Your #StaytheFHome Chicago Curated Weekend: 1/14 and Beyond
- Drive-In movies!
- ChiTown Movies - This weekend will include showings of Grease, Friday the 13th, Moana, & Jaws
- Support Local Venues
- Evanston Space is closed for the season, but their shop is open and you should consider donating to help the venue during these weird times
- Head over to the Hideout 's regular shop and get yourself some great merch! Their Holiday Sale page is also still up with links to great local artists!
- Metro shop is full of fantastic concert posters from yesteryear and cool merch
- Lincoln Hall/Schubas always has great items in their shop waiting for you!
- Same goes for Thalia Hall's merch store (those holiday socks? *chef's kiss*)
- And let's not forget Empty Bottle's fantastic merch shop!
- Art Galleries.
- All Star Press is constantly putting up new prints for you to decorate your space with! Check out some of their prints from their Vertical Gallery collab, which you can check out here!! And Don't forget to check out the virtual edition of JC Rivera's new exhibition "Still Undefeated."
- Galerie F has a fun stock of prints from concert posters, pop culture prints and more!
- Rotufugi will be showing Sad Salesman & Horrible Adorables!
- WOMANISH Experience is a cool pop up featuring the work of female and gender non-confirming artists exploring womanhood from a diverse range of perspectives.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14th
Midwest Films Festival Presents Best of the Midwest Awards @ Your home theater, any time you're feeling like watching a great movie, award show on 1/14 at 7:00pm WHAT: A chance to stream the entire MFF 2020 program! NOW WHAT: The Midwest Film Festival Best of the Midwest Awards has a special program planned for this year. Your ticket includes admission to the virtual awards show taking place on January 14 at 7pm and streaming of their 2020 program through that date. Additionally, this year they are putting the voting into the hands of the ticket holders. It's up to you to decide who wins each category. SO WHAT: Tickets to watch all these amazing movies start at $80 and include a one-year membership to the Midwest Film Festival!FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 15th & 16th
Four Letter Words & Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few @ Constellation, the most musically inclined room in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: A pair of amazing shows for your weekend! SO WHAT: Constellation has been putting on some incredible shows during the pandemic and this weekend will feature another couple of great shows. First on Friday will be the trio of Four Letter Words composed of Jake Wark (tenor saxophone); Matt Piet (piano); and Bill Harris (drums). Then Saturday will see Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few performing music from Collier's "3-6-9" project, a sonic experiment that will show the result of three corresponding trios (Isaiah Collier, Brent Griffin and JD Allen on saxes; Junius Paul, Jeremiah Hunt and Micah Collier on basses; Vincent Davis, Greg Artry, and Jeremiah Collier on drums) NOW WHAT: Stream tickets are $15, so sit back and enjoy the incredible show this weekend! Both shows start at 8:00pm on their respective nights! Dennis Walkins @ The Magic Parlour at Home, on your favorite streaming device in the most magical spot in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: A little bit of magic to spice up your weekend! SO WHAT: While Dennis Watkins is usually conjuring up wonderful effects and illusions live and in person, for the time being he's only sticking to the live part as he takes his magical act to Zoom! Gather your bubble together, dress to the nines, and experience some fantastic magic right at home! NOW WHAT: Tickets are $65 and they usually go fast, so book a magical evening as soon as you can!SATURDAY, JANUARY 16th
[caption id="attachment_84278" align="aligncenter" width="639"] Concept art for Derek McPhatter Afro-futurist and Afro-surreal dreamscapes. Designed by Daria Borovkova[/caption] The Dreamscape @ MCA Chicago, on the best looking streaming device in the most artistically pleasing area in your home, WHAT: An extension of the The Long Dream exhibition into the digital world SO WHAT: Bringing together the time-based and live performances of artists featured in The Long Dream, The Dreamscape brings them together to evoke new connections between them. The event will allow you to experience some livestreamed music, video art, meditative performances, and intimate conversations with artists throughout the day. NOW WHAT: It's a free day of much needed fun! You can RSVP here and it's pay what you can ticketing, so if you can, support this great museum!SUNDAY, JANUARY 17th
The Promontory presents a Martin Luther King Day Concert w/ Sweet Honey in the Rock @ Third Row Live, at the most musically sound streaming device you have! WHAT: An MLK Day Celebration, SO WHAT: Sweet Honey in the Rock will share messages of hope, resilience, and new beginnings for this MLK celebration! Broadcast live from the Lincoln Theater, the show will feature an exciting lineup of remote guests sharing musical performances—celebrating the life of Reverend King and offering words of inspiration for the future. NOW WHAT: Tickets are $15 for the live show and an extra $5 to watch on demand for 1 week!THE WHOLE SELF-DISTANCING WEEKEND & BEYOND
- Friday January 15 and every following Friday – LP’s Happy Hour – 5:00pm to 7:00pm – $5 Award-winning country singer, sought-after DJ, and long-time Hideout employee Lawrence Peters will be hosting a weekly happy hour on Hideout Online, from his home to yours. Maybe you’ll tune in for some deep cuts from his lauded collection of records, maybe some Hideout folks will drop in to swap stories about the bar, or maybe LP will even sing ya a tune.
- Tuesday January 19 – Write Club – 7:00pm – $10 Write Club is an awesome literary event pitting two opposing writers/ideas against each other.
The Quarantine Concerts @ Experimental sound Studios, Your best sounding internet connected device, at various times WHAT: Experimental Sound Studio, Elastic Arts and the Hideout's Resonance Series come together for a series of amazing livestreamed concerts SO WHAT: The Quarantine Concerts is collaborative series which aims to give artists a space to share their work and continue earning a living during this time when live, in person, performances have been cancelled due to COVID-19. This is a perfect opportunity to unite the community for a few hours of amazing musicians. This weekend includes Autistic Pride Day Concert, Concert for Chicago Freedom School, and tons more! You can check out their full schedule for the rest of the week here. NOW WHAT: Head over to their Twitch stream and start watching some great shows. There is a suggested donation of $10 per evening. 100% of the donations contributed during each performance go to the artists who played that night.
Reading Events Online @ American Writers Museum, month of April WHAT: The American Writers Museum is offering many programs online, including evening author talks and Saturday morning Little Squirrels Storytime. SO WHAT: Kids can watch Little Squirrels Storytime at 10:30am on Saturdays, with three pre-recorded stories read each time. Watch it on Facebook but videos will also be posted to YouTube and IGTV if you can't tune in live. NOW WHAT: These events are free. Check the events calendar and register for author talks. Registration isn’t required for Little Squirrels Storytime. Bring the Zoo to You @ Brookfield Zoo's Facebook page, when you want to see some animals besides your pets or specifically 11:00am, All Ages WHAT: A great way to make your kids' time at home entertaining and educational NOW WHAT: Join Brookfield Zoo on Facebook every weekday at 11:00am for a "Bring The Zoo To You" Facebook Live featuring one of their animals as well as plenty of educational, informative insight from one of our Animal Care Specialists. If you can't make it at 11, that's okay. The video will be saved afterward on Facebook as well as on their YouTube channel. SO WHAT: Just jump in to the chat at their Facebook page to learn something new