Kulturschmetterling Kalender- ARTS EVENTS LIST FOR CHICAGO
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. Updated 1/2/2013
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Day |
Time |
What |
Where |
Area |
Type |
|
1/2 |
05:30p-08:00p |
Soup & Bread |
Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. |
WP |
H |
|
1/2 |
07:30p |
Some Like It Hot $5 |
Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., |
N |
F |
|
1/3 |
07:30p |
Story Club $5 |
Holiday Club, 4000 N. Sheridan Rd. |
N |
C |
|
1/4 |
06:30p-08:00p |
The Interview Show. $8 |
Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. |
WP |
C |
|
1/4 |
07:00p-10:00p |
Arc, Opening |
Robert Jeffrey Hair Studio, 3434 N. Halsted St. |
N |
A |
|
1/4 |
06:00p |
Geoff Farina plays |
The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
LS |
B |
|
1/4 |
06:00p-08:00p |
Memory Palaces, Opening |
Thomas Robertello Gallery, 27 N
Morgan St |
RD |
A |
|
1/6 |
02:00p |
Al Scorch's Winter Slumber plays |
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. |
WP |
B |
|
1/6 |
03:00p |
International Contemporary Ensemble plays |
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E.
Washington St. |
DT |
B |
|
1/6 |
04:00p-07:00p |
Passing Through The Opposite of What it Approaches,
Chapter 25, Opening |
Renaissance Society, 5811 S. Ellis Ave. |
HP |
A |
|
1/6 |
07:00p |
Nellie McKay plays, cover |
Space, 1245 Chicago Ave. Evanston |
SB |
B |
|
1/7 |
09:30p |
Pig Champion, Terminal Man, War Brides play |
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. |
WP |
B |
|
1/7 |
12:00p |
Chicago Chamber Musicians with Mathieu Dufour
play |
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E.
Washington St. |
DT |
B |
|
1/8 |
09:30p |
Klang! plays |
Bar DeVille, 701 N. Damen Ave. |
WP |
B |
|
1/8 |
06:00p |
Society of Midland Authors Topic: Harold Washington |
Harold Washington Library Center, auditorium, 400 S. State
St. |
DT |
C |
|
1/8 |
06:00p-07:00a |
Richard Cohan, Michael Williams: Cultural Catalysts Artist
talk |
MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave |
DT |
C |
|
1/8 |
05:00p |
Lazy, Twin Peaks play |
Permanent Records, 1914 W. Chicago Ave. |
WP |
B |
|
1/8 |
08:00p |
Dessa, Psalm One play, cover |
Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave. |
N |
B |
|
1/8 |
10:00p |
Rob Mazurek’s Throne of the
House of Good & Evil plays |
The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
LS |
B |
|
1/9 |
12:00p |
Ania Filochowska
& Kuang-Hao Huang play |
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E.
Washington St. |
DT |
B |
|
1/9 |
09:30p |
Lore City, We Are the Sea play |
The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
LS |
B |
|
1/10 |
05:00p-07:00p |
Climate of Uncertainty Opening |
DePaul Art Museum 935 W Fullerton Ave |
N |
A |
|
1/11 |
05:30p-08:00p |
Portfolio 2013, Opening |
Carl Hammer Gallery, 740 N. Wells St. |
RN |
A |
|
1/11 |
05:00p-08:00p |
As The Crow Flies, Opening |
Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior St. |
RN |
A |
|
1/11 |
06:00p-09:00p |
Exchange Opening Reception, Opening |
Chicago Artists' Coalition, 217 N. Carpenter |
RD |
A |
|
1/11 |
07:00p-09:00p |
Tattoo II opening reception |
Chicago Photographic Center, 3301 N. Lincoln Ave. |
N |
A |
|
1/11 |
05:00p-08:00p |
The Circus Collages of C.T. McClusky,
An Ill Wind Blowing, Opening |
Intuit, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
RD |
A |
|
1/11 |
05:30p-07:30p |
Wild, Opening |
Jean Albano Gallery, 215 W. Superior |
RN |
A |
|
1/11 |
06:00p-09:00p |
8th Annual Emerging Artists Winter Exhibit , Opening |
Morpho Gallery, 5216 N. Damen |
N |
A |
|
1/11 |
10:00a-08:00p |
Taxonomy of a Landscape, Opening |
Museum of Contemporary Photo, 600 S. Michigan Ave. |
DT |
A |
|
1/11 |
06:00p-08:00p |
Fractal Semblance, Opening |
Roots & Culture, 1034 N. Milwaukee |
WP |
A |
|
1/11 |
05:00p-08:00p |
Andrew Graham, Opening |
Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 N Wells St |
RN |
A |
|
1/11 |
05:00p-07:30p |
Body Language, Opening |
Schneider Gallery, 230 W Superior St. |
RN |
A |
|
1/11 |
06:30p-09:00p |
Art is Alive in Highland Park - Exhibition, Opening |
The Art Center, 1957 Sheridan Rd Highland Park |
SB |
A |
|
1/11 |
06:00p-09:00p |
The Unreliable Narrator, Opening |
Threewalls, 119 N. Peoria #2C |
RD |
A |
|
1/11 |
06:00p |
Exchange: Chicago – Detroit Opening |
CAC 217 N. Carpenter Street |
RD |
A |
|
1/12 |
07:30p |
The Dollhouse Reading Series |
2265 W. Leland Ave. #1 |
N |
C |
|
1/12 |
05:00p-08:00p |
Body Like A Barrow, Fold, Opening |
Bert Green Fine Art, 8 S. Michigan Ave., Ste 1220 |
DT |
A |
|
1/12 |
12:00p-04:00p |
Handmade Market |
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. |
WP |
H |
|
1/12 |
02:00p-05:00p |
Recital, Opening |
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston |
SB |
A |
|
1/12 |
05:00p-08:00p |
Raeleen Kao: Body Like A Barrow
& Jessica Curtaz: Fold Opening |
Bert Green Fine Art 8 S. Michigan Ave. Ste 1220 |
DT |
A |
|
1/13 |
07:30p |
Intelligence in the Human-Machine, Duet for Cello and
Brainwaves |
Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. |
DT |
G |
|
1/14 |
06:30p-07:30p |
Sci Fi
& Fantasy Book Club - Spin by Robert Charles Wilson |
Filter Cafe 1375 N Milwaukee |
WP |
C |
|
1/15 |
12:00p-01:30p |
Color Bind: Curator Tour |
MCA, 220 E Chicago Ave |
DT |
C |
|
1/16 |
07:00p |
Local Author Night |
Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. |
N |
C |
|
1/16 |
06:00p |
Simon Winchester presents Skulls: An Exploration of Alan
Dudley's Curious Collection. |
Harold Washington Library Center, auditorium, 400 S. State
St. |
DT |
C |
|
1/16 |
07:30p |
Palabra Pura
Guild Literary Complex bilingual poetry series |
La Bruquena, 2726 W. Division
St. |
HB |
C |
|
1/17 |
06:00p |
Congo Square Theatre presents a discussion with novelist
Walter Mosley |
Harold Washington Library Center, auditorium, 400 S. State
St. |
DT |
C |
|
1/18 |
07:00p |
Terri Paul reads from her debut novel, Glass Hearts. |
Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. |
N |
C |
|
1/18 |
06:30p-09:00p |
Open House: Art About Home, Opening |
Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Ave. Elmhurst |
SB |
A |
|
1/18 |
06:00p-08:00p |
Hyperreal, Opening |
Gallery 180, IIAr, 180 N. Wabash |
DT |
A |
|
1/18 |
05:00p-08:00p |
Observer Effect, Opening |
Gallery 400, 400 S. Peoria St |
RD |
A |
|
1/18 |
05:00p-08:00p |
Aborescent, Opening |
McCormick Gallery, 835 W. Washington Blvd. |
RD |
A |
|
1/18 |
06:00p-09:00p |
Urban Myths, Upgrade and Breakdown, Opening |
Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd. Chicago Heights |
SB |
A |
|
1/18 |
06:00p-10:00p |
Winter Show Open Call, Opening |
Water St Studios, 160 S. Water St Batavia |
SB |
A |
|
1/19 |
12:00p |
David Von Drehle presents Rise
to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year |
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, 357 W. Chicago Ave. |
RN |
C |
|
1/19 |
07:00p |
Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Awards |
Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. |
N |
C |
|
1/19 |
09:00p |
Freelance Whales, Snowmine play,
cover |
Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave. |
N |
B |
|
1/20 |
07:00p |
Chicago Authors Night |
Black Rock Pub & Kitchen, 3614 N. Damen
Ave. |
N |
C |
|
1/20 |
01:00p-04:00p |
Evanston Art Center Faculty Exhibition, Opening |
Center for the Visual Arts , 2603 Sheridan Rd. Evanston |
SB |
A |
|
1/20 |
05:30p |
Paige Cunningham/Anna Kunz: One Careless Gesture Away from
Destruction |
Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. |
DT |
G |
|
1/21 |
07:00p |
Essay Fiesta |
Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. |
N |
C |
|
1/22 |
06:00p |
Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Writer-activist Tim Wise |
Dominican University, Martin Recital Hall, 7900 W.
