ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of what to do at home and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Superheroes on Display!
'Marvel: Universe of Superheroes' The Museum of Science and Industry has opened its doors to the public again, and it’s kicking off the new season with fantastic new exhibits. "Marvel: Universe of Superheroes" celebrates Marvel history with more than 300 artifacts, including original comic book pages, sculptures, interactive displays and costumes and props from Marvel’s blockbuster films. Guests can examine the origins of iconic characters such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, Hulk and Captain Marvel and see how they have evolved alongside society over the past 80 years, making these characters a pop culture mainstay. Available now through October 24, adult admission is $18, child tickets are $14 and members $9 at www.msichicago.org
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A True Chicago Original!
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'Sun Ra’s Chicago' Sun Ra (1914–93) was one of the most wildly prolific and unfailingly eccentric figures in the history of music. Renowned for extravagant performances in which his Arkestra appeared in neo-Egyptian garb, the keyboardist and bandleader also espoused an interstellar cosmology that claimed the planet Saturn as his true home. In “Sun Ra’s Chicago,” William Sites brings this visionary musician back to Earth—specifically to the city’s South Side, where from 1946 to 1961 he lived and relaunched his career. “Sun Ra’s Chicago” shows that late 20th century Afrofuturism emerged from a deep, utopian engagement with the city—and that by excavating the postwar black experience of Sun Ra’s South Side milieu, we can come to see the possibilities of urban life in new ways. Sites will be joined in conversation by Larry Bennett on March 15 at 6 p.m. The event is free but registration is required at www.semcoop.com/event
Classic Horror!
'The Cabinet' An inside-out adaptation of the classic expressionist film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," the show provides a classic horror radio experience. A living nightmare told from the viewpoint of Dr. Caligari’s murderous somnambulist, Cesare, "The Cabinet" takes the listener into a society on the edge of collapse, filled with murder and fear. A world where there is slim difference between dreams and life; love and terror; and science and insanity. W here the question is pressed: when Death stalks the village, is it better to sleep, or to wake? Tickets are $15 and provide streaming access through March 20. Register at www.cocechicago.com/radio/thecabinet. .
