Events on Wednesday, July 22

Summer Outdoor Movies: <em>Wall-E</em>

Film

Wall-E

Wednesday 7/22 @ Northwestern University, Norris University Center

Like any good post-apocalyptic children's film, Pixar's Wall-E opens with a bleak presentation of Earth, decimated and discarded by its own... 

<em>Letter From an Unknown Woman </em>(2004)

Film

Letter From an Unknown Woman

Wednesday 7/22 @ Chicago Cultural Center

Imagine if the person with whom you were in love didn't even know you existed. In the Chinese adaptation of Stefan... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Studs Terkel's Not Working</em>

Comedy

Studs Terkel's Not Working

Wednesday 7/22 @ The Second City e.t.c.

After taking aim at Obama, Hillary and McCain in its recent shows, the Second City looks homeward with a heaping helping... 

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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... 

Chicago Sidewalk Sale

Fashion/Style

Chicago Sidewalk Sale

Wednesday 7/22 @ Daley Plaza

Pick up a new pair of summer kicks or watch a fashion show on your lunch break at this year's sidewalk... 

<em>Chicago Model City</em>

Art

Chicago Model City

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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 End of the Line</em>

Film: Documentary

The End of the Line

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000&ndash;2007</em>

Art

Cy Twombly

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>The Big World: Recent Art from China</em>

Art

The Big World: Recent Art from China

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>Felt</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Felt

Wednesday 7/22 @ iO Chicago Theater

It's tough for an improv troupe to set itself apart in a city bursting with quality comedy options. With nine cute, floppy... 

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

Art

David Horvitz

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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

Get Social

Prairie Avenue House Museums

Wednesday 7/22 @ Glessner House Museum

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

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

Art

Clare Rojas

Wednesday 7/22 @ Kavi Gupta Gallery

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

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Special Event

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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

Wednesday 7/22 @ Various locations

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

Dance Dance Party Party

Party

Dance Dance Party Party

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>Pop Sizzle Hum</em> & <em>Single Channels</em>

Art

Pop Sizzle Hum & Single Channels

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>MP3 II</em>: Curtis Mann, John Opera, and Stacia Yeapanis

Art: Photography

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

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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... 

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>America: All Better!</em>

Comedy

America: All Better!

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>The Hurt Locker</em>

Film

The Hurt Locker

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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... 

Veggie Bingo

Special Event: Benefit

Veggie Bingo

Wednesday 7/22 @ The Hideout

Community gardens win big at the Hideout's weekly Veggie Bingo. Each Wednesday until September, Martha Bayne, the gastronome behind this winter's... 

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

Art

H.C. Westermann

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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>Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum</em>

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Wednesday 7/22 @ 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

Wednesday 7/22 @ Chicago History Museum

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