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Wednesday, February 23 2011
86 Hunger Dinner Series @ Heaven on Seven
Tonight's dinner at Heaven on Seven (600 N Michigan, 2nd Floor) will benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository's 86 Hunger series. Tickets $150.
2nd Story @ Steppenwolf
Tonight the popular 2nd Story reading series takes it up a notch with their Wine Tasting Series. In addition to storytellers (Jennifer Shin and Doug Whippo), the price of admission gets you a ticket to Laura Eason's play Sex With Strangers. A break-out hit at Steppenwolf's 2009 First Look Repertory, Sex with Strangers explores what happens when our online and offline identities intersect. Tomorrow's event is the third of five performances in conjuction with each of the five Steppenwolf Subscription Series plays in their 2010-2011 season. Steppenwolf Theater, 1650 N. Halsted Street, 6pm, play begins at 7:30pm. Tickets are $55, available online.
I Married A Witch @ Portage Theater
The Northwest Chicago Film Society presents the 1942 film I Married A Witch at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., tonight at 7:30pm. Admission is $5.
Soup and Bread @ The Hideout
Get your slurp on at this weekly fundraiser for area food-related charities tonight at the Hideout, 1354 West Wabansia, from 5:30-7:30pm. A volunteer team of chefs and bakers donate the soup and bread; you donate the money.
Two Great Icons of Modern Dance @ Harold Washington Library
The Harold Washington Library Center, Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St., presents Dancing in the Library: Two Great Icons of Modern Dance, by Lori Belilove of the Isadora Dance Company and Stephanie Clemens of Momenta, as they pay tribute to modern dance pioneers Isadora Duncan and Doris Humphrey. To honor these legends, the Duncan repertory's performance includes Scherzo from Schubert's 9th Symphony, Brahms Waltzes and works set to music by Scriabin, while guest artists from Momenta perform early works of Doris Humphrey. For more information, contact 312-747-4300.
