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Webrary Links
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Arts Organizations and Collections
- World Wide Arts Resources
- Databases of artists, museums, dance and theatre resources, galleries and exhibitions, and much more. A geographically organized arts locator that includes over 950 US cities alone, listing museums, publications, galleries, etc. Search for artists by name or location, and for artworks by title and description. (wwar.com)
- Yahoo Museums, Galleries, and Centers
- Locate facilities that exhibit art works - local and international. (dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Museums__Galleries__and_Centers/)
- AskART.com
- Search by name here for a profile of one of over 20,000 North American painters,
sculptors, and illustrators. Each entry will include a brief biography, a list of books and magazine articles about the artist, and digital images of the artist's work. (askart.com)
- Yahoo Artists
- Locate individual Web pages for sculptors, painters, and artists of every medium, including over 2,000 great masters. (dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Artists)
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Architecture
- Great Buildings Collection
- An extensive architectural database of photos, histories, and descriptions of famous buildings can be searched by building name or architect. Great Buildings in Chicago lists 17 of our own. (www.greatbuildings.com/gbc.html)
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Informative and fun articles on Chicago and world architecture, plus details on CAF programs, walking tours and exhibitions. (www.architecture.org/)
- Chicago Landmarks
- View lists of Chicago homes that have landmark status, or view the document, Your House Has a History: A Step-by-Step Guide to Researching Your Property - all on this site from the City of Chicago. (www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/Ordinance.html)
- The Louis Sullivan Page
- Biography of a fundamental force in Chicago and U. S. architecture, with pictures and text on his buildings. (www.geocities.com/SoHo/1469/sullivan.html)
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- This companion site to the PBS film by Ken Burns has a Building Locator allowing searches for Wright buildings by zip code or state. Building photos and commentary, as well as essays on Wright and his architecture, can be found here. (www.pbs.org/flw/)
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Sculpture
- International Sculpture Center
- A comprehensive source of information on sculpture around the world,
including links to the Sculptor Database, sculpture museums and galleries,
and a Sculpture Parks and Gardens Directory with information on sites of
interest in
Illinois and the Chicago area. (www.sculpture.org)
- Replacements, Ltd.
- Need to replace a piece of china, crystal, silver, or a set of collectibles? Check here for pieces in over 125,000 tableware patterns and collectibles, old and new. Help with pattern identification is also available. (www.replacements.com)
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Decorative Arts
- Antiques and The Arts Weekly
- An electronic journal devoted to collectors and collections, with features like calendars of auctions and shows nationwide and new book reviews. (www.antiquesandthearts.com)
- Kovels' Online Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide
- What's a 19th-century eggbeater worth? You may be able to find that answer
- and current prices for hundreds of other items at this site, along with
lots of information on antiques and collectibles. (www.kovel.com)
- Arts and Crafts Shows: Searchable Database of Events
- If you're an exhibitor or just a visitor, here's the place to locate American arts and crafts events for the next twelve months by location and/or date. (www.artandcraftshows.net)
- StitchGuide.com
- See a video illustration of many popular needlework stitches for knitting,
crochet, tatting, embroidery, and more. A moving picture is worth a thousand
words! (stitchguide.com)
- World Wide Quilting Page
- Patterns with instructions, regional information, a bulletin board, mailing lists and an online library. Visit just to see the winner of the Annual Worst Quilt in the World Contest. (www.quilt.com/)
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Painting
- Famous Paintings
- This site includes an artist index, glossary, and a collection of beautiful images of paintings from the thirteenth through the twentieth century, including a special section on Japanese art and architecture. (www.ibiblio.org/louvre/paint/)
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Photography
- Photo.net
- Online photography exhibits, equipment reviews, plus tips and techniques for the camera enthusiast. (www.photo.net/)
- NBII Digital Image Library
- Here is a large searchable library from the National Biological Information Infrastructure of digital nature photos: animals, bodies of water, environmental issues, habitats or landscapes, wildlife management, and plants. Most of these photos are free to the public to use as you wish, but a few are restricted as "Copyright held by Source" or "Copyright held by Creator." (images.nbii.gov)
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Music
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Includes the history of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, a calendar and highlights for the current season, ticket information, and educational activities. (www.lyricopera.org/home.asp)
- OperaGlass
- Opera composers and librettists, opera companies, and an extensive list of links to opera-related web sites. (opera.stanford.edu/main.html)
- Symphony Orchestras
- Scroll down the screen at this site to view Yahoo's extensive list of the home pages for symphony orchestras around the world. (dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Artists/By_Genre/Classical/
Orchestras/Symphony_Orchestras/)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- The official CSO home page presents a concert schedule, orchestra history, ticket information, and the Symphony Center seating chart. (www.cso.org/)
- Ravinia
- Check here for spring, summer, and fall events at the Ravinia Festival of classical and popular music in Highland Park, IL. Find information and schedules for concerts and recitals at the Pavilion (the summer home of the Chicago Symphony), the Martin Theatre, and Bennett Gordon Hall. (www.ravinia.org)
- Andante
- This classical music site has links to a list of 180,000 compositions, the
Concise Grove Dictionary of Music, concert notes, discographies, and
much more to keep music lovers happy. (www.andante.com)
- World Anthem Database
- Presents lyrics to national anthems of 85 countries. (www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/9897)
- Morton Grove Public Library Song Index
- Search the Library's song book collections in this 12,000-entry index. (The index provides references to books in the Library's collection containing sheet music for specific songs.) (www.webrary.org/ref/searchsongs.html)
- Music in the Public Domain
- Describing itself as "a reference site to help the ordinary person identify music and songs in the public domain . . . royalty free music you can use anywhere and any way you choose," this site has not only the identification guide, but a
list of 3,500 songs that are free to use in the U.S. (www.pdinfo.com)
- UBL.com (The Ultimate Band List)
- This enormous, complex site ceased to be a list long ago: now it contains discographies, biographies, sound and image files, hundreds of links, and other information on pop music from acoustic to zydeco. (ubl.artistdirect.com/)
- AMG All-Music Guide
- Nearly everything you'd want to know about thousands of popular music artists, albums, songs, labels, and styles from rock to reggae. Essays, articles, statistics, and a searchable database make this site a music lover's dream! (www.allmusic.com)
- MOJAM: The Largest Listing of Live Music in the World
- Find out where thousands of bands will be playing live around the globe (although U.S. shows have the most data). Search by performer, city, dates, venue, or event. (www.mojam.com)
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Recreational and Performing Arts
- Ticketmaster
- Browse upcoming events indexed by region, venue, or type of event (family-oriented, arts, sports, and concerts). Chicago and Downstate Illinois events are up front. (www.ticketmaster.com)
- Centerstage Chicago
- An extensive reference on Chicago nightlife:
music,
theatre,
film,
dancing,
food,
bars,
literature,
art,
golf, and more!
