Music

Thrones

Monday 5/26 @ Reggies Rock Club

To say Joe Preston likes his music heavy is a major understatement. A veteran of some of the most brutal, devastating... 

Theatre

Avenue Q

Monday 5/26 @ Cadillac Palace Theater

The producers of Rent have caught lightning in a bottle a second time, proving again that musical theatre can be relevant... 

Art: Photography

Brian Ulrich and Jason Lazarus

Monday 5/26 @ City Gallery

Jason Lazarus and Brian Ulrich take an irreverent glimpse behind the scenes of the art market with About Art, their photographic... 

Film

The Visitor

Monday 5/26 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

Some character actors should really never be leading men (Jude Law), and some just haven't been given the chance. Richard Jenkins... 

Film

The Witnesses

Monday 5/26 @ Music Box Theatre

The first French import of note this year, The Witnesses picks up at the onset of the AIDS epidemic in Paris... 

Music

Los Campesinos!

Monday 5/26 @ The Empty Bottle

Declaring a band "darlings" is one of the music press' more backhanded compliments. But really, there's no better way to describe... 

Art

Tony Fitzpatrick

Monday 5/26 @ Chicago Cultural Center, Studio Theater

Born and raised on the South Side, Tony Fitzpatrick is a prolific artist whose work ethic and oeuvre are both quintessentially... 

Film

Redbelt

Monday 5/26 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

Gulf War veteran Mike (Chiwetel Ejiofor) runs a Jiu-Jitsu studio, but refuses to participate in competitions — which he believes compromise... 

Film

Then She Found Me

Monday 5/26 @ Various locations

Ever since Mad About You made Helen Hunt a household name, she's never been able to shake the distinct scent of... 

Art

Everyday People

Monday 5/26 @ estudiotres

Curators Rob Bondgren and David Getsy push beyond the reductive categories of sexuality and gender in the LGBT-themed exhibition Everyday People... 

City Gems

Smart Home

Monday 5/26 @ Museum Campus

Just admit it, you've ogled the sleek modern houses you pass on certain streets and wished you could peek inside. The... 

Film

Jellyfish

Monday 5/26 @ Music Box Theatre

Israeli co-directors Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen have both written children's books and graphic novels, so it's only natural that their... 

Film

Baby Mama

Monday 5/26 @ Various locations

With their smart mouths and hyperactive wit, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have already proven irresistible as a comic team, most... 

Film

Roman de Gare

Monday 5/26 @ Various locations

Roman de Gare takes its name from the French term for popular novels sold in train stations, and, indeed, this film's... 

Art

David Hockney

Monday 5/26 @ The Arts Club of Chicago

David Hockney gained recognition in the '60s for his flat, single-panel paintings of swimming pools, but he also creates more narrative-based... 

Art: Photography

Three Hours Between Planes

Monday 5/26 @ Chicago Cultural Center

In Three Hours Between Planes, co-curators Marco Poloni and Eiko Grimberg find the common themes running through the work of 11... 

Film

Son of Rambow

Monday 5/26 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

Young Will lives in a religious household that forbids television or film. But once school bully Lee exposes him to a... 

Special Event

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Monday 5/26 @ Chicago History Museum

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