Exhibition: the beauty of something ripped

Exhibition opened through June 18 during business hours Chicago-based artist Sandra Binion presents the beauty of something ripped, a series of fourteen photographs celebrating the unintentional beauty arising from the scars of time-worn fabrics the artist has encountered by chance in museums, churches, palazzos and châteaux over several years.

Book Talk: Coco at the Ritz, or Courting Controversy

Gioia Diliberto in conversation with Chicago author Rita Dragonette Book sale and signing session with author to follow program. By the time the Vichy government descends upon France, Coco is no longer the youthful 20-something she once was.

Cooking Class: Provençal Cuisine with Chefs Colleen Karsted and Jane Worthington

Join Chicago’s Chefs Colleen Karsted and Jane Worthington to master the joys of Provençal cooking! Participate in this guided, hands-on class where you will learn the essential how-to’s (or savoir-faire) to recreate Salade Niçoise (pronounced nee-swaz) and Fiadone, an old-school French cheesecake.

FIX YOUR OWN SPRITZ

Join us for this exclusive and exquisite cocktail workshop consisting of a one hour focus on spritzes with Grey Goose Essences and modifiers such as St~Germain, Martini & Rossi Fiero and Noilly Prat.