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The following events and projects presented by Chicago area nonprofit organizations are made possible through the support of the Sara Lee Foundation.

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO - Benin - Kings and Rituals: Court Arts of Nigeria

July 10 - September 21, 2008
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
www.artic.edu

CHICAGO A CAPPELLA - The Black and Red Ball

May 22, 2008
Park West
322 West Armitage Avenue
www.chicagoacappella.org

GOODMAN THEATRE - Diversity Night

May 12, 2008
The Goodman Theatre
170 North Dearborn
Chicago, IL
www.goodmantheatre.org

JOFFREY BALLET - American Moderns (Waterbaby Bagatelles)

May 14-25, 2008
 Sara Lee is the Production Sponsor of Waterbaby Bagatelles. Joffrey will premiere Twyla Tharp’s sleek & sexy Waterbaby Bagatelles featuring powerful dancing lit by ever-shifting arrangements of fluorescent bulbs.
AUDITORIUM THEATRE
50 East Congress Parkway
Chicago, IL
www.joffrey.org

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY – Around the World in 80 Days

April 16 - June 8, 2008
 Sara Lee is the Production Sponsor of Around the World in 80 Days. A new adaptation by Ensemble member Laura Eason of this classic tale by Jules Verne. Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune to travel the world in 80 days.
Lookingglass Theatre Company
821 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
www.lookingglasstheatre.org

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART - Con Safos (With Respect)

March 7 - June 15, 2008
 The Sara Lee Foundation is a Major Sponsor of Con Safos (With Respect) - Contemporary Chicano Art. Admission is FREE for exhibitions.

Museum Hours: 10 AM - 5 PM (Tuesday - Sunday)Closed Mondays
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 West 19th Street
Chicago, IL
312/738-1503
www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org

SILK ROAD THEATRE PROJECT - Durango

May 1 - June 15, 2008
Pierce Hall at the Historic Chicago Temple Buildin
77 West Washington Street
Chicago, Illinois
www.srtp.org

THE FIELD MUSEUM - George Washington Carver

February 1 - July 6, 2008
 The Sara Lee Foundation is pleased to be a Major Sponsor of George Washington Carver. Carver blazed a trail for scientists of color and is best known for discovering over three hundred uses for the peanut and the crop rotation system.
The Field Museum
1400 South Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL
www.fieldmuseum.org