Kaneland Arts Initiative prepares for a Fun February Weekend
The annual Kaneland Arts Initiative Fine Arts Feast will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24.
The date was recently changed from earlier in the month, but the location, Open Range Southwest Grill in Sugar Grove, remains the same.
This year's theme is "Be The Light," emphasizing the welcoming nature of the arts and the love that is shared by attending and participating in artful activities.
KAI artistic director Diane McFarlin will direct and emcee this cabaret-style evening. There will be a number of silent auction items as well as a cork raffle, and the Kaneland Arts Initiative will be drawing the winning raffle ticket for two Blackhawks tickets against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, March 31. Raffle tickets are $5 or five for $20. Raffle tickets are on sale now at www.kanelandartsinitiative.org.
Feast tickets are $10 each and includes dinner and entertainment at www.kanelandartsinitiative.org.
The next day, Saturday, Feb. 25, the Kaneland Arts Initiative will present "Comedy Knight" featuring the comedy improv of GreenRoom Improv. Green Room Improv is a comedy show similar in style to the popular television show, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"
From their website (www.greenroomimprov.com):
GreenRoom takes audience suggestions and true-life audience stories and turns them into hilarious theater pieces right before your eyes! Our shows include competing improv teams, improvised songs, audience members onstage, tons of energy and an unforgettable evening.
Also during the evening, selected students' artwork from Kaneland McDole and Kaneland John Shields Elementary School will be on display in the auditorium lobby. The students will be honored during the evening.
Online tickets for "Comedy Knight" are $10, $8 for senior citizens or $5 for students.
Tickets purchased on the night of the event will be an additional $2. Tickets can be purchase now at www.kanelandartsinitiative.org.
The Friday and Saturday events round out the middle of the Kaneland Arts Initiative season, which will be completed after the April 9 Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival and the July musical, "Beauty and the Beast."
All information and ticketing is available on the KAI website, www.kanelandartsinitiative.org, and frequent updates are available on the Kaneland Arts Initiative Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KanelandArtsInitiative/.