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Alfredo Jaar: The Structure of Images
In our image-saturated and media-obsessed world, what stories remain untold? Employing images, lights, and mirrors, Alfredo Jaar(Chilean, b. 1956) asks us to acknowledge subjects who…
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Human+Nature
Discover Human+Nature, the latest exhibition at The Morton Arboretum. Created by internationally renowned artist Daniel Popper, five large-scale artworks between 15 to 26 feet tall will inspire…
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Ice Age Giants
A long, long time ago—2.6 million years to be exact—the Quaternary Ice Age began and continues today. However, it wasn’t until more recently that entire…
Southwest Suburbs
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The South Asia Institute – The Spider Speaketh in Tongues
The South Asia Institute will host The Spider Speaketh in Tongues- a curated solo exhibition encapsulating Amin Gulgee’s artistic practice. #CommunityFridays Free Admission Every Friday!…
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Wings of Mexico in Chicago
The “Wings of Mexico” sculpture is a symbol of immigrant journey. The sculpture has travelled around the world and will arrive in Chicago on May 5th to…
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Life Behind the Wire: Prisoners of War
What happens when a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine is captured during war? Most people aren’t aware of the drastic differences that exist between varying…
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Flourish: The Garden at 50
The Chicago Botanic Garden has experienced extraordinary growth over the last five decades and it is marking its 50th birthday in 2022 with Flourish: The…
North Suburbs
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Nick Cave: Forothermore
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the first career-spanning retrospective of the internationally renowned Chicagoan Nick Cave (American, b. 1959), an artist celebrated for…
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Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World
The partnership of Cantigny Park, the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mexican Cultural Center DuPage and the City of West Chicago host a five-month outdoor…
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‘From These Hands’ Opening Reception
From These Hands June 2nd 2022 – August 7th 2022 Traditional jewelry making is a metal based practice, and we pride ourselves on the cutting…
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My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown
Greektown Chicago has opened its new outdoor art exhibit My Painted Lyre: Seeing music in Chicago’s Greektown, with 26 vibrant three-dimensional artworks lining Halsted Street…
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Hooking Up: Meet the Collection
The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA), located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the College of DuPage campus, presents Hooking Up: Meet the Collection, June…
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Alebrijes: Creatures of a Dream World
Alebrijes is Cantigny Park’s newest and wholly unique outdoor art exhibit that combines true Mexican culture with the natural splendor found in the gardens of…
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FÁTIMA – AXKAUIA
In the exhibition AXKAUIA, Chicago-based artist FÁTIMA lights up the Catacombs from June 17 to July 23 with sculptures made of neon and steel. The AXKAUIA series represents…
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Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design
Central to Elmhurst Art Museum summer season is the interactive, family-friendly exhibition, Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design, open June 18 – August 14,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Célébrez en Rosé 2022: A Wine and Music Festival
Célébrez en Rosé (formerly La Fête du Rosé) is a celebration of all things Rosé, including the wines, champagne, and lifestyle. Attendees adorned in their…
Theatre & Performing Arts
My Fair Lady
From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
It has been a long couple of years of dreams delayed and hopes dashed, but it’s time to move from “What if?” to “Let’s find…
Theatre & Performing Arts
SIX
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. After taking Broadway by storm, SIX makes a triumphant return to Chicago this spring. From Tudor Queens to Pop…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Music & Comedy
Blues and Gospel Legend Mavis Staples to Headline Hot Stove Cool Music’s Return to Chicago
Following a two-year hiatus necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Hot Stove Cool Music returns to Chicago as an in-person event for the first time since…
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An Instrument in the Shape of a Woman
With brilliant color and provocative forms, the artists in this exhibition suggest an alternate universe, at once familiar and surreal, seen through the prism of…
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Handmaidens for Travelers: The Pullman Company Maids
The Pullman Company maids have long been overshadowed by the more well-known Pullman porters. Handmaidens for Travelers, on view in the Newberry galleries June 3…
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Jin Lee: Views & Scenes
This one-person exhibition by highly respected Chicago photographer Jin Lee features a series of photographs that closely examine landscapes and built environments around Chicago. The…
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