All events on Thursday June 12
Previous day|Next day
- Music: Rock/Pop
-
Oxford Collapse
-
Thursday June 12 (9pm) @ The Empty Bottle
-
After a few albums of post-punk manqué, Brooklyn trio Oxford Collapse shattered expectations with 2006's Remember the Night Parties. Sounding more Chapel Hill '95 than... View details »
- Reading
-
Lynda Barry
-
Thursday June 12 (5pm) @ The Hideout
-
Lynda Barry, creator of the cult comic Ernie Pook's Comeek, just unveiled her new creative-method how-to book What It Is. Part hand-drawn illustrations and cut-up... View details »
- Film
-
Panic in the Streets
-
Thursday June 12 (6pm) @ Gene Siskel Film Center
-
Between landing Best Director honors in 1948 (Gentleman's Agreement) and pushing sexual mores with A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Elia Kazan helmed this taught, underappreciated... View details »
The following events are ongoing.
- Art
-
Tony Fitzpatrick
-
Thursday June 12 (8am–6pm) @ Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theater
More times »
-
Born and raised on the South Side, Tony Fitzpatrick is a prolific artist whose work ethic and oeuvre are both quintessentially Chicago. This exhibition comprises... View details »
- Art
-
Jeff Koons
-
Thursday June 12 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
More times »
-
It's easy to forget that art star and auction darling Jeff Koons made his name as a provocateur. His Made in Heaven series includes photographs... View details »
- Art
-
Jay Davis
-
Thursday June 12 (11am–6pm) @ Bucket Rider
More times »
-
Brooklyn-based artist Jay Davis returns to Chicago with new paintings on vinyl. His colorful, mystical pieces are complex and full of life, vibrating with recurring... View details »
- Film
-
The Visitor
-
Thursday June 12 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
More times »
-
Some character actors should really never be leading men (Jude Law), and some just haven't been given the chance. Richard Jenkins (I Heart Huckabees, 2004)... View details »
- Art
-
Maleonn and Brian Yates
-
Thursday June 12 (11am–5pm) @ Kasia Kay Art Projects
More times »
-
The term "visual artist" is a relatively vague one, but it's a dead-on description of Shanghai's Maleonn; his work demands a general characterization, anyhow, not... View details »
- Film
-
Baby Mama
-
Thursday June 12 @ Various locations
More times »
-
With their smart mouths and hyperactive wit, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have already proven irresistible as a comic team, most memorably as the SNL... View details »
- Film
-
Redbelt
-
Thursday June 12 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
More times »
-
Gulf War veteran Mike (Chiwetel Ejiofor) runs a Jiu-Jitsu studio, but refuses to participate in competitions — which he believes compromise the martial art's principles.... View details »
- Film
-
Son of Rambow
-
Thursday June 12 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
More times »
-
Young Will lives in a religious household that forbids television or film. But once school bully Lee exposes him to a bootleg copy of First... View details »
- Art
-
Christa Donner
-
Thursday June 12 (10am–4pm) @ International Museum of Surgical Science
More times »
-
For decades, the International Museum of Surgical Science has spotlighted the macabre wonders of invasive surgery. But along with historical displays of bizarre artifacts and... View details »
- Film
-
Roman de Gare
-
Thursday June 12 @ Various locations
More times »
-
Roman de Gare takes its name from the French term for popular novels sold in train stations, and, indeed, this film's whodunit plot is pure... View details »
- Art
-
Mark Booth
-
Thursday June 12 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
More times »
-
In the current installment of the UBS 12x12 series, Mark Booth presents drawings and paintings that combine text with biomorphic forms and recall both cellular... View details »
- Art
-
Mario Ybarra, Jr.
-
Thursday June 12 (10:30am–8pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
More times »
-
In his first solo museum exhibition, Mario Ybarra, Jr. presents a witty comparison of Chicago and Los Angeles through the exploits of William Wrigley, Jr..... View details »
- Film
-
Constantine's Sword
-
Thursday June 12 @ Music Box Theatre
More times »
-
Too often, "essay films" — documentaries arguing a specific point of view — are made by those antipathetic to their subjects. What's unusual about Constantine's... View details »
- Art
-
Everyday People
-
Thursday June 12 (10am–5pm) @ estudiotres
More times »
-
Curators Rob Bondgren and David Getsy push beyond the reductive categories of sexuality and gender in the LGBT-themed exhibition Everyday People at estudiotres in Chicago's... View details »
- Art: Photography
-
Ben Gest
-
Thursday June 12 (11am–6pm) @ Stephen Daiter Gallery
More times »
-
Ben Gest's portraits of friends and family are carefully orchestrated to seem totally improvised. But where like-minded photographers Sally Mann, Tina Barney, and Alec Soth... View details »
- Art
-
David Hockney
-
Thursday June 12 (11am–6pm) @ The Arts Club of Chicago
More times »
-
David Hockney gained recognition in the '60s for his flat, single-panel paintings of swimming pools, but he also creates more narrative-based work, like pieced-together canvases... View details »
- Film
-
Reprise
-
Thursday June 12 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
More times »
-
Joachim Trier deftly interweaves disparate themes, including ambition, love, punk rock, and the writer's life, in his debut feature-length film. Set in Oslo, Norway, Reprise... View details »
- Art
-
Shape-Shifters
-
Thursday June 12 (10am–6pm) @ Alfedena Gallery
More times »
-
Curated by Newcity art editor Jason Foumberg and hosted by Alfedena Gallery, the Contemporary Arts Council's 14th annual emerging-artist exhibition illustrates the ways that familiar... View details »
- Art
-
Clouds, et al
-
Thursday June 12 (10:30am–6:30pm) @ Carrie Secrist Gallery
More times »
-
During the quiet months of summer, dealers often turn to group exhibitions as an easy way to trot out the work of multiple artists. In... View details »
