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Wednesday, April 23 2008
The Young Girls of Rochefort @ Film Center
As part of a series of world films from the 1960s The Gene Siskel Film Center presents the 1967 film The Young Girls of Rochefort, which was Jacques Demy's follow-up to the wildly popular The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The film screens this evening at 6:00 PM. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Sunday Dinner @ Somewhere in Oak Park...
Sunday Dinner, Chicago's local "artisan custom caterer," is laying out their checked table cloth on April 23 at a to-be-announced historic home in Oak Park for a charity dinner to support the Angelic Organics Learning Center. Angelic Organics is community supported agriculture farm all about sustainability and, presumably, deliciousness. The oh-so-seasonal Sunday Dinner menu includes ramps salad, halibut with olive hash, and sweet ricotta cannoli. More details on the invitation, tickets are $100/person (proceeds go to Angelic Organics), and the exact address will be announced to diners with reservations prior to the event. Sign up here, or call 773.288.5462.
Atmosphere @ Metro
Minneapolis-based, and not Prince. The answer is Atmosphere, with Ant on the beats and Slug on the rhymes. Come help celebrate the release of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, also available at the merch table. Tuesday is all ages, with doors at 6 and show at 6:30. Wednesday is 18 and over, doors at 8, show at 9. Tickets are $20, $22 at the door.
St. George's Day Party @ The Globe Pub
Today is the day to honor St. George, the patron saint of England, and to help you do it The Globe Pub is throwing a party! Enjoy a free Indian food buffet, samples of vintage port and $4 pints of Wells Bombadier. 4pm. 1934 W. Irving Park Rd. 773-871-3757.
Fun Run/Walk @ Piper's Alley
Recreational runners can meet for a 3-to-8 mile fun run or walk Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., at Fleet Feet in Piper's Alley, 1620 N. Wells. The store has changing rooms and will store your possessions while you participate. Runs/walks are also held on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Earth Night at Fulton Market
The neighbors of the Fulton Market District are hosting an Earth Night from 5-8 pm to showcase eco-conscious art and design. At Pivot, purveyor of eco-smart fashion, five local artists will create sculpture from trash gathered at art galleries and retail stores. Other local merchants and galleries will offer their own takes on what it means to be green. A percentage of the proceeds from the event will be donated to Gateway Green.
Books and Beers @ Little Rascals Bar and Grill
This might be the coolest book swap ever. You can win beer, and you can buy books cheap. You can get a burger for a buck! What could be better? (OK -- maybe a combination of vitamin water, free books, and vegan tofu scramble. But let's not be too picky.) Shuttle running from the Kimball stop on the blue line to Little Rascals from 6:45-8 p.m., and then from 9:30-10 p.m. Hosted by the n.u.f.a.n. ensemble. 7:30 p.m. 4356 W. Belmont Ave. For more info, call 708-557-0717 or email info@nufanensemble.com.
