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Saturday, May 4
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Host Mark Bazer welcomes game creator Max Temkin, author Stacey Ballis and reporter Natalie Moore, with music by Lindsay Weinberg. Tickets are $10. 21+
The Kartemquin Films/ITVS co-production Almost There is back by popular demand this weekend with a flurry of special events at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Today's 5:15pm screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Co-Director/Cinematographer Aaron Wickenden and Environmental Cinematographer David Schalliol, who will discuss their contrasting approaches to cinematography and how each balanced the other in the finished film. The event is co-sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Photography.
Politico Illinois presents Illinois Playbook Breakfast with Mayor Rahm Emanuel this morning at 8am at the The Metropolitan Club at Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Dr., 66th Floor. Mayor Emanuel will discuss "Illinois policy, politics and news of the day" with Politico's Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen and Illinois Playbook Author Natasha Korecki. Free registration required.
The Interview Show does a special Tuesday night show at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Host Mark Bazer talks with Rick Bayless, Colt Cabana, Mick Dumke and Saba. Tickets are $10. 21+
The Chicago Book Expo runs from 11am to 5pm today at Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Buy books from local presses and authors in the book fair and expo, attend workshops and discussions, and bring something to donate to the Open Books book drive. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.
GIS Day is technically Nov. 18, but Cook County is celebrating with an event today instead. Join guest speaker County Clerk David Orr from 9:30am to noon in the County George Dunne Administrative Building, 69 W. Washington St., Lower Level Conference Room, for a discussion and display of GIS applications and maps from the county, a map contest, geography quiz and more. Free.
Author Dave Reidy moderates the Lit/Comedy Roundtable: Chicago Edition, tonight at 7pm at the Annoyance Theatre, 851 W. Belmont Ave. Panelists Mark Bazer, Rebecca O'Neal, Megan Stielstra, Mike Thomas and Claire Zulkey will discuss if and how literature and comedy influence each other. Free.
This evening MAS Context presents Mark Pasnik and Chris Grimley, principals of the Boston-based over,under. The duo will lecture about The Heroic Project, an exhibition and book documenting mid-century Boston architecture. The lecture, part of MAS Context's 2015 Fall Talks, will take place at the historic Charnley-Persky House, the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians. Doors open at 6pm, with the lecture following at 6:30pm. Read more about the event and RSVP on the event's page.
The Equality Development and Globalization Studies organization at Northwestern presents a screening of The Look of Silence, a sequel of sorts to The Act of Killing focusing on the relatives of Indonesian massacre victims confronting the perpetrators, tonight at 6:30pm at Tech Ryan Auditorium, 2145 Sheridan Rd. in Evanston. Filmmaker and MacArthur "Genius Grant" winner Joshua Oppenheimer will give a lecture after the film. Admission is free; RSVP on Facebook.
The Interview Show is back at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. In partnership with the Chicago Architecture Biennial and the Association of Architecture, host Mark Bazer welcomes guests Gia Biagi of Studio Gang, Thomas Kelley of Norman Kelley Design/Architecture Collaborative, Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing Curator James Roundeau, and musical guest Jennifer Hall. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 5:30pm. 21+
Enjoy a curated talk by the beloved Sleater-Kinney musician, Carrie Brownstein, surrounding her artistry over time. The conversation is from the In Sight Out series via a partnership between Pitchfork and the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. Tickets can be purchased via the box office UPDATE: This event is sold out.
Beneath The Belt, a new monthly series hosted by Belt Magazine, discusses the topic "What is the Rust Belt? And is Chicago in It?" tonight at 6:30pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. The discussion will include Belt Editor-in-Chief Martha Bayne and special guests writer Ben Schulman, Reader political editor Robin Amer, Mike Holzer of North Branch Works, and UIC professor of urban planning Rachel Weber. $5 suggested donation. 21+
Join Preservation Chicago for a walking tour of Bridgeport's Central Manufacturing District (CMD). The $10 tour will visit some of the CMD's intact industrial landmarks, discuss current and future threats to the district, and look at some exciting examples of re-use in the area. The tour runs from 1 to 3pm. More details and tickets are available via the Chicago Architectural Biennial or Facebook.
Northwestern Equality Development and Globalization Studies presents a screening of the film The Act of Killing, a documentary told from the perspective of the people who perpetrated the 1965-66 genocide in Indonesia, tonight at 6:30pm at Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Rd. in Evanston. Political science professor Jeffrey Winters, author of Power in Motion: Capital Mobility and the Indonesian State, will conduct a Q&A after the film. Free and open to the public.
This evening MAS Context presents Nina Rappaport in a conversation about her traveling exhibition and book, Vertical Urban Factory. The lecture, part of MAS Context's 2015 Fall Talks, will take place at the historic Charnley-Persky House, the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians. Doors open at 6pm, with the lecture following at 6:30pm. Read more about the event and RSVP on the event's page.
Maryrose Carroll, author of Beats Me: Love, Poetry, Censorship, from Chicago to Appalachia, talks about Chicago's literary history, censorship, and the Beats tonight from 5:30 to 7pm in the Garland Room at Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Hosted by Poetry Center of Chicago. Free!
Political reporters Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke host First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Their guests this month are Aldermen Howard B Brookins Jr and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa. Tickets are $5. 21+
Jeff Award winning playwright and former Lifeline Theatre Ensemble Member, James Sie talks about his debut novel (with illustrator Sungyoon Choi), Still Life Las Vegas, tonight from 6:30 to 8pm at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave. A reception will follow tonight's reading. The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. RSVP at info@lifelinetheatre.com or call 773-761-4477.
The Taste Talks food conference and festival runs Oct. 2-4 at several locations. Today's brunch, conference sessions and demos will be held at Morgan's on Fulton, 950 W Fulton St., from 10am to 7pm, followed by a pop-up gastropub cheffed by April Bloomfield starting at 7pm at the Virgin Hotel, 203 N. Wabash Ave. Tickets to the conference are $100; the gastropub is another $100. Get an multi-day pass for $150-450.
Chicago native and famous rock-and-roll photographer Paul Natkin will speak tonight at Tribeca Flashpoint College, 28 N. Clark St., Suite 500. The event is open to students and community members. Tribeca is a local media arts college and this is the opening event in its new speaker series, Tribeca Speaks, scheduled for the last Thursday of every month. See our story on a recent Paul Natkin event for more info about the speaker.
This evening MAS Context presents Thomas Kelley of the architecture collaborative Norman Kelley. Kelley will be discussing the group's current work as as part of MAS Context's 2015 Fall Talks series. The lecture will take place at the historic Charnley-Persky House, the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians. Doors open at 6pm, with the lecture following at 6:30pm. Read more about the event and RSVP on the event's page.
Tonight at 8:15pm, the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., screens Dreamcatcher, a documentary about the Chicago nonprofit Dreamcatcher Foundation, which offers assistance to women in the sex-worker industry. Film subjects Brenda Myers-Powell and Homer King will be present for a post-screening discussion along with producer Lisa Stevens, Kaethe Morris Hoffer of Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, and Commander Bill Lean of the Cook County Sheriff Department. Tickets are $11. Read Steve Prokopy's review in A/C.
The Dinner Party returns to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight at 7pm. Host Elysabeth Alfano welcomes Kickstarter cofounder Charles Adler, artist Hebru Brantley, actor and photographer Carinthia West and Chef Michael Taus of Taus Authentic, who also cooks the meal both the guests and audience enjoy. Tickets are $55 per person and include a three-course meal; wine pairing is available. Admission is $25 without dinner. Doors open at 6:30pm.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight. Host Mark Bazer talks with Emily Graslie, Jen Kirkman and Veronica Roth, with special musical guest Marrow. Doors open at 5:30pm, show's at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10. 21+
ChicagoMusic.org presents Steve Butcher, CEO of Brown Paper Tickets, giving a talk titled "An Examination of Community within Business" tonight from 7 to 9pm at ,a href="http://www.2112inc.com/">2112, 4245 N. Knox Ave. Admission is free, but RSVP required.
Located at the Art Institute of Chicago in the Rubloff Auditorium, Chris Ware will be in discussion with Hamza Walker from 6-8pm. Ware is an award winning cartoonist and author. The auditorium is located at 230 S. Columbus Dr.
Pecha Kucha, an event where presenters give a talk or tell a story in 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each, returns to Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 8pm. This show will be "20x20x20" -- all the presenters will be 20 years old. Presenters include Anastasia Skolnik, Lissette Martinez, Ethan Krupp, Claire Montana Jencks, Erica Brooks, Elee Egz, Aquiles Dairon-Alcantara, Rachel Kimpton, Sara Muzammil Aziz and Devin Kidner. Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are $10.
Political journalists Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky host First Tuesdays with Mick & Ben tonight at 6:30pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Their guests this month will be first-time congressmen Will Guzzardi and Pamela Harris. Tickets are $5. 21+
As part of the Vernacular Photo Festival at Comfort Station, a talk and visual presentation by Albert Tanquero - Vicki Star: Transgender Renegade Of The 1960s. A Photographic Exploration Of The Star's Life In NYC/SF From The 1950s - 1970s. A unique peek into the life of one of the top transgender burlesque stars of the era.
Comfort Station 2579 N Milwaukee 1:00pm - Free
The Comfort Station is hosting an artist lecture today from 12-1pm with Ailbhe Murphy and Ciaran Smyth. The event is located at 2579 N Milwaukee Avenue.
As part of The Vernacular Photo Festival, Comfort Station Presents:
A Visual Presentation by Jeff Phillips: Lost and Found: The Search for Harry and Edna. Phillips is the creator of Lost and Found: The Search for Harry and Edna ((harryandedna.com), a viral social media and photography experiment that became a traveling exhibition and subsequently received national media attention for its content and production.
7:00pm at Comfort Station 2579 N. Milwaukee - Free
As part of The Vernacular Photo Festival
Comfort Station Presents:
Talk by Joe Gioia:
"You press the button and we do the rest"; George Eastman's great invention, and the triumph of snapshot photography. The talk and presentation will focus on the snapshot and it's place in history. A visual presentation will accompany.
Comfort Station 2579 N Milwaukee 5:00 pm Free
Uri-Eichen Gallery, 2101 S. Halsted St., presents an evening with John Conroy, playwright, journalist and law professor. The discussion is in connection with 40 Acres and a Mule: A Series of Visual Art Shows and Discussions About Reparations for Slavery, an exhibition of activist art. The reception is from 6 to 10pm; Conroy talks at 7pm. Free.
The Chicago Council on Science & Technology (C2ST) hosts its monthly Speakeasy event tonight at 7pm at Geek Bar Beta, 1941 W. North Ave. Guest speaker this time is nutritionist and registered dietitian Dr. Kristina Martinez, who will give a talk titled "Diet, Gut Bacteria, and Metabolic Disease: Strategies to Promote Healthy Microbial Communities." Admission is free, but registration is requested. 21+
Writer and Northwestern professor Bill Savage gives a gallery talk titled "Accidental Beauties: the Aesthetics and Symbolism of Water Tanks (and Other Antiquated Infrastructure)" during the closing reception for This Must Be the Place, an exhibition of paintings by Kevin Swallow, tonight at Firecat Projects, 2124 N. Damen Ave. The reception is from 3 to 5pm today. Free.
Beers & Big Shoulders returns to the upstairs bar at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St., tonight at 7:30pm. Host Mark Bullock talks with the guys from Spiteful Brewing about their beers, their philosophy and the challenges of being a nanobrewery. Tickets are $25, and include appetizers and samples of several Spiteful beers. 21+
Join Daniel Schulman at the Chicago Cultural Center for a discussion about Archibald Motley's exhibition, "Jazz Age Modernist" which is on view until August 31st. The talk will be on the 4th floor, North, in the Sidney Yates Gallery. The talk is free and open to the public.
The Interview Show returns to The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. This month host Mark Bazer talks with chefs Cosmo Goss and Erling Wu-Bower, author Dave Reidy and musical guest Jones Street Nation. Tickets are $12. Goss and Wu-Bower will be grilling outside for attendees. Doors open at 5:30pm. 21+
Gallery 400, located at 400 S. Peoria St., will be presenting the film "Crow Requiem" (2015) in conjunction with the exhibition "After Today". After the screening, Cauleen Smith, Ian Curry, and Krista Franklin will lead a discussion. The screening will be from 6-7:30pm.
Chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain brings his Close to the Bone tour to the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., tonight at 7:30pm. He shares stories of his years traveling and eating for "No Reservations," "The Layover" and "Parts Unknown," and does an audience Q&A. Tickets are $70-230.
The Jackman Goldwasser Resident artist, Susan Giles, will be discussing her work and process with Tony Macaluso at the Arts Club of Chicago. The talk will begin at 12pm. Please RSVP to Arielle Ismail at ariellei@carolfoxassociates.com by July 24. The talk is located at 201 E Ontario.
Chicago Inno presents a "Startup Talk" with BucketFeet CEO and Co-Founder Raaja Nemani tonight from 6 to 8pm at Blue 1647 Innovation Center, 1647 S. Blue Island Ave. Jim Dallke and Will Flanagan from Chicago Inno will moderate. Register online.
First Tuesdays with Mick & Ben is back at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. This month the Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky welcome Chicago magazine political reporter Dave McKinney and Grassroots Collaborative Executive Director Amisha Patel. RSVP on Facebook. Tickets are $5. 21+
The Chicago chapter of Nerd Nite presents DIY Plutonium, How To Music, and The Booty (Coconut), tonight at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St. Speakers will be Darryl Suskin, Nick Gibson and Seth Harper, respectively. Doors open at 7pm, first talk's at 8pm. Free, but RSVP. 21+
Homeroom presents School Night: Political Correctness 101, a performance, presentation and panel discussion with artists and professionals about taboo, art and activism, and negotiating safer workspaces, tonight at the Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario Ave., at 6pm. H. Melt, Damon Locks and Cassandra Troyan present, Fred Sasaki and Seth Vanek moderate. Free; RSVP on Facebook. UPDATE: This event has been postponed due to illness. We'll relist it once it's rescheduled.
Beers and Big Shoulders, a new monthly beer social, returns to the upstairs lounge at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St., at 7:30pm. This month the guests are Pipeworks' current brewer, Will Johnston, and former brewer, Scott Coffman. They'll talk with host Mark Bullock about Pipeworks' beers and Chicago's beer scene in general, and will be sampling the following beers Ninja Vs. Unicorn Double IPA, Sam Vs. Unicorn Imperial Red Ale, Da Fuzz Amarillo Pale Ale Brewed with Peaches, and Crimson Snapper Imperial IPA Brewed with Citra Hops and Blood Orange Juice. Tickets are $25 and include samples of those beers and snacks courtesy of the Hopleaf; stick around afterward to talk with the brewers and enjoy more beer. 21+
Between Bites is an event that connects communities and supports charities with food-inspired storytelling. The inspiration for Between Bites comes from the meaningful experiences we have "between the bites" as we discuss defining moments over meals. The theme for this installment of Between Bites is "Ripe/Rotten" and will feature Jason Hammel, the chef/founder of Lula Cafe and Nightwood; Sara Gasbarra, the owner/lead garden girl at Verdura; Mike Austin, a writer for Esquire, GQ, and the Trib; Molly Each, a writer and editor and co-founder of Between Bites; Melissa McEwen, the food and drink editor at Chicagoist; and Josh Kulp, the Co-Chef/Co-Owner of the Honey Butter Fried Chicken and Sunday Dinner Club.
Tickets cost $30 and include heavy appetizers, Dark Horse wines, and a signature seasonal cocktail created by Cocktail Courier. The proceeds of the event will benefit the charity of the hosting chef's choice. Formento's is located at 925 W. Randolph. Doors open at 6:30pm, readings begin at 7pm.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Host Mark Bazer's guests this month are music journalist Jessica Hopper, chef John Manion, comedian Pat McGann and actor Mary Beth Fisher. Tickets are $10 online or at the door. Doors open at 5:30pm. 21+
From 6:30pm-8pm, Kori Newkirk will be giving an artist talk at the Logan Center for the Arts in Hyde Park. Newkirk creates paintings, multimedia work, installations, sculptures, and photographs that focus on cultural identity and his personal history. The Logan Center is located at 915 E 60th St. The talk is free and open to the public.
From 6-7pm this evening, Frances Stark, will be giving an artist talk at the Art Institute of Chicago. Attendance is free with museum admission. The AIC is located at 111 S. Michigan Avenue. Following the talk will be an opening reception of Intimism.
This evening MAS Context and the Graham Foundation are screening the film Josep Lluís Sert: A Nomadic Dream. The documentary, written and directed by Pablo Bujosa Rodríguez, tells the story of the architect, city planner, and contemporary of Miró, Calder, and Picasso, and his indelible impact on the course of American architecture. The event begins at 6pm at the Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place. Space is limited, so RSVP.
Gapers Block is proud to join the organizers of the Sister Neighborhoods initiative for an On the Table event at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., from 6 to 9pm. There will be soup served, Soup & Bread-style, in the back room of the Hideout, followed by a presentation about Sister Neighborhoods -- an initiative to foster hospitality across communities in the city and suburbs by facilitating an exchange of cultural awareness and barrier breaking activities -- and conversation about how to make the idea a reality. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the Chicago Help Initiative, a nonprofit providing meals to the homeless. Register here to attend.
Today Preservation Chicago leads a city-wide bus tour of its 2015 7 Most Endangered Places from 10:30am to 2pm. The tour will leave from the parking lot located at 4410 N. Ravenswood. Purchase tickets before the event for $15 or $12 (members). Additional details are available on Facebook.
The Chicago Zine Festival kicks off today at 5pm at Access Living, 115 W. Chicago Ave., with a panel discussion which focuses on zines and independent publishing. Readings continue throughout the evening and at 7pm, the annual youth reading will be presented as well as a reading by festival exhibitors at 8pm. Free and open to the public.
The Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky host First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben tonight at 6:30pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Their guests this month are political reporters Mary Ann Ahern of NBC-5 and Charles Thomas of ABC-7. Tickets are $5 online or at the door. 21+
Tonight at 7pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., hosts "Am I a Feminist? A conversation with Ms. Swiz," featuring professor and performer Alicia Swiz facilitating a conversation about what it means to be a feminist in 2015. Teens and parents welcome. $10 suggested donation.
The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. This month's guests are author Rebecca Makkai, "How to Do Everything" podcast hosts Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag, singer Eryn Allen Kane and improv duo Steve Waltien and Rush Howell. Tickets are $10 at the door. Doors open at 6pm. 21+
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.
General Assembly hosts Mega Trends in Food & Tech tonight from 6:30 to 8pm at After-Words Books, 23 E. Illinois St. The panel discussion will feature Justin Massa, cofounder and president of FoodGenius; Mike Lee, founder and CEO of Studio Industries; Beth Robertson, organic, natural and non-GMO sourcing lead at General Mills; and Ryan Osero of IDEO. Free, but registration requested. BYOB.
This morning readers of MAS Context will get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Art Institute's Ryerson & Burnham Libraries. The visit will by guided by Mary Woolever, Art and Architecture archivist, and Nathaniel Parks, assistant archivist. The event starts at 11am and is free with museum admission. Participants must register online before the event.
This afternoon MAS Context and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago present a panel discussion entitled "Sensing and Sensibility: Politics and Technology in the Contemporary City," featuring Javier Arbona, Ingrid Burrington, Laura Forlano, and Douglas Pancoast. The free event will be moderated by Iker Gil. The event runs from 4:30-6:30pm at the Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr., Room 203.
The Illinois Humanities Council presents Data, Democracy and the Human Story: A Conversation with Christian Rudder tonight at 6:30pm in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave. Rudder, OKCupid co-founder and author of the best-selling Dataclysm, discusses how the information explosion influences the way we understand our culture with Northwestern lecturer Jillana Enteen. The talk is free, but registration is required.
The Illinois Humanities Council presents "The State of Reproductive Freedom in America: A Conversation With Katha Pollitt" tonight from 6 to 8pm in the Thorne Auditorium at the Northwestern University School of Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Pollitt, author of the "Subject to Debate" column for The Nation and the book Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, will be interviewed by WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore on issues of reproductive justice, personal freedoms, gender and culture. Admission is free, but registration is required.
MAS Context and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago present a lecture at 6pm by architect and author Michael Kubo at the School of the Art Institute's LeRoy Neiman Center, 37 S. Wabash Ave. Details via MAS Context.
William Cordova, a resident at Harold Washington College, will screen, Shooting Star, a documentary about Jean Michel Basquiat today at 10:30 AM. A panel discussion will follow the film. The location is 30 E. Lake Street.
Paola Coletto presents an evening of: Storytelling, Melodrama, Tragedy, Bouffon, Grotesque character & Clowning featuring her second year students (from 5 nations) at the School for Theater Creators this coming Saturday at MSA & Circus Arts at 1934 N. Campbell Avenue. The will be a Q&A session with the students and faculty about The School and its new nine month program which will start in September 2015. TO RSVP and reserve tickets email rsvptheschool@paolacoletto.com. Space is limited.
Mark Bazer's The Interview Show tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., this month features Director of Institute of Politics at University of Chicago David Axelrod, sports reporter Sarah Spain, Craig "Wheezy Waiter" Benzine and rapper Mick Jenkins. Tickets are $15 and doors open at 8:30pm. 21+
First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben is back at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., for a runoff election night show tonight at 8pm. The Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky host, with special guests Aldermen Joe Moreno, Pat Dowell and Ameya Pawar acting as analysts as the results begin to trickle in. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door. 21+
The last edition of 53rd Ward: After Dark before the runoff election hits the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Ald. Ed Bus (Justin Kaufmann) welcomes special guests Bob Fioretti, 35th Ward Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and 43rd Ward aldermanic candidate Caroline Vickrey, plus a few surprises. Tickets are $10. 21+
Let your inner geek shine at Chi-Fi, the weekend-long convention dedicated to celebrating your geekdom! Whether you're into cosplay, RPGs, sci-fi, podcasting, steampunk, anime or zombies, there's room -- and programming -- for you. The festival runs March 19-22 at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St. It's open from 8:30am today and runs late into the night. Admission is $30 for a day pass, $60 in advance for a full weekend pass ($75 at the door.) Students and active military get a $10 discount with valid ID.
James Welling will be speaking at the Art Institute of Chicago tonight from 6-7pm in Fullerton Hall. The event is offered on the occasion of the launch of the new University of Chicago Press monograph, James Welling: Diary/Landscape and the Art Institute of Chicago's exhibition of the same name. Free with museum admission. More information about the event is available from the Art Institute.
Zagreb, Croatia has been an important location for animation, experimental film, and the avant-garde. SAIC's Conversations at the Edge will be presenting the work of filmmaker Alexander Stewart who produced works in Croatia from the 1960s through today. The event will take place tonight at 6pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., and is free and open to the public.
Tonight "Bonfires and Effigies: The Contested Territories of Belfast, Northern Ireland" opens at Art Works Projects, 625 N. Kingsbury St. The free opening runs from 6:25 to 9pm, with a conversation between sociologist and photographer David Schalliol and playwright Terry Boyle taking place from 6:45 to 7:30pm.
The City Club of Chicago will have Secretary of State Jesse White speak at Maggiano's, 111 W. Grand Ave., today at 11:30am. Seating is limited. $35 for City Club members and $45 for non-members.
The School Project presents the next short documentary in its series, Restoring Justice, followed by a Q&A discussion, tonight at North Lawndale College Prep's Collins Campus, 1313 S. Sacramento Ave., from 5:30 to 8pm. Admission is free, but seating is limited; register to attend.
Art Shay, Tony Fitzpatrick and Dmitry Samarov talk about Chicago's influence on their art tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., with Chicagoist editor Chuck Sudo moderating. Doors open at 7:30, show's at 8:30pm. Free, 21+
The Reader's Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke return to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm for First Tuesdays with Mick and Ben. And tonight's show should be a doozy -- guests include Aldertrack cofounder Mike Fourcher and political consultant Delmarie Cobb. Tickets are $5. 21+
Chicago Headline Club and Positive Vision Communications present a panel discussion on race, ethics and politics in journalism tonight from 6 to 8pm at Columbia College, 33 E. Congress, Room 219. Panelists include Mark Brown, Sun-Times columnist; Delmarie Cobb, media and political consultant; Hermene Hartman, CEO of Hartman Publishing Group; Esther Cepeda, columnist; and Charles Thomas, ABC 7 News political reporter. The Reader's Mick Dumke will moderate. Free and open to the public.
The avant-garde filmmaker Ernie Gehr will be in person during the screening of several of his films at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., tonight at 7pm. Presented by the Film Studies Center at University of Chicago. Free.
Heather Gabel, visual artist and the badass front woman of HIDE, will be having an artist lecture tonight at Columbia College's Hokin Hall. Gabel's artistic practice includes collage, neon, and the themes of death and rituals. The talk is located at 623 S Wabash, Room 109, and begins tonight at 6pm. Free and open to the public.
The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest presents From Harlem Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard: An Evening with John Mahoney tonight at 7:30pm at the Lake Theatre, 1022 W. Lake St. in Oak Park. Film critic Doug Deuchler interviews Mahoney and moderates an audience Q&A. Tickets are $25.
Graze, Render quarterly and Women & Children First hosts "Our Kitchens, Ourselves," a panel discussion about food and feminism, tonight from 7 to 10pm at Revolution Brewing, 2323 N. Milwaukee Ave. The panel features chefs Gale Gand, Mindy Segal, Beverly Kim and Iliana Regan. Tickets are $20, and include food and drinks. 21+
The Moth StorySLAM is back at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 8pm. If you've got a true story to tell, get there early and put your name in the hat and hope you're picked. Otherwise, enjoy as a bunch of folks tell some great stories. $8 at the door. 21+
Harper Reed, CTO of Obama's reelection campaign and current CEO of Modest Inc., does a fireside chat with IDEO's Burton Rast tonight at General Assembly, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, 12th Floor, from 6 to 8pm. Admission is free; RSVP online.
The Chicago Public Library presents Acting the Anti-Hero, a One Book One Chicago panel discussion on the role of the anti-hero in American literature, tonight from 6 to 8pm at Revolution Brewery, 3340 N. Kedzie Ave. Moderator Mark Bazer talks with Tribune reporter Christopher Borrelli, film critic Sarah Knight Adamson and Third Coast Comics owner Terry Gant. Free, 21+
The Mission presents the latest in its SUB-MISSION artist talk series today at 6pm, featuring Manuel Rodríguez-Delgado. Manuel Rodríguez-Delgado's site-specific exhibition, Selvanáutica is currently being displayed at The Mission, 1431 W. Chicago Ave. The talk is free and open to the public.
The Dinner Party at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., this month features guests Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child, filmmaker Cathryn Michon, Dr. Ian Smith, and Chef Guillermo Tellez of Tippling Hall, who also makes the dinner enjoyed by both the guests and audience. Elysabeth Alfano hosts, and jazz legend Frank Catalano is the opening musical act. Tickets are $45 and include dinner. Doors open at 6:30, show's at 7pm.
This evening at 6pm, The Logan Center, 915 E. 60th St., will be hosting an artists' talk with Brian Holmes, Claire Pentecost and Dan Peterman. The event will involve a discussion about the current exhibition at the Logan Center, Lands End, and the notion of landscape in an artistic practice.
The Arts, Science and Culture Initiative at the University of Chicago presents a night of far away worlds in the Cosmos Cabinet tonight at 7pm. Scientists and artists will engage and perform in this evenings event in relation to cosmology, scale, and limitlessness. Angela Olinto from U of C will present a conversation, Artemis Willis and Terri Kapsalis will visually display a magic lantern performance, and "Sun Ra" will be featured by David Boykin on tenor and saxophone. The free event will take place in the Performance Penthouse at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St.
The Chicago Humanities Festival presents author and comics expert Scott McCloud discussing his new graphic novel, The Sculptor, and comics in general with Lynne Thomas tonight at the Art Institute's Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr., at 6pm. Cartoonist and filmmaker Lyra Hill opens. Tickets are $10 for CHF and AIC members, $15 for the general public.
The Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave., presents a The Mummy Is a Daddy: How Technology Is Revealing Secrets of the Mummies, a panel discussion this evening at 6pm. In Fullerton Hall, several visiting curators and professors will introduce results of two CT scans performed on Art Institute mummies. Free with museum admission.
The Currency Exchange Cafe in Washington park is hosting Table Talks, which are intimate lunches with visiting artists, and will be inviting Chi--chi Nwanoku today from 1-3PM. The event is free but RSVP is required. Email artsandpubliclife@uchicago.edu with "Table Talk: Chi-chi Nwanoku in the subject line, and include name and email address for anyone you are having as a plus one.
Pentimenti Productions and the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events present a free screening of the film Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists, followed by a special panel discussion with Chris Ware, Karl Wirsum, Dan Nadel, and Robert Cozzolino on comics and humor in art. The screening will start at 3pm, with the panel discussion beginning at 5pm, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., 2nd Floor North. Visit the Pentimenti website for more information.
The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm for its seventh anniversary show. Guests include the Field Museum's "Brain Scoop" video series host Emily Graslie, author Eula Biss, improv duo TJ Jagadowski and David Pasquesi, and musical guest She's Crafty. Doors open at 6. Admission is $10. 21+
The Chicago Writers Conference presents Demystifying YA: Take Your Young Adult Novel from Process to Published, a panel discussion featuring YA authors Natalie Haney Tilghman, Elizabeth Wheeler, Stefanie Lyons and Wendy McClure; Esther Hershenhorn moderates. They'll provide insights into what they've learned about the YA genre over the years, from writing tips to marketing ideas. The discussion takes place tonight from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center, 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr. Tickets are $30.
First Tuesdays with Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky of the Reader talk about the municipal elections at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. The guests this month will be Sun-Times political reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, DNAinfo senior editor Jen Sabella and WVON host Perri Small. Tickets are $5. 21+
The growing movement in support for racial justice and an end to police brutality is the core of "Build Presence". The interactive art project will encompass this social movement and create a space for the public to meditate, cultivate, and embody knowledge. The event will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, today from noon-5:30 and Sunday February 1st, noon-4:00. Alexandria Eregbu will be opening up her studio on the first floor for this public installation.
The Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan Ave., hosts a gallery talk and opening reception this afternoon for "What Remains and You and Me," an exhibition of work by artists Barbara Diener, Pao Houa Her, and Katja Stuke & Oliver Sieber. The gallery talk begins at 4pm and the reception at 5pm. Free.
Tonight at 7pm, the Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior St., presents "Language Matters with Bob Holman: A Celebration of Mother Tongues," an evening of poetry, film clips and discussion related to Language Matters, a documentary by filmmaker David Grubin and poet Bob Holman exploring the what we lose when a language dies and what it takes to save a language. The event will feature Grubin and Holman as well as poets Peter Cook and Parsino Carlos Peynetsa. A reception will follow. Admission is free, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Alyssa Greenberg and Curtis Miller will be presenting and sharing their research at Mutual Interpretation this evening from 6:30-8PM. Greenberg will analyze art museum education from the 70s, which includes the Met and their Arts Awareness program, which was intended for youth, people of color, and others absent in traditional art settings. Moreover, Miller will discuss his research with working with items and images in rural and Midwestern settings. Pizza and refreshments will be served; free. The talk will be held at 935 W Harrison, Henry Hall Rm 106.
Out of Site Chicago is a curatorial project that focuses on art in public spaces, public performance art and the publics perception. Today at noon in the Garland Room at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., there will be a continuation of the mini-series, "On Occasion," which welcomes guest speaker Robin Deacon, artist, writer and filmmaker. Free.
LA-based, Austrian-born artist Mathias Poledna gives talk this evening at the Renaissance Society pertaining to his current exhibition and film display. The event is free and will take place at the Film Studies Center, 5811 S. Ellis Ave, in Cobb Hall on the third floor.
John Gossage, whose work is currently being exhibited in the Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave., will be visiting Chicago for a conversation with Matthew S. Witkovsky and Richard and Ellen Sandor to discuss the retrospective tonight in Fullerton Hall at 6pm. Free with museum ticket.
Today at 1pm, Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., presents Chicago-based curator Jessica Cochran and juror of the recent exhibition, Document, in a discussion about the featured artists in the show. Details on Facebook Free.
Today at 2pm in Fullerton Hall, the AIC will be hosting a lecture about James Ensor's art and Les XX, an avant-garde group whom he was in affiliation with during his lifetime. This lecture is open to the public. The AIC is located at 111 S. Michigan Avenue.
Today from 4:30 to 5:30pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., Illinois Film Office Deputy Director Betsy Steinberg moderates a panel discussion about this year's Academy Award nominees with Chicago film critics J.R. Jones (Reader), Michael Phillips (Tribune), Steve Prokopy (Gapers Block and Ain't It Cool News), Tasha Robinson (The Dissolve) and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (MUBI and The A.V. Club). The panel will be followed by a reception featuring wine by City Winery. Admission is free.
