Things to Do in Chicago in November. Chicago magazine. Edit Module. Go. By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, and Lauren Warnecke. Published Nov. 1, 2. Faith Wildings Tree of Life. Photo Courtesy of artist and Western Exhibitions. Software Wifi Connection there. Nov. 11. 9Theater. School of Rock. Loop. Can a struggling musician turned substitute teacher transform a group of nerdy overachievers into a bona fide rock band Andrew Lloyd Webber amps up the power ballads in this take on the 2. Healthy Life Hacks Molly Sims on Tracy Anderson, Moroccan Chicken, and How She Never Ages. Theres an absolute welter of smallscreen riches coming at us in the next twelve months. Weve waded on in and picked out 25 new titles from those hundreds of. Read the latest Star Wars news, covering The Force Awakens and far, far more from the Los Angeles Times. The Hollywood Reporter is your source for breaking news about Hollywood and entertainment, including movies, TV, reviews and industry blogs. All Souls is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of the American science fiction television series The XFiles. The episode originally aired on the Fox. Jack Black film. Details Broadway in Chicago at Cadillac Palace Theatre. Nov. 13. 0Opera. Die Walkre. Loop. The second link in Lyric Operas new Ring cycle and the first to feature soprano Christine Goerke as Brnnhilde, Die Walkre gives the origin story of the hero Siegfried. Richard Wagners broad gesturing, high Romantic music includes the Ride of the Valkyries, the instantly familiar battle call. The opera also marks the first of Wagnerian length in the cycle, clocking in close to five hours. Details Lyric Opera House. Nov. 2. World. A Tribe Called Red. Near West Side. This trio has made a career of blending First Nations musica catchall term for songs penned by the indigenous people of Canadawith hip hop, electronica, and even dubstep. Here, the group hits the road in support of its third album, We Are the Halluci Nation, which has already earned plaudits in the trendsetting blogosphere. Details Bottom Lounge. Nov. 24. Dance. COCo. Dance Theatre. South Loop. COCo. s artistic director Cynthia Oliver makes her Chicago debut in Virago Man Dem, which examines masculinity within African American and Caribbean cultures through choreographed movement and spoken word. Details Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago. Nov. 24. Festival. Peacebook. Austin. Theater, dance, and spoken word take over La Follette Park in the second annual Peacebook series. Saturdays notably jam packed lineup includes a dance off in an iridescent dome of dance, a family style meal, and a community discussion about peacemaking in Chicago. Details La Follette Park. Free. collaboraction. Nov. 25. Art. SOFANavy Pier. Screen-Shot-2017-03-30-at-3.18.49-PM4-768x768.jpg]];var lpix_1=pix_1.length;var p1_0= [[1024' alt='Centric Tracy Anderson Download' title='Centric Tracy Anderson Download' />One of the seasons most satisfying events for art collectors, SOFAwhich stands for sculptural objects and functional art and designfills the pier with thousands of stunning pieces of art and handcrafted objects. New this year an ask a curator booth, where experts dole out pro advice about the best galleries. Details 2. 01. Nov. Dec. 3. Theater. The Belle of Amherst. Hyde Park. Court Theatre regular Kate Fry plays more than a dozen characters in this one woman show, inspired by the life and writing of Emily Dickinson. Director Sean Graney of Hypocrites fame helms a paean to creativity culled from Dickinsons diary entries, personal letters, and short, sweet poems. Details Court Theatre. Nov. 2Dec. 1. 0Theater. Significant Other. Lake View. Alex Weisman stars in Joshua Harmons tale of a young gay singleton watching as his friends pair off. Details About Face Theatre at Theater Wit. Nov. 3. Electronic. Colleen. Near North Side. This avant garde French artist real name Ccile Schott has a new album, A Flame My Love, a Frequency, which was inspired by her brush with the Paris terrorist attacks she was near the site hours earlier. The result is a deeply experimental LP probing Schotts perception of death via Moog keyboards and pedal synths and reminiscent of groundbreaking artists like Arthur Russell and Mary Lattimore. Details Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Nov. 3. Classical. Leila Josefowicz. Hyde Park. The bold violinist, an unabashed proponent of new music, plays a recital of works all from the 2. Sibelius and Mahler up through wild, squirmy contemporary music, such as Kaija Saariahos Calices. Details Mandel Hall at U of C. Nov. 35, 1. 01. Art. Gallery Weekend Chicago. Various neighborhoods. The art scene gets an autumnal boost with two weekends of pop up galleries, performances, and artist talks, all surrounding the theme of No Bordersa nod to the spread of galleries across Chicago. The 2. 5 participating locations include Western Exhibitions, Linda Warren Projects, Goldfinch, and the new Logan Square space M. Le. Blanc. Details Various venues. Free. galleryweekendchicago. Nov. 35. Dance. Salty Lark Dance. Lake View. Artistic director Madeleine Reber and Philadelphia choreographer Katherine Kiefer Stark present the decade in the making 6. Miles, a five work program exploring themes of travel, identity, and the deconstruction of societal norms. Details Links Hall. Nov. 3Dec. 2. 