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Friday, April 27 2012
Chicago Improv Festival
The Chicago Improv Festival runs April 23-29 at several locations around the city. Tonight's lineup includes multiple shows at the Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport Ave.; the Chemically Imbalanced, 1420 W. Irving Park Rd.; the Playground Theater, 3209 N. Halsted St.; the Second City Skybox, 1618 N. Wells, 4th Flr.; and the Laugh Out Loud Theater, 601 N. Martingale Rd. in Schaumburg. Tickets are $15-20, with discounts for students. See the full schedule and ticket info here.
An Actor Prepares @ Logan Center for the Arts
The University of Chicago presents the new Mickle Maher play An Actor Prepares, which premieres tonight at the university's Theater East at the Logan Center for the Arts (915 E. 60th Street). Taking the classic Stanislavsky text as its inspiration, the play finds the author confronted with a group of characters, all named Stanislavsky. The play premieres tonight at 8pm and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through May 5. Full details at the U Chicago Website.
Alison Bechdel @ University of Chicago
Tonight, comic artist Alison Bechdel (Dykes To Watch Out For) presents her new graphic memoir Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama. University of Chicago, Rosenwald Hall, 5801 S. Ellis, at 5pm.
Archie Powell & The Exports- CD Release @ Subterranean
Archie Powell & the Exports debut their latest album "Great Ideas In Action" at Subterranean , 2011 W. North Ave., tonight, with Panther Style, Sandman Viper Command, and Wally Dogger. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.00. 17+
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound @ Metro
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound play at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., tonight, with Blah Blah Blah, Gold Motel and the Soul Summit DJs opening. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. 18+
Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite at a Time
The Greater Midwest Food Alliance holds a symposium, Road Food: Exploring the Midwest One Bite at a Time, this weekend at Kendall College, from April 27 to April 29. Today's activities run from 3pm to 7pm and include a talk by Terri Ryburn about life along Route 66, an update on the Illinois State Fair Heirloom Recipe Contest, and a discussion of "Food Trucks: Yesterday and Today" with Louisa Chu. A food truck dinner follows. Tickets to the conference are $85 for the weekend, available online
Rock for Kids benefit @ Jack and Ginger's
Jack & Ginger's is hosting a night benefiting Rock For Kids tonight with guest bartenders and a DJ set by Groover Cleveland. Tips from 6-9pm will be donated to Rock For Kids music education programs for underserved youth in Chicago. Enter the evening's raffle to win the chance to have a drink named after you on the Jack & Ginger's menu for the month of May, or a DJ Hero video game. Enter the raffle early, too. (Winners need not be present at event.) More and RSVP on Facebook. Jack and Ginger's is located at 2048 W. Armitage.
GB Get-Together @ GingerMan Tavern
Join Gapers Block readers and staff for drinks and conversation at the GingerMan Tavern, 3740 N. Clark St., tonight from 7pm to 10pm. We'll grab a table in the pool room -- if you're headed to the JC Brooks show next door at the Metro, swing by for a drink beforehand! 21+
