Arts Gala '01 News Release

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February 22, 2001 For more information,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE call Laura Kiran
LEWIS UNIVERSITY T O HONOR FOUNDERS O F ARTS & IDEAS SERIES
Lewis University has selected the founders of its Arts & Ideas Series to receive the 2001
St. Genesius Award at the fourteenth annual Arts Gala, to be held Saturday, March 10 on the
Lewis campus on Route 53 in Romeoville.
Brother James Gaffney, FSC, president of Lewis University, will present the awards to
Brother Paul French, FSC, Senior Distinguished Professor, professor of English and coordinator
for the Culture and Civilization program; and Chet Kondratowicz, faculty emeritus of theatre and
former director of the Philip Lynch Theatre.
Kondratowicz and Brother Paul established the Arts & Ideas Series in 1984 to provide
educational, cultural, artistic and entertaining programming that is open both to students and the
general public free of charge or at a nominal fee. Through the years, thousands of guests annually
have attended events such as concerts, plays, touring companies, dance ensembles, films, lectures,
and seminars.
The pair also provided for the creation of the Cultural Advisory Board at Lewis to support
the Arts & Ideas Series and spearheaded planning and implementation of the annual Arts Gala to
fund the series.
Open to the public, Arts Gala 2001 is sponsored by the Lewis Cultural Advisory Board
and will feature the theme Casablanca - Relive the Romance. The evening will include the award
ceremony, cocktail reception, silent auction, raffle, gala dinner and entertainment.
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