Kulturschmetterling Kalender- ARTS EVENTS LIST FOR CHICAGO

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Areas: BP-Bridgeport DT-Downtown RN-River North N-North LS-Logan Square WP-Wicker Park HB-Humboldt Park RD-Randolph District P-Pilsen S-South HP-Hyde Park NW-Northwest CW-Central West SW-Southwest SB-Suburbs OS-Out of State

Event Types: A-art gallery B-music BT-bike tour C-reading, lecture D-dance lessons E-Fest, fair, parade F-film, video screening G-theater, dance, performance H-party, fundraiser T-tour U-unusual event

Events are free unless otherwise noted. Events in bold red are official KB gatherings. To submit an event, write hey at fengi dot com (spelled out to avoid spambots). Updated 11/6/10

 

DECEMBER

Day

Time

What

Where

Area

Type

12/10

07:00p

Still Between Lineage and Gradients, work by Josue Pellot Reception

Betty Dare Gallery 1319 W Chicago Ave.

CW

A

12/10

05:00p

Lokel: A Show of Handmade Art Jewelry by Chicago Artists Reception

Bridge Gallery 2202 S Halsted

P

A

12/10

06:00p-10:00p

Art of Giving of Art Reception

Chicago Art Department 1837 S Halsted St.

P

A

12/10

07:00p-09:00p

Deliberate Chicago, work by Jonathan Michael Johnson Reception

Chicago Photography Center 3301 N Lincoln Ave.

N

A

12/10

06:00p-11:00p

The Daley Show, Reception

Chicago Urban Art Society 2229 S Halsted St.

P

A

12/10

07:00p-12:30a

Infoporn Exhibition Opens

Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219 S Morgan St.

BP

A

12/10

07:00p

Holiday Art Group Show, work by Jon Langford, Nina Friday, Marty Perez, and more Reception

Delilah's 2771 N Lincoln Ave.

N

A

12/10

06:00p-09:00p

Emily Clayton Opening

Eastern Expansion 244 W 31st Street

BP

A

12/10

06:00p-08:00p

Richard Blackwell: "Grotto V2" Opening reception

EC Gallery 215 N. Aberdeen

RD

A

12/10

06:00p-11:00p

ACRE Benefit Event $20

Heaven Gallery 1550 N Milwaukee Ave.

WP

A

12/10

06:00p

A Political Holiday Reception

HumanThread 645 W 18th St.

P

A

12/10

07:00p-09:00p

Clea Mirza James and Sayward Schoonmaker Reception

Kitchen Sink Cafe 1107 W Berwyn Ave.

N

A

12/10

06:00p -09:00p

Matthew Woodward: A Loss Like the Rome of Waiting,  Jennifer Presant: Surface Tension, Opening Reception

Linda Warren Gallery 1052 W. Fulton Market

RD

A

12/10

06:00p-10:00p

One Horse Press and Spudnik Press Reception

Morpho Gallery 5216 N Damen Ave.

N

A

12/10

06:00p-10:00p

XII Presents: Don't Blink

Notox Gallery 726 W. 18th St.

P

A

12/10

07:00p-08:00p

Jay Ryan Celebrates 100 Posters/134 Squirrels 2nd Edition

Quimby's Bookstore 1854 W. North Ave

WP

C

12/10

05:00p-08:00p

Around Each Corner, work by Bret Steinhaus Reception

Robert Morris College State Street Gallery 401 S State St.

DT

A

12/10

07:00p-10:00p

While What Waits Performance

Rooms Productions 1835 S Halsted St.

P

G

12/10

07:00p-10:00p

Japanese Vinyl, Kaiju & Beyond Reception

Rotofugi Gallery 2780 N Lincoln Ave.

N

A

12/10

05:00p-08:00p

Seeing White, work by Vadim Katznelson Reception

Roy Boyd Gallery 739 N Wells.

RN

A

12/10

04:30p-07:00p

Text Off the Page and Video Installation & Curatorial Practice Exhibition Reception

Sullivan Galleries 33 S State.

