Events on Wednesday, May 7

<em>Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?</em>

Special Event

Sweet Swan of Avon

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ The Newberry Library

Scholars have long questioned whether or not the poorly educated William Shakespeare really wrote some of the finest works in the... 

Robyn

Music

Robyn

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Park West

Any pop starlet with the gall to release a single called "Who's That Girl" post-Immaculate Collection had better have more up... 

Cut Copy w/ Black Kids and Mobius Band

Music

Cut Copy

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Abbey Pub

Recalling an era when all you needed for a great pop song were some shimmering keyboard melodies, a sexily aloof vocalist,... 

Film School w/ Airiel and Urbanites

Music

Film School

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Schubas

With a penchant for shimmering feedback and reverb-drenched arrangements, Film School are adherents of the late-'80s/early-'90s shoegaze tradition. Although some find... 

Reading Under the Influence

Books: Reading

Reading Under the Influence

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Sheffield's

Dorothy Parker would be proud of the folks from Reading Under the Influence, who clearly understand the symbiotic relationship between literature... 

Ongoing Events

Art

Frau Fiber

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Various locations

Artist/activist Frau Fiber's investigation of the history and global politics of the garment industry is the latest installment in Gallery 400's... 

Ben Gest

Art: Photography

Ben Gest

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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... 

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

Art

Black Is Black Ain't

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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>Last Year at Marienbad </em>(1961)<em> </em>

Film

Last Year at Marienbad

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Music Box Theatre

Stanley Kubrick, Michel Gondry, and even George Romero owe a debt to Alain Resnais' new-wave classic Last Year at Marienbad. The... 

Mark Wagner: <em>Creative Accounting</em>

Art

Mark Wagner

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Western Exhibitions

In the springtime, most of us use our money to catch up on overdue heating bills, but New York-based artist Mark... 

Edward Hopper

Art

Edward Hopper

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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.... 

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

Art

Tony Fitzpatrick

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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>Baby Mama</em>

Film

Baby Mama

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ Various locations

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

<em>Strange Habit</em>

Art

Strange Habit

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ I Space Gallery

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

Justin Cooper: <em>Thread</em>

Art

Justin Cooper

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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... 

Smart Home: Green + Wired

City Gems

Smart Home

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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>A Steady Rain</em>

Theatre

A Steady Rain

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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... 

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

Art

David Hockney

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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... 

Christa Donner: <em>ExtraSensory</em>

Art

Christa Donner

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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>The Visitor</em>

Film

The Visitor

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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... 

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

Art

Ken Fandell

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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... 

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

Art

Watercolors of Winslow Homer

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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>Three Hours Between Planes: Contemporary Photography from Leipzig and Chicago</em>

Art: Photography

Three Hours Between Planes

Wednesday 5/ 7 @ 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...