This weekend, make plans to visit two much-anticipated museum exhibits, watch classic films at Music Box Theatre or celebrate the Chinese New Year at Navy Pier.
“To Have and Have Another – A Hemingway Cocktail Companion”
Feb. 19
Chicago
Join The Book Stall and author/Hemingway scholar Philip Greene for an Ernest Hemingway-inspired cocktail seminar. Enjoy three cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while you learn about Hemingway’s favorite drinks.
70MM Film Festival: The Ultimate Edition
Begins Feb. 19
Chicago
Watch “The Master,” “Inherent Vice,” “Ghostbusters,” “Vertigo” and more films on Music Box Theatre’s 41-foot screen. The festival ends March 10.
Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936
Opens Feb. 21
Skokie
Get a glimpse inside the 1936 Olympics with this Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit. At 2 p.m. on Feb. 21, curator Susan Bacharach will interview Jesse Owens’ daughter, Marlene Owens Rankin. If you can’t make it this weekend, the museum will host other events throughout the exhibit’s run, including a screening of “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” and a discussion on equality in sports.
Neighborhoods of the World: Celebrate Chinese New Year
Feb. 21
Chicago
Throughout the year, Navy Pier hosts family-friendly events to celebrate different cultures. This weekend, stop by for music, dance, food and vendors in honor of the Chinese New Year.
Van Gogh’s Bedrooms
Through May 10
Chicago
If you haven’t been yet, don’t miss this rare opportunity to see three versions of Van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” (all together for the first time in North America) at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Looking Ahead
- “Romeo and Juliet,” the classic tale of Montagues versus Capulets and young (doomed) love, opens at the Lyric Opera on Monday, Feb. 22 as part of the Shakespeare 400 Chicago celebration. After you buy tickets, read our guide for an evening at the opera.
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