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TODAY
Wednesday, December 31
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BY DAY
Friday, June 17 2005
Night Opening
Damen Studio, 4528 1/2 N. Damen, is holding an opening reception for Night, a photography exhibition featuring the work of sixteen photographers. The displayed work includes Sarah Hadley, Teresa Bertocci and T. Griff. From 6-9pm you can view the premiere night of this night-themed exhibition. On display through July 10. Email info[at]damenstudio[dot]com for more information.
Intimate on 18th
Tonight Cafe Jumping Bean is holding an opening reception for Rebecca Villarreal's photography exhibition, "Intimate on 18th/Intimo en la 18." A member of the Pilsen community, Villarreal uses her work to document the "initmate details and hidden treasures" along 18th St. The reception will last from 6-9pm and 20% of all sale proceeds will go to help the Pilson Environmental Rights and Reform Organization. The exhibition will be on display through July 21. Cafe Jumping Bean is located at 1439 W. 18th St.; call 312-455-0019 for more information.
Sketchbook 5 Fifth Anniversary Benefit
Sketchbook 5, with 1st Ward Alderman Manuel Flores and Collaboraction, are holding a special benefit performance celebrating Sketchbook's fifth anniversary. From 6pm-12am, at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, you can enjoy the best of Sketchbook 2005 with hors d'oeuvres, drinks, dinner, desert, dancing, and auctions both silent and live. Tickets are $75 per person and can be bought here.
Chicago SummerDance
The ninth annual Chicago SummerDance festival of public dancing continues tonight in the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park (601 S. Michigan, between Harrison and Balbo). This evening's entertainment: Margot McGraw-Toppen & Riley Wimes Jr.; and The Houtcast Jazz Band, playing east coast and big band swing. SummerDance features one hour of dance lessons, followed by two hours of live music and dancing. Tonight's show runs from 6:00 to 9:30, and SummerDance runs at the park Wednesday-Sunday nights (weather permitting) through August 28. See the SummerDance site for a complete schedule.
Opening: Tribulation and the Demolition Squad
The Storefront Theater, with Gallery 37 Center for the Arts at 66 E. Randolph St., presents Chicago Dance Crash in "Tribulation and the Demolition Squad." From the press release: "Dance, stage combat, acrobatics and martial arts drvie this intense full-length contemporary ballet about the best and worst intentions of God and mankind. The story unfolds behind the narrator's hard-fought journey to discover himself and the terrible destiny that awaits him." Tickets are $15 per person, $10 for groups of 25 or more. Call 312-742-8497 to purchase, or get your tickets online. The performance runs through June 26.
Dive Bar Reading @ Quimby's
Tonight at 7pm at Quimby's Bookstore (1854 West North Avenue, Chicago). "Dive" into some good books all about dive bars with Jonathan Stockton and Kirby Gann. Stockton will read from his seminal study of Chicago's seedy underworld, "Chicago's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Windy City" and Kirby Gann reads from his newly released novel, "Our Napoleon in Rags," most of which is set in a dive bar. Call 773/342-0910 for more info.
Meet Body Worlds' Gunther von Hagens
Gunther von Hagens, world-renowned anatomist and creator of the Body Worlds exhibit, leads a special discussion at the Museum of Science and Industry (scroll down to date). Sponsored by Wired magazine, the evening will begin at 5:30pm with a private exhibition viewing, followed by Dr. von Hagens's lecture at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Call 773-753-6230 to reserve your spot. The Museum of Science and Industry is located at 57th St. and Lake Shore Dr.
