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TODAY
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BY DAY
Wednesday, September 19 2007
Guild Complex: Palabra Pura
Urayoán Noel and Evelyn Delgado are the featured writers at this evening's Guild Complex event. Free. 8:30pm. Ages 21 and over. At California Clipper, 1002 N. California. Call 877-394-5061 for more information.
Danny's Reading Series
Joyelle McSweeney, Johannes Göransson and Greg Purcell are the featured writers at this month's installment of the Danny's Reading Series. 7:30pm. At Danny's Tavern, 1951 W. Dickens. Email joel.craig[at]gmail.com for more information.
Reconstruction Room @ Black Rock
Local composer Ethan Deppe "and friends" are scheduled to perform at this installment of the Reconstruction Room series. Free. 8pm. At Black Rock, 3614 N. Damen Ave. Call 773-348-4044 for more information.
Estrojam 2007
The Estrojam Music and Culture Festival celebrates its fifth year with six days of music, art, workshops, and film at various locations around the city. Tonight at Schuba's (3159 N. Southport), Cordero performs at 8:00, followed by Kristin Hersh and Lindsay Anderson at 10:00. Buy tickets online.
Movies in the Park: The Wizard of Oz
The Chicago Park District presents Movies in the Park, a summer-long screening of classic and contemporary films in Chicago parks. Tonight's screening: The Wizard of Oz (G) at Crescent Park (2230 W. 108th Pl). 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.
One World under One Roof @ Cultural Center
Part of the Chicago World Music Festival, this free event features a half dozen different world musicians performing in spaces throughout the building. 6:30 PM to 11 PM. 77 E Randolph. For more information, visit the website.
Chicago @ Chicago History Museum
Part of the Chicago History Museum's Chicago Treasures series, Chicago (yes, that Chicago) band members talk with Bob Sirott. $12, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Local Author Night @ Book Cellar
The Book Cellar welcomes Silivia Foti, Julia Buckley, Robert Rodi and Stacey Ballis to this month's Local Author Night. Don't miss the chance to hear the authors discuss their works and answer your individual questions. Free at 7pm, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Ira Glass and Doctors Without Borders @ Harold Washington Library
In conjunction with the Doctors without Borders exhibit now on view in Grant Park, Ira Glass talks with Doctors without Borders executive Nicolas de Torrente and fellow aid workers. In the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 6:30 PM, 400 S State. Free. For more information, visit the website.
Opening: 33 Million People Uprooted by War @ Butler Field, Grant Park
Doctors without Borders has created this educational exhibit to try to convey the conditions experienced by the millions of people who live in refugee camps. The exhibit is open from 9 AM to 5:30 PM daily, until 23 September, when it leaves for Minneapolis. For more information, visit the website.
Journal of Ordinary Thought @ Tourism Center
Contributors to the Journal of Ordinary Thought will perform "I Used To Be a Barbie Girl: JOT writers on Toys, Games and Growing Up," as part of the Chicago Tourism Center's "Art of Play Chicago." The event runs from 6-7 PM, and will take place at the Tourism Center at 72 E. Randolph. Free. For more information, send an email, or visit the website.
Hellen Osterman @ Barbara's
Oak Park author Hellen Osterman reads from her new novel, The Accidental Sleuth, at Barbara's Oak Park, 1100 Lake Street. Free. 7:30pm. Call 708-848-9140 for more information.
Opening: Terry Evans: Prairie Scrolls @ Environmental Law & Policy Center
This exhibit features the work of photographer Terry Evans: "prairie photos taken in the 1970s and previously unpublished, joined in a scroll-like formation to produce lively, dynamic scenes." 35 East Wacker, Suite 1300. Through spring 2008. For more information, visit the website or call 312-795-3729.
Redman @ Abbey Pub
Redman is not only one of the most underappreciated in the game, but also one of the most fun at a live show. There will be weed. There will be drink. And there shall be bouncing in abandon. Show starts at 9, tickets from TicketWeb. $25 online or at the door.
Listening Room @ Steppenwolf Garage Theatre
Jonathan Messinger and Julie Shapiro host this Third Coast Festival presentation of Dollar Storeys that incorporate "one of three items purchased at a dollar store – a 4-pk of wooden mousetraps, a bicycle bell, and a ceramic mug bearing the sentence: 'Well-behaved women rarely make history.'" If you attend, you could win a door prize (from a dollar store, of course). The show starts at 7 PM, 1624 N Halsted. Admission is $1 at the door, but reservations are requested: email info [at] thirdcoastfestival [dot] org or 312-948-4682.
