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Féile Na NollagA Christmas Gathering

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Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014Belushi Performance Hall, 8 p.m.

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The acclaimed Irish ensemble Danú celebrates Christmas with ‘Féile Na Nollag’ (A Christmas Gathering). Christmas in Ireland is one of the most important holidays for families and friends, as many Irish people living abroad come home to gather in celebration. Local community choirs singing traditional songs for Christmas and Wrens Day (Dec 26) are a common sight throughout Ireland each December. Music and dance gatherings, in communities both urban and rural, have often combined for generations to offer a great variety of songs, music, and stories for the holidays. Danú’s Christmas Gathering offers a taste of these extraordinary events, which have been held across Ireland for hundreds of years.

All repertoire will be selected from the following traditional Irish songs, arranged by Danú:

The Wexford Carol Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake Oiche Chiuin/Silent Night Christmas Eve Reel (Instrumental) Le Coinnle na N’Aingeal/The Candles of Angels Slide/Reel Set (Instrumental) The Boys of Barr na Straide Polka Selection (Instrumental) The Parting Glass

(Program is subject to change.)

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh ~ Lead Vocals, Flute and WhistlesBenny McCarthy ~ Button Accordion

Donal Clancy ~ Guitar and VocalsOisin McAuley ~ Fiddle and Backing Vocals

Éamon Doorley ~ The Irish Bouzouki and Backing VocalsMartin O’Neill ~ Bodhran (Irish Drum) and Piano

McNulty Irish DancersPatrick Engelhardt

Stella SavageMargaret Snyder

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PROFILEHailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of today. Their standing room only concerts throughout Ireland are true events featuring high-energy performances and a glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire.

For more than a decade, Danú’s virtuosi players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki, and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. Their live DVD, One Night Stand, was filmed at Vicar

St. Dublin. Winners of numerous awards from the BBC and Irish Music Magazine, Danú has toured throughout Europe, the Middle East, and North America with stops at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Symphony Space in New York City, and major concert engagements in the United Kingdom, India, Israel, and across Europe. Danú takes its audiences on a musical journey to their native Ireland, offering a moving and memorable concert experience. Danú’s popular recordings are available on the Shanachie label and live performances are often broadcast on NPR, the CBC, and the BBC.

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Global Flicks: FREE!The MAC is bringing back its international films series highlighting a variety of culturesin our world-class venue. Every Wednesday at 1:30 and 7:30p in February and March,we will present an acclaimed international film for FREE !

2015 Schedule of Presented Films

Feb. 4 Palestine: Omar (2013) Arabic—Drama/ThrillerFeb. 11 Spain: Vivir es facíl con los ojos cerrados (Living is easy with your eyes shut)

(2013) Spanish— ComedyFeb. 18 Brazil:Waste Land (2010) English/Portuguese—DocumentaryFeb. 25 Saudi Arabia:Wadjda (2012) Arabic—DramaMar. 4 Italy: La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) (1997) Italian—Drama/ComedyMar. 11 Russia: Brat (1997) Russian— Crime DramaMar. 18 Ireland: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) English—Historical DramaMar. 25 Burma: The Lady (2011) Burmese—Biography

All movies are held in the MAC Playhouse Theatre located on the second floor of the MAC.

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The LadyLa vita è bella The Wind that Shakes the Barley

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The Friends of the MAC is a family of people who have decided that a world-class performing and visual arts center should reside in their community. Ticket sales only provide 42 percent of our $3 million operating budget. It is through the support of College of DuPage and through the generous gifts from patrons and local businesses that we can keep art in our gallery and on our stages.

Your gift to the MAC • Brings nationally and internationally renowned artists to our community • Supports our SchoolStage program that annually offers affordable arts experiences to thousands of school children • Provides students and community members the opportunity to interact with artists • Enhances the quality of life in our community

Without the generous support of the Friends of the MAC we would not be the cultural hub of DuPage County. We gratefully thank our friends and we invite others to join them.

