CELEBRATION OF 

AUTHORS 2012

Posted by Joe on May 16, 2012 at 01:46 PM
Celebration of Authors

CELEBRATION OF

AUTHORS 2012
June 5th 7:00 PM

THIS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE HONORS STUDENT AUTHORS AND CELEBRATES BOM’S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ENTIRE CPS COMMUNITY.

CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!
312-409-1954

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 7:00-8:30pm

Adventure Stage Chicago
1012 North Noble St
Chicago, IL 60642

Free!

The Monkeys want YOU, along with your family and friends, to attend our annual end-of-the-school-year performance, Celebration of Authors!  The show will be made up of stories written by students from all over Chicago (including some from your school!) and performed by the Barrel of Monkeys ensemble at Adventure Stage Chicago.  COA will be made up entirely of 30 new stories from the 2011-2012 school year. 

BOM worked in 12 schools and and our year-long after-school program including:

William K New Sullivan Elementary School
Thomas Chalmers Specialty Elementary School
Avondale-Logandale School
Columbia Explorers Elementary Academy
Federico Garcia Lorca Elementary School
Ignance Paderewski Elementary Learning Academy
Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts
LEARN Charles and Dorothy Campbell Campus
Arthur Dixon Elementary School
Morton School of Excellence
Dawes Elementary School
Lincolnwood Elementary School
&
Loyola Park After-School Program

HOW DO I GET THERE?

Adventure Stage Chicago performs in the historic Vittum Theater, located at 1012 North Noble Street between Augusta and Milwaukee in West Town.

Street parking is usually available, but please arrive early to find a parking spot. Augusta and Noble streets are both non-metered. Milwaukee Avenue is metered.

Taking CTA? Use the Ashland 9, Milwaukee 56, or Division 70 Buses, or by taking the Blue Line to Division (and walking south-east On Milwaukee Ave.)

Driving? Get yourself to 90/94.  Take 90/94 to EXIT 49A Division St.  Go West on Divison, take a left on Ashland Ave, left on Augusta Blvd. and left on Noble St.

CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!
312-409-1954

Monkey On,
Barrel of Monkeys

Cans of Creativity

Posted by M.Govier on May 16, 2012 at 12:31 PM
General School Shows

People have been asking about our stockpile of creativity.  Well, we
have an underground base we store all of the creativity in.  Maybe you
have some cans of creativity in the back of your closet, or under your
bed, or hidden inside those blank pages of paper.  Well here is a
recipe from the Monkey cookbook.

Recipe for 1000
You will need:

1 bed sheet
5 wooden dowels
2 pillows
1 picture frame
16 oz’s of creativity (more or less to taste)

Place all of these in the hands of Barrel of Monkeys and wait 10
minutes. You will see images appear such as a giant cake, people being
pulled into a video game, and a giant bed to tell you it was all a
dream.

This meal pairs well with chocolate milk.

Good news, we have so many cans of creativity that we are cooking up a storm!

Bon Appetit,
  The Monkey Cooks

The Headless Horseman

Posted by Rachel on May 15, 2012 at 10:43 PM
After School Program

When we reached 900 Monkey Bucks, we won a celebrity visit!

Since I went to school in Sleepy Hollow, I asked my old college friend the Headless Horseman to come visit.

He graciously answered all the kids’ questions.

HOW DO YOU SEE?

Infrared.

HOW DO YOU TALK?

There is magic involved.

When I suggested that the Headless Horseman must have been very tall before he lost his head, he said, “Yes, I was very attractive.” Apparently, it’s hard to date when you don’t have a head.

Thanks for the visit, my Headless friend! And thank you for not scaring/chasing the children. You are welcome back anytime!

Happy That’s Weird GrandMOTHER’s Day!

Posted by Molly on May 12, 2012 at 07:07 PM
That's Weird Grandma TWG Weekly Update

Come join us for a Very Special Show this Sunday at 2, and Monday at 8.  Featuring Mom stories.  Say “That’s Weird, GrandMOTHER” at the Box Office for discount tickets!

Found Them

Posted by M.Govier on May 7, 2012 at 06:20 PM
School Shows

It’s springtime and I (Michael Govier) have been doing a little cleaning.  I was going through some boxes and found my old blogging pants.  So I tried them on and… guess what? They still fit.

Let’s go for a blog!

What’s new with me?  I just got back from the Kentucky Derby.  “I’ll have Another” won the big race. Now you might be wondering if the name “I’ll Have Another” is about drinking, that is what I thought.  The owner of the horse loves cookies, and as his wife puts them away, he always says, “I’ll Have Another”.

That is what I always say when I think about Barrel of Monkeys.  I’ll have another school show.  I’ll have another Monday night show.  I’ll have another, baby!

Now for the next two weeks, I am going to keep these sweet blogging pants on and tell you tales from our current school show at Morton. Not the steakhouse.  I know, I was really disappointed too.  I thought Barrel of Monkeys was doing their first show at a steakhouse, alas, that was not the case.  I am excited to help bring these wonderful stories to life for the kids at Morton Elementary.

Also if anyone wants to buy me a steak at Morton’s (the steakhouse, not the school) I am in.

Best,
  Govier