Arts & Entertainment
A Suburban Art Fair and ‘Monty Python’: 4 Arts Picks for Your Week
St. Charles Fine Art Show (Brigette Burgman Photography)
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It’s a long holiday weekend, which can mean several things: more time to rest and relax, an extra day off from work, and more opportunities to explore the city’s rich cultural offerings. Whether your favorite medium is film, theater, music or fine art, Chicago will be able to provide for your entertainment this Memorial Day weekend.
Film: “Screening & Talk | 4×4: Contemporary Art in Chicago” — MCA Chicago
On Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the MCA Chicago, Pentimenti Productions is hosting “4×4: Contemporary Art in Chicago,” a screening of four short documentary films about Chicago artists, all of which are directed by local filmmakers. Here’s a list of the shorts on the docket: director cai thomas’ “we are two,” Erin Babbin & Michael Sullivan’s “Errol Ortiz: Headspace,” Alex Morelli’s “Beneath the Surface of the Everyday” and Kevin Shaw’s “I Dreamt of Cowboys, Cottonfields, and Clouds – Bernard Williams.” For tickets and more info, click here.
Theater: “Monty Python’s Spamalot” — CIBC Theatre
What you need to know about “Monty Python’s Spamalot” is in its subtitle, “A New Musical (Lovingly) Ripped Off From the Motion Picture ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail.’” The musical, which was penned by comedian Eric Idle along with composer John Du Prez, first premiered in Chicago in 2004 at the Shubert Theatre. It’s back for another engagement at the CIBC Theatre. For tickets, click here.
Performance: “Sound and Fury” — Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conductor James Gaffigan (not the comedian) leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra this weekend in a program called “Sound and Fury.” Among the pieces slated to be performed include Grieg’s “Holberg Suite,” Kreisler’s “Violin Concerto in C Major (In the Style of Vivaldi),” Clyne’s “Sound and Fury” and Haydn’s “Symphony No. 101 in D Major (The Clock).” For more information and tickets, click here.
Art: St. Charles Fine Art Show — Downtown St. Charles
Head to the north suburbs Saturday and Sunday for a two-day art show and fair in downtown St. Charles. It’ll happen from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday on Riverside Avenue between Main Street and Illinois Avenue. The event will boast more than 110 artists showcasing their work. For more information, click here.
WTTW News arts coverage is supported by the JCS Arts, Health & Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation.
