ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Trailblazing Women!
Chicago Avant-Garde: Five Women Ahead of Their Time This new gallery at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., celebrates five Chicago women who took radical risks to benefit their lives and their art between the 1930s and the 1950s. Given the political and social context of the time, the exhibit explains how artist Gertrude Abercrombie, poet Gwendolyn Brooks, choreographers Katherine Dunham and Ruth Page, and dealer-curator Katharine Kuh turned contemporary challenges into inspiration, be it racial segregation and violence, anti-communist rhetoric, sexism, or the Great Depression. The gallery experience includes a catalog filled with photographs and essays to help detail the lives and work of these women. Admission is free for the public and the show runs from September 10 through December 30, Tuesdays - Fridays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturdays noon - 4 p.m. More information can be found at newberry.org/chicago-avant-garde-exhibition.
US History!
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'Thirteen Days' Join City Lit Theater Company, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., for the premier of the stage adaptation of Robert F. Kennedy’s Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis “Thirteen Days.” City Lit received permission to incorporate transcripts of John F. Kennedy’s strategy sessions from the 13 days following the discovery of Soviet missiles pointed at the US in Cuba. The show tells the story of how JFK navigated conflicting counsel on military response during this tense era of the Cold War. As with many of City Lit’s productions, the cast will be a diverse ensemble of women performing a story that originally consisted only of white men. The show runs September 10 through October 24 and showtimes vary by day. For more information or to reserve tickets (beginning at $28 with discounts for students and seniors), go to citylit.org. Full vaccination is required for attendance.
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Good Reads!
36th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest Presented by the Near South Planning Board, the Printers Row Lit Fest is coming to Dearborn between Polk and Ida B. Wells this Saturday and Sunday, September 11 & 12, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. This event is the largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest and it’s complete with all sorts of attractions for readers of all ages including readings by national and local authors, writing workshops, and other live performances and interactive activities as well as food and music! Programming for the festival spans all genres, so there’s something for everyone. A full schedule as well as other information and guidelines is available at printersrowlitfest.org.
Cool as Ice!
Free Summer Screening - 'The Ice King' The Chicago International Film festival is back with another virtual summer movie! "The Ice King" tells the story of John Curry, the first openly gay Olympian. The sport? Figure skating! Curry took to the ice again and again blending traditional techniques of the sport with softer elements of modern dance and ballet. The film brings together archival video footage with more current commentary from friends and experts into a thorough overview of Curry’s art and impact. This FREE film experience will be available to stream beginning at 6:30 p.m. on September 8, with a 24-hour watch window. Register online at chicagofilmfestival.com/film/the-ice-king.
