2022 FESTIVALS & EVENTS MUST-SEE MUSEUM EXHIBITS THE MARCH Ongoing DuSable Museum of African American History | dusablemuseum.org This virtual reality exhibit recreates one of the most iconic moments in American history, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. JURASSIC OCEANS: MONSTERS OF THE DEEP February 25 – September 5 Field Museum | fieldmuseum.org Experience an immersive underwater environment that transports visitors back 200 million years to when fierce prehistoric predators ruled the sea. FRIDA KAHLO, HER PHOTOS April 1 – August 7 National Museum of Mexican Art nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org Taken from the artist’s personal archives, this exhibit portrays an intimate history of Frida Kahlo, captured by famed photographers. NICK CAVE: FOROTHERMORE May 14 – October 2 Museum of Contemporary Art mcachicago.org The first career-spanning exhibition of renowned Chicago artist Nick Cave features Spinner Forest , a mesmerizing, site-specific installation. CEZANNE May 15 – September 5 Art Institute of Chicago artic.edu/cezanne The first major retrospective of Cezanne’s work in more than 70 years showcases stunning oil paintings, as well as watercolors and drawings. J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM Art Institute of Chicago THEATRE & PERFORMING ARTS PICKS KING JAMES Steppenwolf Theatre Company March 3 – April 10 steppenwolf.org Basketball star LeBron James symbolizes the hopes and dreams of two unlikely friends in Cleveland, Ohio. GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR Goodman Theatre March 12 – April 17 goodmantheatre.org Will & Grace star Sean Hayes plays irrepressible guest Oscar Levant on the late-night Jack Paar talk show in 1958. SIX Broadway In Chicago March 29 – July 3 broadwayinchicago. com/show/six From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their identities. LOOKINGGLASS ALICE Lookingglass Theatre Company May 12 – August 21 lookingglasstheatre.org This circus-infused adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories takes audiences down the rabbit hole. CULLUD WATTAH Victory Gardens Theater June 11 – July 17 victorygardens.org/ event/cullud-wattah Three generations of Black women fight to endure the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. 13
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