New Name, New Season and New Focus At Arranmore Center for the Arts in 2013

Posted March 31, 2013 11:00 pm

Rachelle Stoller

Naperville, Illinois – It has been a busy off-season for the folks at Arranmore Center for the Arts. Now called ArranmoreArts, the non-profit's mission and vision have changed. The non-profit is no longer tied to a single arts center concept and is now focused on “creating ‘signature' events, curating innovative performances and original art installations, and collaborating with other organizations to deliver unique arts and educational opportunities in communities throughout the Western suburbs.

Music lovers can still enjoy the wildly popular Cabernet Cabaret Concerts at Arranmore Farm and Polo Club (formerly Arranmore Farm) in Oswego. However, 2013 also brings some new programming, including a children's literary theatre series called Bookwork Adventures, a “Farm to Fork” event featuring a celebrity chef, and a DuPage County venue—Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.

Whole Foods in Naperville is even getting in on the fun this year, offering “CafÃ© Cabaret”, gourmet packaged meals for four that can be ordered ahead of time and picked up before each of the Cabernet Cabaret concerts.

“The community support we've received is overwhelming,” says Founder and Executive Director, Shannon Greene-Robb, “and we determined that we can make the biggest impact by focusing less on creating a space for art and more on bringing that art to people in their own communities.”

ArranmoreArts 2013 Season

April 17 ArranmoreArts Second Annual Fundraising Face-Off: Sullivan's in Naperville

June 15 (sub)URBAN ART WALK: Downtown Naperville

Collaboration with the Downtown Naperville Alliance and Naperville Art League

June 22 Cabernet Cabaret Concert Series - Wild Things and Wanderlust: Arranmore Farm and Polo Club

July 13 Bookworm Adventures: Brother Grimm: Mayslake Peabody Estate

July 27 Bookworm Adventures: Brother Grimm: Mayslake Peabody Estate

July 27 Farm-to-Fork featuring Food Network's Chef Ben Vaughn: Arranmore Farm and Polo Club.

Aug 3 Cabernet Cabaret Concert Series - Boogie Wonderland: Arranmore Farm and Polo Club

Aug 17 Bookworm Adventures - Hans Christian Anderson: Mayslake Peabody Estate

Aug 31 Bookworm Adventures - Johnny Appleseed: Mayslake Peabody Estate

Sept 6 Cabernet Cabaret Concert Series - It Takes Two

For more information about ArranmoreArts, its programming and how you can support arts in the Western suburbs, go to www.arranmorearts.org.

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