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Tuesday, July 10 2012
"Get Up and Go!" Millennium Park Tour @ Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today Tuesday, July 10th with Millennium Park. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Millennium Park's highlights and history followed by a visit to the attraction. The tour is free and begins in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E. Washington St., at 12:15pm with the Q&A session lasting approximately 40 minutes. The tour will last approximately one hour and will depart from and return to the Chicago Cultural Center via public transportation. Reservations are recommended and can be booked online here.
Third Coast Listening Room @ Hideout
EveryBlock presents the Third Coast Audio Festival Listening Room at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight. The theme is "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" and features winners from the festival's 2012 ShortDocs Challenge. Doors open at 6pm, show's at 7:30pm. Admission is $8 for students, $10 for everyone else.
This Much Is True @ Hopleaf
Bring your ears and something to wipe the sweat off your brow for this month's installment of This Much Is True at the Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark). Tonight's readers include special guests Alison Cuddy, Mike Speller, Mare Swallow, and Eric Warner, and regulars Larry Kerns, Deanna Moffitt, and Scott Whitehair. Show starts at 7:30pm, and is free. A word to the wise: get there early for a seat, and bring cash - credit cards are not accepted in the upstairs bar. For more info visit This Much is True or Hopleaf.
Delicate Steve @ Subterranean
Delicate Steve celebrates the release of his album, Positive Force, with a show tonight at Subterranean (2011 W North Ave) with Chicago's own Serengeti and Noumenon. Tickets are $10. Doors at 8, show starts at 8:30pm. 17+