DT

A

12/10

05:00p -11:00p

A Night at the Fine Arts Building

The Fine Arts Building Collective 410 S. Michigan Ave

DT

A

12/10

05:00p-08:00p

Lilly McElroy: 2009 Was a Rough Year and Barbara Koenen, Reception

Thomas Robertello Gallery 939 West Randolph St

RD

A

12/10

10:00p-01:00a

Holidays Are Hell

Town Hall Pub 3340 N. Halsted St.

N

C

12/11

07:00p

A Night of Poetry and Open Mic, Featuring: Carlos Cumpian, Leticia Cortez, Open Mic

Antena 1765 S. Laflin, St.

P

C

12/11

07:30p

Mickey One (Arthur Penn, 1965) 35mm

Bank of America Cinema 4901 W. Irving Park

N

F

12/11

04:00p-07:00p

Melodie Provenzano and Rachel Hovnanian Reception

Carrie Secrist Gallery 835 W Washington.

RD

A

12/11

12:00p-07:00p

Pilsen Holiday Art Sale

Casa Juan Diego 2020 S. Blue Island Ave.

P

A

12/11

05:00p-08:30p

SMB Project Reception

C-M Motors 4543 N Damen Ave.

N

A

12/11

02:00p

Espresso - The Holiday Brew Cabaret

Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

12/11

12:00p-04:00p

Handmade Market

Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave.

WP

H

12/11

12:00p-05:00p

St. Nick's Top Picks Reception

Eyeporium Gallery 1431 N Milwaukee Ave.

WP

A

12/11

12:00p

The Clever Crafters' Handmade Art Fair

Lenny & Me Home, 1459 N. Milwaukee,

LS

H

12/11

01:00p

Which Way is South? Reception

Liz Long Gallery & Urban Art Retreat 1957 S Spaulding Ave.

S

A

12/11

07:00p-09:00p

Astronomers of the Heart Thax Douglas & Cheryl Trykv

MyopicBooks 1564 N Milwaukee 2nd fl

WP

C

12/11

02:00p

Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13, 114 minutes) Starring: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/11

07:30p

Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13, 114 minutes) Starring: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/11

06:00p-10:00p

Soft Served Reception

OhNo!Doom Gallery 1800 N Milwaukee Ave.

WP

A

12/11

02:00p-04:00p

Artist Talk with Steven Carrelli and Louise LeBourgeois. Artist talk

Packer Schopf Gallery 942 W Lake St.

RD

A

12/11

05:00p

Trin Tran & Desert Soap w/ the Eel Kram Calendar and Art Expo

Permanent Records 1914 W Chicago Ave

WP

B

12/11

08:00p-12:00a

The Eyes are the Windows to the Skull, work by Greg Shirilla Reception

Revolution Tattoo 2221 N Western Ave.

WP

A

12/11

05:00p-08:00p

Material Syntax: Communication between Media, work by Veronica Bruce, Dan Giordan, and Joe Baldwin Reception

Robert Bills Contemporary 650 W Lake.

RD

A

12/11

05:00p-08:00p

Material Syntax Opens

Robert Bills Contemporary, 222 N Desplaines St.

RD

A

12/11

06:00p-09:00p

Jesse Butcher, Wet Affairs, Opens

Swimming Pool Project Space, 2858 W Montrose

N

A

12/11

01:00p-12:30a

A Fire In My Belly by David Wojnarowicz

The Nightingale 1084 N. Milwaukee

WP

F

12/11

05:00p-07:00p

The Masters of the Poster Reception

Zygman Voss Gallery 222 W Superior #1E

RN

A

12/12

04:00p-08:00p

Daniel Shea, Reception

ACRE Projects 1913 W 17th St

P

A

12/12

04:00p-08:00p

Lesson 1: Misanthropy, work by Daniel Shea Reception

ACRE Projects 1913 W 17th St.

P

A

12/12

12:00p-07:00p

Pilsen Holiday Art Sale

Casa Juan Diego 2020 S. Blue Island Ave.

