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TODAY
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BY DAY
Thursday, September 06 2007
Nancy Horan @ Oak Park Public Library
Author Nancy Horan reads from her debut novel, Loving Frank, at the Oak Park Public Library. Free. 7pm. 834 Lake in Oak Park. Call 708-383-8200 for more information.
Lip @ The Spot
Scott Woldman and Elizabeth Harper read at this month's installment of the Lip reading series. $5. 8pm. At The Spot, 4437 N. Broadway. Call 312-899-1229 for more information.
Michael Harvey @ Book Cellar
Local author Michael Harvey signs his debut crime novel, The Chicago Way, tonight at The Book Cellar. Free. 7pm. 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Movies in the Park: The Pursuit of Happyness
The Chicago Park District presents Movies in the Park, a summer-long screening of classic and contemporary films in Chicago parks. Tonight's screenings: The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13) at Garfield Park Conservatory (300 N. Central Park Avenue). The screening starts tonight at dusk, and is free and open to the public. For a complete schedule of movies check out the Chicago Park District Website.
Name That Tune @ Whitehall Hotel
As part of Chicago's "Art of Play" summer celebration of toys and games (through 30 September), the swanky Whitehall Hotel's Club Room is hosting a free session of Name That Tune featuring singer/pianist Audrey Morris. 7-10 PM, 105 E Delaware. For more information, call 312-573-6300 or visit the website.
Dinner and Theater Package for Vella Cafe and Gorilla Tango Theater
Tonight is a special theater and dinner package sponsored by Vella Cafe and Gorilla Tango theater. For $35, you can head to Vella at 6:00 p.m. for a three-course dinner, then see 3 Cat Media's Cabaret Variety Hour at Gorilla Tango, which is basically across the street. Proof of ticket purchase will also get you a 10% discount off a pre-dinner wine purchase at Provenance. RSVP by August 31 at Gorilla Tango's website.
Hyde Park Farmers Market
The Hyde Park Farmers Market takes place every Thursday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 52nd and Harper until October 25.
I Sing America @ Millennium Park
As part of Millennium Park's Blockbuster Weekend, Steppenwolf Traffic has put together this program of poetry and song observing and imagining America. Free in the Pritzker Pavilion, 6:30 PM. For more information, visit the website.
The Detainees Speak @ Sonotheque
The Human Rights Watch Chicago Network presents The Detainees Speak, a series of readings and performances giving voice to Guantanamo Bay detainees, at Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Riz Ahmed, Alana Arenas (newest member of the Steppenwolf Ensemble), David Kelly (Capital D of All Natural) and others will read and perform poems written by Guantanamo Bay detainees as collected in Marc Falkoff's Poems From Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak. Riz Ahmed will close the program with a featured performance. The event also celebrates the launch of the Human Rights Watch Chicago Network, the Human Rights Watch Chicago Committee's new young professionals group. $10 at the door, 21 and over. For more info or to purchase tickets in advance, contact Steven Steim, steims@hrw.org.
Rock for Kids Music Mixer @ Smartbar (rescheduled event)
Rescheduled from last month, come together along with Chicago's music community tonight for the 5th Annual Rock for Kids Music Mixer at Smartbar. Tonight, you can mingle (or mix, if you will) with members of Chicago's music scene, and bid on dozens of specially made, one-of-a-kind mix CDs from music staffs like your very own Gapers Block: Transmission, Time Out: Chicago, Pitchfork Media and more. There will also be mixes put together by members of Chicago bands such as Catfish Haven, Chin Up Chin Up, Office, DJ Matt ROAN and local celebrities like Hot Doug himself (aka Doug Sohn). A full list of participants is here. The fun gets going from 6pm-9pm tonight at Smartbar (located beside the Metro) at 3730 N. Clark St. There's a $5 suggested donation.
Farmers Market @ Daley Plaza
The farmers market at Daley Plaza is held every Thursday until October 4 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of Washington and Dearborn.
Columbia Collective Artwalk
Columbia College is opening all its galleries tonight from 5pm to 8pm for an artwalk. Check out the reception for "Vodou Riche: Contemporary Haitian Art," complete with Haitian market, at Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S. Wabash; "Estampa Cultural: Embracing Mexican Imprints" at C33 Gallery, 33 E. Congress Pkwy.; and the Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship Exhibition at the Hokin Gallery and Hokin Annex Gallery, 623 S. Wabash Ave. Free, all ages. More information here.
