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Arts & Events

The Experimental Station hosts a variety of artistic and cultural events throughout the year. These include theatrical performances, art exhibitions, workshops, and lectures. You can browse through this list of past events, or search using the search box on the left.

Hyde Park Community Players present: Rhinoceros
2012 May 21
Hyde Park Community Players present Eugène Ionesco’s famous absurdist play Rhinoceros, which combines big laughs, big ideas, and big, big, big...

Gil Scott Heron: Passages Interludes Subtext N' Understandin'
2012 May 9
Join us for an evening of poetry, music and discussion of the legendary poet/musician/activist Gil Scott Heron. Presented by the Guild’s “Applied...

Formosa: A Solo Show with Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai
2012 May 1
Formosa, a work in progress, explores issues of beauty, global capital, and body modification as inspired by the twenty year history of Barbie doll...

Red Grammer Family Concert
2012 Apr 30
We invite you to join us at the Experimental Station this Saturday, May 5, at 3pm for a Family Concert by Grammy-nominated singer/composer Red...

Bittersweet Love: Two Plays by the Hyde Park Community Players
2012 Feb 24
The Hyde Park Community Players will be performing plays about Bittersweet Love for the weekend before Valentine’s Day. These two one-act plays (...

Anthony McCall Exhibition: Phenomenologies of Projection, Aesthetics of Transition
2012 Feb 20
Using atmospheric haze and film projectors, artist Anthony McCall creates beautiful, visually captivating light sculptures that explore ideas of...

Tellabration 2011 on November 20
2011 Nov 12
On Sunday, November 20, the Experimental Station hosted Tellabration, a worldwide celebration of storytelling. This year marks Tellabration's 15th...

The Sweet Goddess Project
2011 Nov 10
Honey Pot Performance presents The Sweet Goddess Project, a multimedia dance theater work exploring women’s experiences in Chicago house music and...

Faustin Linyekula Roundtable: Home as Radical Place
2011 Oct 22
In the Congo, ndombolo music is so, so important for us. It is part of the daily life and experience. Why not use the fantastic energy…to speak the...

An Evening of Horror and Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition
2011 Oct 21
WHAT: An Evening of Horror and Suspense in the Old-Time Radio Tradition WHO: Hyde Park Community Players WHEN: October 21-22, 2011, 7:00 pm WHERE:...