Each Tuesday in the summer, the MCA hosts a free concert on its terrace featuring Chicago jazz musicians. This week, saxophonist and pianist Ari Brown will be playing. (Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave, 5:30pm. Free)
2. Watch the West Side Story under the skyline
This week, Millennium Park’s Summer Film Series will show the classic struggle between the Sharks and the Jets, West Side Story. Bring a picnic and get ready to feel so pretty. (Millennium Park, 55 N Michigan Ave, 6:30pm. Free)
3. Spend the day with American classics
The Art Institute’s exhibition “America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s” explores the American identity during the Great Depression. See how the works of Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe and Grant Wood, and reimagine the American Dream. (The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave, 10:30am. Price included in museum admission)