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"textContent": "<h3>Theater</h3><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-770000\" name=\"image-770000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5d2dd50/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2245+0+478/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F00%2Feb%2F5e2614e242dab55fc28c5c0b8992%2Ftop-girls-cast-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/996984e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2245+0+478/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F00%2Feb%2F5e2614e242dab55fc28c5c0b8992%2Ftop-girls-cast-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c8ac715/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2245+0+478/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F00%2Feb%2F5e2614e242dab55fc28c5c0b8992%2Ftop-girls-cast-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Top Girls cast - Photo by David Hagen.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c8ac715/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2245+0+478/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F00%2Feb%2F5e2614e242dab55fc28c5c0b8992%2Ftop-girls-cast-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a03614e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2245+0+478/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F00%2Feb%2F5e2614e242dab55fc28c5c0b8992%2Ftop-girls-cast-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c8ac715/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2245+0+478/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F00%2Feb%2F5e2614e242dab55fc28c5c0b8992%2Ftop-girls-cast-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>“Top Girls” runs from Feb. 12-March 22 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>David Hagen</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-18144ec0-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>Regarded as one of the best British plays of the 20th century, <b>“Top Girls”</b> is playwright Caryl Churchill’s masterclass on feminism, class and politics that navigates the shifting dynamics in a patriarchal society. Lucky Stiff directs. From Feb. 12-March 22 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets: $45. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://raventheatre.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>raventheatre.com</u></a>.</li></ul><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-6f0000\" name=\"image-6f0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/224e1f2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+170/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1c%2Fbb%2F0a4427924e3f821e392a06d4bd0c%2Fpot-girls-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b501429/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+170/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1c%2Fbb%2F0a4427924e3f821e392a06d4bd0c%2Fpot-girls-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1062e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+170/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1c%2Fbb%2F0a4427924e3f821e392a06d4bd0c%2Fpot-girls-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Pot Girls - Photo by David Hagen.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1062e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+170/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1c%2Fbb%2F0a4427924e3f821e392a06d4bd0c%2Fpot-girls-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/78c6bc4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+170/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1c%2Fbb%2F0a4427924e3f821e392a06d4bd0c%2Fpot-girls-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1062e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1010+0+170/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1c%2Fbb%2F0a4427924e3f821e392a06d4bd0c%2Fpot-girls-photo-by-david-hagen.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>“Pot Girls” director Ayanna Bria Bakari and playwright Paul Michael Thomson</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>David Hagen</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-18144ec1-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>Also running alongside “Top Girls” is The Story Theatre’s <b>“Pot Girls,”</b> a world premiere play about the power of women, words and weed that’s an intertextual riff on Churchill’s classic play. Ayanna Bria Bakari directs. From Feb. 12-March 1 at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets: $20-$45. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://thestorytheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>thestorytheatre.org</u></a>.</li><li>Justice, legacy and survival collide in Kristen Adele Calhoun’s dark comedy, <b>“Black Cypress Bayou,”</b> the story of a mother who summons her daughters home after the richest man in East Texas turns up dead on their property. Ericka Ratcliff directs. From Feb. 13-March 15 at Definition Theatre, 1160 W. 55th St. Tickets: $25+. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://definitiontheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>definitiontheatre.org</u></a>.</li><li><b>“Bernadette, The Musical”</b> is the story of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, a French farm girl who has visions of a beautiful lady that set off a turn of events that cannot be explained. French singer-actress Eyma Scharen stars; Serge Denoncourt directs. From Feb. 12-March 15 at Athenaeum Center, 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: $45-$149. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://athenaeumcenter.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>athenaeumcenter.org</u></a>.</li></ul><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-000000\" name=\"image-000000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/49fbd84/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1961x1101+0+22/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2F0a%2Ffbedd92e4452bbd7cea866b82de4%2Fmorning-noon-and-night-photo-by-abboye-lawrence.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5e1b59/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1961x1101+0+22/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2F0a%2Ffbedd92e4452bbd7cea866b82de4%2Fmorning-noon-and-night-photo-by-abboye-lawrence.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3a7349/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1961x1101+0+22/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2F0a%2Ffbedd92e4452bbd7cea866b82de4%2Fmorning-noon-and-night-photo-by-abboye-lawrence.