The Chicago Film Archives presents WDRV DJ Greg Easterling in its latest edition of CFA Crashers tonight at 6pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Easterling will discuss his career and show a collection of 16mm films of rock and blues performances from the CFA, including a couple of Beatles clips. Admission is $5. 21+
Lawyer and best-selling author Scott Turow speaks on authors' rights in the digital age tonight at 6pm at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St. He'll sign books afterward. The free talk is presented by the Society of Midland Authors.
Fear No Art presents The Dinner Party, a conversation show over dinner, at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. This month host Elysabeth Alfano talks with comedian Julia Sweeney, new anchor Bill Kurtis, a mystery guest and chef Kevin Hickey, who will also be cooking the meal both the guests and audience will enjoy. Chicago Human Rhythm Project's tap repertory company, BAM!, opens the show. Tickets are $45 and include dinner; wine pairing is extra. Doors open at 6:30pm, show's at 7pm.
Oslo-based artist Andreas Siqueland will be giving an artist talk today at 6pm at The Logan Art Center, 915 E. 60th St., in room 802. Free.
Reader political writers Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky host First Tuesdays with Mick & Ben tonight at 6:30pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Their guest this month is mayoral candidate Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. $5 cover, 21+
A. Laurie Palmer, a sculpture professor at SAIC, is hosting her new book launch, "In the Aura of a Hole: Exploring Sites of Material Extraction," published by Black Dog Publishing. Palmer will speak with Rebecca Zorach, an art history professor at the University of Chicago, today starting at 4 until 6pm at Threewalls Gallery, located at 119 N. Peoria #2C.
Daviel Shy's The Ladies Almanack is still a work in progress, but throughout the coming year, The Nightingale's Follow Focus program will present excerpts in four installments while giving viewers a peek behind the scenes. The first screening takes place tonight at 7pm, at 1084 N. Milwaukee and will include a presentation from Shy and dramatic readings from the novel. For the $15 ticket price, you'll even get a souvenir: part of a Ladies Almanack tarot deck designed by Jess LeMaster, also to be released gradually over the course of the series.
The Renaissance Society, located at 5811 S. Ellis Ave., Bergman Gallery, Cobb Hall 418 on the University of Chicago's campus, will be presenting the work of Mathias Poledna, an LA based artist. The reception will begin at 4pm with a screening of a 35mm film. Solveig Øvstebø, the director of the Renaissance Society, will lead a discussion with Andrew Weiner at 5pm in Kent Hall, Room 120. Talk and opening reception are free and open to the public.
The Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1500 W. Elmdale Ave., holds an opening reception for the artist He Qi today from 2 to 6pm. Make sure to attend the gallery talk at 3pm and a "meet the artist" session at 4:30pm.
Claire Keys, a writer originally from the Midwest, visits Columbia College's A + D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash Ave., to discuss typography and text in conjunction with their current exhibition, TYPES, today at 2pm. Free.
The Chicago Writers Conference presents The Dissolve's Entirely Film-Focused Holiday Gift Guide tonight at 7pm at 826CHI, 1276 N. Milwaukee Ave. The Dissolve's film critics provide advice about this year's new and vintage film releases on DVD and Blu-Ray, and offer other film-related gift suggestions. Admission is free, but tickets are required.
Mark Bazer hosts his monthly Interview Show tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. This month's guests include Food Network host Jeff Mauro, author Jonathan Eig, director Kimberly Senior and musician David Nagler of Nova Social. Doors open at 6pm, show's at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 online or at the door. 21+
The Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky talk politics at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. This month their guest is Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart. $5 admission online or at the door. 21+
This evening MAS Context and the Society of Architectural Historians present a talk by David Schalliol regarding his feature-length documentary project about a community being displaced to make way for an intermodal transportation facility. The first short from the project can be viewed on GB. The event runs from 6pm-8pm and is hosted by the International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N Lake Shore Dr. There is a suggested donation of $10, wine included. More information about the event and its co-sponsrs is available via Mas Context. RSVP via eventbrite.
GRIDS artist, Amanda Gutierrez, will be giving an artist talk today at Mana Contemporary in the Radius Space. The talk will begin at 3pm and is located at 2233 S. Throop St in Pilsen. Gutierrez's work focuses on performance and sound, which she fuses together in her projects and pieces. In addition, the talk will broadcast live on NUMBERS.FM at the Comfort Station in Logan Square. The event is free and open to the public.
Today at 12pm, Chicago-based filmmaker and artist, Jennifer Reeder and UIC MA candidate, Andie Kimura will be holding a conversation and leading a viewing of ART21's Episode 4. Katharina Grosse, Joan Jonas, and Omer Fast are the artists featured in the episode tonight. Event is free, snacks will be provided and Gallery 400 is located on 400 S. Peoria St.
The Theatre Historical Society of America presents architecture photographer Matt Lambros lecturing on the Fall of the American Movie Palace tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Doors open at 6:30pm. Free.
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his article, "The Case for Reparations" at the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 63rd Pl., tonight at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 are sold out.
MAS Context presents The Contextual Megastructure: Design after Urban Renewal, a lecture by Alison Fisher, assistant curator of architecture and design at the Art Institute of Chicago, tonight at 6:30pm at the International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N. Lake Shore Dr. Doors open at 6pm. Admission is free, but RSVP required.
Hairy Who & The Chicago Imagists will be screened this evening at University of Chicago's Logan Arts Center, 915 E. 60th St., followed by a panel including Rebecca Zorach, professor of Art History, University of Chicago; Richard Born, senior curator, Smart Museum of Art; Allison Peters Quinn, director of exhibitions and residency programs at the Hyde Park Art Center; Jim Falconer [pdf], member of the original Hairy Who exhibition group. Additional details on the Film Studies Center website.
The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Guests this month include musician Kelly Hogan, Illinois State Senator Daniel Biss, sports writer Dave Revsine and comedian Tim Barnes. Doors open at 6pm. Admission is $10. 21+
The Society of Typographic Arts is hosting a Q&A with Tobias Frere-Jones tonight from 6:30 to 9pm in the School of the Art Institute's Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr., following a ceremony granting him honorary membership in the STA. If you're a type nerd, you should be there. Tickets are $40.
Arise Chicago, In These Times and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum present Solidarity & Struggle for the Rights of Domestic Workers, a panel discussion featuring attorney Sheila Bapat, author of the new book Part of the Family? Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Workers' Rights, as well as domestic workers and organizers from Arise Chicago. The discussion is tonight at 6pm at UIC's Gallery 400, 400 S. Peoria St. Admission is free.
Tonight from 6 to 7:30pm, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago hosts their visiting artists program in the Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr. Lewis Hyde is a critic, poet and translator who will be discussing his recent publications and their relations to the arts. SAIC's Visiting Art Program lectures are always free and open to the public, however, seating is first come first serve.
Through Columbia College's A+D Lecture Series, Lorelei Stewart, Director of Gallery 400 will be giving a talk titled, "Let Me Tell You a Story". Located at 623 S. Wabash, Room 203, the lecture series is FREE and open to the public. The talk will begin at 6pm.
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky of the Reader host an election night edition of their First Tuesdays show at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 7 to 8:30pm. Joining them will be guest producer Ken Davis, Ald. Will Burns, State Representative Kelly Cassidy, and journalist Rick Kogan. $5 at the door. 21+
Join Preservation Chicago and Landmarks Illinois on a walking tour of the Central Manufacturing District from 1pm-3pm this afternoon. The Central Manufacturing District was founded in 1902 by F. H. Prince and A.G. Leonard, making it one of the -- if not the first -- full service industrial real estate developments in the United States. It remained in operation as late as the 1980s. Get $5 tickets and the full details on Facebook.
Investigative journalist and war reporter Jeremy Scahill talks about "dirty wars" and ongoing international conflicts at a coffee and book-signing event sponsored by Chicago Area Peace Action today at Loyola University Crown Center Auditorium, 1001-25 W. Loyola Ave., from noon to 2pm. $10 suggested donation; free for students and CAPA members.
The A+D Lecture Series presents designer Aaron James Draplin tonight at 6pm.The Draplin Design Co. provides a number of projects which include print, identity and illustration. The talk will be in the Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave, 8th floor. Free; RSVP on Facebook.
The Lillstreet Lecture Series located at the Loft on 4437 N Ravenswood Ave. is presenting the artist and art critic, Robin Dluzen. This is the tenth and final speaker for the artist lecture series. The talk begins at 7pm and ends at 8pm. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Schadenfreude brings Ald. Ed Bus out to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm for 53rd Ward: After Dark, the alderman's own talk and variety show. Tickets are $10. 21+
The Logan Center located in Hyde Park is hosting a panel discussion with the Award winning Magnum photographer, Susan Meiselas. The discussion will be geared toward human rights and Meiselas' photographic project, "El Mozote". The event is free and open to the public. The Logan Center is located 915 E 60th St. and the discussion will be held in Seminar Terrace 801. For more information call 773-834-0957 or email human-rights@uchicago.edu
Northwestern University's Sustainable Food Talks hosts a panel discussion on what it means to be a "green restaurant" tonight from 6 to 8pm in room 107 of Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Rd. in Evanston. The panel includes Heidi Moorman Coudal, owner of Big Delicious Planet Catering; Zak Dolezal, chef of Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen; David Lipschutz, owner of Blind Faith Cafe; and Amy Morton, owner of Found Kitchen & Social House. Eloise Karlatiras, president and CEO of the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition, moderates. The event is also a potluck dinner, so bring something tasty and enjoy. Free; RSVP on Facebook.
Women Working in Mixed Media presents She's Crafty: Women in Craft Beer, a panel discussion and networking event, tonight at Chop Shop, 2033 W. North Ave., from 6 to 8pm. Panelists include Claudia Jendron, brewer at Temperance Beer Company; Kate Bernot, nightlife reporter for the RedEye; Kim Leshinski, design consultant and event curator with Hail To The Ale; Monica Mooney, sales rep for Bell's Brewery; and Jennifer Faulk, director of marketing at Louis Glunz Beer. Tickets are $30 or two for $50, and include beer tastings from five local breweries. 21+
Printers Row presents a luncheon at The Union League Club (65 W. Jackson Blvd.) in honor of Pulitzer Prize-winner and nationally renowned columnist Clarence Page, wherein he will discuss his new anthology of work, Culture Worrier, Selected Columns 1984 - 2014, Reflections on Race, Politics and Social Change. In the thirty years of experience since his first column in The Chicago Tribune, Page has carved out a revered place in the journalistic profession for political and social commentary alike. He will be joined in discussion by Bruce Dold, editorial page editor of the Chicago Tribune. The event kicks off with a reception at 11:30 am, with the discussion set to begin at 12 pm. Admission is $35, and copies of the book will be available for sale at the event.
The premiere event of Chicago Ideas Week brings "mind-bending" speakers and performers including George Lucas, Charlie Rose, and Mara Brock Akil to the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St. The all-day events starts at 9:30am, and while tickets aren't available at this time, they may release some before the event.
Tonight from 6-9PM, Jordan Martins will be bringing selections of his work as well as conversation to the Chicago Room & Board Showroom located on 217 N. Carpenter St. Jordan is also the program director at the Comfort Station, a creative space located in Logan Square. The event will include wine and snacks and is open to the public.
One of many conversations hosted across the city as part of Chicago Ideas Week takes a look at the media's role in perpetuating and disrupting racial stereotypes, featuring Johnson Publishing CEO Desiree Rogers, Columbia professor Beau Basel Beaudoin, writer LZ Granderson, and director Salim Akil. Tickets are still available for the 6pm event held at 6pm at Morningstar, 22 W. Washington St. $15.
As part of the inaugural Lit & Luz festival, award-winning author Álvaro Enrigue will be reading from his latest short story collection, Hypothermia. After the reading there will be a discussion with Director of the Center of Writing Arts at Northwestern, Reginald Gibbons. The event is free and goes from 12:00 pm to 2:30 at Crowe Hall (1860 Campus Drive).
Homeroom presents Fan Fiction 101 tonight at 9pm at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave. Keidra Chaney, Ray Van Fox and Chris Bower teach you all you need to know about what fanfic is and how to write it. No cover, but donations accepted. 21+
John Lahr, author of Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, will take part in a conversation with Martha Lavey, artistic director of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, tonight in the Downstairs Theatre at Steppenwolf, 1650 N. Halsted. Lahr was senior drama critic for the New Yorker for 21 years. The Williams biography, his 20th book, is described as shedding a light on Williams' "tempestuous public existence" as well as his backstage life. Arthur Miller said Williams' work ushered in a revolution in the American theater. The conversation will include a Q&A followed by a book signing in the lobby. Tickets are $10 and are available online or by calling 312-335-1650.
Homeroom hosts a Songwriter Showcase tonight at 7pm at HAUS in Columbia College's the Quincy Wong Center, 623 S. Wabash Ave. This month features JC Brooks, Odea, Isaiah Oby and Kate Adams; they'll discuss their work and process and then perform a song or two solo.
The SAIC Visiting Artists Program offers creatives around the city a chance to participate and listen to lectures by artists and historians around the globe. This evening in the Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr., Claire Bishop and Claire Doherty will be having a dialogue starting from 6pm to 7:30pm. Free. For more information, contact events@saic.edu or 312-899-5185.
Two Chicago-focused authors--Neil Steinberg and Thomas Dyja--will discuss a "canon of criticism of Chicago that dates back at least to the mid-twentieth century" tonight at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St. Steinberg, a Sun-Times writer, is the author of You Were Never in Chicago (University of Chicago Press, 2012). Dyja, a third-generation Chicagoan (although now a Manhattanite), is author of The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream (Penguin, 2013). Admission is free but reservations are required. Doors open at 5:30pm.
The Dinner Party returns to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight with special guests Jerry Springer, Bill Zwecker and Attorney General Lisa Madigan, as well as guest chef Bruce Sherman of North Pond. They join host Elysabeth Alfano for dinner and conversation -- and the audience eats the same meal. The Q Brothers perform live before the show. Tickets are $45; wine pairings are extra. Doors open at 6:30pm, show's at 7pm.
Irene Hofmann (MFA 1994) is giving a talk and lecture at Columbus Auditorium located at 280 S. Columbus Dr. for the SAIC Visiting Artists Program. The event will take place today, September 16th from 6-7:30 PM. It is free and open to the creative public. Contact 312.899.5185 or events@saic.edu for more information.
The Interview Show moves over to the Abbey Pub, 3420 W. Grace St., for an extra big show this month. Host Mark Bazer's guests tonight include Jeff and Spencer Tweedy, filmmaker Kevin James and comedian Natalie Jose. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7pm. 21+
Uri-Eichen Gallery, 2101 S. Halsted St., hosts a panel discussion of boycotts and activist art tonight at 8pm as part of the opening reception for BOYCOTT! The Art of Economic Activism, an exhibition of signs and artwork related to political activism campaigns. Moderated by Bob Bruno, director of the Labor Studies Program at the University of Illinois, the panel will include Emily Twarog, assistant professor of history and labor studies at UIUC, and Anne Carlson, a teacher and CTU delegate. After the panel, there will be a screening of a work-in-progress documentary by Kartemquin Films on the 1963 CPS boycott. The opening reception runs 6pm to 10pm. Admission is free.
The Illinois Humanities Council presents Now What? a Conversation with the Creators of Alaska Thunderfuck and JoMama Jones, Justin Honard and Daniel Alexander Jones, tonight at the Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave. Angel Ysaguirre moderates. After the discussion, Salonathon curates drag and drag-inspired performances by Baathhaus and Big Dipper. Doors open at 6:30pm; free admission before 7:30 with RSVP; $10 at the door.
State Rep. Ken Dunkin and Cook County Board Commissioner John Fritchey join the Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., for the latest edition of First Tuesdays with Mick & Ben, tonight at 6:30pm. $5 at the door. 21+
As part of the Chicago Jazz Festival, Roosevelt University hosts a panel discussion of the life and influence of Sun Ra at the university's Ganz Hall, 430 S. Michigan Ave., 7th floor, today at 4pm. The panel will include John Swzed, Marshall Allen, Art Hoyle and John Corbett, and is moderated by William Faber.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, Aug. 21-24. Meet artists and celebrities; attend panels on your favorite pop culture, TV and film; watch movies; marvel at the cosplayers and check out the comics. The festival is open from 11am to 5pm today. Admission are $50 for today; tickets for autographs, photo ops and VIP experiences are extra. Four-day passes are sold out.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, Aug. 21-24. Meet artists and celebrities; attend panels on your favorite pop culture, TV and film; watch movies; marvel at the cosplayers and check out the comics. The festival is open from 10am to 8pm today. Admission are $60 for today; tickets for autographs, photo ops and VIP experiences are extra. Four-day passes are sold out.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, Aug. 21-24. Meet artists and celebrities; attend panels on your favorite pop culture, TV and film; watch movies; marvel at the cosplayers and check out the comics. The festival is open from noon to 7pm today. Admission are $50 for today; tickets for autographs, photo ops and VIP experiences are extra. Four-day passes are sold out.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, Aug. 21-24. Meet artists and celebrities; attend panels on your favorite pop culture, TV and film; watch movies; marvel at the cosplayers and check out the comics. The festival is open from 3 to 8pm today. Admission are $40 for today; tickets for autographs, photo ops and VIP experiences are extra. Four-day passes are sold out.
Shame That Tune returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Abraham Levitan and Brian Costello host the live comedy and musical game show. Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. 21+
History on Tap hosts Pints and the Past, a discussion series exploring Goose Island's Fulton & Wood beers and their connection to Chicago's history, culture and people. Tonight's talk is about Goose Island's Devon Ave. pale ale, and is being held at Tiffin, 2536 W. Devon Ave., tonight 6:30 to 8:30pm. Reps from the brewery will be on hand to talk about the beer, and historians Liz Garibay of History On Tap and Mohammad Ali of Spice of Life Tours will talk about the history of Devon Avenue. Tickets are $20, and include a beer and Indian appetizers. 21+
The Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky host First Tuesdays with Mick & Ben tonight at 6:30pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Guests this month the topic is education, with guests Lauren FitzPatrick of the Sun-Times, Sarah Karp of Catalyst and Linda Lutton of WBEZ. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door.
The Interview Show is back at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. This month host Mark Bazer welcomes author Rick Perstein, rapper Saba, and chefs Erling Wu-Bower and Cosmo Goss. Admission is $10 in advance or at the door. 21+
Mayne Stage presents a panel discussion hosted by WBEZ editors and reports, who will discuss what our planet will look like in the future, when drinkable water will be in short supply. Doors open at 5:00pm, and the show starts at 6:00pm. The event is free, but you should claim your tickets at the Mayne Stage site to guarantee admission. Mayne Stage: 1328 West Morse Avenue. Box office: (773) 381-4554.
Today is the last day of the exhibition Cool and Dark, featuring the work of Eleanor Ray, Greta Waller and Gwendolyn Zabicki, at the Logan Square Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave., and Waller and Zabicki discuss their work and the exhibition at 2pm. Free.
High Concept Laboratories, an interdisciplinary platform and non profits organization, is hosting a lecture in their location at Mana Contemporary. Caroline Picard, a Chicago artist, curator and writer, will be having a conversation and discussion regarding her curatorial work abroad and her future practices here in Chicago. The event is free, however HCL urges those interested to RSVP. Mana Contemporary is located at 2233 S Throop St. in Pilsen. The event starts at 7PM today, July 22nd.
Sixty Inches from Center presents Writing In The Margins: Who Do You Write For?, a panel discussion on the relationship between writers, artists, and their various audiences, tonight from 6 to 8pm at the Zhou B Arts Center, 1029 W. 35th St. The panel will include visual journalist and media arts educator Sophia Nahli, Honey Pot Performance cofounder Felicia Holman, artist Jenny Lam, poet and author Olivia Cole, and writer Diana Pando. Moderated by Jennifer Patiño Cervantes, writer and Director of Development for Sixty Inches From Center. Admission is $5.
Forgotten Chicago presents a discussion of Chicago's overlooked and forgotten movie theaters tonight at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Hosted by Ward Miller, executive director of Preservation Chicago, the evening will include a presentation by author and professor Bill Savage, as well as photos of many long-gone theaters throughout the city. Doors open at 6:30pm, presentation begins at 7pm. $5 donation at the door requested.
The Trust for Public Land presents The 606 Trail Mix: A Trail Through Chicago's Manufacturing History tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., from 6:30 to 8pm. Historian and professor Jim Peters of the School of the Art Institute and the University of Illinois at Chicago will deliver a lecture on Chicago's rich manufacturing legacy. Free, 21+
The Guild Literary Complex hosts Equanimity: Writing & Exile, a conversation with writers exploring first-hand narratives of exile and political activism, today from 1:30 to 3pm at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. The discussion is moderated by John Rich, executive directory of the guild. Free.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who worked with Edward Snowden to expose widespread NSA surveillance, is on tour with Haymarket Books this summer, and will be speaking tonight at 7pm at the Socialism 2014 Conference in the Crowne Plaza O'Hare, 5440 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. Tickets are $10 in advance.
The Lillstreet Art Center is hosting a lecture series located at the Lillstreet Loft at 4437 Ravenswood Avenue. Tonight from 7 PM - 8 PM, Mindy Rose Schwartz, a Chicago sculptor will be giving an artist talk at the loft. All lectures are free and open to the public!
The second day of Our Public Space brings together designer Quilian Riano and artist John Preus for a workshop engaging the site at Lathrop Homes, 2000 W. Diversey Ave. The event runs from 10am to 4pm, with a lunch break at noon. Free.
Dilettante Studios, MAS Context, and the Hyde Park Art Center present Our Public Space, a two-day program of lectures and a workshop presented by national and international architects, designers, and artists addressing public space and the built environment. Today's events will run from 1pm-5pm at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Trans Pacific Partnership and NAFTA at 20, featuring hand-painted banners by the Artists Rapid Response Team (ARRT!), opens with a reception from 6 to 10pm tonight at Uri-Eichen Gallery, 2101 S. Halsted St. At 8pm there will be a panel discussion on NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership featuring Socialist Worker labor editor Lee Sustar, professor Ron Baiman and Carson Starkey of Illinois Fair Trade Coalition. Free.
See a dozen people make their way through 20 slides in five minutes each at IgniteChicago tonight at 6:30pm, 1871, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, 12th floor. Speakers include Annie Nayak, Brian Fulton, Bud Rodecker, Constance Kresge, Julie Ostrow, Karen Beattie, Kathryn Thies, Keidra Chaney, Nicole Renee Vasquez, Patrick Bachler, Trushitha Naria and Vince Cabansag. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Homeroom presents Procreativity 101: Making Art Babies tonight at 9pm at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave. Visual artists Alberto Aguilar and Lise Haller Baggesen, curator Allison Grant, poet Jennifer Steele and artist Tselanie Townsend discuss "ways to imagine motherhood, imitate art and how to live and die with art and one another." Fred Sasaki and Seth Vanek host. $5 suggested donation. 21+
Chicago Artists Resource presents "Music Journalism in the Digital Age: Gatekeepers and Curators," a panel discussion at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 3219-21 S. Morgan St., from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Panelists include Jim DeRogatis of WBEZ's "Sound Opinions," Ferrari Sheppard of Stop Being Famous, Leor Galil of the Reader, Ernest Wilkins of the Redeye, and Arasia Magnetic, formerly of KevinNottingham.com. J. Johari Palacio of CAR moderates. The event is free; RSVP requested.
Pechakucha returns to Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 8pm. See what people can talk about with 20 slides, 20 seconds apiece. Tickets are $10. 21+
"Adventure Time" story artists Jesse Moynihan, Michael DeForge and Sam Alden talk about their creative process at DePaul CDM Theatre, 14 E. Jackson St., lower level room 105, tonight at 6pm as part of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo. Free.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave., hosts a Pechakucha night in connection with its City of Big Data exhibit tonight from 6 to 8:30pm. Speakers include Tom Burtonwood, Dennis McClendon, Dan O'Neil, Jeanne Marie Olson, Derek Eder, Brenna Berman and Joe Germuska. Tickets are $7 for CAF members, $12 for non-members. Details on Facebook.
GEMS World Academy presents a panel discussion, "Empowering Girls to Explore STEM," tonight at 1871, 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, 12th Floor, from 6 to 8pm. On the panel will be Kate Eyler-Werve, digital project manager at Mightybytes; Dr. Michelle Larson, president and CEO of Adler Planetarium; and Theresa E. Mintle, CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Tom Alexander, COO of 1871, moderates, and Geoff Jones, founding head of GEMS World Academy-Chicago, will give opening remarks. Free; RSVP here.
Jerry's Wicker Park, 1938 W. Division St., hosts Creative Minds on Tap, an "in-depth look at the role of branding, design, and marketing within the culture of craft beer," tonight at 7pm. A panel discussion moderated by Hail to the Ale's Kim Leshinski features Tony Magee, founder of Lagunitas; Randy Mosher, author and design/branding consultant for 5 Rabbit Cerveceria and Forbidden Root Botanic Beers; Micheal Kiser, founder of Good Beer Hunting; Phineas X. Jones , designer for Half Acre; Paul Schneider, brewer at Solemn Oath; and restaurant designer Katie Perkins. A Q&A follows. No cover.
Gapers Block hosts one of the Chicago Community Trust's On the Table discussions to explore, in particular, the needs for community journalism and citizen reporting. We'll be meeting at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St., at 7:30pm tonight. Dinner and drinks are Dutch; the discussion is free. Join us by RSVPing here.
The Dinner Party returns to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm. This month Kathy Hart of "Eric & Kathy Show," actor Marc Grapey, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and Chef Pete Coenen of the Gage join host Elysabeth Alfano for a wide-ranging conversation. Guests will enjoy a meal prepared by Coenen, as well as wine and Vosges chocolates. The opening act will be Mischa Zupko, Wilson Choi and Dominic Johnson of the International Beethoven Project. Tickets are $45.
The University of Chicago presents Let's Get Working: Chicago Celebrates Studs Terkel, a festival of the city's legendary storyteller, May 9-11 at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., and other locations. Attend workshops, panel discussions and a variety of other events each day; see the schedule for details. Attendance is free.
The University of Chicago presents Let's Get Working: Chicago Celebrates Studs Terkel, a festival of the city's legendary storyteller, May 9-11 at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., and other locations. Attend workshops, panel discussions and a variety of other events each day; see the schedule for details. Attendance is free.
The University of Chicago presents Let's Get Working: Chicago Celebrates Studs Terkel, a festival of the city's legendary storyteller, May 9-11 at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., and other locations. Attend workshops, panel discussions and a variety of other events each day; see the schedule for details. Attendance is free.
DePaul University's Department of Media & Cinema Studies hosts Joss Whedon: A Celebration today from 9am to 6pm at the College of Communication, 14 E. Jackson Blvd. Discussions will explore Whedon's many projects for film, television and comics, and special guests include screenwriter Cheryl Cain, who was assistant production coordinator on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" TV series and a writer on "Firefly." Attendance is free; see the Facebook page for more details.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Host Mark Bazer talks with authors Veronica Roth and Aleksandar Hemon, screenwriter Steven Conrad, and musician/author Tim Kinsella. $8 at the door. 21+
Guild Literary Complex andGraze magazine host Breaking the Bread Divide, a live Guild podcast at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., tonight from 7 to 9pm. Hosted by journalist Debbie Carlson, the live podcast taping will feature a discussion of food policy with guests Robert Nevel, urban farmer and founder of KAMII; Dave Snyder, poet, writer and member of Chicago Rarities Orchard Project; and Angela Taylor, founder of Fulton Street Flower & Vegetable Garden. Soup and bread from the Jane Addams Hull House Kitchen will be served. Admission is free. Read our preview in Book Club.
Join five community organizations for a free walking tour of South Shore's historic 71st Street. Highlights will include President Obama's first campaign office, the Jeffery Theater and the thoroughfare's early 20th century streetscape. Meet at Give Me Some Sugah bakery at 1pm. Visit the tour's Facebook page for more information.
The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit supporting young farmers, presents a screening of their documentary, also called The Greenhorns, tonight at 5:30pm at Beans & Bagels, 2601 W. Leland Ave. An informal panel discussion with local CSA farmers will follow. Free.
This evening at 6pm, Seminary Co-op Bookstore (5751 S. Woodlawn Ave.) and the University of Chicago's Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies bring together two prominent Bulgarian authors with their translators. In addition to reading from their novels, Virginia Zaharieva and Albena Stambolova will discuss what it was like to collaborate on their translations with Angela Rodel and Olga Nikolova, respectively. Preview in Book Club. Free.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Host Mark Bazer's guests this month are "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me" host Peter Sagal, author Stacy Ballis, ESPN baseball writer Christina Kahrl, and professional pool player Freddy "the Beard" Bentivegna. Republic of Lights performs live. $8 at the door. 21+
This evening at 6pm, Dayo Olopade will visit the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State, to discuss her book The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa. Admission's free, and books will be available for signing afterward.
IgniteChicago hosts 12 speakers, each giving five-minute presentations on virtually any subject tonight at 6:30pm at the 1871 auditorium on the 12th floor in Merchandise Mart. Similar to a TED talk, this IgniteChicago session features topics ranging from legal pirates, stuttering, how to dance better, and how the music industry will screw you. Tickets are $10 and include a beer and a slice of pizza. Doors open at 6:30pm.
The Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky launch their new monthly political talk series, First Tuesdays with Mick & Ben at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Guests include aldermen Scott Waguespack, Proco Joe Moreno and former alderman Richard Mell. $5 at the door. 21+
The Dinner Party returns to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight at 7pm. This month, host Elysabeth Alfano talks with chef Rick Bayless, author Sara Paretsky and New Yorker cartoonist Pat Byrnes, and chef Carrie Nahabedian prepares dinner and sits in on the conversation as well. Singer Joan Collaso opens the show. Tickets are $45 per person and include dinner. Doors open at 6:30pm.
The Chicago Public Library is hosting a Women's History Month art exhibition presenting sisters, Jessie Winslow and Rachel Winslow. Jessie will be giving an artist talk today at 2pm at the Lincoln Park branch, 1150 W Fullerton Ave. Event is free and open to the public.
NYTimes film critic introduces the 1947 feature Body and Soul and discusses the impact of leftist Jewish filmmakers on Hollywood, today at 2pm at Block Cinema, 40 Arts Circle Dr. on Northwestern's Evanston campus. Admission is $4 for students, $6 for non-students.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. This month host Mark Bazer talks with John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of the Autumn Defense; Douglas Druick, president of the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Reader's Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky. There will also be an improv set by Astronaut Theatre. $8 at the door, which opens at 6pm. 21+
Northwestern's Center for the Writing Arts presents a conversation between The Atlantic senior editor and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and author Alex Kotlowitz tonight at 6pm in the Peggy Dow Helmerich Auditorium in Annie May Swift Hall, 1920 Campus Dr. on Northwestern's Evanston campus. A book-signing will follow. Free and open to the public.
Join the Social Media Club Chicago as they discuss how designers use social media to promote their apparel and generate an income tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Grind, 2 North LaSalle Boulevard. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 at the door. The price includes beer, wine, sandwiches and snacks.
Artist and Northwestern professor Pamela Bannos explores the history of the land the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., concludes her series of four gallery talks in connection with the exhibition The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology, today at 3pm with one on the history of the museum itself. Free with museum admission.
The congressman will discuss his latest memoir--Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrioto Capitol Hill. 6pm at Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Free.
The Dinner Party is back at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight. This month host Elysabeth Alfano talks with improv comedian Susan Messing, Lookingglass Theatre Artistic Director Andrew White, architect Jordan Mozer and Chef Tim Graham of Travelle Restaurant, who cooks the dinner both the guests and audience enjoy. Anna Fermin opens. Doors are at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $40.
The Society of Midland Authors brings representatives of four indie publishers to the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan, for a discussion of their work. A reception with snacks and a cash bar starts at 6pm, with the discussion itself at 7pm; admission's free.
The International House at University of Chicago, 1414 E. 59th St., hosts Global Voices Author Night tonight at 6pm. The panel will include Bernadine Dohrn, professor emerita of law at Northwestern, Danny Postel, associate director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver and co-editor of The Syria Dilemma, and Afra Jalabi, a Syrian activist and contributor to The Syria Dilemma. Orit Bashkin, professor of Middle Eastern History at UofC, moderates.
Syria scholars read from and discuss the new book The Syria Dilemma tonight at 6pm at the Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren St. Nabeel Khoury, senior fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, leads a discussion with Nader Hashemi, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, Danny Postel, associate director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, the co-editors of The Syria Dilemma. Tickets are $10 for Chicago Council members, $12 for nonmembers.
Syria scholars and activists read from and discuss the new book The Syria Dilemma tonight at 7pm at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. The panel will include Zaher Sahloul, president of the Syrian American Medical Society, Nader Hashemi, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, Danny Postel, associate director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver. Hashemi and Postel are co-editors of The Syria Dilemma. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Social media pros will be on hand to talk about Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the next big thing at Next Door Chicago, 659 W. Diversey at 6:30 pm. Learn about online marketing and creating your own brand. Hosted by Chris Brohead, founder of SuitSocialMedia.com. RSVP here. Free.
