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Thursday, March 28

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The Music Tapes, Nana Grizol, Brian Dewan @ AV-aerie

The Empty Bottle presents a show at AV-aerie (2000 W. Fulton, near Damen) featuring Merge Records artist The Music Tapes, Athens GA band Nana Grizol, and artist and musician Brian Dewan. The show starts tonight at 8pm. Tickets are $10 in advance and can be purchased through Ticketweb.

Comet Lulin Viewing Party

American Science & Surplus will be holding a free Comet Lulin viewing party at its Geneva/West Chicago store, 33W361 Roosevelt Rd , tonight from 8pm to 10pm, weather permitting. They'll have several telescopes and binoculars set up for the public to view this once in a lifetime event. Call 630-232-2882 to confirm the event if the skies are not clear.

Chicago: Airport City

Robert Bruegmann, PhD, Professor of Art History, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Chicago

Wednesday, February 25, 12:15-1pm

Airports have had a large impact on the economy and physical form of urban regions. Once built, they tend to cause a major reordering of a metropolis. Nowhere has this been truer than in Chicago--and nowhere are the stakes higher if public authorities fail to reinvest sufficiently in them.

COST Free and open to the public
RSVP None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited). Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES 1

http://www.architecture.org/programs.html

The Drive-Thru Staff Cooks for Soup and Bread @ the Hideout

The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) holds its Soup and Bread weekly fundraiser tonight for the Greater Chicago Food Depository where local chefs and foodies prepare a selection of soups for your casual slurping from the bar's crock pots.

Tonight's chef is the staff of Drive-Thru, so come out and taste our tasty soups.

Donations encouraged. Event begins at 5pm.

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song @ Evanston Public Library

The Reeltime Independent Film and Video Forum presents Pete Seeger: The Power of Song tonight at 7:30pm at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. This rockumentary examines Seeger's life and work through interviews, archival footage and home movies. Admission is free. Call 847-448-8600 for more information.

 

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