Events on Wednesday, February 27

<em>The Kite Runner </em>(2007)

Film

The Kite Runner (2007)

Wednesday 2/27 @ Beverly Arts Center

Khaled Hosseini's tearjerker debut novel hits the silver screen with a dose of Hollywood splendor. The story follows Amir, whose... 

Thomas Dunning presents Hoot Night: Streisand vs Violence

Music

Hoot Night

Wednesday 2/27 @ Schubas

Hoot Night is a beloved Chicago tradition in which local musicians build a night of casual covers around a central theme.... 

Crystal Castles w/ HEALTH and Brilliant Pebbles

Music

Crystal Castles

Wednesday 2/27 @ Abbey Pub

After a string of well-received 7-inches, the Toronto-based Crystal Castles are finally releasing their much-anticipated full-length this March. Jamming on homemade... 

Ongoing Events

<i>The New Authentics: Artists of the Post-Jewish Generation</i>

Art

The New Authentics

Wednesday 2/27 @ Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies

In The New Authentics, 16 Jewish-American artists examine the role of Judaism in everyday American life, exploring the ways in which... 

James J. Peterson: <em>Snooping for a New Lexis of Peace </em>

Art

James J. Peterson

Wednesday 2/27 @ Gescheidle

In the midst of asinine warfare and random violence, an artist's role is always unclear. Former Chicagoan James J. Peterson reacts... 

Edward Hopper

Art

Edward Hopper

Wednesday 2/27 @ The Art Institute of Chicago

Edward Hopper, the quintessential American realist, receives one of the most comprehensive stateside surveys of his work in this far-reaching retrospective.... 

<em>Drawn by Wesley Willis</em>

Art

Drawn by Wesley Willis

Wednesday 2/27 @ Dominican University O'Connor Gallery of Art

Was the late Wesley Willis secretly a Renaissance man? With magical musical hits like "Rock 'n Roll McDonalds" and "Smoke Crack... 

<em>Border Film Project</em>

Art: Photography

Border Film Project

Wednesday 2/27 @ Gage Gallery of Roosevelt University

Despite continuous media coverage on the inflammatory issue of border security, the US-Mexico divide still lacks effective federal oversight. That means... 

Knut Hybinette and Troy Richards: <em>Nowheresville</em>

Art

Nowheresville

Wednesday 2/27 @ Thomas Robertello Gallery

Nowheresville is a multimedia interpretation of utopian ideals, based on the writings of early 19th-century philosopher Charles Fourier. Collaborative duo Knut... 

Gordon Matta-Clark: <em>You Are the Measure</em>

Art

Gordon Matta-Clark

Wednesday 2/27 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

Artist Chris Burden put it best when he said that Gordon Matta-Clark's 1978 death was "a drag" — he was referring... 

Special Event

Paintings Below Zero

Wednesday 2/27 @ Millennium Park

The city seems to think it can lift our cold, broken spirits by taking the soul-crushing Chicago winter and... 

<i>Mapping the Self</i>

Art

Mapping the Self

Wednesday 2/27 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

As part of the citywide Festival of Maps, kicking off at the Field Museum on November 2, curator Tricia Van Eck... 

<em>Girls on the Verge: Portraits of Adolescence</em>

Art: Photography

Girls on the Verge

Wednesday 2/27 @ The Art Institute of Chicago

Timidity and fearlessness; self-consciousness and bravado; naiveté and worldliness — all the dichotomies of female adolescence find expression in the Art... 

<em>Adaptation</em>

Art

Adaptation

Wednesday 2/27 @ Smart Museum of Art

It isn't just the title of a plot-twisting Spike Jonze film — "adaptation" also refers to the artistic practice of reappropriation,... 

<em>Soft Life</em>

Art

Soft Life

Wednesday 2/27 @ Hyde Park Art Center

Exploring love's sordid relationship to art, this exhibition of finely crafted threadings, embroidery works, sculpture, and related installation and video art... 

Cindy Loehr: <em>Twilight Knowledge</em>

Art

Cindy Loehr

Wednesday 2/27 @ moniquemeloche gallery

Ohio native Cindy Loehr exhibits her grandiose installation Fuel for Constant Light, a theatrical installation featuring ethereal, nine-foot-tall metal wings, colored... 

<em>Watercolors of Winslow Homer: The Color of Light</em>

Art

Watercolors of Winslow Homer

Wednesday 2/27 @ The Art Institute of Chicago

Winslow Homer began his career as a humble illustrator for Harper's, but he retired as the self-taught American master of watercolor... 

<em>This Land Is Your Land</em>

Art: Photography

This Land Is Your Land

Wednesday 2/27 @ Museum of Contemporary Photography

Inspired by the subtle subversion of Woody Guthrie's populist anthem, This Land Is Your Land is a thoughtful investigation of US... 

Rania Matar: <i>Women of Islam</i>

Art: Photography

Rania Matar

Wednesday 2/27 @ Chicago Cultural Center

Contemporary Lebanese society is increasingly torn between the influence of Western culture and traditional Islamic devotion. Rania Matar captures the poignant... 

Joseph Noderer

Art

Joseph Noderer

Wednesday 2/27 @ Linda Warren Gallery

Joseph Noderer's paintings — New England landscapes and images of the Chicago suburbs rendered in a warm, old-timey palette — could... 

<I>Drawn from the Home of Henry Darger</I>

Art

Drawn from the Home of Henry Darger

Wednesday 2/27 @ Smart Museum of Art

Self-taught artist Henry Darger was in many ways the archetypical mad genius, a recluse holed up in a tiny Chicago studio... 

<em>There Will Be Blood</em>

Film

There Will Be Blood

Wednesday 2/27 @ Various locations

It was the strongest year cinema has seen in at least a decade, so the following claim is not a mild...