Make sure you take a ride on the Virtual EL. (centerstage.net)
- Yahoo! Movies
- Find a movie theater by zipcode or city/state, then view showtimes and buy tickets online - or select a movie title first, then find out where to see it. (movies.yahoo.com)
- Internet Movie Database
- Covers nearly all movies, including the latest releases and movies in production. The advanced search engine allows searches by title, country, cast member, production company, or other entries. A film glossary, local cinema schedules, movie quotes, and news from film festivals are also available here. (us.imdb.com/)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Lots of fun, and useful, too! Enter the title of a recent movie or video and get links to printed reviews - good and bad (tomatoes!). (www.rottentomatoes.com)
- Screen It!
- Worried that a new movie may be too scary or provocative for your child? This site offers extensive data on the content of recent movies and videos. Along with reviews, a rating, and suggested suitability for various age groups, parents can find objective descriptions of each film's scenes involving violence, nudity, profanity, terror, and other "red flags". (www.screenit.com/search_movies.html)
- TV Guide Online
- All commercial network and cable television station program listings for the coming two weeks. Choose "TV Listings" to search by zip code for your area, then by day and time. (www.tvguide.com)
- epguides.com
- Missed one of your favorite TV shows? Find out what happened when you search this database of episodes for nearly 4,000 shows.
(www.epguides.com)
- Playbill Online
- Books, recordings, trivia, and theater news. All this, plus theater listings
that take you to London and across the USA, including New York's
Broadway and
Off-Broadway. (www.playbill.com)
- Online Ballet Dictionary
- Dancers from the American Ballet Theatre demonstrate ballet movements with
Quicktime movies that are instructive, as well as fascinating to watch! Definitions, pronunciation guides, and movies are provided for 170 classical ballet terms. (www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html)
- Joffrey Ballet of Chicago
- View this classical ballet company's performance schedule and tour dates,
read about Joffrey's history, and buy tickets online. (www.joffrey.com)
- Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
- This renowned dance company combines jazz, modern, ballet, and theatre
dance. Read about them here and see their performance schedule. (hubbardstreetdance.com)
- All Game Guide
- Descriptions and histories of over 30,000 electronic games for nearly all computer
systems, including personal computers, handheld computers, Nintendo, PlayStation, etc. Read about each game's rating, violence/language warnings, and game action. Many of the entries also include reviews. (www.allgame.com)
- Card Games
- Forgot how to play Slap Jack or Dominoes? This site provides links to rules for card games and tile games around the world. Games are indexed by name, game objective, and country. (www.pagat.com)
- Yahoo! Lottery Results
- Yahoo! provides online lottery results for games in 39 states. (lottery.yahoo.com)
- Illinois Lottery
- The Illinois Lottery Home Page makes it easy to find the most recent
winning numbers. Their page is updated with each lottery drawing and includes winning numbers back to 1980. (www.illinoislottery.com)
- American Camping Association
- Search for just the right camp for children or adults from one of over 2,000
accredited camps. (www.acacamps.org)
- Theme Parks
- News, links, and articles about theme/amusement parks, zoos, entertainment centers, and other recreational pastimes around the world are provided by About.com. See the special guide to Walt Disney World! (themeparks.about.com)
- CBS Sportsline.com
- It's all about sports -- a Superstar Athletes section, the latest sport news, team pages, Olympic Sports and Fantasy Sports sections, and more. (www.cbs.sportsline.com/)
- NBA
- Get all the playoff action from the NBA's Website. And check out their better half, the WNBA, for women's professional basketball information. (www.nba.com)
- GolfCourse.com
- This database from Golf Magazine provides detailed course descriptions for 20,000 golf courses worldwide - 12,000 in North America alone. Search by course name or by location. (www.golfcourse.com)
- PGA.com
- A searchable site that includes information on tournaments, expositions, local PGA offices and upcoming events. (www.pga.com)
- NFL.com
- Check the latest pro football news, scores, standings, stats. Read about your favorite teams and players. (www.nfl.com)
- NCAA Football
- Everything for college football fans of Division I-III teams! Find information on conferences, schedules, scores, rankings, records, awards, stats, and bowl games. (www.ncaafootball.net)
- MLB.com
- Major league baseball on the Web: a scoreboard, photographs, articles, interviews and a great kids' magazine. (mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp)
- Minor League Baseball
- This is the official site for the baseball farm teams, including the Kane County Cougars. (www.minorleaguebaseball.com)
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