Your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend: 5/20 and Beyond
It's another week closer to a fuller reopening of the city! More venues are opening up now with limited capacity, shows scheduled for the near future, and a new normal may be happening soon. But as we said in the one-year anniversary of the #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend, we need to continue being careful if we go out and opt to support the local arts scenes we so enjoy from home. We will continue posting mostly virtual events and listing in-person events, but in the coming weeks will be mixing the two a little more. Nonetheless, positive moves forward are a good thing and we'll still keep tabs on the fun stuff happening online this weekend and beyond! So if you feel comfortable going out, do so with a mask and social distance. Before we jump into our event recommendations, we want to remind you that Third Coast Review is one of 43 local independent media that are members of the Chicago Independent Media Alliance. You can help #savechicagomedia by donating to our 2021 campaign. Here’s our CIMA website where you can donate to all or select your favorites to receive donations.
Now, let's get on with your #StaytheFHome Curated Weekend!- Drive-In Movies & Concets!
- ChiTown Movies - This weekend will feature screenings of Shrek, Scream, and Sixteen Candles
- Dino Safari – A Drive Thru Adventure - LAST WEEKEND!
- Support Local Venues
- Kingston Mines is open with some great lineups this weekend
- Sleeping Village is opening up Patio Reservations this weekend including Vagabond Vegan Club dishing out brunch on Sunday!
- Fitzgerald's Patio is also back in full swing with tins of artists playing throughout the week
- Evanston Space's 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! Plus Schubas/Tied House is open and events are on their way back!
- Same goes for Thalia Hall's merch store (those holiday socks? *chef's kiss*)
- Let's not forget Empty Bottle's fantastic merch shop! While the annual Music Frozen Dancing may not be going on, celebrate with some special merch where a portion of the proceeds go to the Empty Bottle Staff! Plus they just added some new stuff designed by some awesome people that is sure to catch your eye!
- Art Galleries and Special Events
- All Star Press is constantly putting up new prints for you to decorate your space with! Check out Liz Flores' solo exhibit In Between! They've started a whole new year long series Naturally Beautiful with "1991" by Langston Alllston! Check out some of their prints from last year's Vertical Gallery collab, which you can purchase here!! There is also a virtual gallery featuring all the works! And don't forget to check out the virtual edition of JC Rivera's new exhibition "Still Undefeated" ,his latest print "Puertorican Flavor", and a new enamel pin!
- Galerie F has a fun stock of prints from concert posters, pop culture prints and more!
- Rotufugi will be showing a new exhibit from JC Rivera It's Tricky. So if you feel comfortable mask up and see the work in person.
- 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.
- Nom Nom: 40 Years of Pac-Man Design and History @ Chicago Gamespace will give you a deep dive into the world of Pac-Man
- Immersive Van Gogh does exactly what its name says: immerses you into Van Gogh paintings via huge projections that bring the already lively art to life!
- Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes at The Museum of Science and Industry
- WNDR Museum is back
- The ‘Friends’ Experience Chicago
- Jeppson’s Pop Up Shop at Cobra Lounge!
- Art on theMART will be projecting the spacey visuals of Astrographics alongside a soundtrack assembled out of by Experimental Sound Studio's Sun Ra Arkestra archives
- Garfield Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: Saturation is open! Book a reservation to see all the beautiful gardens safely!
- Lincoln Park Conservatory Spring Flower Show: Pretty in Pink! Book a reservation to see all the beautiful gardens safely!
- Fireworks at Navy Pier are back! The 10 minute show stats at 9:00pm every Saturday in May!
- Pop up Grocer is coming to 1555 N. Milwaukee Avenue from 4/3 to 5/30 for you to discover hundreds of new products from the most innovative and exciting food, beverage, home, pet, and body care brands today.
- 1 Cancer Patient is an exhibition of art created by cancer thriver Traci Asher, Chicago photographer Warren Perlstein and curator Rosa Gallagher. The intent of the show is to ease fears of the unknown often felt by women diagnosed with cancer. The exhibit will display works by Jane Michalski, Nancy Pirri, Sara Peak Convery, Kaitlyn Keely, and Warren Perlstein as well as Traci Asher in a variety of media including photography, painting, ceramic and encaustic. The exhibit will run April 30 through June 25. Free registration is required to limit attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Bike Our Negativity 2021 will be taking place on Saturday May 22nd from 1:00pm - 3:00pm and aims to bring positivity to the North Lawndale Community. There will also be a children’s expo at Boulevard across from St. Agatha Catholic Church (3147 West Douglas Boulevard) from 10am – 1pm with tons of snacks, music, community, and more!