For complete details, visit the MAC Ticket Offi ce or call the MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

Arts Center EndowmentGifts of $5,000 or greater can be made to the Arts Center Endowment. Donations made to the MAC’s Endowment, our “savings account,” go into a principal secured, invested account that will provide ongoing support for arts programming for years to come. The McAninch Arts Center and the College of DuPage Foundation can also provide you with Planned Giving opportunities that include life income, special trusts and bequests.

For more information, please contact the MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

Friends of the MAC

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FRIENDS OF THE MAC

Encore Circle ($2,500 and up)Anonymous (2)Lowell and Barbara AndersonArthur J. Gallagher & CompanyAnna C. BallBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.James A. BelushiDr. and Mrs. Robert L. BreuderMr. and Mrs. Steven G. BrownCadence HealthCleve CarneyMr. and Mrs. Alexander W. DemosEd Miniat, LLCFollett Higher Education GroupFranczek Radelet P.C.Tom and Mara GallagherDebra L. HanesSara and Stacey HuelsJCS Fund of The DuPage Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Keith R. KushnerMr. and Mrs. Joe LegatLegat Architects, Inc.Peter and Gretchen MarenBarb and Scott R. MarquardtDavid and Carolyn MayDr. and Mrs. Harold D. McAninchJudith and Raymond McCormackJohn and Lynette McCortneyMortenson ConstructionKirk MusprattJudith May O’DellMr. and Mrs. Donald PanovichPepper ConstructionPower Construction Company, LLCThe PrivateBankKelly and Roland RaffelRobbins SchwartzSteven M. Ruffalo and Lisa Jones RuffaloNancy and John RutledgeCharles SchlauMs. Dianne M. SkeetSmithGroup JJRU.S. BankVALICMr. and Mrs. Michael V. VivodaDr. Donald G. WestlakeBonnie M. Wheaton

Mark Wight and Eszter BorvendegWight & CompanyWilliam Blair and CompanyWintrust Community Banks

Director’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499)Anonymous (3)Anthony and Gwen AchillesMr. and Mrs. James R. AdamsMr. Larry Armour and Dr. Kim L. ArmourMr. Anson ArndtThe John A. Attard Family FoundationMs. Julie R. Bradley and Mr. Andrew J. BalintMilton and Heide BentleyRay BillettBeth and James BondeCatherine M. BrodRonald and Hope BucherClark and Linda CarpenterChapman & CutlerGreg and Janet ChejfecChicago Regional Council of CarpentersGinni and ChrisStephen and Sunday CumminsMark and Kim DornJames and Marie DrasalWilliam DunnGeorge and Kathryn FairbairnJohn and Joann FaulhaberKen and Debbie FulksJacquelyn L. GillIn Memory of Dr. Henry G. Giragos from the Giragos FamilyMr. and Mrs. Jonathan GoodMary GowerMr. and Mrs. Randy GunstGeorgia HamiltonJohn and Katharine HamiltonJean M. HawkinsonDon and Jackie HegebarthDr. and Mrs. Ryon HennessyHerricane Graphics Inc.Mrs. Heidi Heutel BohnStephen and Michelle HujarJeffrey Jens and Ann BoisclairDr. Jean V. KartjeMr. Lawrence P. Katzenstein

McAninch Arts Center acknowledges and gives grateful thanks to those donors who have contributed in support of the MAC mission and vision. This list of donors refl ects contributions made from Dec. 1, 2012 through Aug. 15, 2014. While we carefully prepared this list we recognize that errors may have occurred. Please accept our apology if you are not properly represented on this list and contact the MAC at (630) 942-3008 so we may correct our records.

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FRIENDS OF THE MACMr. Thomas KileyAnne and Ira J. KreftRichard and Susan LambEliot and Eileen LandauGil and Lola LehmanDr. Daniel E. LloydAlice LoganDeborah LovelyMr. and Mrs. L. Alan LowryAurelia and Ronald MaslanaMargaret and Michael McCoyTerrance and Linda McGovernJerry and Brigitte MillerBill and Nancy MooreSandy and Keith MooreDr. and Mrs. Joseph S. MorrisseyJohn M. Mulherin and Dr. Sara E. BonkowskiDrs. Donald E. and Mary Ellen NewsomRebecca NicholsonHelen PachayMadeleine PachayAlan Peterson, in memory of Carolyn LevickasMeri PhillipsJeffrey and Debora PonkoRichard C. and Elizabeth H. QuaintanceRiverside Technologies, IncThe Rev. Dr. Curtis and Leanne RolfeJudy RonaldsonBeth SchellKristin and Peter ShulmanMr. and Mrs. Hank SteinbrecherRichard and Janice StickaTom and Teri TraceyMr. Bjarne R. UllsvikJacqueline Vernot and Raymond Kotz Scott and Kristen WiersumCynthia Williams Cappello