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Mnn Promo Photos - 5\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3a7349/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1961x1101+0+22/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2F0a%2Ffbedd92e4452bbd7cea866b82de4%2Fmorning-noon-and-night-photo-by-abboye-lawrence.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ce00966/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1961x1101+0+22/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2F0a%2Ffbedd92e4452bbd7cea866b82de4%2Fmorning-noon-and-night-photo-by-abboye-lawrence.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f3a7349/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1961x1101+0+22/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2F0a%2Ffbedd92e4452bbd7cea866b82de4%2Fmorning-noon-and-night-photo-by-abboye-lawrence.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Emefa Dzodzomenyo (left) plays Dailyn and Kristin E. Ellis is Dailyn’s mom, Mia, in Shattered Globe Theatre’s “Morning, Noon, and Night.”</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Abboye Lawrence</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-18144ec2-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>Shattered Globe Theatre presents <b>“Morning, Noon and Night,”</b> Kirsten Greenidge’s exploration of teens, family, surveillance and connection. AmBer Montgomery directs. From Feb. 13-March 28 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: $20-$60. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://sgtheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>sgtheatre.org</u></a>.</li><li>In Zack Peercy’s <b>“Kubrickian,”</b> three trapped men should be focused on escape but instead can’t stop talking about film director Stanley Kubrick. AJ Schwartz directs. From Feb. 13-March 15 at Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St. Tickets: $30. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://thefactorytheater.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>thefactorytheater.com</u></a>.</li><li><b>“Harvey”</b> is Mary Chase’s classic play about a man who insists on going everywhere with his friend Harvey, a 6-foot-tall rabbit that only he can see. Lisa M. Ramos directs. From Feb. 13-March 8 at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey Pkwy. Tickets: $35. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://saintsebastianplayers.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>saintsebastianplayers.org</u></a>.</li><li>Chicago City Opera presents Jules Massenet and Henri Cain’s <b>“Cendrillon,” </b>a romantic French opera that tells the classic story of Cendrillon (Cinderella) who, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends a magical ball. At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13-14 at The CheckOut, 4116 N. Clark St. Tickets: $35+. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://thecheckout.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>thecheckout.org</u></a>.</li><li>Gwydion Theatre presents Grayson Kennedy’s adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s <b>“The Lower Depths,”</b> a drama that investigates the forgotten class, the poorest of the poor and their untold human connections. Danny Kapinos directs. From Feb. 12-March 1 at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. Tickets: $32.64. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://gwydiontheatre.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>gwydiontheatre.org</u></a>.</li></ul><h3>Music</h3><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-160000\" name=\"image-160000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/436e0a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2370x1330+0+520/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe9%2Fb4%2Ff3381b4e489ebf34627890857d23%2Falec-ounsworth-by-matt-barrick.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a68847e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2370x1330+0+520/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe9%2Fb4%2Ff3381b4e489ebf34627890857d23%2Falec-ounsworth-by-matt-barrick.png 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b554072/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2370x1330+0+520/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe9%2Fb4%2Ff3381b4e489ebf34627890857d23%2Falec-ounsworth-by-matt-barrick.png\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Alec Ounsworth - by Matt Barrick.png\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b554072/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2370x1330+0+520/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe9%2Fb4%2Ff3381b4e489ebf34627890857d23%2Falec-ounsworth-by-matt-barrick.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7d361ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2370x1330+0+520/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe9%2Fb4%2Ff3381b4e489ebf34627890857d23%2Falec-ounsworth-by-matt-barrick.png 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b554072/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2370x1330+0+520/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fe9%2Fb4%2Ff3381b4e489ebf34627890857d23%2Falec-ounsworth-by-matt-barrick.png\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Clap Your Hands Say Yeah front man Alec Ounsworth performs at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. </p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Matt Barrick</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d0-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>Following the 20th anniversary of the full band’s tour,<b> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Piano and Voice Tour</b> presents front man Alec Ounsworth’s body of work in its starkest form. “Doing the material in this way has been a chance to connect with the work on an intimate and new (but familiar) level,” says Ounsworth. At 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $39. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://oldtownschool.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>oldtownschool.org</u></a>.</li><li>Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and the classical-roots string trio Time for Three perform <b>“Emily – No Prisoner Be,”</b> a work with music by composer Kevin Puts, that shapes 24 poems by Emily Dickinson into a journey into the poet’s inner world. At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets: $49+. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://cso.