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Wednesday, January 13 2010
Verbatim Verboten @ Hamburger Mary's
Verbatim Verboten, the evening of dramatic readings of off-the-record conversations, convenes once again tonight at Hamburger Mary's Attic in Andersonville (5400 N. Clark). The show begins at 7pm; tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets.
Three Peas Art Lounge Presents: Kevin Powell
Meet multimedia personality, author, and activist Kevin Powell tonight from 6pm to 8pm at Three Peas Art Lounge, 75 E. 16th Street. Powell will be part of a panel discussion on the "the future of urban America" in the Obama era. Admission is free, but RSVP to Randy Crumpton at rancrump@aol.com. Call (312) 933-5977 for more information.
Octavarius Improv @ Underground Lounge
Chicago-based improv group Octavarius performs tonight at 8pm at Underground Lounge (952 W. Newport Ave.) Call them (773-327-2739) for more information.
Tomorrow Never Knows Festival @ Schubas, Lincoln Hall
The annual winter long-weekend festival known as Tomorrow Never Knows hits two venues this year, both Schubas and Lincoln Hall. Tonight's entertainment includes a comedy lineup titled "Laugh It Up, Kid" at Schubas and The Cribs, Adam Green, and The Dead Trees at Lincoln Hall. Both start at 9pm and are 18+. Tickets are $5-$15 (or purchase a 5-day TNK festival pass for $75). Schubas is located at 3159 N Southport Ave (at Belmont). Lincoln Hall is located at 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.
Taste & Travel: Guatemala
REI, Hostelling International, and Whole Foods team up for this travel and food series on different countries around the world. This month they visit Guatemala. The class starts at 6:30pm in the upstairs community room at REI (1466 N. Halsted St.) with a slide presentation and lecture by experienced travelers from Hostelling International. Then the class moves to Whole Foods (1550 N. Kingsbury) for wine or beer and food samples from the region. Cost is $15, but participants receive a $5 Whole Foods gift card. For more information, e-mail churwit@rei.com. Reservations are required, so call Whole Foods customer service at (312) 587-0648 to reserve your spot.
Importer Wine Tasting @ Webster's Wine Bar
Participate in this unique event and learn how to discern an importer's palate across a range of wines. Sample 20-25 European bottlings from a select group of importers including Skurnik/Theise, Rosenthal, Dressner and Lynch.The tasting begins at 7:30pm and costs $40 per person. Email or call 773-868-0608 to sign up. Webster's Wine Bar is located at 1480 W. Webster.
The Sports Show Film & Video Screening @ Gallery 400
Gallery 400 is "foam-finger-waving" proud to present a double-header of films and videos that seek to address athletics in all of its art-side incarnations. In the absence of $6 hot dogs and $7 Budweisers, they've got a stadium's worth of bruisers ready to bring the (critical) pain--from ethnographic melon tossing to video art ice skating, close-up baseball to performative competitive swimming, ice hockey ankle-slashing to video game basketball to Papua New Guinean cricket warfare--they've got more than enough sports identification to fill up your art-team jersey closet forever and ever. Nine videos and films by artists ranging from Miranda July to Stan Brakhage will be screened tonight between 7 and 9:30pm at Gallery 400: 400 S. Peoria.
Soup and Bread @ Hideout
The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia) holds its Soup and Bread weekly fundraiser tonight for a local food-related charity where local chefs and foodies prepare a selection of soups for your casual slurping from the bar's crock pots. Donations encouraged. Event runs 5:30-8pm.
