Dine at the historic Glessner House

The Glessners and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Enjoy an elegant dinner in the historic dining room of Glessner House on January 16, 2013, followed by a presentation on John and Frances Glessner and their extraordinary support of the Orchestra and its first two conductors, Theodore Thomas and Frederick Stock. Among those attending the dinner are a great-granddaughter of Frederick Stock, and several descendants of Harry Weisbach, concertmaster of the Orchestra from 1912 to 1921.

Miniature model crafted by Frances Glessner Lee

Following the program, attendees will have the opportunity to view a miniature model of the Orchestra crafted by the Glessners’ daughter Frances Glessner Lee and presented to her mother as a birthday gift on January 1, 1913. The model is on loan from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rosenthal Archives. Other items from the Archives and the Glessner House Museum collection relating to the Orchestra will also be on display.

Dinner will be served in the dining room at 5:30 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. Dinner seating is limited to 30 people.

Tickets are $75.00 per person and include dinner and a reserved seat for the lecture. Tickets for the lecture only are $10.00 per person ($8.00 for members and docents). Call 312.326.1480 to make your reservations today, the event is sure to sell out quickly!

Glessner House is located at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue in Chicago’s South Loop.
Off street parking is available for the evening, information and a parking permit will be sent to attendees.

Around the South Loop: 2011 Edition Volume 1

The New Year in the South Loop
During the bleak winter months, when the trees are bare, you sometimes notice things in the city that you might not during the summer months when everything is in bloom.

The holiday season has come to an end; most of the Christmas decorations in the city are down and will soon be but a memory. Below are some new pictures from around the South Loop at the beginning of 2011.

The clock is back, replacing the Christmas tree in the lobby of the Chicago Hilton and Towers, but they didn't center it on the rug!

Is there an election coming up in Chicago?

Buses line up along Harrison during the morning rush hour

Theodore Thomas Memorial: "The Spirit of Music" at Balbo and S. Michigan Ave. in Grant Park

A dog walker in Grant Park during the early morning

Civil War general John A. Logan stands guard at Michigan Ave. and 9th St. General Logan lived at 2119 S. Calumet Ave.