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Friday, January 22 2010
Rhinofest Opening Night @ Prop Thtr
Tonight's the opening night of the 21st Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival at Prop Thtr (3502 North Elston Avenue). Three performers are scheduled to perform tonight, and Curious Theatre co-founder Beau O'Reilly will host Full Moon Vaudeville, an opening night party with live music. Tickets and a complete schedule are available at rhinofest.com.
Dance Party @ Co-Prosperity Sphere
Publicist (Seb from Trans Am), Waterbabies, DJ Ryan Stinson, Gatekeeper, and Joe Kisser provide musical refreshments at this dance party. A Dutch art exhibition by The Tupajumi Foundation will be on display. The exhibition opens at 7pm and the party starts at 8. Admission is $8. Co-Prosperity Sphere is located at 3219 S. Morgan.
Jeff Marlin Painting Show Opening @ Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery
Spanning a period of about ten years, this survey includes various series in the oeuvre of Chicago painter Jeff Marlin (1969-2009), which, in the artist's words, "...is always a dialogue between hand and machine systems." The selection of works extends back to early paintings exploring dot matrix disintegrations of images (UFOs, mushroom clouds, fascist architecture), all using scanned and manipulated photographic sources, Xeroxes and stencils in the development of the paintings. His more recent work has evolved into minimal abstraction. The show will be up through Feb. 6, but check out the opening tonight from 5-9pm at Corbett vs. Dempsey: 1120 N. Ashland Ave. #3.
Scandal Sale @ Florodora
Florodora (330 S. Dearborn Street) is making it their mission to fill up your closet and kicking off a three week Scandal Sale beginning today Friday January 22nd. Now through January 30th, take 35% off clothing and pick through $35 Scandal Rack items. Prices drop for week two (January 31st through February 6th) to 40% off and $25 Scandal Rack items. The final week (February 7th through February 14th), clothing will be slashed to 45% off and the Scandal Rack items are cut to $10 each. For more information, visit their website or call 312-212-8860.
Thoughts on the Future of the US-Japan Free Trade Agreement Luncheon
The Japan America Society, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and JETRO (Japan External Trade Orgnaization) present a lunchtime event featuring Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Japan Economic Foundation. Mr. Hatakeyama will discuss Free Trade Agreements being formed in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States' involvement with them. \The luncheon takes place at the Union League Club of Chicago (65 W. Jackson Blvd., 5th Floor, Crystal Room), starting at 11:30am with registration and a cash bar. Lunch begins at noon, with the presentation and a Q&A beginning at 12:40pm. The event will wrap up by 1:30pm. Cost is $45 for members of the Japan America Society/$55 for non-members. Register online or call (312) 263-3049 for more information.
Gapers Block Presents: Pet Lions, Post Honeymoon, White Mystery, Dirty Diamonds @ Metro FREE
Just in time to shake off those winter doldrums (by shaking your booty), we're sponsoring another free show at the Metro. Tonight only, see Pet Lions, Post Honeymoon, White Mystery and Dirty Diamonds. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm. 18+. With this flyer, (or a special Metro text message on your phone: details) you can get in free before 9pm or pay just $6 after. Without the flyer or text, tickets are $6 (adv) or $9 (door). The Metro is located at 3730 N. Clark St. 773-549-0203.
