What to do? where to make THE scene this week in Chicago? Shopping events, fundraisers, fashion trunk shows, art events and more. Here are our picks for some of the best Chicago events to add to your social calendar this week November 16-23.
EVENT: Hyde Park Arts Center 75th Anniversary Gala
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Where: Skyline Lofts at Bridgeport Art Center
1200 W. 35th Street
When: Friday, November 21
Time: 7PM
Cost: Individual tickets: Patron – $500 | Sustainer – $750|Benefactor – $1,000. Dress code: Creative Cocktail
WHY: This conversation is part of programming surrounding the exhibition, The City Lost and Found: Capturing New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 1960–1980. Following the event in Rubloff Auditorium, guests attending the reception will have an opportunity to sample mouthwatering offerings from Samuelsson’s worldly repertoire.
EVENT: Dance Theater of Harlem
What: Dance Theatre of Harlem makes a triumphant return to the Auditorium Theatre after 16 years.
Where: Auditorium Theatre
195 East Delaware Place
When: Friday Nov. 21- Sunday Nov. 23
Time: Varies, click here for info
Cost: $50.55 – $80.55
Why: Dance Theatre Harlem brings innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression with a mixed repertoire performance that includes Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven, an ode to love and loss; Gloria, a celebration of the Harlem Renaissance; and Return, with music from James Brown and Aretha Franklin.
EVENT: FLATS Studio Playtime
What: This final installment for 2014 examines childhood innocence through sculpture, drawing, and self-portraiture.
Where: 1050 W. Wilson Avenue
When: Friday, November 21
Time: 6:00PM Reception | 7:15PM Dinner and Performance |10:30PM After Party
Cost: Click here for tickets
WHY: FLATS Studio. Playtime consists of local artists Luke Carlson, Alicia Everett, Jennifer Kaplan, Andrew Meyler, Edward Muela, Allison Zuckerman, Keith Tolch and Andrew Johnson.
EVENT: Disco Nirvana
What: Introducing a whole new way to Wake up with Yoga Rebel Tara Stiles.
Where: W Hotels City Center
172 W Adams St.
When: Friday, November 21
Time: 7-8AM
Cost: Complimentary, click here for details
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