The Goethe Institute presents the Chicago premiere of the German miniseries Generation War today at noon at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. In between parts one and two, a panel featuring Sara Hall, associate professor of Germanic Studies at UIC; Neal Pease, professor and department chair of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Patricia Brett Erens, adjunct professor at the School of the Art Institute, will discuss the film and its cultural significance. Tickets are $9.25 in advance or at the door.
Author Lawrence J. Vale appears at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., at 6pm this evening to discuss his recent book Purging the Poorest: Public Housing and the Design Politics of Twice-Cleared Communities and talk more generally about "transforming public housing." Free.
Author Aleksandar Hemon talks with author Gary Shteyngart about his latest book, Little Failure tonight at 6pm at First United Methodist Church at The Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St., as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Tickets are $15. Read our preview in Book Club.
The Chicago Writers Conferences presents the next installment of its Writers Night Out series tonight from 6:30-9pm. Query Letter 101 will be held at Lillstreet Loft, 4437 N. Ravenswood Ave. Literary Agent Joanna MacKenzie of Browne & Miller Literary Associates will host a discussion and Q&A moderated by CWC Founder and Executive Director Mare Swallow. Registration is required.
Artist and Northwestern professor Pamela Bannos explores the history of the land the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., continues her series of four gallery talks in connection with the exhibition The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology, today at 3pm with one on the museum's Armory years. Free with museum admission.
The Interview Show celebrates its sixth anniversary at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Host Mark Bazer talks with chef Paul Kahan and musician Robbie Fulks plus additional special guests. Doors open at 6pm. Admission is $8. 21+
Chicago Lean Startup Circle presents Post Prohibition Chicago, featuring beverage startups sharing their stories, tonight from 6 to 9pm at 1871, 222 W. Merchandise Mart. Featured speakers include Koval's Sonat Birnecker Hart, Hopothesis Beer Company's Jeff Bergau, TailWinds' Toby Beall, Few Spirits' Paul Hletko, CraftHouse's Matt Lindner, GreaterThan's Mark Sider and Quincy Street's Derrick Mancini. Samples of the speakers' drinks will be served along with apps. Tickets are $15 early bird, $20 in advance, and $25 after Dec. 16. Free membership in the Chicago Lean Startup Circle Meetup group required. 21+
Artist and Northwestern professor Pamela Bannos explores the history of the land the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., continues her series of four gallery talks in connection with the exhibition The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology, today at 3pm with one on Cap Streeter and the creation of Streeterville. Free with museum admission.
Homeroom presents Hulk 101: Accident Fallacy, a discussion of the cultural tonight at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., from 9 to 11pm. Artists and writers -- including Noah Berlatsky, Dana Bassett, Lindsey Smith and Rachel N. Swanson -- "address Hulk as high art, kitsch, world breaker, god, and Kanye West for discussions and performances about the gender binary, self identity, artistic appropriation, feminism, activism, and supreme media." Hosted by Fred Sasaki and Seth Vanek. $5 suggested donation. 21+
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Host Mark Bazer's guests include Rookie editor Tavi Gevinson, author Charles Blackstone and Lagunitas Brewing founder Tony Magee. $8 at the door. 21+
Pechakucha returns to Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 8pm. Readers include Peter Exley, Ben Nicholson, Mickey Mangan, Anastasia Skolnik, Rajiv Nathan, Avraham Mor, Simon Landon, Rebecca Parrish, Jo Palma, Steve Sullivan and Kelly Fair. Each gets to say their piece in 20 slides, with 20 seconds each. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. 21+
Greg Sestero, best known as Mark in The Room, has written The Disaster Artist, a book about his experiences meeting writer/director/star Tommy Wiseau and making the cult classic film. He's coming to the Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., tonight for a screening of The Room, a short making-of documentary, and a Q&A with Gapers Block's own Steve Prokopy. The book talk starts at 7pm, and The Room screens at 10pm. Tickets are $20 or $45 with a copy of The Disaster Artist.
Technori Pitch, the monthly showcase of tech startups, runs tonight at 7pm in the Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St. Tickets are $15 early-bird, $20 otherwise.
The 47th annual Latke-Hamantash Debate at the University of Chicago takes place tonight at 7:30pm at Mandel Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Dr. Ted Cohen, professor of philosophy, moderates the debate, which features Dr. Rachel Fulton Brown, associate professor of Medieval History; Dr. Harold Pollack, Helen Ross professor at the School of Social Service Administration; and Dr. Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, director of Urologic Research. Admission to the debate is free on a first come, first served basis. A latke and hamantash tasting follows the debate; tickets are $5. The debate will also be webcast live.
Fear No Art brings together celebrities and interesting people together at the dinner table for The Dinner Party tonight at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. Host Elysabeth Alfano's guests this month are author Scott Turow, burlesque dancer Michelle L'Amour, rock critic Jim DeRogatis and chef Heather Terhune of Sable Kitchen & Bar. Jazz singer Kimberly Gordon is the opening act and fashion illustrator Rosemary Fanti will sketch the conversation. Chef Terhune's dishes for the show are also enjoyed by the audience. Doors open at 6pm, show begins at 7pm. Tickets are $40 and include dinner.
The Chicago Book Expo, a pop-up bookstore and literary fair, is today from 11am to 5pm at St. Augustine College, 1345 W. Argyle St. Browse books from local publishers and attend talks and workshops. see the schedule for details. An afterparty at Fat Cat, 4840 N. Broadway, follows at 5pm. Free.
Artist and Northwestern professor Pamela Bannos explores the history of the land the Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave., in a series of four gallery talks in connection with the exhibition The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology, beginning today at 3pm with one on 1863 through the Chicago Fire. Free with museum admission.
The Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N. State St., hosts the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" 25th Anniversary Reunion today at noon. Original cast members Joel Hodgson, Joel Coniff, Trace Beaulieu and Josh Weinstein will be in attendance for a panel discussion moderated by Steve Darnall, and clips from the cult classic TV show will be aired. Tickets are $12.
The Chicago chapter of the Association of Computing Machinery, the Loyola University Computer Science Department and Chicago Council on Science & Technology present "Every Click Leaves a Clue," a presentation on the technology and tactics of the FBI's cyber crime division, in the Beane Ballroom on the 13th floor of Pearson Towers, 111 E. Pearson St. A light reception begins at 5:45pm; the presentation by FBI Special Agent Patrick Geahan begins at 6:30pm. Free.
The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., presents The Feminine Mystique at 50: Reflecting on the Book that Inspired, Angered, and Forever Changed America, a day-long seminar today from 9am to 4pm. The program is free.
College of Complexes, "the playground for people who think", holds a Free Speech Forum on social issues and current events every Saturday at Lincoln Restaurant (4008 N. Lincoln Avenue). This week's topic is 'Expecting More From Public Officials' with guest speaker Marc Loveless, a candidate for Chicago City Council Clerk campaigning under the slogan "We Can Do More!". Forum starts at 8pm. $3 tuition with purchase of food/drink.
Author Patrick T. McBriarty will give a slide show and talk about his new book, Chicago River Bridges, today at 2pm at the Irving Park-Austin branch of the Chicago Public Library, 6100 W. Irving Park Rd. The book and accompanying DVD will be available for purchase; the talk is free.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. This month Mark Bazer speaks with author Rich Cohen, chef Tony Hu and documentary filmmaker Bill Siegel. $8 at the door. 21+
Laydeez Do Comics, a reading and discussion series that celebrates graphic work from local female artists and writers, returns to Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave., tonight at 7pm. This installment features cartoonist Beth Hetland and Jacyln Miller, cartoonist and Chicago Zine Fest organizer. Read our preview in Book Club. Free.
Ursula Bielski, author of Chicago Haunts and Creepy Chicago: A Ghosthunter's Tales of the City's Scariest Sites, talks about "Chicago's Haunted Hotspots" at the Edgebrook branch of the Chicago Public Library, 5331 W. Devon Ave., tonight from 6 to 7:30pm. The talk is geared for those aged 16 and up. Free; call 312-744-8313 to RSVP.
The Culinary Historians of Chicago present "Before the Food Network," Recollections of Milwaukee's Chef Sanford D'Amato, today from 10am to noon at the Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, 900 N. North Branch St. A James Beard Award-winning chef, D'Amato's new memoir, Good Stock: Life on a Low Simmer, was just released by Agate Midway. He'll discuss the book and do a cooking demo. Admission is $5, $3 for students. RSVP to Culinary.Historians@gmail.com.
In the latest edition of Chicago Conversations, tonight from 5 to 7pm at the Hubbard Inn, 110 W. Hubbard St., Monroe Anderson and Ed Tracy interview folk legend Bonnie Koloc; Bob Riesman, author of I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Bronzy and co-author of Chicago Folk: Images of the Sixties Music Scene; and Darrell Jones, manager of all private lessons and diverse group classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music. Blues legend Sugar Blue provide a guest performance. $12 admission includes drink specials, hors d'oeuvres and dinner discounts. Reserve seats by calling 312-924-1333. 21+
The Dinner Party, a show that combines dinner and conversation, is back at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight at 7pm. This month, host Elysabeth Alfano talks with guests are Bears GM Phil Emery, singer Lynne Jordan, Louder than a Bomb co-founder
Kevin Coval, and Longman & Eagle chef Jared Wentworth. Wentworth also cooks dinner, which the audience enjoys along with the guests. Tickets are $40, or pay $65 for access to the VIP reception at 6pm with Phil Emery, artist Beth Emery and Bears tight end Martellus Bennett.
ArchiTech Gallery owner David Jameson discusses his book, Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design, and Iannelli's iconic sculptures and influence over modern design in Chicago and beyond, today at 2pm at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 5472 S. Kimbark Ave. Details on Facebook.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8:30pm. This month, host Mark Bazer talks with artist Hebru Brantley, writer/editor/inventor of rotisserie baseball Daniel Okrent, playwright Noah Haidle, and journalist Mick Dumke. The Precious Moments are the musical guest. $8 at the door. 21+
Architect Adrian Smith will speak tonight on "Supertall Towers & Green Cities" as part of the 2013 Thinking Into the Future: The Robie House Series on Architecture, Design and Ideas. His lecture is at 6pm at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St. A cocktail reception will be held at 5pm. Smith's work includes world landmarks such as the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and Dubai's Burj Khalia. Tickets, which can be purchased online, are $20 for members of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and AIA Chicago and for University of Chicago alumni, faculty and staff, and $25 for nonmembers.
Join climate justice activist Tim DeChristopher and "citizen writer" Terry Tempest Williams at Chicago Historical Museum (1601 N Clark St.) for a talk and book signing event sponsored by Haymarket Books and Lannan Foundation. DeChristopher, co-founder of the nonprofit Peaceful Uprising, will speak about his environmental activism and act of nonviolent civil disobedience that landed him 21 months in prison. The talk will be followed by a discussion and book signing with Terry Tempest Williams. Tickets are $5, seats are unassigned. Doors open at 6pm, event starts at 7pm.
At a talk titled "Gender and Style, Fashion and Feminism" at Women and Children First (5233 N. Clark St.) tonight at 7:30pm, Marjorie Jolles will join fellow panelists and writers Deborah Siegel and Veronica Arreola for a wide-ranging "conversation about the politics of what we wear, from birth on."
A trio of writers affiliated with The Society of Midland Authors--including Edward McClelland, Larry Bennett, and Edward E. Gordon--convene to discuss "the future of the industrial Midwest and Chicago" this evening at 6 p.m. at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State. Free.
Huffington Post reporter Radley Balko will discuss his book Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces at Roosevelt University Library's Angel Reading Room (430 S. Michigan) tonight at 6:15 p.m., followed by a panel of community activists who work on issues of policing and social justice. Free.
The Chicago Public Library, Woodson Regional Branch, 9525 S. Halsted, hosts "The Power of Photography," today from 12p-2pm. Moderated by Farrad Ali, this free panel discussion, presented by the Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers (CAAAP), features Chicago mayoral photographer Brooke Collins, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ovie Carter, Civil Rights photographer Robert Sengstacke and others who will discuss careers in photography, its cultural impact, and its place "as a medium and art form in the present and the future." For more information, visit CAAAP or call 312-747-6900.
The Chicago Public Library, Clearing Branch, 6423 W. 63rd Pl., presents "Golden Age of Televsion," tonight at 6pm. Hosted by speaker, humorist, and frequent WGN Radio guest Larry Bergnach, this 'interactive, variety show' will go down memory lane with TV classics including "I Love Lucy," "The Honeymooners," and more. Free and open to the public; for more information, call 312-747-5657.
The Chicago Artists Resource presents Digital Self: Making Your Online Presence Work For You, a panel discussion at the Chicago Artists Coalition, 217 N. Carpenter St., tonight at 6pm. The discussion will feature actor and producer Adria Dawn, artist and designer James T. Green, and editor and webmaster JC Steinbrunner; writer and designer Mig Reyes moderates. Admission is $5 for CAC members, $8 for general public; register here.
Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 8-11 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, 5555 N. River Rd. Hit the panel talks and workshops, walk the trade floor, attend film screenings and meet celebrities such as Stan Lee, Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Morena Baccarin, John Barrowman, Tara Strong, DMC, Ralph Maccio and more. The cost of single day passes vary by day; today's are $50. A four-day weekend pass costs $90, or spring for the $250 VIP package, which gets you in an hour early each day as well as other goodies. Many celebrity meet-and-greets are ticketed separately. The convention runs from 10am to 5pm today.
Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 8-11 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, 5555 N. River Rd. Hit the panel talks and workshops, walk the trade floor, attend film screenings and meet celebrities such as Stan Lee, Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Morena Baccarin, John Barrowman, Tara Strong, DMC, Ralph Maccio and more. The cost of single day passes vary by day; today's are $60. A four-day weekend pass costs $90, or spring for the $250 VIP package, which gets you in an hour early each day as well as other goodies. Many celebrity meet-and-greets are ticketed separately. The convention runs from 10am to 7pm today.
Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 8-11 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, 5555 N. River Rd. Hit the panel talks and workshops, walk the trade floor, attend film screenings and meet celebrities such as Stan Lee, Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Morena Baccarin, John Barrowman, Tara Strong, DMC, Ralph Maccio and more. The cost of single day passes vary by day; today's are $50. A four-day weekend pass costs $90, or spring for the $250 VIP package, which gets you in an hour early each day as well as other goodies. Many celebrity meet-and-greets are ticketed separately. The convention runs from noon to 7pm today.
Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 8-11 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, 5555 N. River Rd. Hit the panel talks and workshops, walk the trade floor, attend film screenings and meet celebrities such as Stan Lee, Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Morena Baccarin, John Barrowman, Tara Strong, DMC, Ralph Maccio and more. The cost of single day passes vary by day; today's are $40. A four-day weekend pass costs $90, or spring for the $250 VIP package, which gets you in an hour early each day as well as other goodies. Many celebrity meet-and-greets are ticketed separately. The convention runs from 3pm to 8pm today.
Blogger network BlogHer brings its annual conference back to Chicago this year, July 25-27, at the McCormick Convention Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., and the Sheraton Chicago, 301 E. North Water St. Attend panels and talks by bloggers, technologists and celebrities, check out the exhibition floor, and party after hours at a variety of events. See the full schedule here [PDF]. Day passes for individuals are $149, or $398 for the full conference; other registration levels exist. Register online or at the door.
Blogger network BlogHer brings its annual conference back to Chicago this year, July 25-27, at the McCormick Convention Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., and the Sheraton Chicago, 301 E. North Water St. Attend panels and talks by bloggers, technologists and celebrities, check out the exhibition floor, and party after hours at a variety of events. See the full schedule here [PDF]. Day passes for individuals are $149, or $398 for the full conference; other registration levels exist. Register online or at the door.
Mac & Cheese Productions hosts The MANual: An Experiential Toolbelt for the Everyday Guy tonight at Catalyst Ranch, 656 W. Randolph St., from 7 to 9pm. The event features TED-like six-minute talks by local experts on a variety of topics, all geared towards guys and enhancing their lives. Food and drink will be provided. Registration is free.
Blogger network BlogHer brings its annual conference back to Chicago this year, July 25-27, at the McCormick Convention Center, 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr., and the Sheraton Chicago, 301 E. North Water St. Attend panels and talks by bloggers, technologists and celebrities, check out the exhibition floor, and party after hours at a variety of events. See the full schedule here [PDF]. Day passes for individuals are $149, or $398 for the full conference; other registration levels exist. Register online or at the door.
Local father and son duo Sam and Peter Stamatis will read and sign copies of their book 'Dandelions for Dinner: Greece at War and a Family's Dream of America.' Their book is a hopeful family saga spanning from the late 1800s to the Greek Civil War during the 1940s.
The reading will start at 7 p.m. at the Book Cellar. 4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave.
Free Minds Free People, a national conference organized by the Education for Liberation Network, takes place July 11-14, at Uplift Community High School, 900 W. Wilson Ave. Activities at this education justice oriented conference include workshops, panels, assemblies, radical professional development, lesson planning lounges, and site visits. Registration fees range from $75 to $315. High level contributions go towards ensuring access to all community members. If unable to pay registration fees, email Tara (tara@edliberation.org) to discuss other options. Childcare available. For details, full schedule of events, and registration, visit the Free Minds Free People website.
Schedule of Activities
9 am - Breakfast (provided by conference)
9:30 am-12:15 pm - Assemblies, Young Activists
12:15-12:45 pm - Closing Ceremonies
Free Minds Free People, a national conference organized by the Education for Liberation Network, takes place July 11-14, at Uplift Community High School, 900 W. Wilson Ave. Activities at this education justice oriented conference include workshops, panels, assemblies, radical professional development, lesson planning lounges, and site visits. Registration fees range from $75 to $315. High level contributions go towards ensuring access to all community members. If unable to pay registration fees, email Tara (tara@edliberation.org) to discuss other options. Childcare available. For details, full schedule of events, and registration, visit the Free Minds Free People website.
Schedule of Activities
8:30-9:30 am - Registration and breakfast (provided by conference)
9:30-11 am - Workshops/Panels, Assemblies, Lesson Planning Lounge, Young Activists
11:15 am-12:45 pm - Workshops/Panels , Assemblies, Lesson Planning Lounge, Young Activists
12:45-2:15 pm - Lunch
2:15-4:30 pm - Plenary Panel Town Hall, Young Activists
7:30-9 pm - Evening Activities (TBA)
Free Minds Free People, a national conference organized by the Education for Liberation Network, takes place July 11-14, at Uplift Community High School, 900 W. Wilson Ave. Activities at this education justice oriented conference include workshops, panels, assemblies, radical professional development, lesson planning lounges, and site visits. Registration fees range from $75 to $315. High level contributions go towards ensuring access to all community members. If unable to pay registration fees, email Tara (tara@edliberation.org) to discuss other options. Childcare available. For details, full schedule of events, and registration, visit the Free Minds Free People website.
Schedule of Activities:
8:30-9:30 am - Registration and light breakfast (provided by conference)
9:30-11 am - Opening Keynote
11:15 am-12:45pm - Workshops/Panels, Young Activists, Site Visits (Uptown Tour)
12:45-2 pm - Lunch (provided by conference)
2-3:30 pm - Workshops/Panels, Critical Media Literacy for Young Activists
2-5:15 pm - Site Visits (Little Village Environmental Tour/ Logan Square Tour)
3:45-5:15 pm - Workshops/Panels, Young Activists
7:30-9 pm - Documentary Screening and Open Mic
Free Minds Free People, a national conference organized by the Education for Liberation Network, takes place July 11-14, at Uplift Community High School, 900 W. Wilson Ave. Activities at this education justice oriented conference include workshops, panels, assemblies, radical professional development, lesson planning lounge, and site visits. Registration fees range from $75 to $315. High level contributions go towards ensuring access to all community members. If unable to pay registration fees, email Tara (tara@edliberation.org) to discuss other options. Childcare available. For details, full schedule of events, and registration, visit the Free Minds Free People website.
Schedule of Activities:
1:30 - 6pm - Radical Professional Development
7:30 pm - Opening Ceremony: Honoring the 1963 Chicago School Boycott
The Reader's Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke and CivicLab's Tom Tresser talk about Tax Increment Financing, aka TIFs, at the Loyola Park fieldhouse, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave., tonight at 7pm as part of the TIF Illumination Project neighborhood discussion series. Learn about the six TIFs in the 49th ward and what they're intended to do. Free.
Socialism 2013 runs this weekend, June 27-30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center - Chicago O'Hare. The four day conference includes dozens of scheduled discussion sessions on topics such as economics, education, human rights, civil rights, and labor. Speakers include the likes of Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, Jesse Sharkey, and many more. Details and a complete schedule of sessions available at the Socialism 2013 website.
Socialism 2013 runs this weekend, June 27-30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center - Chicago O'Hare. The four day conference includes dozens of scheduled discussion sessions on topics such as economics, education, human rights, civil rights, and labor. Speakers include the likes of Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, Jesse Sharkey, and many more. Details and a complete schedule of sessions available at the Socialism 2013 website.
Socialism 2013 runs this weekend, June 27-30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center - Chicago O'Hare. The four day conference includes dozens of scheduled speakers and discussion sessions, on topics ranging from economics, education, human rights, civil rights, labor, and more. Speakers include the likes of Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald, and Jesse Sharkey, to name a few.
Darryl Holliday and Erik Rodriguez of The Illustrated Press discuss their exhibition in the Congress Corridor of the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., tonight from 6 to 8pm. Several subjects of the comics will be in attendance. Free. RSVP on Facebook.
Author and urbanologist Max Grinnell gives a talk on the role of public art in city life at the the Bezazian branch of the Chicago Public Library, 1226 W. Ainslie St., tonight at 6pm. Free.
The Chicago Public School debate continues tonight at Chicago Forward: Pass or Fail where Chicago Public School CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett joins Chicago Tribune editorial page editor Bruce Dold in a discussion about Chicago schools. $20, 6 p.m., Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St. Buy tickets at the Trib Nation website.
The Lonely Island holds a Q&A and sneak-peek at their new album, The Wack Album, at the Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., tonight at 5pm (doors open at 4pm). Tickets are $19. All ages.
The Interview Show, hosted by Mark Bazer, returns to The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8m. This month's guests include author Jami Attenberg, State Sen. Daniel Biss, Art Institute curator Gloria Groom, The Dissolve editor Keith Phipps and special musical guest Matt Kerstein of Brighton MA. Doors open at 6pm. Admission is $8.
Pechakucha returns to Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight at 8pm. Nick Adam, Michael Genge, Ryan McRae, Anna-Marie Penlilio, Joe Reinstein, Trevor Martin, Jeff Phillips, Eric Fleischauer and Ron Faiola each get 20 slides, 20 seconds apiece to make their case. Tess Landon and Peter Exley host. Tickets are $10. 21+
Legendary Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson, famous for guiding the Bulls to six NBA championships and the Los Angeles Lakers to five, will be appearing at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., tonight at 7pm as part of the Chicago Tribune's Printers Row. He will be discussing his new book, "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success" with Chicago Tribune sports reporter K.C. Johnson. Get tickets and more information here.
The Dinner Party talk show with a meal returns to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight at 6:30pm. This month's show features Chef Sean Pharr of NoMI, Lin Brehmer of WXRT, socialite Candace Jordan, Timeline Theatre Associate Director Nick Bowling and host Elysabeth Alfano. Tickets are $35.
The Chicago Public Library presents "The Great Migration: A Conversation with Timuel D. Black, Jr., Linda Johnson Rice and Adam Green," a One Book, One Chicago discussion of The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson, tonight at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St. Free.
The University of Chicago presents author and activist Angela Davis as she discusses "Feminism and Abolition: Theories and Practices for the 21st Century," tonight at 7:30pm. This lecture, held at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn, is free and open to the public. For more information, call 773-702-8063.
Photojournalist Scout Tufankjian presents "Beyond the 18 Days: Photojournalism and Egypt," a discussion of her work covering the 2011 revolution in Egypt, tonight at 7pm in Northwestern University's McCormick Tribune Center Forum, 1870 Campus Dr. in Evanston. Free and open to the public; for more info, email m-graves2@northwestern.edu or call call 847-491-2653.
WBEZ presents "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Critics," a discussion of the role and status of criticism in the modern media landscape, at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave., tonight. Jim DeRogatis hosts a panel that includes Fake Shore Drive's Andrew Barber, the Reader's Drew Hunt, Chicagoist's Jim "Tankboy" Kopeny, Bad at Sports' Duncan MacKenzie, WBEZ's Leah Pickett, Booklist's Donna Seaman, Time Out's Kris Vire and Gapers Block's own LaShawn Williams, plus an unnamed food critic. Doors open at 6pm, discussion starts at 7pm. Free, but $5 donation requested.
Learn about the unexpected links between food and the economy at tonight's talk from the Chicago Foodways Roundtable, "The Secret Financial Life of Food". Tonight at 6:30 pm for only $3 at Kendall College (900 N. Branch st.). Reserve your spot here.
The DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl., presents artist and photographer Terrence A. Reese in "Reflections: Gallery Talk with TAR," today from 3pm-5pm. Reese will discuss his exhibit, "Reflections," his black-and-white "documentary-style photography series" of personal stories, reflections and experiences with photographing history-making artists including Gordon Parks, The Nicholas Brothers and more. Free. For more information or to RSVP, call 773-947-0600 ext. 290.
Today Columbia College continues its free #DocYourWorld documentary panels and screenings from noon until 9:30pm in their Film Row Cinema on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Today Columbia College continues its free #DocYourWorld documentary panels and screenings from noon until 9pm in their Film Row Cinema on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash Ave.
Tonight, The Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln Ave.) presents a reading of recently published anthology The Way We Sleep: a collection of short stories, comics, and interviews all based around the ways in which our sleeping and waking lives collide. The reading will feature contributors Billy Lombardo, Ben Tanzer, Dakota Sexton, and Natalie Edwards, as well as a shadow puppet show presented by Jill Summers and Susie Kirkwood. RSVP here. 7 pm, Free!
The Chicago Film Archives presents Meet More & Millie, a program of short films by graphic designers Mort and Millie Goldsholl, in the Chicago Cultural Center's Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E. Washington St., at 3pm today. Amy Beste, who recently authored a chapter on the Goldsholls in Chicago Makes Modern: How Creative Minds Changed Society, will introduce the program, and a panel discussion with Victor Margolin, professor emeritus of Design History at UIC; Susan Keig, designer and former vice president of the Design Department at Goldsholl Design and Film Associates; and Wayne Boyer, filmmaker and professor emeritus at UIC, will follow the screening. Admission is free.
Mark Bazer's Internet Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. This month the guests are author Irvine Welch, improv team TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi, Tasting Table editor Heather Sperling, and musical guest Derek Fawcett. Admission is $8; doors open at 6pm. 21+
The Dinner Party, a talk show conducted over a chef-prepared dinner, returns to City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St., tonight. This month host Elysabeth Alfano talks with Poi Dog Pondering's Frank Orrall, Field Museum Artist in Residence Peggy MacNamara, Vocalo's Brian Babylon. Chef John Manion of La Sirena Clandestina cooks, and the opening act is dancer Ted Seymour. Doors open at 6:30, show begins at 7pm. Tickets are $35 in advance only.
"Let's Talk TIFs," a public forum on TIF funding and how it works, takes place today in the Washington Park Field House, 5531 S. King Dr., from 10:30am to noon. Tom Tresser, founder of the Civic Lab and TIF Illumination Project, speaks. Free. More details on Facebook.
Learn more about war's effects on public health today at UIC's College of Nursing (845 South Damen, Room 158) from 9am-4pm. Speakers on topics such as veterans' health, drones, the faith community and refugee health are part of the event. Free admission--and lunch is included as well. Event sponsored by UIC and Emergency USA.
Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St., will host the Chicago Tribune's "Chicago Forward: The Future of the Arts in Chicago," tonight at 6pm. This panel discussion, moderated by Chicago Tribune editorial editor Bruce Dold and critic Chris Jones, will highlight issues faced by the city's creative professional community. Panelists include City of Chicago cultural commissioner Michelle Boone, playwright and artist Tony Fitzpatrick and renowned chef, Rick Bayless. Tickets are $20; for more information, call 312-222-4369.
This landmark roundtable discussion brings together acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's artistic director, Robert Battle with Onye Ozuzu, chair of Columbia College Chicago's dance and other noted resonant local artists. Discounted ticket pricing can be found here. Old Town School of Folk Music; 4545 N. Lincoln Ave; Myron R. Szold Music and Dance Hall
AREA Chicago hosts the discussion "Housing Matters: Gentrification, Detention and the Foreclosure Crisis in Chicago" at the DePaul Art Museum, 935 W. Fullerton Ave., today from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Attendees will also get a sneak peek at the next issue of AREA, which covers housing issues. Free.
Resident Matters presents "Let's Talk TIFs," a public forum on TIF funding and how it works, at Mt. Nebo Church, 354 W. 71st St., today from 1 to 3pm. Tom Tresser, founder of the Civic Lab and TIF Illumination Project, speaks. Free. More details on Facebook.
The Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago hosts a potluck brunch and series of talks today from noon to 2:30pm in celebration of International Sex Workers Rights Day. The event will be held in a space near the Southport Brown Line stop; RSVP to meg@swop-chicago.org or on Facebook for the address.
The 10th annual Creative Chicago Expo runs Friday and today from 10am to 4pm in the Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Attend workshops and browse vendors all day, and catch a keynote by chefs Christine Cikowski and Joshua Kulp today at 10:30am. Admission is free.
The 10th annual Creative Chicago Expo runs today and Saturday from 10am to 4pm in the Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Attend workshops and browse vendors all day, and catch keynotes by Thirst's Rick Valicenti and Pitchfork's Chris Kaskie today at 10:30am and 3pm, respectively. Admission is free.
Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor of History at the University of Virginia, and Marshall Brown, assistant professor of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology will discuss "How should architects in a modern democracy balance the values of freedom, equality, progress, enlightenment, and beauty?" The event starts at 7pm at McCormick Tribune Campus Center Auditorium. RSVP here.
Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago, and Rabbi Meir Y. Soloveichik will address the topic "Jews, Catholics and the American Idea" as part of the 18th annual Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture tonight from 7 to 9pm at DePaul's Lincoln Park Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. Free, but reservations required.
MAS Context and Heritage Bicycles present a conversation with Michael Salvatore, CEO and owner of Heritage, who will discuss the company's bicycle production process, bicycle styles and how Heritage brings bicycles and coffee together. Free and BYOB at 2959 N. Lincoln Ave. 7pm.
The Chicago Humanities Festival presents a discussion between artist Kara Walker and Art Institute Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Lisa Dorin, in the Art Institute's Rubloff Auditorium, 111 S. Michigan Ave., today at 6pm. The talk will be followed by an exclusive tour of Walker's new installation, Rise Up Ye Mighty Race!, in the Modern Wing. Tickets are $15 ($10 for members, $5 for students).
Chicago romance authors get together to talk sex, love and romance in the city tonight at 7pm in the back room at Sheffield's, 3258 N. Sheffield Ave. Authors Beth Kery, Julie James, Julie Ann Walker, Jennifer Stevenson, Adrienne Giordano, Kate Meader and Shannyn Schroeder will read from her book and participate in a Q&A. Free, but registration is requested. 21+
This weekend is the Love Is Murder XIV: Murder Mystery Writers' Conference at the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel (5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont). This is the Midwest's premier mystery/romantic suspense/thriller conference, offering dozens of panel discussions, book signings, and networking and pitching opportunities with Chicago and NYC based publishers, agents and editors. Panels begin today at 9:30am (breakfast is at 8:30.) Registration is $175-299.
This weekend is the Love Is Murder XIV: Murder Mystery Writers' Conference at the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel (5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont). This is the Midwest's premier mystery/romantic suspense/thriller conference, offering dozens of panel discussions, book signings, and networking and pitching opportunities with Chicago and NYC based publishers, agents and editors. Panels begin today at 9am. Registration is $175-299.
Mark Bazer's The Interview Show celebrates five years at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Guests will be Jon Langford, chef Stephanie Izard, author Bill Zehme and the sketch comedy troupe Schadenfreude. Doors open at 6. Admission is $8. 21+
This weekend is the Love Is Murder XIV: Murder Mystery Writers' Conference at the InterContinental Chicago O'Hare hotel (5300 N. River Rd., Rosemont). This is the Midwest's premier mystery/romantic suspense/thriller conference, offering dozens of panel discussions, book signings, and networking and pitching opportunities with Chicago and NYC based publishers, agents and editors. Registration is $175-299. Registration opens at 10am, panels start at 11am.
The topic for this week's Lunch Talks @ CAF, the Chicago Architecture Foundation's weekly free discussion series, is "Design Makes Change." Co-Founder Siobhan Gregor discusses the mission, goals, successes and challenges of the Design Makes Change design competition. The talk is from 12:15pm to 1pm in CAF's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave.
