Events on Tuesday, June 30

Checking the Gauge: The Legacy and Future of Oil and Water Policy

Special Event

Checking the Gauge

Tuesday 6/30 @ The Newberry Library

As sustainability becomes a pervasive, governing criteria in the eco-conscious mind, issues that were once considered strictly the realm of policy... 

Ongoing Events

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

Clare E. Rojas: <em>Believe Me</em>

Art

Clare Rojas

Tuesday 6/30 @ Kavi Gupta Gallery

For her second exhibition at Kavi Gupta Gallery, Clare Rojas returns with a carefully conceived installation of her distinctive gouache paintings,... 

<em>Chicago Model City</em>

Art

Chicago Model City

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

City Gems

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

Devil in a Woodpile

Music

Devil in a Woodpile

Tuesday 6/30 @ The Hideout

It's no wonder that Devil in a Woodpile draw a crowd each Tuesday at the Hideout, where they've been playing country... 

<em>Pop Sizzle Hum</em> & <em>Single Channels</em>

Art

Pop Sizzle Hum & Single Channels

Tuesday 6/30 @ Tony Wight Gallery

A crop of painting-focused group shows has sprouted in the West Loop this summer. While you'll find some appealing works in... 

MCA Farmers Market

Fashion/Style: Shopping

MCA Farmers Market

Tuesday 6/30 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

Art stimulates the mind, but the Museum of Contemporary Art gives the stomach something to enjoy, too. Every Tuesday through October,... 

David Horvitz: <em>Impossible to See the Whole Thing at the Same Time</em>

Art

David Horvitz

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

<em>America: All Better!</em>

Comedy

America: All Better!

Tuesday 6/30 @ The Second City

The 2008 election may have delivered a ray of hope, but storm clouds still hang above us. That's the uneasy premise... 

<em>Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H.C. Westermann Study Collection</em>

Art

H.C. Westermann

Tuesday 6/30 @ Smart Museum of Art

A remarkable artist with a sensibility all his own, H.C. Westermann pursued themes of love, death, and catastrophe in his works... 

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Special Event

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

<em>The Big World: Recent Art from China</em>

Art

The Big World: Recent Art from China

Tuesday 6/30 @ Chicago Cultural Center

Since the Chicago Cultural Center last presented an exhibition of recent art from China 12 years ago, the country has experienced... 

Jeff Parker's <em>The Cushicles</em>

Music

Jeff Parker

Tuesday 6/30 @ Rodan

If for some incomprehensible reason you're feeling down on the Chicago music scene, the fact that you can see Jeff Parker... 

<em>Of This Land: The Artist's Touch</em>

Art

Of This Land: The Artist's Touch

Tuesday 6/30 @ Salvage One

Nestled inside the labyrinthine West Loop antiques-and-architecture warehouse that is Salvage One, Of This Land: The Artist's Touch is a unique... 

Jed Fielding: <em>30 Years on the Street</em>

Art: Photography

Jed Fielding: 30 Years on the Street

Tuesday 6/30 @ Catherine Edelman Gallery

Although the golden age of street photography may have passed, the genre didn't die with the likes of Garry Winogrand or... 

<em>Artists Run Chicago</em>

Art

Artists Run Chicago

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

<em>Whatever Works</em>

Film

Whatever Works

Tuesday 6/30 @ Various locations

Long ago, Woody Allen owned up: his one regret in life was that he was not someone else. Yet, for the... 

<em>A Wink and a Smile</em>

Film: Documentary

A Wink and a Smile

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

<em>Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000&ndash;2007</em>

Art

Cy Twombly

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Tuesday 6/30 @ Chicago History Museum

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

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Tuesday 6/30 @ 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... 

The Picture Tells the Story: The Drawings of Joseph E. Yoakum

Art

The Picture Tells the Story: The Drawings of Joseph E. Yoakum

Tuesday 6/30 @ Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

An exhibition of Joseph Yoakum’s visionary landscapes, curated by Mark Pascale, caretaker of Whitney Halstead’s collection bequeathed to the Art Institute... 

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Special Event

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Tuesday 6/30 @ Chicago History Museum

Bertha Palmer reigned as the queen of Chicago society, but her influence was known around the world.  She was a champion...