ARCHITECTURE
BRIAN JOHNSEN AND SEBASTIAN SCHMALING
Two young Milwaukee modernists, Brian Johnsen and Sebastian Schmaling, are the focus of a new exhibition at the I space gallery, 230 W. Superior St., second floor.”Johnsen Schmaling Architects: Extending the Surface,” appears through Feb. 26. 312-587-9976.
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— Blair Kamin
ART
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION: INCAS
“Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas,” 400 pieces of gold, silver, ceramics and textiles from the ancient civilization; through Feb. 13; Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive; $19; 312-922-9410.
`JACQUES CALLOT AND THE ETCHED SERIES’
Five sets of prints — three shown in their entirety — on themes such as the miseries of war and the city of Florence; through April 3; Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.; free; 773-702-0200.
— Alan G. Artner
CLASSICAL
AMERKLAVIER STUDIO
A new winter and spring series of seven piano concerts and a piano workshop at the DePaul University School of Music gets under way with a program of seldom-heard Austrian and German chamber works by Mahler, Richard Strauss and others; 8 p.m. Wednesday at the DePaul Concert Hall, 800 W. Belden Ave. Through June 1; free; 773-325-7260.
CHICAGO A CAPPELLA
Percussion virtuoso Debbie Katz Knowles will join the choir for an eclectic program ranging from African to American music; 8 p.m. Saturday at Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., Oak Park; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St.; and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; $25; 773-755-1628.
— John von Rhein
JAZZ
CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The big band, under the direction of trumpeter Jon Faddis, launches its Sixth American Heritage Jazz Series, featuring Lonnie Brooks; 2 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Simpson Theatre of the Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive; $25-$35; 312-344-6269.
— Howard Reich
MOVIES
SUNRISE, SUNSET
One of the greatest of all American romantic comedy-dramas can be seen in its entirety when The Gene Siskel Center presents tandem showings of 1995’s “Before Sunrise” and its glorious sequel, 2004’s “Before Sunset” — both starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy as brainy and charming lovers, Jesse and Celine. “Before Sunrise”: 5 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday; “Before Sunset”: 3:15 p.m. Sunday, 6:15 p.m. Monday, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday (a ticket for either film gets you a reduced ticket for any showing of the other); 164 N. State St.; 312-846-2600; www.siskelfilmcenter.org.
— Michael Wilmington
THEATER
`I AM MY OWN WIFE’
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Jefferson Mays plays German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf–and a lot of other slyly delineated real-life characters–in Doug Wright’s Tony Award-winning solo piece, directed by Moises Kaufman; through Feb. 20 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; $25-$60; 312-443-3800.
— Michael Phillips