The topic for this week's Lunch Talks @ CAF, the Chicago Architecture Foundation's weekly free discussion series, is "Architecture for Humanity-Chicago: Designing With, By, and For." Katherine Darnstadt, principal of Latent Design and co-director of Architecture for Humanity Chicago, discusses the organization's mission and recent projects. The talk is from 12:15pm to 1pm in CAF's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave.
AIGA Chicago presents a roundtable discussion on the Business of Freelancing tonight from 6:30 to 8:30pm at The Coop, 230 W. Superior St., 2nd floor. Panelists include Martin Kamenski of Rockstar CPA, Chris Johnson of Johnsonese Brokerage and Michael Komessar of Komessa & Associates entertainment attorneys. Registration is $5 for members, $15 for non-members.
The topic for this week's Lunch Talks @ CAF, the Chicago Architecture Foundation's weekly free discussion series, is "Ecology and the Urban Landscape for Social Change." Landscape Architect Terry Guen shares her philosophy of design and discusses how the urban landscape can be a proponent for social change. The talk is from 12:15pm to 1pm in CAF's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave.
The University of Chicago's new Institute of Politics hosts "The Politics of Guns In America," a panel discussion on gun violence featuring Mayor Rahm Emanuel, retired Congressman Steve Latourette (R-Ohio), UChicago Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig, and Tribune columnist and editorial writer Steve Chapman. Broadcasting legend Tom Brokaw moderates. The event is at 7pm in the Logan Arts Center Performance Hall, 915 E. 60th St. It's free, with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP required.
Startup Grind presents a conversation with Jason Fried, CEO of 37signals, tonight at 1871 in the Merchandise Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, at 6pm. Tickets are $20. A networking session precedes the talk.
The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., hosts a panel discussion of the 85th annual Academy Awards nominations today at noon. The panel will feature Janet Davies, ABC-7 Chicago entertainment reporter; Alison Cuddy, Chicago Public Radio arts and culture reporter; Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune film critic; Ben Kenisberg, Time Out Chicago film editor; and Steve Prokopy, Gapers Block film writer and critic for Ain't It Cool News. Betsy Steinberg, the managing director at the Illinois Film Office, moderates. Free.
The topic for this week's Lunch Talks @ CAF, the Chicago Architecture Foundation's weekly free discussion series, is "Historic Preservation, Design, and Cultural Programming for Neighborhood Change." Charles Leeks and Matt Cole from Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago discuss how the organization is continuing to incorporate historic preservation, design, and cultural programming into its community development efforts on the West & South Sides of Chicago. The talk is from 12:15pm to 1pm in CAF's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave.
The Society of Midland Authors presents a panel discussion of the late Mayor Harold Washington's life and legacy tonight at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., at 6pm. The panel will feature Peter Nolan, Timuel Black, Salim Muwakkil and Robert Starks. Free.
Landscape architect Gary Lehman discusses the Milwaukee Avenue Green Corridor Development Project and how residents may participate tonight at 7pm at the Wicker Park Field House, 1425 N. Damen Ave. Admission is $8.
The Interview Show is back once again at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. This month host Mark Bazer welcomes author Rebecca Skloot, chef Homaro Cantu, director Henry Wishcamper, and musical guest The Stone Chromatics. $8 at the door. 21+
Ben Huh, found of the Cheezburger network, gives the talk "Why Bad Art is Beautiful: The Accidental Success of Art from the Masses" at the MCA, 220 E. Chicago Ave., tonight at 6pm. Free to Illinois residents or with museum admission.
SWOP Chicago hosts its 10th annual Veneration of Whores, a celebration and candlelight vigil in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm tonight at ARTango Center, 4203 N. Ravenswood Ave. There will be talks by sex worker advocates, burlesque performances, music by DJ All the Way Kay, and the aforementioned candlelight vigil. Free.
Mark Bazer's The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Guests this month include Craig Benzine of Wheezy Waiter, The Trenchermen's executive chefs Michael and Patrick Sheehan, WGN host John Williams, comedian Adam Burke and musical guest Architecture. $8 at the door. 21+
Science on the Screen, a new film and discussion series sponsored by the University of Chicago and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, screens A Beautiful Mind tonight at 6pm in room 201 of the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., followed by a discussion of the film with Dr. Michael Marcangelo, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Roger Myerson, Nobel laureate and professor of Economics, and moderator Robert Rosenberg, adjunct associate professor of Entrepreneurship. Admission is $7, $5 with student ID.
Energy BBDO's last Creative Salon of the year features Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of Duck! Rabbit!, The OK Book and Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, today at 4pm in the agency's offices, 410 N. Michigan Ave. Free.
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) and the Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center present "Alzheimer's and Aging: Our Fragile Minds," a a program discussing Alzheimer's disease and the state of research into causes and treatment, tonight at Northwestern's Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Panelists include author Lisa Genova and Dr. Marsel Mesulam, director of the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center at Northwestern. Registration begins at 4:30pm; the presentation begins at 5:30pm. Admission is $10 for C2ST members, Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois Chapter members and Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center staff, and $15 for non-members; free for students. A $50-a-plate dinner follows the presentation -- see the site for reservation details.
Startup Grind presents a conversation with Jeff Hoffman, co-Founder of Priceline and uBid, tonight at 1871 in the Merchandise Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, at 6pm. Tickets are $20. A networking session precedes the talk.
Award-winning French architect Odile Decq presents a lecture titled "Horizons" at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago tonight at 6pm in the Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr. Free.
The Dinner Party talk show over dinner takes place tonight at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave. Host Elysabeth Alfano leads a discussion with Peter Sagal of "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!", violinist Rachel Barton Pine, actor Tim Kazurinsky and chef Jared Van Camp of Nellcôte. Attendees will join in dinner made by Van Camp, along with wine pairings by Hirtzberger/Vin Divino and chocolate by Vosges. Lynne Jordan performs as the opening act and artist Dmitry Samarov will be sketching live. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Doors open at 6pm, cocktail hour begins at 6:30pm. 21+
The Big Idea Forum presents The View from the Goal Line, a conversation with two CEO of successful startups, tonight from 5:30 to 8:30pm at ITA Headquarters, 200 S. Wacker Dr. Steve Subar, CEO of Open Kernel Labs, and Dr. Adarsh Arora, CEO of AthenaSecurity, share their perspectives on entrepreneurial journey of building, and exiting from, successful startups. Brian Friedman of First Analysis moderates; a networking session precedes the talk. Tickets are $10.
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents Henry Rollins in a three-night "The Long March" tour series of spoken word shows. The shows take place each night at 8pm in the school's main performance hall at 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets are $26, $24 for members and $22 for seniors and children, available in advance from the school's website, or call 773-728-6000.
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents Henry Rollins in a three-night "The Long March" tour series of spoken word shows. The shows take place each night at 8pm in the school's main performance hall at 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets are $26, $24 for members and $22 for seniors and children, available in advance from the school's website, or call 773-728-6000.
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents Henry Rollins in a three-night "The Long March" tour series of spoken word shows. The shows take place each night at 8pm in the school's main performance hall at 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. Tickets are $26, $24 for members and $22 for seniors and children, available in advance from the school's website, or call 773-728-6000.
Co-authors Michael Williams and Rich Cahan will discuss their newest book, Vivian Maier: Out of the Shadows, at the DePaul Art Museum, 935 W. Fullerton, this evening from 6-8PM.
The Columbia Links journalism and news literacy program holds a town hall tonight at 5:30pm at Columbia College's Music Center Concert Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Ave., to present its findings on violence as a public health problem and how communities such as Chatham, Roseland and Beverly prevent violence. WBEZ's Natalie Moore moderates. Free.
The Tribune presents a conversation about women's health as part of its Chicago Forward series tonight at 6pm at the Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St. Editorial page editor Bruce Dold and health reporter Julie Deardorff co-moderate a panel discussion on personal and consumer health concerns, health care policy and efforts in the Chicago area to affect change with Colleen Fitzgerald, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine; Lauren Streicher, M.D., assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine; Donna Thompson, CEO of ACCESS Community Health Network; and Annabelle Volgman, M.D., senior attending physician at Rush University Medical Center and professor of medicine at Rush Medical College. Tickets are $15.
The Music Box, 3733 N. Southport Ave., hosts a panel discussion of the film Holy Motors after tonight's 7pm screening. The panel will include Michael Kutza, founder and artistic director of the Chicago International Film Festival; Charles Coleman, film program director at Facets Cinematheque; and Jean-François Rochard, deputy cultural attaché at the French Consulate in Chicago. Chicago Reader film critic Ben Sachs moderates. Tickets are $11 in advance or at the door.
The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights will host a discussion about solitary confinement tonight at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Sullivan Galleries from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The Galleries are located on the 7th floor of 33 S. State Street. Keynote speakers for the event are Robert King, one of the Angola 3, and Tessa Murphy from Amnisty International. On display in the galleries is Tamms Year Ten Campaign Office, an exhibition telling the story of a supermax prision in Tamms, Illinois. No RSVP is required for the event. Contact Claire Leslie with any questions.
Northwestern Law School's Downtown Campus, 375 E. Chicago Ave., hosts "Poverty, Power and the Public Airwaves: Post Election Analysis and Commentary from Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, and Amy Goodman," from 7pm to 9pm tonight. Held in the school's Thorne Auditorium, this town hall event, co-hosted by Smiley and West, will focus on the post-presidential election, politics, and the role of broadcast media in democracy. Free; RSVP required. Doors open at 6pm. For more information, visit the website.
You, Me, Them, Everybody does their monthly live talk show tonight at The Whistler, 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host, with guests Vocalo radio host Molly Adams and political satirist Joe McAdam, and
music from Tiny Firefliesand house band Rock Falls. Details on Facebook. Doors open at 8pm, show's at 9pm. No cover. 21+
Creative unConference Chicago runs from 8:30am to 5pm today at Columbia College, 623 S. Wabash Ave. Join dozens of other creative people in talks and workshops of your own design. Registration is $150.
The latest episode of Fear No Art's "The Dinner Party" tapes tonight at the Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave. Guests this month are Michelle Boone, Chicago commissioner of Cultural Affairs; David Manilow, creator and executive producer of "Check, Please!"; and Susanna Negovan, Sun Times columnist and former Michigan Avenue Magazine editor in chief. Elysabeth Alfano hosts. The chef for the evening is Sean Sanders of Brown Trout, who will cook for both the guests and the audience. Doors open for a cocktail reception at 6:30pm; the show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $25. 18+
The Big Draw Chicago concludes with a presentation today at 2-3:30pm at Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., on drawing maps with Dennis McCendon of Chicago Cartographics. Free.
Tonight Facets Cinematheque concludes Facets Night School, their series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of America's Deadliest Home Video, starring Danny Bonaduce as a "home video enthusiast" kidnapped & forced to film his captors. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion by Facets Night School regular Chris Damen. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
Tonight Facets Cinematheque continues Facets Night School, their series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of the 2008 film Psycho Sleepover. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion by Facets Night School regular Joseph R. Lewis. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
Comedian, writer and director Dave Thomas visits the Writers' Salon at the Second City Training Center, 1608 N. Wells St., tonight at 5:30pm. Tickets are $20, and includes wine and light appetizers.
As a prelude to tomorrow's performance, cellist Okkyung Lee and electronic composer David Behrman will conduct a free workshop starting at 3 pm at the Graham Foundation's Madlener House, 4 W. Burton Pl., in collaboration with Lampo. Lee, a cellist working in the territories between classical, improv, jazz, and Korean traditional music, will speak about developing extended techniques for a musical instrument. Behrman, one of the founders of the Sonic Arts Union in 1966, will speak to the audience about flexible scores and methods of using interactive triggers in electronic music. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own instruments to experiment with Mr. Behrman's gear. Admission is free, but RSVP is required. Berman and Lee perform Saturday night, also at the Madlener House; preview in Transmission.
Designer Aaron Draplin is swinging through Chicago for "Tall Tales from a Large Man" at Bow Truss Coffee, 2934 N. Broadway, tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets are $36 and include beer and a snazzy poster.
At 7pm CTU President Karen Lewis, Chicago Reader journalist Ben Joravsky, and UIC professor Pauline Lipman will speak in a town hall panel discussion considering why Chicago needs an elected school board. Will Guzzardi will moderate the town hall meeting which will take place in the Logan Square Auditorium on 2539 North Kedzie Boulevard. The event is free but if you plan to attend please RSVP via email or facebook.
Tonight Facets Cinematheque continues Facets Night School, their series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of the no-budget film Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion by Facets Night School regular Dominic Mayer. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
As part of the Filter Photo Festival, photographer Brian Ulrich delivers a lecture at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan Ave., tonight from 7:30 to 9pm in connection with of an exhibition of his work. A cocktail reception precedes the lecture starting at 6pm. Free, but reservations recommended; email info@filterfestival.com.
Energy BBDO, 410 N. Michigan Ave., hosts a Creative Salon event with cartoonist and comics scholar Ivan Brunetti today from 4 to 6pm. Brunetti will talk about his influences and evolution as an artist, and preview his upcoming book, Aesthetics: A Memoir. The event is part of the Big Draw Chicago festival, and is free.
Tonight Facets Cinematheque continues Facets Night School, their series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of the 1981 film The Slumber Party Massacre. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion by independent filmmaker Michael Smith. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
The Paper Machete returns to the Green Mill, 4802 N. Broadway, for a special edition of the "live magazine." Guests this week are Shannon Cason, Colleen Doyle and Nancy Friedrich, Ali Klinger, Bob and Nancy Piatt, Scott Smith, Kristen Studard and Wendy Liebman. The Flat Cats perform live, and Christopher Piatt hosts. Starts at 3pm, and is free as always. 21+
Tonight Facets Cinematheque continues Facets Night School, their series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of the 1980s slasher film tribute The Sleepr. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion by FilmMonthly.com writer Jason Coffman. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
Today at 2pm at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., historian Lee Palmer Wandel presents the lecture "Telling the Story: The Encounter and the Reformation," bringing together the histories of the Columbian Exchange and the Reformation. A reception will follow the lecture. Free, but registration required.
The Chicago Headline Club hosts "Career Survival 101," a panel discussion featuring Robert K. Elder of DNAinfo Chicago, Amy Guth of the Chicago Tribune, Mike Schmiedeler of Towers Productions, and Scott Smith of Social@Ogilvy, tonight at 7pm at Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams St., Rm. 305. Free.
Northwestern University School of Law and the National Public Housing Museum presents Georgetown University professor and author Peter Edelman, today from 6:30pm-8pm. Edelman will be on hand to discuss his new book, So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty In America, which offers critical analyses on unemployment and the working poor in the United States. Tickets are free; reservations are required. Event will be held in the school's Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. For more information, call 312- 503-3100.
Alan Krueger, labor economist and chair of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers will deliver the 2012 Institute for Policy Research's Distinguished Policy Lecture at 4pm today in the McCormick Auditorium of Norris University Center, 1999 Campus Dr. on Northwestern's Evanston campus. Admission is free, but registration is required.
Tonight Facets Cinematheque continues Facets Night School, their series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of Jon Mikl Thor's heavy metal horror film Rock'n'Roll Nightmare. Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and Q&A session by FilmMonthly.com editor-in-chief Jef Burnham. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
Chicago Uncubed, the city’s largest ever tech talent fair, crashes the River East Arts Center today with over 50 of Chicago startups putting on live art battles, tech demos, a speaker series, poetry slam, and lean startup machine workshops. The daylong recruiting festival will pit recent grads and employers together under one roof in an open, casual environment that, we can only hope, will result in getting some talented kids employed. Doors and registration begin at 1pm, event ends at 7pm. Register as an attendee. The River East Arts Center is located at 435 E. Illinois St.
Tonight Facets Cinematheque kicks off yet another session of Facets Night School, their long-running series of cult film screenings paired with lectures and discussions, with a midnight screening of Seytan, aka "Turkish Exorcist". Tonight's screening will be accompanied by a lecture and Q&A session by Facets Night School regular Lew Ojeda. Facets Night School runs Saturday nights at midnight through October 27. Full schedule and advance tickets available through the Facets Website. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. Inquiries about Facets Night School can be directed to nightschool at facets dot org.
Chicago Social Media Week closes tonight with a screening of Twittamentary, a crowd-sourced documentary about Twitter that includes several Chicagoans, at 7pm at Heritage Bicycles & General Store, 2959 N. Lincoln Ave. Free, but registration required.
The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., hosts a symposium on Arthur Conan Dole and Sherlock Holmes today beginning at 9am. Topics will include Conan Doyle's Arctic diaries, Essenay Studio's Sherlock Holmes films and Holmes as museum experience. Free.
Chicago Social Media Week runs Monday through Sunday, Sept. 24-29, at various locations. See the schedule for today's events. Free, but registration required.
Chicago Social Media Week runs Monday through Sunday, Sept. 24-29, at various locations. See the schedule for today's events. Free, but registration required.
Chicago Social Media Week runs Monday through Sunday, Sept. 24-29, at various locations. See the schedule for today's events. Free, but registration required.
Chicago Social Media Week runs Monday through Sunday, Sept. 24-29, at various locations. See the schedule for today's events. Free, but registration required.
Chicago Social Media Week runs Monday through Sunday, Sept. 24-29, at various locations. See the schedule for today's events. Free, but registration required.
The Chicago Baseball Museum presents "One Family, Two Teams: The Impact of the Veecks on Chicago Baseball," a symposium about Bill Veeck Jr., the two-time owner of the White Sox and one of baseball's biggest personalities, at the Chicago History Museum, 1061 N. Clark St., tonight at 5:30pm. Speakers include Dr. Timuel Black, Chicago historian; Paul Dickson, author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick; Ron Rapoport, former Sun-Times columnist; Roland Hemond, former White Sox general manager; and Eric Soderholm, ex-White Sox third baseman. Filmmaker Tom Weinberg will present exclusive video of Bill Jr. talking about his late father, Bill Veeck Sr. A reception with drinks and hors d'oeuvres precedes the symposium. Tickets are $150.
Grab a seat tonight at The Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., for Chicago Tribune's feature Press Pass event: Greg Kot with David Byrne and Bettina Richards: "Stay Free! How to Survive in the Indie World." The three will be discussing Byrne's new book, How Music Works. Doors open at 6pm, show begins at 7pm. Tickets are $20.
The Chicago Urban League and CeaseFire will host a forum on community violence tonight from 6 to 8pm at the Chicago Urban League, 4510 S. Michigan Ave. Panelists include Tio Hardiman, director for CeaseFire Illinois; Felicia Davis, first deputy chief of staff, Office of the Mayor; Bishop James Dukes, Liberation Christian Center; LeAlan Jones, political commentator; Father Michael Pfleger, pastor, The Faith Community of St. Sabina; George Robinson, Metra engineer and former gang leader; Alfonza Wysinger, first deputy superintendent, Chicago Police Department; and Ishmael Muhammad, national assistant minister, Nation of Islam. The event is free; contact Lauren Love at 773-896-5723 for more information.
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Mark Bazer's Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. Guests this month include theater director David Cromer, chef Matt Eversman, The Heckler editor in chief Brad Zibung, and musical improvisationalists One Night Only. $8 at the door. 21+
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Humboldt Park. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Humboldt Park's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. 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.
Vocalo.org presents Music & Stories...Live! tonight at the Chicago Urban Art Society, 600 W. Cermak Rd. The show is part of Chicago Public Media's "Race Out Loud" event series, and is hosted by Luis & Shantell of the Vocalo Overdrive show with music by special guest DJ Ayana Contreras. Ytasha Womack and Sandra Jamison are featured storytellers. Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7:30pm. Free. 21+
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Wicker Park and Bucktown. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Wicker Park and Bucktown's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. 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.
The Art Institute, 111 S. Michigan Ave., hosts a Pecha Kucha session tonight at 6pm in the Modern Wing's Griffin Court. Presenters include Doug Fogelson, Steven Haulenbeek, Karen Kice/Claire Cahan, Troy Klyber, Jon Langford, Jason Lazarus, Liz Neely and Sally Timms, each with 20 seconds to talk their way through each of 20 slides about their personal brand of artistry. Free with museum admission. Cash bar available.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Lincoln Square. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Lincoln Square's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. 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.
The 10th annual Flashback Weekend horror convention is at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, 5440 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, this weekend, Aug. 10-12. Celebrity guests include legendary director John Carpenter, Exorcist's Linda Blair, and a reunion of Friday the 13th franchise actors. Attend panels and Q&As, meet celebrities and peruse the tradeshow floor during the day and enjoy film screenings at Muvico, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., in the evening -- see a complete schedule here. Tickets are $30 each day, or $65 for a weekend pass; some events are ticketed separately. The convention runs from 10am to 4:30pm today.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 9-11 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. The show features appearances by such fan favorites as Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Sean Young, James Hong, Amber Benson, Scott Bakula and William Shatner -- plus a bustling trade show floor, booths for all your favorite comic imprints, collectibles and more. Single day tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door; four day passes are $75 in advance, $85 at the door. The show is open from 10am to 5pm today.
The 10th annual Flashback Weekend horror convention is at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, 5440 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, this weekend, Aug. 10-12. Celebrity guests include legendary director John Carpenter, Exorcist's Linda Blair, and a reunion of Friday the 13th franchise actors. Attend panels and Q&As, meet celebrities and peruse the tradeshow floor during the day and enjoy film screenings at Muvico, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., in the evening -- see a complete schedule here. Tickets are $30 each day, or $65 for a weekend pass; some events are ticketed separately. The convention runs from 10am to 7pm today, with film screenings beginning at 8:15pm and running past midnight.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 9-11 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. The show features appearances by such fan favorites as Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Sean Young, James Hong, Amber Benson, Scott Bakula and William Shatner -- plus a bustling trade show floor, booths for all your favorite comic imprints, collectibles and more. Single day tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door; four day passes are $75 in advance, $85 at the door. The show is open from 10am to 7pm today.
The 10th annual Flashback Weekend horror convention is at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, 5440 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, this weekend, Aug. 10-12. Celebrity guests include legendary director John Carpenter, Exorcist's Linda Blair, and a reunion of Friday the 13th franchise actors. Attend panels and Q&As, meet celebrities and peruse the tradeshow floor during the day and enjoy film screenings at Muvico, 9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., in the evening -- see a complete schedule here. Tickets are $30 each day, or $65 for a weekend pass; some events are ticketed separately. The convention opens at 3pm today, with film screenings continuing past midnight.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 9-11 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. The show features appearances by such fan favorites as Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Sean Young, James Hong, Amber Benson, Scott Bakula and William Shatner -- plus a bustling trade show floor, booths for all your favorite comic imprints, collectibles and more. Single day tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door; four day passes are $75 in advance, $85 at the door. The show is open from noon to 8pm today.
Wizard World's Chicago Comic Con runs Aug. 9-11 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. The show features appearances by such fan favorites as Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Sean Young, James Hong, Amber Benson, Scott Bakula and William Shatner -- plus a bustling trade show floor, booths for all your favorite comic imprints, collectibles and more. Single day tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door; four day passes are $75 in advance, $85 at the door. The show is open from noon to 8pm today.
Chicago designers Jeremiah Chiu and Renata Siqueira Graw present their studio Plural tonight at the Apple Store (801 W North Ave). Plural will share their process and a guided tour of their experimental approach to design. The 1-hour event starts at 7pm. More details on their blog.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Sheffield and DePaul. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Sheffield and DePaul's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins in the Chicago Cultural Center's 1st Floor Garland 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.
This evening Terence Banich of Forgotten Chicago will present a lecture and discussion entitled "The Bloomingdale Line, a study of a former link to interstate commerce." The event runs from 7pm-9pm at the Comfort Station, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Also on view will be David Schalliol's photographs of The Bloomingdale. Free.
A Mini Maker Faire pops up at Maple Avenue and University Place in Evanston Saturday and today. Hosted by the Technology Innovation Center and Pumping Station:One, the fair will feature a variety of family-friendly projects, exhibitions and workshops ranging from handmade barrettes to DIY digital photobooths. There will also be a Power Racing Series race at 8pm. The fair runs from 10am to 6pm today. Admission $15 for adults, $10 for seniors or with a college or military ID, and $4 for kids 18 and under.
A Mini Maker Faire pops up at Maple Avenue and University Place in Evanston today and Sunday. Hosted by the Technology Innovation Center and Pumping Station:One, the fair will feature a variety of family-friendly projects, exhibitions and workshops ranging from handmade barrettes to DIY digital photobooths. There will also be a Power Racing Series race at 8pm. The fair runs from 6pm to 10pm tonight. Admission $15 for adults, $10 for seniors or with a college or military ID, and $4 for kids 18 and under.
The Paper Machete is at the Green Mill, 4801 N. Broadway, this week, and features Steve Gadlin, Lindsay Harrington and Katie Watson, Ali Klingler, Wendy Mateao, the cast of Pimprov, Katie Rich and special guest Marc Maron, along with music by Sad Brad Smith and The Kickback. Hosted as always by Christopher Piatt. Show starts at 3pm. Free, 21+.
Though the myth has officially been debunked that pasta did not in fact come to Italy from China, scholars have recently been debating if pasta began it's global domination in the early Arabic world. To find out the truth, join Chicago Foodways Roundtable and Anthony F. Buccini, a PhD who is currently working on a monograph, From Green to Gold, on the history of Mediterranean foodways with particular reference to the history of olive oil.
Lecture begins at 10am at Kendall College. Tickets are $3 at the door, or email chicago.foodways.roundtable {at} gmail.com and include your name, telephone number and how many people in your party.
Mark Bazer hosts The Interview Show at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. Tonight's guests will be author Gillian Flynn, Lagunitas Brewing founder Tony Magee and the creators of musical game show "Shame That Tune." There will also be a performance from the upcoming production of Hair at the Hideout. $8 at the door. 21+
The Moth StorySLAM returns to Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight for another round of true stories. Have a good story? Tell it here, if you can get on the list. Signup opens at 6pm, show starts at 8pm sharp. $8 at the door; guaranteed tickets are available for $16. 21+
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Back of the Yards. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about the Back of the Yards's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. 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.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Logan Square. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Logan Square's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. 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.
The Paper Machete this week features Marcus Gilmer, Coya Paz, James Porter, Stephanie Shaw, Dan Telfer, Baron Vaught and Mel Evans, along with host Christophr Piatt. Plus, musical guests will be Drowsy Pills and Hash and My My My. Watch it all for free at 3pm at the Horseshoe, 4115 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Beverly. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Beverly's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. 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.
Tonight at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., The Show 'n Tell Show does a Flatstock Edition in conjunction with the annual poster fair at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Michael Renaud, Zach Dodson host an evening with poster makers Steve Walters of Screwball Press, Burlesque of North America, The Silent Giants, Casey Burns and Sonnenzimmer. It's part of Lincoln Hall's Pitchfork Festival Weekend. Tickets are $5. 21+
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.
You, Me, Them, Everybody does their monthly live talk show tonight at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave. Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host, with guests Marcus Gilmer, Nick Digilio and Kelsie Huff and music by The Paver and house band Rock Falls. Details on Facebook. Doors open at 8pm, show's at 9pm. Admission is $5. 21+
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with the Chicago River. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about the Chicago River's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins at 12:15pm in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E. Washington St., 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.
Today at 4:30pm at Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar, 960 W. 31st St., WBEZ's Richard Steele leads a discussion of historical racism in Bridgeport and the transformation of the neighborhood over the years, as part of the station's Race: Out Loud" series. The event is free; details here.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with Rogers Park. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Roger Park's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins at 12:15pm in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E. Washington St., 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.
Solo in the Second City presents Summer Lovin', an evening of readings hosted by Carly Oishi and Melinda McIntire, tonight at Cobra Lounge, 235 N. Ashland Ave., at 8pm. The lineup includes Marcus Gilmer, Chris Bower, Nico Lang and Blake Dinwiddie. Free, 21+.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today with the Loop. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about the Loop's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins at 12:15pm in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E. Washington St., 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.
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series continues today Tuesday, June 12th with the New East Side. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about the New East Side's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room (78 East Washington Street) 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.
It's Pecha Kucha Night at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., at 8pm tonight. ARRIVER, Joseph Altshuler, Pete Landon, Annie Moaupt, Tabitha Ponte, Travis Roozée, Andy Swindler, Lisa Wainwright, Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, Eric Shripka and Nancy Kalchbrenner will each present 20 slides, with just 20 seconds per slide to get a message across. Jackie Rush and Peter Exley emcee. $10 online or at the door. 21+
Chicago's "Get Up and Go!" neighborhood conversation and tour series kicks off today Tuesday, June 5th with Auburn Gresham. Hosted by Mark Bazer, host of The Hideout's acclaimed Interview Show, the tour begins with a discussion about Auburn Gresham's highlights and history followed by a visit to the borough. The tour is free and begins in the Chicago Cultural Center's 5th Floor Millennium Park Room (78 East Washington Street) 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.
Mark Bazer's Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. This month, Bazer's guests are restaurateur Michael Kornick, multitalented artist Tony Fitzpatrick, author Rich Cohen, The Hood Internet's STV SLV, and musician Matt Baron. The Brown Bag food truck will be parked outside for your dining convenience. Doors open at 6pm, admission is $8. 21+
The Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry and the Mellon Residential Fellowship Program for Arts Practice and Scholarship present the Comics Philosophy & Practice Conference at The University of Chicago's Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., May 18-20. Day three features panels with Ben Katchor, Ivan Brunetti, Lynda Barry, Gary Panter and Robert Crumb. More info including a complete schedule can be found here. Registration is free.
Emerson Dameron and Sherron Shabazz explain the allure of "the illest rap group ever" in Wu Tang Clan 101 tonight at 9pm at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., presented by Homeroom and You, Me, Them, Everybody. Admission is $5.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company hosts a conversation between journalist, author and former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich and Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey tonight at 7pm in the Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. The conversation will touch on issues inspired by Steppenwolf's season theme, "Dispatches from the Homefront"; following the conversation, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of Rich and Lavey. Tickets are $10 online or at the Steppenwolf box office.
Tonight, the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., presents Harlem, U.S.A., the photography exhibit series by Dawoud Bey that debuted at Harlem's Studio Museum in the late 70s. The evening begins at 6pm with a conversation including Bey, author Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Matthew Witkovsky, and others; a 7pm tour of the exhibit and reception follows. This event is free; however, reservations are required. For more information, contact lacevent@artic.edu or (312) 443-3133.
CDOT, the CTA and Ald. Brendan Reilly host an open housetonight from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave. to discuss the Central Loop (East-West) Bus Rapid Transit project. Learn more about the project, view plans and ask questions. Free; RSVP requested.
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology presents "CERN: What's it all about?," a talk by Young-Kee Kim, deputy director of Fermilab and a professor of physics at UofC, about CERN and FermiLab, subatomic particles and the Higgs boson, at the Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren St., tonight at 6pm. A reception precedes the talk at 5pm. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door; students get in for $5.
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.
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.
The Paper Machete this week features readings by Ian Belknap, Lacy Campbell, Fawzia Mirza, Tawny Newsome, Marz Timms, Scott Smith and Michael Patrick Thornton, plus performances by New York improve group PIG (Pretty Improv Girls), country folk music by Arielle Bess Luckman and Pinto and the Bean. The show begins at 3pm at the Horseshoe, 4115 N. Lincoln Ave.
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 keynote by RoadFood.com's Michael Stern titled "Will Success Spoil Regional Food?" and panel discussions on drive-in restaurants, culinary traditions in small-town cafes, horseshoe sandwiches, Depression-era pie trucks, the history of the Midwest supper club and more (full schedule here). Lunch features a range of Midwestern specialties including horseshoes, pork tenderloin sandwiches and runza; an afternoon break features a tasting of Midwestern wines and Wisconsin cheese. Tickets to the conference are $85 for the weekend, available online
Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Dr., presents actor and Northwestern University alum John Marshall Jones in "Mastering the Audition," today from 10am-12pm. Led by Jones, known for his roles in "Smart Guy," "The Troop," and "Still Standing," this free event for aspiring actors will offer advice, interactive exercises and tips on theater and performance art auditioning. For more information, call 773-995-2300.
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
The Paper Machete, a weekly "live magazine," this week features readings by Kate Duffy, James Finn Garner, Brian Lauvray, Nicky Margolis, Coya Paz and Patrick Rowland -- plus host Christopher Piatt, Chad the Bird, live musical comedy by Homer Marrs, and alt.country rock by Cold Country. It starts at 3pm at Horseshoe, 4115 N. Lincoln Ave. Free. 21+
Join the My Streets! My Eats! campaign and the Institute for Justice for the Chicago Mobile Food Symposium, a community symposium on mobile food in Chicago. The event runs from 8:30am to 1:30pm today in the University of Chicago Law School Auditorium 1111 E. 60th St., and will include a session for food vendors on understanding local legal issues, a panel discussion, and a food truck meetup. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Attendees can register here.
