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Friday, July 22 2011
Rob Reid and Matt Crews @ Uncommon Ground on Devon
Rob Reid and Matt Crews play tonight at Uncommon Ground on Devon (1401 W. Devon). Reid's songs draw from an eclectic range of world genres and describe colorful characters involved in endeavors such as riding public transit in West Africa, surviving lightning strikes, and holding up banks. Crews performs folk, blues, and ghost songs. Show starts at 10pm, tickets are $7 at the door. For more information visit Uncommon Ground on Devon.
Fillet of Solo presents The Man Who Never Was, or The Man Of Your Choice@ Heartland Studio Theatre
Come to The Man Who Never Was, or The Man Of Your Choice tonight at the Heartland Studio Theatre (7016 N. Glenwood Avenue). The solo performance by Eric Warner asks: what do Bigfoot and Rod Stewart teach us about masculinity? And how a 30 year-old personality test for women makes Warner feel like a natural man. This piece will be peformed several times over the course of the festival: Friday, 7/22, 8:30pm; Saturday, 7/23, 7pm; Thursday, 7/28, 8:30pm; Friday, 7/29, 7pm; and Sunday, 7/31, 3pm. Tickets: $10; festival passes which allow entry into all events are $30. For information call 773.761.4477 or visit Lifeline Theatre.
Fillet of Solo presents Free Beer@ Heartland Studio Theatre
The second performance of Free Beer goes onstage tonight. Watch as generation Y takes the mic: Adventure stories from Lifeline 80s babies. This show performs several times at the Heartland Studio Theatre (7016 N. Glenwood Avenue): tonight, 7pm; Saturday, 7/30, 8:30pm; and Friday, 8/5, 7pm. Tickets: $10; festival passes which allow entry into all events are $30. For information call (773) 761-4477 or visit Lifeline Theatre.
Fillet of Solo presents You Only Shoot The Ones You Love@ Lifeline Theatre
Tonight marks day 2 of the 3-week solo performance and storytelling festival known as Fillet of Solo, now in it's 15th year. Jeffrey Sweet chronicles thirty years of dealings with Del Close, Paul Sills and the mad pioneers of Chicago Improv in You Only Shoot The Ones You Love. This show performs several times at the Lifeline Theatre (6912 N. Glenwood Avenue): tonight, 8:30pm; Sunday, 7/24, 3pm; Thursday, 7/28, 8:30pm; and Friday, 7/29, 8:30pm. Tickets: $10; festival passes which allow entry into all events are $30. For information call (773) 761-4477 or visit Lifeline Theatre.
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes @ Old Town School of Folk Music
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents a concert by long-running rock band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes tonight at 8pm at the school's concert hall (4544 N. Lincoln Avenue). Tickets are available for purchase in advance through the school's Website.
The Silent Film Society of Chicago presents A Girl in Every Port @ Portage Theater
The 2011 Silent Summer Film Festival kicks off tonight with a screening of the 1928 Howard Hawks film A Girl in Every Port starring Louise Brooks with a cameo appearance by Sally Rand, who would later gain noteriety as a fan dancer at the Chicago 1933 Word's Fair. Opening night festivities include music with Renee Baker & The Chicago Modern Orchestra Project at 7:30pm, film starts at 8pm. Live organ accompaniment by Jay Warren. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. The Portage Theater is located at 4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue. For more info call (773) 205-SFSC or visit The Silent Film Society of Chicago.
Fillet of Solo presents I Got Sick Then I Got Better@ Lifeline Theatre
Tonight marks day 2 of the 3-week solo performance and storytelling festival known as Fillet of Solo, now in it's 15th year. I Got Sick Then I Got Better is Jenny Allen's comic riff on one woman's adventures after falling down the medical rabbit hole.This show performs several times at the Lifeline Theatre (6912 N. Glenwood Avenue): Friday, 7/22, 7pm; Thursday, 7/28, 7pm; and Friday, 7/29, 7pm. Tickets: $10; festival passes which allow entry into all events are $30. For information call 773.761.4477 or visit Lifeline Theatre.
Gillian Welch @ The Vic
Singer-Songwriter Gillian Welch performs at The Vic tonight to ease you into your steamy weekend. Get cool with her starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are $29 (plus fees) and are available online or at the box office. The Vic is located at 3145 N. Sheffield Ave. (773) 472-0449. Read our preview in Transmission.
Jurassic Park @ The Music Box Theatre
The Music Box Theatre's '90's Summer Blockbusters at Midnight series kicks off tonight with Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic Jurassic Park . If you can't make it tonight, the film is screening again on Saturday at Midnight as well. The Music Box Theatre is at 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago IL 60613. (773) 871-6607.
The Dollhouse Reading Series #4 @ 1850 W. Belle Plaine
This Dollhouse reading is called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Come to 1850 W. Belle Plaine, Apt. 3 tonight at 8pm (reading starts around 9pm) to hear what it's all about. Featured readers are Jaswinder Bolina, Amy McCann, MC Hyland, and Rich Smith.
After Dark in The Modern Wing @ The Art Institute of Chicago
Explore the after-hours side of The Art Institute tonight with After Dark in The Modern Wing (125 E. Monroe). Check out cutting-edge contemporary works and a live performance by indie electronic duo Rites with DJ sets by Disrupt the Scene and DJ Madrid. Complimentary appetizers with cash bar from 9PM to 12AM. $20 for members/students and $25 for everyone else.
