ARCHITECTURE
SPECULATIVE CHICAGO
An exhibition opening Tuesday at the University of Illinois at Chicago will argue that risk-taking design continues to thrive in Chicago, beneath the surface of disappointing large-scale projects. “Speculative Chicago: A Compendium of Architectural Innovation” features designs by more than 50 architects, engineers and others at the university’s Gallery 400, 1240 W. Harrison St. Free. 312-996-6114.
— Blair Kamin
ART
FOCUS: MARLENE DUMAS
Figurative paintings by a celebrated native of South Africa; opens Tuesday, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave. $10; 312-443-3600.
— Alan G. Artner
CLASSICAL
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC
One of the world’s great orchestras returns to Chicago for the first time in nearly two decades, with Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gidon Kremer as violin soloist; 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Symphony Center; $47-$102; 312-294-3000.
— John von Rhein
More Top Picks Best Laser Printers
JAZZ
CLARK TERRY
The revered trumpeter appears with the U.S. Navy Band in a salute to “The Great Lakes Experience,” when black jazz musicians shattered the color barrier in the Navy; 7:30 p.m. March 2 in Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $50-$150; 312-294-3000.
— Howard Reich
MOVIES
“THE SON”
“The Son,” a gripping, ultra-realistic drama from Belgium’s Dardenne Brothers (“La Promesse,” “Rosetta”), with Olivier Gourmet in his Cannes best actor prize-winning performance as a bereaved father confronted with his son’s killer. The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave.; 773-871-6607.
— Michael Wilmington
ROCK
ALUMINUM GROUP
Frank and John Navin specialize in a deliciously subversive brand of pop: Suave and smooth on the outside, dark and nasty on the inside; Friday at Martyrs, 3855 N. Lincoln, $12; 773-404-9494.
LADYTRON
Electronic-pop with femme fatale vocals and Kraftwerk-worthy soundscapes; Friday at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., $15; 773-549-4140.
— Greg Kot