List of Fermilab Arts Performances
Fermilab began hosting arts events in Ramsey Auditorium in 1974. Since then, it has featured many performances as part of its public arts series. This is a list of all the arts events the Archives has identified.
1974
Richard Arve dance concert, 1974 May 10
A World of Mime - T. Daniel, 1974 September 20
An Evening of International Art and Folk Song - Sheila McKenzie, 1974 December 6
1975
The Fine Arts Quartet, 1975 January 25
Choreographers' Showcase, 1975 March 21
Atlantis Theatre Company's Cages, 1975 April 18
A Lecture-Recital on Modern Chinese Song by Shuman Yang, soprano; 1975 May 31
The Edwardians, 1975 June 14
Bolshoi Ballet noon-hour seminar, 1975 July 10
Choreographers' Showcase, 1975 July 19
Under Milkwood, 1975 August 8
Darlene Blackburn Dance Troupe, 1975 August 16
The Fine Arts Quartet, 1975 October 11
The Chamber Orchestra of the Yerevan Polytechnical Institute of Armenia, A.S.S.R; 1975 October 17
Organ concert by Paul Wesley-Bowen, 1975 November 14 [date tentative]
1976
Choreographers' Showcase, 1976 January 31
Chicago Brass Quintet, 1976 April 3
Chicago Organic Theater Company's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1976 April 30
Fermilab Talent Night, 1976 June 18
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1976 August 7
Simon Estes, bass-bariton, and Paul Liljestrand, pianist; 1976 October 8
Anna Teng Recital benefit for the Chinese Student and Alumni Services of Chicago, 1976 November 20
1977
Ballet Hispanico of New York, 1977 March 27
Chicago Choreographers' Showcase, 1977 April 17
Chicago Brass Quintet [presented by Batavia Music Buffs and Batavia Senior High School], 1977 May 1
Nancy Meehan Dance Company, 1977 May 15
Fine Arts Quartet, 1977 July 9
Lola Montes, 1977 October 29
1978
5 by 2 Plus Dance Company, 1978 February 10
The Salzburg Mozarteum String Quartet, 1978 April 15
The Goodman Stage 2's Sizwe Bansi is Dead, 1978 April 29
William Landry in "Albert Einstein--a motet," 1978 May 15
Naomi Sorkin and Lawrence Rhodes, 1978 May 27
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 1978 July 15
The Fine Arts Quartet and Menahem Pressler, Pianist; 1978 September 9
Vermeer Quartet, Cantigny; 1978 October 17
Choreographer's Showcase, 1978 December 9
1979
The Joffrey II Dancers, 1979 February 9
Tokyo String Quartet, 1979 March 3
Guarneri String Quartet, 1979 April 27
Canadian Brass, 1979 April 28
The Fennell Symphonic Winds, 1979 August 27
Leonard Sorkin-James Tocco Sonata Recital, 1979 September 22
An Evening with Maynard Ferguson, 1979 October 12
1980
Pearl Primus - Percival Borde Dance Company in Earth Theater, 1980 February 9
Canadian Brass, 1980 March 18
The Fine Arts Quartet, 1980 April 19
New York Light Opera Company, 1980 May 30
A Chicago Choreographer's Showcase, 1980 June 28
Summer Jazz Showcase: An Evening of Chicago Jazz, 1980 July 19
Folk Showcase, 1980 August 9
Natalie Hinderas, 1980 September 13
The Guthrie Theater Foundation's A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1980 October 25
A Kurt Weill Cabaret: His Broadway and Berlin Songs, 1980 November 15
1981
Chicago Symphony String Quartet Plus Two Horns and Piano, 1981 January 23
The Hubbard Street Dance Company, 1981 February 14
Waverly Consort, 1981 March 28
Joffrey II Dancers, 1981 April 9
Skokie Swift at conference at Argonne National Laboratory, 1981 April 30
The Chicago Symphony Chamber Players, 1981 May 23
Folk Showcase, 1981 June 27
Jazz Showcase, 1981 July 18
Country and Western Showcase, 1981 August 15
Choreographers' Showcase, 1981 September 19
Festival Winds, 1981 October 10
