'Queer Eye' alum in suburbs June 15
Scott Shuptrine Interiors welcomes designer Thom Filicia to its Downers Grove gallery, 1021 Butterfield Rd, 7-9 p.m., on Wed., June 15.
Filicia will showcase his furniture collection for Vanguard Furniture and will sign his book, American Beauty: Renovating & Decorating a Beloved Retreat.
The June 15 event is free and open to the public, and will include a meet and greet with the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star, entertainment and refreshments. Scott Shuptrine Interiors will provide a complimentary copy of American Beauty to the first 100 guests who register at the event, and guests will also save 40 percent on all Vanguard products during the event.
To attend the June 15 event, guests must register at www.scottshuptrine.eventbrite.com .
SoloChicago's 'The Unfortunates' starts June 17
SoloChicago's production The Unfortunates will start running Friday, June 17, through Sunday, July 10, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.
Based on the true story, The Unfortunates invites the audience to spend a final evening at The Ten Bells Public House with Mary Jane Kelly, one of Victorian London's "unfortunates" and widely believed to be the last victim of Jack the Ripper. Although a one-woman show, The Unfortunates introduces about 20 characters, separating the real woman from the headlines.
For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call 773-975-8150.
LA&M to exhibit 'Excavating Experience' in July
"Excavating Experience: The Presence of LGBTQ People of Color in Cook County, IL" is a multimedia exhibit that will open Saturday, July 2, at the Leather Archives & Museum ( LA&M ), 6418 N. Greenview Ave.
An opening reception will be held in the museum's gallery at 5-7:30 p.m. on July 2.
"Excavating Experience" draws upon materials from the museum's archival holdings, as well as images, artifacts, ephemera and oral histories donated by people of color within Cook County's BDSM/leather/fetish/kink communities specifically for this exhibit. Focusing mainly on participation by people of color in clubs, events and organizations, the LA&M exhibit's goal is to both inspire and to encourage participation.
The exhibit will run through Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.
LA&M is celebrating its 25th anniversary this fall.
Groban, McLachlan
in Chicago Aug. 9
Multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban will return to the road this summer for the next leg of his worldwide tour in support of his gold-certified album, Stages.
During his Chicago visit Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Northerly Island's First Merit Bank Pavilion, the special guests will be Sarah McLachlan and Foy Vance.
Josh Groban: On Stage will kick off Friday, July 15, in New Orleans and will hit more than 20 cities in the United States. Tickets are available now at LiveNation.com .
'Wink and a Nod'
at Driehaus June 25
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 40 E. Erie St., will present the special exhibition "With a Wink and a Nod: Cartoonists of the Gilded Age," opening Saturday, June 25.
The exhibition features 74 rare original drawings created for Puck magazine, as well as published cartoons and more than 20 vintage publications.
According to a press release, "the pages of Puck are a unique vantage point for understanding life in Gilded Age America. During this period Chicago banker Samuel M. Nickerson and his family built and lived in the 'Marble Palace,' now the Driehaus Museum."
The exhibition will run through Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.
Call 312-482-8933 or visit DriehausMuseum.org .
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