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TODAY
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BY DAY
Wednesday, March 19 2008
Orion Ensemble @ Roosevelt University, Ganz Memorial Hall
Chicago's nationally recognized and critically acclaimed chamber music ensemble, continues its 15th anniversary season with three March concerts. Each program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in G Major for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 9, No. 1; Ingolf Dahl's 
Concerto a Tre for Clarinet, Violin and Cello (1947); and Anton Arensky's Trio No. 1 in D Minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 32. $23, $20 seniors, $8 students; FREE children 12 and younger. 7:30 p.m. 430 South Michigan Ave. For more info or tickets, call 630-628-9591 or visit the Website.
Barrio Boogalu @ Sonotheque
A showcase of funky soulful Latin sounds. Featuring a tribute to Joe Bataan, with a rare screening of his documentary, Mr. New York Is Back. Bataan became known as the first recording artist to create authentically Latin Soul music. With resident DJs the Super Barrio Brothers and the Aguzate DJ Crew. $5. 8:30 pm. Film at 9 p.m., doors close 2 a.m. 1444 W. Chicago. For more info, call 312-226-7600.
Catherine Wyn-Rogers @ Preston Bradley Hall
Hailed by The Times as the best mezzo in Britain with a burnished tone matched by wonderful control, immaculate diction and a searing truthfulness, Wyn-Rogers returns to Chicago following a mesmerizing debut at the Lyric in The Midsummer Marriage. The performance program includes settings of Rueckert poems by Robert and Clara Schumann and Gustav Mahler (sung in German), as well as songs by Joseph Horovitz, Edward Elgar, Ivor Gurney, Rebecca Clarke, Havelock Nelson and Lee Hoiby (sung in English). Free. 6:30 p.m. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. For more info, please call 312-744-6630 or visit the Website.
X @ Metro
X celebrates its 31st year as a band by playing a gig at the Metro tonight. Nuff said. It's an 18+ show. Show's at 8:00, doors open at 7:00, tickets available at Ticketmaster. Metro: 3730 N. Clark. (773) 549-0203.
Rebuilding the Local Food System @ Green Drinks
This Chicago Green Drinks hosts an expert panel to address how we can make sustainable food accessible to everyone. Ages 21 and over. $7 Requested Donation. Jefferson Tap & Grille (325 N. Jefferson). Mingling at 5:30 p.m., panel discussion from 6:45-7:45 p.m.
Silver Tongue with Nazirah P. Mickey @ Hokin Gallery
Mickey reads "All About My Mother." Columbia students also read. Catered event with door prizes. 7-9 p.m. 623 S. Wabash. For more info, call 312-344-7928.
UNICEF Tap Project @ Participating Restaurants
From March 16-22, a range of selected local restaurants (e.g. A Mano, Vie, D'Agostinos and Uncommon Ground) will be participating in the UNICEF Tap Project, a benefit that asks diners to pay an extra $1 of their meal cost to support clean, accessible drinking water worldwide. Visit one of these restaurants tonight to support this worthwhile cause.
Coffee 101 @ Gallery Cafe
Tonight from 7:30 to 9pm, learn more about the politics, geography and art of Fair Trade coffee at Gallery Cafe (1760 W. North Ave) with Ted Erski, a professor at McHenry Community College who has written books and taught classes about the heralded bean.
Adele Faber @ Portage Theater
Develop better parenting and communication skills in informative presentation led by the internationally renowned author and parenting expert. Featured on Oprah and Good Morning America, Faber has helped millions of families find peaceful communication in their homes. 7-9 p.m. 4050 N. Milwaukee. Tickets -- $25 in advance, and $30 at the door -- can be purchased here.
