From beloved bestselling novels to stage plays and graphic novels, transforming a text into a motion picture presents immense creative challenges. Mr. Banaś will guide the audience through an insightful exploration of the artistry, triumphs, and pitfalls of adapting stories for the screen, drawing from his professional experience in film criticism and academia.
The Old Town Triangle Center is pleased to host a special evening with prominent Chicago film critic, journalist, and educator Zbigniew Banaś for an open public discussion titled Movie Adaptations – What Works and What Doesn’t. The event will take place on Friday, October 9, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Admission is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, registration is highly encouraged.
Excited about Oktoberfest? Neighborhood events? The Old Town Art Fair? Interested in our Neighborhood Parks? Safety in the Triangle area? Twin Neighborhoods with Montmartre, Paris? Join the OTTA Board of Directors and help navigate the Triangle Association as we continue to evolve to fit the neighborhood. Recent building renovations allow for more activities and more community opportunities.
Join us and bring new energy to our great neighborhood association. Board members chair one committee, which should meet once a month, attend monthly Board meetings, and participate in events.
The Nominating Committee is seeking applications from candidates for the offices of President, Treasurer, First Vice-President and Secretary; and for two open positions as Directors.
Applications can be found here.
Please fill out the application and submit via email by October 15, 2026 to nominations@oldtowntriangle.com. The Nominating Committee will be reviewing applications and will follow up with more information regarding deadlines and interview dates.
Do you know someone else who you think would be perfect? Send them this email or send an email to nominations@oldtowntriangle.com with their name and email and we can drop them a line.
Chair: Chris Nelson
Members: Martha Connolly, Matthew Langer, Sherry Smith and Darius Tandon
The Leslie Wolfe Gallery celebrates a year of renewal with its first 3D Exhibition – Momentum. To welcome these 3D creations, Beth Shadur was asked to curate proposals from artists with Chicago Sculpture International. She chose the theme and asked artists to submit “works whose power for expression implies movement, direction, speed, or growth, transformation, or significantly, the “potential” for any of these ideas.”
Lincoln Park Art Night takes place on Thursday, October 15, 5:30-8:30 PM. Join us and visit all five art venues, Leslie Wolfe Gallery, 1871 gallery, Madron Gallery, Art on Sedgwick and Art City. Enjoy the hop-on/hop-off vans that will loop the different galleries throughout the night. Each venue will offer specials, food, beverage, music or artist lectures and tours.
This annual event is a fun, relaxing way to visit with friends, enjoy a night out, and bring a cultural spin to your conversations. And, everything is free! Registration is appreciated but not required. Click here to register.
Nothing beats taking a little time for yourself. To complete that picture, add learning a new skill, sharing time with friends (old or new), and a enjoying a relaxed atmosphere. You’ve just described what classes at the Old Town Art Center look like! Join us for workshops, short sessions and new, exciting programs.
Digital options: Explore the world of fashion through an artistic lens. Cheryl will guide students through fashion portraits, mixed media collages, and the history of fashion illustration. Or Explore Canva by creating a collection of fun, beautiful, and useful projects designed for creative adults. Each week, you’ll learn new Canva tools.
Join Joe Taylor for his Sip and Paint series. Create an oil or acrylic painting based on your inspiration. No set subjects. Wednesday nights haven’t been this fun and creative in years!
Just starting out? Don Yang offers beginner drawing and painting classes. These five-week classes offer you the opportunity to learn the basics on your way to finding your most expressive medium.
We also offer watercolor and pastel painting classes. Later this Fall, we will delve into the expressive medium of alcohol inks and creating encaustic sculptures.
Everyone is welcome!
Nothing beats taking a little time for yourself. To complete that picture, add learning a new skill, sharing time with friends (old or new), and a enjoying a relaxed atmosphere. You’ve just described what classes at the Old Town Art Center look like! Join us for workshops, short sessions and new, exciting programs.
Digital options: Explore the world of fashion through an artistic lens. Cheryl will guide students through fashion portraits, mixed media collages, and the history of fashion illustration. Or Explore Canva by creating a collection of fun, beautiful, and useful projects designed for creative adults. Each week, you’ll learn new Canva tools.
Join Joe Taylor for his Sip and Paint series. Create an oil or acrylic painting based on your inspiration. No set subjects. Wednesday nights haven’t been this fun and creative in years!
