Join host Daniel Balsam 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: Monsters

Artworks

Lovers in a Garden, Netherlands, 1520–1530, Applied Arts of Europe, Gallery 238

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, Gustave Moreau, 1875–1876, Painting and Sculpture of Europe, Gallery 223

Inventions of the Monsters, Salvador Dalí, 1937, Modern Art, Gallery 395

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2024

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.

**Remaining Seats: Wait List. Cancelations do occur. Email Chris Stacey, [email protected] to be placed on the wait list.**

Dinner: Hot Woks Cool Sushi

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.

Photo Credit: Art Institute of Chicago, Public Domain, Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, Gustave Moreau, 1875–1876, Reference Number: 1964.231