Friday 15
It’s time to study the latest Vogue, pull out your credit cards, and put on comfortable (but fashionable) shoes: Oak Street’s Summer Sale runs today from 10 to 5 and tomorrow from noon to 5 at nearly 30 stores. Find out who’s officially participating at 943-1120, or just head for your favorite boutique.
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The rebuilding of Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871 attracted architects from across the U.S. and Europe–especially from Germany. After several Chicago architects returned from studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, the French influence became important, too. So it’s fitting that Chicago Architecture 1872-1922: Birth of a Metropolis opened in Paris and went on to Frankfurt before coming to Chicago. The exhibit, which opens today at the Art Institute and runs through September 5, features more than 300 works: drawings, photos, building models, and decorative objects from architects who include Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Daniel Burnham, and Mies van der Rohe. There will also be related programs, lectures, and films over the summer. The museum is open 10:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday, 10:30 to 8 Tuesday, 10 to 5 Saturday, and noon to 5 Sunday. Admission is $5, $2.50 for seniors and students; free on Tuesdays. More info at 443-3600.
The American Institute of Wine and Food, Chicago chapter, goes casual tonight with Decades of Dining, an outdoor potluck supper at a 50-acre organic produce farm. It starts at 6 at Ladybug Farm, 8577 Richardson Road, Spring Grove. Admission is $25, $20 for members, and $ 10 for kids–plus “a dish from your favorite decade” to serve 12. When you’re full, you can dance, swim or fish in the pond, or play badminton or croquet. More info at 327-1533.
The film version of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, starring Spencer Tracy, hasn’t been screened in the U.S. for five years because of litigation with the Mary Hemingway estate. Tonight, as part of a week-long celebration of Hemingway’s 89th birthday, it shows at 6:30 and 8:30 at the Lake Theater, 1020 Lake, Oak Park (Hemingway’s birthplace). Frank Laurence, author of Hemingway and the Movies, will give a brief talk before each screening. The $6 tickets can be purchased in advance at the Oak Park Visitors Center, 158 N. Forest, Oak Park; details about this and other activities at 263-4944 or 524-0983.
Tom Palazzolo’s film Marquette Park, which depicts two separate demonstrations in the park, will show at 5:30 in the Public Library Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. The screening is free; call 269-2926 for info.