Ambassador ($500–$999)Anonymous (6)Robert and Laura BarronMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. BelleJudith L. BittikofferMr. Paul BradleyDr. and Mrs. Christopher B. BurkeRick and Patty CarneyBill CharisChicago Blackhawks Hockey Team, Inc.Chicago BullsCora M. ChinDiane CooperDon and Anna Mae DaviaBarbara and George DiGuido

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. DixonMr. and Mrs. Gerald DroszczEagle Ridge ResortCamille and Joe EstermanMr. and Mrs. Christopher C. FaberMr. and Mrs. Donald H. FischerJoan and Ken FrankDick and Marge GieserMr. and Mrs. William GillardMs. Jean D. GorisMr. and Mrs. Linsley GrayMr. and Mrs. Robert G. HartmanGwen and Chet HenryHotel Arista at CityGate CenterJorge and Beatriz IorgulescuMrs. Jo Ann JacobsonMr. and Mrs. William S. KensholMr. and Mrs. Robert E. KingKaren and Gene KuhnKenneth and Rosemarie KuhnMary Anne LambertEdward J. MallyTheresa A. MallyMr. Robert MarksMs. Diana L. MartinezJames and Kimberley McDonnellEllen and Daniel McGowanJ. C. MorganMs. Patricia G. MurrayCharles and Kay MylerMr. and Mrs. Sherman L. NealNorth Central Illinois Labor CouncilJane OldfieldJennie C. OlsenSarah PackardMr. and Mrs. William ParkerJack and Marilyn PearsonPowerForward DuPageTom and Karen PulverJack E. RiddleJack E. Riddle, IIDave and Margie SchefflerWilliam and Nancy SchiererSkeet and Laura SkeetMr. Craig SmithLloyd SmithCherry StoddardWendolyn E. TetlowTheodore M. UtchenE. J. and Joyce Van CuraJames and Patricia VaryDr. and Mrs. E. VeleckisRobert and Kay Wahlgren

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FRIENDS OF THE MACCarol C. Wallace FamilyDr. and Mrs. Matthew C. WanzenbergMs. Kathy WesselWheaton Grand TheaterJoan and Raymond WielgosMs. Alice M. WilburDr. and Mrs. K. M. WilcoxKen and Viviane WilcuttsDr. Cathryn WilkinsonWoods Event ManagementMs. Kathleen C. YoskoJo Anne Zipperer

Performer ($250–$499)Anonymous (2)Nancy AlluredGene and John AndersenKatherine BalekDean M. BaliceDarlene BargerHarold and Karen BauerPatricia and Bruce BeckDennis and Mary BeemerBiff Behr and Lynne RichmanDr. and Mrs. James R. BentéMr. and Ms. Tyler BirtRichard BowesMary and Bill BoylanKay BraulikBroadway in ChicagoMr. and Mrs. Thomas BrosseauThe Cantlin FamilyCarolyn B. CollinsDr. and Mrs. Joseph E. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Charles CurrierGeorge W. and Ann DervisMr. and Mrs. Earl E. DowlingEakins PropertiesJoanne EastJoseph and Frances EraciMarcela FanningJack and Janet FeldmanUrs Geiser and Mary HobeinMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. GlaserMr. Fred Greenwood and Ms. Dianne A. McGuireMr. and Mrs. James E. HaleyDr. Eugene G. HallongrenDr. Steven L. HavensAleene L. Henninger-BoydenJohn A. HerndonLance HerningEdward and Susan JeszkaAnne V. Klecka

