Events on Monday, September 7

Titus Andronicus w/ the So So Glos and CoCoComa

Music

Titus Andronicus

Monday 9/ 7 @ Bottom Lounge

Cutting-edge recording equipment and studio wizardry be damned — the four-track and basement setup does just fine for Titus Andronicus. Named... 

Ongoing Events

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

City Gems

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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... 

Taste of Polonia

Festival

Taste of Polonia

Monday 9/ 7 @ Copernicus Center (5126 W Lawrence Ave)

For the 30th anniversary of Taste of Polonia, the Copernicus Center fills its halls with traditional Polish sounds and an abundance... 

<em>The Hurt Locker</em>

Film

The Hurt Locker

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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... 

Zarina Bhimji: <em>Out of Blue</em>

Art

Zarina Bhimji: Out of Blue

Monday 9/ 7 @ The Art Institute of Chicago

Turner Prize nominee Zarina Bhimji returned to Uganda, her childhood home, to shoot this gorgeous, mournful short film. As Out of... 

<em>Chicago Model City</em>

Art

Chicago Model City

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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>It Might Get Loud</em>

Film

It Might Get Loud

Monday 9/ 7 @ Landmark Century Centre Cinema

You can imagine it started with a big idea: get three guitar gods in the same room and let them talk... 

<em>Toy Karma II: Art Inspired by Classic Japanese Toys</em>

Art

Toy Karma II

Monday 9/ 7 @ Rotofugi

Kaiju cultists have about 70 reasons to celebrate as Toy Karma II unveils another overstuffed exhibition of Japanese toys and art... 

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

City Gems

Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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>Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000&ndash;2007</em>

Art

Cy Twombly

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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 9/ 7 @ 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>District 9</em>

Film

District 9

Monday 9/ 7 @ AMC River East 21

Overturning the usual alien invasion scenario, District 9 recasts a million extraterrestrial visitors as refugees, confined to a slum in Johannesburg.... 

<em>MP3 II</em>: Curtis Mann, John Opera, and Stacia Yeapanis

Art: Photography

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

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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... 

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Special Event

Bertha Honoré Palmer

Monday 9/ 7 @ 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 9/ 7 @ Chicago History Museum

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