By Vivian Mali | January 2009

BIKE THE DRIVE
Bicyclists can experience Lake Shore Drive car-free in Bank of America’s Bike the Drive fundraiser for Active Transport Alliance on May 24. Save $7 when you register by Sunday, Jan. 25. Cost starts at $40. Call (312) 427-3325 x251 or register online at www.bikethedrive.org.

MLK CONCERTS
The Chicago Sinfonietta celebrates its annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. concerts at Lund Auditorium at Dominican University, 7900 W. Division in River Forest on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m., and at Orchestra Hall, 220 S. Michigan Ave., on Monday, Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The concert includes works by Beethoven and Saint-Saëns and gospel music and spirituals performed by the 200-voice Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir. Cost is $26-$40 at Lund Auditorium and $26-$96 at Orchestra Hall. Student discounts are available. Call (312) 236-3681.

GREEK CHURCH LECTURE
The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, 801 W. Adams St., # 400, will host a lecture by author Paul G. Manolis, who will discuss his three-volume work History of the Greek Church of America in Acts and Documents on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 3 p.m. Cost is $10, $8 for members. Call (312) 655-1234.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FORUM
Attend a public meeting to comment on reforms to the State’s capital punishment system on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 9 a.m. in the auditorium of the James R. Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph. Call (312) 814-6660.

NEW ART EXHIBITS
Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery, 1044 W. Fulton Market St., presents Diane Christiansen’s exhibition Spring is the New Winter and a premiere of new works by Toronto artist Jason Dunda. Call (312) 492-8828.

LOFT CONCERTS
Music in the Loft, 1017 W. Washington, will present pianist Adam Neiman who will perform works by Ravel, Chopin, Neiman and Franck on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. and who will perform with violinist Gary Levinson on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. Cost is $20, $10 for students. Meet the artists in a post-concert reception. Call (312) 243-9233.

DESIGN STUDENT EXHIBIT
The State Street Gallery at Robert Morris College, 401 S. State St., has a new exhibit featuring student projects created through computer-assisted drafting in the Interior Design program. The exhibit runs through Sunday, Feb. 1. Call (312) 935-6715.

CELEBRATION SHERWOOD
The Sherwood Conservatory of Music, 1312 S. Michigan Ave., presents the free annual community event “Celebration Sherwood” on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Festivities include free concerts, school tours, class demonstrations, a musical instrument “petting zoo,” prize drawings, balloons, coloring sheets and games, and complimentary refreshments. Call (312) 269-3111.