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Wednesday, July 21 2010
Ernest Hemingway Birthday Lecture @ Ernest Hemingway Museum
Today is Ernest Hemingway's 101st birthday. To celebrate, the Ernest Hemingway Museum is having an open house at 3:30pm, then at 7:30pm Thomas J. Putnam, Director of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum will present the lecture Treasures from Hemingway's Trunk: Highlights from the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Library. Ernest Hemingway Museum, 200 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park. Admission is $20; $10 for Foundation members, seniors and students. Phone: (708) 848-2222 or email ehfop [at] sbcglobal.net for reservations.
Sound Opinions Movie Night: Dazed and Confused
Chicago Public Radio and the Music Box present another Sound Opinions movie night. Tonight's film is the 1993 Richard Linklater film Dazed and Confused, starring a large cast of soon-to-be-famous actors in a story about high school graduation in 1976. So of course it has an excellent rock & roll soundtrack. The film screens tonight at 7:30pm; doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are $9 in advance, and can be purchased online. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.
Veggie Bingo @ Hideout
The fine folks who brought you the weekly fundraiser soup-eating slurp-a-thon Soup and Bread (along with NeighborSpace) have taken their interests to a new activity...bingo. Veggie Bingo runs every Wednesday at the Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia). Event begins at 6pm; cards are $1 each, or 6 for $5. Proceeds benefit Chicago community gardens. Event runs weekly through September 29.
Clip Art @ Empty Bottle
Local group Clip Art celebrates the release of their new EP, Broken By Design, with a performance at the Empty Bottle tonight. Read more about the band in Transmission. Tickets are $8. YellowFever and Mittens on Strings also play, but get there early, because Clip Art takes the stage promptly at 9:30pm. 1035 N. Western. 21 & up.
Planet Earth Live w/ Grant Park Orchestra @ Millennium Park
Tonight as part of the Grant Park Music Festival, BBC Earth presents its ground-breaking nature documentary film as it makes its world-premiere tour, featuring a score by five-time Academy Award-winning composer George Fenton, who also conducts. 8:30pm. Pritzker Pavilion. Free
Eco-Crafting the Perfect Picnic #3: Dew-proof Picnic Blanket & Pinwheels
Learn how to make an eco-friendly picnic blanket using vintage linens and discarded grocery bags at this third adult workshop in a series. After that, use magazine pages to create simple decorative pinwheels. 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive. Join the complete round of classes for $80 or purchase them separately for $25 per class. Call (773) 755-5100 for more info or fill out this registration form.
