Friday 23
Professional storyteller Beth Horner often uses music in her presentations, and William Chin, artistic director of the chamber group the Oriana Singers, says he’s long been intrigued by the idea of combining music with other art forms. Tonight and tomorrow, Horner and the Oriana Singers team up to present The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Other Stories, which focuses on love, war, and the sea. Horner will tell stories drawn from Appalachian, Asian, and English folktales; Oriana will perform songs by Holst, Britten, Jannequin, and others. Tonight’s performance starts at 8 at the First Baptist Church of Evanston, 607 Lake St.; tomorrow’s show is at 3 at the Three Arts Club, 1300 N. Dearborn. Admission is $12, $9 for students and seniors, and $5 for children ages 8 to 16. Get more information at 907-2190 or 262-4558.
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Monday 26
The 22 writers who contributed to Louder Than Words–an anthology of short stories about the sense of home and the loss of home–are donating their royalties to Share Our Strength, a Washington, D.C., group that funds organizations benefitting the homeless. So far the project has raised more than $40,000. Today award-winning novelists Ann Hood and Richard Russo read from their contributions to the book, and various Chicago writers–some currently homeless–will read from their work in Poetry 1989: Poetry by Chicago’s Homeless, published by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. They will read their fiction and poetry from 5 to 7 at Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Both books will be for sale, but the event is free. Get more info at 525-3667 or 738-7634.
