Artist Talk: Catherine Sullivan @ Cochrane-Woods Art Center

Get an artist’s perspective on the adaptation process as Catherine Sullivan discusses her new work Triangle of Need and introduces the complex strategies she employs to incorporate a wide range of source materials into her video installations. Co-sponsored by the Open Practice Committee of the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago and the Smart Museum of Art. 5:30 p.m. Room 157.

Rebuilding Together - Metro Chicago

Picked Up: Episode #2 @ Neo-Futurarium

The Neo-Futurists present Picked Up, a weekly series of "TV pilots" performed on stage. This week's pilot: "The Colony", about a bunch of high school kids stations on a Martian colony. "The Colony" will be performed this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $15, $10 for students/seniors, and pay-what-you-can on Thursday nights. Picked Up runs through May 17, and each week is a different pilot; check the Neo-Futurist Website for a complete schedule. Neo-Futurarium: 5153 N. Ashland (at Foster). (773) 275-5255.

Preserving Chicago through Grassroots Efforts @ Archicenter

CAF presents this panel featuring representatives from neighborhood groups, architecture firms, and preservation organizations, this evening from 6 to 8 PM in the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery. Free, 224 S Michigan. For more information, call 312-922-3432 or visit the website.

Chicago Golden Gloves Finals @ St. Andrews Gym

It's Finals Time, only this "test" will leave a mark. The city's best amateur fighters battle for the crown at the Golden Gloves Finals tonight (Thursday) through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at the school, 1658 W. Addison St. Contact Chicago Golden Gloves for ticket info.

The Smoque Out @ Juicy Wine Co.

Wine and BBQ--what could be better? Head to The Smoque Out at Juicy Wine Co. and enjoy a sampling of BBQ from Smoque BBQ and wine tastings from K Vintners.

Thursday, April 17th from 7-9 p.m. $25

Juicy Wine Co.
694 N. Milwaukee Ave.
For more information, call 312-492-6620

The Bomb Squad DJs celebrate 1 year @ Liar's Club

A gang of local DJs known as The Bomb Squad include Tankboy, Amber Waves and June Cleavage and they're psyched to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of their collaboration at Liar's Club on 4/17 with a special night of electronica. They're calling it a Night of Mayhem, and you know that means you'll pay Friday for your sins Thursday. Music starts at 9pm. The Liar's Club is located at 1665 W. Fullerton Pkwy. at Clybourn Ave.

Innervation Dance Cooperative @ Hamlin Park Fieldhouse

Innervation Dance Cooperative presents Everyman, a contemporary dance interpretation of the 15th-century morality play, sans religion, and all set to music by Led Zeppelin. Everyman begs her friends, family, Wealth, Beauty, Strength, and others to accompany her on her journey to Death.
April 17, 19, 24, 25 @ 7:30, and April 20, 27 @ 2:30. Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater, 3035 N. Hoyne. $15 ($10 students/seniors). Purchase tickets at the door or contact Innervation at info@innervationdance.org or 773-230-2168.

You Don't Remember the Time You Do: Moments in the Lives of Prisoners @ Siskel Film Center

Prison has long been a popular setting for motion pictures, from the oft-remade Man in the Iron Mask to recent Oscar-nominated hits Dead Man Walking and The Shawshank Redemption. Rarer is the film that examines the prison system's complicated impact on individuals, families, and communities. Artists Laurie Jo Reynolds and Robert Todd take on this challenge in a pair of lyrical essays on the experiences of incarcerated men and women. Weaving together pop cultural imagery and prison phone conversations, Reynolds' collage-like Space Ghost (2007) explores confinement and isolation in the lives of astronauts and the imprisoned. Todd's In Loving Memory (2005) juxtaposes the reflections of prisoners on their lives with haunting landscape shots of prisons around the country, in a moving meditation on memory and a compelling critique of the death penalty. Presented as part of a series of events organized by the Tamms Poetry Committee marking the ten-year anniversary of the Tamms supermax prison in Tamms, IL. $9 ($5 for Film Center members), $7 for all students, and $4 for student, faculty, and staff of the School and Art Institute of Chicago. 6 p.m. 162 N. State. For more info, call 312-846-2600 or visit the Website.

Armitage Gone! Dance @ Dance Center of Columbia College

Karole Armitage's newest creative force performs Ligeti Essays, a suite of concise jewel-like movements choreographed to music by the great Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, renowned for musical ideas that offered penetrating insight into human consciousness. Each song consists of a short choreographic incident of different character, ranging from the humorous to the enchanted. Also on the program is Time is the echo of an axe within a wood, set to the music of Bela Bartok. The piece "samples" a range of choreographic styles, from yoga and bharata natyam to vogueing. When it debuted in 2004, Jennifer Dunning described it in the New York Times as "one of the most beautiful dances to be seen in New York in a very long time." Both pieces are designed by internationally acclaimed visual artist David Salle. Discussion with the artists takes place following today's performance, free to ticket holders. Through April 19. $24-$28. 8 p.m. 1306 S. Michigan Ave. For tickets or info, call 312-344-6600 or visit the Website.

World Kitchen Learning Series: Cute Cupcakes & Marvelous Muffins

Bake a sweet cup of fun from 6-8:30pm tonight through 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.