30 Bands in 60 Minutes @ Metro
Time once again for the annual exciting musical event, 30 Bands in 60 Minutes, sponsored by
the Neo-Futurists. Live theater meets live music, as the Neo-Futurists once again attempt to have 30 separate musical acts perform on the Metro stage in the space of one hour. An almost impossible feat, but they sure do have fun trying. The all-ages show starts at 7:30 (doors open at 7:00). Check it out! Metro: 3730 N. Clark. (773) 549-4140. Tickets available through Ticketmaster, or on sale at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland, before their regular shows.
Book reading: NPR's Bob Edwards
NPR's "Morning Edition" host
Bob Edwards will be appearing tonight at the Chicago Temple at 7:00, reading from his new book "Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism". Recently Edwards was removed from his "Morning Edition" hosting position, so the appearance should be very interesting. Chicago Temple: 77 W. Washington. See the link for tickets and further info.
Columbia Photography MFA Exhibit
Columbia University's photography MFA candidates, including
Brian Ulrich present their thesis show at the Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S. Wabash, today. The opening reception is at 11am-1pm and 5-7pm. More info
here.
Manifest Festival @ Columbia
As the latest class of
Columbia students prepares to graduate, the college will be promoting their work during today's all-day
Manifest festival. There'll essentially be
four festivals running in tandem -- art, music, performance and readings -- all spread out along the South Loop Arts Corridor, with
free trolleys running between the five major locations. Among the myriad styles of art on display: photography, puppetry, pop, painting, product design, poetry, papermaking ... and dozens of others. All events are free and open to the public.
Art Spiegelman Lecture
Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist
Art Spiegelman will be giving a multimedia lecture on the evolution of comics, "comix 101", as part of the
University of Chicago Festival of the Arts. The event takes place at 4:30pm in the Court Theater, 5535 S Ellis. For more information please call 773/834.3403.
