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Wednesday, July 20 2005
Edwardian film footage @ Film Center
A pretty amazing documentary is playing at the Siskel Film Center this week. Called Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell & Kenyon, the film shows footage that was shot in Edwardian Britain between 1901 and 1905, and shows various aspects of everyday life from a century ago. Sounds like an amazing historical document, and a fascinating film. Electric Edwardians screens tonight at the Film Center at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $9, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
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: DJs Mark Grant and Oscar McMillan, playing House & Deep House music. SummerDance features one hour of dance lessons (except Wednesday nights), followed by two hours of live music and dancing. Tonight's show runs from 6:00 to 9:00, and SummerDance runs at the park Wednesday-Sunday nights (weather permitting) through August 28. See the SummerDance site for a complete schedule.
Eyes and Ears @ Black Rock
Poetry....in a bar? Well, actually it's the ideal location, and it's happening tonight as a part of the Eyes and Ears series at the Black Rock bar in Roscoe Village. From the Reconstruction Room website: "First off, the return of Polaroid Project: a collaboration between poems and Polaroids! The photos of Trinette Mura inspire the written works of Sunny Byers and David Digangi...and vice-versa! Then, Dave Snyder presents a curated slide show of readings. This baker’s dozen of original works is based on slides culled from thrift stores and flea markets from Berlin to Brooklyn to Anacortes, Washington. Readers include: Nicolette Bond, Filip Radzikowski, Manda Gillespie, Michelle Taransky, Keith Hendrix, Sara Mallin, Melissa Walker, Caryl Pagel, Chris Bower, Kathy Regina, Shannon Mullally, and others to be announced." The goings get going at 8pm. The Black Rock is located at exactly 3614 N. Damen Ave., Chicago.
Sneak Preview of Redmoon's Next Production
Redmoon Theater is offering an insider's sneak-peek at its upcoming show, Spectacle '05: Loves Me... Loves Me Not. Meet on the back steps of the Museum of Science and Industry, 57th and Lake Shore Drive, at 7pm tonight to watch the first on-site rehearsal of the performance. You'll have a chance to see the Redmoon artistic team at work with Redmoon objects as they take the first steps toward staging a large-scale spectacle on water. Loves ME... Loves Me Not is the second in Redmoon's series of ambitious outdoor spectacles, and will perform on the lagoon September 16-25. This is your chance to see it in its very earliest stages. For more information, please contact Oriana Fowler at 312-850-8440 ext.112.