2Art. Traduttore, Traditore. West Loop. This political exhibition examines cultures in which free travel, trade, and speech remain out of reach. A group of international artists, including Emily Jacir and Michael Rakowitz, consider what happens when cultural borders close. Details Gallery 4. Free. gallery. 40. Nov. 3Dec. 2. 2Art. Faith Wilding. West Town. Paraguayan progressive Faith Wilding played a key role in the advancement of feminist art in the 1. In Un Natural Parables, Western Exhibitions displays Wildings more recent drawings, which champion womanhood with the likes of botanical portraits and images of female mythology. Details Western Exhibitions. Free. westernexhibitions. Nov. 41. 2Opera. The Consul. Loop. Chicago Opera Theater, a company with less financial heft than the major houses, scored a coup two seasons ago by landing superstar Patricia Racette for half a double bill. She returns for Gian Carlo Menottis Pulitzer winning opera The Consul, a story of personal struggle under totalitarian rule. Bus Simulator 2012 Jaguar Crack here. Serial Ranczo Sezon 9. Details Studebaker Theater. Nov. 41. 8Dance. Lucky Plush Productions. Lincoln Park. Julia Rhoads and Leslie Buxbaum Danzig present their third collaboration, Rooming House. Using dance and text, the pair stage a game of whodunit within the myth of Orpheus and Euridyceall in Lucky Plushs quirky, comedic style. Details Lucky Plush at Steppenwolf. Nov. 4Dec. 2. 3Theater. Fade. Lincoln Park. Onetime Chicago playwright Tanya Sarachoshowrunner for Starzs Pour Vida and a former writer on Girlspremieres a two hander set in L. A. The drama follows the friendship between a Latina TV exec and the only other Spanish speaker in her office the custodian. Sandra Marquez directs this collaboration between Victory Gardens and Teatro Vista. Details Victory Gardens Theater. Nov. 4Dec. 2. 3Art. John Pittman. Ukrainian Village. This Chicago painter calls geometry a state of grace. Youll understand why at Grace, his 1. Details Regards. Free. Nov. 5. Rock. Slowdive. Lake View. Despite decades out of the spotlight, this dream pop band never faded away. First active in Englands early 9. With their first studio album in 2. Details Vic Theatre. Nov. 5Apr. 1. 8Art. Bill Walker. Hyde Park. The Chicago muralists later works get the spotlight in Urban Griot. Details Hyde Park Art Center. Free. hydeparkart. Nov. 6. R BKelela. Hyde Park. This L. A. singer has built a career on singles, mixtapes, and EPs. Here, she tours behind her first proper LP, Take Me Apart. The release deviates from the propulsive sounds that put Kelela on the map, but her flawless vocals are present as ever. Details Promontory. Nov. 7. Classical. Beyond the Aria. Loop. Eric Owens and Christine Goerke take a night off from Ring leading to sing an intimate, cabaret style recital on the Pritzker Pavilion stage. Details Harris Theater. Bully Photo Alysse Gafkjen. Nov. 7. Rock. Bully. The 2. 5 Most Anticipated New TV Shows Of 2. Looking for an updated list Check out Indie. Wires Most Anticipated TV Series of 2. The Thinkpiece Year of 2. TV critic, reporter or recap artiste complaining that theres just too damn much to watch, and weve reached peak. TV. And mostly our reaction was probably the same as yours oh quit whining, youve got the second best job in the world after movie reviewer, naturally. But the tide is certainly swelling and weve perhaps a little more sympathy for that point of view having worked on this list. Yes, after running our mammoth 1. Most Anticipated Movies of 2. Most Anticipated 2. Movies Weve Already Seen, here we are looking ahead to the year in TV, and its a bit like standing perfectly dry on the shore admiring an oncoming tsunami. Theres an absolute welter of small screen riches coming at us in the next twelve months. Weve waded on in and picked out 2. Big Little LiesSynopsis Three mothers with kids at kindergarten become friends, a friendship that will end in murder. What You Need To Know So far, prestige y TV drama has mostly leant towards being quite male driven. The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Wire most of the most highly praised shows of the modern era had memorable female characters, but were unmistakably dude centric. Thats starting to shift, with shows like Un. Real, but could Big Little Lies be the one that helps actually change the culture a but, and do for Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon what True Detective did for Matthew Mc. Conaughey and Woody HarrelsonThe stars were initially adapting this adaptation of Australian author Liane Moriarty as a movie before shifting it to become a HBO series, adapted by Ally Mc. Beal creator David E. Kelley, and now Dallas Buyers Club director Jean Marc Valle has been brought on to direct all seven episodes, Cary Fukunaga style. Production starts soon, and its now cast up, with Shailene Woodley signed on for the third lead, and Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott, Laura