Events on Wednesday, September 8
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Museum of Contemporary Art
Since the '70s, Rhys Chatham has scribbled a singular line between free jazz, post-minimalism, and no wave with — most notably...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Schubas
Rick Shapiro built his reputation in New York as an underground comedian with an unstable streak. After working his way through...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Lincoln Hall
German art-rock pioneers Neu! are practically synonymous with "motorik," the propulsive, unwavering 4/4 beat developed by drummer Klaus Dinger over the...
Ongoing Events
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Richardson Adventure Farm
The Richardson Adventure is the largest, most intricate corn maze in the world. It's actually five separate mazes winding through 33...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Music Box Theatre
Murderer Gary Gilmore does the Texas two-step, Master Masons experience spiritual transcendence in the Chrysler building, and satyrs compete in motorcycle...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Intuit's new Peter Anton show provides a productive and evocative foil for the museum's overlapping show of drawings by Charles Steffen,...
Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ MCA Chicago
The Alexander Calder exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art tries to reposition the artist's legacy. The selections from Calder's work...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Museum of Contemporary Art
Media artist, curator, and now gallerist Ben Russell makes short films, which he calls "animated photography," performance, and installations that examine...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ 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...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Hyde Park Art Center
Is there a Chicago art style? It's a question that the Hyde Park Art Center has sought to answer since Don...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
Two of Chicago's central and most esteemed print institutions — also known for their community work and collaboration — present a...
Everyday Adventures Growing Up
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ The Art Institute of Chicago
AIC says: The world is an exciting and frightening place for a young child. It's fun to make a new friend,...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Hyde Park Art Center
Chicago Imagist Roger Brown is perhaps nearly as famous in Chicago now as a collector of art, particularly for the Roger...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Chicago Cultural Center
Howard Finster, often described as one of the most important folk artists of the 20th century, was an "outsider" artist whose...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ 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...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Museum of Contemporary Photography
Concurrent with her first monograph of the same name, Paula McCartney's show Birdwatching features a provocative series of beautifully composed, lush...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ The Art Institute of Chicago
Anyone with even a fleeting interest in photography should go see Henri Cartier-Bresson's retrospective at the Art Institute. Often heralded as...
Works on Paper from the MCA Collection
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Museum of Contemporary Art
In the MCA's latest exhibit, an astutely chosen collection of works on paper depict exaggerated conflict, addressing various allegorical, emblematic, and...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Glessner House Museum
Chicago's historic Prairie Avenue district — the site of the 1812 Fort Dearborn Massacre — became known after the Great Chicago...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch Arts Center
Gahlberg Gallery says: This installation draws upon the ecological effects of vibration and the history of sonic warfare. At root is...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Kehinde Wiley's The World Stage: India and Sri Lanka exhibit at Rhona Hoffman Gallery highlights the artist's recent explorations into regionalized...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ TimeLine Theatre
This critically acclaimed play (its Broadway and West End runs garnered dozens of awards from Drama Desks to Tonys) by Peter...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ The Second City
Does the title of this sketch comedy show refer to the cast or the audience? The answer, of course, is both....
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ EBERSMOORE
BC MacEachran's second solo exhibition at ebersmoore, The Big Gray Con, brings to mind a game of optical illusions. The longer...
Chicago Stories and H.C. Westermann
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ The Art Institute of Chicago
This AIC exhibition charts the wild terrain of the Chicago post-war art scene — the adverse eccentrics, stylists, and self-taught artists...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Gallery 400
San Francisco-based artist Stephanie Syjuco's show at UIC's Gallery 400 is an insightful exploration of the current dual zeitgeists in contemporary...
Carrie Schneider: Photography & Video
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art
Chicago and Brooklyn-based artist Carrie Schneider has built a quietly wondrous body of work, and her latest show continues her interest...
Almost There: A Portrait of Peter Anton
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
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Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Chicago History Museum
A new costume exhibition shows the colorful history of wedding attire! I Do! presents 45 dresses, plus accessories, corsets, men's attire,...
Darkness Revisited: A Collection of Private Pleasures
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ Smart Museum of Art
Organized by University of Chicago students, this intimate exhibition of prints from the Smart Museum's collection revisits the themes of The...
Wednesday 9/ 8 @ The Shrine
Brazilian Funk returns to The Shrine for the month of February! DJs FLX and David Pardo will spin the Latin Spectrum...
