Events on Monday, August 10
Monday 8/10 @ Great Lawn
Among the many trademarks found in a Daedelus live set, his early Victorian-era garb is often the first thing that catches...
Monday 8/10 @ Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Hailing from Austin, Shearwater deliver stirring rock songs that are ominously beautiful, like watching dark clouds gather on the horizon. And...
Ongoing Events
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
MP3 II: Curtis Mann, John Opera, and Stacia Yeapanis
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ White Big Top
Not all road-show extravaganzas that play huge tents in the West Loop are Cirque du Soleil shows. For example, Cavalia, a...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
The Big World: Recent Art from China
Monday 8/10 @ Chicago Cultural Center
Since the Chicago Cultural Center last presented an exhibition of recent art from China 12 years ago, the country has experienced...
Monday 8/10 @ Gene Siskel Film Center
Faulkner and Fitzgerald had an infamously rough go in the film biz, but not all great writers were so unlucky. Graham...
Monday 8/10 @ 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...
Monday 8/10 @ Various locations
Long ago, Woody Allen owned up: his one regret in life was that he was not someone else. Yet, for the...
Monday 8/10 @ Chicago History Museum
Bertha Palmer reigned as the queen of Chicago society, but her influence was known around the world. She was a champion...
Mondays are always FREE at the Chicago History Museum
Monday 8/10 @ Chicago History Museum
Every Monday is FREE at the Chicago History Museum. Come by and check us out! We have exhibitions and programs for...
