David Bomford, senior restorer of paintings in the conservation department of London’s National Gallery, will speak about Claude Monet in relation to Impressionist painting technique at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Rubloff Auditorium of the Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan Avenue at Adams Street. A Monet retrospective continues at the museum through Nov. 26.
– Alan G. Artner
CLASSICAL
Bobby McFerrin is a modern musician whose talents leap across many categories. The versatile composer and vocalist (who has collaborated with some of today’s leading jazz artists) will make his Ravinia conducting debut at 8 p.m. Tuesday, leading the Ravinia Festival Orchestra in a program that reflects his wide-ranging repertory. Along with several solo selections, McFerrin will present popular classics by Wagner, Grieg, Bizet and Bernstein. But the showstopper may well turn out to be a Vivaldi concerto for two cellos, with McFerrin singing (!) the second cello part.
– John von Rhein
JAZZ
Chicagoan Bobby Lewis, one of the finest jazz trumpeters in a city filled with them, will perform from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Andy’s, 11 E. Hubbard St. The performance will mark the release of Lewis’ characteristically poetic recording “Here I Go Again” on Chicago’s Southport label; phone Andy’s at 312-642-6805.
– Howard Reich
ROCK
The last Ramones tour? Say it ain’t so. The New York quartet, pioneers of punk, circa 1976, are talking retirement, as evidenced by the full-of-portent title of their new album, “Adios Amigos.” Still intact are the band’s buzz-saw melodies and satiric/celebratory lyrics. They headline Friday at the Riviera.
– Greg Kot
THEATER
The seventh annual “Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins” will play next weekend at Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co., 731 W. Sheridan Rd. The event brings together more than a dozen troupes and additional performers–from Rush Pearson and Bang!Bang! to Mary-Arrchie’s own revival of “Tracers”–to commemorate Woodstock. This year, the theater also boasts a newly installed air-conditioning system. For tickets: 312-871-0442.
– Sid Smith
