The Block Museum will provide the beverages. The Reeltime program is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, the Illinois Humanities Council, First Bank of Evanston, North Shore Security, McDougal Littell, and the Playboy Foundation. This 57-minute documentary by Davenport films is the story of a remarkable family from the rural South. The film shows how their musical gifts, religious faith and black cultural traditions enable them to rise above difficult circumstances. The film will be presented at the Block Museum, and a gospel music performance by the Family Focus Community Choir will precede the screening.
Admission is free.
The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Admission is free. The Dittmar Memorial Gallery opened in 1972 to enhance the mission of Northwestern University by utilizing visual art as a vehicle for transmitting culture and knowledge. The gallery places emphasis on ethnic cultural art, art by emerging artists, art by or about women, artwork by Northwestern undergraduate and graduate art students and traveling art shows. Ceramic artist Fred Wilson's pieces cover a wide range of styles from functional vessels to abstract sculptural pieces.