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September 5, 2008 by colomitalia

What more could you want out of life? I probably could mention a couple of other things. For $15, admission included ($10 for advance tickets), The Museum of Contemporary Art is offering you the chance to celebrate the First Friday of the month.

If you are looking for a night out where you can experience culture, conversation, and drinks, not to mention free Wolfgang puck appetizers, come out to the MCA. You will also have the opportunity to preview an up-and-coming Chicago artist in the museum’s latest UBS 12 x 12: New Artists/New Work exhibition, listen to live music, or just enjoy happy hour till 10:00 p.m. The MCA is located at 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the cash bar stays open till 9:30 p.m.

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Posted in Chicago, Chicago Events, Uncategorized | Tagged art, Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, UBS 12 x 12 | 3 Comments

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on September 5, 2008 at 9:50 am | Reply Jen Knoedl

Ooo… this sounds fun! Keep the cool events coming!
on September 6, 2008 at 8:45 am | Reply Jeff

Natalia,

I thought you might like this event:

Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) Mies van der Rohe Society and the Glessner House Museum offer guests a chance to learn more about the city with a tour of three centuries of Chicago South Side architecture from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 20, beginning at the Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, and ending on IIT’s Main Campus at 33rd and State St., Chicago.

This event is aimed especially at Chicago area residents who are interested in learning about the architectural heritage of their neighborhood. The tour visits twelve historic sites, including the Prairie Avenue Historical District and IIT’s Main Campus, which were both designated among the 150 Great Places in Illinois by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Illinois, as well as the following locations:

· Glessner House / Clarke House 1800 S. Prairie Ave
· 2nd Presbyterian Church 1936 S Michigan Ave
· Chess Records 2120 S Michigan Ave
· Quinn Chapel 2401 S Wabash Ave
· Motor Row Historic District
· New Bronzeville / McCormick Portal
· King Drive Walk of Fame
· Griffin Funeral Home 3232 S King Dr
· Roloson Houses 3213-19 S Calumet Ave
· Prairie Giles Calumet Historic District
· Pilgrim Baptist Church 3300 S Indiana Ave
· IIT – McCormick Tribune Campus Center 33rd & State St

Tour participants will explore IIT’s world-renowned Main Campus and help the university celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Rem Koolhaas-designed McCormick Tribune Campus Center and the Helmut Jahn-designed State Street Village. The event will conclude at IIT with a hot dog luncheon and family activities including a bean bag toss and a scavenger hunt, followed by a panel discussion about upcoming development of the campus and the area around it.

This is a free event and families are welcome. For more information, please visit http://www.mies.iit.edu. Reservations are recommended and may be made by contacting 312.567.5025 or miesmembership@iit.edu.

Also on Saturday, September 20, IIT campus guests can enjoy the RedBall Project Chicago from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. as it visits the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC). The RedBall Project Chicago, sponsored by Target, will migrate from September 1 – 25 throughout Chicago’s unique architectural landscape and history – each location carefully considered by the artist, Kurt Perschke. Compressed into each site, the 15-foot inflatable sphere changes its own shape as well as the space it inhabits, directly reflecting the viewer’s experience of metropolitan density. To follow the RedBall Project’s migration in Chicago and beyond, visit http://www.redballproject.com. The RedBall Project Chicago is a special project of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ Public Art Program. For more information, please visit http://www.CityofChicago.org/PublicArt or call 312.744.6630.

I hope to see you there!
on September 8, 2008 at 6:35 am | Reply colomitalia

Thanks Jeff! Wish I could make it but keep me in the loop!