Science is Sexy presents Night Lab: The Science of Smell, a free talk with Dr. Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, tonight from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave. Dr. Hirsch will share research on smell and taste, illuminating how our sense of smell influences human emotion, mood, behavior, diseases states, consumer preferences and weight loss. Attendees will get do their own experiments as well, smelling and tasting their way through the evening. Free. 21+
Tonight at 6pm, the Society for Contemporary Art, in conjunction with the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents a screening of Yvonne Rainer's Lives of Performers, her first feature film that centers on issues of "power and gender" and how they both influence and impact the lives of performance artists; Q&A hosted by Rainer follows the film. Tickets are $4-$11; for more information, 312-846-2600.
"Forced Out: A Unity Forum at the Crossroads of Deportation and Incarceration" will be a public conversation among and about those impacted by "mass detention." Share your voice and make connections with others who are working on creating policy change. This event takes place today from 9:30am to 2pm at the UIC Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., in room 100.
Trailblazing mixologist and author Dale DeGroff tells stories of his 40 years behind the bar, accompanied by jazz guitarist Andy Brown, at The Drawing Room, 937 N. Rush St., tonight from 7pm to 8:30pm as part of the Museum of the American Cocktail's "On the Town!" series. Complementary cocktails and apps will be served. Tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the door. 21+
Mark Bazer's Interview Show this month features actor Brian Dennehy, the Reader's Mick Dumke and musician Jennifer Hall. It's tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Admission is $8 at the door. 21+ UPDATE: Brian Dennehy has had to postpone. Comedian/Vocalo host Brian Babylon takes his place.
Author Jo Guldi presents two talks based on her book Roads To Power: Britain Invents the Infrastructure State today. The first is at the Union Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., at 11:30am. It will focus on comparisons of infrastructure and decay in 19th century Britain and the contemporary Midwest. Admission is $30, reservations required.
The second talk is at Read/Write Library, 914 N. California Ave., at 9pm, and is described as "a straight-up radical story about technology, ray kurzweil, participation, peasant riots, open roads, and net neutrality." This talk is free.
NEDtalks: Spreading Worthless Ideas returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Join hosts Kellen Alexander and Seth Dodson for completely pointless talks by Andrew Tisher, Jo Scott, Tim Paul, Drew Anderson and Ayala Skopp -- and one useful and informative talk by Fermilab Director Craig Hogan. Tickets are $5 at the door. 21+
Pecha-Kucha, in which presenters tell a story or share information using 20 slides for 20 seconds apiece, returns to Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., tonight from 7:45pm to 10:45pm. This evening's speakers include Nick Briz,Kelley Christian, Leah Jones, Gary Lee, Jessica Lybeck, Shawn Owens-Agase and Tyler Peterson, Seth Unger, Deke Weaver, Peter Drezek and more to come. $10 at the door. 21+
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features a discussion of the historical significance and restoration of the Randolph Tower Building. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
The Chicago Maritime Festival takes place today at the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. The conference runs from 10am to 3:30pm and features seminars and discussions of maritime history, boat safety and culture. Then from 7pm to 11pm, musicians including Calico Jack, Tom Lewis and Serre l'Écoute perform sea shanties and other maritime music while attendees compete in a silent auction. Tickets are $14 for day activities (kids 12 and under are free), $20 for the evening concert or $25 for an all-day pass.
Get up close to some Gold Coast history at this lecture on a 2010 archaeological dig that took place on the Charnley-Persky House property. Dig leader Rebecca Graff will discuss the project and what it reveals about the history of the Gold Coast, and artifacts from the dig will be on display. Lecture starts at 6:00 pm at the Charnley-Persky House, 1365 N. Astor Street. Admission is $10 for SAH members and $15 for the public.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features a discussion of Roosevelt University's new tower. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
The Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., presents "Artist Talk with Elaine Luther," today at 2pm. Luther will discuss the inspiration behind her latest library exhibit, "You Oughta Get a Medal for That!" Metalwork by Elaine Luther, a work that centers on "medals you wouldn't really want to earn." Free. For more information, call 312-747-4300.
ITVS and PBS present More Than a Month today at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St) at 2PM. The film follows Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a young African American filmmaker, on a cross country campaign to end Black History Month in a so-called "post-racial" America. For more info visit Community Cinema.
Mark Bazer's Interview Show celebrates its fourth anniversary at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. The guests include WBEZ host Steve Edwards, DePaul sociologist Greg Scott, Soup & Bread cofounder Martha Bayne and musical guest Portable Models. Admission is $8. 21+
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features architect Tom Lassin of Holabird and Root discussing the recent renovation and restoration of the Monroe Building. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
Distinguished scholars in the fields of art history, anthropology, cultural studies, political sciences and sociology engage in an interdisciplinary dialogue about a number of the themes and issues raised in Suarez's Memoria (Memory) installation.
The conversation will be moderated by artist and professor, Bibiana Suarez and includes the following participants:
Delia Cosentino
Juana Goergen
Gilberto Cárdenas
Julián Samora
Arlene Dávila
Maria de los Angeles Torres
The discussion will be conducted from 1pm to 3pm at 5020 South Cornell Avenue, and will be followed by a reception sponsored by the Center for Latino Research at DePaul University.
Today, the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, in conjunction with the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., hosts "Woman-Made Performance: Differing Experiences on Art-Making from the Female Perspective," from 4pm-6pm. This free panel discussion, featuring Jenkins, artist Naomi Kremer, dance choreographers Erica Mott and Rachel Damon and representatives from The Space Movement Project, will focus on female artist experience. Free and open to the public. Contact 312-369-8300 for more information.
Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Dr., will host Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and director, Spike Lee, tonight from 6:30pm-8:30pm. As part of the university's "Revolutions, Reels, and Rhythms" series for Black History Month, Lee will speak on his career in filmmaking, with a Q&A afterwards. Free. For more information, contact 773-995-4488.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features author Leslie Goddard reading from and discussing her book, Remembering Marshall Field's. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery,
224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
Head to Catalyst Ranch, 656 W. Randolph St. #3W, tonight at Ignite Chicago, an evening of five-minute presentations on ideas and concepts. Admission is $5.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features architect Juan Moreno discussing the design and construction of Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy and UNO Charter School. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery,
224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
CHIRP Radio presents "The First Time: First Record" tonight at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., at 8pm. The Reader's Miles Raymer of The Chicago Reader, Chicagomag.com's Whet Moser, Chicagoist's Chuck Sudo, Second City's Sabrina Harper and CHIRP's own Shawn Campbell read stories about their first records, followed by an acoustic cover of a song from that record by the First Time house band. Jocelyn Geboy hosts. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. 21+
WBEZ hosts "Making Your Own Job," an evening of resources and discussions for small business owners and freelancers, tonight from 6pm to 7:30pm at Catalyst Ranch, 656 W. Randolph St. Listen to panel discussions, peruse a vendor fair, and enjoy complementary food and drink provided by Finch's Brewery and Taquero Fusion. Free.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features winners of the Small Firm/Small Project Award program, small architecture firms that have been recognized for their high-quality work. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery,
224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
The Loyola University School of Communication, the McCormick Foundation and the Chicago Headline Club host "Shattered Lens: A Citizen's Right to Film," a discussion of the legal and social issues surrounding video recording by the government, journalists and the public. The panel features Garry F. McCarthy, superintendent of the Chicago Police Department; Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; and Harvey Grossman, legal director of ACLU Illinois, and takes place tonight from 5pm to
7pm in Regent's Hall on the 16th floor of Loyola's Lewis Towers, 111 E. Pearson St. Free, but registration is required.
Entrepreneurs Unpluggd brings several of Chicago's top tech entrepreneurs together for talks on how to grow your startup tonight from 6pm to 9pm at Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble St. Tickets for tonight's event are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts a lecture by architects Iveta Cerná and Ivo Hammer about the restoration of Mies van der Rohe's Tugendhat House in Brno, Czech Republic, tonight at 6pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave. Registration is required; admission is free for members, $10 for non-members.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features Ben Helphand, executive director of NeighborSpace, and Beth White, Chicago region director of the Trust for Public Land, discussing the planned Bloomingdale Trail. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery,
224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
The Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, hosts "Artist Encounter: RACE Featuring Resident Director Chuck Smith, tonight from 6pm-7pm. Join Smith, along with a panel of other artists, for a discussion about the role of the artist in advancing dialogue about race in American society. This event will be held in the theatre's Healy Rehearsal Room; tickets are $5 for the general public and free to theater subscribers and students with ID. Call the box office at 312-443-3800 to reserve tickets.
Tonight at 6pm, the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., hosts New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor as she discusses and signs her new book, The Obamas. Kantor gives readers an intimate look inside the Obamas' White House, as the family adjusts to their new lives as the country's first family, their close friendships and other relationships, and what it means to be the first African-American President and First Lady. Moderated by WBEZ's Steve Edwards. Free and open to the public. For more information, call (312) 747-4300.
The Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., presents Mimi Chakarova's The Price of Sex, tonight at 6pm. This intimate, feature-length documentary explores the world of sex trafficking and abuse among young women in Europe. Panel discussion with Chakarova follows; free and open to the public, with first come, first served seating. For more information, call (312) 747-4300.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lunchtime Lecture series this week features Barbara Geiger, author of Low-Key Genius: The Life and Work of Landscape-Gardener O.C. Simonds, discussing her book and signing it. The event runs from 12:15pm to 1pm in the CAF Lecture Hall Gallery,
224 S. Michigan Ave. Free -- bring your lunch.
The Interview Show, Mark Bazer's monthly talk show at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, is tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. This month's guests include author John Green, actor Marc Grapey, Fake Shore Drive's Andrew Barber, and special musical guest Seeking Wonderland. The Gaztro-Wagon food truck will be parked outside. Admission is $8.
NEDtalks: Spreading Worthless Ideas, a is at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight at 8pm. Hosts Kellen Alexander and Seth Dodson present an evening of pseudointellectual talks in the style of TED. The evening will feature talks by Steve Waltien, Ross Bryant, James Kennedy and Christina Boucher. $5 at the door. 21+
The MCA Theater, 220 E. Chicago Ave., presents "David Hartt and Linda Johnson Rice in Conversation," today at 3pm. Hartt, a Chicago-based Canadian artist, and Rice, Chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, will discuss Stray Light, Hartt's installation centered on the legacy and history of the historic Ebony/Jet building in downtown Chicago. Tickets are $6-$10 and are sale online or the box office. For more information, call 312-397-4010.
The University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture presents "Reclaim the Power," today from 1pm-8pm. The program features a screening and lecture on The Black Power Mixtape, a documentary that explores the Black Power Movement during the post Civil Rights era. A concert featuring hip hop artists and activists including singer Dayna Lynn and rapper Rhymefest follows. This free event will be held at the International House, 1414 E 59th St. For more information, call 773-702-8063.
The Acumen Fund hosts "How I Got Here: Chicago's Social Entrepreneurs Tell their Stories, a panel discussion and networking session tonight from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, featuring entrepreneurs from IC Stars, Communiteach, Growing Home, Firebelly Design, Urban Worm Girl and Impact Engine. Open bar. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door; $10 for students.
For 65 years, the University of Chicago Hillel has been the host for an important annual debate on the relative merits of the latke vs. the hamantash. This year's debate is tonight at 7:30pm in Mandell Hall, 1131 E. 57th St. Watch professors Richard Rosengarten, Malynne Sternstein and Tobias Moskowitz in a battle of wit and rhetoric, with Prof. Ted Cohen as moderator. Doors open at 7pm. The debate is free; a post-debate tasting reception is $5. RSVP on Facebook.
This event exposes the depths of the art world rarely discussed: forgery, fraud, and theft. The evening will begin with a presentation and discussion with former FBI agent and art security consultant Robert Spiel. Following this discussion will be a screening of the Don Argott documentary The Art of the Steal, exploring the controversy behind the theft of pieces from the Barnes Collection (Philadelphia). For more information click here or call 312-491-8888. The event will take place tonight at 6:30pm at the Chicago Artists Coalition, 217 N. Carpenter St. Admission is $10 for members, $15 for everyone else.
Ezio Manzini, professor of design at the Politecnico di Milanogive, lectures design and sustainability tonight at 6pm, in Columbus Auditorium at the School of the Art Institute, 280 S. Columbus Dr. Following the lecture will be a panel discussion moderated by Victor Margolin, professsor emeritus of design history at UIC, featuring Manzini; George Aye, assistant professor of design at SAIC; Gabe Klein, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation; Marisa Novara, project manager for the Metropolitan Planning Council; Dan X. O’Neil, executive director of Smart Chicago; John Tolva, chief technology officer of the City of Chicago; and Karen Weigert, chief sustainability officer of the City of Chicago. The event is hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects as part of the the William H. Bronson & Grayce Slovet Mitchell Lecture Series. Doors open at 5:45pm. Free.
The Tribune's Author Talks fall series concludes this afternoon with writer and philosopher Umberto Eco (of the infamous Foucault's Pendulum, and the upcoming The Prague Cemetery). The event, in co-presentation with the 22nd annual Chicago Humanities Festival, takes place at the Thorne Auditorium of Northwestern University Law School, 375 E. Chicago Ave., at 3pm, and costs $15.
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., presents Beyond Brokeback: A Staged Reading with Music, today at 2pm. The program will feature a screening of the award-winning film Brokeback Mountain, a panel discussion with Chicago film industry experts and staged readings of poetry and music inspired by the film. Tickets are $15-$25 and are on sale online or at the theater box office. For information, call 312-922-2110.
As part of Chicago Public Media's Off-Air series, WBEZ's Alison Cuddy will moderate a panel discussion tonight in honor of the recent release of the famed style manual's 16th edition. The focus will be the role of The Chicago Manual of Style, which has been published since 1906, in an era of quick communication — tweets, texts, emails have encouraged expediency over accuracy.
Panelists include Anita Samen, Managing Editor books division, University of Chicago Press; Carol Saller, Senior Manuscript Editor, University of Chicago Press and editor of the Chicago Style Q+A; Jason Riggle, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Chicago Language Modeling Lab; and Ben Zimmer, Former writer of the New York Times Magazine's "On Language" column and Executive Producer of Visual Thesaurus and Vocabulary.com.
Details:
Tonight at 7pm
University of Chicago International House
1414 East 59th Street
$15 general admission
$12 WBEZ members
$10 students
Tickets may be purchased here.
Free and open to the public, attend a panel discussion on music journalism featuring bloggers and editors from Pitchfork, Daytrotter, Gapers Block (including our own Anne Holub), Fake Shore Drive, Chicago Mixtape, and Crowd Noize. The event is hosted by the DePaul Music Business Organization (DMBO) in DePaul's School of Music Recital Hall tonight at 7:30pm. There will be an opportunity to meet the panelists afterwards in the lobby. The discussion takes place at School of Music Recital Hall, DePaul University, 804 West Belden Ave., Chicago, IL. RSVP and get more info on Facebook.
America: Now and Here, a national project connecting artists and social issues, has its third Chicago event to discuss community engagement and artistic practice as well as The Bloomingdale Trail. Artists and expert presenters include Eric Fischl, Dawoud Bey, Theaster Gates, David Schalliol, Beth White and Rebecca Zorach. The free event runs from 5:30-8pm at the Dorchester Projects, 6918 S. Dorchester. If possible, RSVP to Jessica at 248.770.0260.
America: Now and Here, a national project connecting artists and social issues, has its second Chicago event. Artists and expert presenters include Eric Fischl, Michelle Boone, Dawoud Bey, Jan Tichy and Erika Hanner. The free event runs from 2-5pm at the Sandra and Jack Guthman residence, 30 East Cedar Street. RSVP to Jessica at 248.770.0260.
Starting at 2pm today, mystery author Todd Ritter will be available for conversation and signing books at Centuries & Sleuths (7419 W. Madison Street, Forest Park), in honor of his upcoming Bad Moon.
The Chicago Humanities Festival presents rapper, actor and author Common in "Common: History of Hip Hop," at the UIC Forum, Main Hall, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., tonight from 6pm-7pm. The South Side native will speak about his hip hop influences and inspirations as well as hip hop in the era of technology and social media. Tickets are $5-$10 and are onsale through registration on the festival's website, by phone at 312-494-9509 or through the box office, Mon.-Fri., from 10am-5pm.
Note: This event has been cancelled. Please visit the website for more information.
The University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) hosts Rap Sessions, "Rebirth of a Nation: Race and Gender Politics in Media," today from 12pm-3pm. This townhall, moderated by journalist Bakari Kitwana with panelists including Mark Anthony Neal, Vijay Prashad and Chicago's Che "Rhymefest" Smith, will feature pop culture topics involving the relationship between race, gender and media, as well as political subjects including Occupy Wall Street and Islamophobia. This free event will be held in the Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. For more information, visit the CSRPC website.
America: Now and Here, a national project connecting artists and social issues, has its first Chicago event. Artists and expert presenters include Dawoud Bey, Kathy Dickhut, Dorothy Dunn, Indira Johnson, Lisa Yun Lee and Jason Reblando. The free event runs from 5:30-8pm at The Hull-House Museum, 800 S Halsted. If possible, RSVP to Jessica at 248.770.0260.
The Interview Show returns to The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. This month host Mark Bazer talks with pro wrestler Colt Cabana, singer-songwriter Tony Rogers and the editors of Chicago Home magazine. Plus, comedian Kelsie Huff does stand-up and the Wagyu Wagon food truck will be outside waiting for your order. Admission is $8. 21+
Nobel Laureate John C. Mather will be delivering the 2011-12 University of Chicago Brinson Lecture -- "The History of the Universe in a Nutshell: from the Big Bang to Life and the End of Time" -- tonight at the School of the Art Institute (112 S. Michigan Ave., MacLean Ballroom) at 6PM. Doors open at 5:30pm, and space is limited. Free and open to the public.
Today at 2pm, the Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, 1060 E. 47th St., presents "The Art of Collecting," with a panel of local artists, gallery owners, collectors and all around art enthusiasts who will discuss the value of collecting original fine art. This event is free, with a reception to follow (age 21 and up). For more information, contact culturedpearlsmembership@gmail.com.
The University of Chicago Conference on Jersey Shore Studies is a serious examination of the pop culture phenomenon that is "Jersey Shore," and its cultural repercussions. The conference begins at 9am in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., and runs through 6pm, with a reception afterward until 8pm. Registration is free.
Tonight, political thinker, novelist and filmmaker (and, co-author of the recent On History: Tariq Ali and Oliver Stone in Conversation) Tariq Ali will be giving a free talk at the Biograph Theater (2433 N. Lincoln). The discussion, "Revolution in the Air: The Arab Spring and a World in Motion" will have a look at the revolts in the Middle East as well as the Occupy Wall Street/Chicago movements across the globe. His talk on this "new resistance to the status quo, its challenge to empire and the dictates of capital, and radical notions of democracy and liberation born anew" will be followed by a Q & A, as well as book signing.
Doors open at 7pm, the event starts at 7:30pm.
Soraya Miré, author, filmmaker and activist, appears this afternoon at Women & Children First (5233 N. Clark Street) at 4:30pm. She will be reading from her recent memoir, The Girl With Three Legs, which chronicles her life growing up in Somalia, being subjected to the ritual of female genital mutilation, and her years of both escape and healing.
Starting Friday and running through this weekend, The MDW Fair presents a Fall Showcase of solo and duo exhibitions curated by small not-for-profits, artist-run spaces, independent galleries, collectives and curators from around the country. This iteration of the MDW Fair runs in conjunction with The Hand in Glove Conference and will highlight innovative curatorial and administrative practices happening in independent arts initiatives. The Fall Showcase will focus on the practices of individual artists, offering the opportunity for each artist to mount an ambitious project. The Fall Showcase, like the previous MDW Fair, will also feature an independent arts publisher's forum. The fair is open today and tomorrow from noon to 6pm at The Geolofts (3636 S. Iron St.).
The Tribune's series of conversations with authors continues today with Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides (Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides). The event will be held at the Murphy Auditorium at 6:30pm, and costs $30 -- which includes a copy of The Marriage Plot, his much-anticipated follow-up to Middlesex.
In 2009, Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was arrested in Iran and detained in Evin Prison. She was released 100 days later, after her case captured the world's attention. Her book Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran tells the story of her arrest and captivity, shares the struggles and courage of her cellmates that inspired her along the way, and describes her personal journey as she strives to defy her captors and be true to herself, regardless of the consequences. She is now writing and speaking out for human rights and "prisoners of conscience" in Iran. In a Facing History Community Conversation facilitated by former WBEZ journalist Victoria Lautman, Saberi will speak about her experiences at Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Avenue (on the downtown Northwestern campus). Doors open at 5pm, and seating is limited for this FREE event. RSVP online or by calling (312) 345-3203.
The DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., presents famed photographer Roy Lewis, today at 5pm. Lewis, known for filming the historic Ali-Foreman fight which was later featured in When We Were Kings, will discuss his life, work and photography. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 773-947-0600.
The City Treasurer's FREE Small Business Expo is today at the UIC Forum from 8:30am to 3:30pm. A full day of free expert business workshops--ranging from social media skills to business plan writing to financing, and many other topics--will be offered. 125 exhibitors with small business expertise will be on hand, as well as more than 3,000 fellow small business owners to network with. More information here.
Panelists Elysabeth Alfano, the Creator and Executive Producer of Fear No Art, MartinJon, who is behind the video interview series ChicagoArts and Kelly Reaves the art editor at Gapers Block, discuss what attracts the press regarding covering art work. This Panel will be moderated by artist, author and professor Paul Andrew Wandless of Harold Washington College. So before you go to the first Thursday openings be sure to hit up this informative and artsy discussion.
Thursday October 6th
6pm - 8pm
Washington Hall
30 E Lake
This month's In the K/Now discussion will look at the current local and national political atmosphere and division on issues. The discussion, entitled "Politics Today: Red, Purple and Blue," will be moderated by Laura Washington, columnist for the Sun-Times, and feature 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith, political and public affairs consultant Christine Dudley, and Michael Mezey, professor of political science at DePaul University as panelists. The talk is scheduled for 6:30-8 pm and is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Chicago History Museum's website.
Don Washington, operator of the local politics site Mayoral Tutorial, moderates a town hall meeting on the subject of the prison business in Chicago, and how local politicians may be benefiting from the criminal incarceration system. The discussion happens tonight at 7:20pm at Heartland Cafe (7000 N. Glenwood). Suggested donation: $20 - 30.
Jimmy Carrane hosts a weekly show starting this Sunday at Stage 773 (1225 W. Belmont) featuring monologues by the host, interviews of improv actors (this week's show he interviews Susan Messing), and an exploration of improv comedy. Show starts at 7:30pm and runs every Saturday through November 27, no show October 16. Tickets are $15, for more info call (773) 327-5252 or visit Stage 773.
Epitonic's founder and president, Justin Sinkovich, will be speaking tonight at Public Works Gallery, 1539 N. Damen Ave. Sinkovich will be making his first public appearance to talk about running and relaunching the influential MP3 site.
Join the Chicago Tribune for the first of this fall's intimate conversations with authors. Helmed by Chicago Tribune Literary Editor Elizabeth Taylor, the "salons" allow you to have your burning questions answered by the writers, who will also attend a "meet & mingle" reception where you can continue the dialogue up close and personal.
The Author Talks series begins today with Elizabeth Berg (of the recent Once Upon a Time, There Was You, and before that Talk Before Sleep) and Jacquelyn Mitchard (of the upcoming Second Nature, A Love Story, and previously The Deep End of the Ocean). This installment of the series takes place at the Tribune Tower (435 N. Michigan) at 6:30pm, and costs $20 -- which includes reception and book signing.
The Chicago Nerds Social Club present the second installment in their Doctor Who 101 series tonight at Wormhole Coffee (1462 N. Milwaukee) from 7 to 9pm. If you're interested in getting up to speed with the Doctor's exploits, then stop by and hear this presentation by Gordon Dymowski, writer, blogger and Doctor Who fan. The event is free and open to the public. Full details for this event available at the Chicago Nerds Website.
Tonight Julia V. Hendrickson will release a new book of poetry entitled Grow No Moss at the Andrew Rafacz Gallery, 835 W. Washington Blvd. Julia will read selections from the book alongside performances by Mairead Case, Zach Dodson, Denise Dooley and Gabriel Wallace. Books, zines, and prints will be available for sale. Doors open at 6:30pm, reading begins at 7pm.
Cities for Bikes, Bikes for Cities is a discussion of urban cycling issues between Rob Forbes, founder of PUBLIC Bikes, and Adolfo Hernandez, public outreach director for the Active Transportation Alliance. It takes place tonight at Wright Auctions, 1440 W. Hubbard St., from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Admission is $10.
Chicago Comic Con fills the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, August 12-14. Peruse the comics, get made up as a zombie, watch cult classic films, and revel in fandom. Plus, Bruce Campbell, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Lloyd, members of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" cast, five of the original Willy Wonka kids, Pam Grier, Anthony Michael Hall and, oddly enough, Billy Corgan are among the many celebrities on hand over the weekend for signings and Q&As (check the schedule for exact dates and times). The show runs 10am to 5pm today. It's $25 for single day passes or $50 for four-day passes.
This afternoon from 1pm-3pm at the Smart Museum (5550 S. Greenwood Avenue), poet Matthias Regan presents the second of two workshops combining the sensibilities of reading and looking. Intended to "explore the relationship between figures and genres of personhood," this (free!) workshop consists of a brief lecture, tour of exhibit "Go Figure," and a conversation about related stories and poems.
This last of the two-workshop series, "Bodies Among Other Things," pairs Sylvia Sleigh's painting The Turkish Bath with passages from Lord Byron's mock epic poem Don Juan, "in order to contemplate how sexualized bodies receive, hold onto, and return the viewer's desire."
Facets Cinematheque presents the final film in Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's concluding movie is Sam Raimi's 1995 Western The Quick and The Dead. The discussion of the film will be headed by Cary Jones Elza, author and Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
Chicago Comic Con fills the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont, August 12-14. Peruse the comics, get made up as a zombie, watch cult classic films, and revel in fandom. Plus, Bruce Campbell, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Lloyd, members of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" cast, five of the original Willy Wonka kids, Pam Grier, Anthony Michael Hall and, oddly enough, Billy Corgan are among the many celebrities on hand over the weekend for signings and Q&As (check the schedule for exact dates and times). The show runs 10am to 7pm today. It's $25 for single day passes or $50 for four-day passes.
Tom Burtonwood's exhibition Permutations examines color and shape through a formalistic approach to paper compositions and three-dimensional wall reliefs. Visit Hinge Gallery (1955 W. Chicago Ave.) today at 4pm to hear/take part in a discussion with the artist about his work.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's movie is Hal Hartley's 1994 film Amateur. The discussion of the film will be headed by Julian Antos, film collector and archivist. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
WBEZ blogger Mark Bazer brings his Interview Show to The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, from 6:30pm to 8pm tonight. This evening's lineup includes comedian Marc Maron, musicians Jon Langford and Lawrence Peters (who will also be performing), and writer James O'Shea. Doors open at 6pm, tickets are $8. Call 773-227-4433 for more information.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's movie is Nicolas Winding Refn's 1996 movie Pusher. The discussion of the film will be headed by Chris Damen, co-manager of Facet's rentals department. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
This afternoon from 1pm-3pm at the Smart Museum (5550 S. Greenwood Avenue), poet Matthias Regan will begin a series of two workshops combining the sensibilities of reading and looking. Intended to "explore the relationship between figures and genres of personhood," each (free!) workshop consists of a brief lecture, tour of exhibit "Go Figure," and a conversation about related stories and poems.
The first of the two workshops, "Bodies Among Other Things," pairs Kerry James Marshall's painting Slow Dance with a short story by detective novelist Walter Mosley.
The second workshop will be held on August 14th.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's movie is Lover Come Back from 1961, starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson in an overlooked successor to Pillow Talk. The discussion of the film will be headed by Northwestern's Catherine Clepper. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
The Old Town School of Folk Music and The Third Coast International Audio Festival present a Listening Room event tonight at the school's concert hall at 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue. The show starts tonight at 7pm; admission is $10, or $8 for seniors, children and OTS members. See the OTS Website for details and to purchase tickets.
Columnist Mark Bazer is hosting a free conversation at the Chicago Cultural Center this afternoon about the now posh neighborhood Lincoln Park. Join for the chat and stay for the hour-long walking tour of the 'hood to follow. 77 E. Randolph, 12:15pm. Call 877-244-2246 for more information.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's program is a series of educational short films presented by Facets personal video consultant Lew Ojeda. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
In Mashed Media, documentary filmmaker Brett Schwartz captures Chicago's media innovators as they navigate through the Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy, the sale of EveryBlock and the struggles of new media pioneers to find audiences, careers and business models. Join Schwartz and many of the key people featured in the film for a screening and panel discussion of the challenges facing Chicago media in the 21st century tonight at 6:30pm in the Helmerich Auditorium of Northwestern's Annie May Swift Building, 1920 Campus Dr. in Evanston. Free parking is available in the parking garage southeast of the building, near the Medill School of Journalism. Panelists include Bill Adee, Adrian Holovaty, Andrew Huff, Daniel X. O'Neil, Steve Rhodes, Brian Boyer, Lizz Kannenberg and Barb Iverson; Rich Gordon moderates. More details and RSVP here.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's movie is the Roger Corman Poe adaptation the Masque of Red Death, with discussion by author Joel Wicklund. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
The summer edition of our quarterly author discussion series goes in a sequential direction with cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier's latest, Life with Mr. Dangerous. The story of a young woman in the Midwest wading through the morose, hopeful, and quietly funny waters of her late 20's, the full-color drawings highlight both the gray and colorful moments in Amy Breis' life. Tonight, 7:30pm-9pm. 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Free!
James Peters, president of Landmarks Illinois, present a reuse study for the Bertrand Goldberg-designed Prentice Women's Hospital today from 12:15pm to 1pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave., as part of CAF's free lunch lecture series.
Criminal Class Press and the Windy City Storm Slam will hold the Crime and Punishment show, Sunday June 26th, 7:30pm, $5, at MultiKulti 1000 N. Milwaukee ave. The event is the release party for Criminal Class Review Issue 4.2.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's movie is the 1988 clown nightmare Killer Klowns From Outer Space, with discussion by Joseph R. Lewis from the Elephant and Worm Educational Theater Company. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
Experimental new media artist Rafaël Rozendaal is speaking about his work at The Nightingale Theatre (1048 N Milwaukee Ave.) at 6pm tonight. Admission is free.
Lawrence Tech University architecture professor Dale Allen Gyure gives a lecture entitled "From Schoolhouses to Grand Palaces: The Development of the Modern High School in Chicago" today from 12:15pm to 1pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave., as part of CAF's free lunch lecture series.
Come talk with local leaders and persons of interests about the controversy surrounding opening Walmart in Chicago. Panelists include John Bisio (Director of State Government Affairs, Walmart), Suzanne Keers (Coalition Member, Chicago Neighborhoods First), Joe Moreno (Alderman, City of Chicago-1st Ward), Reverend Larry Roberts Sr. (Pastor, Trinity All Nations Church), and possibly a mystery guest. 325 N Jefferson St, 2nd Floor, 5:30pm - 8:30pm.
Facets Cinematheque presents the return of Facets Night School, its occasional series of midnight cult film screenings paired with guest lecture/discussion sessions. Tonight's kick-off movie for this session is the superbad 2009 flick Black Dynamite, with discussion by Facets regular Dominick Mayer. The screening starts at midnight; see the Facets Night School page for full details. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School, contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197 or suzi (at) facets (dot) org.
Philip Castillo, partner and executive vice president of Murphy/Jahn Architects, talks about the design and impact of the University of Chicago's new Joe and Rika Mansueto Library today from 12:15pm to 1pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave., as part of CAF's free lunch lecture series.
How a gift circle works: people meet, share some food and introduce themselves, form a circle, then go around and share what they need. All kinds of things have been asked for: bodywork, help healing a broken heart, advice on marketing a product, someone to talk to about life goals, help cleaning out files, etc.Then people go around again and offer a gift, something they would like to share with no expectation of it being accepted. Again, a wide range of things have been offered: a dreamcatcher, a vacuum sealer, shamanic healing, handquilted potholders, research help (from a librarian), help writing a simple will (from a lawyer), etc, etc. Afterward, people check in with those who responded to the gifts/needs/wishes and schedule them. (Bring your calendars!) 6:30pm to 7pm: Potluck (BYOB, dish). 7pm to 8:30pm: Gift Circle. Free & open to the public. Mess Hall is located at 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
Take in a lecture on Renaissance-era architect Andrea Palladio's influence on English and American architecture today from 12:15pm to 1pm at the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave., as part of CAF's free lunch lecture series.
Mark Bazer's Interview Show returns to The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia St., from 6:30pm to 8pm tonight. Guests this month include Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz, filmmakers behind the new documentary The Interrupters; novelist Marcus Sakey; hip hop artist Psalm One; and singer-songwriter Krista Detor. $8 at the door, 21+.
