Events for November 8th, 2009
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Sunday - November 8th
Events / Literature Event
Jonathan Lethem appearance
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Radio host Victoria Lautman inteviews the novelist ("Chronic City," "Motherless Brooklyn") and MacArthur Fellow as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival.
Events / Tours and Vacation
Chicago Architecture Foundation's 'Devil in the White City' tour
Chicago Architecture Foundation - 224 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
10 a.m.
A slide presentation precedes a bus tour.
Events / Gallery Exhibit
Contemporary Sculptures from China
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Four large-scale works take up temporary residence in the park's Boeing Galleries. Participating sculptors and installation artists include Sui Jianguo, Zhan Wang, Shen Shaomin and Chen Wenling.
Museums / Movie Event
'Planet Earth: Shallow Seas'
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A 15-minute film takes viewers into the ocean to see coral reefs and coastal waters around the world.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Fantasea
Shedd Aquarium - 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
The newest permanent Oceanarium show features sea lions, penguins, dolphins, beluga whales and other aquatic life. Show times vary.
Events / Museum Exhibit
Chicago Architecture Foundation's 'Chicago Model City'
Chicago Architecture Foundation - 224 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A large-scale, 400-block representation of the Chicago Loop includes 1,000 highly detailed buildings. City photographs, maps and videos complement the display.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass
Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum - 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Celebrating 400 years of the astronomical telescope, this interactive exhibit explores the technology used to gather information about the universe.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Picture Perfect: Art from the Caldecott Award Books, 2006-2009
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
A showcase of 17 books that have received top honors for their illustrations.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
On the Scene: Jason Lazarus, Wolfgang Ploger, Zoe Strauss
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Check out works from a trio of emerging photographers.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
James Castle: A Retrospective
Art Institute of Chicago - 111 S. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
Explore more than 200 drawings, books and constructions by the 20th Century self-taught artist.
