June - July 2011 Art, Culture, and Events
Your Chicago guide to the best museums, galleries, and events in Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago (111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago/ 312-443-3600/ artic.edu) presents Hyperlinks through July 20.
Chicago Architecture Foundation (224 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago/ 312-922-3432/caf.architecture.org) conducts Devil in the White City tours June and July.
Chicago Botanic Garden (1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe/ 847-835-5440/chicago botanic.org) presents 24 spectacular gardens on 385 acres. Weekend Garden Chef series.
Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St., Chicago/312-744-6630/explore chicago.org) presents art exhibits and special events throughout the summer.
Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark St., Chicago/312-642-4600/ chicagohs.org) presents Lincoln’s Chicago; Out in Chicago.
Field Museum (1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago/ 312-922-9410/fieldmuseum.org) hosts Whales: Giants of the Deep through Jan.16.
Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S. Cornell Ave., Chicago/ 773-324-5520/hydeparkart. com) presents Distraction: Pursuit of the Juvenile Mind through Sept. 4; Mess’n with Texas through Sept. 11.
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center (9603 Woods Drive, Skokie/ 847-967- 4800/ilholocaustmuseum.org
International Museum of Surgical Science (1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago/ 312-642-6502/imss.org) presents Surgicogenomics: Genes and Stem Cells in Surgery.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (756 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago/ 312-243-9088/ art.org) is showing Esta Chido Todo: The Drawings of Raul Maldonado through Aug. 27.
Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago (2100 Patriot Blvd., Glenview/ 847-832-6600/kohlchildrensmuseum.org) presents Watch Us Grow: Monarch Butterflies through Sept. 4.
Loyola University Museum of Art (820 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago/ 312-915-6394/luc. edu/luma) presents Stories in Cloth: The Threads of Daily Life through July 31.
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University (40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston/847-491-4000/blockmuseum.
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian (3001 Central Street, Evanston/ 847-475-1030/mitchellmuseum.org) presents A Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures.
Morton Arboretum (4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle/ 630-968-0074/mortonarb.org) holds Summer Twilight Hikes starting June 25.
Museum of Contemporary Art (220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago/ 312-280-2660/mca chicago.org) presents Pandora’s Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the MCA Collection June 18-Oct. 16.
Museum of Contemporary Photography (600 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago/ 312-663-5554 /mocp.org) presents Public Works through July 17.
Museum of Science and Industry (600 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago/ 312-663-5554/msi chicago.org) reopens Smart Home: Green & Wired through Jan 8; Tornado Alley through Dec. 31.
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (2430 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago/ 773-755-5100/ chias.org) presents Nature’s Architects through August 7.
Smart Museum of Art (5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago/ 773-702-0200/smartmuseum. com) presents Warhol at Work: Portrait Snapshots 1973-1986 through Aug 21.
Spertus Museum (610 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago/312-322-1700/spertus.edu/ museum) presents Uncovered & Rediscovered: Stories of Jewish Chicago.
THEATER
American Theater Company (1909 W. Byron, Chicago/773-409-4125/atcweb.org) presents The Original Grease through June 26.
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago/800-982-ARTS/
Briar Street Theater (3133 N. Halsted Street, Chicago/ 773-348-4000/blueman.com) presents a new and updated Blue Man Group showcasing technogeek ingenuity.
Broadway in Chicago (312-977-1717/ broadwayinchicago.com) presents Beauty and the Beast at the Oriental Theatre June 29-Aug. 7; West Side Story at the Cadillac Palace Theatre July 19-Aug. 14.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier (800 E. Grand Ave., Chicago/312-595-5600/ chicagoshakes.com) presents One Thousand and One Nights, June 25 through July 3.
Chicago Theatre (175 N. State Street/ 312-902-1500/thechicagotheatre.com) presents Jethro Tull on June 26; Bill Maher, July 23.
Drury Lane Theatre 630-530-0111/ 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Oak Brook/ drurylaneoakbrook.com) presents Broadway Bound through July 31.
Goodman Theatre (170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago/312-443-3800/goodmantheatre.org) presents Chinglish June 18-July 24.
Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph St., Chicago/ 312-334-7777/harristheaterchicago. org) presents His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, July 18.
LookingGlass Theatre (821 N. Michigan Ave./312-337-0665/lookingglasstheatre.org) presents The Last Act of Lilka Kadison through July 24.
Marriott Theatre (10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire/847-634-0200/ marriottheatre.com) presents Shout!, June 15 through Aug. 14.
Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph, Chicago/312-742-1168/explorechicago.org) offers free world-class musical concerts throughout the summer.
Northlight Theatre (9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie/ 847-673-6300/ northlight.org) presents The Outgoing Tide featuring John Mahoney through June 19.
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park/847-266-5100/ravinia.org) features top-name musicians throughout the summer ending Sept. 11.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago/312-335-1650/steppenwolf. org) presents Jeff Garlin in No Sugar Tonight: An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy, July 13-24.
Theater on the Lake (2401 N. Lake Shore Drive/312-742-7994/chicagoparkdistrict.com
TimeLine Theatre (615 W. Wellington, Chicago/773-281-8463/timelinetheatre.com) presents The Front Page through July 17.
Writers’ Theatre (325 Tudor Court, Glencoe/847-242-6000/writerstheatre.org) presents The Detective’s Wife through July 31.
GALLERIES
Ann Nathan Gallery (212 W. Superior Street, Chicago/312-664-6622/annnathan gallery.com) presents figurative art and realism.
The Arts Club of Chicago (201 E. Ontario, Chicago/312-787-3997/artsclubchicago.org) presents Andy Warhol, Shadows, through July.
