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TODAY
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Tuesday, April 17 2007
ViniPortugal 2007
The Portuguese Trade and Tourism Office and Port and Douro Wine Institutes are hosting a tasting of over 400 Portuguese wines and ports at the InterContinental Chicago. Come early for the seminar which will provide an introduction to the wines of Portugal from 6 to 6:30 pm. The tasting runs from 5:30 to 8 pm, and the price of entry is a $25 suggested donation, which benefits Share Our Strength. RSVP by Monday, April 16 by calling 800-871-9012 ext. 22171.
Election Day, again
Hey, Chicagoans in the 2nd, 3rd, 15th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 32nd, 35th, 43rd, 49th and 50th wards! Don't forget to vote in the Supplementary Aldermanic Elections today.Here's who's running.
Lit Gangs of Chicago: Lip
This month, the Museum of Contemporary Art hosts Lip in their Literary Gangs of Chicago series. Part of the Poetry Center of Chicago, the Lip Reading Series features emerging and established poets and spoken word performers, both local and national. Free from 6:30-8pm at 220 E. Chicago Ave. Call 312-280-2660 for more information.
Malcolm X @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a retrospective of the work of director Spike Lee throughout the month. Tonight the Film Center will screen Lee's Malcolm X from 1992. The film will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion from teacher and author Jacqueline Stewart. The film screens tonight at 6:00 PM. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
New Artist Tour @ MCA
Hey, culture vultures? Looking for something free to do? Come check out a tour and talk by a new artist showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Amy Mayfield's colorfully sinister surreal landscapes evoke Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss's nonsensical illustrations. A massive new painting, Curdled sour marzipan and hidden leakage, contrasts intricate ink patterns with globs of raised paint that resemble animal figures and flora. The painting is comprised of four canvases hung side-by-side and is Mayfield's largest painting to date, spanning twenty feet across and over four feet high. It's free and starts at 6:30pm.
Gangsters and Ink-Stained Galahads @ History Museum
Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips discusses Chicago's relationship to newspaper comedy and gangster melodrama in this presentation, part of the History Museum's Chicago and Film Seminar. 6:30 PM, 1601 N Clark. Tickets are $8 to $10. For more information, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
16th Annual McElroy Shakespeare Celebration
Loyola's 16th incarnation of the McElroy Shakespeare Celebration is titled "Where Lies Your Text: Shakespeare in American Sign Language" and will adress the challenges of adapting Shakespeare for performance in American Sign Language. Lecturer and director Peter Novak of the University of San Francisco will direct Loyola Theatre majors in scenes from Twelfth Night. Free and open to the public at 7:30pm in the Mullady Theatre of Loyola's Lake Shore Campus, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd.. Call 773-508-2240 for more information.
