WLUW Record Fair

Those fine folks at WLUW are hosting another WLUW Record Fair. If you're hankering for some hard-to-find vinyl, wanna check out some local zinesters, need to pick up some handmade merchandise, or get a sneak peek at the next local band to make it big, get your hiney down to Pulaski Park Auditorium (1419 W. Blackhawk--2 blocks NE of Division and Ashland). Admission is $7 or $5 if you have a Reader ad or postcard from WLUW, or $20 if you want to shop the exclusive first two hours to get that unopened Cheech and Chong album you listened to when your parents weren't around. Doors open at 8 am for the high-rollers and 10 am for the rest of ya. They're gonna kick you out at 6, so come early.

Earth Day Parks Clean-Up

Earth Day. You remember Earth Day, right? This Saturday Friends of the Parks, in association with the Chicago Park District, Cook County Forest Preserve, the Chicago Department of the Environment, and several other organizations, is sponsoring their 15th Annual Earth Day Parks Clean-Up. Saturday, April 24, 2004 from 9:00am to Noon, volunteers are needed to help clean-up Chicago's parks, playlots and forest preserves. Visit the website to find out how you can volunteer. Then, from Noon to 3pm, join the fun in Humboldt Park as the Chicago Park District and Friends of the Parks host their annual Earth Day Fair.

Dusty Groove annual garage sale

If you haven't spent all your money at the WLUW Record Fair, Dusty Groove is having its annual garage sale today! One dollar for LPs, 3 dollars for CDs. The sale goes from 10:00 to 5:00. Dusty Groove: 1150 N. Ashland. (773) 342-5800.

SPEC Day o' Workshops

The Self-Publishers Event Council of Chicago [SPEC Chicago], in conjunction with the WLUW Record & Zine Fair and with assistance from Chicago's Independent Press Association, is providing a full day of workshops, readings and panels regarding self-publishing and media reform concerns. The Zine Fair and accompanying Self-Publishing & Media Reform Fest portion of the extravaganza will take place in Rooms 200 & 207 of the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse (1419 W. Blackhawk; corner of Blackhawk & Noble, Chicago) between 10 am and 6 pm on Saturday, April 24, 2004.

10:00­11:20 am: workshop - "How to make a zine: individual & group zine project"

11:30­12:50 pm: workshop - "How to workshop a zine: critical analysis of self-published media"

1:00­1:50 pm: readings

2:00­3:10 pm: panel - "The U.S.A. Patriot Act, Civil Rights & The Media"

3:20­4:35 pm: panel - "The FCC: What's New?"

4:45­6:00 pm: panel - IPA Chicago panel: "Transforming self-publishing into self-sustenance"