Hilarity Ensues LIVE PERFORMANCE: An Immersive Toaster's Experience from the Mind of Louis Demarco

Schedule

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Open Studio Project | Evanston, IL

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Event Schedule:
Exhibition Opening: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Live Performance: 5:30 – 6:00 PM
Artist Talk: 6:00 – 6:30 PM

Hilarity Ensues is an immersive trip into artist Louis DeMarco’s sitcom universe. “Toaster’s” is an imaginary bar, built out of obsessive references to “Cheers” and “Friends” but transformed into something both highly personal and totally absurd. Populated by real people from DeMarco’s life, “Toaster’s” storylines include rakish doppelgangers, misbehaving sports mascots, and the occasional spontaneous combustion. This exhibition pulls together over a hundred original drawings, paintings, animated videos, and a very special live performance of the “Toaster’s” episode “Leave It To Beav Montauk.”
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Open Studio Project, 901 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60202-1703, United States

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