Events on Sunday, July 26

<em>To Have and Have Not</em> (1944)

Film

To Have and Have Not

Sunday 7/26 @ Delilah's

July marks the 110th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway's birth, and all month long, Delilah's celebrates with Sunday screenings of classic films... 

Scott H. Biram w/ the Sleepers and Wabash Cannonballs

Music

Scott H. Biram

Sunday 7/26 @ The Empty Bottle

Scott H. Biram is a country-fried, one-man band with vicious guitar chops and serious attitude. Though something of a musical traditionalist,... 

Ongoing Events

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

Comedy

Studs Terkel's Not Working

Sunday 7/26 @ 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

Sunday 7/26 @ 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... 

Prairie Avenue House Museums

Get Social

Prairie Avenue House Museums

Sunday 7/26 @ Glessner House Museum

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

25th Annual Newberry Library Book Fair

Festival: Fair

Newberry Library Book Fair

Sunday 7/26 @ The Newberry Library

For book lovers, nothing says heaven on earth more than a used-book sale. But the Newberry Library's Book Fair practically promises... 

<em>Chicago Model City</em>

Art

Chicago Model City

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>The Hurt Locker</em>

Film

The Hurt Locker

Sunday 7/26 @ 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!

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>MP3 II</em>: Curtis Mann, John Opera, and Stacia Yeapanis

Art: Photography

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

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>The Big World: Recent Art from China</em>

Art

The Big World: Recent Art from China

Sunday 7/26 @ Chicago Cultural Center

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

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

City Gems

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Sunday 7/26 @ 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... 

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

Comedy

America: All Better!

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>Soul Power</em>

Film: Documentary

Soul Power

Sunday 7/26 @ AMC Loews Pipers Alley 4

Soul Power documents the Zaire '74 all-star concert that set the stage for Muhammad Ali and George Foreman's legendary Rumble in... 

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

Special Event

Chic Chicago

Sunday 7/26 @ Chicago History Museum

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

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Special Event

Harry Potter: The Exhibition

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>Three Monkeys</em>

Film

Three Monkeys

Sunday 7/26 @ Music Box Theatre

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

Dance Dance Party Party

Party

Dance Dance Party Party

Sunday 7/26 @ 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... 

Wicker Park Fest

Festival

Wicker Park Fest

Sunday 7/26 @ Wicker Park

Whether Wicker Park is an edgy hipster haven or the "new Lincoln Park" is oft-disputed, but their summer festival touts the... 

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

Art

Cy Twombly

Sunday 7/26 @ 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... 

Graceland Cemetery

City Gems

Graceland Cemetery

Sunday 7/26 @ 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... 

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

Art

David Horvitz

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>A Tribute to the Black Crooners (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)</em>

Music

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

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H.C. Westermann Study Collection</em>

Art

H.C. Westermann

Sunday 7/26 @ 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>Constellations: Paintings from the MCA Collection</em>

Art

Constellations: Paintings from the MCA Collection

Sunday 7/26 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

Our usual introductions to the history of 20th-century art tend to lean on certain narratives — the subversive march of the... 

<em>Whatever Works</em>

Film

Whatever Works

Sunday 7/26 @ 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 7/26 @ Chicago History Museum

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