 6:15 p.m.
Speaker: David Douglass, Newberry Library Musician-in-Residence and Director of the Newberry Consort
Meet new people and socialize with friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Wednesday Club participants will enjoy an interesting array of presenters and topics based on the Library's amazing collections. The Wednesday Club is hosted by the Newberry Guild, the Library's young civic leaders.
The Winter/Spring 2008 programming of the Wednesday Club is generously underwritten by John H. Noonan, Newberry Trustee.
The committee includes Dawn Edwards (Chair), James Dodson, Susan Redding, and Susan Thornton.
Admission is $9 ($6 for Newberry Library Associates who are at the Author level or above, having donated $100 or more to the Annual Fund) and includes wine, beer, and soft drinks. Doors open at 5:30 pm and programs begin at 6:15 pm.
For information, please call (312) 255-3556. If you would like to make a gift to become an Associate, click here.
May 6, 2009
Reception, 5:30 p.m.; Presentation, 6:15 p.m.
Speaker: David Douglass, Newberry Library Musician-in-Residence and Director of the Newberry Consort
Handel was beset by the tabloid lives of his artists, the nearly criminal actions of his publishers, and the demanding needs of his high-society patrons, including the King of England, and as a result we are left with many anecdotes that remind us of our own time. When viewed from his own time, Handel appears less the giant of music history, and more like the talented showman and genius of marketing that he was, struggling against the social, political, and economic forces of his time. Come learn the inside story of the life of Handel, complete with recorded performances of the Newberry Consort's 2008-2009 season opening concert "Handel in Miniature."
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