FRIDAY, MAY 21st
- Friday May 21 - Cas Heely Audiotree Live - 4:30pm
- Friday May 21 - Hey Riddle Riddle STAGED- 8:00pm
- Tuesday May 25 - Lipstick Jodi Audiotree Live - 4:00pm
- Friday May 28th - Carpool Audiotree Live - 4:00pm
FRIDAY & BEYOND, MAY 21st - JUNE 6th
The 9th Annual Pivot Arts Festival: Reimagining Utopia @ Your favorite streaming device and Various locarions around Chicago, Various Times WHAT: A celebration of contemporary performance SO WHAT: This year's Pivot Arts Festival presents 12 selected artists and artistic groups commissioned to create video installations or short, live works responding to the theme of a better world post-pandemic. The performances will take place either in person will safety precautions or virtually throughout the festival. You can check out the lineup of performances over on their website! NOW WHAT: Head over to the Pivots Arts website and start scheduling your festival experience!FRIDAY - SUNDAY, MAY 21st - MAY 23rd
Ethan Philion Quartet / Keefe Jackson Trio with Tomeka Reid, Jason Roebke / Twin Talk @ Constellation, the most musically inclined room in your home, Friday 8:00pm, Saturday 8:00pm & 10:00pm WHAT: An amazing show for your weekend! SO WHAT: Constellation has been putting on some incredible shows during the pandemic and this weekend is no different! First up on Friday The Ethan Philion Quartet will be presenting a set of music sponsored by the International Society of Bassists. ! Saturday will feature long-term collaborators Keefe Jackson Trio with Tomeka Reid, Jason Roebketrying to find the balance between improvising and composing! And then Sunday Twin Talk will perform their elastic, spontaneous, and open improvisational music. Be sure to look ahead at Constellation's schedule because next week Wednesday will feature Nick Mazzarella / Hamid Drake, a show co-presented by Elastic Arts! NOW WHAT: Stream tickets are $15, so sit back and enjoy the incredible show this weekend! There are also limited in-person seating tickets available for the weekend shows!SATURDAY, MAY 22nd
ComEd’s 7th annual Switch on Summer @ ComEd's Facebook, the most summery room in your home, 2:00pm WHAT: Kick off summer from home! SO WHAT: ComEd’s 7th annual Switch on Summer celebrates the start of season by turning on Chicago’s iconic Buckingham Fountain! ComEd will be bringing the summer tradition to the comfort of your home. This livestream event featuring special guest appearances, including WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, ComEd CEO Joe Dominguez, and music by Papo Santiago y su Orquesta, curated by the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center. NOW WHAT: Head over to ComEd's Facebook to catch the show starting at 2:00pm OTVLIVE Premieres @ OTVLIVE's streaming platform, the most engaging place in your home, 8:00pm WHAT: Open Television is a platform for intersectional pilots and series, supporting Chicago artists in producing and exhibiting indie series. SO WHAT: Throughout May, OTVLIVE will be releasing a live to tape broadcast of new and exciting shows that show just how diverse and unique the world around us is. From experimaental content to educational and talks show fun, this series is a great chance to to discover something new! Checkout the lineup below!- May 22 - Sexuality Out Loud (Education) - A deep dive variety show that aims to let young people have deeper conversations about sex, sexuality, and reproductive justice.
- May 29 - That Shit's Trans (Talkshow) - Diva Latina Irregular Girl invites one trans guest to discuss a formative piece of media that was DEFINITELY trans - even if it isn't!
THE WHOLE SELF-DISTANCING WEEKEND & BEYOND
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 features:
- 5/20 - TQC: TVLRUIDO STREAMING FEST- 8:00pm
- 5/21 - TQC: cached.media presents: Longform Showcase - 7:00pm
- 5/22 - TQC: The Acorn Series - 2:30pm
- 5/23 - Live from Rhizome DC: DC CURRENT / Model Home / Bushmeat+Nik Francis / Travis Johns / Marlo de Lara - 7:00pm
- 5/24 - OPTION: Benjamin Vergara - 7:00pm
- 5/23 - OPTION: Hamid Drake - 7:00pm
- 5/23 - Place of Assembly: Art, Organizing + Culture in East EU Pt. 3 - Poland - 8:30pm
You can check out their full schedule here. NOW WHAT: Head over to their Twitch stream and start watching some great shows. There is a suggested donation of $5-$10 per evening. 100% of the donations contributed during each performance go to the artists who played that night.
- Thursday May 20 – Cosmic Country Presents: Planetary Access TV – 8:00pm – $10 From the creators of the cult-hit live show Cosmic Country Showcase, and brought to life by award-winning filmmaker Glamhag, comes a new web series set in a fantastical spaceship stranded in downtown Chicago. Enjoy a little country and assorted genres with this excellent new series.Made possible in part to IAM Logan Square.
- Sunday May 18 – Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday Tribute Concert – 8:00pm – sliding scale Chicago musicians Steve Dawson and Michael J. Miles join forces to celebrate the seminal musical moment where Bob Dylan turns 80.
- Wednesday May 26 – Open Mic with Mr. & Mrs. Wednesday Night – 7:00pm – $10 Join Mr. and Mrs. Wednesday Night for Open Mic and witness the talent in your community, featuring special guests Chris Santiago, Charles Joseph Smith and more. The show is free to stream on Facebook Live and anyone can sign up.
- June 2 -Cecil McDonald, Jr. on Cuts and Beats - 7:00pm
- June 9 -Community Journalism - 7:00pm
- June 10 - Cornelius Eady and Joe Morton: Brutal Imagination - 7:00pm
- June 15 - Museums - 7:00pm
- 5/20 Jameson Storm with Midtown Strings livestream
- 5/25 Jack Macklin Sextet livestream- 9:00pm - 10:00pm - $5
- 5/26 Gustavo Cortinas' Kind Regards livestream
- 5/27 Costa/Alger Brazilian Quartet livestream