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February 9, 2012 3:22PM
Updated: February 12, 2012 10:49AM
1. Thodos Dance Chicago and Luna Negra Dance Theater perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 and 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Tickets are $36-$46. For information, call (847) 673-6300 or visit www.northshorecenter.org.
2. Chicago a cappella presents “Wade in the Water,” a celebration of African-American spirituals, at 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. The program includes the world premiere of a new commission, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” by Grammy Award-winning arranger Joseph Jennings, and Jonathan Miller’s new cycle, “Old Testament Spirituals. Tickets are $28 and $35; $22 senior citizens; $12 students. Call (773) 281-7820 or visit www.chicagoacappella.org.
3. “The World Was Ours,” a documentary about Jewish life in Vilna, Lithuania, prior to World War II, will be screened at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie. A question-and-answer session with filmmaker Mira Jedwabnik Van Doren follows the screening. Free with museum admission of $12; $8 for students and senior citizens. Reservations required. Call (847) 967-4889 or visit www.ilholocaustmuseum.org.
4.“Hunger,” through March 25 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. During the 900-day Nazi siege of Leningrad, a Russian botanist is charged with protecting a cache of valuable seeds for future generations. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $32 and $35; $27 seniors; $20 students. For information, call (773) 761-4477 or visit www.lifelinetheatre.com.




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