All events on Monday September 22
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- Mark Porter
- Monday Sep 22 @ Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center Gallery More times »
- Free
- Fusing found objects and his own custom-made creations, Mark Porter produces one-of-a-kind pieces that gradually transform themselves — and the gallery — as the show... View details »
- More Flavor: Discussion
- Changing the Tune of a Nation
- Monday Sep 22 (7pm) @ Sonotheque
- Music has a long and storied history of mobilizing support for political causes and effecting social change. But if you think North American artists like... View details »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- Dressy Bessy
- Monday Sep 22 (8pm) @ The Bottom Lounge
- Dressy Bessy, quite simply, are all about having a good time. The playful tone this Denver-based collective adopts has bubbled over into a few mediums;... View details »
The following events are ongoing.
- Film
- Tell No One
- Monday Sep 22 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema More times »
- 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 »
- Art
- Mónica Herrera: Strings
- Monday Sep 22 (9am–8pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center More times »
- Free
- 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 »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
- Monday Sep 22 @ Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary More times »
- Free
- If nothing else, taking up birdwatching gives you a convenient excuse to bring terms like "Magnificent Frigatebird" and "Purple Gallinule" into conversation. In this sancturary,... View details »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
- Monday Sep 22 (7:30am–7:30pm) @ Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool More times »
- Free
- Escape the roaring cars on Lake Shore Drive and the crowds at Lincoln Park Zoo by slipping through the unobtrusive entrance to the Alfred Caldwell... View details »
- More Flavor: City Gem
- Flower Power
- Monday Sep 22 (9am–5pm) @ Garfield Park Conservatory More times »
- Free
- If the concrete trek and throngs of spectators at Friday's Fourth of July festivities leave you pining for something a little more spacious and herbaceous,... View details »
- Film
- The Dark Knight
- Monday Sep 22 @ Navy Pier More times »
- The Dark Knight might go down as Heath Ledger's final film, but it would be a shame if the actor's tragic death overshadowed its prodigious... View details »
- Film
- Bottle Shock
- Monday Sep 22 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema More times »
- 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 »
- Art
- Angles in America
- Monday Sep 22 (10am–5:30pm) @ Rhona Hoffman Gallery More times »
- Free
- You may find this show's title easy to misread, and that's by design — such ambiguity is all part of the game for the exhibition's... View details »
- Art
- Are We There Yet?
- Monday Sep 22 (10am–8pm) @ Hyde Park Art Center More times »
- Free
- 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 »
- Art
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Monday Sep 22 (10:30am–5pm) @ The Art Institute of Chicago More times »
- A canonized master of photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson's legacy includes a staggering number of great images, as well as his influential idea of capturing "the decisive... View details »
- Film
- Elegy
- Monday Sep 22 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema More times »
- Elegy is what happens when a female Spanish director (Isabel Coixet, My Life Without Me) adapts, of all things, a Philip Roth short story. Renowned... View details »
- Art
- Walead Beshty & James Welling
- Monday Sep 22 @ The Suburban More times »
- Free
- The Suburban pairs two like-minded artists of different generations in this exhibition, which is rich with conceptual layers and enthralling in its attention to form.... View details »
- Art
- Scavenger Constructs: Site-Specific Sculptures
- Monday Sep 22 (9am–5pm) @ Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College Chicago More times »
- Free
- Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans turned mass-produced objects into meaningful art. With this transmutability in mind, Scavenger Constructs features five artists who give new meaning... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Bill O'Donnell
- Monday Sep 22 (10am–6:30pm) @ City Gallery More times »
- Free
- Bill O'Donnell's color photographs offer a world of spooky little vacation homes, troubling the eye with mixed-up scales and half-focused views. This series, on display... View details »
- Film: Documentary
- Beautiful Losers
- Monday Sep 22 @ Gene Siskel Film Center More times »
- The artists featured in the documentary Beautiful Losers were hardly the first to root their work in street art, but they did so with a... View details »
- Music: Global
- World Music Festival: Chicago
- Monday Sep 22 @ Museum of Contemporary Art More times »
- With the rising tide of indie acts that have globe-spanning influences — consider M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend — the genres that get lumped together under... View details »
- Art
- Light from Inside: Art from Illinois Prisons
- Monday Sep 22 @ Chicago Cultural Center More times »
- Free
- For those whose impressions of prisoners have mostly been shaped by watching Oz, this exhibition provides a look at prisoners' creative talent and dedication. Light... View details »
- Film
- Hamlet 2
- Monday Sep 22 @ Various locations More times »
- With a name like Hamlet 2, a movie is bound to be either the worst piffle to be hurled down the cinematic pike, or pure... View details »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Panorama of Modern Brazilian Architecture: From the 1950s to the Present
- Monday Sep 22 @ Crown Hall More times »
- Free
- This exhibition provides a thorough visual survey of Brazil's modern architecture. Photographs, drawings, and design concepts profile the work of well-established Brazilian architects such as... View details »
- Film
- Towelhead
- Monday Sep 22 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema More times »
- It's hard to imagine how director/writer Alan Ball managed to pitch Towelhead. Jasira (Summer Bishil) is a 13-year-old Arab-American girl stranded in the Texas suburbs... View details »
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- Smart Home
- Monday Sep 22 @ Museum Campus More times »
- Just admit it, you've ogled the sleek modern houses you pass on certain streets and wished you could peek inside. The Museum of Science and... View details »