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>cso.org</u></a>.</li></ul><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-ea0000\" name=\"image-ea0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0d8757e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5382x3021+0+1190/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2Fa0%2F7972027d405bbf65be4518f767c9%2Frio-kosta-photo-by-shervin-lainez.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bda5abb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5382x3021+0+1190/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2Fa0%2F7972027d405bbf65be4518f767c9%2Frio-kosta-photo-by-shervin-lainez.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/47ed67b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5382x3021+0+1190/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2Fa0%2F7972027d405bbf65be4518f767c9%2Frio-kosta-photo-by-shervin-lainez.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Rio Kosta - photo by Shervin Lainez.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/47ed67b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5382x3021+0+1190/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2Fa0%2F7972027d405bbf65be4518f767c9%2Frio-kosta-photo-by-shervin-lainez.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dc27686/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5382x3021+0+1190/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2Fa0%2F7972027d405bbf65be4518f767c9%2Frio-kosta-photo-by-shervin-lainez.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/47ed67b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5382x3021+0+1190/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fef%2Fa0%2F7972027d405bbf65be4518f767c9%2Frio-kosta-photo-by-shervin-lainez.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Rio Kosta plays at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Shervin Laine</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d1-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>Los Angeles psychedelic duo <b>Rio Kosta</b> (Mike Del Rio and Kosta Galanopoulos) tour behind the new album, “Unicorn,” which introduces their concoction of ’70s psychedelia, global funk grooves and vocal harmonies. At 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave. Tickets: $27+. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://lh-st.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>lh-st.com</u></a>.</li></ul><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-240000\" name=\"image-240000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ca15f66/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x842+0+629/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Faf%2F0b3cbcab494ea5a94f539ea07822%2Fcj-chenier-photo-by-bart-bragg.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/204312b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x842+0+629/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Faf%2F0b3cbcab494ea5a94f539ea07822%2Fcj-chenier-photo-by-bart-bragg.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6737e43/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x842+0+629/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Faf%2F0b3cbcab494ea5a94f539ea07822%2Fcj-chenier-photo-by-bart-bragg.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"CJ Chenier - photo by Bart Bragg.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6737e43/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x842+0+629/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Faf%2F0b3cbcab494ea5a94f539ea07822%2Fcj-chenier-photo-by-bart-bragg.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3a14d14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x842+0+629/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Faf%2F0b3cbcab494ea5a94f539ea07822%2Fcj-chenier-photo-by-bart-bragg.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6737e43/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x842+0+629/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F05%2Faf%2F0b3cbcab494ea5a94f539ea07822%2Fcj-chenier-photo-by-bart-bragg.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band have two upcoming shows: 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston and 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at FitzGerald’s, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. </p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Bart Bragg</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d2-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>Celebrate Mardi Gras with the zydeco sounds <b>of CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band.</b> At 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Space, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston. Tickets: $20. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://evanstonspace.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>evanstonspace.com</u></a>. At 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at FitzGerald’s, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. Tickets: $45. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://fitzgeraldsnightclub.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>fitzgeraldsnightclub.com</u></a>.</li></ul><h3>Museums</h3><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-5f0000\" name=\"image-5f0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/df38752/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1680x943+0+696/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc3%2F27%2Ff1e374a242749cead990f46180ab%2Fthe-snuff-dipper.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd94c2b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1680x943+0+696/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc3%2F27%2Ff1e374a242749cead990f46180ab%2Fthe-snuff-dipper.jpeg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb13f2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1680x943+0+696/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc3%2F27%2Ff1e374a242749cead990f46180ab%2Fthe-snuff-dipper.jpeg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Snuff Dipper.jpeg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb13f2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1680x943+0+696/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc3%2F27%2Ff1e374a242749cead990f46180ab%2Fthe-snuff-dipper.jpeg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/14f92e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1680x943+0+696/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc3%2F27%2Ff1e374a242749cead990f46180ab%2Fthe-snuff-dipper.jpeg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb13f2c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1680x943+0+696/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc3%2F27%2Ff1e374a242749cead990f46180ab%2Fthe-snuff-dipper.jpeg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>“The Snuff Dipper” by Archibald Motley is among the featured works in “Paris in Black” at DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 E. 56th Place. </p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d3-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li><b>“Paris in Black”</b> traces the journeys of Black artists, writers, performers and intellectuals, such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright and James Baldwin, who found freedom, inspiration and transformation in the cultural and social environment of Paris. To early 2027 at DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 E. 56th Place. Admission: $4-$14.50. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://dusablemuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>dusablemuseum.org</u></a>.</li></ul><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-d40000\" name=\"image-d40000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f22c973/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2389x1341+0+830/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2Fc6%2F6dd72cdd45629dfe1ee9f864f217%2Flucas-samaras-exhibit-image.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/59d4505/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2389x1341+0+830/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2Fc6%2F6dd72cdd45629dfe1ee9f864f217%2Flucas-samaras-exhibit-image.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d57169/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2389x1341+0+830/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2Fc6%2F6dd72cdd45629dfe1ee9f864f217%2Flucas-samaras-exhibit-image.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Lucas Samaras exhibit image.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d57169/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2389x1341+0+830/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2Fc6%2F6dd72cdd45629dfe1ee9f864f217%2Flucas-samaras-exhibit-image.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1dc00ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2389x1341+0+830/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2Fc6%2F6dd72cdd45629dfe1ee9f864f217%2Flucas-samaras-exhibit-image.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d57169/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2389x1341+0+830/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdb%2Fc6%2F6dd72cdd45629dfe1ee9f864f217%2Flucas-samaras-exhibit-image.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>“Split” by Lucas Samaras is among the featured works in a new exhibit of the photographer’s work at the Art Institute of Chicago.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>The Art Institute of Chicago</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d4-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li><b>“Lucas Samaras: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Looking”</b> focuses on the artist’s innovative photographs — along with selected sculptures, drawings and paintings — which unite Samaras’ background in performance and his technical achievements with instant process film. To July 20 at Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave. Admission: $14-$32. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://artic.edu\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>artic.edu</u></a>.</li></ul><h3>Movies</h3><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-c50000\" name=\"image-c50000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/48feba8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4596x2579+0+402/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8c%2Fe1%2Faf4bde004a13a31c9ccad12d020a%2Fwritten-on-the-wind-credit-is-universal-pictures.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f30ef21/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4596x2579+0+402/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8c%2Fe1%2Faf4bde004a13a31c9ccad12d020a%2Fwritten-on-the-wind-credit-is-universal-pictures.JPG 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/953494c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4596x2579+0+402/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8c%2Fe1%2Faf4bde004a13a31c9ccad12d020a%2Fwritten-on-the-wind-credit-is-universal-pictures.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Written on the Wind - credit is Universal Pictures.JPG\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/953494c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4596x2579+0+402/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8c%2Fe1%2Faf4bde004a13a31c9ccad12d020a%2Fwritten-on-the-wind-credit-is-universal-pictures.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6c5935/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4596x2579+0+402/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8c%2Fe1%2Faf4bde004a13a31c9ccad12d020a%2Fwritten-on-the-wind-credit-is-universal-pictures.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/953494c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4596x2579+0+402/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8c%2Fe1%2Faf4bde004a13a31c9ccad12d020a%2Fwritten-on-the-wind-credit-is-universal-pictures.JPG\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Rock Hudson and Dorothy Malone star in “Written on the Wind.”</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Universal Pictures</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d5-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li><b>Chicago Film Society’s</b> 39th season begins with Ernst Lubitsch’s silent film, “Lady Windermere’s Fan” (7:30 p.m. Feb. 12) and Douglas Sirk’s “Written on the Wind” (7 p.m. Feb. 17). At Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. The CFI’s roster of new and old films continues through May 31. For more information visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://chicagofilmsociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>chicagofilmsociety.org</u></a>.</li><li><b>Crying at the Shed</b> features a Valentine lineup of films dealing with messy and meaningful relationships. Films screened are “Licorice Pizza,” “Beginners,” “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “Lady and the Tramp,” “La Chimera,” “Her” and “Lost in Translation.” From Feb. 12-14 at The Salt Shed, 1357 N. Elston Ave. Tickets: $8+, $90 festival pass. