The MAC celebrates Pride Month with free 'Pride Anthems' concert June 24
The McAninch Arts Center will take you on a musical journey from disco to the present day with the "Pride Anthems" concert on Saturday, June 24.
Celebrate Pride Month with 50 years of Pride anthems at 6 p.m. at the Lakeside Pavilion on the campus of College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn. The concert is presented in conjunction with Cleve Carney Museum of Art's "WARHOL" exhibition.
The program features popular songs from Donna Summer and Queen to George Michael, Erasure, Madonna, Lady Gaga and more. It's a show for all ages to come together in song to honor where the LGBTQ+ community has come from and how far it has come since Stonewall.
Featured performers include Natalie Joy Johnson, recently seen as Suzy Solidor at LaJolla Playhouse in the West Coast premiere of "Lempicka" and as Pat in "Kinky Boots" (Broadway); Kevin Smith Kirkwood most recently appeared onstage in the Off Broadway revival of "Kinky Boots" as the Referee Angel and as Victor in the Fulton Theater's production of "Smokey Joe's Café;" and Jon-Michael Reese is an award-winning queer performer based in Brooklyn last seen in the Tony Award winning "A Strange Loop." The music director is Brian J. Nash an award-winning pianist, singer, musical director, orchestrator, and producer who has been the music director of many off-Broadway and regional musicals.
Admission is free, however, in the spirit of Warhol who often anonymously volunteered at food banks, a donation of a canned good for the COD Glen Ellyn Food Pantry is requested.
Seating begins one hour prior to the concert. Access to the concert and the Lakeside Pavilion does not include access to the "WARHOL" exhibition.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. Outside alcohol, coolers, kegs, or umbrellas are not allowed. For more, go to Warhol2023.org.
This event is part of the series of programming developed to support the "WARHOL" exhibition, unfolding across nearly 11,000 square-feet of exhibition space at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art through Sept. 10. In total, more than 200 original Warhol works will be on display, including the 94 works from "Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection" on loan through Bank of America's Art in our Communities program, and a collection of more than 150 Warhol photographs from the College of DuPage's Permanent Art Collection.
Visitors will experience Andy Warhol's life through interactive exhibits, recreations and videos created exclusively for this exhibition including a historical exhibit, Kids Pop Art Print Factory, Studio 54 Experience, Central Park-inspired outdoor space and Silver Clouds installation. Timed tickets are for a specific date and entry time are $25 for weekdays and $30 for weekends. A $2 discount is available for seniors, youth or military. For tickets, visit Warhol2023.org.
"WARHOL" featuring "Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop | Works from the Bank of America Collection" is presented by Bank of America and made possible through support from Ball Horticultural Company, Anonymous, Wight & Company, DuPage Foundation; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation, Clayco and the College of DuPage Foundation.
About the Cleve Carney Museum of Art
The late Cleve Carney provided a significant legacy gift to establish the Cleve Carney Art Gallery at College of DuPage. The gallery opened in February 2014 with its inaugural exhibition, "Selections from Cleve Carney's Art Collection." In fall 2020, the gallery was expanded to a 2,500 square-foot museum. The Cleve Carney Museum of Art opened June 2021 with the highly anticipated "Frida Kahlo: Timeless" exhibition and hosts exhibitions year-round.
Funding for CCMA is provided by the Cleve Carney Endowment Fund, which supports vital programming including artist engagement opportunities for community members and students, gallery exhibitions, artist commissions, new acquisitions and other teaching and learning tools that foster cultural enrichment in our community. More information can be found at TheCCMA.org and on social media @CleveCarneyMuseumofArt.