Events on Monday, July 20

Edible Audible Picnic: Reggae Dub Sound Clash

Music: Global

Edible Audible Picnic: Reggae Dub Sound Clash

Monday 7/20 @ Great Lawn

This afternoon's Edible Audible Picnic brings the best of dancehall, roots, dub, and reggae to Millennium Park for a laid-back lunchtime... 

Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series feat. DBR w/ DJ Elan Vytal

Music: Classical

DBR w/ DJ Elan Vytal

Monday 7/20 @ Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Tonight's installment of Dusk Variations welcomes Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumain for an eclectic, genre-defying performance with longtime collaborator DJ Elan... 

Ongoing Events

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Monday 7/20 @ 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>MP3 II</em>: Curtis Mann, John Opera, and Stacia Yeapanis

Art: Photography

MP3 II: Curtis Mann, John Opera, and Stacia Yeapanis

Monday 7/20 @ Museum of Contemporary Photography

MP3 II presents works by three Midwest-based photographers, their divergent approaches united by the transformative nature of their pieces. Curtis Mann... 

<em>Chicago Model City</em>

Art

Chicago Model City

Monday 7/20 @ 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>Three Monkeys</em>

Film

Three Monkeys

Monday 7/20 @ Music Box Theatre

Visual catchphrases borrowed from Lynch, Bergman, and Billy Wilder get a thoroughly modern treatment in the Turkish noir Three Monkeys, a... 

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

Art

The Big World: Recent Art from China

Monday 7/20 @ Chicago Cultural Center

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

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

Art

David Horvitz

Monday 7/20 @ 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>Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000&ndash;2007</em>

Art

Cy Twombly

Monday 7/20 @ 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

Monday 7/20 @ 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

Monday 7/20 @ Various locations

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

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Monday 7/20 @ 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

Monday 7/20 @ 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>The End of the Line</em>

Film: Documentary

The End of the Line

Monday 7/20 @ Facets Cinémathèque

The End of the Line's tagline asks viewers to "imagine a world without fish," as the powerful Rupert Murray-directed documentary sniffs... 

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

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Monday 7/20 @ 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 7/20 @ 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... 

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Special Event

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Monday 7/20 @ Chicago History Museum

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

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Special Event

Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum

Monday 7/20 @ Chicago History Museum

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