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Thursday, April 30 2015
Dine Out for Life Fundraiser
A long list of restaurants (among them Spacca Napoli, Longman & Eagle and Sable Kitchen & Bar) will donate a portion of their lunch and/or dinner service proceeds tonight to EdgeAlliance, which serves veterans and homeless persons with HIV/AIDS, through the annual Dine Out for Life fundraiser.
Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists Screening & Discussion @ UIC
This evening the film Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists will be screened at Gallery 400 with a panel discussion addressing gender equality in the visual arts. The schedule for the free evening begins with a reception with refreshments at 5:30pm, followed by a 6pm screening and an 8pm discussion with Claudine Isé, Barbara Rossi, Sue Williams, and moderator Judith Russi Kirshner. The event is supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art and is cosponsored by Gallery 400 and the Jane Addams Hull House Museum. Gallery 400 is located at 400 S. Peoria St. More information about the event is available on Facebook.
Daniel Clowes @ Quimby's
Former Chicago artist Daniel Clowes returns to the city tonight to appear at Quimby's (1854 W. North Ave.) to sign a new reprint of the complete 18-issue run of Eightball. The event happens tonight at 7:00pm, and is free & open to the public. Full details at Quimby's site.
The Stoop @ Rosa's Lounge
The Stoop storytelling series returns to Rosa's Lounge, 3420 W. Armitage Ave., tonight with the theme "I got the hookup." Readers include Andrew Marikis, Elizabeth Gomez, Amy Sumpter and Richard Aspell. Lily Be and Clarence Browley host. Doors open at 7pm, open mic begins at 7:30pm and the featured readers go on at 8:30pm. No cover, 21+.
Version Festival 15
Version Festival 15 runs April 23 to May 3. The theme this year is "100 Watts" in honor of organizer Public Media Institute's newly licensed low-power radio station. Tonight's events include a screening of Sex and Broadcasting: A Documentary About WFMU at Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave., at 8pm. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Then from 9pm to 2am, WLPN broadcasts live from Maria's, 960 W. 31st St., featuring DJs Lechstafari, Andrew Joseph and Laura Caringella. No cover, 21+.
