Festival/Event Highlights

MARCH 2016

Featured Events

Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen

In the first major American exhibition tour, Theo Jansen's wholly distinctive kinetic creations blur the lines of art, engineering, science and performance. Celebrating the thrill of the Strandbeest's locomotion as well as the processes that have driven their evolutionary development, the sculptures are accompanied by artist drawings, videos, daily demonstrations of the Strandbeests' movements, a display of "fossils" as well as photography by Lena Herzog. More information at chicagoculturalcenter.org.

Wired Fridays

Need to move a little bit during your lunch break? Come on out to the Chicago Cultural Center for Wired Fridays, a mid-day dance party series on the first and third Fridays of each month. This month Scott Silz will spin on March 4, followed by Mia Wallace on March 18. For full schedule and more information, visit chicagoculturalcenter.org.

March Events


Librería Donceles Programs Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Saturdays Chicago Cultural Center	Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Chicago Cultural Center	(PRO)ject US: Youth Open Mic March 3 & 17 Chicago Cultural Center


Peace On Earth Film Festival March 3-6 Chicago Cultural Center	OnEdge Performance Series Through March 4 Chicago Cultural Center	Juicebox with Barrel of Monkeys March 4 & 5 Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory


University of Chicago: First Friday Lecture March 4 Chicago Cultural Center	McCormick Tribune Ice Rink Through March 6 Millennium Park	The Playground Theater: MOSAIC March 6, 13, 20 & 21 Chicago Cultural Center


Present Standard Gallery Talk March 10 & 24 Chicago Cultural Center	University of Chicago: Works of the Mind Lecture March 13 Chicago Cultural Center	Crossing Borders: From Street Tunes to Sufi Art March 13 Chicago Cultural Center


Chamber Mondays March 14, 21 & 28 Chicago Cultural Center	Juicebox with The Q Brothers March 18 & 19 Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory	Chicago Sculpture International: Women Sculptors of Chicago March 19 Chicago Cultural Center


Contratiempo: She says, therefore she is March 20 Chicago Cultural Center	Chicago Cultural Alliance: Fast Fashion March 31 Chicago Cultural Center	Present Standard Through April 24 Chicago Cultural Center


Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen Through May 1 Chicago Cultural Center	Stand Up for Landmarks! Protests, Posters & Pictures Ongoing Chicago Cultural Center	Maxwell Street Market Sundays 800 S. Desplaines St.

Featured News

ChicagoMade

If you're one of the thousands on their way to Austin, Texas, this month for the annual SXSW gathering, don't miss Chicago's representation. The ChicagoMade networking event will offer meet-and-greets with Chicago Ambassadors - a "who's who" from Chicago's technology, music and film industries, along with featured music from a variety of Chicago's rising and established musical acts and products from Chicago companies. It will take place Monday, March 14, 12-8pm, at Downtown Burgers, 503 East Cesar Chavez St. in Austin. It is open to badge holders as space allows. Find out more at www.ChicagoMade.us.

The ChicagoMade music showcase is Thursday, March 17, from 8pm to 2am at The Main, 610 East 6th St. in Austin. The concert, open to SXSW badge holders on a first-come, first-served basis, will feature a homegrown Chicago lineup including Rhymefest, Phuture, Mick Jenkins, Saba, Hawley, Mike Golden with special guests Dreezy, Zverse, and Taylor Bennett.