The Grainger Sky Theater's second screening to be made in-house takes you a billion light years away and back to Earth, where you can zoom in on landforms rendered with NASA data that's updated weekly…

Improvisers strap puppets on their arms, and what a difference this transformation makes. This is funny and inspiring scenework.

The Art Institute's new Jaharis Galleries house this special exhibition of more than 50 works in silver, ivory, glass and other materials. Created for domestic or religious use from A.D. 350–650, most have never been shown in the U.S. before.

The NVAM unveils its new Portage Park location with this exhibition of works by Vietnam veteran Dr. Charles Smith and Iraq War veteran Ash Kyrie, who examine the disconnect between American civilians and the wars fought in their name.

The key to this religious experience is its Creators: The show was begat by the holy triumvirate of Avenue Q’s Robert Lopez and South Park architects Trey Parker and Matt Stone…

This two-man show puts master improvisers TJ Jagodowski and Dave Pasquesi together for an hour of long-form.

"Picasso and Chicago"—and Picasso's love of poetry—inspire this survey of 20th-century works on paper in which artists including Henri Matisse, Ellsworth Kelly and David Hockney respond to Stéphane Mallarmé, Wallace Stevens and other poets.

This night of comedy, curated by a group of funny dudes, puts local stand-ups on your radar.

Walker confronts contemporary notions of a "race war" in this installation of drawings and cut-paper silhouettes designed especially for the Art Institute.

Graham's 2005 film of a spinning chandelier was inspired by Isaac Newton's studies of rotational motion.