Hip Hop Movement Education Workshop

Come check out the How We Move Workshop w/ Meredith Haggerty and Lavie Raven. The workshop leaders have been brought together by the University of Hip Hop, which has been doing movement education in the city for over 15 years. The event is part of a series of workshops about education and the city at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. It will start promptly at 11am and is open to the public. Contact haggerty@uchicago.edu for more information.

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: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (PG) at Norwood Park (5801 N. Natoma Ave.); and Happy Feet (PG) at Touhy Park (7348 N. Paulina St.). 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.

Old Town School Songbook CD Release Concert

The Old Town School of Folk Music presents a concert to celebrate the release of Volumes 2 and 3 of the The Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook, their series of recorded versions of songs taken from the school's historic songbook that students learn from when they take classes at the school. The concert happens tonight at 8:00 PM at the concert hall in the school building at 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue. Tickets are $12, $10 for OTS members. For more information call the school at (773) 728-6000.

Free Intro to Yoga @ Bloom Studio

If you're curious about yoga but aren't sure about making the financial and time committment for professional classes, Bloom Yoga Studio has got you covered. Their monthly free Intro to Yoga workshop is a great way to learn some basic poses and get an introduction to the practice as well as decide whether it's really for you. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is recommeded to ensure you get a spot. 3-4pm at 4663 N. Rockwell. Call 773-463-9642 to register or do it online.

Yearly Kos Convention @ McCormick Place

Political junkies of many stripes converge on Chicago for this conference of bloggers and grassroots/Internet activists. Politicians such as Howard Dean and Dick Durbin are expected to speak, as well as Gen. Wesley Clark. 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).

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.

Jazz Fest @ South Shore Cultural Center

This weekend, the spectacular South Shore Cultural Center celebrates jazz from 11 AM to 7 PM. Free, 7059 S Shore Drive. For more information, call 773-256-0149.

Sun Fest @ Clarendon Park Community Center

Today's festival runs from 12 N to 4 PM and features live music, food, and kids' activities. 4501 N Clarendon, free. For more information, visit the website or call 312-742-4499.

Lollapalooza

Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park on August 3 - 5. For ticket (and other) information, visit the website.

The lineup for Saturday August 4th features: Interpol, Muse, Patti Smith, Spoon, Snow Patrol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Regina Spektor, The Hold Steady, The Roots, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Rhymefest, Cold Ward Kids, Pete Yorn, I'm From Barcelona, and many many more.

Work Out @ Millennium Park

Yoga at 8 AM, Pilates at 9 AM, and Latin dance at 10 AM, led by Lisa "La Boricua," 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.

Opening: Journey into the Realm @ Cultural Center

This exhibit, which runs through 14 October in the Michigan Avenue Galleries, features the trippy paintings of Chicago's Bruce Noel Mortenson. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.

Opening: Indira Freitas Johnson @ Cultural Center

The Cultural Center is hosting a sculptural installation--Lifetime Offer, Dimensions Variable--by this Chicago-based artist, through 7 October in the Michigan Avenue Galleries. The installation incorporates what some people might call trash with fragments of spiritual objects. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.

Worm Hands, Mike Pitts, Haunted Castle/Treetops, Druids of Huge @ Flowershop

Pilsen's most exciting new venue for experimental music, The Flower Shop (2159 W. 21st Place [at Leavitt]) offers up drone, noise, and electronic jams for folks with fishbowls for ears and ears for hearts. From St. Louis, Worm Hands and Mike Pitts will weird you out just by BEING; Haunted Castle (from Michigan) shall team up with Illinois newcomer Treetops will go toe to toe in the squared circle that is collaborative performance; and Chicago's own Druids of Huge will be on hand to raise bodies 3.5 inches above the concrete floor. 9 p.m., $5

Edgewater Farmers Market

The Edgewater Farmers Market takes place every Saturday until October 20 from 7 a.m. to noon at the corner of Broadway and Norwood (on the corner of True Nature Foods).