Events Monday, January 21
WithInSight: The Fall Show
Through 5/30:Galleries
Group show featuring work by local photographers. Opening reception 11 AM-6 PM.
The Planetary Defense Force: Rise of the Dinosaurs
Mondays, 8 p.m.Theater & Performance
Easy communication and a sharp wit may be the foundations for good improv, but if you want to see what a troupe is really made of, take a look at how they handle a shaky premise. Having watched cast members sustain this Links Hall/Chicagoland Games show while rolling around in Nerf gear to avoid a tyrannosaurus rex made of PVC pipe, I'm pretty sure they've got it. Amiable host Aaron Amendola ushers an audience member through a series of onstage challenges geared toward overcoming a megalomaniac hell-bent on ushering in a dino-apocalypse. The obstacles—which may involve brushing a Wiffle Ball off somebody's shoulder—are too slight to provide any real stakes. It's clear, though, that this crew has the crowd and stage skills to create something special. —Dan Jakes $5
From the Rooftops
Through 1/24:Galleries
Screenprints by Ethan D'Ercole, who's created album covers for White Rabbits and Brendan Benson. Reception Fri 12/14, 6-9 PM.
Greetings from the Holy City
Through 1/25:Galleries
New photographs by Jason Reblando, documenting the contemporary residents who call North Lawndale home.
Nuances of Landscape
Through 1/25:Galleries
Chicago painters Mary Porterfield and Nina Weiss present new work . Reception Thu 12/6, 5-8 PM.
1600 E. Golf Rd.
Suburbs Northwest
847-635-2633Gyroscopic: Cubist Drawings and Late Paintings
Through 1/26:Galleries
A retrospective of works by Richard Koppe, the noted painter and student of Moholy-Nagy's New Bauhaus. Reception Fri 11/30: 5-8 PM.
Rememberer
Through 1/26:Galleries
New digital prints and works on paper by local artist Ewa Bloch. Reception Fri 12/14, 6-8 PM.
10th Anniversary Exhibition
Through 1/26:Galleries
Ten years' worth of notable pieces displayed by the Russell Bowman Art Advisory, including work by Andy Warhol, Kiki Smith, and Jim Nutt.
The 8th Annual Emerging Artist Exhibitions
Through Jan. 27Galleries
Group show featuring notable up-and-comers from the Chicagoland area. Reception Fri 1/11, 6-10 PM.
Focus: Hito Steyerl
Through 1/27:Galleries
A retrospective of Steyerl's various video work and media installations.
Juried UIMA Member Exhibit
Through 1/27:Galleries
Group show featuring work by members of the museum. Reception Fri 12/1, 6-9 PM.
2320 W. Chicago Ave.
Ukrainian Village/East Village
773-227-5522A Painting Show in Two Parts: Part II
Through 1/27:Galleries
The second installment of paintings by Paul Bloodgood and Michael Byron. Reception 12/16, 4-6 PM.
Stephanie Souza
Through 1/28: Mon 8 PMTheater & Performance
Actress and singer Souza and pianist Micky York perform classic Broadway hits from Ragtime, Wicked, and more. $13
Waiting For Godot
Through 1/28: Mon 8 PMTheater & Performance
Scenic designer John Wilson supplies an effective setting for this production of Samuel Beckett's existential Laurel-and-Hardy routine. To the requisite bare tree and stretch of road he's added a backdrop suggesting a charred landscape under an endless gray sky. It's about the only thing that works in Bob Fisher's staging for the Mammals. Whereas Beckett excelled at paring things down, Fisher shows little restraint. In fact, the predominant mood here is hysteria--found not only in the caffeinated exchanges between Justin Warren and Sean Ewert as bums Gogo and Didi, but also and especially in Gabe Garza's grandstanding take on the lordly Pozzo, whom he plays as a flamboyant buffoon with a silly French accent. By emphasizing comedy above all else, Fisher buries Beckett under a mountain of shtick. --Zac Thompson $22
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