Just starting out? Don Yang offers beginner drawing and painting classes. These five-week classes offer you the opportunity to learn the basics on your way to finding your most expressive medium.
We also offer watercolor and pastel painting classes. Later this Fall, we will delve into the expressive medium of alcohol inks and creating encaustic sculptures.
Everyone is welcome!
Join us for an evening of bingo at the Old Town Triangle Center! Get together with friends and neighbors for games of four-across, cover-all, and more, featuring live piano accompaniment by Phil Graff! Bingo at the Triangle is a great way to relax, have fun, meet your neighbolrs, and spend time with friends. We’ll have snacks, prizes and more! Don’t miss the fun!
Summer Workshops and Classes are available at the Old Town Art Center! This summer offers exciting opportunities to explore new mediums and hone your craft at the Old Town Art Center. All Art Center classes are open to every experience level, so why wait? Explore some of the summer course offerings at the Old Town Art Center below.
Join Tom Francesconi for a weekend watercolor workshop, where he shares his process for creating fresh and vibrant paintings! Tom’s energetic instruction style and passion for painting combine to create an experience that is enjoyable and informative for students at every stage of experience. Throughout this two-day workshop, Tom will demonstrate how to go from sketch to finished work, with an emphasis on creating a rich and dynamic watercolor painting. Participants will learn how to use value, color, and edges to paint watercolors that are more expressive, unique, and personal.
Have you been wanting to learn digital drawing, start a new creative hobby, or make time for art after work or on weekends? This beginner-friendly 4 week course is designed for adults who want to learn digital illustration in a relaxed, supportive environment-whether you’re completely new to drawing or returning to creativity after years away. In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of digital drawing using Procreate, one of the most popular digital art apps for iPad.
Students take on projects of their own choosing. Joe provides support in difficult areas; whether color, mass, shadows or any other technique that fails. His level of instruction is dependent on each individual student’s needs. This class is as challenging for experienced painters as it is exciting for those expanding their knowledge.
Students take on projects of their own choosing. Joe provides support in difficult areas; whether color, mass, shadows or any other technique that fails. His level of instruction is dependent on each individual student’s needs. This class is as challenging for experienced painters as it is exciting for those expanding their knowledge.
In representational art (realistic art), sound drawing is the cornerstone of everything that follows. In this class, the main emphasis will be on how to accurately see and draw three dimensional objects in an environment in order to create convincing realism in space.
This class is designed for students to have an opportunity to learn oil painting in a systematic way at a college level. This class is based on Oil Painting 101 to 400 level classes (from sophomore to senior students) at the American Academy of Art where Don taught painting and drawing for 22 years.
Join us at the Old Town Triangle Center for a play with Violet Surprise Theatre! See The Revolutionists by playwright Lauren Gunderson on Sunday, May 17th at 3:00 PM.
See below for a summary of the show:
The Revolutionists will not be televised. It will be dramatized – by Violet Surprise Theatre, whose mission is to vibrantly validate the voices of women. Written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Iris Sowlat, The Revolutionists is a hysterical and historical (or, more accurately, herstorical) play that invites audiences to experience the French Revolution from a female perspective. So don’t pardon our French. Pardon our Frenchwomen and their très merciless treatment during the Reign of Terror.
Be advised: This show contains strong language.
Tickets
Free for OTTA Members
$15 Non-Members
The Old Town Triangle Center | 1763 N. North Park Avenue
Still in the spirit from the World Cup excitment? Ready for more futbol? Let’s make a night of it (Old Town neighbors and the Chicago Fire FC). The Old Town Triangle Association has secured a block of tickets for the game against Charlotte! We’re still celebrating the US men’s run and we have a winning team here in Chicago! We can welcome Robert Lewandowski to Chicago and let the entire team know that Old Town supports them. Have fun with neighbors and friends as we take in our own team.
Saturday, August 1: Game starts at 7:30
The first 40 Members to sign up get in FREE. Once those tickets are claimed, prices increase but we’ll still be in the same section, cheering on the HOME team. Chicago Fire FC is also providing the Triangle with a donation for each ticket sold! Have fun and benefit the OTTA at the same time.
An added benefit: Soldier Field provides easy access to parking in the garage on non-Bears Game days!