Uta Hagen in Charlotte, 1981 November 14
Chicago Ensemble, 1981 December 5
1982
The Romeros: An Evening of Guitar, 1982 February 13
Northern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble and Louie Bellson, Drummer; 1982 February 16
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, 1982 March 27
Guarneri String Quartet, 1982 April 24
New York Light Opera Company, 1982 May 15
Chicago Choreographers' Showcase, 1982 June 5
Jazz Showcase, 1982 July 24
Folk Showcase, 1982 August 7
Paul Gaulin Mime Company in "Mirage," 1982 September 11
Empire Brass Quintet, 1982 October 2
The Chieftans, 1982 October 23
Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble, 1982 November 6
Fine Arts Quartet, 1982 December 11
1983
The Gin Game, 1983 January 15
Andras Adorjan, 1983 February 26
Chicago City Theatre's Don Juan in Hell, 1983 March 19
American Ballet Theatre II, 1983 April 16
Jacques Israelievitch, Violin; Gail Bass Israelievitch, Harp; Saveley Schuster, Cello; 1983 May 21
Guitar Showcase, 1983 June 18
Folk Showcase, 1983 July 23
The Kohler Family and their Alphorns, 1983 July 27
Jazz Showcase, 1983 August 12
Choreographers' Showcase, 1983 September 24
Lausanne Orchestra, 1983 October 22
Thurber I, selected and presented by William Windom; 1983 November 5
Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre, 1983 December 10
1984
New York Vocal Arts Ensemble, 1984 January 14
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, 1984 February 25
Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, 1984 March 31
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, 1984 April 14
Chicago Symphony Chamber Players, 1984 April 28 (at the Energy Saver dedication)
The Fermilab Not Ready for Beamtime Players present Patience or Bunthorne's Bride by Gilbert and Sullivan, 1984 April 28 and May 5
New Arts Trio, 1984 May 12
Jazz Showcase, 1984 June 23
Folk Showcase, 1984 July 21
Fiddle Showcase, 1984 August 25
Choreographers' Showcase, 1984 September 29
Vermeer Quartet, 1984 October 13
Steeltown by the San Francisco Mime Troupe, 1984 November 17
Jose Molina Bailes Espanoles, 1984 December 1
1985
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, 1985 January 12
The Guthrie Theater Foundation's Foxfire, 1985 February 3
Jazz Tap Ensemble, 1985 March 16
Suk Trio, 1985 April 13
The Fine Line, 1985 May 11
Music of India: A Performance with Commentary; Gaurang Yodh, sitar; Subhash Karmarkar, table; Anila Sinha, tanpura; 1985 June 22
Jazz Showcase, 1985 July 13
Folk Showcase, 1985 August 17
Choreographers' Showcase, 1985 September 28
Moving Picture Mime Show, 1985 October 19
Bonnie Koloc and Corky Siegel, 1985 November 23
1986
Mendelssohn String Quartet, 1986 January 11
Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble, 1986 February 15
Empire Brass Quintet, 1986 March 1
Rattlesnake Annie and The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, 1986 April 12
Sinfonia da Camera, 1986 May 3
Storytellers' Showcase: An Evening of Stories and Songs for Adults, 1986 June 21
Jazz Showcase, 1986 July 12
Flute Showcase, 1986 August 9
Choreographers' Showcase, 1986 September 27
Monteith and Rand, 1986 October 18
Momix, 1986 November 1
The Los Angeles Piano Quartet, 1986 November 22
George Winston in Concert: A Fermilab Private Performance [for Fermilab employees only], 1986 December 1
1987
Asolo State Theater's The Rainmaker, 1987 January 24
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Octet, 1987 February 21
Ballet Eddy Toussaint de Montreal, 1987 March 28
I Musici de Montreal, 1987 April 26
The Annapolis Brass Quintet, 1987 May 9
Jazz Showcase, 1987 June 20
