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TODAY
Tuesday, April 16
Slowdown
BY DAY
Thursday, April 02 2009
Big Read Kick-Off
Join Columbia College as they kick off the Big Read and celebrate this year's selection of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. The event will feature a new documentary about Bradbury's works with librarian, teacher and literacy advocate Esme Raji Codell serving as keynote speaker. Copies of the book in English and in Spanish will be passed out. Free and open to the public, 6pm-8pm, at 1104 S. Wabash in Columbia College's Film Row Center, 8th floor. For questions, email Kim Hale at khale[at]colum[dot]edu.
"Spying and Crying" @ The Art Institute
Susan E. Alcock, Professor of Classics and the Director for the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University will deliver a lecture entitled "Spying and Crying: Ancient Modes of Watching the Ancient World" in the Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue. The lecture will begin at 6:30pm. Free. For more information, visit the U of C's Humanities Division calendar.
Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten @ Elastic
Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten returns to chicago to reunite with some old improvised jazz friends. Tonight he plays with Dave Rempis, Jim Baker, and Paul Giallorenzo, and Tim Daisy at Elastic. 2830 N. Milwaukee. 10pm.
Doucette Duvall Trunk Show @ Sonia Roselli Esthetique
Sonia Roselli Esthetique, the makeup and skincare boutique, will hose a Doucette Duvall trunk show featuring sample clothing from their spring 2009 collection on Thursday April 2nd from 6 pm to 9 pm. Visit their 7363 N. Greenview Avenue location to peruse the trunk show and receive a makeup lesson featuring Sonia Roseslli's new cosmetic line. RSVP at misse@honeybeeweddings.com or call 773-465-7363 for more information.
Anniversary Party @ Cotelac
In celebration of their fifth anniversary, Cotelac will host a party on April 2nd from 5 to 8 pm at their 1159 W. Webster Avenue location. There will be discounts, Champagne, refreshments as well as a $50 gift card for attendees that spend $500 or more. Call 773-281-2330 for more information.
Dress Week Party @ Pivot
Green boutique Pivot (1101 W. Fulton Market) will host a party on Thursday April 2nd from 5:30 pm to 8: 30 pm to kick off their Dress Week featuring discounts and refreshments. Visit their website or call 312-243-4754 for a full list of featured designers and more details
Power of Cheer: "Let's Go Love - the Remix"
Queer cheerleading troupe Power of Cheer bring their cheerleading theatrical show "Let's Go Love" to The Court (731 S. Plymouth Ct.) at 7pm. The event is sponsored by Columbia College's Multicultural Affairs Office. Contact K. Bradford (phone: 312-369-8594) for more information.
Homeschool Day @ Spertus Museum
The Spertus Museum's Gray Children's Center is hosting a day of programs designed for homeschooled and unschooled children of all ages. Programs include learning about Jewish ritual and practice, American history and the Great Migration, and a discussion about the Holocaust and other genocides, and activities include age-appropriate art and writing. The event takes place at the museum (610 S. Michigan Ave.) from 10am-3:30pm and costs $8 per child, with one free adult admission per participating child. RSVP by calling 312-322-1773 or e-mailing museum@spertus.edu.
The One-Man Musical @ iO
Blaine Swen performs his fully-improvised one-man musical at 8:00 pm at iO (3541 N. Clark).
Opening: Your Pal, Cliff @ Smart Museum
Today from 5:30pm-7:30pm visit the Smart Museum of Art for the opening of "Your Pal, Cliff: Selections from the H. C. Westermann Study Collection" and a lecture "about the idiosyncratic life and art of H. C. Westermann" delivered by David McCarthy, Professor and Chair of the Rhodes College Department of Art. The Smart Museum is located at 5550 South Greenwood Avenue. Free.
GZA, Verbal Kent and Aristacats @ Abbey Pub
Wu-Tang's GZA (aka the Genuis) raps with Chicago's Verbal Kent and Aristacats at Abbey Pub (3420 W. Grace St) tonight. Other emcees include Langston Bukowski (Apoc & Modill), Ghosthouse and Abstract Giants. Doors open up at 8pm, show starts at 9. Tickets are $20. Ages 18+