Serhii Chrucky of Forgotten Chicago leads a walking tour of four-plus-ones on Winthrop and Kenmore in Edgewater, starting at noon today. Tickets are $15; RSVP here.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a lecture by Forgotten Chicago's Serhii Chrucky on the four-plus-one apartment building model today at 12:15pm in its Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan Ave. It's part of the foundation's free lunch lecture series.
The IFP (Independent Film Project) is pleased to launch a new salon/discussion series for media makers in the Chicagoland and Midwestern region: MEET YOUR DIGITAL PARTNERS. The goal is to bring together people from a broad array of fields related to media making, to exchange ideas and talk about developing visual and aural stories in a variety of cross-platform arenas. With the convergence of technology, there is a lot of talk of making work that can be relevant across a multitude of platforms. Yet media makers may not know where to meet potential collaborators outside their usual circle. Stay relevant and make new connections by attending this open forum, whether you're a game developer, filmmaker, social media producer, advertiser, audio artist, or cross-platform media maker. This event takes place tonight at 7pm at The Nightingale (1084 North Milwaukee Ave.) Suggested donation $10 non-members, $5 members.
CreatorCamp Chicago is a half-day conference "focused on creativity, ideas and sharing knowledge," running from noon to 4pm today at Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St. Presenters include author and journalist Robert K. Elder, jeweler and teacher Alley Maranto, artist and instructor Darrell Roberts, writer and StoryStudio Chicago founder Jill Pollack, artist and writer Lauren Levato, pop culture blogger The UnProCritic, Chicago Underground Library's Kate Calahan, and Gapers Block founder and editor Andrew Huff. Tickets are $15 until April 30, $20 after. More info here.
"The Cannon," a monthly event starting tonight, (and part of Logan Square's "Strongworks" performance programming) will feature six Chicago actors
performing short stories chosen by Will Litton, fiction editor of the literary magazine
Wag's Revue, and Sam Nyhart, company member of Strong Works. Readings will be "performative, polished and punchy," according to Amanda Rozmiarek, production manager of Strong Works. Tonight's event will be held at Bonny's (2417 N. Milwaukee Ave.) from 9 to 10. Afterward, the Strong Works jazz band will play, followed by DJs, dancing and drinks. A $5 donation will be gently suggested at the door to keep their otherwise entirely unfunded season going.
Curbside Splendor presents "Two With Water Rx," a bi-monthly reading series at Beauty Bar, 1444 W. Chicago Ave. Tonight features Keith Ecker, Susan Fox, Mike Smolarek, and Christine Sneed reading on the theme "Tiger MOMents." An open mic kicks things off. Free, 21+
Early to Bed, 5232 N. Sheridan Rd., hosts a workshop led by Catherine Toyooka entitled "The Physiology of Sexual Pleasure & Sex Toys" tonight at 8pm. The cost is $25; reservations required. Register online or by calling 773-271-1219.
The Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., presents the famed, award-winning poet and author, Nikki Giovanni, today at 2pm. This event is free and open to the public; first-come seating begins at 1:30 pm. For more information, call 312-747-4300.
Columbia College Chicago's Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media hosts "Rap Sessions, From Precious II For Colored Girls: The Black Image in the American Mind," tonight at 6:30pm. This panel discussion, led by acclaimed author and activist Bakari Kitwana, will examine early definitions and perceptions of various aspects of black culture--from both an internal and external standpoint--and how they both have affected the way blacks are perceived today. Other members of the panel include authors Mark Anthony Neal, Joan Morgan, Vijay Prashad and Elizabeth Mendez Berry. This event, held at the college's Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash, is free and open to the public. Call (312) 369-8829 for more information.
Three of Chicago's most celebrated art spaces - threewalls, Roots and Culture, and Public Media Institute - present the MDW Fair, a celebration and gathering of Chicagoland area independent art initiatives, spaces, galleries, publishers, and artist groups. Featuring exhibited works, talks, and performances, the fair aims to "demonstrate the diversity, strength, and vision of the people/places making it happen in the art ecology of our region." The MDW Fair takes place at the Geolofts (3636 South Iron Street) on April 23 from 1pm to 10pm and April 24 from 1pm to 6pm. Admission to the fair is $5.
Three of Chicago's most celebrated art spaces - threewalls, Roots and Culture, and Public Media Institute - present the MDW Fair, a celebration and gathering of Chicagoland area independent art initiatives, spaces, galleries, publishers, and artist groups. Featuring exhibited works, talks, and performances, the fair aims to "demonstrate the diversity, strength, and vision of the people/places making it happen in the art ecology of our region." The MDW Fair takes place at the Geolofts (3636 South Iron Street) on April 23 from 1pm to 10pm and April 24 from 1pm to 6pm. Admission to the fair is $5.
Neighborhood Writing Alliance presents "How Art Works: The Impact of Art on Chicago Movements," from 6pm-8pm tonight at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S. Halsted. This panel discussion, moderated by Mariame Kaba, will focus on a variety of artistic mediums and social movements across Chicago and how art is used to further specific causes, including youth development and inter-generational collaboration. Panelists include Credell Walls of Roots and Shoots, Mindy Faber, media educator and founder of Open Youth Networks, spoken word and hip-hop vocalist Tasleem el-Hakim and Joyce Fernandes of archi-treasures. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 773-684-2742 or email editors@jot.org.
Tonight, at 6pm, the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., present "raptivist" and author, Sister Souljah, as she discusses and signs her latest novel, Midnight and the Meaning of Love, the story of the expression of love and the various ways in which people express love. This free event takes place in the library's Pritzker Auditorium. For more information, contact 312-747-4300.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology, CNT Energy and I-GO Car Sharing hosts a Green City Living Open House tonight from 5pm to 8pm at CNT's headquarters at 2125 W. North Ave. Refreshments, a workshop on green living and a raffle are on tap; full details and RSVP on Facebook.
Tonight at 6pm, the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., hosts Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native, Deval Patrick, as he discusses his memoir, A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life. Patrick shares details of his life from his childhood growing up on the South Side of Chicago, his successful corporate career, and move to a political career that led to him becoming Massachusetts' first black governor. This free event will be held in the library's Pritzker Auditorium; seating is first come, first served. For more information, call (312) 747-4300.
An Earth Day-inspired discussion takes place tonight at 6:30pm in the Lecture Hall of the Chicago History Museum. With three panelists, Paula Miller of Whole Foods, Tim Murakami of Growing Home and Alison Neumer Lara of Earth911.com will discuss all of those favorite terms of the locavores in our city. Does "organic-biodynamic-natural-sustainable-farm-raised-fair trade" really make a difference? Is it affordable? The event is free but requests you make a reservation here.
The Chicago Nerd Social Club present Doctor Who 101, a chance for those fans not completely versed in the Doctor's history to learn all about this sci-fi series. The event will be hosted at Tech Nexus (200 S. Wacker, 15th floor), runs from 7pm to 8pm tonight, and is free. Please go to the Chicago Nerds Website for full information and to RSVP.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) tonight at 7pm, as Dan Hooper discusses "Our Dark Cosmos" -- the prevalence of dark matter and dark energy in our Universe, and the latest discoveries in experimental physics that are bringing us closer to understanding what these forces really are all about.
The event is free and open to the public, but limited to the first 50 attendees due to space limitations.
For more information visit the website, or join the Chicago Café Email list.
Tonight at 6pm, the University of Chicago's Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture presents a free screening of Claude Marks' COINTELPRO 101, a documentary film that takes an in-depth look at the history of this FBI program and how its actions directed various domestic political groups. The screening, followed by a panel discussion with former political prisoners Ricardo Jimenez and Dr. Ahmad Rahman, will take place at the university's Community Lounge, 5710 S. Woodlawn, Room 107. For more information, call (773) 702-8063.
This lecture series features presentations by Nick Bastis and Andrew Norman Wilson. Bastis will talk about his "Forms of Spectacle and Solutions to Vacancy" project, which sought to challenge construction and distribution hierarchies of destination-object architecture. By building and celebrating the "opening" of a replicated 1:1 scale Frank Gehry structure with students in an underserved neighborhood of Chicago's west side, the installation and performance examined certain architectures as symbols of capital and power, testing the perceived strength of Gehry's aesthetic and its rumored ability to seemingly transform a struggling neighborhood's social and economic infrastructure. The project became a platform to not only test current and historical trends in architecture and planning, but to playfully redistribute such urban renewal methodologies and examine their power structures. Wilson will talk about his "Virtual Assistance" project, which began with research geared towards unpacking the relational system of Get Friday, a virtual personal assistant service based in Bangalore, India, that provides remote executive support to a largely American client base through "virtual" personal assistants. I am a part of that client base, paying monthly fees for a primary assistant who works out of the Get Friday office in India. My "assistant" is a 25-year-old male Bangalore resident named Akhil. In paying for our relationship I am not trying to lighten my work load, but rather to attempt collaborative projects and even reversals of the normative outsourcing flow under a corporate contract arranged for one-way command. These lectures take place tonight from 7 to 9 at Mess Hall: 6932 North Glenwood Ave.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (112 S. Michigan Ave, MacLean Ballroom) hosts the 2011 Brinson Lecture, which features "Astronomer Royal" Martin Rees speaking on "From the Big Bang to Biospheres." The event will be moderated by WBEZ's Gabriel Spitzer. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited and there is no pre-registration. Doors open at 5:30pm, and the program will begin at 6pm. For more information please visit the website.
Facets Cinematheque concludes its Facets Night School series tonight with a screening of the immortal Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, directed by Russ Meyer and penned by Roger Ebert. Accompanying the film will be a lecture/discussion from Night School regular Dominick Mayer. The film screens tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of films in this current Night School session. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
The DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., presents a screening of Freedom Riders, today from 2pm-4pm. Directed by Emmy-award winner Stanley Nelson, this documentary celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders and their impact on American culture. A panel discussion featuring former Freedom Riders Genevieve Hughes Houghton, Thomas Armstrong and Dan Stevens follows the screening. This event is free and open to the public; for more information, visit the Freedom Riders or contact the museum at (773) 947-0600.
Facets Cinematheque continues its Facets Night School series tonight with a screening of the grindhouse classic Female Prisoner Scorpion #701: Beast Stable from 1973. The screening will be accompanied by a lecture/discussion of the film by writer & film-maker Katherine Rife. The film screens tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of films in this current Night School session. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
Mark Bazer's monthly Interview Show at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia Ave., tonight features Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, author Wendy McClure, shop owner Larry Vodak, and musical guests Rego and S-Preme. The show is 6:30pm to 8pm, and costs $8 at the door. 21+
If you've been craving some serious art talk but don't have the loot to go to art school, stop by threewalls tonight (or across the hallway at Western Exhibitions, rather) for their "Unschooling Arts Education" SALON-- part of their monthly, (free!) super-educational and interactive discussion series. This event is from 7 to 9pm tonight at Western Exhibitions: 119 N Peoria St., unit 2A. Admissions is free and open to the public. More info here. Super-specific all-encompassing details with supplementary readings and profiles of the guest speakers here.
Facets Cinematheque continues its Facets Night School series tonight with a screening of the 1971 movie Hannie Caulder with Raquel Welch and Robert Culp. The film will be accompanied by a lecture/discussion from author & teacher Michelle Zaladonis. The film screens tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of films in this current Night School session. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
Presented by Columbia College's Silver Tongue Reading Series and as part of the Chicago Zine Fest (now in its second year), Al Burian and Aaron Cometbus will discuss DIY publishing and punk culture this afternoon from 2pm to 4pm at the Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Very exciting.
Missed John Waters in December? Well, now you can see him free (!) at Lake Forest College -- he's the keynote speaker for their Literary Festival. More discussion of camp and film than you can shake a pink flamingo at starts 7:30pm, Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045. For more information call (847) 234-3100.
Facets Cinematheque continues its Facets Night School series tonight with a screening of the infamous Renny Harlin film The Long Kiss Goodnight with Geena Davis as an amnesiac hit-woman. The screening will be accompanied by a lecture from Facets video consultant Miguel Martinez. The film screens tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of films in this current Night School session. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
Join the folks at Mess Hall for this, the third meeting of the Slow-Motion Action/Research Collective (Chicago Branch) w/Brian Holmes. From noon to 2pm today there will be an open meeting & "lunchluck", where proposals morph into action plans. Then from 2pm to 4pm is a "public feelings experiment"-- experiments in data collection to produce knowledge-in-common. Brian Holmes' lecture-workshop at Mess Hall in January, "Four Pathways through Chaos," gave a broad overview of the current economic crisis and its effects -- on our city, region, and country as well as on our ways of living and sense of self. Details at messhall.org. Mess Hall is located at 6932 North Glenwood Ave. All events there are free, all ages and open to the public.
Learn more about developments in urban agriculture, nutrition education in schools, and a bevy of other hot topics in food policy today at the 6th Annual Chicago Food Policy Summit, which takes place at UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt from 10am-6pm. Tickets start at $40. Runs through 3/19.
The Next Objectivists is a free, open-to-the-public poetry & poetics workshop dedicated to the study & reproduction of the outside-real. Mess Hall's Winter/Spring seminar (tonight) focuses on the reproduction of specific aesthetic effects related to objectivism in modern & contemporary short fiction and poetry. We read together, write together & enjoy each others' company. Beginners are always welcome. Feel free to leave your expertise at the door!
Please visit nextobjectivists.blogspot.com for specific information about the workshop. This workshop is from 7 to 10 tonight at Mess Hall: 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
Facets Cinematheque continues its Facets Night School series tonight with a screening of Dance, Girl, Dance from 1940, featuring Lucille Ball and Maureen O'Hara. The film will be accompanied by a lecture/discussion by instructor & film director Michael Smith. The film screens tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of films in this current Night School session. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
The Creative Chicago Expo is a free, day-long event that connects Chicago's creative community -- including individual artists, businesses, and organizations -- with services, spaces, information, and networks. More than 130 vendors will participate in this year's Expo, including arts services, community organizations, arts educators, space and housing providers, health care and financial consultants, and more. Who should attend? Dancers, writers, musicians, actors, performers, theater professionals, visual artists, fashion designers and marketers, graphic designers, new media and filmmakers...and all other Chicago creatives. This event is today from 10am to 5pm at the Cultural Center:
78 E. Washington. Admission is free. More info here.
How a Gift Circle Works: people meet, share some food and introduce themselves. Then they form a circle. People go around and share what they need. All kinds of things have been asked for: bodywork, help healing a broken heart, advice on marketing a product, someone to talk to about life goals, help cleaning out files, etc. The need is spoken with no expectation of it being fulfilled. People in the circle respond if they feel it. Then people go around again and offer a gift, something they would like to share with no expectation of it being accepted. Again, a wide range of things have been offered: a dreamcatcher, a vacuum sealer, shamanic healing, handquilted potholders, research help (from a librarian), help writing a simple will (from a lawyer), etc, etc. Afterward, people check in with those who responded to the gifts/needs/wishes and schedule them. (Bring your calendars!) 6:30 to 7pm: Potluck (BYOB, dish). 7 to 8:30pm: Gift Circle. Free & open to the public. Mess Hall is located at 6932 N. Glenwood Ave.
Tonight at Barbara's Bookstore - UIC (1218 South Halsted St), Jeffrey Rasley will be discussing his trek to a village in Nepal and his philanthropy there. For 15 years, Rasley has led Himalayan mountaineering treks, and he's in charge of fund raising for Basa Village Foundation, a Nepal-based non-governmental organization. He also wrote a book about his experiences, published in October: Bringing Progress to Paradise. Come to Barbara's at 7pm to see Rasley's slide show and hear about his good deeds in Basa village, which include finishing a school and a hydroelectric system.
The Society of Midland Authors hosts a great monthly lecture series, all open to the public. Tonight, enjoy a talk by Audrey Niffenegger, author of novels Her Fearful Symmetry and The Time Traveler's Wife and the graphic novel The Night Bookmobile.
All programs are held at 7pm at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, free. Complimentary snacks are served at 6pm, with a cash bar.
Facets Cinematheque continues its Facets Night School series tonight with a screening of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, accompanied by a lecture/discussion by Facets' own Lauren Whalen. The film screens tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of films in this current Night School session. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School contact Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. Guests this month are chef Chris Duffy, aldermanic candidate and rapper Che "Rhymefest" Smith, The Autumn Defense's Patrick Sansone and John Stirratt, and comedian Beth Stelling. Admission is $5; 21+.
WBEZ presents a panel of Chicago theater experts for an evening of discussion about Chicago's long theatrical history. Along with the discussion there will be short performances from: Robot vs. Dinosaur; BoyGirlBoyGirl; The Plagiarists; RoShamBo Theater; and Tofu Chitlin' Circuit. The event starts at 7pm at the Chopin Theater (1543 W. Division); tickets and more information are available at the WBEZ Website.
Facets Cinematheque continues its current series of Facets Night School tonight with a screening of Johnny Belinda from 1948, with Jane Wyman in the title role. Accompanying the film will be a discussion by film historian Stephen Reginald. Facets Night School begins tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of all films in this series. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information about Facets Night School call Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
New York's Deborah Willis, Ph.D., presents "Race and Photography in African-American Imagery," tonight at the DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl. Willis, also the curator of the museum's exhibit, "Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits," will give a lecture and multimedia presentation, as well as discuss and sign copies of her latest award-winning book, Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs. The lecture is from 5:30pm to 8:30pm; general admission is $10, $5 for students and museum members. Contact (773) 947-0600 for more information.
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Facets Cinematheque begins another session of Facets Night School tonight at midnight. For the next 8 weeks enjoy a classic cult film along with a lecture/discussion about the themes in that film. Tonight's kick-off film is 1991's The Boneyard, starring Phyllis Diller, Norman Fell and a zombie poodle. The lecture will be provided by Facets Night School regular Lew Ojeda. The fun kicks off tonight at midnight; see the Facets Website for a complete schedule of all upcoming films. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. For inquiries about Facets Night School, call Susan Doll at (800) 331-6197.
The Society of Midland Authors hosts a great monthly lecture series, all open to the public. Tonight John Hagedorn, a UIC criminal-justice professor and author of A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture, will discuss gangs in Chicago and other cities.
All programs are held at 7pm at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, free. Complimentary snacks are served at 6pm, with a cash bar.
Homeroom presents another edition of Hobo College tonight at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., from 9pm to midnight. Topics to be discussed include "Panhandling vs. Mooching"; "Riding the Rails: Over, Under, or In"; "The American Tramp, Then and Now"; "The Secret of the Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "The Great Windsor-Clifton Beggars Banquet of 1908." More info on Facebook. Free, 21+.
The Illinois Humanities Council's new (Un)Common Good discussion series kicks off tonight from 6pm to 8pm at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., with "Who Decides? Democracy and Divide," a conversation with experts who are thinking and writing about ideological segregation and polarized discussion, and their impact on democracy. Free, but reservations are required.
Author and lawyer Thomas Geoghegan will present a lecture titled "We're Deep in Debt - What Would Keynes Do?" as part of the East-West Perspectives lecture series tonight in the Fourth Floor Auditorium at East-West University, 816 S. Michigan Ave. The event begins with a reception at 6:30pm followed by the lecture at 7pm. Free.
Steve Wiebe, star of acclaimed documentary King of Kong, will appear at Logan Hardware (2410 W. Fullerton) today at 2pm to celebrate the re-opening of the store. Wiebe was the first person to achieve over one million points on Donkey Kong and will be conducting his DK101 Donkey Kong tutorial. For a schedule of the day's events or to register for the course, visit the website.
The Society of Midland Authors hosts a great monthly lecture series, all open to the public. Tonight authors will discuss of the history of Chicago's mayoral race.
All programs are held at 7pm at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, free. Complimentary snacks are served at 6pm, with a cash bar.
The Renaissance Society, the Lismore Castle Arts, and 2010 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art have co-commissioned in collaboration with the Van Abbemuseum a new multi-channel film installation titled "A thing is a hole in a thing it is not." As the title -- a reference to Carl Andre's famous dictum -- suggests, Byrne's attention will be on the historical reception of Minimalism as a movement, a history that is resonant within the context of The Renaissance Society's early engagement with that movement's artists. The opening reception for this installation is today from 4pm to 7pm, with a discussion with the artist from 5 to 6pm. The Renaissance Society is located at 5811 S. Ellis Ave.
The Art Institute of Chicago hosts artist Carrie Mae Weems for a discussion of her photography exhibit, The Kitchen Table Series, work that explores the "narrative of African-American family life played out around the central device of the kitchen table." Weems, acclaimed for her work that confronts race, gender, and class issues, will also lecture about her latest project. The program will be held tonight in the Rubloff Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive, from 6pm-7pm; gallery viewing from 7pm-8pm. This event is free and open to the public; to RSVP and for more information, contact aicevents@artic.edu or (312) 443-3127.
Maxim's, The Nancy Goldberg International Center, 24 E. Goethe St., hosts "Charles Troy Presents Cole Porter's Top Ten List Songs," at 3pm today. Maxim's describes the show thusly: "Charles Troy tells the story of American composer and songwriter Cole Porter, whose works include Hollywood movies and Broadway musicals such as Kiss Me, Kate, Fifty Million Frenchmen and Anything Goes, as well as songs like 'Let's Do It,' 'You're the Top' and 'Anything Goes.' Cole's sophisticated and bawdy lyrics, clever rhymes and complex forms made his songs very popular. In a dynamic multi-media presentation, Troy talks about List songs and plays Porter's ten most significant examples, all in the course of telling Porter's unusual life story." Tickets are $25, reservations required; call 312.742.TIXS (8497) or visit Maxim's website.
See the award-winning film War/Dance at 2pm today at the DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl. Directed by Seth and Andrea Fine, this documentary (also part of the museum's African Jubilee Film Festival), follows three Ugandan school aged children who, despite the challenges of living in a war zone, follow their passion and compete in their country's National Music and Dance Festival. DePaul University professor Ogenga Otunnu will be on hand for post-discussion. This event is free and open to the public. Contact 773- 947-0600 for more information.
The Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. Tonight's guests are Peter Sagal of "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me," Jake Nickell of Threadless, and musicians Chris Mill and John Grant. Admission is $5. 21+
The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., presents a preview screening of The Unstable Object, Daniel Eisenberg's latest film that explores the relationship and effect that objects have on both producers and consumers. The film screens tonight at 6pm; reserve tickets online or contact the box office at (312) 846-2600. Eisenberg will be available for audience discussion following the screening.
Tonight at 6:30pm at Goose Island Wrigleyville, 3535 N. Clark St., the Chicago Architecture Foundation hosts a discussion on "the Malling of Chicago." Moderated by Edward Lifson, the Reader's Ben Joravsky, Preservation Chicago's Jonathan Fine, Chicago Plan Commission's Linda Searl, Solomon Cordwell Buenz's John Lahey and Jayne Thompson & Associates' Chris Robling debate the pros and cons of the proposed Wal-Mart in Pullman, the mall at Block 37, and the proposed Addison Park on Clark development. Free, but registration requested.
As part of their "Restoring, Regenerating, Rethinking" series, Instituto Cervantes will be hosting the final of three architecture lectures tonight at the Institute's Auditorium (31 W. Ohio St). Through the eyes of renowned Spanish architects, the series explores how the urban landscape of Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao has changed dramatically--restoring historic areas, regenerating public spaces and rethinking their futures. Tonight's presentation entitled, "Madrid: Urban Social Design" will be presented by Belinda Tato. The event is free to the public and starts at 6pm.
The Digital Youth Network, 1050 E. 47th St., hosts The Tofu Chitlin Circuit's "A La Carte" panel discussion on the controversy surrounding filmmaker Tyler Perry's latest film, For Colored Girls, tonight from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Panelists include Ebonyjet.com film critic Sergio Mims, Jackie Taylor, playwright and executive director of the Black Ensemble Theatre, and filmmaker Barbara Allen. Admission is $5. Contact (773) 787-6800 for more information.
You, Me, Them, Everybody returns to the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., tonight at 9pm. Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host an evening talking with writer/musician/historian Steve Krakow, aka Plastic Crimewave, and comedian Renee Schultz, as well as music by Jeremy Tromburg of The Ragtones, Otter Petter and a special set by the Jon Williams Swing Group. No cover. 21+
See world-renowned poet and writer Nikki Giovanni from 6pm-8pm tonight at the DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., as she discusses and signs copies of her latest book, The 100 Best African-American Poems, a compilation of poems by artists, including fellow poets Sonia Sanchez and the late Richard Wright and rapper Tupac Shakur. Admission is $10 for museum members and $15 for non-members. For more information, call (773) 947-0600.
As part of their "Restoring, Regenerating, Rethinking" series, Instituto Cervantes will be hosting the second of three architecture lectures tonight at the Institute's Auditorium (31 W. Ohio St). Through the eyes of renowned Spanish architects, the series explores how the urban landscape of Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao has changed dramatically--restoring historic areas, regenerating public spaces and rethinking their futures. Tonight's presentation entitled, "Barcelona: Finally Free of Icons! Architecture as an Interface for Private/Public Life" will be presented by Eduard Bru. The event is free to the public and starts at 6pm.
As part of their "Restoring, Regenerating, Rethinking" series, Instituto Cervantes will be hosting the first of three architecture lectures tonight at the Institute's Auditorium (31 W. Ohio St). Through the eyes of renowned Spanish architects, the series explores how the urban landscape of Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao has changed dramatically--restoring historic areas, regenerating public spaces and rethinking their futures. Tonight's presentation entitled, "Bilbao's Strategic Evolution: From the Industrial to the Post-Industrial City" will be presented by Ibon Areso in Spanish with simultaneous English translation. The event is free to the public and starts at 6pm.
The National Public Housing Museum, the nation's first cultural institution dedicated to the public housing experience in America, will feature a lecture on "The Role of Men in Public Housing," from 6pm-7:30pm tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. Moderated by Executive Director Keith L. Magee, the panelists, including energy expert Cordell Reed and Bert Ellis, will discuss their experience growing up in Chicago's Ida B. Wells public housing development. This event is free and open to the public.
The Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., hosts filmmaker and artist Kevin Jerome Everson as he discusses his acclaimed feature film, Erie (2010), tonight at 6pm. In Erie, Everson highlights urban issues, and includes youth performers "krump" dancing and performing other musical theater. Tickets are $10 general public and $5 Film Center members. For more information, call (312) 846-2600.
The Neighborhood Writing Alliance is hosting a launch party for its new blog, "Every Person is a Philosopher," at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (756 N. Milwaukee) from 6-7:30pm. The free event will include hors d'oeuvres, giveaways, open discussion and short speeches from Journal of Ordinary Thought writers and others. The blog will "provide provocative dialogue, fresh writing, and Chicago-focused news and ideas in literary arts and social justice."
The Society of Midland Authors hosts a great monthly lecture series, all open to the public. Tonight journalist Jonathan Eig, author of Get Capone, will speak about Chicago's most famous gangster. (Capone has recently been brought back to life thanks to the HBO series Boardwalk Empire -- played by Stephen Graham, he's what Eig says is "maybe the best Capone I've ever seen," including De Niro!)
All programs are held at 7pm at the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, free. Complimentary snacks are served at 6pm, with a cash bar.
The US Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, speaks tonight at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., as part of the Chicago Public Library's ongoing MacArthur Fellows Science Series. The event is free, but space is limited. More information here.
Homeroom presents "Heavy Metal 101," a primer on the genre at Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont, tonight starting at 8pm. Keidra Chaney of The Learned Fangirl explains the family tree of metal, while poet Michael Robbins shares thoughts on what its like to become a metalhead later in life. Chicago Underground Film Festival curator Bryan Wendorf spins black metal before and after the talk. Free. 21+
Urban China: Informal Cities, a retrospective of the only magazine devoted to issues of urbanism published in China, marks Urban China's first U.S. commission. Employing diagrams, photographs, texts, and archive of artifacts and images, Urban China has become a think tank and databank recording the fastest urbanization in history. After viewing Urban China in the MCA's gallery, the group considers it within the context of a long history of exhibitions about the city, discussing what aspects of cities are represented, and which aspects tend to be left out. Led by architect, writer, and UIC professor Alexander Eisenschmidt. To register, call the MCA Box Office at (312) 397-4010. This event is today from 10am to noon. Admission is $20, $14 for students.
Bring your turkey-cooking questions for the Goddess of Thanksgiving -- Renee Ferguson, who has served as Butterball's resident expert -- at 10am today at Kendall College, 900 North Branch. Free Parking; admission $3. Event sponsored by the Culinary Historians of Chicago.
Prof. Paula Treichler discusses the History of the Condom at the Main Hall C of the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., today at 3pm as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival. Tickets are $5. Read our interview with Prof. Treichler.
Mark Bazer hosts The Interview Show tonight at The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, from 6:30pm to 8pm. Guests include Rhymefest, hip hop artist and 20th Ward aldermanic candidate; Thomas Geoghegan, labor lawyer and author of Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?; documentary director Ruth Leitman; and Sones de Mexico Ensemble. $5 admission, 21+.
Chicago's 1st Neighborhood Digital Excellence Conference & Technology Fair will take place from 8AM to 5PM at DePaul University's Egan Urban Center (1 East Jackson Boulevard, BASEMENT). You can register for the conference online or in person at the conference. The cost of the conference is $100, however, Scholarships and Discounts are available if you contact the organizers at 312-473-0373. For more information, see the website.
Audience members are invited to join a discussion between four architecture practitioners and writers on global informal urban development. The presentations are led by Alexander Eisenschmidt, Daniela Fabricus, Jesse LeCavalier, and Jiang Jun, editor-in-chief of Urban China, a publication devoted to issues of Chinese urbanism and the catalyst for the the latest exhibition at the MCA, Urban China: Informal Cities. Informal Cities Colloquium takes place at the MCA, located at 220 East Chicago from 2-4pm. Free.
Join the culinary conversation, as local farmers and business owners discuss how to bring local food from farm to table. The Downtown Farmstand, 66 E. Randolph, hosts Dave Cleverendon of Kinnikinnick Farm and Peter Klein of Seedling Fruits along with their customers Alison Bower of Ruth and Phil's Ice Cream and Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions; the quartet will talk about partnership, local flavor, and the successes and frustrations of local food distribution.
After the lecture, attendees can participate in a private tasting and after-hours shopping. For more info or to reserve seats, call (312) 742-8492.
Everybody's favorite travel writer, Bill Bryson, looks to the domestic sphere for his most recent book, At Home: A Short History of Private Life. Tonight, he speaks about At Home at Harold Washington Library. Free, 6pm, 400 S. State St.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) tonight from 7-9pm with a psychological thriller of a discussion entitled "Why do We Choke" led by Sian Beilock (book, blog). The event is free, but due to space considerations limited to the first 50 attendees. For more information visit the website.
Abstract:The people behind the postcard confessionals of PostSecret appear at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage (Fawell and Park Boulevards. Glen Ellyn) tonight at 7:30pm. Tickets $10-20.
Featuring a reading by local author Aleksandar Hemon, a conversation with members of performance group Superamas, and a conversation with artist Luc Tuymans led by curator and writer Hamza Walker, this afternoon symposium explores how artists confront the often fragmented narratives of violence prevalent in mass-media. A book signing takes place following the program. "History, Violence, Disquiet" takes place at 1pm in the MCA Theater, located at 220 E Chicago. Tickets are $12, $8 for students and are available at the MCA Box Office or by phone at 312-397-4010.
Pumping Station: One, the Chicago hackerspace, proudly presents Jeff Potter, author of the recently released Cooking For Geeks. Jeff will be speaking tonight about the book, and why geeks are interested in food preparation. The event happens tonight at 8:30pm at Pumping Station: One (3354 N. Elston); admission is free, but you can also pre-purchase a copy of the book for the signing portion of the evening. RSVP for this event at Eventbrite.
If asked to name as many Polish novelists as I can think of, I might only be able to come up with one. But the University of Illinois at Chicago can help save me from my ignorance: they've hired world-renowned scholar of Polish literature and culture Michal Pawel Markowski as the inaugural Stefan and Lucy Hejna family chair in Polish language and literature.
Tonight at UIC, join Markowski as he answers the question "What is Polish Literature?" Room 302 in Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted St., 5-7pm.
The Culinary Historians of Chicago are gonna wok and roll (hee hee) at this morning's lecture at Kendall College, 900 North Branch, at 10am. Author Grace Young will be talking about her book (of the same title of this lecture), along with giving a cooking demo and book signing afterward. Tickets $3-5; parking free. RSVP here.
Artist and scholar Liena Vayzman will discuss artists' diverse roles in current social movements related to food, agriculture and sustainability. The talk is free and open to the public. It begins at 2:00 pm at the DePaul University Art Museum, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave. For more information, call 773-325-7506.
Join Goose Island Beer Company's Jason Karras and learn the basic science behind brewing. This informal conversation is part of Northwestern University's free Science Cafés series and takes place from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at Firehouse Grill, 750 Chicago Ave., Evanston.
Vertical farming expert Dickson Despommier, a professor of environmental health sciences and microbiology at Columbia University in New York City, is speaking at the Claudia Cassidy Theater about this method of planting food in urban settings. The presentation is in conjunction with City Is a Community Garden, an exhibition at the Chicago Tourism Center that focuses on urban gardens, vertical farming and urban chicken keepers. The lecture, at 6 pm, is free. Go to this city web site for more info.