Choreographer's Showcase, 1987 July 25
Folk Showcase (Beausoliel and Connie Kaldor), 1987 August 29
The Acting Company's Five by Tenn: A Retrospective of Short Plays by Tennessee Williams, 1987 September 26
The Borodin Trio, 1987 October 10
Theatre Ballet of Canada, 1987 November 7
Marian and Jimmy McPartland and Friends, 1987 December 5
1988
The Parley of Instruments, 1988 January 30
Daedalus Productions' Purlie, 1988 February 27
The Cleveland Octet, 1988 March 12
Dance Kaleidoscope, 1988 April 16
The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, 1988 May 7
Folk Showcase, 1988 June 18
Fascinatin' Rhythms - A Showcase of Percussion Ensembles, 1988 July 30
Jazz Showcase (Free Flight and Marshall Vente), 1988 August 20
Chicago Pro Musica, 1988 September 25
WAVES Jazz Dance, 1988 October 15
The Shanghai String Quartet, 1988 November 12
1989
The Waverly Consort and Musica Transalpina pre-concert lecture by Dr. Eugene Enrico, 1989 January
The Cambridge Buskers, 1989 February 18
Skylight Comic Opera's The Threepenny Opera, 1989 March 18
Corky Siegel at the Particle Accelerator Conference Banquet at the Field Museum, 1989 March 22
North Carolina Dance Theater, 1989 April 15
Sotavento and David Hernandez and Street Sounds, 1989 May 6
Dorothy Donegan Trio, 1989 June 17
Jonathan Frid's Fridiculousness, 1989 July 22
Straight from the Harp: Harp Showcase, 1989 August 26
The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), 1989 September 23
Alexander Roy London Ballet Theatre performing A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1989 October 7
New York Woodwind Quintet, 1989 November 4
Max Morath in Living a Ragtime Life, 1989 December 2
1990
Leipziger Bach-Collegium, 1990 January 13
A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller, 1990 February 24
The Parsons Dance Company, 1990 March 17
An Die Musik: The Painter's Music, The Musician's Art; 1990 April 7
Special Noontime Recital - Annie Sherter, Professor of Piano at Northern Illinois University - Music of Franz Liszt, 1990 April 11
An Evening with Claude Bolling, 1990 April 28
Slide into Summer, A Trombone Showcase; 1990 June 16
Folk Showcase, 1990 July 21
Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Jazz Quartet, 1990 August 11
Vienna String Sextet, 1990 September 22
Choreographers Showcase, 1990 October 13
Chester String Quartet and Prism Quartet, 1990 November 10
1991
New York Chamber Soloists, 1991 January 12
Los Angeles Chamber Ballet The Little Prince - A ballet based on the tale by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, 1991 February 9
Skylight Opera Theatre's Carmen, 1991 March 2
George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess - A Jazz Transcription by The Jim Cullum Jazz Band with Special Guest William Warfield as the Narrator, 1991 April 6
Lecture by Jean Redpath, 1991 May 3; concert by Jean Redpath and Abby Newton, 1991 May 4
Gordon Bok and Bob Zentz, 1991 June 15
Ethnic Dance Showcase, 1991 July 27
Deborah Henson-Conant, Jazz Harpist with Joe Mekler, Percussion and Mike Rivard, Bass; 1991 August 10
The Mozartean Players, 1991 September 21
AKASHA Dance Company, 1991 October 5
Spooky Stories and Songs Showcase, 1991 October 26
I Musici de Montreal, 1991 November 9
1992
Raphael Trio, 1992 January 18
Ain't Misbehavin', 1992 February 22
Myung-Hee Chung noon Recital, 1992 March 18
Calliope: A Renaissance Band, 1992 March 20
Eugene Friesen and Friends, 1992 March 28
Shanghai Rod Puppet Theatre, 1992 April 11
Carnival: Nebraska Theatre Caravan, 1992 April 24
Los Folkloristas, 1992 May 2
Beausoleil, 1992 June 27
Malcolm Dalglish and Helicon, 1992 July 18
