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TODAY
Thursday, April 25
Slowdown
BY DAY
Thursday, May 15 2008
Lynne McTaggart @ Transitions Bookplace
Bestselling author Lynne McTaggart will be at Transitions Bookplace to talk about her book The Intention Experiment. Free. 7pm. 1000 W. North Ave. Call 312-951-7323 for more information.
Anne Laughlin & Kate Sweeney @ Women & Children First
Local authors Anne Laughlin and Kate Sweeney will be at Women & Children First to talk about their books Sometimes Quickly and The Trouble with Murder, respectively. Free. 7:30pm. 5233 N. Clark St. Call 773-769-9299 for more information.
Powell's North Reading Series
Poet Dan Beachy-Quick and emerging authors Erin O'Neill and Kristen Courtney Phillip are the featured writers at this installment of the Powell's North Reading Series. Free. 7pm. Powell's Bookstore at 2850 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-525-8822 for more information.
Gourmet Wine Cellar @ Field Museum
Gourmet Magazine will be holding its Wine Cellar event tonight at the Field Museum (1400 S. LSD) from 6-9pm. Eats from local culinary rock stars such as Alinea, Aigre Doux, Blackbird, Avec, and mk will be served, along with (what else?) wine. Tickets are $90 before 5/1; $100 after. The event benefits The American Institute of Wine & Food.
President of a Chiapas fair trade coffee @ Soy Organic
Soy Organic Market in Pilsen hosts the president of the Maya Vinic Fair trade coffee in Chiapas for a presentation and movie of indigenous coffee
growers. Free Maya Vinic Coffee will be provided. 7 pm @ 1700 W. 19th Street, (312) 850-9801.
Jimmie Briggs @ International House
Jimmie Briggs will be at International House, sponsored by the Seminary Co-op Bookstore to talk about his book Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War. Free. 6pm. 1414 E. 59th St. Call 773-752-4381 for more information.
Cory Doctorow @ Barnes & Noble Clybourn
Writer Cory Doctorow will be at Barnes & Noble Clybourn to talk about his new book Little Brother. Free. 7:30pm. 1441 W. Webster Ave. Call 773-871-3610 for more information.
Pickup @ Kilbourn Park
It's basically football with a Frisbee. Players of all skill levels are invited to participate in this open league, but play is geared mostly toward beginning players. Games are held each Thursday at 8 p.m. at the park, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave. For more info contact Chicago Ultimate. For a description of Ultimate Frisbee, click here.
Fun Run in Andersonville @ The Runner's Edge
An informal 3-5 mile fun run beginning at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday with a complimentary neck massages afterwards. The run begins at The Runner's Edge, 5243 N. Clark St. in Andersonville. Contact the store (773-649-0853) for details.
Broker Boxing 2008 @ The Hilton Chicago
Real estate brokers put down their cell phones and lace up the gloves for a charity boxing match benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation at the Hilton tonight, 5:30 p.m. The BoDeans provide the non-contact entertainment. Contact Broker Boxing for details.
Chicago Children's Museum Discussion @ City Hall
Preservation Chicago invites Chicago residents to voice opposition to the Chicago Children’s Museum’s proposed move to Grant Park. This is the final public
hearing of the Plan Commission on the matter. The meeting begins at 1pm but it is recommended attendees arrive early to sign in. City Council Chambers, City Hall, 121 N La Salle St. 2nd Fl.
Bronze (Record Release Show) @ Empty Bottle
The 18-piece, Shape Shoppe affiliated Chicago ensemble Bronze bring their ironically easy-swingin' mode of Yacht Rock to the Bottle tonight. The crew's playing a set this evening to celebrate the release of their debut album Calypso Shakedown on Unsound Records. Sub Pop recording artists Helios Sequence headline on the bill, Bronze plays second, Yourself And The Air opens. 1035 N. Western. Doors open at 9 PM, admission is $10.
Banfi Wine Dinner with ChicaGourmets
Join ChicaGourmets at Vinci (1732 N. Halsted) tonight at 6:30p for a three-course meal and wines from Banfi vineyard. Tickets are $65.
Jeff Parker @ The Velvet Lounge
Jeff Parker, guitarist extraordinaire of Tortoise fame, continues his Thursday series in May at the legendary Velvet Lounge. Tonight he'll be joined by musical comrades Tim Haldeman, Jake Vinsel, and Nori Tanaka, displaying for all to hear his musically diverse aesthetic. Haldeman is one of the cities best up and coming saxophonists, and drummer Nori Tanaka is here on a brief visit from Japan after being denied a visa to live here last year. Parker is one of Chicago's musical treasures and a chance to see him in the intimate confines of the Velvet Lounge is always a treat. Jeff Parker plays the Velvet Lounge, 67 E. Cermak Rd, at 8:30 PM, cover charge is $10.
Portfolio Show @ SAIC
Fans of good design should make a beeline for the annual student portfolio review showcasing the work of SAIC design graduate students and undergraduate seniors. It's right after work this Thursday, from 5 to 8 pm, at the Sullivan Center, 12th Floor, SAIC. For more information, call (312) 629-6820 or email careers[at]saic[dot]edu.
