Ossie Davis remembered on Chicago Public Radio

This evening at 7:00 PM, Chicago Public Radio presents a half-hour interview with the late actor Ossie Davis, who was interviewed by CPR host Richard Steele in 1991.

Opening: Lookingglass Alice

Possibly the most intriguingly appropriate pairing of the theatre season: Lookingglass premieres an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Opens tonight, through March 27. Tickets $30-58. Available through TicketWeb or by calling 312-337-0665.

Around the Coyote Winter Arts Festival

This weekend marks the Around the Coyote Winter Arts Festival, with visual art, theater, performances and film screenings taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights in Wicker Park and Bucktown. Visual art can be viewed today, Sunday, from 11-6pm. There will be exhibitions and performances by more than 100 visual artists exhibiting a diverse collection of photography, paintings, sculpture and mixed-media works in the Flat Iron Arts Building at 1579 N. Milwaukee. The ATC Winter Theatre Festival provides a venue to examine the unique collaboration between playwright and director. This festival features several short, raw plays--each of which has been born out of artistic partnerships between local playwrights and emerging directors. The ATC Short Film & Video will be held at Rodan, 1530 N. Milwaukee, on Friday and Sunday. They'll have some of the moviemakers at the screening both nights to field your comments and question. There will also be voting for the winter winner of the Audience Choice Award. We will show two sets each night, one nice and the other "naughty".

Start A Band workshop @ Old Town School

Chicago's historic Old Town School of Folk Music presents the latest in a series of workshops designed to give students an overview of a specific musical or dance topic in just one day. Today's workshop is dedicated to learning the basics of starting a band. Topics to be discussed include: song arrangement; running rehearsals; and preparing for a gig. The instructor is Charles Kim, one of the school's highest-profile instructors. The workshop starts at 3:00 PM, and costs $30. More information at the school's Website. Old Town School of Folk Music: 4544 N. Lincoln. (773) 728-6000.

Chocolate Fest @ Garfield Park Conservatory

It's time for the Garfield Park Conservatory's 6th Annual Chocolate Fest! Come enjoy free chocolates from more than a dozen vendors, see Chicago's only fruiting Chocolate trees and learn about the health and beauty benefits of your favorite sweet. 11am to 5pm. A donation of $1 is suggested. Check the Conservatory's site more information.

Stories on Stage: Synchronicity

Stories on Stage, Chicago’s dramatic short-story reading series, presents “Synchronicity,” featuring three stories about discovering or affirming love. The pre-Valentine’s Day performance takes place at 3 pm and the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. Stories on Stage is a production of Chicago Public Radio.

Ed Sobel directs Chicago actors reading the stories “The Wonder Spot” by Melissa Bank, “Next of Kin” by Lily Tuck and “Small Degrees” by Kevin Brockmeier.

V-Day Special TMLMTBGB

This weekend: Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind Valentine's Edition: 30 Loving Plays in 60 Passionate Minutes. Written and performed by The Neo-Futurists. Patrons are encouraged (but not required) to dress in costume, for which they may be rewarded with candy. Friday and Saturday, February 11 and 12 at 11:30 pm (doors open 11 pm) and Sunday, February 13 at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm). Tickets are $7 plus the roll of a six-sided die (i.e. $8 - $13). Performances take place at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland (at Foster). Free and metered street parking spaces are available. No reservations are accepted. For more information, call the Neo-Futurists Hotline at 773-275-5255.