All events on Wednesday August 06
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Young@Heart
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Wednesday Aug 6 (7pm) @ Beverly Arts Center
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Stan, 78, is in a wheelchair. Octogenarian Fred is on oxygen. And 92-year-old Eileen uses a cane to steady herself. But the feisty old-timers of... View details »
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Touch of Evil (1958)
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Wednesday Aug 6 (8:30pm) @ Block Cinema
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When Orson Welles left his crime masterpiece, Touch of Evil, to the edit-happy heads of Universal, his position was similar to that of a translated... View details »
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Bottle Shock
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Wednesday Aug 6 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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In 1976, British oenophile Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) hosted a much-ballyhooed blind tasting between France's finest wine and California's — including one made by small-vineyard... View details »
- Reading
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Erotic Harry Potter Night
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Wednesday Aug 6 (7–8pm) @ Quimby's Bookstore
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It's going to be more sexually charged at Quimby's tonight than the tension between Ron and Hermione at Hogwarts, as erotica writer Cecilia Tan leads... View details »
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Jeff Koons
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Wednesday Aug 6 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
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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 »
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The Visitor
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Wednesday Aug 6 @ 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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Wednesday Aug 6 (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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Wednesday Aug 6 (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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Wednesday Aug 6 @ 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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Jane Fisher
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Wednesday Aug 6 (11am–5:30pm) @ Packer Schopf Gallery
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Figurative painter Jane Fisher returns to Chicago with her latest series of paintings: a simple celebration of humanity entitled Big Heads and Bigger Women. The... View details »
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ISN'T IT
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Wednesday Aug 6 (11am–5pm) @ Tony Wight Gallery
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At first glance, ISN'T IT appears to be a loose collection of sculptures that brings modest materials to life. But the exhibition rewards close viewing,... View details »
- Art: Photography
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Daniel Traub
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Wednesday Aug 6 (10am–5:30pm) @ Catherine Edelman Gallery
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... China becomes a major player in global culture, attention shifts towards its booming cities. In a new series of photographs, Daniel Traub looks farther... View details »
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Mónica Herrera: Strings
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Wednesday Aug 6 (9am–8pm) @ 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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Wednesday Aug 6 @ 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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Wednesday Aug 6 (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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Brideshead Revisited
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Wednesday Aug 6 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema
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For fans of the book and miniseries, it's hard to imagine how Brideshead Revisited could conform to a two-hour feature-film format. The story of the... View details »
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Contempt (1963)
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Wednesday Aug 6 @ Music Box Theatre
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Jean-Luc Godard's 45-year-old masterpiece Contempt is still a conundrum. Coming off a run of shoestring gems, the French New Wave icon suddenly had a big... View details »
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Are We There Yet?
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Wednesday Aug 6 (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 »
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Take
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Wednesday Aug 6 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
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Take begins with two close-ups: that of Ana (Minnie Driver), her face drawn and mouth grim; and Saul (Jeremy Renner), wearing handcuffs, his eyes clouded.... View details »
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Howard Henry Chen
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Wednesday Aug 6 (10am–5pm) @ Museum of Contemporary Art
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Howard Henry Chen's exhibition at the MCA is made up of just four artworks — a photographic triptych and three sculptural ensembles — but that's... View details »