Carl Hammer Gallery (740 N. Wells St., Chicago/312-266-8512/hammergallery.com) presents Outsider Art.
Catherine Edelman Gallery (300 W. Superior Street, Chicago/312-266-2350/edelman gallery. com) presents The Chicago Project IV through Sept. 15.
Carrie Secrist Gallery (835 W. Washington Blvd, Chicago/312-491-0917/secristgallery. com) presents work by Marcel Broodthaers and Liliana Porter through July 3.
Chicago Art Dealers Association (chicagoartdealers.org) present First Thursdays. Galleries open till 7:00 pm, River North.
Echt Gallery (222 W. Superior St., Chicago /312-440-0268/echtgallery.com) presents a group exhibition.
Gallery KH (311 W. Superior Street, Chicago /312-642-0202/gallerykh.com) presents Carol Stewart and K Silve, New Works, opening June 3.
Jean Albano Gallery (215 W. Superior Street, Chicago/312-440-0770/jeanalbano gallery.com) presents contemporary painting, sculpture and mixed media.
Josef Glimer Gallery, Ltd. (207 W. Superior Street/Chicago /312-787-4640/josefglimer gallery. com) presents Covered Memories; Untold Truth, paintings by Sheila Finnegan.
Judy A. Saslow Gallery (300 W. Superior, Chicago/312-943-0530/jsaslowgallery.com) presents Frank Paluch through July 9.
Ken Saunders Gallery, Ltd (230 W. Superior St., Chicago/312-573-1400/ kensaunders gallery. com) presents artists from the Studio Glass Movement.
Linda Warren Gallery (1052 W. Fulton Market, Chicago/312-432-9500/lindawarren gallery.com) presents Paula Henderson through July 2.
Packer Schopf Gallery (942 W. Lake, Chicago/312-226-8984/packergallery.com) presents Jenn Wilson, Hank Feeley, Mary Porterfield July 8-August 13.
Maya Polsky Gallery (215 W. Superior Street, Chicago/ 312-440-0055/mayapolsky gallery.com) represents artists Jose Cobo, Susanna Coffey, Alla Esipovich, among others.
Perimeter Gallery (210 W. Superior, Chicago/ 312-266-9473/perimetergallery.com) features contemporary works in painting, sculpture, ceramics and fiber arts.
Printworks Gallery (311 W. Superior Street, Chicago/312-664-9407/printworkschicago. com) presents Vera Klement through July 2; Summer Show July 8-Aug. 20.
The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago (5811 S. Ellis Avenue, Bergman Gallery, Chicago/773-702-8670/renaissancesociety.
Rhona Hoffman Gallery (118 N. Peoria, Chicago, 312-455-1990/rhoffmangallery.com) presents Group Exhibition: Never Let Me Go curated by Terry R. Myers through July 8.
Roy Boyd Gallery (739 N. Wells Street, Chicago/312-642-1606/royboydgallery.com) Jay Phillips through June 28; Group Sculpture Exhibition July1-Sept. 3.
Russell Bowman Art Advisory (311 W. Superior, Chicago/312-751-9500/bowmanart. com). Vivian Maier, Photographer is on exhibition through June 18.
Schneider Gallery (230 W. Superior Street, Chicago/ 312-988-4033/schneidergallery.com) presents The Reality of Illusion through June 25; Known Artists, New Works, July 1-Aug. 26.
Zg Gallery (300 W. Superior Street, Chicago/ 312-654-9900/zggallery.com) presents Suzy Poling “Natural Phenomenon” New Photographs through June 25.
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery Inc. (325 W. Huron Street, Chicago/ 312-944-1990/zolla liebermangallery.com) presents Cinematic Bodies curated by Jamie Adams, including work by Cameron Gray, Peter Drake, Su-en Wong and Heather Marshall through Aug. 25.
SPECIAL EVENTS
June 17-19. Taste of Randolph (900 W. Randolph, Chicago/explorechicago.org) Top-rated West Loop neighborhood restaurants along with talented artisans and eclectic vendors gather for a three day celebration.
June 18-19, Custer’s Last Stand Festival of the Arts, Chicago and Main, Evanston (custerfair.com). 70,000 people attend this Evanston tradition.
June 24-25. Chicago Pride Fest (3700 N.Halsted, Chicago/explorechicago.org) The gay community celebrates with a parade, entertainment, food and arts and crafts.
June 24-July 3. Taste of Chicago (Grant Park, Chicago/explorechicago.org) Sample a large array of ethnic culinary creations during the ten day lakefront festival.
June 25-26. Fountain Square Art Festival (Sherman Ave. and Church St., (Evanston/ chicagoevents.com. More than 250 artisans exhibit work in this juried show. The festival also features continuous live jazz and art lessons for kids. 10-6 pm both days.
July 1-July 31, Lunchbreak Music Series in Millennium Park. Hear jazz or blues on Mondays, Electric Picnic on Saturdays, American Roots on Sundays. (Chicago/explorechicago.org).
July 3. Fireworks start at 9 pm at Grant Park, Navy Pier and some locations along the lakefront. (Chicago/explorechicago.org).
July 7-Sept. 18. 15th Annual Chicago Summer Dance (Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, Chicago/explorechicago.org) Each night there is a one hour dance lesson by professional instructors followed by two hours of live music and dancing.
July 9-10. Chicago Folk and Roots Festival (Welles Park, 2333 W. Sunnyside, Chicago/chicagofolkandroots.
July 9 -10. Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff (St. Joseph, Michigan, 269-983-0271). This art fair draws crowds of over 70,000.
July 14. Bastille Day 5K Run, Walk & Block Party (Cannon Drive & Fullerton Parkway, Chicago/explorechicago.org) Celebrates all things French.
Published: June 13, 2011
Issue: Summer 2011
