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TODAY
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BY DAY
Saturday, October 28 2006
Negativland @ Lakeshore Theater
Negativland, the brilliant audio collage group that's been together over 25 years now, plays a rare show out of their native California tonight at the Lakeshore Theater. The show tonight will be a live recreation of what they usually do in the radio station studios each week on their show "Ove The Edge". Expect lots of thought-provoking audio, and very little in the way of visuals (in previous shows, Negativland has generously provided the audience blindfolds to enhance the listening experience). Tickets are $15, doors open at 10:00, and the show starts at 10:30. Highly recommended. Lakeshore Theater: 3175 N. Broadway. (773) 472-3492.
One Ring Zero doc @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents As Smart As They Are: The Author Project, a documentation of the project that the band One Ring Zero embarked upon to collaborate on songs with a series of award-winning writers (Jonathan Ames, Paul Aster, Myla Goldberg, Jonathan Lethem, and others). The film screens this afternoon at 4:45 PM. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members. Film Center. 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
King Henry V @ Newberry Library
Chicago's Shakespeare Project continues the story of Prince Hal in this free performance. 10 AM. 60 W Walton. For more information, visit the website.
Show Us Your Modernism @ IIT Crown Hall
What better place to hold a sort of Modernist Antiques Roadshow than this iconic Mies van der Rohe building? Experts David Rago and John Sollo will give a talk, answer questions, and then offer appraisals of 20th century objects. No, you should not haul your vintage Heywood Wakefield dresser down to IIT; take a picture of it and the experts will provide appraisal and valuation based on the photo. $15 (free for Mies van der Rohe Society members), 3360 S State. For more information, call 312-567-5042 or visit the website.
Inquest Iraq @ Thorne Auditorium
If you want to learn more about the war and/or make your voice heard, attend this daylong public hearing, which will feature firsthand testimony, informational sessions, and opportunities to contact your congressional representatives. Free, 375 E Chicago, 10 AM to 5 PM. For more information, call 312-427-2533 x32 or visit the website.
What Will We Eat? @ Nature Museum
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about genetic modification and the food supply. 11 AM. 2430 N Cannon Drive. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Opening: Persian Visions @ Cultural Center
This exhibit of photography from Iran offers an intimate look at contemporary life in a country largely obscure to most Americans. Through 31 December, in the Michigan Avenue Galleries. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
