Hot Picks: Free museum admission, ‘Somewhere Between’
By Jessi Virtusio jvirtusio@southtownstar.com January 23, 2013 3:40PM
The Museum of Science and Industry is among the Chicago museums offering free admission on select dates. | File photo
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Here is a look at top events you won’t want to miss.
Suggestions include the BACinema screening of “Somewhere Between” at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago and free admission at some Chicago museums.
Free admission
These Chicago museums are offering free admission to Illinois residents:
Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 922-7827, from Jan. 28-31.
The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, (312) 443-3600, every weekday to Feb. 13.
The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 922-9410, on Jan. 28 and 30.
Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (773) 684-1414, on Jan. 24-25 and 28-31.
Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 939-2438, on Jan. 28-29.
‘Somewhere Between’
This BACinema screening is at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago.
Tickets are $7.50, or $5.50 for center members.
Information: (773) 445-3838, beverlyartcenter.org.
Weekend
Jan. 25’s Weekend magazine will include a preview of “Braid Tales” at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University.
There also are movie reviews of “Mama,”“Broken City” and “The Impossible.”
Some of these articles already are available in SouthtownStar.com’s Entertainment section.
Also for Jan. 24, 2013
Carpe Weekend features the sixth installment of the Grammar Snob series. This article focuses on the hyphen.
Jessi Virtusio blog about music, movies and much more on Elaborating on Entertainment at blogs.southtownstar.com/entertainment.
