The play Private Lives is being performed at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

By William S. Bike

ART

ARC Gallery, 832 W. Superior St., #204, (312) 733-2787, is presenting works by Kina Bagovsky, Dylan Miner, Barbara Blacharczyk, and Allison Svoboda through Sunday, Feb. 28.

The Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario St., (312) 787-3997, is showing works by Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.

Dubhe Carreno Gallery, 118 N. Peoria St., second floor, is presenting an exhibition, Le Cirque d l’Armee Rouge, by Ann Drew Potter through Friday, March 5.

Printworks, 311 W. Superior St., (312) 664-9407, will present works by Robert Middaugh through Saturday, Feb. 13.

Schneider Gallery, 230 W. Superior St., (312) 988-4033, is showing new portraits and other work by Luis Gonzalez Palma through Saturday, Feb. 27.

David Weinberg Gallery, 300 W. Superior St., (312) 529-5090, is presenting the show Structure and Space, featuring works of Michael Parker and Daniel Kim, through Saturday, Feb. 20.

HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY
The Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., www.chicagopubliclibrary.org, (312) 747-4300, offers a variety of exhibits through Sunday, Feb. 28. Vibe’s Got You Covered shows a variety of covers of Vibe music magazine showing Mariah Carey, Eminem, Babyface, and Beyonce, and others. Inspiring Dreams! Promoting the Burnham Plan examines architect Daniel Burnham’s 1909 Plan for Chicago. Tall Man of Destiny shows images of Abraham Lincoln.

MUSEUMS

Clarke House Museum, 1827 S. Indiana Ave., (312) 326-1480, hosts tours of Chicago’s oldest house Wednesdays and Sundays, noon and 2 p.m. Log on to www.ClarkeHouseMuseum.org.

The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., (312) 922-9410, is showing Egypt 3D, a film that follows researchers and explorers as they piece together archeological and genetic clues from Egyptian mummies.

The Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr., (773) 684-1414, will offer free general admission on Monday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, Feb. 14.

The National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., (312) 738-1503, www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org, is presenting Rastros y Cronicas: Women of Juarez, through Sunday, Feb. 14.

MUSIC

Chicago a Cappella will perform African-American spirituals in the concert Roll, Jordan, Roll: The Spiritual, Old and New on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 4 p.m., Gottlieb Hall, 38 S. Peoria St, with a guest ensemble from the Merit School of Music. Call (773) 755-1628 or log on to www.chicagoacappella.org.

Sherwood Community Music School, 1312 S. Michigan Ave., (312) 369-3100, hosts the PianoForte salon series every Friday at 12:15 p.m.; concerts are broadcast live on WFMT-Radio 98.7 and www.wfmt.com.

OPERA

Lyric Opera, 20 N. Wacker Dr., (312) 332-2244, ext. 5600, www.lyricopera.org, will present Elixir of Love in February on the Fridays of Feb. 5 and 19; Sunday, Feb. 7; Wednesday, Feb. 10; Saturday, Feb. 13; and Monday, Feb. 22.

THEATRE

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave., will present Noel Coward’s Private Lives through Sunday, March 7.