culturalupdate June 2013, Volume XXIII—Issue VI June Events Arts/Museums June 5: Tenant Appreciation Ice Cream Summer Event 1:00-3:00pm June 5: Weekly BBQ’s begin! Every Wednesday on the Plaza 11:00am-2:00pm through June 6: Bike Presentation 9 The Angel of the Odd Musée d’Orsay, Paris June 10th-14th: Bike to Work Week June 16th: Father’s Day 9 George Bellows: Modern American Life Royal Academy of Arts, London 23 Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Southbank Centre, London 29 Jeff Koons: Gazing Ball David Zwirner Gallery , NY Tenant & Building Recycling 7/1 Living With Wolves Field Museum 100 N. Riverside is committed to environmental sustainability. Did you know we recycle IT equipment, paper, batteries, and more? For more 7/21 Empire State: NY Art Now Palazzo , Rome information, please contact the Office of the Building at 312-993-0386. 8/11 Amalia Pica Museum of Contemporary Art 8/12 Glamour Vérité MoMA, NY Amount 100 N. Riverside recycled through April 2013: Bottles and Cans: 814 lbs. 8/14 Punk: Chaos to Couture The Met, NY Cardboard: 21,664 8/16 Yes Naturally: How Art Saves the World Fotomuseum Den Hague Office Paper: 31,684 8/18 Manet: Ritorno a Venezia Musée d’Orsay, Paris Equivalent to: 9/2 Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door Art Institute Saving 460 trees 10/6 Theaster Gates: 13th Ballad Museum of Contemporary Art Conserving 154,560 gallons of water Keeping 83 cubic yards of waste out of landfills ongoing Ebony Fashion Flair Chicago History Museum Keep up the good work! Think First, Shoot Later Museum of Contemporary Art Van Gogh at Work Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam We Recommend Ballet/Dance Morton’s The Steakhouse has just completed a full renovation in Janu- through 5 Calcium Light Night David H. Koch Theater, NY ary and has a new, sleek contemporary look with state of the art au- 8 2013 Dance Improvisation Festival Links Hall at Constellation dio visual capability. Morton’s The Steakhouse is the perfect place for 16 danc(e)volve: New Works Festival Museum of Contemporary Art employees to feel special while enjoying great food, fine wines, and 22 Flown Southbank Centre, London specialty cocktails for the holidays and througout the year. Morton’s 21-23 American Spanish Dance & Music Festival Center Theater has privite dining options for groups anywhere from 10 to 140 people 23 Hubbard + Lines Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, LA and can accomodate breakfast and lunch meetings as well as private 7/6 Romeo and Juliet Metropolitan Opera House, NY dinners any day of the week. 7/14 Gravity: World Premiere Production Ruth Page Center for the Arts 7/15 La Sylphide Opéra National de Paris There’s no need to make it to the beach when your CUI Concierge can 7/17 Il lago dei cigni (Swan Lake) Teatro alla Scala, Milan make reservations at Shaw’s Crab House, a unique, lively spot boasting “the best seafood in Chicago.” With a number of elegant private dining spaces and a distinct, seaside-feeling oyester bar complete with a live Children/Family jazz band and overall 1940’s spirit, this spot makes for a great Chicago 7-8 Ribfest Chicago Lincoln Ave. & Irving Park Rd. catch. In addition, Shaw’s can provide catering for your next event and 21 Dr. Suess’ The Lorax Lake Shore Park also hosts a grandiose, not-to-miss brunch every Sunday. 27-30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Morton Arboretum 7/6-7 Rock Around the Block Lincoln Ave & Belmont through New/News 15 Animal Dance Party Chicago Children’s Museum 1990s nostaliga continues to make a profound mark on our culture 20 Dino Camp Field Museum 7/28 Rain Room MoMa, NY as the restaurant business follows suit with the re-opening of Centro, 9/2 Creatures of Light Field Museum 710 N. Wells St., a ‘90s staple part of the Rosebud group. Noted as 9/8 Food: The Nature of Eating Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum “the place” by Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed in 1991, Centro 10/1 Family Explorer Backpack The Morton Arboretum returns in the River North area with its same spunk, cozy surroundings, 10/24 Dinosaurs Alive! Brookfield Zoo and hearty portions of classic Italian food. Classical/Symphony Vivacious and happening is the scene at at Symphony Center ¡Ay Chiwowa!, 311 W. Chicago Ave., 1, 4 Fray plays Mozart, J. van Zewden, cond. with a space based on the idea of “un- 18 Muti Conducts Mozart and Beethoven, R. Muti, cond. expected celebration” and Mexican food 20, 21, 23 Muti Conducts Verdi, R. Muti, cond. and drink to surely provoke a Pavlovian response. Only a few weeks after its soft at Royal Festival Hall, London opening, this River North locale from 2 Beethoven’s 9th: Philhormonia Orchestra, C. Warren-Green, cond. Rockit Ranch Productions is located at Avery Fisher Hall, New York right off the Chicago Brown Line stop 27-29 A Dancer’s Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, New York Philhar- and continues to serve