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Thursday, March 11 2010
Chicago Outfit Hosts Benefit Show @ Liars Club
The fine roller girls of the Chicago Outfit are hosting a benefit concert on tonight at 9pm at Liar's Club (1665 W. Fullerton). The event includes performances by local punk bands, including Das Kapital and The Neutron Bombs. The Outfit is asking for a $5 donation at the door and proceeds will go to the National MS Society and the National Parkinson's Foundation.
Lecture: Cinema and Hypnotism @ U of C
Today at 6:30pm Stefan Andriopoulos (Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Languages at Columbia University) gives a lecture on hypnotism in cinema. Andriopoulos is the author of Possessed: Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema, which won the SLSA Michelle Kendrick award for best academic book on literature, science, and the arts. Tracing a preoccupation with mesmerism and possession through the era of silent films, Andriopoulos pays particular attention to the terrifying notion of murder committed against one's will. Films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler famously portrayed the hypnotist's seemingly unlimited power on the movie screen. This event will take place in Swift Hall room 106. 1025 East 58th Street (on the Main Quadrangle of the University, directly east of Cobb Hall). Admission is free.
Smart Mouth @ Cultural Center
The Smart Mouth discussion series, sponsored by the McCormick Freedom Project, pits a panel of local pundits against each other on topics in the news. This week, it's Mick Dumke of the Reader and The Parking Ticket Geek. Take in the discussion at noon today in the Millennium Park Room on the 5th floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Ave. Free.
Family Farmed Expo @ UIC
The Family Farmed Expo is great opportunity to meet and chew the sustainable cud with advocates of local growing and eating initiatives. Lectures, exhibits, and of course food are on the menu. Event takes place at UIC Forum, 725 West Roosevelt.
