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Sunday, February 25 2007
Fangoria Weekend of Horror
Horror film magazine Fangoria holds its annual Weekend of Horror this weekend at the Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, 6810 N. Mannheim Rd. in Rosemont. Meet dozens of the actors from famous frightfests, check out panels discussing movies past and future, watch preview screenings of upcoming releases, listen to horror-influenced bands Dead by Day and Fashion Bomb, and much more. Tickets and more information here.
Oscar Night party @ Neo-Futurarium
The Neo-Futurists celebrate Oscar night with a special show during the televised program. The ensemble members will be performing some celebrity-themed plays from the long-running Neo-Futurist show Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind. The show starts at 6:00 PM and runs until the Oscars are over. Tickets are $25; the ticket price includes food and the show. All proceeds will benefit the Neo-Futurists. See the Neo-Futurist Website for details. Neo-Futurarium: 5153 N. Ashland (at Foster). (773) 275-5255.
"Picasso's Women" @ Café Ba-Ba-Reeba
Topless women? Actually, that's tapas and women. Both of which you'll get plenty of when Café Ba-Ba-Reeba! and the Art Institute present a six-course tapas dinner to accompany a lecture titled "Picasso's Women." The lecture will include slides featuring Pablo Picasso's renderings of the female form and the dinner will include wines, sherries and brandies. Girly drawings, girly drinks.
The event is the first in a four-part series titled "Spanish Masters," in which the restaurant and the museum will team up to offer diners a prix-fixe dinner and a presentation on Spanish art. "Picasso's Women" will take place Sunday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. The cost is $60 per person and reservations are required. They can be made by calling 773-935-5000.
Academy Awards Party @ Park West
Cinema/Chicago presents this gala, which includes hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer, a cash bar, and the Oscars show live on three giant screens and (count 'em!) 24 monitors. Tickets are $50 to $80, depending on when you buy them and how much of a VIP you want to be. Festivities start at 6 PM. For more information, call 312-332-FILM or visit the website.
Night on the Red Carpet @ Fizz Bar & Grill
Support Chicago ScriptWorks and have fun watching the Oscars at this event, which features a silent auction and "you pick the winners" voting. There's no admission cost, but a percentage of what you spend on food and drinks will benefit Chicago ScriptWorks. 3220 N. Lincoln, 6:30 PM. For more information, visit the website.
Spy Basics: Desserts @ The Boring Store
Today at 3:30pm, kids can learn how to use liquid nitrogen to make instant ice cream with molecular geneticist Stephanie Levi at the Boring Store, 1331 North Milwaukee Ave., the "undercover secret agent supply store" now fronting (and partially funding) 826CHI. Call 773-772-8108 for more information.
Punk Planet Showcase & PP78 Release Party
Local zine Punk Planet has lost their distributor and how do they decide to deal with it? Throw a party! Come to the Hideout tonight to celebrate with them and a bevy of comics creators like Lilli Carre, Lucy Knisley, Jeremy Tinder and Jeremi Onsmith, zinesters like Jonathan Messinger and Liz Mason, and local bands including Chicago Thrash Ensemble, Fast Product and more. Doors open at 7pm and the event starts at 8pm; you get in for free. The Hideout is located at 1354 W. Wabansia; call 773-227-4433 for more information.
Chicago CORE Panel Discussion @ CPL
The Chicago Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) historians and activists come together for a panel discussion on the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Panelists include Bob Lucas, chairman of CORE, Timuel D. Black Jr., author and historian, Bennett Johnson, member of CORE and Vice President of Third World Press, Rosie Simpson, organizer of the first protest of portable school, and active CORE members Carroll Williams and Glory Bryant. Free at 1pm in the auditorium of the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St. Call 312-747-6921 for more information.
Maple Tree Tapping @ North Park Village Nature Center
Maple syrup doesn't have to come from Vermont. The whole tree-tapping, syrup-making process takes place right here in the city, at the North Park Village Nature Center, located at 5801 N. Pulaski Road. From 1 pm to 2:30 pm this Saturday and Sunday (as well as March 10th and 11th), you can learn how it's all done and sample the sweet final product. Registration is required ahead of time. Call (312) 744-5472. For more information, visit the park's events page.
