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TODAY
Thursday, May 2
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BY DAY
Sunday, September 30 2007
Adventures in Modern Music @ Empty Bottle
The Empty Bottle and The Wire present the fifth annual Adventures in Modern Music, a five-day festival of unusual music. The concert series concludes tonight with performances by Boris (from Japan), Damon & Naomi, and People. The show starts at 9:00 PM; tickets are $20, and can be purchased through the Empty Bottle Website. Also see the Empty Bottle Website for a complete schedule of the festival. Empty Bottle: 1035 N. Western. (773) 276-3600.
Poems of Donna Humphrey @ W&CF
Chicago judge Joan Lefkow and friends will read from the poems of Lefkow's mother, Donna Humphrey, at Women & Children First. Free. 4:30pm. 5233 N. Clark St. Call 773-769-9299 for more information.
Closing: Mark di Suvero: Works and Protest @ Cultural Center
Today marks the closing of this exhibit, which has provided interesting background for the five abstract expressionist sculptures currently on display in Millennium Park (through 1 April 2008). Free, 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Pilsen East Artists' Open House
Artists and galleries around 18th and S Halsted open their studios and gardens and host opening receptions throughout this weekend in this event organized by the Chicago Arts District. Free, 12 N to 7 PM. For more information, call 312-377-4444 or visit the website.
Edwidge Danticat @ Lookingglass Theatre
The Haiti-born novelist discusses her new memoir with Victoria Lautman as part of Writers on the Record. 821 N Michigan, 12 N. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-832-6789. For more information, visit the website.
MJBeerHunter Tribute & Beer Tasting
Lush Wine & Spirits, 1306 S. Halsted St., is honoring the life of Michael Jackson, the beer critic extraordinaire, who passed away at the end of August, with a free beer tasting between 2 and 5pm. They'll also be participating in the world toast at 9pm. Call the store for details: 312-738-1900.
57th St. Children's Book Fair
The 21st Annual 57th St. Children's Book Fair is happening today on 57th Street between Kenwood and Kimbark in Chicago's Hyde park neighborhood. This free event includes booksellers, musical entertainment, dance performances, storytelling and much more. 1-6pm. Call 773-619-8371 or visit the website for more information.
The Hives @ Metro
Thrown in with the other "The" rock bands that broke in the first half of this decade, the Hives have been one of the cockiest and yet prolific live bands of the last few years. Frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist combines the showmanship of Iggy Pop with the swagger of Mick Jagger and a touch of Swedish charm when he performs. The rest of the band keeps him a man of his word with their tight musicianship while the lead singer tells audiences how much they love what they are seeing. Never a band to fail wowing crowds, the Hives are not to be missed when they visit Chicago to preview songs from their forthcoming album, The Black and White Album. For more information, visit the Hives or Metro online.
A Voluptuous God Book Launch
In his new book, A Voluptuous God, Robert Thompson explores fundamentalism and atheism as a product of acting solely from the head and forgetting the heart. Likewise, a heretic, which Thompson considers himself to be, lives through the heart rather than through the belief system provided to them. Tonight, Evanston's Lake Street Church will celebrate the book's release with an interactive event during which members of the congregation will read passages of the book and speak from their own personal experiences. Free at 10:30 am, 607 Lake St. in Evanston. Call 847-864-2181 for more information.
Run for Their Lives Run/Walk
Support PAWS Chicago through Run for Their Lives, a 4K dog- and family-friendly walk or 8K run. The event starts at the North Avenue pedestrian bridge in Lincoln Park at 9:00 a.m. Prizes and festivites follow the workout.
