Events on Monday, January 19

<em>Days and Clouds</em>

Film

Days and Clouds

Monday 1/19 @ Evanston Public Library

The global economic downturn has inspired countless ruminations in the media, as millions of workers find themselves jobless and financially struggling... 

Ongoing Events

Michael Wolf: <em>The Transparent City</em>

Art: Photography

Michael Wolf

Monday 1/19 @ Museum of Contemporary Photography

Photographer Michael Wolf transitioned from keen observations of Hong Kong in his Architecture of Density series to a... 

Tomorrow Never Knows

Festival: Performing Arts

Tomorrow Never Knows

Monday 1/19 @ Schubas

In the dead of winter, when the city's rock venues are sleepy and the summer festival season is a fading dream,... 

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink

City Gems

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink

Monday 1/19 @ Millennium Park

A trip to the McCormick Tribune Ice Skating Rink at Millennium Park is quickly becoming a quintessential Chicago winter experience. Presenting... 

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Monday 1/19 @ Graceland Cemetery

Hidden away on Chicago's north side, this secret memento of the city's architectural history is a large, rambling Victorian-style cemetery. Filled... 

<em>Frost/Nixon</em>

Film

Frost/Nixon

Monday 1/19 @ AMC River East 21

Showing a human, fragile and, to some extent, remorseful side of the former president for the first time, David Frost's 1977... 

Christa Donner: <em>Re:Production</em>

Art

Christa Donner

Monday 1/19 @ threewalls

Chicago artist Christa Donner explores human and animal reproductive systems at threewalls' first SOLO exhibition of 2009. Donner employs drawing, animation,... 

<em>Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum</em>

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Monday 1/19 @ Chicago History Museum

In this glittering costume exhibition, the Chicago History Museum presents a rarely seen collection of haute couture fashions designed for the... 

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

City Gems

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Monday 1/19 @ Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Escape the roaring cars on Lake Shore Drive and the crowds at Lincoln Park Zoo by slipping through the unobtrusive entrance... 

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Monday 1/19 @ Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

If nothing else, taking up birdwatching gives you a convenient excuse to bring terms like "Magnificent Frigatebird" and "Purple Gallinule" into... 

Scott Fortino: <em>Elements: Earth, Sky, Water</em>

Art: Photography

Scott Fortino

Monday 1/19 @ City Gallery

Scott Fortino, a Chicago cop who used his insider's access to photograph jails, jury rooms, and public schools for his book... 

<em>If Artists Ran the Media</em>

Art

If Artists Ran the Media

Monday 1/19 @ C33 Gallery at Columbia College Chicago

If artists ran the media, would Fox News actually be fair and balanced? And where would the voices of Sean Hannity and... 

<em>Revolutionary Road</em>

Film

Revolutionary Road

Monday 1/19 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

Despite his apparent disdain for American suburbs, British director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, 1999) has revisited them — in mid-'50s Connecticut,... 

Bluegrass Banjo I

Workshop/Class

Bluegrass Banjo I

Monday 1/19 @ Old Town School of Folk Music

If artists like Akron/Family, Sufjan Stevens, and Iron and Wine inspired you to pick up that banjo gathering dust in your... 

Robert Davis and Michael Langlois: <em>House of the Rising Sun</em>

Art

Robert Davis and Michael Langlois

Monday 1/19 @ Chicago Cultural Center

Collaborative artists Robert Davis and Michael Langlois reconfigure their LA show of the same name for a three-month stint in the... 

<em>Milk</em>

Film

Milk

Monday 1/19 @ Various locations

Gus van Sant's highly anticipated biopic of Harvey Milk — the nation's first openly gay man to hold a major elected... 

Coats for Cubs

Special Event: Benefit

Coats for Cubs

Monday 1/19 @ Buffalo Exchange locations

Feeling guilty about the fur-lined gloves, vintage mink stole, or old chinchilla coat hanging in your closet? Fret not, all will... 

<em>Abandoned Demolition</em>: New Painting by Andy Paczos

Art

Abandoned Demolition: New Painting by Andy Paczos

Monday 1/19 @ Hyde Park Art Center

Once a heavy-industry mecca, now a service-industry hub, Chicago has a changing industrial history that's ripe for artistic examination. Painter Andy... 

<em>Let the Right One In</em>

Film

Let the Right One In

Monday 1/19 @ AMC Loews Pipers Alley 4

A pitch-perfect suspense film from Swedish director Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In is that rare bird: a chiller with... 

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Special Event

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Monday 1/19 @ Chicago History Museum

Every Monday is FREE at the Chicago History Museum. Come by and check us out!  We have exhibitions and programs for...