Barrington's White House

Courageous Conversations: Uncovering Hidden Violence Against Women
2022-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Barrington’s White House, 145 West Main Street, Barrington, IL, 60010, United States
The pandemic has been especially challenging for women and children who are not safe at home — and our community is not immune. How can we break the cycle of domestic violence? Join hosts Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque and Jessica Green at Barrington’s White House (or livestream!) to welcome special guest Rebecca Darr, CEO of WINGS to our monthly series to explore how to foster greater inclusion & belonging in our community.

Seating in person or virtual, via livestream.

Seating is limited. Masks required.

Livestream link will be emailed to ticketholders prior to each session

Doors open 6:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:00 p.m. CST

Tickets: $25.

ASL interpreting available upon advance request. Email here.

To request a complimentary ticket, email urbanconsulate@gmail.com

Courageous Conversations is presented by Urban Consulate with Barrington’s White House and made possible by your ticket purchase and generous support from Jessica & Dominic Green, Kim Duchossois, Tyler & Danielle Lenczuk, Cobey & Erich Struckmeyer, Young Chung, Susan & Rich Padula, Carol & David Nelson, Dennis & Stacey Barsema, Julie Kanak & Mike Rigali, Barrington Area Community Foundation, and BMO Wealth Management. To learn more, visit CourageousCommunity.us

If you are having trouble purchasing tickets please contact us at culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com or 224-512-4066.

2nd Thursdays Jazz Cabaret Series
2022-03-10 19:00 - 20:00
Enjoy an in-person cabaret-like experience or watch virtually as Barrington’s White House presents jazz enthusiasts performing their favorite tunes in an “open mic” setting alongside the popular Marianne Kim Jazz Duo. If you are a jazz musician interested in performing, contact Roger Reupert at bwhcc@barrington-il.gov. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Barrington Area Community Foundation. Cash bar.

NOTE: This event is in-person and virtual.

If you are having trouble purchasing tickets please contact us at culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com or 224-512-4066.

“I Knew I Was in Trouble When…” Storytelling Event
2022-03-11 19:00 - 21:00
This fun storytelling event uses a family-friendly version of the popular “Moth Radio Hour” as its model. Award-winning professional storyteller Megan Wells (pictured below) will join professional Emmy-winning storyteller Jim May (pictured right), and a group of local storytellers will explore the theme “I Knew I Was in Trouble When…” Jim May is the artistic director of the Spring Grove Storytelling Festival and receives rave reviews for his family shows that combine hilarious stories as well as thoughtful insights.
Jim May’s storytelling has taken him across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. His book, The Farm On Nippersink Creek, about growing up in rural Northern Illinois, received rave reviews and won an American Library Association “Best Book” award. His children’s Boo Baby Girl series is a favorite of children, teachers, and librarians across the Chicagoland region.
Megan began her career as an actress and director in Chicago. She also worked as a communication consultant to Fortune 500 companies. A lover of words, Megan helped executives craft presentations with great care for the structure, rhetoric, and dynamic of words carried from mouth to ear. After a workshop, an enthusiastic client said, “You should tell stories,” and suggested a trip to the National Storytelling Festival
in Jonesborough, Tennessee. There, Megan discovered the art of storytelling. After sharing a personal story at the open mic, Megan was approached by the MC, Rafe Martin. A featured teller at the festival, Rafe asked, “Are you a storyteller?” Megan replied, “I don’t even know what that is!” Rafe replied, “You are.”

NOTE: This event is in-person and virtual.

To apply as a storyteller, please fill out THIS FORM.

If you are having trouble purchasing tickets please contact us at culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com or 224-512-4066.

Katherine Beck, Lyric Opera Ryan Center Mezzo Soprano
2022-03-13 15:00 - 16:30
Known for her warmth, flexibility, honesty, and flair in works by Handel, Rossini, Mozart, and more, Katherine Beck will delight our audiences with her “balmy-voiced mezzo soprano” as described by the Boston Globe. Alongside pianist Chris Reynolds, she will perform a collection of operatic arias and classic American songs. Both Ms. Beck and Mr. Reynolds are members of the Lyric Opera’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center.

To hear a taste of what you’ll experience during this lovely concert, click on the following videos featuring both Katherine Beck and/or Chris Reynolds:

Originally from the green hills of Bennington, Vermont, Katherine Beck is establishing herself as a force in the opera, concert and chamber music realms across the United States. She is a winner of the prestigious George London Foundation Award and has sung on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera as a semifinalist in the Met Opera National Council Competition as of March 2020. She made her debut at the Santa Fe Opera in the summer of 2019 as Karolka in David Alden’s award-winning staging of Jenufa. She also covered Ms. Emily D’Angelo as Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte.

NOTE: This event is in-person and virtual.
Students 18 and under are FREE with a paid adult ticket.

If you are having trouble purchasing tickets please contact us at culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com or 224-512-4066.

3rd Thursdays Art Night Out: “Transparent by Nature” with Michael Ireland
2022-03-17 18:00 - 20:00
Watercolorist Michael Ireland has participated in the creative process for over 50 years, beginning with his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Under the direction of master instructor Irving Shapiro, he began to explore the effects of light and color through transparent watercolor, developing a passion for the medium that has lasted throughout his career. He says, “My work ranges from representational artwork to pieces that break down some of the walls that define traditional watercolor. Yet in the end, every painting is ultimately a study in color, value, space, and form, as it should be.”
Michael Ireland is a nationally recognized artist as well as an award-winning creative director and designer. His painting style and technique challenges the scale and format associated with traditional transparent watercolor resulting in some of his recent works measuring up to over 20 feet in length. This process and approach has led to his artwork being placed in collections throughout the country. He is a member of the National Watercolor Society, Elmhurst Art Guild, and Illinois Watercolor Society. Recently, one of his works, “Conifer,” received the Helen Browne Memorial Award for watercolor at the 88th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Hudson River Valley Art Association. Michael’s home and studio is in Cary, Illinois.
To view Michael Ireland’s work, go to www.irelandwatercolors.com.

NOTE: This event is entirely in-person. No virtual tickets are available.
Each 3rd Thursday features a local artist exhibition with works for sale and a cash bar. The event is FREE but registration is encouraged.

If you are having trouble purchasing tickets please contact us at culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com or 224-512-4066.

“Sophia Hayden Deserves Better”: A Play Reading by Stephanie Walker
2022-03-27 15:00 - 17:30
Barrington native and playwright Stephanie Walker brings a staged reading of her new play, “Sophia Hayden Deserves Better.” In 1891 a brilliant 23-year-old woman won an architecture contest to design the Woman’s Building for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. What should have been the start to a flourishing career in architecture became career-ending. Throughout the two-year process of building The Woman’s Building, the architect quietly endured bullying, micromanaging, and undermining until she finally spoke up. In a time when women were defined as physically and intellectually weaker than men, her concerns were not only not heard, but she was sent to a sanitarium. Diagnosed with melancholia due to overexertion. Silenced. After the fair, her building was destroyed and she never built another building again. Her name was Sophia Hayden and she deserves better.

NOTE: This event is entirely in-person. No virtual tickets are available.

If you are having trouble purchasing tickets please contact us at culturalevents@barringtonswhitehouse.com or 224-512-4066.
