Join co-hosts Daniel Balsam and Chris Stacey for “Three Paintings and a Dinner.” We meet on a free Thursday night at the Art Institute of Chicago. We’ll view three paintings and enjoy the communal pleasure of describing and interpretating the artwork both in the gallery and at dinner. Friends and family are welcome.

Theme: Winter

Paintings

The Coffee House, 1905-06, Alson Skinner Clark, Arts of the Americas, Gallery 179

Mount Equinox, Winter, 1921, Rockwell Kent, Arts of the Americas, Gallery 272

Winter Scene, 1786, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Painting and Sculpture of Europe, Gallery 219

Date: Thursday, February 20,  2025

Time: Meet at 5:54pm on the AIC Front Steps

Location: Front Step, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue 

Cost: Admission is free on Thursday nights at the AIC.

Dinner: Exchequer Restaurant & Pub, 226 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60604

Deposit Required: A $10 per person deposit is required to hold your dinner reservation. Attendees receive a full refund of their deposit at dinner. Non-refundable for non-attendance. Below is the link to pay your deposit. You register and then wait for the credit card check-out.

Three Paintings and a Dinner Deposit

Remaining Seats: 7 seats as of January 17, 2025

Photo Credit: Public Domain, CC0 Public Domain Designation, Winter Scene, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Art Institute of Chicago, 1990.558