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Thursday, July 08 2010
Story Club @ Uncommon Ground
Story Club, a monthly open mic storytelling series, combines the spontaneity of an open mic with featured readings at Uncommon Ground (3800 N. Clark). Tonight's featured readers are Harz Sondericker & JT Berg. Open mic sign-up at 8pm, go time at 8:30. This event is free. For more information visit Uncommon Ground or Story Club.
Reservoir Dogs @ Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center continues their Quentin Tarantino film retrospective this evening with a screening of his 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. The film screens at 8pm. See the Film Center Website for a complete schedule of films in this series. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600.
It Came From The Neo-Futurarium: The Apple
The Neo-Futurists present their 9th annual series of live film script readings, It Came From The Neo-Futurarium IX: The Perils of the Neo-Futurarium! Tonight's performance is a reading of 1980's The Apple, surely one of the strangest disco-influenced operas ever filmed. The theater troupe Barrel of Monkeys will re-enact The Apple live on stage for your viewing pleasure. The film festival runs Thursday nights at 8pm through August 5. Tickets are $10, $8 for students with ID and repeat customers. A full schedule and tickets are available at the Neo-Futurists' Website. Neo-Futurarium: 5153 N. Ashland at Foster. (773) 275-5255.
David Daniell and Frank Rosaly Duo @ Hideout
Get a free music workout this Thursday at the Hideout with a duo of guitarist/composer (and Antiopic founder) David Daniell and drumming stalwart Frank Rosaly. They are joined by a duo of Califone bandmates, Joe Adamik and Jim Becker, who open up this show. Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia. 9:30pm. $8
The Nomadic Studio Begins @ the DePaul Art Museum
Tonight the Stockyard Institute's exhibit, Nomadic Studio opens at the DePaul University Art Museum (2350 N. Kenmore). Nomadic Studio is a four and a half month exhibit about the artist and non-traditional studio spaces. For the month of July, they are focusing on the musician and the home studio. They have built a replica of the Rumpus Room in the center of the gallery. As the event progresses, the space will be transformed every month to reflect a new theme, as well as to feature different artists and spaces. Doors open at 5pm. At 6pm is a performance by Steve Albini. At 7pm there will be live music by Bric-a-Brac, onono, and Small Awesome. Music performances will take place in the Rumpus Room, a fully-functioning 'home' recording studio. All three bands consist of musicians that have rehearsed or recorded in the Rumpus Room. For more information, click here.
Party With ME @ Subterranean
Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS hosts ME (Motivate + Educate) at Subterranean (2011 W. North Ave) from 7-10pm. ME is traveling through five Chicago neighborhoods with varied demographics to fund-raise, spread awareness, and have a good time doing it. There will be music, food, drink specials, special guest bartenders, raffle prizes and more. For more information, find ME on Facebook or Tweet ME (fightwithme) for updates to these events.
Mary Karr @ The Book Stall
Tonight The Book Stall welcomes poet and memoirist extraordinaire Mary Karr. She'll be reading from Lit, her memoir of recovery from alcoholism and conversion to Catholicism. The Washington Post says "her acute self-awareness conquers any hint that hers is the only version of this story." Susan Cheever of the New York Times says "in a gravelly, ground-glass-under-your-heel voice that can take you from laughter to awe in a few sentences, Karr has written the best book about being a woman in America I have read in years." Lit was just released in paperback this month. The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 E. Elm, Winnetka, (847) 847-446-8880, 7pm.
Grant Park Chorus @ Harris Theater
The Grant Park Chorus performs tonight as part of the Grant Park Music Festival. Tonight they turn their attention to the sensuous world of French music with works by Poulenc, Debussy, and Messiaen with an a acappella performance. 6:30pm. Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Free.
