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TODAY
Friday, April 19
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Monday, April 07 2008
"Friends with Benefits" @ Schubas
Schubas presents Friends with Benefits, a weekly series of concerts to benefit various charities. The headlining act for each of this month's concerts is The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, with different supporting acts showing up each week. The show starts tonight at 8:00 PM, it's an 18+ show, and tickets are $6 and available from the Schubas site. Schubas: 3159 N. Southport. (773) 525-2508. For more information, see our feature in Transmission.
MusicNOW @ Harris Theater
Tonight's program of contemporary music is hosted by CSO composer-in-residence Osvaldo Golijov . CSO musicians will perform film music by Philip Glass (Suite from The Hours) and Golijov (Suite from Youth without Youth). Tickets are $20. The concert begins at 8 PM and is followed by a reception. 205 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-294-3000 or visit the website.
A Sharp Eye
Through June 29, the Chicago Cultural Center hosts Dean Sharp: Photographs of the Chicago Picasso, a free exhibition of black and white photos on display at its Michigan Avenue Galleries. Curated by Assistant Curator of Exhibitions Sofia Zutautas, and organized by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the exhibit displays photos that Sharp took in 1967, while a student at the in Milwaukee. In wrapping up his final project, Sharp paid a visit to Chicago and was struck by the facial expressions of people who passed by the then brand-spanking new Picasso sculpture in Daley Plaza. Camera in tow, he began photographing the faces he saw. His work serves as both documentation of human nature as well as a comment on the role and impact of public art. On Tuesday, April 17, at 12:15 p.m., Sharp will appear at the Center for a free talk. (Viewing hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Center is closed on holidays.)
Three Floyds Brewers Dinner @ Vie
Indiana brewery Three Floyds is holding a nine-course dinner tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Vie (4471 Lawn Ave, Western Springs) that pairs their beers with the cooking of Paul Virant. Some ideas of the menu include buttermilk-soaked-and-fried frog legs with PickelHaube Pilsner and wood-grilled sturgeon with Brian Boru Red Ale. Cost is $110 per person; call 708-246-2082 to reserve.
