Events on Monday, March 3

Thomas Cathcart: <em>Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes</em>

Books: Reading

Thomas Cathcart

Monday 3/ 3 @ Borders

While the stereotype of the humorless philosopher is not without truth, former Harvard philosophy majors Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein offer... 

Talking Point: Jennifer Karmin and Kathleen Duffy

Special Event

Jennifer Karmin and Kathleen Duffy

Monday 3/ 3 @ Hyde Park Art Center

Since 2001, Chicago-based art collective Anti Gravity Surprise has addressed the concept of world peace in 9/11-themed multimedia project Gathering Motion;... 

Catfish Haven

Music

Catfish Haven

Monday 3/ 3 @ The Empty Bottle

Falling somewhere between reverb-heavy bar band and back-porch blues, Catfish Haven combine Southern-rock vibes with tough drumming and smoker's-lung vocals. Though... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

The New Authentics

Monday 3/ 3 @ 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... 

<em>Soft Life</em>

Art

Soft Life

Monday 3/ 3 @ 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... 

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

Art

Watercolors of Winslow Homer

Monday 3/ 3 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Rania Matar

Monday 3/ 3 @ Chicago Cultural Center

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

Edward Hopper

Art

Edward Hopper

Monday 3/ 3 @ 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>Border Film Project</em>

Art: Photography

Border Film Project

Monday 3/ 3 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

This Land Is Your Land

Monday 3/ 3 @ 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... 

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Special Event

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Monday 3/ 3 @ Chicago History Museum

Every Monday is FREE at the Chicago History Museum. Come by and check us out!  We have exhibitions and programs for...