Take a walk with the Chicago History Museum and learn about public art, architecture, early Chicago history, and Chicago's high society. The tour runs from 10 am to 12 noon. Tickets are $15 or $10 for museum members. To purchase tickets, click here.
Israeli author Etgar Keret -- who, on August 22, begins a two-week stint as an artist-in-residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- gives a lecture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago tonight, moderated by UIUC Hebrew-literature professor Rachel Harris. Free, School of the Art Institute auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr., (312) 899-5185.
Barefoot running is apparently a thing: Michael Sandler, author of Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting In Touch with the Earth , speaks at REI Lincoln Park to give tips on how barefoot running can, from the press release, "help you run lighter, faster and more injury-free than you've ever imagined." Register for the event at www.rei.com/lincolnpark. REI Lincoln Park, 1466 N. Halsted St., second floor community room, 7-8pm.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: the astounding 1991 film Rubin and Ed, featuring the always cryptic Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman, for some reason. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: Prince's 1986 film Under The Cherry Moon, featuring an early role for Kristin Scott Thomas. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Derek Erdman and Jenny Benevento present Juggalos 101, a guide to Insane Clown Posse fans, at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., tonight at 9pm. Learn about ICP, the Juggalo culture, how f***ing magnets work, and enjoy Faygo cocktails at the bar. Part of the 101 monthly lecture series organized by Homeroom and youmethemeverybody. Free, 21+.
Here's an interesting workshop for ya: Humble Pile Chicago, the soil nutrient looping project, is now in it's fourth and final stage: THE GREAT GIVE BACK. After two years of composting, the nearly 1500 gallons of human waste collected from 22 individuals for three months has now been transformed into lovely, rich, pathogen-free compost and will be given back (privately, not at this event!) to these folks so they can then return it to Mama Earth where and in a form she'd actually appreciate. Come hear Nance Klehm report back on all the dirt to soil phases, sift your fingers in the lovely stuff and find out how you too can loop your poop. This event is at Mess Hall (6932 N Glenwood) today from 11am to 1pm.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: the women-behind-bars classic Reform School Girls, with the late great Wendy O. Williams. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Come out tonight at 7:00pm to view Carousel Microcinema with Cauleen Smith at
threewalls, 119 n. peoria #2d. Resident artist Cauleen Smith hosts an ongoing, roving cinema in her Carousel Microcinema series which presents contemporary experimental, performance or conceptual film and video with historical works. At threewalls, Smith will screen Barbara McCullough's Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space, Billy Jackson's Didn't We Ramble On: The Black Marching Band (Narrated by Dizzy Gillespie) and Wuru-Natasha Ogunji's The Epic Crossings of an Ife Head. Post-screening discussion moderated by Kerry James Marshall. Free Admission! You can read more about the films and Carousel Microcinema here!
University of Illinois Latina/Latino Alumni Association presents its "Success Stories in Government" networking event tonight at V Live (2047 N. Milwaukee Ave). Open to all Chicagoland professionals, the evening will include networking, appetizers and cocktails from 6 to 9 pm. City Colleges of Chicago Chairman, Gery H. Chico will provide the keynote. For a complete list of special guests and speakers and to RSVP, check out the Association's event page.
The College of Complexes has been meeting almost weekly since 1951 in order to "disquiet the minds of the people." Join them this ]evening for meeting number 3,078 in their long history when David Kraft, Director of the Nuclear Energy Information Service goes toe-to-toe with Tim Bolger, college regular and free market advocate, as they debate the topic: "Should the US Invest in Nuclear Power or Can We Meet Our Future Energy Needs With Green Technology?" Held at the Lincoln Restaurant: enjoy a patty melt while enriching your mind. $3. 8pm. Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N. Lincoln Avenue.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: the gateway-to-Hell 1980s film The Gate. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Smoque's Barry Sorkin (and journalist Craig Goldwyn) will talk about the history of 'cue today at the Chicago History Museum, Broadway and North Avenues, today at 10am. Event sponsored by Culinary Historians of Chicago. Admission $3-5.
Bowing to high demand, Forgotten Chicago is hosting a repeat of its tour exploring the two neighborhoods' "rich ethnic history, including Czechs, Germans, Latinos, and even a small Italian enclave." For $10 a person, the tour begins at noon and sign-up is required.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: the 2007 horror film Teeth, a literal tale of the vagina dentata urban legend. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Michelle Alexander, former director of the Racial Justice Project of the ACLU in Northern California, has just finished a book entitled The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. She will be giving a lecture on this topic at 3:30pm at Hartzell United Methodist Church, 3330 S. King Dr., where books will be available for purchase and autographs. Free to the public, but RSVP to (773) 285-9600 and consider sponsoring the event -- The Black Star Project is offering special prizes for patrons.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: Larry Cohen's 1985 horror classic The Stuff, about a mysterious addictive foodstuff that has unforeseen side effects. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Tonight, the Third Coast International Audio Festival and the Chicago Independent Radio Project will present "Third Coast Listening Room: Stories about Music" at the Stop Smiling Storefront (1371 N. Milwaukee). Third Coast Artistic Director Julie Shapiro and CHIRP DJ Dr. Drase will offer radio stories covering a range of music topics. The event takes place from 7 to 9pm, and a donation of $8 is suggested. To RSVP, e-mail rsvp [at] stopsmilingonline.com.
Starting at 7:00pm, this first ever reading at the Attic, 2846 W 21 Street, 3rd Floor features an evening of fine literature with works by Leila Wilson, Fiona Cook, Rebecca Cooling-Mallard, Laura Goldstein, Cait Rappel, Noor Shawaf and installation of works on paper by Katie McCarty.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: a classic screwball comedy from 1936, Theodora Goes Wild. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
Come out tonight at 7pm to Green Lantern, 2542 W. Chicago Ave. This reading performance will feature works of prose and fiction by Rob Stephenson, Davis Schneiderman, Kathleen Rooney, Jac Jemc, Tim Jones, A. D. Jameson and FC2 authors.
Tonight, at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (610 S. Michigan Ave.), former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn will be screening a documentary, Nuclear Tipping Point, concerning the effort to reduce nuclear weapons. Attendance for the 6pm showing is $20 for members of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and $30 for non-members, and registration takes place online or at the Spertus Institute at 5:30pm tonight.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CGA) is hosting a luncheon with Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador to the United States from Japan, today at 12:30pm at the Fairmont Hotel (200 N. Columbus Dr.). Registration is $45 for CGA members and $55 for non-members and can be made online or at the hotel starting at 12pm.
Tonight, the School of the Art Institute is hosting a panel discussion titled "Cosmic Images: Beyond Beauty." The discussion brings together four professionals in astrophysics and cosmology to discuss their studies and interpretations of photographs of space, and how these photographs shape our understanding of the cosmos. The discussion begins at 7pm at the SAIC Ballroom (112 S. Michigan Ave.) and is free and open to the public.
Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: the 1966 spaghetti Western Django, a film about a mysterious gunslinger that drags a coffin around wherever he goes. Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114.
The 6th Annual Drinking & Writing Festival celebrates the life and work of noted drinker and writer Mike Royko. Speakers include Northwestern University's Bill Savage, urban social scientist Denese Neu, Haymarket Pub & Brewery founder and brewer Pete Crowley, and Drinking & Writing's Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda. Special guest David Royko will read from his upcoming book Royko in Love: Mike’s Letters to Carol. Beer from Illinois Craft Brewers Guild members including Rock Bottom, Goose Island, Metropolitan, Three Floyds and Half Acre will be served, along with a few beers from Portland, OR. You can also compete in the 2 Drink Minimum Writing Contest. Today from noon to 5pm at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and include 10 drink sample tickets. 21+
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CGA) hosts a discussion on Damascus and peace in the Middle East with former ambassador to Syria and Israel Edward P. Djerejian today at 5:30pm. Attendance is $20 for members of the CGA and $30 for non-members, and the reception and discussion will be held at the InterContinental Hotel, 505 N. Michigan Ave.
The Show 'n Tell Show returns tonight at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N Lincoln Ave., with stories about things by Ezra Claytan Daniels, Nathan Kirkman, Object Design League, Jennifer Farrell of Starshaped Press, and The Curious Cardigans. Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 8pm. Free. 21+
Pastry chef extraordinaire Gale Gand will talk about the history of pastry at Kendall College (900 North Branch) today at 10am. Admission $3-5; free parking. Event sponsored by Culinary Historians of Chicago; RSVP via email.
Leftist publication Platypus holds their second annual convention at The University of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago today through May 30. You can find out more about registering, submitting proposals and more at their website. Today is free and open to the public.
The screening of The Freedom of Fence highlights the history of Polish poster design. This 40 minute documentary in SAIC's Rubloff Auditorium is followed by a presentation by one of the film's feature artists, Rafal Olbinski. Mr. Olbinski is a master Polish-American painter and poster maker. From 6pm to 8pm, $20 for general admission and $10 for students.
Chris Williams, environmental activist and adjunct professor at Pace University in New York, will be discussing his new book:Ecology and Socialism, out soon from Chicago publisher Haymarket Books. 7pm, Casa Aztlan, 1831 S. Racine Ave.
Join Beyondmedia Education for Wired-Up: Youth Takes on Violence today at Roosevelt University's Congress Lounge (430 S Michigan Ave). Celebrating the work of the Chain of Change project and other Beyondmedia programs, the event engages both youth and adults in productive dialogues and aims to strengthen the bonds between participants from diverse communities. Featuring panel discussions and interactive media kiosks the free event runs from 10am until 5pm. For more info, visit beyondmedia.org
The Open University of the Left is hosting a talk by veteran labor journalist Lee Sustar on how unionized and non-unionized workers are resisting in the current crisis. Sustar is the labor editor for Socialist Worker and writes extensively about the labor movement. The talk is on Saturday, May 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Park Library, at 1150 W Fullerton.
Preservation Chicago presents a talk by Chicago Bar Project's Sean Parnell on the history of bars and speakeasies in Chicago tonight at the Green Door Tavern, 678 N. Orleans, one of the city's oldest bars. The talk will be given in the bar's old speakeasy room, which is usually closed to the public. Tickets are $25 in advance, and include two drinks, light appetizers, a copy of Parnell's Historic Bars of Chicago, and a one-year membership to Preservation Chicago.
The 101 Lecture Series concludes its current run at the Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont, with writer and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore. She'll talk about her experiences teaching independent media in Cambodia tonight at 9pm. Presented by Homeroom and youmethemeverybody. Free. 21+
Mark Bazer's Interview Show returns to the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. This month Bazer's guests are chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche, author Jonathan Eig, and human beatbox Yuri Lane. Admission is $5. 21+
Primatologist Jane Goodall presents "Gombe and Beyond: The Next 50 Years", a talk about "he meaning of the past five decades, the extraordinary changes the world has seen since 1960 and the impact those changes have had on people, animals and the environment." A book signing follows the lecture. Tickets - $25 general admission, $10 students - may be purchased daily from 12pm to 6pm at the chapel's front desk, or by calling (773) 702-2100 or (773) 702-7059. Tickets may be available on when doors open at 6:45. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Join Chris Elam, Julia Rhoads, Scott Silberstein and Marlon Barrios Solano tonight for a presentation and discussion on how to explore, integrate and take advantage of current digital media tools, combining technology in dancemaking practices in provocative and unexpected ways. CAR Dance Researcher Meida Teresa McNeal will moderate the discussion. Audience questions are welcome. This forum is from 6 to 7:30pm tonight at the first floor Studio Theater at the Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington. Email chicagodancemakers@gmail.com to reserve your seat for the forum and post-forum networking reception at the Hard Rock Hotel's Base Bar.
Poland's leading scholar of Polish-Russian History, Prof. Andrzej Nowak, gives a talk tonight at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., entitled "New Polish Russian Opportunity (or Not) after Katyn's 70th Anniversary," on the subject of whether, after centuries of painful and tragic coexistence, the two countries can or not develop a new relationship. The lecture and discussion will be followed by a complimentary reception with cash bar. Doors open at 5pm, a donation $10/$5 students and seniors is suggested. Contact info: info@chopintheatre.com or 773-278-1500 for more details.
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Daley, PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff, Motorola CEO Greg Brown and mayors of several other large cities (Paris, Johannesburg) are among the political and media hotshots who will be at UIC's Daley Forum today for a discussion titled "New Partnerships for a New Economy: Driving Innovation in Cities." The talk will focus on public-private partnerships as a way to help provide city services in challenging economic times--maybe we'll chat about the parking meters? Talk is 8:30am to 12:30pm in the UIC Forum, 725 West Roosevelt. The forum is free for UIC students, faculty and staff, and $25 for the general public. Advance registration required.
It is obvious that the internet, the database and other such technologies have profoundly altered the ways we conceive of, locate, and access knowledge in time and space. The ramifications for artistic practice are, of course, enormous. Artists and theoreticians engaging with this new media have been invited to this discussion to tackle this limitless line of inquiry. One of the many topics that will be discussed is if the internet is making us lazy and what implications this has on art. Should be fun. The discussion starts at 7pm at threewalls: 119 N. Peoria #2D.
The Chicago Nerd Social Club invites all nerds young and old to stop by for a Show & Tell session. Attendees are encouraged to bring along a recent purchase "that excited the nerd inside you", and give a 5-minute talk about it to the assembled nerds. Show & Tell starts tonight at 6pm at Dolce Casa Cafe (4947 N. Damen), and admission is free, although you should visit the Chicago Nerds Website to RSVP for this event.
The Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., presents "Harold's Chicago: How Mayor Washington Changed the Face of the City," tonight from 6pm-7pm. Join Lee Bey, Executive Director, Chicago Central Area Committee, as he discusses the "urban planning and public works initiatives" for Chicago as laid out by the late mayor. This free event takes place in the library's Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Contact the library at (312) 747-4300 for more information.
Now in its 7th year, this highly successful event connects artists and art organizations in all disciplines -- music, dance, theater, film, design, new media, fashion, publishing, visual art -- with the support, services and networks they need. This event is free and open to the public. There will be over 20 workshops, 100 vendors, and 40 consultants to help you out with anything you might need to know. The workshop topics range from grant writing to a public art crash course to "cultivating shamelessness." The expo is from 10am to 4pm today at the Cultural Center (78 E. Washington). Visit this website for details.
The Art Institute of Chicago's Leadership Advisory Committee presents "New Paradigms: How Are "We" Influencing Art?," tonight from 6:30pm-7:45pm. Held in the Rubloff Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive, this panel discussion, featuring artists Dawoud Bey, Theaster Gates and Kehinde Wiley, will focus on the impact and influence of diversity in the museum culture. This event is free; to confirm attendance, RSVP to lacevents@artic.edu by Thursday, Apr. 1. A reception follows at 8pm at the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room (via the Columbus Drive entrance).
Tonight at 6pmm, Emily Wardill will be at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago for the Chicago premiere of her feature film, Game Keepers without Game, and a discussion afterward. This event is free and open to the public. 112 S. Michigan Ave. Rm. #1307.
Everything I Tell You Now Is True: The Short Films of Emily Wardill
is being screened tonight at 6pm as part of the Conversations at the Edge series at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Wardill will be at the screening in person for a discussion afterward. General admission is $10.
The DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., celebrates the closing of its "Freedom's Sisters" exhibit today with "Let Freedom Sing: A Celebration of the Music of the Civil Rights." This program and panel discussion, hosted by legendary singer Mavis Staples, is filled with songs that influenced the Civil Rights Movement. This event is from 3pm-5pm; tickets are from $10-$15. Call (773) 947-0600 x236 for more information.
The Interview Show returns to The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, tonight from 6:30 to 8pm. This month host Mark Bazer talks with film director Steve James, hip hop artist Kid Sister and Chicago Opera Theatre's Brian Dickie. Comedians Hannibal Burress and Laura on Laura also perform. Doors open at 6. Admission is $5. 21+
The DuSable Museum of African-American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., welcomes Paul Butler, author of Let's Get Free: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice, tonight from 7pm-9pm. Butler, who is also a litigator, will discuss his book, which examines a variety of topics that explores the relationship between hip hop music and African-American youth. This event is free and is open to the public.
The Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St., presents a free film screening at 6pm tonight of the first hour of PBS's "MASTERPIECE" Classic adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. Held in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, the screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by executive producer, Rebecca Eaton. All seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 5pm.
Using Ulysses Davis's series of presidential portrait busts as a point of departure, art historian Amy Mooney, Ph.D. will explore the politics of black representation in art and visual culture from the 19th to 21st centuries today at Intuit. From the recent controversy over Sheppard Fairey's depiction of President Obama to the stereotypes found in Sigmund Krausz's 1896 publication Street Types of Great American Cities, Dr. Mooney will consider the ways in which U.S. social institutions employed the black image as a means of furthering opposing political agendas of uplift and oppression. Sharing an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Portraits of Noteworthy Character, Dr. Mooney will present the historic framework that continues to inform our expectations of representation. Dr. Mooney is Associate Professor of Art History, Visual Culture, & Critical Theory at Columbia College in Chicago. This lecture starts at 11am today at Intuit (756 N Milwaukee) and is free and open to the public.
There appears to be a growing return to the book amongst younger artists, writers and thinkers. This move towards the material and physical may be in reaction to the vastness and immateriality of forms of cultural production in the Second Life era. This discussion centers around definitions of the publication as art object, as curated exhibition, as micro-archive, as well as phenomenological aspects of the publication--its tactility, personable and intimate dimensions, and the unique one-to-one relationship between reader/viewer and object. Bookmakers, editors, curators and scholars have been invited to this discussion to share their experiences as we ponder the significance of recent evolutions in the book as object, curatorial challenges the artist book provokes, and the future of the medium. All the fun starts at 7pm tonight at threewalls: 119 N. Peoria #2D.
The Chicago Nerd Social Club presents Comic Book Academia, a discussion by Loyola doctoral candidate Cord Scott about the comic's place in the academic world. The talk happens tonight at Challengers Comics (1845 N. Western) from 7pm to 9pm. The event is free, but you need to RSVP at the Chicago Nerds Website.
Actor and director Harold Ramis, star of Stripes and the Ghostbusters films, talks with Aaron Freeman about "the meaning of life" and other things at Emanuel Congregation, 5959 N. Sheridan Rd., at 7:30pm tonight. Tickets are $40, $80 or $150, and may be purchased online or by calling 800-838-3006.
The Lincoln Park Zoo is hosting a breakfast in the Regenstein Center for African Apes with the assistant curator of primates. After breakfast, diners will view chimpanzees and gorillas during their most active time of day. Breakfast is at 9am, and the visit to the ape house is at 10am; admission is $65 for zoo members and $75 for nonmembers.
Tickets available here. (Children under 12 are not admitted.)
This is a panel discussion that looks at the "modes of art making and motivations that are leading artists to produce works that might best be described as events: situated in place, unfolding in time, and often performative or interactive in approach, these actions, interventions, and social situations challenge our notions of art." It will be moderated by art historian Irene V. Small, as well as a number of panelists, including artists and curators. Begins at 3pm. 220 East Chicago Avenue, MCA Theatre.
This weekend long event organized by Equality Across America will bring together LGBTQ activists from across the midwest to Columbia College to figure out how to move closer to full gay, lesbian, trans, bi and queer rights. Registration is $15.
Speakers will include:
* Lt. Dan Choi, prominent activist against Don't Ask Don't Tell
* Staceyann Chin, Jamaican-born lesbian performance artist and poet
* Adam Bouska, photographer and creator of the "NO H8" campaign
RSVP on Facebook.
Today at 6:30pm Stefan Andriopoulos (Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Languages at Columbia University) gives a lecture on hypnotism in cinema. Andriopoulos is the author of Possessed: Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema, which won the SLSA Michelle Kendrick award for best academic book on literature, science, and the arts. Tracing a preoccupation with mesmerism and possession through the era of silent films, Andriopoulos pays particular attention to the terrifying notion of murder committed against one's will. Films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler famously portrayed the hypnotist's seemingly unlimited power on the movie screen. This event will take place in Swift Hall room 106. 1025 East 58th Street (on the Main Quadrangle of the University, directly east of Cobb Hall). Admission is free.
The Smart Mouth discussion series, sponsored by the McCormick Freedom Project, pits a panel of local pundits against each other on topics in the news. This week, it's Mick Dumke of the Reader and The Parking Ticket Geek. Take in the discussion at noon today in the Millennium Park Room on the 5th floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Ave. Free.
Starting as a left wing alternative to the World Economic Forum, the World Social Forum has become a global event for many. The US Social Forum will be meeting in Detroit this summer. For those interested in joining the Chicago delegation, this info session will provide background. The meeting will be at the offices of the disabled rights group Access Living at 115 W. Chicago Avenue starting at 6pm.
With Obama sending thousands of more troops to Afghanistan, now would be a good time to learn a bit about the country that we may spend the next few decades occupying. Luckily Iraq Veterans Against the War are hosting a forum at 8 PM at the Hideout on 1354 West Wabansia, for everyone who didn't do so well in geography to catch up. $10 requested donation
The Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project is holding a meeting at Emmanuel Congregation (5959 N. Sheridan) tonight at 7pm.
State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Harry Osterman will host the meeting, which will include interactive surveys and breakout sessions. It will focus on the past year's sustainability plan performance for the Edgewater neighborhood, as well as future plans for the EESP.
Refreshments will be provided.
Today at 2pm, Louis Kaplan (Director of the Institute of Communication and Culture and Associate Professor at University of Toronto) gives a lecture about William Mumler. As Kaplan's case study of Mumler shows, faith in the truth-telling abilities of photography has always been accompanied by skepticism about the objectivity of the photographer. Beginning in the early 1860s, Mumler became famous in Boston and New York for taking "spirit photographs" in which ghostly images of departed family members or friends appear in portraits of living subjects. All photographs are, as Roland Barthes and others have argued, ghostly images of the past. Their very ghostliness inspires narratives that are in turn essential to understanding that past. This event will take place in Swift Hall, Room 106. 1025 East 58th Street (on the Main Quadrangle of the University, directly east of Cobb Hall). Admission is free.
Today is a National Day to Defend Education from privatization and budget cuts. Several organizations such at the Graduate Employees Organization, SEIU Local 73 and the Against Budget Cuts Coalition at the University of Illinois Chicago will be hosting events.
The first event is debate with UIC administrators at noon in Room 605 Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted. However the administrators have already said that they will not attend. The coalition will then rally in the UIC Quad and march at 2pm.
Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in literature, will deliver the annual East Asian Studies' Najita Lecture at the University of Chicago's International House (1414 East 59th Street) at 4pm.
The event is Free and open to the public.
For more information, see the website, contact Sarah Arehart at the Center for East Asian Studies at sarehart@uchicago.edu, or call (773) 702-8647.
Sunsara Taylor, an activist with the Revolutionary Communist Party has a habit of leaving controversy in her wake. Her lecture for the Ethical Humanists Society of Chicago was canceled last November, and when she tried to attend, the society called the police and her videographer was arrested.
Taylor will be making a lecture on feminism at 7pm at the University of Chicago's Assembly Hall of International House, 1414 E. 59th Street. Whether you are interested in Taylor's public persona or the comparison of women who wear burqas and women who wear thongs, the event should be thought provoking.
In drawings, paintings, short films, and photographic works, Matt Saunders recasts images, often taken from film or television, into new narratives about portraiture and spectatorship. His subject matter is a diverse cast of characters, spanning World War II and the Cold War, providing a kind of stuttering record of 20th Century lives. This is an exhibition about painting, and also about moving pictures, how they are found, loved, and lost. The opening reception is today from 4-7pm with a talk with the artist from 5-6 pm, in Cobb Hall Room 307 (directly below the gallery.) The Renaissance Society is located on the U of C campus, at 5822 S. Ellis Ave. This show will stay up through April 11.
Human Rights Watch is hosting a free happy hour and brief discussion with South Asia experts tonight from 5:30pm - 7pm at Flatwater (321 North Clark ). Ali Dayan Hasan (Lahore) and Meenakshi Ganguly (Mumbai) work together to expose and prevent human rights abuses in Southern Asia. They will share their personal experiences investigating and reporting on both sides of the conflict in Kashmir and examine the challenges to security in India and Pakistan that have come to dominate today's headlines.
Flatwater is providing complimentary appetizers. RSVP to Stephen Steim at stephen.steim@hrw.org or (312) 573-2452.
With all the talk from the right wing about socialism, maybe it might do people some good to listen to what actual socialists have to say. The Chicago Branch of the Trotskyist International Socialist Organization is hosting a forum on how revolution is not a tea party at Casa Aztlan at 1831 S. Racine in Pilsen at 7 PM.
This discussion, part of threewallsSALON 2010 series, is all about maps. Today, contemporary artists across the globe employ mapping and diagramming in their creative practice to incredibly diverse ends. A spate of exhibitions in Chicago and from around 2004 on ignited a flurry of interest in the map, such as the Mapping show at Mess Hall in 2004, Mapping the Self at the MCA from 2007-8 and An Atlas at Gallery 400, 2007-8. These exhibitions and the work of invited guest respondents will figure into this conversation as participants explore the political, social, personal and ontological dimensions of the map. The discussion begins tonight at 7pm at threewalls: 119 N. Peoria #2D.
Join local sugar artist Mark Seaman today for this lively discussion on the history of chocolate in France. Be regaled with sweet tales of kings and queens and learn how chocolate goes from bean to bar. Also, indulge in confections prepared by the French Pastry School of Chicago. The talk takes place from 10am to noon at Lexington College, 310 S. Peoria St. (two blocks west of Halsted, just south of Jackson). Parking is free in the adjacent college garage. Cost of the program is $5, $3 for students and members and no charge for CHC members and Lexington faculty and students. To reserve, call Barbara Olson at (708) 788-0338, or e-mail to save your spot.
The ICE Theaters, 210 W. 87th St., presents "Truth Be Told: A Celebration of Black Heritage," a film series celebrating Black History Month. Rollin Binzer's The Providence Effect, the story of the legacy of Chicago's Providence St. Mel School, screens tonight at 7pm. A discussion follows the film's screening. Tickets are $5. Call 773-892-3204, ext. 2, or venishajohnson@icetheaters.com for more information.
The Chicago Map Society's monthly meeting features Alex Papadopoulos, Professor of Geography at DePaul University, who will lecture on Byzantine cartography. The discussion kicks off at 5:30pm and takes place in the Towner Fellows' Lounge at the Newberry Library (60 W. Walton). Free for members, $5 for non-members. For more information call (312) 255-3689.
Monica Eng of the Tribune will be moderating a discussion about the new wave of local candymakers (Katherine Anne, Terry's Toffee, Rich's Chocolates)--samples abound!--tonight at 7pm at the Chicago History Museum, North and Clark. Cost $8-10.
Join Lincoln Park Zoo for breakfast in the Kovler Lion House while listening to the zoological manager of carnivores. Learn about our own lions, tigers and other cats, then view the zoo's cats as they explore their habitats first thing in the morning, their most active time of day. Breakfast is at 9:30am, and ticket, which must be purchased by Feb. 11, are $65 for zoo members and $75 for nonmembers. Get tickets here. (Children under 12 are not permitted.)
Today, Chicago celebrates painting. Starting with a panel discussion all about painting at 9:30am, (until 12pm at the Hyatt Regency) and continuing on with several gallery openings: JULIUS CÆSAR at 4pm, continuing to Shane Campbell Gallery at 6pm, and ending at the 119 N Peoria Building in the West Loop at Rowley Kennerk Gallery and Western Exhibitions, from 7 to 10pm. Both the panel discussion and the exhibitions feature some of the best and most well-versed painters in Chicago. Visit the individual galleries' websites (linked above) for more information.
The Women's Caucus for Art, in conjunction with the College Art Association (CAA) conference, will host a panel discussion tonight entitled "Investigating the Need for Women's Art Galleries, Exhibitions, and Organizations: From Our Center." Panelists, including faculty from Chicago State University and DePaul University, will discuss women and leadership in the art community. This free event takes place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, West Tower, 151 E. Wacker Dr., Room Regency B, from 5:30pm-7:00pm.
In this panel discussion, dance artists learn about the range of spaces available for presenting new dance work in Chicago. Presenting organizations discuss their missions in featuring dance to local audiences in addition to opportunities or services they offer for developing local artists. From new community collectives to experimental spaces to established presenting venues, this panel will offer the scoop on ways to build a profile as a dance artist in Chicago. This discussion starts today at 6pm on the 5th floor of the Chicago Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington. Admission is free.
The fiscally conservative Illinois Policy Institute is hosting this free summit-and-luncheon, "In Our Hands: Vouchers and the Future of Education in Illinois," to discuss school vouchers in the state. The Reverend Sen. James Meeks will speak after the meal. Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? Panel Discussion begins at 9am; lunch is at noon, 190 S. LaSalle, 40th floor.
Meet Chicago native Jerald Walker tonight as he reads from his new book, Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption. Walker discusses the challenges he faced growing up in Chicago's public housing and the single incident that helped get him on the right track. The reading/discussion is at 6pm at the Harold Washington Library Center. This event is free and is open to the public. Contact the library at (312) 747-4300 for more information.
Columbia College's "Film Row," 1104 S. Wabash, kicks off Black History Month tonight with a screening and panel discussion of February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four. The film explores the lives of African-American college students in 1960 and their "sit-in movement" at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. The reception is from 5pm to 6pm, the film screening and discussion are from 6pm to 8pm. Admission is free; RSVP at rsvp@chicagofreedomschool.org.
Given the nation's and much of the western world's dependence on information technology networks, the threat of cyberattacks from both hostile regimes and non-nation-states on U.S. interests has been well publicized. But less talked about, says the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, is the potential use by the U.S. of cyberattacks, both defensively and offensively. Join the council in welcoming University of Chicago Professor of American & Foreign Law Kenneth W. Dam; CEO of Hong Kong-based AEA Holdings Admiral William A. Owens; and Herbert S. Lin, chief scientist at the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council of the National Academies. Cash bar opens at 5:30pm, presentation and discussion at 6; 81 E. Van Buren. Go here for prices and additional information.
Chicago art-darling Angel Otero leads a gallery talk through the exhibition of his work Touch with Your Eyes. This exhibition of 12-15 new works is Otero's largest solo show to date and promises to be stunning. Otero's talk begins at 12:15pm at the Chicago Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington.
Chicago State University, 9501 S. King Dr., welcomes Reverend Samuel "Billy" Kyles to the Cordell Reed Student Union for a discussion and screening of his Academy Award-nominated documentary, The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306. The film short covers Kyles, who was a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the time he spent in Memphis with the civil rights leader during the moments that led up to his assassination. The lecture/screening is today from 12:30pm to 2pm. This event is free and is open to the public.
The Chicago Public Library, Blackstone Branch, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., welcomes Robert Pruter, author of Doowop: The Chicago Scene, tonight at 6:30pm. Pruter will discuss the evolution of Chicago's 1950s doowop music and the legendary groups such as the Spaniels and the Flamingos that helped make Chicago music history. This event is free and is open to the public.
This forum opens with a roundtable sampling of emerging, mid-career and established artists discussing the sustainability of dance-related careers in Chicago. How are dance artists locating and creating new opportunities to perform and broaden their audience base? What practical strategies are dance artists using to create exposure (print or email marketing, Facebook, face-to-face networking, collaborations, etc.)? Dance artists share their respective solutions for finding resources to help their creativity and their organizations develop and thrive. This discussion is from 6-7:30pm at the Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington, 1st Floor Garland Room.
Chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times David Sanger will speak at this Chicago Council on Global Affairs event, giving his take on the president's first year in office and offering insight on the year to come, an "insider's view of the Obama national security team." Sanger's best-seller The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power, now updated to reflect the past year, will be available for purchase and signing. Cash bar opens at 5:30, Presentation and Q&A begins at 6; 81 E. Van Buren. See here for prices and other details.
The Japan America Society, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and JETRO (Japan External Trade Orgnaization) present a lunchtime event featuring Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Japan Economic Foundation. Mr. Hatakeyama will discuss Free Trade Agreements being formed in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States' involvement with them. \The luncheon takes place at the Union League Club of Chicago (65 W. Jackson Blvd., 5th Floor, Crystal Room), starting at 11:30am with registration and a cash bar. Lunch begins at noon, with the presentation and a Q&A beginning at 12:40pm. The event will wrap up by 1:30pm. Cost is $45 for members of the Japan America Society/$55 for non-members. Register online or call (312) 263-3049 for more information.
See author and animal advocate Temple Grandin tonight at 6pm at the Harold Washington Library Center's Pritzker Auditiorium, 400 S. State St., as she discusses her latest book, Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals. Grandin, also an animal scientist, shares her insight into animal behavior and its effects on the animal-human relationship. Admission is free.
Human Rights Watch Chicago Committee, in partnership with the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, presents a report from the field: Exposure of Blood Diamonds in Zimbabwe.
