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Sunday, May 5
Doc Films presents the Coen Brothers classic The Big Lebowski. The Dude abides tonight at 7pm and 9:30pm in the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall at The University of Chicago (1212 East 59th Street). Tickets here.
As part of a month-long retrospective of the life and work of late Chicago filmmaker Howard Alk, the Chicago Film Archives presents this free documentary screening . 7pm in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. 77 E Randolph. For more information, visit the website or call 312-744-6630.
Tom Chambers, VP/Principal Architect, Murphy/Jahn
For more than 50 years, Murphy/Jahn and its predecessor firm, C.F. Murphy Associates, have been the driving force behind architecture at O'Hare airport. Chambers discusses how the firm's work at O'Hare has evolved from the corporate Miesian style of the late 1950s to Helmut Jahn's vision and integration of architecture and engineering.
WHEN: 12:15-1pm
WHERE: The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 South Michigan Avenue
COST: Free and open to the public
RSVP: None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited). Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES 1
More information here.