as one of the monic, A. Gilbert, cond. best nights out in town. Concierge Unlimited International Cultural Update • June 2013 • 2 Opera at the Lyric Opera of Chicago Concert/Rock/Blues/Jazz 1,2,3,7,9,10,13,14,15,16,17,20,22,23,24,27,28,29,30 The Second City 3 The Rolling Stones: 50 & Counting United Center Guide to the Opera 8,10 Paul McCartney Barclays Center, NY at The Opéra National de Paris 14 Fleetwood Mac Allstate Arena, Rosemont 15-15 The Postal Service Barclays Center, NY 3,7,12,16 Le Crépescule des Dieux, Richard Wagner 26 Cults Subterranean 2,4,9,11,14,16 Giulio Cesare, George Frideric Handel 28 O.A.R./Andrew McMahon Charter One Pavillion at The San Francisco Opera 28 Rush Midwest Bank Ampitheatre 29 Aragon Ballroom 9, 12,18,21,26,29, 7/1 , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart She & Him Cosi fan tutte 29 Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band Charter One Pavillion 30 Toby Keith Midwest Bank Ampitheatre Theatre 7/9 Barenaked Ladies/Ben Folds Five Charter One Pavillion opens 7/12 Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket Toyota Park, Bridgeview 21 Jungle Book Goodman Theatre 7/12 Bon Jovi Soldier Field 27 Belleville Steppenwolf Theatre 7/19 Phish Charter One Pavillion 7/19 Pearl Jam Wrigley Field through 8/22 Tony Bennett Highland Park 2 By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Goodman Theatre 2 Core of the PUDEL Trap Door Theatre 8 Lascivious Something Signal Ensemble Theatre Grant Park Music Festival 8 Public Enemy Young Vic, London This annual music festival nestled in the quaint yet urban setting of 9 Steppenwolf Theatre Grant Park features classic and contemporary artsits perfect for sum- Head of Passes mer night picnic blanket listening. The music begins this June! 9 Old Hats Signature Theatre, NY 15 The Audience Gielgud Theatre, London 12 Opening Night: Carlos Kalmar conducts Tchiakovsky’s 4th Symphony 16 Henry VIII Chicago Shakespeare Theater 14-15 Alexander Nevsky: Prokofiev’s cinematic cantata 23 Reasons to Be Happy Lucille Lortel Theatre, NY 19 Pink Martini: Internationally acclaimed pop sensation 23 The Knowledge Steep Theatre Co. 21-22 Iris devoilee: Classical musical traditions conducted by Qigang Chen 30 Orphans Gerald Schoenfield Theatre, NY 26 Nielsen Clarinet Concerto: Three works of eclectic sounds of early 20th century 7/1 Macbeth Ethel Barrymore Theatre,NY 28 Britten War Requiem: Two performances of Britten’s timeless masterwork 7/3 Lucky Guy Broadhurst Theatre, NY 7/14 Moliere Festival Court Theatre Sports 10/1 Million Dollar Quartet Apollo Theatre ♦ Cubs ♦ White Sox 10/6 Book of Mormon Bank of America Theatre open run 6/2 Diamond Backs 6/21-23 Astros 1,2 Athletics Let Them Eat Chaos Second City 6/4-5 Angels 6/25-27 Brewers 3,4 ,5 Mariners Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella The Broadway Theatre, NY 6/7-9 Pirates 6/28-20 Mariners 6-9 Athletics Kinky Boots Al Hirschfeld Theatre, NY 6/10-13 Reds 7/2-4 Athletics 10-12 Blue Jays Matilda the Musical Shubert Theatre, NY 6/14-16 Mets 7/5-7 Pirates 14-17 Astros 6/17-20 Cardinals 7/9-10 Angels 18-20 Twins Sneak Previews also... 7/10 Taste of Chicago Grant Park 8 Belmont Stakes Belmont Park, NY 7/17 Mrs. Carter Show Tour: Beyoncé United Center 10-16 USGA U.S. Open Ardmore, Pennsylvania 7/19 Pearl Jam Wrigley Field 24-7/7 Wimbledon London, UK 7/22 Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z Soldier Field 30-7/22 Tour de France Various regions, France 8/8 A Doll’s House Young Vic, London 8/2-4 Lollapalooza Grant Park Special/Seasonal 8/6 Flashdance Cadillac Palace Theatre 8/9 John Mayer First Midwest Bank 2 United Run for the Zoo Lincoln Park Zoo 8/30 Chicago Jazz Festvial Millenium Park 8-9 Wells Street Art Fest Wells btw North & Division 9/20 La scala di seta: Premiere Teatro alla Scala, Italy 8-9 Printers Row Lit Fest Printers Row neighborhood 9/20-21 Earth, Wind, and Fire Chicago Theatre 15-16 Custer’s Last Stand Dowtown Evanston 9/21 Giovanna d’Arco Chicago Opera Theatre 15-16 International Tokyo Toy Show Koto-ku, Tokyo 10/1 Kurt Vonnegut’s Make Up Your Mind Speakeasy Stage Co., Boston 16 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 10/5 Otello Lyric Opera Chicago 15-24 Annual Lobster Fest San Pedro, Belize 10/5 Smokefall Goodman Theatre 11-16 Alanya Triathalon Alanya Culture Centre 10/9 Once Oriental Theatre 21 Midsummer’s Eve Gothenberg, Sweden 10/12 The Wheel Steppenwolf Theatre 24 43rd Annual Pride Parade Lakeview 10/22 Mozart’s Requiem Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris 29-30 Lincoln Park Arts & Music Festival Racine - Fullerton & Webster 10/30 Wicked Oriental Theatre 29-20 L.A.T.E Ride Buckingham Fountain Contact your CUI concierge for top tickets to all upcoming events! Concierge Unlimited International Cultural Update - June 2013 • 3 June Festival Highlights \\\\ Music & Fun Under the Sun! As the summer activities begin to heat up, nothing hits the spot in Chicago like attending a summertime festival.