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Jay Brannan
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Monday July 28 (9pm) @ Lakeshore Theater
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The appeal of folkie Jay Brannan's brazen, over-the-top emoting is somewhat inexplicable, because despite the slick packaging, the singer's unapologetic embrace of inner turmoil is... View details »
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Death Becomes Her
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Monday July 28 (8:30pm) @ South Shore Cultural Center
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Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis star in this Academy Award-winning black comedy. Hawn and Streep play rivals Helen and Madeline, two self-centered women... View details »
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Bill Callahan
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Monday July 28 (12:15–1:30pm) @ Millennium Park
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Weary-voiced Bill Callahan now performs free of his (Smog) moniker, offering the antithesis of everything associated with the "singer/songwriter" tag. Sure, guitars are ever-present, and... View details »
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Eddie Campbell
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Monday July 28 (7–8pm) @ Quimby's Bookstore
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The divide between Comic-Con superheroes and alternative comics isn't all that big. Dark Knight vs. Jimmy Corrigan? Why choose only one? If a rift exists,... View details »
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The Visitor
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Monday July 28 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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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 »
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Collecting for Chicago
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Monday July 28 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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You may not have noticed, but the Art Institute's Department of Prints and Drawings has been running in stealth mode — its world-class collection was... View details »
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Mario Ybarra, Jr.
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Monday July 28 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago
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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 »
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Tell No One
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Monday July 28 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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Herein lies living proof that the French can spin a gorgeous existentialist drama in any genre. Pediatrician Alex (François Cluzet) has never gotten over the... View details »
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Mónica Herrera: Strings
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Sunday Aug 3 (3–5pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center
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For her interactive sound installation at Hyde Park Art Center, Mónica Herrera transforms the gallery into a giant musical instrument and invites viewers to play... View details »
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The Wackness
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Monday July 28 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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The Wackness is the sort of movie whose most redeeming qualities are least likely to be advertised in its trailers. About a teenage weed dealer... View details »
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Book and Paper Arts Triennial
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Monday July 28 (10am–6pm) @ Chicago Center for Book & Paper Arts
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This juried triennial exhibition, dedicated to paper preservation and innovation in an increasingly paperless world, opens today at Columbia College Chicago's Center for Book &... View details »
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Portraits from the Mind
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Monday July 28 @ Chicago Cultural Center
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Despite a well-respected decades-long career, painter William Utermohlen didn't enjoy widespread fame until he became unable to make art or communicate. When the septuagenarian, now... View details »
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Are We There Yet?
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Monday July 28 (10am–8pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center
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Curated by photographer Dawoud Bey, Are We There Yet? is a group show of lens-based work that touches on issues of mobility. It's a timely... View details »
- Film: Documentary
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Gonzo
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Monday July 28 @ Various locations
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The father of gonzo journalism and a '60s-counterculture icon, Hunter S. Thompson revolutionized American prose with his drug-fueled, first-person narrative style. His maverick ways allowed... View details »
