Weekly Events Calendar: 11.15.06

Art & Design Events...

November is all about entertaining!
- AT:Chicago turns its focus to entertaining this month - we're looking for ideas and inspiration to help make the gatherings special.
- Mark your calendars! Thursday, Nov. 16 is the Colors Contest wrap party at CB2, sponsored by Provenance and Kafka.
Pegboard Modern Showroom Open House
- Vintage modern furniture and design
- Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 am-4 pm
- 1750 W. 35th St.
Art Institute holiday art preview reception and sale
- The annual holiday sale of original works created by students of the Art Institute of Chicago begins tonight at a special reception and runs through Saturday.
- AIC, ballroom at 112 S. Michigan Ave. ($40 advance tix, $50 at the door. Call 312.629.6880)
- Thursday, Nov. 16, 5:30-8:30 pm; Regular sale (free admission) runs Fri-Sat 11 am-7 pm

Robert Rauschenberg exhibition

Madron LLC and Rosenthal Fine Art will collaborate to show 11 prints from Robert Rauschenberg's series, Currents
Madron Gallery, 1000 W. North Ave., 3rd floor
Nov. 13-Dec. 29

Nostalgic Noir

Eleven artists exploring the mystery and shadowy beauty of elegant Victorian shapes and romantic worlds.
Chicago Art Source Gallery, 1871 N. Clybourn,
Friday, Nov. 17, 6-9 pm opening reception. Show runs through Dec. 31

CTA Holiday train debuts!

Now in its 15th year, the six-car train is decorated with thousands of multi-colored lights and features a flat car in the middle that carries Santa and his reindeer. Car interiors are decked out with bows, garland, red and green lighting, and hand poles wrapped to look like candy canes.
Debuts on Red and Purple lines; will then travel various CTA lines throughout Nov. and Dec.
Saturday, Nov. 18