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TODAY
Saturday, September 20
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, September 16 2007
Fragile Beauty Quartet @ Cultural Center
Part of the Chicago World Music Festival, this quartet led by Huong Thanh and Nguyen Le performs a fusion of traditional Vietnamese music with multiple genres of world music, including Western jazz, Japanese instruments, and African rhythms. Free, 3 PM, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. 77 E Randolph. For more information, visit the website.
Harvest Festival @ Chicago Botanic Garden
The Botanic Garden is hosting a Harvest Festival that features live music, kids' activities, cooking demonstrations, and--of course--lots of harvest-y stuff for sale, including honey, bread, fruit, and more. A Roadside Flower Sale is being held at the same time. 11 AM to 4 PM. 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe. Admission is free, but parking is not. So take a train or bike! For more information, call 847-835-5440 or visit the website.
Renegade Craft Fair
The 5th Annual Renegade Craft Fair is joining forces with the Do-Division street festival today. Head down to Division (between Damen and Wood) and browse the work of more than 200 vendors. 12 N to 10 PM. For more information, visit the website.
Food Channel at Logan Square Farmer's Market
The Food Channel will be filming a segment on barbecue wizard Grace Delcano of Galewood Cookshack at the Logan Square Farmer's Market today at noon. Stop in for some eats and face time with the camera!
Eli's Cheesecake Festival @ Eli's Cheesecake World
Eli's Cheesecake Factory is hosting the 11th annual cheesecake festival this weekend. You can sample Chicago's very own Eli's cheesecakes while watching others bury their noses in cheesecakes (to win the cheesecake eating contest), or listen to a multitude of music bands, or wow at 100-plus classic cars, or steal an idea or two from the demonstrating area chefs. It seems Eli's got every entertainment imaginable covered for the fest, including ones for kids as well. Free, 9-5 on Saturday, 11-5 on Sunday at 6701 W. Forest Preserve Dr., Chicago.
Closing: Living Modern @ Smart Museum of Art
This exhibit, which began on 7 June, highlights "German and Austrian Art and Design, 1890-1933" and features paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and household designs from the museum's collection. Senior curator Richard A. Born offers a closing-day tour today at 2 PM. 5550 S Greenwood. For more information, call 773-702-0220 or visit the website.
And This Is Free @ Chicago History Museum
Fans of the Maxwell Street Market won't want to miss this screening of the 1964 documentary And This Is Free. Free with museum admission, 1:30 PM. 1601 N Clark. For more information and to make a reservation, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
