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Events Calendar for the month of May 2012
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The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Dr.
Chicago, IL 60614
773-755-5100
Bikes! The Green Revolution
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
Learn all about the American bicycle and Chicago's bike culture in this exhibition that details the roots of America's most democratic and sustainable form of transportation and considers why human-powered locomotion could be the way of the future for our rapidly evolving urban environment.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-6630
Chicago Landmarks Before the Lens
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
This ongoing exhibition presented by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks features 72 black and white photographs of 24 landmarks and historic districts by Richard Nickel, Barbara Crane, Bob Thall, and Stephen Beal.
Red Tape Theatre
621 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
773-525-0844
Elephant's Graveyard
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
This Chicago premiere tells the tragic story of a circus troupe caught in the cross-hairs of a small town in turn-of-the-century America and explores the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge. Visit website for specific performance days.
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312-443-3600
Entre Nous: The Art of Claude Cahun
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
The first exhibition in the United States devoted to her work brings together over 80 photographs and published material by Cahun and Marcel Moore, including several photomontages from their 1930 collaborative publication Aveux non avenus (Disavowals), and the only surviving object by Cahun, which is in the Art Institute's permanent ... Read More
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312-443-3600
Fashioning the Object
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
See more than 30 signature works-films, objects, printed materials, and photography-integral to the collections of fashion studios Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund, who all epitomize the bold, imaginative practices of today's cutting-edge designers.
Smart Museum of Art
5550 S. Greenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-0200
Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
This exhibition will introduce the work of several new artists and address the radical hospitality embodied by these artists and the social, commercial, and political structures that surround the experience of the shared meal.
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60605
312-922-9410
Genghis Khan
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
The name Genghis Khan conjures up images of a ruthless conqueror terrorizing most of 13th Century Asia. You might be surprised, however, to learn he was also a wise humanitarian and revered statesman. You can decide for yourself who this man was inside the new exhibit, "Genghis Khan," running ... Read More
Millennium Park
201 E. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-742-1168
Interconnected: The Sculptures of Yvonne Domenge
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Millenium Park
5/23/2012
See the artist’s large-scale works that defy gravity and space, conveying a rhythmic beauty and the sense of a larger universal order.
Bank of America Theatre
18 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60603
312-977-1700
Jersey Boys
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
After a successful 2-year run ending in January 2010, "Jersey Boys" is returning to Chicago for a 9-week encore. The 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical will raise curtains once again at Bank of America Theatre from April 5 - June 2. Be sure to grab a prime spot ... Read More
Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-4451
Luther
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
Written by Jasmine Coles and Directed by Black Ensemble Theater’s Associate Director Daryl Brooks, this production is a haunting story featuring the beautiful music of Luther Vandross. Visit website for specific performance days
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
312-744-6630
Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
This exhibition showcases nearly 1,000 works, including creations by many of the greatest artists of our time, which explore the iconography of death across a variety of artistic, cultural and spiritual practices from 2000 B.C.. to the present day.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-334-7777
Music of the Baroque: Mozart and Friends
Music & Comedy
5/23/2012
Enjoy music by four composers who played quartets together in this program featuring Music of the Baroque’s own principal string players as soloists.
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
773-684-1414
Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
Before diving into a particularly dangerous demonstration, most science television shows flash the warning, "Don't try this at home." Now you can. Put on your thinking caps and hard hats when you visit the world premiere of "Mythbusters: The Explosive Exhibition," running March 15 to Sept. 3 at Chicago's Museum ... Read More
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut
Chicago, IL 60611
312-977-1700
Pinkalicious: The Musical
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
Don't miss Chicago’s Emerald City Theatre production of this smash hit musical based on the fanciful popular book by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann. Best suited for cupcake lovers ages 3 and up. Visit website for specific performance days. Photo credit Pinkalicious: The Musical.
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
312-443-3600
Roy Lichtenstein
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
This exhibition, the first assessment of the full scope and breadth of this foremost Pop artist’s career since his death in 1997, aims to offer a new, scholarly assessment of his work.
Flat Iron Arts Building
1575 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60622
312-226-9633
Sixty Miles to Silver Lake
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
In this play, an everyday father-son drive home from soccer practice turns into a highly dramatic situation that explores complex relationships with family and how those relationships affect who we become. Visit website for specific performance days,
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL 60660
773-728-7529
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
This play tells the moving, poignant, and darkly funny story of a physically-challenged young man, the small town target of cruel jokes, who becomes starry-eyed when an American film crew comes to shoot a major motion picture. Visit website for specific performance days.
Royal George Theatre
1641 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60614
312-988-9000
The Doyle and Debbie Show
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
Bruce Arntson and Jenny Littleton wield the vocals of vintage country stars and the acting chops of Broadway veterans in this parody that both lampoons and idolizes country music’s tradition of iconic duos and their subsequent battle of the sexes. Visit website for specific performance days.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-443-3800
The Iceman Cometh
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
Chicago's stage scene continues to thrive with the arrival of "The Iceman Cometh," April 22 - June 10, at the world-renowned Goodman Theatre. Don't miss a rare opportunity to see two-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane ("The Producers") take on the starring role as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman in this Eugene ... Read More
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60614
312-335-1650
The March
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this play is a story of momentous upheaval and the limits of courage and love. Visit website for specific performance days.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier
800 E Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-595-5600
Timon of Athens
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
In a high-risk world of quick profits and borrowed luxury, Timon is a god among men. But when the tides of monetary fortune turn, and his former friends become ruthless creditors, Timon is left in financial freefall. Visit website for specific performance days.
Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
2012 Midwest Air Force Artists Exhibition
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
Created by 14 artists, these original works are being shown prior to their accession into the permanent art collection of the U.S. Air Force later this fall as part of the USAF Art Program, which began in 1950 with the transfer from the U.S. Army of some 800 works ... Read More
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis
Chicago, IL 60637
773-753-4472
Angels in American: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika
Theater & Performing Arts
5/23/2012
Experience playwright Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning magnum opus - of discovery, confrontation, and seduction during a time of death, hypocrisy, and tumultuous change - in its magnificent entirety. Visit website for specific performance days.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
BMO Harris Bank Chicago Works: Molly Zuckerman-Hartung
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
5/23/2012
The artist's first solo exhibition in a museum includes new paintings that incorporate collage, found objects, and sculptural elements in unexpected ways that push the work beyond traditional notions of painting.
Southeast Corner of Michigan Avenue Bridge
Michigan Ave. & Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise
Tours & Attractions
5/23/2012
During this 90-minute boat tour, discover more than 50 buildings along the Chicago River while docents reveal how the city grew from a small back-country outpost into one of the world's most important crossroads in less than 100 years. You'll learn about historic and modern architectural styles and the ... Read More