Dern, James Tupper and Zo Kravitz in support. Release Date Production gets underway in January with Valle helming all of it, getting it done in time for a 2. We reckon an Olive Kitteridge style slot in the fall makes the most sense. Divorce Synopsis A woman tries to make a fresh start after a divorce. What You Need To Know Fans of bleak, testosterone y True Detective style HBO drama might run for the hills at the news that Sarah Jessica Parker is returning to the network, twelve years after Sex And The City wrapped up. But for one thing, theyre forgetting that before it was tainted by the terrible movies, that show was a groundbreaking and often terrific comedy. And theres reason to believe that Divorce, starring and produced by Parker, could be something special. The cast is strong Thomas Haden Church plays her ex husband, Molly Shannon her best friend, and Talia Balsam, Robert Forster, Tracy Letts and Jemaine Clement all have roles. But the reason were really amped is that its created by the great Sharon Horgan, the Irish actresswriter who was behind both Pulling and the currently ongoing, absolutely brilliant Catastrophe. If Divorce can be half as raw, funny and charming about splitting up as Catastrophe is about getting together, well be there every week. Airdate Not yet announced, but with Girls, Togetherness, Veep and Silicon Valley taking up HBO comedy slots until the summer, it could be paired with Ballers, but the fall seems more likely. Shots Fired Synopsis An investigator and a special prosecutor investigate a series of racially charged shootings in a Tennessee town. What You Need To Know Aside from the occasional blip American Crime, for instance network TV mostly shies away from hot button issues or bold ambition in their shows, but with ratings continuing to plummet, thats starting to change, and Foxs Shots Fired is the kind of show that even a big cable network would deem risky. Created, and set to be in part directed by, the great Gina Prince Bythewood, writer director of Love Basketball and the wonderful, woefully underseen Beyond The Lights, its a highly topical thriller engaging with the issues that have reached a peak in the last few years involving violence towards African Americans at the hands of police. Ferguson The TV Show, essentially, and few filmmakers have shown such capacity for nuanced and whip smart looks at racial issues identity in a commercial way as Prince Bythewood. Its already picked up to series by Fox, and has found a lead in the shape of the directors Love Basketball lead Sanaa Lathan. Airdate Network schedules are nebulous, but with the show being commissioned last month and being described as an event series, we imagine itll arrive in the summer. Atlanta Synopsis Two cousins make their way up Atlantas rap scene. What You Need To Know In one of those strange Capote ish coincidences or perhaps not, given the success of Empire, two of the biggest cable networks are each premiering a comedy show set in the music world in Atlanta. HBOs effort is Brothers In Atlanta, created by and starring comics Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, directed by Tim Story and co starring Maya Rudolph and Jaden Smith, but were a little more excited, sight unseen, on FXs Atlanta. The shows created by youthful polymath Donald Glover, whos had about four different careers before hitting 3. Rock writer to Community star to star rapper as Childish Gambino to movie actor in The Martian and Magic Mike XXL. His show, in which he also plays the lead alongside Tyree Henry, should draw on all those skills, and is clearly a very personal project for an actor whos long deserved a showcase like this. Speaking of, his right hand man in the show is played by the awesome Keith Stanfield, whos broken out in things like Short Term 1. Selma, and should play beautifully off Glover. And it should get authenticity and flair from director Hiro Murai, whos made his name in the music video world helming clips not just for Glover, but also for Earl Sweatshirt, Flying Lotus, Shabazz Palaces and Queens Of The Stone Age. Airdate FX picked this up to series in October our guess is itll probably arrive in the summer at some point. The Crown Synopsis Epic historical drama following the life of Queen Elizabeth II. What You Need To Know With Downton Abbey wrapping up, costume drama fans are in the market for a new obsession, and it might be here in the shape of Netflixs The Crown. Ambitiously setting out to tell the entire life of Britains longest running and still going monarch, it comes from the pen of Peter Morgan, whos had enormous success with this subject matter with the Oscar nominated The Queen and again on Broadway with The Audience. There are more awards friendly names behind the camera too Billy Elliot helmer Stephen Daldry directed the pilot, and Stephen Frears has done an episode or two as well. The cast, as you might imagine, is superb Claire Foy, so good in Wolf Hall, has the lead role, Doctor Who veteran Matt Smith is future husband Philip Mountbatten, John Lithgow is Winston Churchill, Jared Harris is George VI, and plenty more British drama luminaries are involved as well.