If You Only Have an Hour…
The contemporary art curator, James Rondeau, weighs in with five must-see works from the new Modern Wing.
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Deluxe Staycation
The Five
Spend Memorial Day in Chicago—and love it—with these don’t-miss events for the long weekend:
1. The Crowd You’re
in With @ Goodman
2. Eric Bogosian @ The Gift
3. Warm/Cool Decorator @ Second Bedroom …
Color Scheme
Angel Otero takes his paintings—and his buzz—to Art Chicago
The Lost Boy
In 1908, Chicago’s chief of police shot to death a Russian-born Jewish immigrant who had come to the chief’s Lincoln Park home. One hundred years later, Aleksandar Hemon, another European who has made Chicago his home, used that tale as a springboard for his acclaimed novel The Lazarus Project. Hemon followed in the path of several historians who had already taken on that same story—yet despite those combined investigations, the circumstances behind the immigrant’s death remain a mystery
May Flowers, Simon Pearce, Walkin’ the Walks!
Gosh it rained a lot this spring, didn’t it? If April showers bring May flowers, I’m expecting my backyard to turn into the Botanical Garden any day now. By the way, know what May flowers bring? Pilgrims. (Thank you, I’ll be here all week!) If you didn’t get around to planting anything yet, no worries—there are a lot of garden sales going on this weekend to help you stock up on annual and perennial flowers as well as a variety
Totally Free Edition
The Five
Don’t-miss free events for 05.13.09 through 05.19.09
1. Manifest @ Columbia
2. Eighth Blackbird, Pacifica Quartet @ the U. of C., Roosevelt
3. Michael Pollan @ Harold Washington …
The Early Byrd
Chicago native Roger McGuinn plays a homecoming concert in May.
The Full Monty
The Five
Don’t-miss events for 05.06.09 through 05.12.09
1. Monty Python’s Terry Jones @ Lakeshore Theater
2. Static: A Headphones Tour @ North Lakeside Cultural Center
3. Dan Deacon @ Metro
Big Sounds
This spring, astonishing works of classical music premiere all over town. Meet the emerging composers behind three of the most daring pieces
The Insider
Five picks from the up-and-coming Chicago singer-songwriter Joe Pug, who plays Schubas May 1st and 2nd.