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TODAY
Friday, May 3
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BY DAY
Saturday, July 03 2010
Taste of the Neighborhoods Tour
The City hosts a tour today of the eats representing selected neighborhoods around Chicago--Greek on Halsted, Italian on Taylor, South side BBQ, Middle Eastern in Albany Park--and you can join them! The Taste of the Neighborhoods tour series meets monthly; destinations are announced a few weeks before the tour, so contact the City to find out what's on the menu for today.
THIS IS STILL LIFE @ Monument 2
Running until the 25th, THIS IS STILL LIFE opens today at 2:00pm at Monument 2, 2007 N. Point St. This exhibition curated by Ghazal Hashemi features works by Wilford Barrington, Amir H. Fallah, Ian Hawk, Bruce Ingram, Sandy Kim, Jason Lazarus, Maximilian Schubert, Dylan Walker and Harley David Young. This show presents a group of contemporary artists who have developed personal philosophies that they express through the art of still life. For more information, please call 312.208.7632.
Two-Hour Comedy Hour @ Gallery Cabaret
Two-Hour Comedy Hour @ Gallery Cabaret
This week's Two-Hour Comedy Hour will be hosted by Mark Nabong and features the comedy stylings of The Puterbaugh Sisters, Joe Fernandez, Trey Mowder, Chris Stephens and Mike Sheehan. This free show features a fresh mix of comedians each week. There's no cover for the 21+ show -though a $5 donation is accepted - and it runs from 7-9 pm at Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley (near Western and Milwaukee, just off the Blue Line stop). Guests are encouraged to arrive early.
Tarantino double feature @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center kicks off a Quentin Tarantino film retrospective this afternoon with a screening of his 1992 film Reservoir Dogs at 3pm, and the Sam Peckinpah film The Wild Bunch at 5pm. You can see either film, or you can purchase discount tickets for both films. See the Film Center Website for a complete schedule of films in this series. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
Green Velvet @ Edible Audible Picnic
Grab your lunch and take it to Pritzker Pavilion at noon for a special Saturday edition of Edible Audible Picnic. Chicago's own Curtis Jones has a unique electronic music style influenced by the sounds he'd been exposed to as a science-fiction-loving, video-game-playing kid, in a city known for house and gospel music. Recording under his successful aliases, Green Velvet, for his techno style of music, and as Cajmere for house music, allows him to expand the boundaries of dance music through his two internationally known record labels, Cajual and Relief Records.
Dorian Byrd & Blütt Opening
Artists Dorian Byrd and Booker Youngblutt, aka Blütt, celebrate the opening of their show at Star Lounge, 2521 W. Chicago Ave., tonight from 6pm to 9pm. Free.
