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Fans of sonic experimentation will want to clear their schedules November 19 for the return of the Chicago/NYC-based International Contemporary Ensemble to the MCA for a rare performance of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's work. Brad Lubman will conduct and Saariaho herself will supervise the group's rehearsals and make a guest appearance at the concert to field audience questions.

Remember the stars who you idolized as a kid? Our bedroom walls were plastered with Tiger Beat pics of Blair from Facts of Life, which then morphed into teenage shrines to Marlene Dietrich and Siouxsie Sioux. Chicago-based artist Edra Soto, who was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1971, grew up watching buxom beauty Iris Chacon, the charismatic Puerto Rican performer who starred in the 1970s variety TV show "El Show de Iris Chacon." Beyonce, you're dismissed.

Need a break from the doom and gloom of la recession? Head to the Museum of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, June 2 for Works in Progess with artist Chris Uphues. Uphues, an SAIC graduate who currently lives in Brooklyn, will be at the museum drawing and painting his supercutesy-faced hearts, robots, and other twee creations that resemble stickers you put on your Trapper Keeper in grade school. Actually, Uphues’ adorable pop culture characters can be found virtually everywhere these days—on buttons, t-shirts, storefronts—even farm silos.

All starry-eyed for the lush colors of springtime? Then set your sights on Take your time: Olafur Eliasson at MCA from May 1 - September 13. As the first comprehensive survey of the Danish-Icelandic artist's works in the U.S., this exhibit of sculptures, photos, and large-scale immersive environments, will leave you feeling like you’ve somersaulted in a kaleidoscope.

From 1964-1966, Andy Warhol used a 16mm Bolex camera, a chair, and his eccentric friends of the New York art scene to create Screen Tests—nearly 500 silent, black and white film portraits. Members of the art star’s entourage were told to just sit still and try not to blink while the camera rolled.

We've heralded the unique events of the Museum of Contemporary Art's Literary Gangs of Chicago before and now we're going to do it again. We've always been fans of "Saturday Night Live" and not just because of the numerous Chicago connections via Second City. We've always been interested by the concept of creating a show from scratch, writing, rehearsing and performing it live within a week.