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TODAY
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BY DAY
Friday, June 20 2008
Dilated Peoples @ Double Door
The duo of Rakaa and Evidence (DJ Babu usually doesn't come along on tour) is back in the area with more of the underground beats and rhymes which gained them critcal and popular acclaim, which doesn't always translate to album sales, sadly. Special guests The Alchemist, Aceyalone, and 88 Keys come through.Tickets are $22, available online, and doors open at 8pm.
Film Noir: Road House @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents a month-long showing of film noir films from the 20th Century Fox archives. Tonight's film is Road House from 1948, with Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino. Road House screens this evening at 6:00 PM and will also be shown on Saturday the 21st at 5:00 PM. See the Film Center Website for a complete listing of the films. Tickets: $9, $7 for students, $5 for Film Center members, and $4 for SAIC students. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Best Buddies Benefit @ Underground
Best Buddies Illinois Junior Board throws a benefit cocktail party at the Underground, 56 W. Illinois, tonight 8pm to 10pm, sponsored by Belvedere Vodka. Tickets are $40 before June 18, $45 after, or buy a $60 VIP ticket and get prime seating all night. Call 312-828-9313 ext. 18 for more info.
Willie Nelson @ Ravinia
That's right, Willie's in town, and he's singing under the stars at Ravinia tonight 6/20. A country music legend just doesn't come to town but so often, so grab your tickets early. Get reserved seats for $60 or just plunk yourself down on the lawn for $15. Tickets onsale now at the Ravinia website. Music starts at 8pm with James Hunter opening. The park opens at 5pm.
The Black Angels @ Logan Square Auditorium
Austin-based neo-psychedelic band The Black Angels play Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N. Kedzie Ave., Friday, June 20. The Warlocks open at 9pm. Tickets are $15. See Transmission for more details.
AAAFFF Hackey Sack @ Leo Burnett
On Friday, June 20 at 11 a.m., the Anti-Advertising Agency Foundation will be holding its first frisbee/hackey sack action at 35 West Wacker Drive, home of the Leo Burnett ad agency. Frisbees will be provided but please BYOHS. The AAAFFF's mission is to raise awareness about the deleterious effects of advertising on our culture and the professionals who create the advertising. There will be more such agency interventions over the course of the month--maybe even where you work.
