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Tuesday, April 08 2008
Michael Hartman & TV Pow @ Chicago Cultural Center - FREE concert
The Chicago Department for Cultural Affairs is hosting a series of 11 FREE programs of live avant-garde jazz and experimental music from February through May, and this is performance number seven. It's at the Claudia Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center (77 East Randolph Street), and it features digitally-treated drones and soundscapes from local laptop jockeys TV Pow, featuring Michael Hartman. 7 p.m. and free.
Free Jamba Juice Breakfast Meals till 10am
Today, from the time your local (Illinois) participating Jamba Juice store opens, until 10am, you can sample their new Breakfast Meals for FREE. You'll have a choice of a 12 oz. Chunky Strawberry, Granola Topper, Yogurt Blend, or Juice. (Baked goods are not a part of the free deal.)
This American Life on the Big Screen
"This American Life," the radio and TV show, will be broadcast live from New York to movie theaters nationwide, including the Kerasotes City North 14, 2600 N. Western Ave., tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $20.
Jhumpa Lahiri @ Swedish American Museum
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri joins Women & Children First at the Swedish American Museum for a special reading of her new book of short stories Unaccustomed Earth. Tickets are free with a purchase of the book which must be bought from Women & Children First, either at the store or online. An additional ticket may be purchased for $5. The reading starts at 7:30pm at 5211 N. Clark St. Call 773-769-9299 for more information.
Big Jones, Big Understanding, Big Success?
We told you several weeks ago that Big Jones Chicago would soon be opening up in the old Augie's space on Clark St. in Andersonville. As of Wednesday, they're officially open for real. Tonight they're hosting a fundraiser for eco-Andersonville, a green initiative run by http://www.andersonvilledevcorp.org/ Andersonville Development Corporation, and $50 gets you a sampling of their menu, cocktails, wine, a preview of the restaraunt, and the knowledge that you're making a neighborhood better.
Chicago Underground Comedy
Chicago Underground Comedy features a 45-minute set by its own Jared Logan tonight at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont. Adam Burke and Chad Briggs open, and Carrie Callahan MCs. Doors open at 8:45pm, show starts at 9:30pm. The show is free, but 21 and over.
Like A Fine Wine: Sex through Menopause @ Early to Bed
Every woman's response to menopause is different. A team-up with the Chicago Women's Health Center to give you up-to-date information on the changes you can expect throughout menopause and how to adjust your sex life accordingly. Discover what is best for you and your desires and how to cope and adapt your sex life to changes in your body before, during, and after menopause. 6:30 p.m. $15/$10 for students. Pre-registration and payment is required for these workshops. 5232 N. Sheridan Rd. Register by calling 773-271-1219 or visiting the Website.
