Garfield Park Conservatory, Virtual Gift Shop: Fern Room Poster
1 CAC Live: Chicago’s Most Endangered Buildings 2021 (Chicago Architecture Center) Preservation Chicago’s annual “Chicago 7” list identifies the city’s most endangered buildings. February 24, noon, Zoom, Free
2 Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-75 (The Monacelli Press) A book on the classic modernist houses that defined American Midwestern modernism. Order online or watch the book launch at the Farnsworth House website.
3 Virtual Annual February Plant Sale (Garfield Park Conservatory) Ferns or terrariums, aloe or Caribbean agave plants, the Conservatory helps you design your ideal garden on a budget. February 19, 10am-February 26, 7pm
4 Wright Before the “Lloyd” (Elmhurst Art Museum) Last chance to get to know Frank Lloyd Wright and his early work that shaped him into an architectural legend. Through February 14
5 Renegade Craft (Online) The Chicago-founded fair shifts online to bring curated artist goods to your door.
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