James Cotton Acoustic All Star Trio, 1992 August 22
Gross National Product, 1992 September 19
Marcus Roberts and Ellis Marsalis, Duo Jazz Piano; 1992 October 24
DPF Conference Concert - Chicago Pro Musica, 1992 November 11
Ensemble Ouabache, 1992 November 14
Amahl and The Night Visitors: Gian Carlo Menotti, 1992 December 12
1993
Paula Robison, Flute; John Gibbons, Harpsichord, 1993 January 30
Bill Evans Dance, 1993 Febuary 20
Shiao-Li Ding noon Piano Recital, 1993 March 18
Four Bitchin' Babes, 1993 May 15
Carnival: Nebraska Theatre Caravan, 1993 April 24
Accordian Showcase, 1993 June 5
Ostroushko/Magraw/Schmidt, 1993 July 17
The Fairfield Four - The Gospel Harmonettes, 1993 August 21
Celtic Celebration-The Tannahill Weavers/Trinity Irish Dancers, 1993 September 18
I. U. Chamber Opera, 1993 November 13
Ed Metzger as Eistein, 1993 December 4
1994
Eliane Elias Jazz Trio, 1994 January 22
Saturday Brass Quintet, 1994 February 5
The Lark String Quartet, 1994 March 5
Choreographer's Showcase, 1994 April 16
Alison Krauss and Union Station, 1994 May 7
Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine, 1994 June 25
Christine Lavin with John Forster, 1994 July 16
Altan, 1994 August 27
Ahmad Jamal, 1994 September 10
Dracula: The Ballet, 1994 October 29
Young Artists Showcase, 1994 November 19
The Arianna Quartet (in conjunction with Northern Illinois University's School of Music, 1994 December 4
1995
Huun-Huur-Tu, Throat Singers of Tuva, 1995 January 28
The Amsterdam Loeki Startdust Quartet, 1995 February 18
Othello by William Shakespeare, The Acting Company, 1995 March 4
Behind the Broken Words: Anthony Zerbe & Roscoe Lee Browne, 1995 March 25
Pilobolus Dance Theatre, 1995 April 22
Peter Schickele: An Evening of Songs with David Dusing, Baritone, 1995 May 20
Danilo Perez with special guest David Sanchez, 1995 June 3
San Francisco Taiko Dojo, 1995 July 22
Milt Jackson Quartet, 1995 August 26
Folk Showcase, 1995 September 23
Peter Pucci Plus Dancers, 1995 October 14
Sergio and Odair Assad, 1995 November 18
Voice of the Turtle, 1995 December 2
1996
The Palladian Ensemble, 1996 January 20
Joshua Redman, 1996 February 10
Altan, 1996 February 24
Choreographer's Showcase, 1996 April 13
Bluegrass Fest, 1996 May 11
Leon Redbone, 1996 June 22
Pete Seger, 1996 July 20
Luther Allison, 1996 August 24
Christian McBride Quartet, 1996 September 28
Brentano Quartet, 1996 October 19
Windom as Thurber, 1996 November 19
1997
Beausoleil, 1997 January 18
Red Hot & Cole, 1997 Feburary 8
Phillip Glass, 1997 Feburary 22
Awadagin Pratt, 1997 April 19
The Mystical Arts of Tibet, 1997 May 3
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, 1997 August 2
David Grisman, 1997 August 16
Tannahill Weavers, 1997 September 20
Pilobolus Dance Theatre, 1997 October 11
Paul O'Dette, 1997 November 8
1998
Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band, 1998 January 31
Caribbean Jazz Project, 1998 February 28
The Acting Company performing Romeo and Juliet, 1998 March 21
The Makoche Tour, 1998 April 4
Paula Robison, Flute; Eliot Fisk, Guitar, 1998 May 2
Tommy Makem with special guest John Forster, 1998 June 27
Muzsikas with Marta Sebestyen, 1998 July 25
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, 1998 August 29
Lark Quartet with Peter Schickele, 1998 October 3
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, 1998 October 24
Bimbetta, 1998 November 21
1999
John Astin in Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon a Midnight, 1999 January 16
Huun-Huur Tu: Throat Sings of Tuva, 1999 January 30
William Bennett, Flutist with Clifford Benson, Piano, 1999 February 20
