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TODAY
Wednesday, September 17
Slowdown
BY DAY
Thursday, April 24 2008
EOTO at Subterranean
EOTO is a all organic, improvished acid house band formed by the the two drummers from jamband legends String Cheese Incident. (now on hiatus) Play non-stop sometimes without a break for a whole show, EOTO is building a dedicated fanbase that loves to dance and get down to hot music. Photos by Avant/Chicago.
Marilynne Robinson @ DePaul
Pulitzer Prize winning author Marilynne Robinson (Gilead, Housekeeping) comes to DePaul to discuss her works as part of their "Writing and the Catholic Imagination" series. Free and open to the public at 7pm in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield. Call 773-325-7346 for more information.
Picked Up: Episode #3 @ Neo-Futurarium
The Neo-Futurists present Picked Up, a weekly series of "TV pilots" performed on stage. This week's pilot: "Office Prison Break", a show about the hardest workspace imaginable. "Office Prison Break" 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.
Dining Out For Life
It's time for the 15th annual Dining Out For Life, in which local restaurants donate a portion of their evening's income to AIDS charities (the Chicago charity that restaurants will be donating to is AIDScare, a nonprofit helping people living with AIDS). Just check out the list of participating restaurants, make your reservations, and have a great meal. The restaurant does all the rest.
Henry Chalfant: Style Wars and From Mambo to Hip-Hop @ MCA
Kicking off the four-day Hip Hop Live + Reel exhibition, the MCA is featuring a back-to-back screening of Henry Chalfant's Style Wars and From Mambo to Hip-Hop: A South Bronx Tale. Style Wars, which was co-directed by the late Tony Silver, takes you back to 1983, when hip hop something you could still call a sub-culture. The film will also feature a talk-back with Chalfant, after which From Mambo to Hip-Hop will chronicle the Latin cultural explosion in the South Bronx as it evolved into the early stages of hip-hop in the 1970's. Chalfant will stick around to sign books, DVD's, and ignore your Grandmaster Flash impersonations. $5 for both (BOTH!) screenings. 7pm at the MCA. Buy tickets online or call the box office at 312.397.4010.
2nd STORY FESTIVAL @ Webster's Wine Bar
2nd Story kicks off its stories-and-wine festival tonight and this weekend. Hear good stories. Drink good wine. Make sure you buy ahead online, as the evening often sells out in advance. Tickets (buy online here) are $15 and include a wine flight.
Nike Running Club @ Niketown
Runs of three, five and seven miles are offered at this free weekly event that begins at 6:15 p.m. at Niketown, 669 N. Michigan Ave. Refreshments are provided afterwards. Call 312-642-6363 for details
New York Yankees vs. White Sox @ U.S. Cellular
They gotta win ONE game, right? The White Sox try to salvage some respect vs. the Damn Yankees in the final game of their three game series at U.S. Cellular Field. The Yankees took the first two contests. Game time is 7:11 pm. at U.S. Cellular Field, 333 W. 35th St.
Milwaukee Admirals vs. Chicago Wolves @ Allstate Arena
The two teams continue their American Hockey League West Division semifinal battle, which is tied 2-2 in their best-of-seven series. Go cheer the Wolves on to victory tonight, 8 p.m., at the Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road in Rosemont, Ill.
Verona Red, So Long Forgotten @ Beat Kitchen
So Long Forgotten brings a strange mix of dark rock melodies covered by a new emo lyrical sound to the Beat Kitchen tonight. They'll be opening for local Chicago "rock mixers", Verona Red. Doors 9 PM/ Show 9:30. Tickets are $8, 17+.
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.
Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry @ Siskel Film Center
Daniel Barrow in person! The overhead projector takes center stage in Winnipeg artist Daniel Barrow's darkly whimsical "manual animation" performances. Layering and drawing directly on a series of Mylar transparencies, Barrow combines his projected illustrations with video, original music, and live narration to spin gothic tales of beauty and despair. His newest performance, Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry, chronicles the story of a trash collector with a vision to create a kind of independent yearbook for his city, reconstructing each resident's history from the refuse he collects. His cataloging efforts are derailed, however, when a lunatic begins to hunt down and kill the subject of each entry in his book, forcing the collector to look inward and examine his own story. $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.
