ART & DESIGN
"Irving Penn: Underfoot." Photographer Penn (1917–2009) transformed the concrete, cigarette butts and gum he found on Manhattan's pavement into fascinating black-and-white abstractions. Art Institute of Chicago. 10:30am–Sun 5pm.

FILM
Mother's Day with "Mommie Dearest" Dir. Frank Perry. 1981. 129mins. Camp Midnight provides running commentary for this special Mother's Day showing of the outrageously bad, compulsively watchable biopic, based on the best-selling book by Joan Crawford's adopted daughter. The event includes a pre-screening brunch at Mystic Celt (11:30am–1:30pm, $30) and a mother-daughter matching outfit contest. The first 100 people seated get their very own wire hanger. Music Box. 2pm. $12

EBERSMOORE closing its door? Say no more, mon amour! (Pardon the inexplicable Empire Records reference. We have Friday brain.) The Near West Side contemporary art gallery, founded in 2009 by Sarah Ebers and Dominic Paul Moore, tweeted earlier this week that it will be closing, effective June 1. The gallery has its final opening reception tonight, 6–9pm, for an MFA painting show in conjunction with Illinois State University (through May 30).

While we're sad to see it go, we applaud the gallery's thoughtful programming over the past 4+ years, showcasing both emerging and established artists (and some emerging artists who've become more established in that time). From Heidi Norton's exquisite plant-embellished sculptures to Anne Toebbe's melancholic paintings of domestic interiors, a look back at just a few of the exhibitions we'll remember:

April 2011 | Heidi Norton: "Not to See the Sun"

September 2011 | Rob Carter: "Culte" 

March 2013 | Ann Toebbe: "The Inheritance"

Last night, Thursday, May 9, Paramore brought its new self-titled album to the masses. Hayley Williams may be the most famouse redhead in emo, but she's been listening to a lot of Blondie. Before ripping into the new stuff, the Nashville band blasted hits from its breaktrough Riot!—"Misery Business" and "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic." Check out our pictures from early in the set.

Look, we all know that when F. Scott Fitzgerald was penning The Great Gatsby, he turned to Zelda and said, "Gee, Bearcat, it'd sure be the cat's pajamas to see this in three dimensions with Will.i.am bumpin'." Funny, F. Scott, we all seem to just want to go back to your era.

From all reports, the most dazzling segments of Baz Luhrmann's chintzy spectacle are the parties. Even Diddy is likely thinking while watching, "Damn, I gotta up my game." (Also: Why am I not on this soundtrack?)

So we thought we'd help you get a taste of '20s:

Four local nights for swing and giggle water
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra Of course, the Green Mill is the hub for Prohibition nostalgia. While big-band music has evolved little since the pre-War era, Gresik and his team have a knack for making it fresh. Green Mill. Thursdays at 9pm. $6.

Alfonso Ponticelli & Swing Gitan In another Green Mill weekly, gypsy-jazz maestro Alfonso Ponticelli summons the ghost of Django Reinhardt. If you need jazz but also need to rest your eardrums, you could do far worse: no drums, two guitars, violin and bass. Green Mill. Wednesdays at 9pm. $6.

Jazz Consortium Big Band Berwyn is a nostalic hot spot for those with pangs for many past decades. The suburb still has a Tastee Freez. It's also the home to the great club FitzGerald's, which caters to the early-dinners set with the Jazz Conrtium Big Band. Party like your grandparents to the sounds of Basie, Ellington, Goodman and Miller. FitzGerald's. May 15 at 7:30pm. $10, students $5.

Speakeasy Sunday For those who need a little more titillation: Mixing cool jazz and steamy burlesque, Michelle L'amour and her Chicago starlets tease away your Sunday night in between swinging sets from Ben Tatar and his L'amourchestra. The next event is in a month. Maybe Gatsby will still be in theaters. Maybe. Everleigh Social Club. Jun 9 at 7pm. $5.

Where to get '20s-style tipsy
Get the speakeasy history of the Green Mill, plus find out how 26 other Chicago bars, from the Rainbo to Edgewater Lounge, fared during Prohibition (Southport Lanes was a bordello!).