Rivendell to honor Willa Taylor
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble will hold its 2015 Salon fundraiserto benefit programming at Rivendell Theatreon Thursday, March 19, at Level Office, 73 W. Monroe St., at 6 p.m.
Willa Taylordirector of education and community engagement at the Goodman Theatre, U.S. Navy veteran and discussion panelist for Rivendell's production of Women at Warwill be honored with the 2015 WREN Award for advocating for women theater artists.
Admission is $80-$125 each; call 773-334-7728 or visit RivendellTheatre.org .
GayCo brings back 'Fives of March'
GayCo Productions, a local LGBTQ sketch theater company, is celebrating its 19th year with the return of its popular Fives of March fundraiser.
To help fund its 2015 calendarwhich includes an improv series during Pride Month and multiple touring shows and an all-new blockbuster sketch revue this fall at the Playground TheaterGayCo is asking fans and friends alike to "give them five," as in dollars.
The contribution can be five dollars, $15, $105any amount that ends in five, with an overall goal of $5,000.
Funds will also go to support GayCo's 20th-anniversary celebration in 2016. Supporters can access their fundraising page through their website www.gayco.com .
Sculpture exhibition at Willis Tower
"Jeffrey Breslow: Bolder & Boulder," Willis Tower's first outdoor/indoor sculpture exhibition, will be exhibited April 23-Oct. 30.
Longtime Chicago sculptor Jeffrey Breslow integrates found granite boulders and shaped steel. His work ranges from exuberant tabletop creations to outdoor sculptures weighing as many as three tons.
Visit jeffreybreslow.com .
Full listing of events at www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/chicago/events/upcoming.php .