Events on Thursday, May 29

40 Years in Greektown

Workshop/Class

40 Years in Greektown

Thursday 5/29 @ Gallery 37 Center for the Arts

With apologies to Southern France and Italy, when we hear "Mediterranean cuisine," we think of Greece and its braised lamb, thick... 

eighth blackbird:  <em>The Only Moving Thing</em>

Music: Classical

eighth blackbird

Thursday 5/29 @ Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Brainy avant chamber music ensemble eighth blackbird is named after the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen Ways of Looking at... 

French Kicks w/ Frightened Rabbit

Music

French Kicks

Thursday 5/29 @ Double Door

French Kicks may be the underdogs of Brooklyn's post-post-punk scene, but at their best, they rival the Walkmen or the Strokes.... 

[SOLD OUT] M83 w/ Berg Sans Nipple

Music: Electronic

[SOLD OUT] M83

Thursday 5/29 @ The Empty Bottle

When France's M83 first washed up on these shores with 2003's Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, it was a... 

<em>Imitation of Life </em>(1959)

Film

Imitation of Life

Thursday 5/29 @ Block Cinema

Douglas Sirk's melodramas are visual vortexes of societal and domestic issues, spun to heartbreaking effect. For his final Hollywood outing, Imitation... 

Dating for Nerds

Party

Dating for Nerds

Thursday 5/29 @ The Spot

Perusing the latest Popular Science at the bar will draw judgmental eye-rolls at Rainbo, and would surely get your ass kicked... 

The Kids in the Hall

Comedy

The Kids in the Hall

Thursday 5/29 @ The Chicago Theatre

Not everyone "gets" the Kids in the Hall's humor. (It helps if you prefer a good deal of absurdity peppering your... 

Ongoing Events

Ben Gest

Art: Photography

Ben Gest

Thursday 5/29 @ Stephen Daiter Gallery

Ben Gest's portraits of friends and family are carefully orchestrated to seem totally improvised. But where like-minded photographers Sally Mann, Tina... 

Film

Reprise

Thursday 5/29 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

Joachim Trier deftly interweaves disparate themes, including ambition, love, punk rock, and the writer's life, in his debut feature-length film. Set... 

<em>Everyday People</em>

Art

Everyday People

Thursday 5/29 @ estudiotres

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

Tony Fitzpatrick: <em>The Wonder:</em><em> Portraits of a Remembered City</em>

Art

Tony Fitzpatrick

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

<em>Redbelt</em>

Film

Redbelt

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

Ken Fandell, <em>Part II: Until It Doesn't Matter </em>

Art

Ken Fandell

Thursday 5/29 @ Tony Wight Gallery

In part two of his exhibition at Tony Wight Gallery, Ken Fandell continues working with an image taken by NASA's Hubble... 

Mario Ybarra, Jr.: <em>Take Me Out</em>&hellip;<em> No Man Is an Island</em>

Art

Mario Ybarra, Jr.

Thursday 5/29 @ The Art Institute of Chicago

In his first solo museum exhibition, Mario Ybarra, Jr. presents a witty comparison of Chicago and Los Angeles through the exploits... 

Justin Cooper: <em>Thread</em>

Art

Justin Cooper

Thursday 5/29 @ Gallery 400

Justin Cooper's installation is a combination of opposites: small-scale material creates large-scale sculpture, and conceptual performance art runs up against personal-space... 

<em>Shape-Shifters</em>

Art

Shape-Shifters

Thursday 5/29 @ Alfedena Gallery

Curated by Newcity art editor Jason Foumberg and hosted by Alfedena Gallery, the Contemporary Arts Council's 14th annual emerging-artist exhibition illustrates... 

Smart Home: Green + Wired

City Gems

Smart Home

Thursday 5/29 @ Museum Campus

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

<em>Jellyfish</em>

Film

Jellyfish

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

<em>Strange Habit</em>

Art

Strange Habit

Thursday 5/29 @ I Space Gallery

For Strange Habit, curator Luke Batten selected artists — Emily Kennerk, Curtis Mann, Alice Shaw, Shane Huffman, and Steven Husby —... 

<em>Avenue Q</em>

Theatre

Avenue Q

Thursday 5/29 @ Cadillac Palace Theater

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

Christa Donner: <em>ExtraSensory</em>

Art

Christa Donner

Thursday 5/29 @ International Museum of Surgical Science

For decades, the International Museum of Surgical Science has spotlighted the macabre wonders of invasive surgery. But along with historical displays... 

<em>Design in the Age of Darwin: From William Morris to Frank Lloyd Wright</em>

Art

Design in the Age of Darwin

Thursday 5/29 @ Block Museum, Northwestern University

What effect did Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species have on the development of early modern architecture? What can we... 

<em>Baby Mama</em>

Film

Baby Mama

Thursday 5/29 @ Various locations

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

<em>A Steady Rain</em>

Theatre

A Steady Rain

Thursday 5/29 @ Royal George Theatre Center

Most playwrights would kill for the rave reviews that have been heaped upon Keith Huff's A Steady Rain. Happily, the only... 

<em>Roman de Gare</em>

Film

Roman de Gare

Thursday 5/29 @ Various locations

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

David Hockney<em>:</em> <em>Looking at Woldgate Woods</em>

Art

David Hockney

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

<em>About Art</em>: Photographs by Jason Lazarus and Brian Ulrich

Art: Photography

Brian Ulrich and Jason Lazarus

Thursday 5/29 @ City Gallery

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

<em>Three Hours Between Planes: Contemporary Photography from Leipzig and Chicago</em>

Art: Photography

Three Hours Between Planes

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

<em>Son of Rambow</em>

Film

Son of Rambow

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

Maleonn: <em>Days on the Cotton Candy</em> and Brian Yates: <em>you ruin everything</em>

Art

Maleonn and Brian Yates

Thursday 5/29 @ Kasia Kay Art Projects

The term "visual artist" is a relatively vague one, but it's a dead-on description of Shanghai's Maleonn; his work demands a... 

<em>Then She Found Me</em>

Film

Then She Found Me

Thursday 5/29 @ Various locations

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

<em>Black Is Black Ain't</em>

Art

Black Is Black Ain't

Thursday 5/29 @ The Renaissance Society

The subject of race seems to be on many minds of late, but in the art world, the topic is positively... 

<em>Chicago Imagism: 1965-1985</em>

Art

Chicago Imagism: 1965-1985

Thursday 5/29 @ Russell Bowman Fine Art

Chicago Imagism began with a group of artists from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago who first showed their... 

<em>The Visitor</em>

Film

The Visitor

Thursday 5/29 @ 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... 

<em>Campaign Supernova!</em><em> or How Many Democrats Does It Take to Lose an Election?</em>

Comedy

Campaign Supernova!

Thursday 5/29 @ The Second City e.t.c.

From the director of the recent hit Between Barack and a Hard Place comes another election-season winner, Campaign Supernova!, performed by... 

<em>The Witnesses</em>

Film

The Witnesses

Thursday 5/29 @ Music Box Theatre

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