10 things to do this weekend
LEARN. The Chicago Architecture Foundation tours have always pointed out great historical buildings. This weekend one tour will point out great historical women, too. The two-hour WOMEN OF INFLUENCE tour will introduce you to the stories of Mary Jane Richardson Jones, an African-American pioneer in civil rights, and others who helped make the city what it is today. The tour starts at the Graceland Cemetery visitors' center. Sept. 6, 10 a.m. Tours are $10, free for CAF members, cash only on-site. 4001 N. Clark St., 312-922-3432, www.architecture.org.
GAWK. Get ideas for your own abode or just look in awe at 20 custom-built homes valued between $1 million and $4.95 million during the CHICAGO LUXURY HOME TOUR. Pick up a tour map and a ticket that lets you in to all 20 houses and gape away. Houses are in several suburbs, including Clarendon Hills, Glenview and Naperville. Sept. 5 – Sept. 7, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, or $5 for single-home tours. 866-895-8912, www.chicagohometour.com.
VIEW. FRESH INITIATIVE, an exhibit opening at Mars Gallery, showcases new works by artists Eric Skaggs and Michael Hedges. Go see the show at the West Loop gallery and help support the Red Door Shelter, a local no-kill animal shelter. Sept. 5, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Free, proceeds from a cash martini bar benefit Red Door. 1139 W. Fulton Mkt., 312-226-7808, www.marsgallery.com.
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EXPERIENCE. Audiences move through the theater as if they were in an art gallery, watching and interacting with performers in THE JENKINS FARM PROJECT. The multi-media dance and theater show by Beserra Dance Theater tells real stories of a North Carolina farming family along with a bluegrass-blues-hymn-folk-inspired score. Sept. 5 – Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 7, 2 p.m. Tickets are $30. 1225 W. Belmont Ave., 773-327-5252, www.beserradancetheater.org or www.ticketmaster.com.
RACE. Lace up your sneakers and run (or walk) 5K during the ANN LANDERS RACE FOR RESEARCH. The event raises awareness of myeloma, the blood cancer from which the columnist died in 2002. Sept. 7, 9 a.m. Registration is $25 in advance, $30 on race day, proceeds benefit the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. 2300 N. Cannon Dr., 773-868-3010, www.mmrfrace.org/chicago.
LISTEN. The famous rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri comes to the stage when AMADEUS opens at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Hear the music and see the passions of 18th-century Vienna. Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 7, 3 p.m. Tickets are $44 – $70. 800 E. Grand Ave., 312-595-5600, www.chicagoshakes.com.
INDULGE. It is all about fresh oysters, Guinness beer and live music during the GUINNESS OYSTER FEST. Enjoy these pleasures at the post-Labor Day street festival in Roscoe Village. Sept. 6, noon - 11 p.m. Suggested donation is $7, proceeds benefit the Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce. 2000 W. Roscoe St., 773-868-3010, www.chicagoevents.com.
WALK. Take your morning stroll with different scenery in the background during A WALK IN THE PARK. The charity walk takes place at Six Flags Great America (and other Six Flags theme parks across the country) as a way to raise public awareness and funding for childhood cancers. Sept. 7, 8 a.m. Registration is $25, proceeds benefit Cure Kids Cancer. 1 Great America Pkwy., Gurnee, 847-249-1776, www.walkintheparks.org.
TASTE. Locally grown, vine- or tree-ripened and hand-picked fruits are the focus when Sepia restaurant and Seedling Fruit come together for a FRUITS FROM THE FARM BRUNCH. The special fruit-centric menu includes melon soup, smoked bacon and peach sandwiches and more, all made from Seedling's harvest. Sept. 7, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cost is $25. 123 N. Jefferson St., 312-441-1920, www.sepiachicago.com.
PONDER. The National Museum of Mexican Art's A DECLARATION OF IMMIGRATION exhibit closes this weekend. The show kicks off the museum's plan to host immigrant-themed programming over the next three years, so there will be more on the theme. But, take advantage of your last chance to see these works of 70 artists and their thoughts on immigration. Sept. 5 - Sept. 7, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free. 1852 W. 19th St., 312-738-1503, www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org.
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