P

A

12/12

06:00p-10:00p

BYOB (Bring your own Beamer) Reception

Co-Prosperity Sphere 3219 S Morgan St.

BP

A

12/12

03:00p

International Chamber Artists

Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

12/12

02:00p-0 4:00p

Holiday party featuring a mini show and of Diane Sutliff and her Cigar Box instruments at 3pm

Packer Schopf Gallery 942 W. Lake Street

RD

A

12/12

12:00p

Urban Folk Circuit :: December Market and Muic

The Elbo Room, 2871 N Lincoln Ave

N

H

12/12

10:00a-10:00p

Indie Lit Roadshow

The Green Lantern Gallery 2542 W. Chicago

WP

C

12/12

02:00p

Fall Reading Series - Bhanu Kapil

The Renaissance Society 5811 S. Ellis Ave 4th floor, The University of Chicago

HP

C

12/13

07:00p-08:30p

Six Actions: A Showing of New Work

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 E Chicago (theater entrance)

DT

G

12/14

06:00p

Louder Than a Bomb, Documentary, Reservations 312.422.5580

Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

F

12/14

06:00p-08:30p

Civic Cinema: Louder Than a Bomb

Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St

DT

F

12/14

06:00p

Jessica Labatte: 12 x 12 Artist Talk

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave

DT

C

12/15

01:00p

Holiday (95 minutes) Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/15

07:30p

Holiday (95 minutes) Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/15

05:30p

Movies in Pritzker Park - Christmas Story

Pritzker Park, 300 S. State St.

DT

F

12/16

07:00p-09:00p

Linda Solotaire & the Suits

Edgewater Beach Cafe 5545 N Sheridan Road

N

B

12/16

06:00p-09:00p

Mike Andrews, Reception

GOLDEN 816 W Newport Ave

RD

A

12/17

09:00p-12:00a

*SPARK!

Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery 1136 N Milwaukee

WP

G

12/17

06:00p-09:00p

Ah Wilderness! and Austin Eddy: Less Delicate than the Locusts, Reception

Ebersmoore 213 N Morgan St, 3C

RD

A

12/17

07:00p-10:00p

Brittany Ransom opening reception

Roxaboxen Exhibitions 2130 W 21st St

P

A

12/18

07:30p

Babes in Toyland (Gus Meins, Charley Rogers, 1934) 35mm

Bank of America Cinema 4901 W. Irving Park

N

F

12/18

02:00p

The Calling" Film Screening presented by ITVS Community Cinema

Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St.

DT

F

12/18

07:00p-12:00a

Academy Records Holiday Inn - Threewalls annual Holiday Ball, $35

Threewalls 119 N Peoria #2C

RD

H

12/18

07:00p-12:00am

Threewalls: Annual Holiday Ball, 1940’s style supper-club-holiday-party-garb preferred.

Threewalls 119 N Peoria St, 2C

RD

H

12/19

03:00p

Protégé Philharmonic

Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

12/19

03:00p

Sunday Salon: Protege Philharmonic

Cultural Center 78 E Washington St.

DT

B

12/19

04:00p-07:00p

Metratron's Roof, Reception

HungryMan Gallery, 2135 N. Rockwell St.

LS

A

12/19

TBA

Diego Leclery: Polar Bear Village: New Holiday Spirit, Reception

The Suburban 125 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park

SB

A

12/20

06:30p-11:30p

Like A Hole In The Head Benefit Concert

Martyrs' 3855 N Lincoln

N

B

12/21

10:00p-02:00a

Steampunk Chicago & Sepiachord pres. The Gaslight Sessions

The Charleston 2076 N. Hoyne Ave.

WP

B

12/22

01:00p

Little Women (115 minutes) Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/22

07:30p

Little Women (115 minutes) Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/28

08:00p

Moth Story Slam $8

Martyr's 3855 N Lincoln Ave

N

C

12/29

01:00p

Desk Set (103 minutes) Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/29

07:30p

Desk Set (103 minutes) Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn

Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook

SB

F

12/31

08:30p

Pegboy, White Mystery Cover

Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St.

N

B

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