Events on Friday, July 10

Cryptacize w/ Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Serengeti & Polyphonic

Music

Cryptacize

Friday 7/10 @ The Hideout

Ex-Deerhoof member Chris Cohen's new project with Nedelle Torrisi, Aaron Olson, and Michael Carreira, Cryptacize are Oakland psych-rockers with a retro... 

Ongoing Events

Baby Wants Candy

Comedy

Baby Wants Candy

Friday 7/10 @ Apollo Theater

Whether you love or fear musicals, you can delight in Baby Wants Candy, a fully improvised comedy show with song, dance,... 

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Friday 7/10 @ 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

Friday 7/10 @ Kavi Gupta Gallery

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

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Friday 7/10 @ 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>Two or Three Things I Know About Her</em> (1967)

Film

Two or Three Things I Know About Her

Friday 7/10 @ Gene Siskel Film Center

In Two or Three Things I Know About Her, Jean-Luc Godard curbs his usual bravado to muse on the title's double... 

<em>A Tribute to the Black Crooners (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)</em>

Music

A Tribute to the Black Crooners (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)

Friday 7/10 @ Black Ensemble Theater

News of R&B superstar Maxwell's return after a long hiatus is a reminder of times past, and not just his previous... 

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

Art

Pop Sizzle Hum & Single Channels

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Friday 7/10 @ 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

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

David Horvitz

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

Prairie Avenue House Museums

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Prairie Avenue House Museums

Friday 7/10 @ Glessner House Museum

Chicago's historic Prairie Avenue district — the site of the 1812 Fort Dearborn Massacre — became known after the Great Chicago... 

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

Art

H.C. Westermann

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

<em>Chicago Model City</em>

Art

Chicago Model City

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

<em>Made in U.S.A.</em> (1966)

Film

Made in U.S.A.

Friday 7/10 @ Gene Siskel Film Center

Jean-Luc Godard's Made in U.S.A. (1966) was shown once in the United States, at the 1967 New York Film Festival, after... 

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

Comedy

America: All Better!

Friday 7/10 @ 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>Of This Land: The Artist's Touch</em>

Art

Of This Land: The Artist's Touch

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Big World: Recent Art from China

Friday 7/10 @ Chicago Cultural Center

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

<em>The Hurt Locker</em>

Film

The Hurt Locker

Friday 7/10 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

Famous for sensational thrillers like Point Break, filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow stakes a new claim as a serious-minded action auteur with The... 

<em>Rod Blagojevich Superstar!</em>

Comedy

Rod Blagojevich Superstar!

Friday 7/10 @ Chicago Shakespeare Theater

The freshly ousted governor of Illinois exploited its top job, squandered its treasure, hamstrung its legislature, and tarnished its reputation. Rod... 

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

Art

Cy Twombly

Friday 7/10 @ 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... 

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Special Event

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Friday 7/10 @ 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>Whatever Works</em>

Film

Whatever Works

Friday 7/10 @ Various locations

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

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

Art

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

Friday 7/10 @ 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

Friday 7/10 @ Chicago History Museum

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