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Thursday, January 17 2008
The Man on the Flying Trapeze @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month-long salute to the comedy stars of the 1930s; specifically, the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields and Mae West. Today's film is another W.C. Fields classic, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, with Fields starring as a man desperately trying to get to see his favorite wrestling star, Hookalakah Meshobbab. Wow! The film screens this evening at 7:45 PM. Tickets are $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Eileen Favorite @ Women & Children First
Eileen Favorite's debut novel takes a look at what happens when literature's greatest heroines - Emma Bovary and Franny Glass, for example - take refuge from their plots in a Midwestern bed and breakfast. Favorite will read from and discuss The Heroines tonight at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St. Free at 7:30pm; call 773-769-9299 for more information.
Tomorrow Never Knows Festival: Bobby Conn, NOMO, Baby Teeth, Hylozoists @ Schubas
Take one part bowie glam, a scoop of mainland funk, one outnumbered but talented local trio, a dose of quaint Canadian orchestral pop and three parts "there are so many members the drummer is sitting on the trumpeter's lap", and you'll get the line-up gracing Schubas come this Thursday. If the sweet sounds of the Hylozoists don't make you wander off to find love, nor does Baby Teeth's disco/rock time machine teleport you away, nor do you find yourself danced out of commision after NOMO's big beats, then you'll last long enough to two new songs from a Bec-Rec single by the the Conn-man and company. Mister Joshua DJs upstairs. $15 dollars, show starts at 9.
Winediva @ The Discovery Center
Learn to swirl, sniff and sip like a pro with GB's own Winediva! Taste the six "noble" grapes of the world and discover what all the fuss is about. Gain command of basic wine vocabulary and tasting technique. Bring all your questions about wine and food pairing, storage, sulfites or any other vexing wine dilemma. 6pm. The Discovery Center. Call (773) 348-8120 for reservations.
78th Annual Boat, RV & Outdoors Show
The 78th Annual Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoors Show will be held at McCormick place through Sunday, January 20. The show features over 600 boats, 200 RVs, marine accessories and outfitters and offers a variety of hands-on interactive activities, including a 170 ft indoor river allowing visitors to board a canoe, electric boat or kayak to get the feeling of traveling down a river. Numerous prizes and giveaways will be awarded each day. Admission is $10 for adults, $4 for those 13-15 years of age, and free for children 12 and under. Call 312-946-6272 for more information.
World Kitchen Learning Series: Lighten Up
Tonight from 6:00-8:30pm, learn more about how to make your cooking healthier from the World Kitchen learning series sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs. Class to be held at Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph Street. Class fee is $30. Click here for more information and to register.
