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Wednesday, August 01 2007
Theater on the Lake: Oklahoma!
The Chicago Park District presents Theater on the Lake, a summer-long revival of great theatrical productions from the last year or so. This week's production: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! by the American Theater Company. The show plays at the Theater on the Lake theater (Fullerton Avenue at Lake Michigan) Wednesday through Sunday at 7:30 PM (6:30 PM Sunday nights). Tickets are $17.50 and can be purchased through the Theater on the Lake box office: (312) 742-7994. Also see the Website for a complete schedule of shows.
Mulholland Dr. @ Gene Siskel Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month-long festival of the films of David Lynch. Today's film is 2001's Oscar-nominated Mulholland Dr. The film shows today at 6:30 PM; 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.
Local Oral Historians Ban Together
Come out to the Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S. Cornell Avenue) tonight from 6-8pm and hear from DePaul's Stephen Haymes and other local oral historians gathering to discuss their work, the state of their form of research and how others can get involved in this kind of work. Haymes and written extensively on the relationship between memory and African American social movements. We cannot know where we are going if we don't know where we're from! This free event is part of a larger series of events about education and the city taking place for 2 months.
Dance Bridge: Works in Progress @ Cultural Center
Here's an opportunity to get a first look at two new works: Pulp Garden, by Helen Lee, which combines modern dance, butoh, and yoga movements; and a piece by Erin Carlisle Norton based on Ben Hecht's 1001 Afternoons in Chicago. In the Dance Studio, 6 PM, 78 E Washington. Free. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Jazz Dance World Festival @ Harris Theater
This 4-day festival features performances by dozens of jazz and modern dance companies from Chicago and around the world. Tickets cost $45 to $60 and performances begin at 8 PM. 205 E Randolph Drive. For more information, call 312-334-7777 or visit the website.
Tchaikovsky and Sibelius @ Millennium Park
Tonight's free concert features Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu. In the Pritzker Pavilion, 6:30 PM. For more information, visit the website.
Green City Farmers Market
The Green City Farmers Market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday until October 31 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Lincoln Park (Clark and Stockton).
Cooking Demo @ North Pond
James Beard Award nominee, Chef Bruce Sherman will do a cooking demo at 10:30 a.m. at North Pond restaurant. North Pond is located at 2610 N. Canon Drive.
