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TODAY
Friday, October 10
Slowdown
BY DAY
Saturday, July 14 2007
RAGAD Release Reading
RAGAD, a quarterly literary journal, celebrates the release of its third issue with a reading at MoJoe's Hothouse, 2849 W. Belmont, tonight at 7pm. Readers include Ben Tanzer, Spencer Dew, Peter Anderson and Josh Stevens. Editor Nick Ostdick will read and host. Free.
Pitchfork Afterparty
While the music at the past two Pitchfork Fests has left me satisfied, the level of partying leaves plenty of room for improvement. Luckily the party doesn't stop after Yoko One on Saturday. In fact just a short walk away, (Fulton and Damen) Rawk Magazine has set up an afterparty of near epic proportions. We're talking sounds from Menowah, Matt Roan, Once A Month, Deep Element, Machine Drum and Flashbulb. Art, free beer, cash bar and enough hipsters dancing makes it worth the 10 spot. RSVP here.
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's screenings: Charlotte's Web at Gross Park (2708 W. Lawrence Ave.); Over The Hedge at Maplewood Playlot Park (1640 N. Maplewood Ave.); and El Clown (in the Puerto Rican film series) at Humboldt Park (1400 N. Sacramento Ave.). The screenings start tonight at dusk, and are free and open to the public. For a complete schedule of movies check out the Chicago Park District Website.
Inland Empire @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month-long festival of the films of David Lynch. Today's film is Lynch's recent experiment with digital video, 2006's Inland Empire. The film shows today at 7:30 PM, and will also be screened on Wednesday; see the Film Center's Website for a complete schedule. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Southport Green Market
Not content with the city's various farmers markets, the Southport Grocery and Cafe (1420 West Grace St.) will host several "Green Market" Saturdays over the summer and into the fall. In addition to showcasing locally grown vegetables, they'll up the ante with everything from flowers to baby food to artisan breads and cheeses on display from local growers and producers. Hours are 8AM - 1PM.
Bastille Day Tasting @ Binny's Highland Park
Storm the gates at Binny's in Highland Park to taste over 30 French wines from 1-4pm. Or you could just buy a ticket. $10 for Binny's Card Members. $15 regular admission. Call (847) 831-5400 for reservations.
Sudoku Workshop @ Tourism Center
Obsessed with Sudoku puzzles? Now 's your chance to get some tips from an expert: John Williams, "RedEye's resident Sudoku crash test dummy." Free, at 12:30 - 1:30 PM. 72 E Randolph. This workshop is part of Chicago's Art of Play series of events. For more information, visit the web site or call 312-744-2400.
Folk & Roots Festival @ Welles Park
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents their 10th annual Folk & Roots Festival at Welles Park today and tomorrow. Come experience a two-day festival of miscellaneous music & dance instruction at various stages and tents, loads of food, and performances by the Old Town School staff at a special staff stage. The festival happens today & tomorrow from noon to 9:30 PM; see the Old Town School Website for a complete schedule of events. Welles Park: corner of Lincoln and Montrose.
Pitchfork Music Festival @ Union Park
The Saturday Lineup features Cat Power, Clipse, Iron & Wine, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Battles, Professor Murder and more. Details on the website. 1501 W Randolph; 12-10pm; $25.
Veggie Bike & Dine
Explore Chicago's southside vegan eateries with friendly bicyclists when the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and EarthSave Chicago host the fourth annual Veggie Bike and Dine on July 14, 2007. The Veggie Bike and Dine celebrates healthy dining and the diversity of Chicago's neighborhoods while celebrating bicycling's vital relationship to food, socializing, and civic life. The menus are entirely plant-based and exclusive of meat, fish, dairy products, eggs and other animal products. Registration is $50 for Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and EarthSave Chicago members. Non-members pay $55. This event will sell out. For more information, contact Arline Welty, Director of Development, at 312-427-3325 ext. 237.
Work Out @ Millennium Park
Yoga at 8 AM, Pilates at 9 AM, and African dance at 10 AM, led by Amaniyea Payne and Muntu Dance Theatre, on the Great Lawn. If you need more incentive than taking in the amazing skyline views while working up a sweat, consider this: it's free. For more information, visit the website.
Flosstradamus & Chromeo @ Empty Bottle
Electro-funk DJs Chromeo and local DJ sensations Flosstradamus play together at the Empty Bottle (1035 N Western, 773-276-3600) tonight. Expect to boogie down all night long. 9:30 pm. Tickets are $3 (limited); $12.
From Trash to Treasure workshop @ Intuit
Part of the city-wide Art of Play series of events, this workshop shows you "how to transform everyday items and found objects into inspired works of art." 1 to 4 PM, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave. Free, but reservations are required for the three hour-long workshops: e-mail Amanda Curtis, Education Coordinator, at Amanda [at] art [dot] org or call 312-243-9088. For more information, visit the website.
Beethoven to Gershwin @ Millennium Park
Tonight's Grant Park Orchestra performance features Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear. Free, in the Pritzker Pavilion at 7:30 PM. For more information, visit the website.
Dancing Girl Press at Quimby's
Dancing Girl Press presents an evening of poetry with: Simone Muench, poet, editor, assistant professor, and horror film fan. She is the author of *The Air Lost in Breathing* and *Lampblack & Ash* (recently released from Sarabande Books.) Her chapbook, Orange Girl, is due out from dancing girl press in July. Also, Brandi Homan, whose chapbook, Two Kinds of Arson, is available from Dancing Girl Press. Her work has appeared in magazines like Salt Hill, North American Review, Fugue, CutBank, Natural Bridge, and others. And Erin M. Bertram, a fellow in the MFA Writing Program at Washington University in St. Louis. She writes for The Vital Voice and edits shadowbox press, which publishes progressive writing, always by hand, and often by underrepresented writers, with a tendency toward poetry. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Bloom, Columbia Poetry Review, MiPOesias , and Ugly Accent. Two chapbooks are forthcoming: Alluvium (dancing girl press, 2007), and, with Sarah Lilius, Here, Hunger (NeO Pepper Press, 2007). This event is FREE on Saturday, July 14th, at 7pm at Quimby's Bookstore; call 773-342-0910 for more info.