Virginia and Charles KlingspornMs. Susan KolavoLaborers Local 288Ida LeeTed and Martha MaasJohn MategranoMarty and Marian McGowanWalter B. McIntyre and Arlene BonetDr. and Mrs. John MessittMs. Mary Ann MillushMr. Robert MinkemaMr. and Ms. Joseph MooreMary Anne NielsenMr. Gerard Nussbaum and Dr. Linda Veleckis NussbaumBob and Joan OlachJim and Lorraine PaulissenJohn J. and Mary A. PlunkettMr. and Mrs. Charles PolitoAnna Marie PollMs. Rose ReeverSusanne RiedellMarlene and Bob RosecransS. E. RossNancy L. RubyLynn SapytaFred and Lorraine SchullerJerry and Susan SchurmeierRoger and Ann ShipleyMarilyn SmrcinaEllen and Grier StephensonMr. and Mrs. Richard E. SwansonMr. Respicio F. VazquezMr. John C. WeberLyn and Debbie WhistonRobert and Cynthia Wunderlich

Corporate and Community SponsorsArts MidwestBrookdale Plaza Glen EllynCabernet & CompanyChicago Jazz MagazineCOD FoundationDuPage Community FoundationHilton Hotels — Lisle/NapervilleI Have a BeanIllinois Arts CouncilJCS Fund of The DuPage Community FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsSmith Financial Advisors Inc.90.9FM WDCB

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MAC Administrative StaffDirector of the McAninch Arts Center .......................................................................... Diana MartinezMarketing and Donor Relations Coordinator ..................................................................Roland RaffelBusiness Manager .........................................................................................................Ellen McGowanCleve Carney Art Gallery Curator ................................................................................ Barbara WiesenEducation and Community Engagement Coordinator ........................................................ Janey SartherDirector of Development for Cultural Arts ......................................................................... Janie OldfieldAdministrative Assistant ...................................................................................................Mandy RakowStudent Assistants ......................................................................................Sherry Gendel, Ana Santeliz

MAC Box Office and Front of House StaffBox Office Manager ............................................................................................................Julie ElgesAssistant Box Office Manager ...................................................................................Mary Ellen ReedyBox Office Assistants ......................................................................... Colleen Trinko, Gretchen WoodleyPatron Service Manager ...................................................................................................... Tom MurrayHouse Manager .............................................................................................................Jessica Shelvik

MAC Resident Professional EnsembleNew Philharmonic, Conductor and Music Director .............................................................Kirk MusprattNew Philharmonic Manager .............................................................................................. Paula Cebula

MAC Design and Technical StaffTechnical Production Coordinator ............................................................................................Jon GanttTechnical Director ....................................................................................................... Michael W. MoonCostume and Make-up Design Coordinator ..................................................................Allison R. AmideiProduction Manager............................................................................................................ Joe HopperAssistant Production Manager...........................................................................................Ben JohnsonSound and Equipment Manager ..............................................................................................Bob Murr

HOUSE NOTES• Mailing List: If this is your first visit to the McAninch

Arts Center, please stop by our Box Office to add your name to our mailing list or register your email at www.AtTheMAC.org.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater and are prohibited by our contracts with the artists.

• Smoking is not permitted in the theater or on campus.• Electronic pagers and patrons’ seat locations should

be given to the House Manager, who will notify you in the event of a call. Patrons wearing wristwatch alarms or carrying cellular phones are respectfully requested to turn them off while in the theater.

• Emergency phone number at College of DuPage Police Department for after-hour calls is (630) 942-2000.

• Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

• Groups of 15 or more may contact the Box Office at (630) 942-4000 to arrange for group discounts.

• College of DuPage is now tobacco free.• McAninch Arts Center volunteers are people

who assist the house staff in areas of ticket taking, ushering and general management during performances. To get involved, call (630) 942-4000.

• For Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD).

• Infrared Assistive Listening Devices: For audience members who desire audio amplification of performances, headsets with individual volume controls are now available. You may check out the headsets at the Ticket Office with a credit card or driver’s license. Underwritten by a generous gift from The Knowles Foundation.