Division St. Oak Park |
SB |
C |
|
1/22 |
06:00p |
Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey talk about The Color of
Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America. |
Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St. |
N |
C |
|
1/23 |
05:00p-07:00p |
Mike Norton signs the debut issue of his superhero comic
The Answer |
Challengers Comics + Conversation, 1845 N. Western Ave. |
LS |
C |
|
1/24 |
12:00p-01:00p |
Barbara Cooper, Artist Talk |
Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, 100 W. Randolph,
Suite 2-100 |
DT |
C |
|
1/25 |
08:00p |
Method Man plays, Cover |
Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. |
WP |
B |
|
1/25 |
tbd |
B-Fest 2013 |
Northwestern University |
SB |
F |
|
1/25 |
tbd |
B-Fest 2013 |
Northwestern University Evanston |
SB |
F |
|
1/25 |
06:00p-09:00p |
Fractal Semblance, Opening |
Roots & Culture, 1034 N. Milwaukee |
WP |
A |
|
1/25 |
08:00p |
Kelly Hogan plays, cover |
Space, 1245 Chicago Ave. Evanston |
SB |
B |
|
1/27 |
05:30p |
Paige Cunningham/Anna Kunz: One Careless Gesture Away from
Destruction |
Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. |
DT |
G |
|
1/27 |
02:00p-03:30p |
Vinculum (Passes) Opening |
Gallery Uno, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Ste 541 |
DT |
A |
|
2/1 |
05:00p-07:00p |
Here's Mud In Your Eye, Opening |
Monroe Arts Center
, 1315 11th St. Monroe, WI |
OT |
A |
|
2/5 |
06:00p-07:30p |
SAIC’s Visiting Artists Program:
Martha Schwartz Lecture |
Art Institute Auditorium 111 S. Michigan Avenue |
DT |
C |
|
2/9 |
08:00p |
Iris Dement plays, Cover |
City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. |
RD |
B |
|
2/9 |
12:00p-04:00p |
Handmade Market |
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. |
H |
WP |
|
2/12 |
tbd |
The 66th Annual Latke Hamantash
Debate |
University of Chicago Mandel Hall, 1131 E 57th St |
HP |
C |
|
2/15 |
07:00p-10:00p |
From Motion To Stillness, Opening |
Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th St. |
BP |
A |
|
2/25 |
06:00p-07:30p |
SAIC Visiting Artists Program: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Lecture |
Art Institute Auditorium 230 S. Columbus Dr |
DT |
C |
|
3/1 |
06:00p-09:30p |
Beauty Imperfect, Moments - Juried Photography Exhibition,
Opening |
The Art Center, 1957 Sheridan Rd Highland Park |
SB |
A |
|
3/4 |
06:00p-07:30p |
SAIC Visiting Artists Program: Julie Ault Lecture |
SAIC Auditorium 280 S. Columbus Drive |
DT |
C |
|
3/9 |
12:00p-04:00p |
Handmade Market |
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. |
WP |
H |
|
3/19 |
06:00p-07:30p |
SAIC’s Visiting Artists Program:
Jacob Hashimoto Lecture |
SAIC Auditorium 280 S. Columbus Drive |
DT |
C |
|
4/1 |
08:00p |
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Sharon Van Etten play, Cover |
Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. |
DT |
B |
|
4/11 |
06:00p-07:30p |
SAIC Visiting Artists Program: Rosa Barba
Lecture |
Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N.
State St |
DT |
C |
|
4/13 |
12:00p-04:00p |
Handmade Market |
Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. |
WP |
H |
|
4/29 |
06:00p-07:30p |
SAIC Visiting Artists Program: Vaginal Davis Lecture |
Art Institute Auditorium 230 S. Columbus Dr |
DT |
C |