Announcement day is particularly fun for us, because we get to tell you what we’ve been working on for so long. Today we are excited to share with you news of our upcoming season. The Lampo WS18 line-up includes Thomas Lehn and Marcus Schmickler, Leila Bordreuil, Jana Winderen, Sarah Davachi, Nate Wooley, Graham Lambkin and … Continued
Lampo has received a grant from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation that will make it possible to bring writer Nora Khan to Chicago. On December 1 she joins artist Steven Warwick to present Fear Indexing the X-Files, in a lecture and performance reading at the Lampo Annex. Khan and Warwick analyze key episodes of the television … Continued
Today we are excited to announce the Lampo Fall/Winter 2017 season of programs—and we’re also proud to be marking our 20th anniversary. Lampo was founded in the fall of 1997. Throughout 2017-18 we will celebrate the milestone in different ways. And while we plan to reflect on the past a bit, here’s to what we know will … Continued
Today Olivia Block speaks about 132 Ranks and her experience working with the Skinner Organ at Rockefeller Chapel, in an interview on Morning Shift WBEZ 91.5 FM. Block discusses her early days in Texas, how she came to experimental music, and her current interests as an artist, including what makes this new work commissioned by Lampo and … Continued
Lampo announces its WS17 season, with six programs—and several special works to premiere in Chicago. Artists include Sarah Davachi, Lasse Marhaug, Sergei Tcherepnin, Jacob Kirkegaard, Olivia Block and Phill Niblock. On January 28, young Canadian composer Sarah Davachi makes her Chicago debut, at long last. Rescheduled from November, Davachi premieres a new composition for vintage synthesizers, harmonium … Continued
Everything you experience at Lampo is made possible through the support and dedication of our members.
Please join us in our work.
Members receive advance notice of our upcoming programs; priority RSVP status for events (see policy below); invitations to members-only events; and acknowledgement of your support on lampo.org.
Members at the following levels also receive these thank-you gifts:
$35: Lampo enamel pin
$50 or $5/month: Pin plus your choice of either—
our new 20th anniversary tote bag,
or the limited edition booklet, 3 Texts by Elevator to Mezzanine from DeForrest Brown Jr. and Steven Warwick, published by Lampo.
$125+ or $10/month: Pin, tote and book
NEW! Lampo enamel pin. 1/2 x 1 inch.
NEW! The 20th anniversary Lampo tote is 18 x 15 inches, made of heavyweight 15 oz. navy blue cotton canvas with triple-stitched handles.
NEW! "3 Texts by Elevator to Mezzanine." DeForrest Brown Jr. and Steven Warwick. Three new E-M texts about modern intimacy and millennial culture, featured in the SW performance "Figuring Space (on the Mezzanine)." 6 x 8 inches. 20-pages. Saddle-stitched booklet, offset printed. Published by Lampo.
Members, you may continue to RSVP on your own through the link provided for each event. If you ever find that the RSVP list is full, just send us a message and Lampo will add your name plus one guest to the list. Keep in mind, entry for RSVPers is first-come, first-served. Please plan to arrive early.
If you prefer to make a gift by check, send your contribution to 53 W. Jackson Blvd. #1656, Chicago, IL 60604 or P.O. Box 4615, Chicago, IL 60680.
Companies often match employee contributions to nonprofit arts organizations like Lampo. Check with your HR office to see if your employer has a matching-gift program.
Lampo is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization. Contributions to Lampo are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Memberships are valid for one year.