The Soul Chidren of Chicago and The Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus "Two Worlds, One Passion", 1999 February 21
The Jazz Passengers featuring special guest vocalist Deborah Harry, 1999 March 6
Nrityagram: Odissi Dance Ensemble of India, 1999 March 27
Nicholas Payton, 1999 May 8
Phil Ochs Song Night, 1999 May 22
The Chenille Sisters and The James Dopogny Chicago Jazz Band, 1999 June 26
Koko Taylor & Her Blues Machine, 1999 July 17
Marcos Granados, Flutist, 1999 August 14
Ahmad Jamal, 1999 October 2
Clarita and the Arte Flamenco Dance, 1999 October 23
Natalie MacMaster, 1999 November 20
Winter Solstice, 1999 December 4
2000
St. Louis Brass Quintet, 2000 January 29
Solas: Dancing on Dangerous Ground, 2000 March 11
Musicians from Ravinia's Steans Institute, 2000 March 25
Jellyeye Drum Theatre and NIU Steel Drum Band, 2000 April 29
The Four Bitchin' Babes, 2000 June 3
Arlo Guthrie, 2000 July 29
Odetta, 2000 August 19
now then again, 2000 September 16
Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats, 2000 October 28
Anima, 2000 November 11
A Celtic Christmas, 2000 December 2
2001
Trio Settecento, 2001 January 27
Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band, 2001 February 17
Gaelic Storm, 2001 March 3
Choreographer's Showcase, 2001 April 21
Percussion Group Cincinnati, 2001 May 12
Max Morath: The Ragtime Man, 2001 June 16
Del McCoury Band, 2001 July 14
Inca Son, 2001 August 11
Newport Folk Festival with Suzanne Vega and Robert Hillman, 2001 October 20
Trio Voronezh, 2001 November 10
The Christmas Schooner, 2001 December 1
2002
Marc Smith's Uptown Poetry Slam, 2002 January 26
John Amos' Halley's Comet, 2002 February 16
Solas, 2002 March 23
LUMA, 2002 April 20
Carol Wincenc, Flute and Nancy Allen, Harp [Rescheduled from September 15, 2001], 2002 May 4
Doc Watson, 2002 May 11
Cherish the Ladies, 2002 June 15
Los Folkloristas, 2002 July 13
George Winston, 2002 August 10
An Evening with Groucho, 2002 September 21
Russian State Chorus, 2002 October 26
Battlefield Band, 2002 November 23
Windham Hill's Winter Solstice Concert, 2002 December 7
2003
Libana, 2003 February 8
Dragon's Tale Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, 2003 March 8
Quartetto Gelato, 2003 April 5
Orquesta Aragon, 2003 May 10
Christine Lavin in "What Was I Thinking?", 2003 June 14
April Verch, 2003 July 19
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues with Special Guest Bonnie Koloc, 2003 August 23
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 2003 September 27
The World of Gilbert and Sullivan, 2003 October 11
Scrap Arts Music, 2003 November 15
A Baroque Christmas Aulos Ensemble with Julianne Baird, Soprano, 2003 December 6
2004
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 2004 February 14
Choreographer's Showcase featuring Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day, and Cerqua Rivera Art Experience, 2004 March 13
Manya: The Living History of Marie Curie, 2004 April 17
Sam Bush, 2004 May 15
Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night, 2004 June 26
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - Marc and Ann Savoy, Michael Doucet, 2004 July 10
Jim Walker and Free Flight, 2004 July 31
Mystical Arts of Tibet / Sacred Music, Sacred Dance, 2004 August 21
Dr. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, 2004 September 25
30th Anniversary Celebration with the Fine Arts Quartet, 2004 October 9
Carmen Ballet Internationale, 2004 November 6
Bailiwick Theater Presents the Christmas Schooner, 2004 December 4
2005
Festival of Four: A World of Music on a Single Stage, 2005 February 19
