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TODAY
Saturday, April 20
Slowdown
BY DAY
Tuesday, September 12 2006
People Powered @ MCA
People Powered plans to refurbish old bikes, paint them blue, inscribe them with words by local poet Richard Fox, then park them by Blue Line stops, free for public use. This evening, at 6:30pm, you can view the prototypes for the projects with the artists (and ask them how long they think it will take before one of their bikes surfaces at a chop shop). Through October 1st, at the MCA (220 E Chicago Ave). Free with museum admission. For more information, call 312.280.2660 or visit the website.
Oscar Hijuelos & Lori Carlson @ Harold Washington Library
Pultizer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos visits the Harold Washington Library with translator Lori Carlson to discuss and sign their latest work Burnt Sugar/Cana Quemada: Contemporary Poetry in English and Spanish. The anthology offers many Spanish poems that make their English debut. Free at 6pm in the Auditorium, 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4050 for more information.
Godzilla @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a series of science fiction movies through December. Tonight's sci fi movie is the original restored edition of Godzilla from 1954. The film screens tonight at 6:00 PM, and is accompanied by a lecture/discussion by Jim Trainor of the School of the Art Institute. See the Film Center Website for a full listing of this month's movies in the series. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Screenwriting Workshop
Chicago ScriptWorks presents this session with screenwriter Paul Peditto on pitching your screenplay. Registration begins at 6:30 PM; the workshop runs from 7 PM to 9:30 PM. $25 by 5 September, $30 at the door. Chase Park, 4701 N. Ashland. Contact Caren Evers with questions at cevers [at] chicagoscriptworks [dot] org.
Tuesdays on the Terrace @ MCA
Kick back at the Museum of Contemporary Art after work. Check out the farmer's market out front (it closes by 6 PM), wander through the exhibits (MCA admission is free Tuesdays), and conclude your evening lounging on the terrace, listening to jazz (the concert starts at 5:30 PM) and enjoying one of the best views in Chicago. For more information, call MCA at 312-280-2660 or visit the website.
