Events on Monday, June 29
Monday 6/29 @ Great Lawn
In a world where the few remaining barriers between artist and audience are broken down daily by all-caps blog ranting and...
Monday 6/29 @ Jay Pritzker Pavilion
When the Feelies debuted in 1980 with their now-classic Crazy Rhythms, they weren't the first post-punks to mine Velvet Underground cool...
Monday 6/29 @ Lakeshore Theater
Most musicians, even the best of them, rarely feel comfortable straying from the time-worn thematic territories that have been inspiring songs...
Ongoing Events
Monday 6/29 @ 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...
Monday 6/29 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Even though burlesque has hit the mainstream, thanks to high-profile proponents such as Dita von Teese, it still has the power...
Monday 6/29 @ Museum of Science and Industry
Raised eyebrows and a few chuckles greeted the 1990s announcement that an exhibit of Star Wars movie memorabilia would tour such...
Monday 6/29 @ 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...
Monday 6/29 @ Hyde Park Art Center
Launched in storefronts and spare bedrooms, artist-run exhibition spaces have played a dynamic role in Chicago's creative life for years. Hyde...
Monday 6/29 @ Believe Inn
David Horvitz draws inspiration from "rabble-rousers, mischief makers, saboteurs," and other kinds of rascally figures, and his retooled version of '60s-style...
Monday 6/29 @ Chicago History Museum
In this glittering costume exhibition, the Chicago History Museum presents a rarely seen collection of haute couture fashions designed for the...
The Big World: Recent Art from China
Monday 6/29 @ Chicago Cultural Center
Since the Chicago Cultural Center last presented an exhibition of recent art from China 12 years ago, the country has experienced...
Monday 6/29 @ The Art Institute of Chicago
Keeping to his own path, Cy Twombly has developed a singular idiom over five decades. His energetic paintings are marked by...
Monday 6/29 @ Chicago Architecture Foundation
As the city celebrates the centennial of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago (if you don't think it's brilliant, try navigating a...
Monday 6/29 @ Various locations
Long ago, Woody Allen owned up: his one regret in life was that he was not someone else. Yet, for the...
Monday 6/29 @ 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...
Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum
Monday 6/29 @ Chicago History Museum
Every Monday is FREE at the Chicago History Museum. Come by and check us out! We have exhibitions and programs for...
Monday 6/29 @ Chicago History Museum
Bertha Palmer reigned as the queen of Chicago society, but her influence was known around the world. She was a champion...
