Events on Sunday, July 12

Forever Loyal: A Salute to the Cubs Fans and their Field

Film: Double Feature

A Salute to the Cubs Fans and their Field

Sunday 7/12 @ Chicago History Museum

Fans unable to get tickets to today's Cubs-Cardinals doubleheader at Wrigley Field, which includes a makeup of a rained-out April game,... 

Bonobo

Music

Bonobo

Sunday 7/12 @ Logan Square Auditorium

These days, electronic producers pull off on-stage wonders using little more than a laptop and MIDI controller. But for British downtempo... 

Magnolia Electric Co. w/ Sally Timms

Music

Magnolia Electric Co.

Sunday 7/12 @ The Hideout

Two years have passed since Magnolia Electric Co.'s last substantial release. For a prolific songwriter like Jason Molina, who began to... 

Ongoing Events

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Sunday 7/12 @ 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... 

<em>Rod Blagojevich Superstar!</em>

Comedy

Rod Blagojevich Superstar!

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H.C. Westermann Study Collection</em>

Art

H.C. Westermann

Sunday 7/12 @ 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

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>Two or Three Things I Know About Her</em> (1967)

Film

Two or Three Things I Know About Her

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum</em>

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Sunday 7/12 @ Chicago History Museum

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

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

Art

Cy Twombly

Sunday 7/12 @ 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... 

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

City Gems

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Sunday 7/12 @ 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

Sunday 7/12 @ 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... 

Dance Dance Party Party

Party

Dance Dance Party Party

Sunday 7/12 @ Perpetual Motion Dance Studio

Since its inception in 2006 by two New York dance enthusiasts, Dance Dance Party Party has developed into a fully-fledged, ladies-only... 

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

Art

Of This Land: The Artist's Touch

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>Made in U.S.A.</em> (1966)

Film

Made in U.S.A.

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>A Tribute to the Black Crooners (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)</em>

Music

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

Sunday 7/12 @ 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... 

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Special Event

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Sunday 7/12 @ 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... 

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>The Hurt Locker</em>

Film

The Hurt Locker

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>America: All Better!</em>

Comedy

America: All Better!

Sunday 7/12 @ 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... 

Prairie Avenue House Museums

Get Social

Prairie Avenue House Museums

Sunday 7/12 @ Glessner House Museum

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

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

Art

The Big World: Recent Art from China

Sunday 7/12 @ 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>Whatever Works</em>

Film

Whatever Works

Sunday 7/12 @ Various locations

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

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Special Event

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Sunday 7/12 @ Chicago History Museum

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