Father's Day weekend at Temperance

This summer Temperance Beer Co. is offering up daytime activities on Saturday to add something healthier to your life...below are several options to do some other than drink beer. Proceeds from each event go to support local charities;

Saturday 6/20/15, 1:00-2:15 PM - Temperance Trikonasana - Yoga comes to Temperance, Round 2! Open your body and mind with yoga and a pour of Temperance beer post-savasana. $15. Class taught by Jenny Breen. Proceeds are donated to a different charity every month.  Saturday 6/20/15, 8 PM - Actors Gym Circus Night - Back for another epic night, we'll have aerialists, acrobats, and other unforgettable feats. For every drink you purchase, we will donate a percentage to The Actors Gymnasium! From 8 -11 PM! Come support a local treasure while drinking local beer! More details here. Sunday 6/21/15, 12-6 PM - Fathers Day - It's been proven: dads love beer. So obviously we'll be celebrating Fathers Day this Sunday! Don't forget to pick up any last-minute gifts for those awesome dads out there. (If you can't decide what to get him, get him a gift card in any amount.)

Temperance ic located at 2000 Dempster St in Evanston, which is about a block west of Dodge.

Review: 'Circuscope' at the Actors Gymnasium

 

Consider the lowly tardigrades. They neither toil nor spin. But in "Circuscope," these tiny, water-dwelling creatures come into glorious focus through artists who spin, dance, juggle, drum, clown and otherwise turn the Actors Gymnasium into a kinetic and thrilling trip through the lens piece, while making it all look toil-free.

 

Created by Dean Evans and director Vanessa Stalling, "Circuscope" imagines the world inhabited by these eight-legged organisms, a half-millimeter in length, also adorably known as "water bears" or "moss piglets," who are able to withstand extreme environments. (Tardigrades are also said to be the first known animals to survive in outer space.) And what can be more extreme than the gravity-defying work of expert aerialists?

It's a high concept, but you needn't be a biology whiz to enjoy the antics of Evans and his fellow clown, Molly Plunk, who serve as our tour guides. And if you have youngsters intrigued by the possibilities of circus arts, this show's generous use of the Actors Gymnasium's ridiculously gifted youth ensemble should seal the deal.

Click here to read the full review on the Chicago Tribune

See the show through March 22 at the Actors Gymnasium, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston; $20 at 847-328-2795 or actorsgymnasium.com