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TODAY
Thursday, January 23
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BY DAY
Wednesday, September 20 2006
Local Author Night @ Book Cellar
This month's installment of the Book Cellar's local author night features Margaret Goldstein of Making Decisions That Don't Harm Others, Michael Beaumier of I Know You're Out There: Private Longings, Public Humiliations, and Other Tales from the Personals, Josh Karp of A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever, and Hari Lamba of Rethinking Progress: Towards a Creative Transformation of Global Society. Come listen to the authors discuss their work and take advantage of the opportunity to ask them questions in this small setting. Free at 7pm, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Roky Erickson doc @ Film Center
Tonight the Gene Siskel Film Center screens the 2005 documentary You're Gonna Miss Me, a study of the Texas musician Roky Erickson. The screening is part of the annual Adventures in Modern Music festival happening at the Empty Bottle. The screening starts at 8:15 PM. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Adventures in Modern Music @ Empty Bottle
The Wire and the Empty Bottle present the fourth annual Adventures in Modern Music, a 5-day concert series taking place at the Empty Bottle. Tonight's kick-off concert features Cobra Killer from Germany, Tim Hecker from Canada, Rhys Chatham's Essentialist from New York, and ... Jandek, from a world all his own. The show starts at 8:00 PM; tickets are $15, and can be purchased online at the Empty Bottle website. Also see the Empty Bottle site for a complete listing of the bands performing during the festival. Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western. (773) 276-3600.
Gen Art's Shop CHICago
Tonight Gen Art holds it's sixth installment of their semi-annual Shop CHICago. This event offers shoppers the opportunity to buy clothing and accessories directly from emerging local designers and boutique owners while trying out some beauty treatments and enjoying some complimentary cocktails. Come to the Great Hall at Union Station at 210 S. Canal St. from 6-10pm to get your check it all out. $10 admission; advance purchase required. Email info[at]genart[dot]org for more information.
Third Coast Festival Listening Room @ Steppenwolf
The Third Coast Festival presents the latest in their series of Listening Room events, where the public is invited to come and hear audio documentaries. Tonight's event: "99 Ways to Tell A Story", a series of audio programs that were created under specific requirements. The event happens tonight at 7:00 PM at Steppenwolf's Garage Theatre (1624 N. Halsted). Tickets are $6, or $4 for Chicago Public Radio members or students. Reservations are encouraged; please see the Third Coast Festival Website for full details.
Ayun Halliday @ Quimby's
Author Ayun Halliday returns to Chicago this evening for a reading and signing of her new book Dirty Sugar Cookies: Culinary Observations, Questionable Taste. The reading happens tonight at Quimby's in Wicker Park, starts at 7:00 PM, and is free and open to the public. Quimby's: 1854 W. North. (773) 342-0910.
Third Coast Festival Listening Room: 99 Ways to Tell a Story
The Third Coast Audio Festival presents selections from its "99 Ways to Tell a Story" project in conjunction with its annual Short Docs presentation. The show is in Steppenwolf's Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted, tonight from 7pm to 9pm. Tickets are just $6 -- $4 if you're a student or Chicago Public Radio member. More information here.
World Music Festival: Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar @ Hamilton Park
This African orchestra plays tarab music, which incorporates influences from the Middle East. India, Indonesia, and Europe with homegrown traditions. Free. 513 W 72nd. For more information, visit the website.
World Music Festival: Alaev Family @ Cultural Center
This multi-generational band--which includes the leader's children and grandchildren--hails from from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Israel, and performs music with Turkish, Persian, Chinese, Russian, and Hebrew influences. In Preston Bradley Hall at 7 PM, free. 78 E Washington. For more information, visit the website.
La Pena: Claudia Calderon and Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Old Town School
Calderon and her band perform music with Colombian and Venezuelan influences, followed by the Mexico-born acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. Part of the Old Town School's La Pena series. 8:30 PM. Free, but donations always welcome. 4544 N Lincoln. For more information, call 773-728-6000 or visit the website.
Opening: Learning from North Lawndale @ Archicenter
The exhibit relates the history of the North Lawndale neighborhood and includes results of a design competition that present a vision of the neighborhood's future. Free, through 18 November. 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
Short Films @ Cultural Center
See a movie on the first floor of the Cultural Center, while eating a catered, sister-city (Vilnius) -influenced meal from Fox & Obel. 5:30 PM, 78 E Washington, $15. Reservations are required: call 312-742 TIXS (8497). For more information, visit the website.
