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Hidden Agenda: ARTiculating the Unspeakable
Reception Fri 11/6, 5-8 PM. 11/6-2/19.Museums
Installation by Carol Chase Bjerke.
The Way of the Flesh
Reception Fri 11/6, 5-8 PM. 11/6-2/19.Museums
"Appendage sculptures" by Masako Onodera made of materials including fiber, latex, and lacquered animal skin.
What Does It Say To You?
Reception Thu 9/10, 5:30-8 PM. 9/10-3/14Museums
A smattering of objects and objets d'art spanning two millennia encourages viewers to register and share their own impressions.
The Nature of Diamonds
Through March 28Museums
Exhibit on the geologic processes through which diamonds are formed, how they're mined, and their cultural role. Diamonds and jewelry from the collections of Princess Grace, Mae West, Catherine the Great, Joan Crawford, and Elton John will be on display. $23, $20 students and seniors, $13 kids 3-11 (includes general admission)
The Soul of Bronzeville: The Regal, Club DeLisa, and the Blues
Through June 27Museums
Exhibit exploring the history of Bronzeville as a blues district through displays of photos, instruments, concert ephemera, and memorabilia, including a booth from the Checkerboard Lounge and Howlin' Wolf's guitar. Focuses on venues like Robert's Show Lounge, Smitty's Corner, and the 708 Club, and artists including Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, and Little Walter. Presented in conjunction with the Chicago Blues Museum.
Rastros y Cronicas: Women of Juarez
Reception Fri 10/16, 6-8 PM. 10/16-7/4.Museums
Work memorializing the more than 500 women killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, since 1993.
Lost German Chicago
Through Oct. 1, 2011Galleries
Art, artifacts, and memorabilia from Chicago's German-American community, including wood carvings dedicated to the Germania Club by the Oscar Mayer family and relics from the Deutsches Haus at the Columbian Exposition.
Comedy Smoke Showcase
Open run: Wed 9 PM (preceded by an open mike) and Sat 9 PMStand-Up
One of the top suburban showcases, featuring local and national acts.
Blue Man Group
Open run: Thu 8 PM, Fri 7 PM, Sat 4, 7, and 10 PM, Sun 1, 4, and 7 PM,
773-348-4000Theater & Performance
Three silent guys in cobalt blue makeup, accompanied by a small but very loud rock band, perform a wordless, high-tech, highly visual work of participatory conceptual theater. Blue Man Group offers a visceral education in the tenuous division between art and trash. (NG) $49-$59
ComedyComedy
Open run: Thu-Fri 8:30 PM, Sat 8 PMStand-Up
A suburban showcase, featuring local and national acts. $15, 21+
The Improv
Open run: Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 8 and 10:15 PM, Sat 7 and 9:15 PM, Sun 7 PMStand-Up
Despite its name, this comedy club, billed as the largest in the country, features some of the biggest names in stand-up. $17-$30, 21+, 2 dr. min.
Tommy Gun’s Garage
Open run: Thu 6 PM, Fri 7 PM, Sat 6 PM, Sun 5:30 PM, holiday shows through 12/31, 773-728-2828Theater & Performance
The restaurant-cabaret presents a Roaring 20s-themed musical comedy revue in a speakeasy setting, with dining and drinking integrated into the show. $58-$68 (includes food and refreshments; alcoholic beverages extra), $75 Wed 12/31
