Events Tomorrow
The Comedy Rock Show
Through 5/28: Tue 8 PMImprov/Sketch
Comedy music performed in a wide array of genres. $7
Cosmic Wonder
Through 4/1:Other Stuff
An exploration of the origin of the universe and how it coincides with the origin of mankind.
Shoot for the Moon
OngoingMuseums
Featuring the restored Gemini 12 spacecraft and artifacts commemorating the 40th anniversary of its mission and other lunar adventures; astro labs and various historical space reading devices; interactive displays on galaxies, planets, and other nonterrestrial entities. The museum's regular sky shows start on the half hour, virtual reality presentations every 90 minutes.
Planet Explorers
Ongoing.Museums
Interactive and all-ages exhibit on space flight, including simulated rides and extra-terrestrial exploration.
Space Junk 3D
Ongoing.Museums
Adler Planetarium offers a 3D visual experience through orbits in space.
Chicagoland and Fish Nuts
Open run: Tue 8 PMImprov/Sketch
At the start of each show an all-star ensemble creates a tableau onstage, then asks after a blackout, "Where in Chicago did that take place?" "Soccer practice" was the response the night I was there, and after an hour the improvisers--intensely alert and feisty--had crafted a veritable community, complete with idiosyncratic characters, unpredictable backstory, and tragicomic intrigue. Veteran T.J. Jagodowski, recognizable from a series of Sonic commercials he's done with quick-witted cast member Peter Grosz, played a thick-accented German coach. Abruptly launching a new scene by charging to the front of the stage, he squatted and gestured as he yelled at his coed youth team, "I will yank on your nuts like the Hunchback of Notre Dame working a bell!" --Ryan Hubbard $8
In a World . . .
Open run: Tue 9:30 PMImprov/Sketch
T.J. Jagodowski, Rebecca Sohn, and others perform comic characters and situations based on audience suggestions. $8
Triple Feature
Open run: Wed 8 PM
773-561-4665Theater & Performance
Three original 20-minute shows. $5
Design 1810-1995
1/11-8/24Galleries
Early examples of design are presented, including architectural sketches by Frank Lloyd Wright and George Fred Keck.
The Lost Artists Show
OngoingGalleries
Monthly Second Saturday show featuring open studios, poetry readings, and live music. Reception Sat 3/9, 5-10 PM.
