Chicago Events for the Week of 1/17
January 11- February 29
The Critical Mass Art Show features Pro-Bike and Anti-Car art from local Chicago artists. Held at the Mercury Cafe, the event is free and promotes eco-friendly transportation by bicycle to slow down the damage that’s being done to our planet.
January 15- February 24
Join Chicago’s Caffeine Theatre at the Chicago Cultural Center for the world premiere of Like the Moon Behind the Clouds, an adaptation of an Italian memoir by Carla Vasio, chronicling her journey from Rome to Tokyo.
Saturday, January 19 (7:30 pm)
Sunday, January 20 ( 3 pm)
Head over to the Auditorium Theatre for Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah and hear Handel like you never heard him before! The Chicago Tribune calls this annual hit “hotter than hot!”
Monday, January 21 (12:30 - 3:30 pm)
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the Art Institute of Chicago as they present stories of peace and justice, read by Gwen Hilary and musical accompaniment by Enoch Williamson. There will also be a craft workshop where guests can create a “peace pinwheel.”
Tuesday, January 22 (8 pm)
Elevation, a U2 tribute band, plays a free concert at Navy Pier. Be one of the first 250 people to visit the Navy Pier Box Office beginning at 6 pm on the 22nd for free admission to the U2 3D premiere following the concert.
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