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Tuesday, February 19 2008
Daniel Levin's Black Bear @ Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center (77 East Randolph, Claudia Cassidy Theater) kicks off its 11-show season of FREE avant-garde musical offerings with 'cellist Daniel Levin leading a quartet that includes Nate McBride (Bass), Frank Rosaly (drums) and Greg Ward (Saxophone). 7 p.m.
Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson @ Field Museum
In 1974, Johanson added a crucial link to the human evolutionary chain with his discovery of a 3.2-million-year-old hominid fossil in Ethiopia. "Lucy," as the skeleton was called, represented a previously unknown human ancestor, occupying a pivotal place on the human family tree between more primitive and more advanced hominids. Part of the National Geographic Live Lecture Series. $22-$30 per talk. 7:30 p.m. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. For more info, call 312-665-7400 or visit Website.
Piggy Banks for Grown Ups @ Roosevelt University Second Floor
The Younger Women's Task of Chicago and Roosevelt University's Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance co-host a panel discussion led by experts geared toward helping women understand budgeting, saving money and making sound financial investments. Panelists for the discussion include: Wendy C. Spizzirri, CLU,
ChFC, CLTC, a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; Kathleen Kelly CPA, MBA, CPRC, a financial advisor affiliated with Ameriprise; and Bette Bleeker,a broker associate with
Prudential Preferred Properties. Refreshments provided. Free. 6 p.m. 401 S. Michigan Ave.
Iran - Military or Non-Military Engagement @ Northwestern
With Stephen Kinzer, the award-winning author and former foreign correspondent for the New York Times, who -- along with a diverse group of other experts on Iran, Congressional leaders and military experts -- are traveling across the country to counter the message from Washington and to present options for a more rational foreign policy towards Iran. Also featuring Carah Ong, the Iran Policy Analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Sponsored by North Suburban Peace Initiative, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the No War on Iran Coalition. Generously funded by The Pluralism Fund. 6:30 p.m. Thorne Auditorium, Arthur Rubloff Building, 375 E. Chicago Ave. For more info, contact Marcia at 847-912-0739 or visit the Website.
Born to Be Wild @ Chicago History Museun
Did you know that Old Town used to be a counterculture enclave back in the 1960's? Museum historian Russell Lewis will tell you all about it, San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district and more in the second of the three-part "The '68 Experience" lecture series. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Chicago History Museum website. 7pm. 1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600.
Lit Gangs of Chicago @ MCA
This month, the Museum of Contemporary Art welcomes Young Chicago Authors to their Literary Gangs of Chicago series. Tonight's reading will give teen slam poets a chance to test their skills in preparation for the Louder than a Bomb city competition. Free from 6:30-8pm at 220 E. Chicago Ave. Call 312-280-2660 for more information.
Catholicism & the American Literary Tradition @ DePaul
DePaul University discusses Catholicism and the American Literary Tradition tonight through a study of four acclaimed American authors: Flannery O'Connor, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walker Percy and Edgar Allen Poe. The talk is presented by Dr. Farrell O'Gorman, Professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul, in the Student Center, Room 120, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Free and open to the public at 7pm. Call 773-325-7346 for more information.
Russian Circles, Dälek @ Sub-T
The Chicago instrumental "math-metal" trio Russian Circles kick off their new national tour with experimental hip-hop artist Dälek tonight at Subterranean. To get to skinny, the post on our Transmission page. Young Widows open. 2011 W North Ave. Show starts at 9:30pm, tickets are $10.
Experimental Writing Showcase @ Hyde Park Art Center
Poets Lori Shine and Betsy Wheeler will present excerpts from their work at the next installment of "Series A", a reading of experimental writing at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., on Tuesday, February 19, 7-8 p.m.
