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Arts Awareness Month Launches with Wilmette Community Photography Exhibit, 'Frames of Mind', Opening Reception on Thursday, Oct. 3

In celebration of Arts Awareness Month, the Village of Wilmette Human Relations Commission presents a Community Photography Exhibit, 'Frames of Mind’ featuring 20 Wilmette photographers* at North Shore Community Bank, 1145 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette, Tuesday, October 1 – Thursday, October 31.  Opening Artists’ Reception: Thursday, October 3, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.  The Gray Duo, with violinist and violist Erika Gray and cellist Johannes Gray, will perform classical music during the reception. 
    Bank Hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
  *Participating Photographers are:   Patricia Berg-Drazin, Bill Bishoff, Kathy Cornyn, Jill Dunbar, Rich Fisher, Diane Hamilton, Nita Herreman, Therese Bach Heyek, Faye Jacobs, Katsy Johnson, Patience Kramer, Beth Lambrecht, Rino Liberatore, Jan Loew, Linda MacLennan, Peter Nussbaum, Laura Rodriguez, David Velasco, Pat Velasco, and Lisa Versino.
   The Gray Duo will perform a diverse repertoire of classical music during the Wilmette Community Photography Exhibit opening reception.  The exceptionally talented and accomplished musical siblings, violinist and violist Erika Gray and cellist Johannes Gray of Wilmette, will delight reception attendees with their musical skills, energy and passion.  Erika, age 17, is both concertmaster of the New Trier High School Chamber Orchestra and principal violist of its Symphony Orchestra.  Her brother, Johannes, age 16, principal cellist of the New Trier Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, has also been a featured soloist with a number of orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Highland Park Strings and Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra.  Both Erika and Johannes won the New Trier Concerto Competition as sophomores, in 2012 and 2013 respectively.  This summer Erika toured Russia and London as a member of the inaugural National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.  Both musicians participated in the Sejong International Music Festival at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in August.  Their string quartet, 'Quartet Stracciatella', was the Gold medal winner in the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and was featured on NPR's From The Top radio program.     

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