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TODAY
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BY DAY
Friday, June 08 2007
Sing-along Buffy the Vampire Slayer @ Music Box
The Music Box Theatre hosts a sing-along screening of the "Once More, With Feeling" episode of the much-missed TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The screening happens tonight at midnight. Tickets are $12 (the ticket includes a Buffy goodie bag and other Buffy-related treats) and can be purchased at Ticketweb. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.
Cocktails & Clay @ Hyde Park Art Center
Learn to make art the right way -- under the influence -- in the Hyde Park Art Center's Cocktails & Clay event series. The Center is kept open late so visitors can learn handbuilding, coils or just play with the clay. If you're feeling more social than creative, there will also be drinks, DJs, dancing and tours of the Center's latest exhibitions. 8pm-12am at 5020 S. Cornell Ave. A donation of $15 is suggested and all proceeds benefit HPAC programs. Call 773-324-5520 for more information.
Book Release Party: The Spoken Word Revolution Redux
Come out to the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S. Halsted Residents' Dining Hall (south building) at 7pm for a FREE book release party for The Spoken Word Revolution Redux. The event will feature readings from Editor Mark Eleveld; Michael Warr; Kevin Coval; Idris Goodwin; Christina Santana;17-year old Nate Marshall, a junior at Whitney Young HS; and upper 60s year-old poet Jack McCarthy from Boston.
The Spoken Word Revolution: Redux includes: Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, Slam Poetry founder Marc Smith, Four-time national poetry slam champion Patricia Smith, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, Gil Scott-Heron, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and Many more great artists.
Movies in the Park
The Chicago Park District presents Movies in the Park, a summer-long screening of classic and contemporary films in Chicago parks. Tonight there are three movies being screened in different parks: the Will Ferrell movie Kicking and Screaming is showing in Wilson Park (4630 N. Milwaukee); Mission Impossible III is screening at Abbott Park (45 E. 95th Street); and Open Season will be at Sheridan Park (910 S. Aberdeen St.). The screenings all start at dusk, and are free and open to the public. For a complete schedule of movies check out the Chicago Park District Website.
McCoy Tyner Septet @ CSO
Jazz legend McCoy Tyner and his septet appear at the CSO moer than six months after the first engagement was canceled because of the crappy weather of this past winter. Get tickets now, or yesterday if possible. Show at 8, tickets can be purchased directly from the CSO.
Chicago Blues Fest: Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues 30th Anniversary
30th birthday party for one of Chicago's longest-running bands, which has spawned many solo acts. See feature:
http://www.gapersblock.com/transmission/archives/2007/06/07/2007_chicago_blues_festival_preview_reunions_guitar_gods_and_living_history/.
"We Got...Latin Soul!" @ Sonotheque
Join DJs Supreme Court and Joe Bryl at Sontotheque as they explore the barrio groove of the late '60s and early '70s, cueing up the platters and laying in the groove of rare Latin Soul records and dusties. They'll be showcasing artists ranging from Ray Barretto, Pete Rodriguez, Joe Cuba, The Lebron Brothers, Joe Bataan and many, many others who shaped the Nuyorica sound of days gone by. 1444 W. Chicago, 9pm-2am. Cover is only $5.
Chicago Rocks! Day 1 @ Abbey Pub
The lineup is awesome. Two days of Chicago hip-hop artists, the indie labels they're signed to, and the fans who love them. More info found here. Day 1 is at the Abbey Pub, and features a formidable lineup of indie, underground artists.
Opening: Mark di Suvero: Works and Protest @ Cultural Center
This exhibit coincides with the five abstract expressionist sculptures currently on display in Millennium Park (through 1 April 2008), and includes photographs by dealer Richard Bellamy of other Mark DiSuvero works. Through 1 October. Free, 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Chicago Blues Fest: Lurrie Bell
A true guitar savant plays with his own band and part of a Sons of Blues reunion. See feature:
http://www.gapersblock.com/transmission/archives/2007/06/07/2007_chicago_blues_festival_preview_reunions_guitar_gods_and_living_history/.
Honeyboy Edwards' Birthday Blues @ Hideout
After Bluesfest, swing by the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, to helps celebrate an early 92nd birthday for blues giant David "Honeyboy" Edwards. The show will feature Honeyboy himself, along with Billy Branch, Steve Avery, Rick Sherry, Char Baby, Rob Stone & The C-Notes with special guest Larry Taylor and more. Show starts at 10pm; tickets are $25 and space is limited, so advance purchase is recommended.