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://saltshedchicago.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>saltshedchicago.com</u></a>.</li></ul><h3>Family fun</h3><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-600000\" name=\"image-600000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1bcebdc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7818x4388+0+526/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F54%2F77%2F344c8a2848ec974e31c4dfeaab7a%2Fjuniper-junction-credit-is-the-morton-arboretum.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dccfe6d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7818x4388+0+526/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F54%2F77%2F344c8a2848ec974e31c4dfeaab7a%2Fjuniper-junction-credit-is-the-morton-arboretum.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/704aaca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7818x4388+0+526/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F54%2F77%2F344c8a2848ec974e31c4dfeaab7a%2Fjuniper-junction-credit-is-the-morton-arboretum.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Juniper Junction - Credit is The Morton Arboretum.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/704aaca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7818x4388+0+526/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F54%2F77%2F344c8a2848ec974e31c4dfeaab7a%2Fjuniper-junction-credit-is-the-morton-arboretum.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d3691ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7818x4388+0+526/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F54%2F77%2F344c8a2848ec974e31c4dfeaab7a%2Fjuniper-junction-credit-is-the-morton-arboretum.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/704aaca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7818x4388+0+526/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F54%2F77%2F344c8a2848ec974e31c4dfeaab7a%2Fjuniper-junction-credit-is-the-morton-arboretum.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Juniper Junction runs from Feb. 14-22 in the Morton Arboretum’s Firefly Pavilion, 4100 Ill. Rt. 53, Lisle.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Morton Arboretum</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d6-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li><b>Juniper Junction,</b> the Morton Arboretum’s large-scale model train display, showcases trains much larger than standard models. It’s an experience for all ages presented in partnership with the LGB Model Railroad Club of Chicago. From Feb. 14-22 in the Arboretum’s Firefly Pavilion, 4100 Ill. Rt. 53, Lisle. Admission prices vary. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://mortonarb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" >mortonarb.org</a>.<br><b>“Kitty and the Beanstalk,”</b> a musical adaptation of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” now about two sibling cats who climb a beanstalk and discover why the sun has vanished. For ages 4-10. Calvin Adams directs. From Feb. 14-March 22 at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. Tickets: $20. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://lifelinetheatre.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>lifelinetheatre.com</u></a>.</li><li>Learn about our nation’s leaders and what it means to be an engaged citizen when the <b>Chicago History Museum</b> commemorates Presidents Day at a family-friendly event. Interactive activities include making your own campaign buttons and signs, writing letters to elected officials and more. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 16 at 1601 N. Clark St. Admission is free for Illinois residents on this day; admission for nonresidents $17, $19. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://chicagohistory.org\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>chicagohistory.org</u></a>.</li></ul><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-b00000\" name=\"image-b00000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/30c0e5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x673+0+60/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2Ff1%2F971710f14f019cae39426328ece7%2Fgabbys-dollhouse.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6193851/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x673+0+60/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2Ff1%2F971710f14f019cae39426328ece7%2Fgabbys-dollhouse.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd3116c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x673+0+60/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2Ff1%2F971710f14f019cae39426328ece7%2Fgabbys-dollhouse.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Gabby's Dollhouse.jpg\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd3116c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x673+0+60/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2Ff1%2F971710f14f019cae39426328ece7%2Fgabbys-dollhouse.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b139dec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x673+0+60/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2Ff1%2F971710f14f019cae39426328ece7%2Fgabbys-dollhouse.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd3116c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x673+0+60/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2Ff1%2F971710f14f019cae39426328ece7%2Fgabbys-dollhouse.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Gabby and her cat friends return for another performance of “Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!” at 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Rd., Rosemont. </p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Matt Petit</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-181475d7-052c-11f1-9e77-ad47fabc4595\"><li>After a sold-out show at the Chicago Theatre last fall, Gabby and her cat friends return for another performance of <b>“Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!,”</b> which features the music and magic of the popular Netflix series. At 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Rd., Rosemont. Tickets: $39+. Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"http://ticketmaster.com\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>ticketmaster.com</u></a>.</li></ul>",
"title": "21 things to do in Chicago Feb. 12-18",
"updatedAt": "2026-02-10T23:27:00.743Z"
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