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TODAY
Monday, October 13
Slowdown
BY DAY
Sunday, October 10 2010
Innervation Dance Cooperative's "Gods, Monsters, and Heroes" @ Theater Wit
Innervation Dance Cooperative presents "Gods, Monsters, and Heroes," a contemporary rock ballet based on Greek myths such as The Birth of Zeus, The Creation and Destruction of Medusa, The Sirens, and Orpheus and Euridice, set to music by popular artists including Pink, Feist, Coldplay, and Beck. The performance takes place at 2:30pm at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont. Tickets are $20 for adults, or $15 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets visit www.theaterwit.org, call (773) 975-8150, or purchase at the box office on the day of the performance.
Miike Snow @ Riviera Theatre
Swedish experimental pop-trio Miike Snow brings their hooky dance beats and insane likability to Chicago for a good old-fashioned romp on the synth. The band packs improvised mixes and dance-friendly songs and will unload them in Riviera Theatre (4746 N Racine Ave) at 8pm tonight. Tickets are $24, visit Riviera Theatre's website for more details.
Mainstage Theatre's "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (Abridged) @ O'Malley Theatre
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare are long, so Mainstage Theatre presentsa 90-minute roller coaster of Shakespeare. The performance begins at 2 pm at O'Malley Theatre, 430 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for adults.
Call (312) 341-3831 for reservations.
Nick Lowe @ Old Town School of Folk Music
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents a concert by Nick Lowe & His Band, with opening act Geriant Watkins. The concert starts tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $38 ($36 for school members, and $34 for seniors/children). See the Old Town School Website for full details and to purchase tickets. Old Town School of Folk Music: 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue. (773) 728-6000.
Brazilian Music Festival @ Nichols Hall
The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) presents its second annual Brazilian Music Festival, featuring MIC ensemble-in-residence Orquestra de Samba performing the music of Brazilian giants Pixinguinha, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Heitor Villa Lobos. Brazilian guest artist Dill Costa, along with MIC faculty artists Jim Setapen, Julia Miller, and Fiona Queen, will explore the relationship between Brazilian popular and classical music. The program takes place at 3pm at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students, and are available at musicinst.org or (847) 905-1500 ext. 108.
Chicago Marathon
What this means for the estimated 45,000 people coming to our fair city to run 26.2 miles throughout the streets of Lakeview, Old Town, Greektown, Chinatown, etc.: that they can succeed at a grueling test of their strength. What it means for us is that a lot of bus lines will be rerouted into the early afternoon. Event starts 7:20am at Grant Park.
The Future of Food @ Chicago History Museum
Watch the documentary about how technology has intersected with food and farming at the Chicago History Museum (Broadway and North) today at 1:30pm; NEIU biology professor Beth Braun leads a post-film discussion. Free with museum admission.
Bucktown Apple Pie Contest @ Holstein Park Fieldhouse
This marathon of pie competitions runs from 2-5pm today at the Holstein Park Fieldhouse, 2200 N Oakley. Free admission, entertainment for the kids, and (for a small fee) pie sampling are at your fingertips.
