Chicago Calendar
By Kathy Russell June 22, 2012 11:18AM
Updated: June 22, 2012 11:18AM
Chicago Event Calendar
The Featured Five
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The Lover: Soul Theatre returns to the Chicago theatre scene with a three-week engagement of Harold Pinter’s comedic one-act, “The Lover.” In Pinter’s comedic drama, a married couple tries to spice up their relationship by pretending to have an affair. But the worlds of fantasy and reality quickly collide and their erotic role-playing game spirals out of control. Thursdays through Sundays, June 28 through July 15 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St. in Chicago. Tix $20 (1/2 off day of show); $10 students and seniors and available through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/251297. More info at www.facebook.com/SoulTheatre and www.soultheatre.com.
Ansel Adams Photography Exhibit: Bert Green Fine Art, 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1220, exhibits rarely seen photographs that reveal the lost landscape + lifestyle of a prewar Los Angeles. These nostalgic images from the archives of The L.A. Public Library Ansel Adams Collection represent Adams as a photojournalist on assignment for Fortune Magazine in 1940. Open Wednesdays through Saturdays through June 30. 312-434-7544.
Summer Sessions at Logan Square: The concert series kicks off at 5:30 p.m. June 23 with Serengeti (performing as “Kenny Dennis”), Las Guitarras de Espana, and The Sweats. At the Logan Square Monument at Milwaukee, Kedzie and Logan Blvd. More info at http://summersessionsonthesquare.org/
Three Sisters: Steppenwolf Theatre Company closes the 2011/12 season with Anton Chekhov’s humorous and affecting tale of longing for a better life. In Three Sisters, the Prozorov family chafes at the constraints of life in their small provincial town, once a bustling army garrison where their late father served as general. Attempts to shore up their crumbling social status lay bare the larger forces of unrest that will soon engulf them all. Three Sisters begins previews June 28, opening night is July 8 and runs through Aug. 26 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. Tix $20 to $75 at Audience Services, 1650 N. Halsted St., 312-335-1650 and www.steppenwolf.org.
Latinos in Music Film Program: ‘Hasta el Último Trago Corazón’ (Until the last drink, my dear), a documentary from 2005, is presented by the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) from 7:30 to 10 p.m. June 23 at Dvorak Park in Pilsen, 1119 W. Cullerton St. Special guest director Beto Gomez will chat about the film. The films are in Spanish with English subtitles and will be screened outdoors with free admission, pop corn and raffles. More info at 773-342-8865 or www.praachicago.org or on Facebook page.
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Quick Notes
Pedal Oak Park Bike Tour: Experience Oak Park’s wealth of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings with the Pedal Oak Park Bike Tour at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday June 9 through Sept. 23. The two-hour tour includes exterior stops at 22 Wright-designed structures in Oak Park’s famed Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District. $30/members and $35/non-members. More info and tix at www.GoWright.org/pedal, at the Home and Studio Museum Shop, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park or at Greenline Wheels.
Chicago Summerfest: Lincoln Park at Clark St. at Armitage Ave., Chicago Summerfest offers live music, food and drinks, many local artisan booths and more. Admission is $5. Visit www.starevents.com for additional festival information.
Cookie’s 79th Birthday: Cookie, a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo, will make a public appearance at Brookfield Zoo at 10:30 a.m. June 30 at Reptiles and Birds exhibit, to celebrate his 79th birthday. Cookie, the charismatic pink cockatoo, arrived at the zoo in 1934. Brookfield Zoo, First Ave. between Ogden Ave. and 31st St., Brookfield. Metra stop is Hollywood. 866-GoToZoo or 800-201-0784. www.czs.org.
Jammin’at the Zoo: Lincoln Park Zoo’s concert series presents Neon Trees on June 22, Gates open to ticket holders at 6 p.m. Advance tix are $23/adults, $12/kids 12 and under. Proceeds help keep the zoo free and open 365 days per year. Lincoln Park Zoo is at 2001 N. Clark St. and is easily accessible from Lake Shore Drive. www.lpzoo.org, 312-742-2283.
The Jammer: Pine Box Theater Company presents The Jammer, a play that resurrects the Roller Derby — half sport, half show, all action. In short, it’s the King Lear of roller derby plays. Thursdays through Sundays through July 1 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tix available at www.pineboxtheater.org or the Athenaeum Box Office, 773-935-6875.
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Metra’s $7 Weekend Pass: Weekend passes are good for unlimited rides on both Saturday and Sunday for all stations. Weekend parking is available at all stations. Note: Boat taxis are available from Union Station to Navy Pier and/or the museum campus, Chinatown and other points along the river or lakefront. Reasonable pricing and fun.
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