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TODAY
Friday, April 19
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, September 17 2006
Early to Bed 5-Year Anniversary
Early to Bed, the Andersonville feminist sex shop, turns five this year and all weekend long they're offering goodies for all patrons. You'll get 15% off everything in the shop with some of the staff's favorite items taken all the way down to $5. Each purchase will enter the customer into a raffle and there will be cookies for everyone! Cookies! 12-9pm on Friday and Saturday, 12-6pm on Sunday. Early to Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan. Call 773-271-1219 for more information.
Renegade Craft Fair in Wicker Park
If buttons, Japanese inspired toys and graphic novels are your thing, than the Renegade Craft Fair should be too. Today is the last day for this DIY event being held at 1425 N. Damen (WIcker Park proper) from 11am–6pm.
World Music Festival: Heather Maxwell & Afrika Soul @ HotHouse
Time to rock out with an ethnomusicologist! As a part of the fest, Heather Maxwell & Afrika Soul play at 8pm tonight at the HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo. Tickets are $12. For more information, check the Chicago World Music Festival website.
Dream of A Word @ SAIC Ballroom
Tia Chucha Press, a Chicago-based group until relocating to California last year, has published its first anthology, and this event--co-sponsored by the Poetry Center and the Gwendolyn Brooks Center--features more than a half-dozen Tia Chucha writers reading their work. 6:30 PM, 112 S. Michigan. Tickets are $8 to $10, or free if you're a Poetry Center member. Visit the website for more information.
World Music Festival: Angel Melendez and Dza Nyodmo Dance Ensemble @ Humboldt Park
The local Latin dance band shares the stage with a Ghanian dance group at 3 PM this afternoon. Free, 1359 N. Sacramento Ave. For more information, visit the website.
World Music Festival: Safaafir @ Cultural Center
The Iraqi maquam ensemble performs in Preston Bradley Hall today at 3 PM. Free. 78 E Washington St. For more information, visit the website.
World Music Festival @ Navy Pier
Performances today include Rob Curto's Forro at 12 N--a New York band that plays the music of northeastern Brazil-- and Colombia-born Pablo Mayor (Folklore Urbano) at 2 PM. Free, 600 East Grand Ave. For more information, visit the website.
Fall Frolic Bike Ride
Friends of the Parks sponsors this bike ride that begins at Caldwell Woods (Devon and Milwaukee) and takes the North Branch Trail to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Registration is $30 ($25 if you belong to Friends of the Parks or the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation) and includes refreshments and a t-shirt. For more information and to register, visit the website.
Chicago Freedom Movement @ Archicenter
At 6 PM, Kale Williams will discuss the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King's Chicago housing initiatives. Free. 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
Soulwax @ Double Door
Soulwax, in multiple embodiments, will be performing at Double Door this evening. The show is $15 and begins at 10pm. Life During Wartime DJs and JDH & Dave P (from Philadelphia's Making Time) will open. For more information, check the post at Transmission.