Dervish, 2005 March 5
Michel Lauziere - Master of the Unusual, 2005 April 16
Hibiki: A Celebration of Japan's Musical Heritage with James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi flute, and Koto Phase, 2005 May 7
Cascada de Flores, 2005 June 25
Tom Paxton & Cheryl Wheeler, 2005 July 16
World Dance Showcase, 2005 August 6
Natalie MacMaster, 2005 September 17
Avner the Eccentric, 2005 October 22
C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, 2005 November 12
Christmas Music from Around the World 16th & 17th Century Holiday Music with Ellen Hargis, soprano & Paul O'Dette, lute, 2005 December 10
2006
Les Yeux Noirs: Gypsy Music meets Klezmer with this Parisian Octet, 2006 February 4
Lunasa & Karan Casey Band, 2006 March 18
Proteus 7 Brass, Woodwinds & Percussion, 2006 April 29
Second City, 2006 May 13
Funkadesi, 2006 August 19
Tannahill Weavers, 2006 September 16
Shangri La Chinese Acrobats, 2006 October 28
Rebel Baroque Ensemble, 2006 November 11
Holiday a cappella with Chicago a cappella, 2006 December 9
2007
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Aquilla Theatre of London, 2007 February 10
Nego Gato Afro-Brazilian Music & Dance, 2007 March 3
Best of Dance Chicago, 2007 April 14
Lira Ensemble Music & Dance of Poland, 2007 May 5
Eric Bibb, 2007 June 9
Garnet Rogers & Ronny Cox, 2007 July 21
Woods Tea Company, 2007 August 4
Buckwheat Zydeco, 2007 September 15
The Tweaksters, 2007 October 20
Spanish Harlem Orchestra, 2007 November 3
Christine Lavin & The Mistletones, 2007 December 15
2008
The Wailin' Jennys, 2008 February 23
Cherish the Ladies, 2008 March 15
Barrage: High Strung, 2008 April 19
Reduced Shakespeare: All The Great Books (abridged), 2008 May 3
Beppe Gambetta, 2008 June 28
Wilderness Plots, 2008 July 26
Kennedy's Kitchen, 2009 August 9
Michel Lauziere: Master of the Unusual, 2008 September 20
Aquila Theatre Presents Homer's "The Iliad" or Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors," 2008 October 4
The Klezmatics, 2008 November 22
A Renaissance Christmas: Music and Dance with Renaissonics, 2008 December 6
2009
The Dixie Hummingbirds, 2009 February 14
Solas, 2009 March 14
Chic Gamine, 2009 April 18
Best of Dance Chicago, 2009 May 9
Singer/Songwriter Susan Werner, 2009 June 13
Ashley Lewis and Ashton Gap, 2009 July 11
Ma Xiaohui Magic Erhu Recital, 2009 August 1
Mosaico Hispanico: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage with Las Guitarras de Espana, Mexican Folkloric Dance Ensemble and Willie Gomez, 2009 September 19
Hot Buttered Rum, 2009 October 24
Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company, 2009 November 7
The Night Before Christmas Carol, 2009 December 5
2010
Muntu African Dance Theatre, 2010 February 6
Dervish, 2010 March 6
Four Bitchin' Babes: Hormonal Imbalance Tour, 2010 April 17
Leo Kottke, 2010 May 8
Corky Siegel with Chamber Blues, 2010 June 26
Sons of the Never Wrong, 2010 July 24
Claudia Schmidt, 2010 August 14
Gizmo Guys, 2010 September 25
Suzanne Vega, 2010 October 9
What Is Project: Greg Pattillo, Peter Seymour, Eric Stephenson, 2010 November 6
A Celtic Christmas, 2010 December 11
2011
Best of Dance Chicago, 2011 February 19
Altan, 2011 March 12
Reduced Shakespeare Company: Complete World of Sports, 2011 April 2
Nagata Shachu Taiko Drumming, 2011 May 7
Chicago Afrobeat Project, 2011 June 18
Blackthorn, 2011 August 27
Inca Son, 2011 September 17
Shangri La Chinese Acrobats, 2011 October 29
Paula Cole, 2011 November 19
Second City's Dysfunctional Holiday Revue, 2011 December 10
2012
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 2012 February 4
Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, 2012 March 10
Manya, 2012 April 21
James Sewell Ballet, 2012 May 12
Red Stick Ramblers, 2012 July 14
Howard Levy, 2012 August 18
Broadway's Next Hit Musical! 2012 September 22
In the Footsteps of Django, 2012 October 27
Natalie MacMaster, 2012 November 3
Good Lovelies Holiday Show, 2012 December 8
2013
Tomas Kubinek, 2013 January 26
Scrap Arts Music, 2013 March 23
Barynya: Russian Music & Dance, 2013 April 27
Hubbard Street 2, 2013 May 11
The Congregation, 2013 August 17
Second City, 2013 September 21
De Temps Antan, 2013 October 5
Stars of Dance Chicago, 2013 November 9
Jingle Babes: The Four Bitchin' Babes, 2013 December 14
2014
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 2014 January 25
Alan Kelly Gang, 2014 March 1
The Fantasticks (Steam Punk Version): Nebraska Theatre Caravan, 2014 March 15
Huun-Huur-Tu: Throat Singers of Tuva, 2014 April 12
Circo Comedia, 2014 May 10
Paul Taylor 2 Dance, 2014 October 11
African Guitar Summit, 2014 November 15
Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Ultimate Christmas Show, 2014 December 6
2015
Cirque Zuma Zuma, 2015 February 7
Caladh Nua, 2015 February 28
Turtle Island Quartet w/Nellie McKay, 2015 March 21
The Official Blues Brothers Revue, 2015 April 11
Hot Club of Cowtown, 2015 May 2
Sons of the Never Wrong, 2015 July 18
10,000 Maniacs, 2015 September 26
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 2015 October 24
Black Violet, Act III - 5th House Ensemble, 2015 November 14
Windham Hill's Winter Solstice Concert, 2015 December 5
2016
True Blues - Eric Bibb & Corey Harris, 2016 January 30
Imago Theatre-ZooZoo, 2016 February 20
Dervish, 2016 March 12
Stars of Dance Chicago, 2016 April 23
Cristina Pato & Migrations, 2016 May 7
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues with Sam Lay, 2016 September 10
Las Migas from Spain, 2016 October 29
Spherus: Cirque Performance by Greg Kennedy & Friends, 2016 November 12
Danu: A Christmas Gathering, 2016 December 3
2017
Mucca Pazza kicks off Fermilab's 50th Annivesary!, 2017 Janaury 21
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile, 2017 February 25
Alan Doyle and Beautiful Gypsies, 2017 March 11
DakhaBrakha, 2017 April 1
The Other Mozart, 2017 May 13
World Guitar with Derek Gripper & Debashish Bhattachrya, 2017 September 30
Michel Lauziere: Science of Sound, 2017 October 14
Aquila Theatre Company: Sense & Sensibility, 2017 November 4
It's A Wonderful Life Radio Play, 2017 December 16
2018
Golden Dragon Acrobats, 2018 February 24
The High Kings, 2018 March 24
The Villalobos Brothers, 2018 April 28
Story Collider, 2018 May 12
Run Boy Run - Americana/Bluegrass, 2018 September 29
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein performed by Aquila Theatre, 2018 October 27
Anda Union from Inner Mongolia, 2018 November 3
Rapper Consensus - Free Lecture/Demonstration, 2018 November 13
Lightwire Theater: A Very Electric Christmas, 2018 December 8
2019
Las Cafeteras, 2019 February 23
Lunasa, 2019 March 9
Tomas Kubinek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible, 2019 April 13
Matthew Whitaker Trio, 2019 May 4
Sacred Music/Sacred Dance - Mystical Arts of Tibet, 2019 September 28
The Headless Hessian of Sleepy Hollow and Other American Horror Stories (WVL Radio Theatre), 2019 October 19
Children of Metropolis: Scrap Arts Music, 2019 November 9
Christmas at the Silent Movies: Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra, 2019 December 14
2020
Tom Crean: Antarctic Explorer - One Man Play by Aidan Dooley, 2020 February 22
Goitse (from Ireland), 2020 March 7