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TODAY
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Sunday, April 29 2012
Chicago Improv Festival
The Chicago Improv Festival runs April 23-29 at several locations around the city. Tonight's lineup includes two shows. In Studio 1 at Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport Ave., apprentice teams perform at 1pm for just $5 online or at the box office. Then at 9pm at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Brouhaha, Russian Komedi and Clown Car to Sicily perform. Tickets are $15, available online or at the door.
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 9am to 4pm and include a 9am breakfast at Lou Mitchell's, 565 W. Jackson St., and tours of the relocated Maxwell Street market and a tour of Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art at the Smart Museum. Tickets to today's breakfast are $20; the tours are $10, and are available online.
About a Girl @ Whistler
About a Girl celebrates the release of their album twoheartsone at The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. at 9:30pm. Matt Jones and the Reconstruction open. No cover, 21+.
Booze, Bars, and Bootlegging @ Chicago History Museum
Join this pub crawl, which will hit up several of the city's most famous speakeasies with the Chicago History Museum (event starts at 1601 N Clark) today from 1-4pm. You'll drink and learn about Chicago's most infamous (and thirsty).Tickets $25-30.
Timtacular @ Goose Island
Local author and fan of nonprofits Tim Sarrantonio is celebrating his birthday today at Goose Island, and YOU'RE invited! He's raising money for 4 separate local nonprofits (Reading With Pictures, The Art of Life, the Neo-Futurists, and ARISE Chicago), and the admission price of $60 will get you food and drinks, a tour of the Goose Island brewery, live entertainment by the Neo-Futurists, a live auction, and much more. Details at the event's Facebook page.
TEDxUChicago Conference
An independently organized conference at the University of Chicago, TEDxUChicago takes place from 9am to 6pm at Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Tickets are $20 for students ($50 for student VIP), $30 for general admission ($60 for VIP), and may be reserved online.