In late June 2009, Human Rights Watch published a report documenting horrific human rights abuses by Zimbabwe's police and military in the Marange diamond mines. Tiseke Kasambala has covered Zimbabwe for Human Rights Watch since 2004 and is widely recognized as among the world's leading experts on Zimbabwe's blood diamonds.
5:30pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church - Anderson Hall
126 E. Chestnut Street
Free and open to the public
RSVP to Stephen Steim at stephen.steim@hrw.org or (312) 573-2452.
The 2nd annual Winter Block Party for Chicago’s Hip-Hop Arts gets going today with a large cast of performers at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Lincoln Park. Hosted by WBEZ, the event will feature a visual art and graffiti gallery exhibition with works-for-sale by some of Chicago's most notable and up and coming contemporary artists, a B-Boy/B-Girl battle, a special installment of "Word: Across the Generations," an open mic showcase, music all afternoon by DJ Itch13, DJ Issues and DJ Seanile, and more. Details here. The day events (11am-4pm) are free, while the evening events, starting at 7:30pm, costs $10-$15. Tickets available online. The theatre is located at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.
North Central College, 30 N. Brainard Street in Naperville, welcomes Dr. Cornel West as the keynote speaker for its celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday tonight at 7pm. West, a noted professor, best-selling author, and champion for racial justice, will commemorate the 50th anniversary of King's 1960 visit to North Central College. Tickets are $10; visit the website at www.northcentralcollege.edu/show or call 630-637-SHOW (7469).
REI, Hostelling International, and Whole Foods team up for this travel and food series on different countries around the world. This month they visit Guatemala. The class starts at 6:30pm in the upstairs community room at REI (1466 N. Halsted St.) with a slide presentation and lecture by experienced travelers from Hostelling International. Then the class moves to Whole Foods (1550 N. Kingsbury) for wine or beer and food samples from the region. Cost is $15, but participants receive a $5 Whole Foods gift card. For more information, e-mail churwit@rei.com. Reservations are required, so call Whole Foods customer service at (312) 587-0648 to reserve your spot.
National, non-profit storytelling show, The Moth's Chicago chapter, will be hosting a story slam tonight at Martyr's, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave.
The idea is for participating audience members to tell a conflict/resolution story within the time allocated based on the night's theme with the goal to captivate.
The theme for submission is "Cars" (previous themes have been "firsts" and "blunders"). The story slam begins at 8pm and there's a $7 cover at the door. For more information check out the full story in A/C.
The Chicago Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Loyola University are bringing in Justin C. Moore of Metamoorephesis to discuss how he developed the the game bitFLIP for the iPhone. The lecture is ACM's monthly meeting, but is open to the general public. It takes place tonight at Loyola University's Water Tower Campus (820 N. Michigan Ave.) in the Beane Ballroom (13th Floor, Lewis Towers), and kicks off with a social hour from 5:30-6:30pm, followed by the presentation. Free, but reservations are requested. You can RSVP online, e-mail greg@neumarke.net or call Greg at (773) 907-3308 (work).
Formerly of Chicago, now of Los Angeles artist Amanda Ross-Ho continues to explore the concept of workspace as art, making her talk introducing the Studio Chicago project particularly appropriate. Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, 33 S State St, 7th Fl. For more information, call (312) 629-6635 or go here. Free!
Homeroom and You, Me,Them, Everybody co-host the 101 Lecture Show at Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont Ave., tonight at 9pm. This month's guests are screenprinter Jay Ryan and graphic novelist Paul Hornschemeier. They'll each deliver a short lecture and be interviewed, and will sign copies of their latest books. $5 suggested donation; 21+.
Joe Hardesty was the 2008 recipient of SAIC's Jacques and Natasha Gelman Travel Fellowship upon receiving his MFA from SAIC last year. Hardesty will discuss his current solo show at Western Exhibitions and the work he created during his fellowship year in Germany and his travels through central Europe. The lecture begins at 5:30pm. Western Exhibitions is located at 119 N. Peoria, Suite 2A. Contact them at 312-480-8390 for more information.
Malcolm X College and the Bolozi Wazee (Council of Elders) - Shule Ya Watoto (School for Children) are celebrating 14th Annual Kwanzaa Observance Program at Malcolm X College, starting today and continuing through Kwanzaa, everyday starting at 10am, until January 1. This is the largest known seven-day celebration of Kwanzaa in the country publicly held in an institution of higher learning. Admission is free. For more information contact Jessica Holloway: Kwanzaa Chairperson at 312-850-7472 or arhoden@ccc.edu. Malcolm X College is located at 1900 W. Van Buren. For more information, including the schedule, check out this press release.
Northwestern University's Institute on Complex Systems hosts University of Chicago ecologist Stefano Allesina for this lunch time talk on food web models or new ways of depicting who eats whom. "Connecting the Dots: How to Build a Food Web from Scratch" is free and takes place from 12-1pm at the Chambers Hall Lower Level Classroom, 600 Foster St., Evanston. Call (847) 467-1348 for more information.
Carrie Schneider is a SAIC alumni who makes big, beautiful photographs. There has been a lot of buzz around town about her work lately, and for good reason. She will talk about her work at 6pm today at the MCA: 220 E. Chicago. Admission is free, but you might want to call ahead (312-397-4010) to reserve a spot.
Paola Morgavi, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of French and Italian at Northwestern University, will lead a discussion on the art of popular contemporary Italian artist, Maurizio Cattelan this morning. Unfortunately, Cattelan won't be there. This is part of the MCA's Coffee and Art series, which is basically a series of relatively cheap and easy Art History courses. The discussion begins at 10am. Space is limited; reservations are required. Admission is $18 for regular folk; $15 MCA members; $12 students with valid ID. For tickets, call the MCA Box Office at 312.397.4010. For more information, visit their website.
MFA students in the School of Art and Design at UIC are presenting artworks reflecting on questions of time, space and narrative. Based in an interdisciplinary seminar class of the same name as the exhibition, the artists approach time, space and narrative within the multi-faceted context of readings, screenings and discussions in physics, anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and art theory. Aspect Ratio opens at Plaines Project (1822 S. Desplaines) tonight, the reception is from 6-9pm, and the show will stay up through December 18.
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art presents an evening of short films on the subject of tattoo history and culture: Stoney Knows How; Tattooed Lady of Riverview; and Fullsuit: A Portrait of Blu-Bak. Filmmakers Tom Palazzolo (Tattooed Lady) and Kapra Fleming (Blu-Bak) will be on hand for a Q&A session after the screenings, and Kapra will present an additional film on Blu-Bak. Amelia Klem Osterud will be signing copies of her book The Tattooed Lady: A History.
Screenings start at 6pm at 756 N. Milwaukee Avenue; $10 non-members, $5 members. For more information call (312) 243-9088 or visit Intuit.
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C²ST) welcome Dr. Jack Kessler of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and Dr. Samuel Stupp, Professor of Materials Science, Chemistry & Medicine, Northwestern University, for this lecture on recent developments in stem cell research and nanotechnology showing regeneration in spinal cord nerve fibers, and how further research may reverse and treat other injuries and diseases.
The event takes place at the Palmer House Hilton (17 E. Monroe St.), Salon Rooms 4-6. Registration and a reception take place at 5pm, with the lecture starting at 6pm. Free for members of C²ST, $15 for non-members. Register online or call (312) 503-9036 for more information.
All independent publishers, writers and other literary entrepreneurs are invited to come to the Cultural Center to participate in the seminar "Going Pro: How to Take Your Literary Venture to the Next Level". The seminar will feature Jill Pollack, Founder and Director of StoryStudio, Carol Saller, author of The Subversive Copy Editor, and Doug Seibold, President of Agate Publishing talking ways to build and successful literary business while maintaining creativity. Free with a reservation; RSVP at julie.hunt[at]cityofchicago[dot]org or call (312) 742-1584. 6pm at 77 E. Randolph St. in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd floor.
Chicago's Teachers for Social Justice are hosting their 9th Annual "Teaching for Justice Curriculum Fair" today at Orozco Elementary School (1940 W. 19th Street) from 10am to 5pm. For more information, see the website, then register online. A $5 donation is requested.
Join four innovative teaching artists for a candid discussion about combining a passion for the arts with an interest in pedagogy. Learn the paths they've taken, the variety of opportunities available, and ways to connect for future professional development. 6-7:30pm. Chicago Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington. Check out the listing on CAR's website for more information.
Plöger's artist's talk is in conjunction with the current exhibition On the Scene, which features new work by emerging artists. Plöger's work is interdisciplinary, using elements of photography, film, and sculpture. Currently on view at the Art Institute, Make No Mistake about This (2008) uses the text of death row inmates'
final statements as found on the internet. The lecture is from 6-7pm in the Price Auditorium at The Art Institute: 111 S. Michigan. Admission is free. For for information, visit AIC's website.
Learn how to make the most of MySpace, iTunes, Facebook, and Twitter by attending this Musicians at Work Forum, featuring Jim Goodrich, local musician and producer/host of the show "With a Voice Like This", and other experts. A networking session begins at 5:30pm, followed by the panel discussion at 6pm. Admission is free. Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater: 78 E. Washington. Call (312) 744-6630 for more information.
Artist Melissa Oresky will conduct a discussion of her current exhibition "A Wildness of Edges" at Western Exhibitions today. The gallery talk begins at 4pm and is open to the public. A reception will follow, until 7pm. Western Exhibitions is located at 119 N. Peoria, Suite 2A. Call the gallery at (312) 480-8390 for more information.
Food Network star Tyler Florence will be appearing at the Whole Foods at North and Kingsbury today from 4-6pm to talk about his new book, new line of baby food, and to give you his phone number. Just kidding about that third part.
Stephen Bayley is one of the world's best known and outspoken commentators on modern culture. Former Chief Executive of the Design Museum in London, Bayley's wit, humor, and keen observations on art and culture have brought him great success as a journalist, author, speaker, and design consultant for such companies as Absolut Vodka, Volkswagen, Audi, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. On this provocative evening of cultural history, Bayley explores why objects--from historic cars to the female body--convey meaning. Following the talk, Bayley signs copies of his two most recent books. The lecture begins at 6pm, at SAIC's Columbus Auditorium: 280 S. Columbus Dr. Email events@saic.edu for more information.
Jaume Plensa, creator of Millennium Park's Crown Fountain (you know, the one with the faces) and William and Stephanie Sick, distinguished professors at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, presents a lecture entitled "In the Public Space." Plensa will discuss the creation of Crown Fountain and his collaboration with SAIC faculty and students on that project, as well as other projects he's installed internationally.
This event takes place in the Rubloff Auditorium of the Art Institute (280 S. Columbus Drive) at 6pm. For more information, please call (312) 899-5143 or visit SAIC Events on Facebook.
Since their first riotous appearance in 1985, the Guerrilla Girls have dedicated themselves to exposing sexism, racism, and corruption in the art world, the film industry, and popular culture. Adopting the names of dead women artists and decked out in full jungle drag, these anonymous avengers use facts, humor, and outrageous visuals to skewer institutional bias and inequality. In this program, the Guerilla Girls give a guided tour through the history of their many public interventions, perform satirical skits, and inspire us to create our own sophisticated acts of aesthetic resistance. Unfortunately this program is sold out, but you might try calling or just showing up at the last minute and begging to get in. The lecture begins at 7pm, at the MCA Theater: 220 E. Chicago. For additional information, call (312) 494-9509 or visit www.chfestival.org.
Experimental musicians Haptic (Steven Hess, Joseph Clayton Mills, and Adam Sonderberg) and video artist Lisa Slodki (a.k.a Noisecrush) discuss their work and ideas during this informal gallery talk, which is part of the MCA's 12x12 exhibition series. Their exhibit will be up November 6-29. The artist talk begins at 6pm, at the Museum of Contemporary Art: 220 E. Chicago. Admission is free. Call the MCA at (312) 280-2660 for more information.
Cuban-born Chicago-based artist Jorge Pardo's work walks the line between art and furniture. Check out this feature on him from the LA Times to get a sense of what he does. This lecture is part of SAIC's Visiting Artist Program.
Admission is $5 for the general public; $3 for SAIC alumni, non-SAIC students, and seniors; and FREE for students, faculty, and staff of the AIC. 6pm. Fullerton Auditorium: 112 S. Michigan.
The Chicago Park District is hosting a public workshop regarding the future of Northerly Island on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Spertus ( 610 S. Michigan Ave). An open house viewing will take place from 6-6:30 p.m. with presentations and focused discussions from 6:30-9 p.m. "The Chicago Park District strives to provide our communities an opportunity to have their voices be heard." said Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Tim Mitchell. "We are interested to hear what Chicagoans have to say about the future of Northerly Island Park." The Chicago Park District and their consulting team will be present to share ideas and discuss potential improvements to the park as part of the ongoing Northerly Park Framework Plan. The history of the park will be showcased to the public and there will be a review of the public's input to date. A discussion will be held about the preliminary programming and design concepts in efforts to help the Park District get closer to obtaining a final design for Northerly Island.
David Tamarkin will lead a seminar on the pleasure of wine; a sensory examination and evaluation of wine for personal appreciation. We will discuss a range of perceived flavors, aromas and general characteristics of wine in a casual format and do some tasting. Tamarkin wears a lot of hats-- working for institutions from Time Out to CBS News to "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"-- almost always functioning as a professional taste maker and "foodie." (Sorry for using that word.) The lecture starts at 7pm at threewalls: 119 N. Peoria, #2D. $5 Suggested donation. Call 312-432-3972 for more information.
The People's Historian, Howard Zinn, will be interviewed by Dave Zirin at the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall (1131 E 57th St.) at 7PM, as the keynote speaker for the Campaign to End the Death Penalty's Annual Conference. The theme of the talk is "The Power of the People", and Zinn will be available to sign books afterward. Admission is $10 for non-conference attendees. For more information check the website.
This fall the MCA presents two works developed in dialogue with legendary choreographer Anna Halprin -- choreographer and dancer Anne Collod re-interprets Halprin's dance performance parades & changes and filmmaker Daria Martin exhibits Minotaur, a film installation. In this conversation, Collod and Martin share their creative process, inspirations and shared interests: in Halprin's work; in questions of figure and abstraction; and in the strategies of reinterpreting and restaging artworks. The discussion begins at 2pm at the MCA Theater: 220 E. Chicago. Admission is $10, $8 for MCA members, and $6 for students. For tickets, call the MCA Box Office at (312) 397-4010 or get them through the MCA website.
Join former governor Jim Edgar for his lecture, "The Future of Illinois," today from noon-1pm at UIC's Behavioral Science Building (1007 West Harrison Street), Room 140. Former Alderman and UIC Political Science Professor Dick Simpson will moderate. Lecture is part of UIC's "Future of Chicago" series. Free and open to the public.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation presents Imagining the Future of the City, a conversation about the future of cities worldwide with Paul Goldberger from the New Yorker, Christopher Hawthorne of the Los Angeles Times, Blair Kamin of the Chicago Tribune, and Sarah Williams Goldhagen of The New Republic. The discussion will be moderated by Edward Lifson. The event happens at Mutphy Auditorium (50 East Erie Street), and begins at 5:30pm with a reception; the talk starts at 6:15. Tickets are available online or call Whitney Moeller at (312) 922-3432 x271.
In this lecture, titled "Tricksters, Troubadours, and Bartleby - On Art from a State of Emergency," Jean Fisher discusses artists whose work emerges from a history of colonial violence and cultural dispossession. Framed within the idea of the hermeneutic play of the "trickster" and the "troubadour" (encountering, trespassing, vectoring, and opportunism), she asks, can art be a means of reclaiming agency? How might one characterize these practices, and do they differ from social activism? Can these practices resonate in the political, collective sphere? 6pm. Free. Art Institute of Chicago, Price Auditorium: 111 S. Michigan. Check out the listing on CAR's website for more information, or email events@saic.edu.
Claire Pentecost, a local artist and writer, gives a lecture today about optimism-- what happened to it and how can it be generated? 7pm. threewalls is located at 119 N. Peoria, #2D. Call them at (312) 432-3972 for more information.
Columbia College Chicago Friends of the Library Signature Showcase: "An Ongoing Legacy: The Burnham Plan from the City Beautiful Movement to Daley's Post-Modernist Chicago." Presented by Dominic Pacyga, faculty, Humanities, History and Social Science Department, Columbia College. A book signing featuring his latest book, Chicago: A Biography will be held immediately after his presentation. Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan, First Floor. 6-8pm. Free. Call (312) 369-7153 for more info.
This month, the Chicago History Museum's panel discussion series "In the K/Now" looks at the recent spate of urban violence that inspired the CNN story "Chicago's Deadly Streets." Journalist and panel moderator Laura Washington leads a discussion with Father Michael Pfleger, Tio Hardiman, Phillip Hampton, and Floyd Brown, as they look into the origins of the recent violent outbursts and discuss what can be done. The event starts at 6:30pm and meets in the museum's lecture hall (1601 N. Clark St.) is free, but reservations are required. Reserve your place online. For more information call (312) 642-4600.
UIC hosts Re-Thinking Soup, a free weekly lunch where participants eat soup cooked from ingredients found at Hull House's urban gardens and chat about an assortment of topics. Event runs today from noon-1:30pm at Hull House, 800 South Halsted.
Dan S. Wang is a Chicago-based artist and writer, who cocurated the HPAC's "Shanghype!" exhibition. Previous writings have appeared in Art Journal, ART asiapacific, Ten by Ten, and New Art Examiner. Wang is also involved with Mess Hall, a performance and exhibition space in Rogers Park. This discussion is part of a series of such, aiming to reinvent the artist talk, built around dialogue and conversation amongst all participants rather than lectures or panels. Join this growing community of artists, curators, students, and all around creative individuals for drinks, snacks, and lively discussion. This event is free, and begins at 6pm. Hyde Park Art Center: 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Call the HPAC at 773-324-5520 for more information.
Anthony Elms is the assistant director of Gallery 400, the editor of WhiteWalls, an artist, and a writer. Anthony Elms' collection includes show invites, correspondence, museum brochures, exhibition posters, self-produced posters and broadsheets, postcards, clothing, DVDs, mail art, knickknacks, LPs, scribbles, CDs and doodads. The full collection is listed here. Meet at threewalls gallery (119 N. Peoria, #2D) at 2pm. From there, the group will take the train out to Elm's home, where he will introduce his collection and participants will be given time to peruse the materials. Call threewalls at (312) 432-3972 for more information.
Fine Threads Inc. hosts "Celebrating the You in Fashion" today from 8:30am until 4:30pm at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted Avenue). The event features fashion workshops, industry speakers, breakfast, and lunch. Admission for the event is $175. For more information and to buy tickets visit their website or call (773) 478-3945.
Chicago artist and SAIC instructor Ken Fandell will be talking about his practice. His wall installation, "Days and Nights, Dawns and Dusks, North and South, East and West, Mine and Yours," will be up through October 31st.
12-2pm. Museum of Contemporary Art: 220 E. Chicago.
This Artist at Work Forum kicks off a year long collaborative project, Studio Chicago, which focuses on the Artist's Studio through exhibitions, talks, publications, tours, and research. The Forum will introduce key components of Studio Chicago, and invite participation and suggestions from artists and the art-curious. Presenters will include representatives from the Museum of Contemporary Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Hyde Park Art Center, and threewalls gallery.
6-7:30pm, Chicago Cultural Center: 78 E. Washington. Free.
Tonight at 6pm in the School of the Art Institute's Ballroom (112 S. Michigan Avenue) NASA Astronaut John Grunsfeld will describe the adventures of working on orbit on the Hubble Space Telescope and the exciting scientific results the new instruments provide. There will be a question and answer session after the talk.
The event is FREE. For more information see the event's website.
Background: Last may, the Hubble Space Telescope's last servicing mission successfully upgraded and repaired the telescope to include new cameras and instruments. During the 12 day mission on orbit, astronauts on board space shuttle Atlantis performed five spacewalks to complete the upgrades so the telescope could begin a new journey of discovery.
Join the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance for a three-day spectacular learning series as they learn about the history, technology and future of beef--yes, beef! A range of demonstrations and lectures are scheduled throughout the symposium; attend as many as you like (admission price varies by event). See schedule for details. Most events will be held at Kendall College, 900 North Branch. RSVP by calling (847) 432-8255, or email.
U of C professor Martha Nussbaum will deliver a speech entitled "Same-Sex Marriage and Constitutional Law" at the Center on Halsted, 3656 North Halsted from 7pm-10pm. The event will cost $10.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) from 7 to 9pm. Tonight's discussion features Kip Thorne from Cal Tech discussing "The Warped Side of the Universe".
Please not that while the event is FREE, space is limited to the first 50 attendees. For more information click here.
Abstract: Our Universe has a "warped side": objects and phenomena that are made not from matter, but rather from warped space and warped time. Examples include black holes, and the big-bang singularity from which the Universe was born. Thorne will discuss this mysterious warped side, the quest to simulate it using supercomputers, and the quest to observe it using gravitational waves and strange telescopes.
To join the Café Scientifique email list click here.
The Culinary Historians of Chicago will be talking about the construction of American Cuisine today at Lexington College, 310 South Peoria from 10am-noon today. Andrew F. Smith, who teaches food studies at the New School University in Manhattan, will preside over the lecture. Admission is $5, $3 for students and free for CHC members and Lexington faculty and students. To reserve, please call Barbara Olson at (708) 788-0338 or email your reservation.
Chicago Cares will be holding a free panel discussion tonight from 6-7:30pm about the state of homelessness and hunger in the city at the Hostelling International building at 24 E. Congress Pkwy. Please RSVP by 10/12 with Margaret Kushiner at (312) 780-0800, ext 146 or via email.
The Museum of Contemporary Art will host Chicago artist Maria Gaspar as she discusses her work on view in the 12 x 12 gallery, which festively represents the immigrant body and Mexican heritage. Following the artist's talk, an after party will be held in Puck's Café , where Gaspar will play music and show images from her personal collection. Admission is free. 6pm. 220 E. Chicago. (312) 280 2660.
Join us for an exhibition of original works by Tara Grunwald of TGDesigns. Ai Lounge (358 W. Ontario), 9pm.
Free before midnight, $10 afterward or $7 after midnight with RSVP at http://www.going.com/regrouptaragrunwald. Valet: $10 all night. Late night sushi menu.
DJs:
Liz Revision (subVariant) [IDM | Chill | Blippy Minimal Techno]
Buckfever [Electro]
DJ Rick [Glitchy Tech-step]
DJ 7 [House | Baltimore Club]
Presented by subVariant & Inkline
9pm-3am
Artist Reception: 9-12am (Free)
21+
Official Site: http://www.subvariant.com
Conversations in the Arts, a series of culturally focused lectures orchestrated through Columbia College Chicago, enters its fifth year with the state of media taking the pulpit.
Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, is scheduled to speak first today at 7pm in Columbia's Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash (to Tweet the event, enter: #bizstonecolum). Since the event is free to the public, reservations must be made before Sept. 29 at www.colum.edu/conversations or call: (312) 369-7420.
Arianna Huffington, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Huffington Post news site will speak on January 27, 2010, while director Mira Nair, whose films include Vanity Fair, Monsoon Wedding and the forthcoming Bollywood Blues, is scheduled for April 28, 2010.
This event begins at 1pm with a panel discussion involving people in New Orleans and Chicago discussing the arts, curation, and the roles of the arts in society. The panelists in New Orleans and Chicago will be connected over the internet, using Skype. A large ensemble performance of Gino Robair's Divination will begin at 2:30pm. The event will be held at the Claudia Cassidy Theater, on the 2nd Floor of the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington. 1-4pm. Admission is free.
This panel discussion focuses on the arts scenes in St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago and is part of the Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival. The panelists include Lindsay Obermeyer, Theaster Gates, Carol Ng-He, Jennifer Karmin, and Dan Godston. The panelists will be connected over the internet, via Skype, so the panelists and other participants will be able to see and hear each other. Free. 7-9pm at The Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center. 1060 E. 47th St. Call (773) 285-1211 for more information.
What do you do after you get the gig? This discussion explores the process of putting together a show. Topics include advancing the show, preparing equipment and set list, merchandise and mailing list materials, how to deal with the venue, and how to do a soundcheck. Panelists include FOH engineer Jesse Ewan of Double Door, booking person Phil Kosch of Double Door, and Alex White, Musician. Paul Natkin of the Chicago Music Commission moderates. 6pm. Admission is free. Double Door, 1572 N. Milwaukee. (773) 489 3160.
Western Exhibitions is hosting a free gallery talk with Paul Nudd, creator of the playful and intricate, if slightly repulsive Vomitromiton painting show that is currently living in the gallery. 6 pm. 119 N Peoria St., 2nd Floor.
The Music Box Theatre presents a screening of the Marx Brothers classic Animal Crackers and a discussion of the comedy troupe's legacy, with people working on the Goodman Theater's current production of Animal Crackers. The screening begins at 7pm; tickets are $10 ($5 for Goodman subscribers and students with ID) and are available at the door. Music Box: 3733 N. Southport. (773) 871-6604.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business are partnering to present this forum on health care. The talk will be led by David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Economics and Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The event takes place at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (20 S. Wacker Dr.), with registration starting at 5:30pm, followed by the talk and discussion at 6. Cost is $5. For more information and to register online, visit the university's website.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Korea Economic Institute are partnering to present this lecture by Han Duk-soo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States, and Kathleen Stephen, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. It takes place this evening at The Chicago Club (81 E. Van Buren) and starts at 5:30pm for registration and a cash bar reception, followed by the presentation from 6-7:15. Business attire required. Cost is $10 for Young Professionals, $20 for members of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and $30 for nonmembers. Register online or call (312) 726-3860 for more information.
Pecha Kucha is an event in which each presenter delivers a lecture based on 20 slides, with 20 seconds per slide. Chicago's 10th official Pecha Kucha night is tonight at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., starting at 10:20pm and ending at 11pm. (Drinking and cavorting will occur both before and after.) Admission is $10. More details here. 21+
Today at 9am, www.vocalo.org 89.5 fm catches up with Hideout co-owner Tim Tuten, who moved to Washington in April to work under the Obama Administration for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. They will discuss schools, rock and life in DC.
Learn the art of Taiko, Japanese drums, at this workshop for ages 15 and up, sponsored by the Japan America Society of Chicago. The event takes place at the Japanese American Service Committee (4427 N. Clark), with registration taking place from 1-1:30pm, followed by the workshop from 1:30-3pm. Drumsticks will be provided, but participants are asked to wear comfortable clothes and bring a bottle of water. Cost is $35 for Japan America Society members, $40 for non-members. Register by August 19 by calling (312) 263-3049 or paying through PayPal: www.jaschicago.org.
Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman spent five years in Japan managing the Nippon Ham Fighters. When he arrived in 2003, the team was in last place in the Pacific League, and he coached them to first place league finishes in 2006 and 2007, as well as winning the Japan League Series in 2006. This morning he gives a presentation on his baseball philosophy and management styles in both Japan and the U.S. The event, sponsored by the Japan America Society of Chicago, takes place at Barnes & Thornburg LLP (1 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 4400) starting at 8am. The presentation runs from 8:30-9:10am, with time afterward for questions. $20 for members of the Society, $25 for non-members. Register with PayPal (address www.jaschicago.org) or by calling (312) 263-3049 no later than August 14.
The annual Fest for Beatles Fans concludes today at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont). Among the events planned for this year's Fest: a sneak preview of the Beatles Rock Band; a battle of the Beatles bands; a marketplace and auction for various Beatles memorabilia; and an attempt on Sunday to assemble the largest ukulele ensemble on stage! See the Fest Website for a complete schedule.
The annual Fest for Beatles Fans continues today at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont) and runs through Sunday the 16th. Among the events planned for this year's Fest: a sneak preview of the Beatles Rock Band; a battle of the Beatles bands; a marketplace and auction for various Beatles memorabilia; and an attempt on Sunday to assemble the largest ukulele ensemble on stage! See the Fest Website for a complete schedule.
The annual Fest for Beatles Fans begins this evening at 5pm at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont) and runs through Sunday the 16th. Among the events planned for this year's Fest: a sneak preview of the Beatles Rock Band; a battle of the Beatles bands; a marketplace and auction for various Beatles memorabilia; and an attempt on Sunday to assemble the largest ukulele ensemble on stage! See the Fest Website for a complete schedule.
Got Tumors? Cancer doesn't have to suck while your in the prime of your life. Join Kairol Rosenthal, author of Everything Changes: The Insiders Guide to Cancer in your 20's and 30's for a book signing at Women & Children First tonight in Andersonville. Also on hand will be Jonny Imerman of Imerman's Angels, Matthew Zachary of The Stupid Cancer Show and our own Winediva serving up Sangria and talking about her blog: Chemo and Vino.
August 12
Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 N. Clark Street
7:30pm
Sponsored by i[2]y
Vie's Paul Virant will give a kid-friendly cooking demonstration today at 9:30am at the Green City Market, Stockton and LaSalle Drives.
Randy Zweiban of Province will give a cooking demonstration today at 10:30am at the Green City Market, Stockton and LaSalle Drives.
Sofia Solomon of local cheese supplier Tekla will be leading a lecture on French cheese making and tasting tonight at Loyola University Museum of Art (820 North Michigan Avenue) at 6pm. Admission $15-20.
This Science Conversation sponsored by Science Chicago features Laurie Zoloth, Ph.D., Director of Northwestern University's Center for Bioethics at Northwestern University and Mark Siegler, M.D., Director of The University of Chicago's MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, who will discuss the increasingly fuzzy boundaries of bioethics and how medical research and policy affect our everyday lives. The discussion takes place from 6-7:30 PM at the Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern School of Law, Arthur Rubloff Building
(375 E. Chicago Ave.). Free, but registration recommended by calling 773-947-3150 or e-mailing rsvp@sciencechicago.com.
Three memoirists come to the Harold Washington Library as part of the DePaul Summer Writing Conference for a panel discussion on "Ethics in Memoir." Michele Morano is a professor at DePaul and author of the memoir Grammar Lessons: Translating a Life in Spain. Jackie Taylor is Dean of the University's College of Communications and author of Waiting for the Call. Carol LaCapelle has held several workshops on teaching people how to write their personal stories and is the author of Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Stories. Free at 2pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St. For conference information, please call (312) 362-8916.
DePaul University is putting on their first summer writing conference in partnership with the Chicago Public Library. The conference will include poetry, fiction, and non-fiction readings, panels, and classes. But this event is not just for students, but rather all aspiring writers in the Chicago area and from neighboring cities. Writing professors from DePaul and various other universities will share insights, provide job advice, and inform writers about how to get published. Interested? Sign up for the three-day conference online for $250, or $150 for students. Starting today and running until July 19, the conference will take place at the Chicago Public Library downtown and DePaul's Loop Campus. Information about where panels and classes are being held can be found on the website. Or contact Chris Green at (312) 362-8916 or cgreen1@depaul.edu.
This weekend sees the latest edition of G-FEST, the convention for Godzilla and Japanese monster fans. G-Fest happens this weekend at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare (5440 North River Road, Rosemont), and will feature plenty of workshops, screenings of seldom-seen footage, and an appearance by Godzilla film regular Kenji Sahara. See the G-FEST Website for full information on the festival.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation, 24 S. Michigan Ave., screens Portrait of a Palace, a documentary about the Uptown Theater, at 12:15pm today, accompanied by a discussion of the theater's history and its planned renovation by Friends of the Uptown's Andy Pierce and Jam Productions founder Jerry Mickelson. More info here. Free.
REI tempts your international tastebuds with a series of classes designed to show you a country in both pictures and food. The night kicks off at the store (1466 N. Halsted) at 6:30pm with a slide show by travelers from Hostelling International Chicago. Then you'll walk over to the new Whole Foods (1550 N. Kingsbury) for samples of Italian cuisine prepared by chef Frank Rossi of Racconto Foods. Future classes in the series will discuss India and Israel. Cost per class is $15, and you can register online. Participants do get a $5 Whole Foods gift card. For more information contact Claire Hurwitz or call REI at 312-951-6020.
How should the region plan for the year 2040? This summer, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will hold dozens of free public workshops called GO TO 2040 "Invent the Future". Information you contribute at these meetings will help CMAP develop a preferred scenario that will best reflect the region's desired future. Today's workshop takes place from 6-8pm at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL. Visit goto2040.org for more information and to register.
How should the region plan for the year 2040? This summer, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will hold dozens of free public workshops called GO TO 2040 "Invent the Future". Information you contribute at these meetings will help CMAP develop a preferred scenario that will best reflect the region's desired future. Today's workshop takes place from 7-9pm at the Washington Township Center, 30200 Town Center Rd., Beecher, IL. Visit goto2040.org for more information and to register.
How should the region plan for the year 2040? This summer, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will hold dozens of free public workshops called GO TO 2040 "Invent the Future". Information you contribute at these meetings will help CMAP develop a preferred scenario that will best reflect the region's desired future. Today's workshop takes place from 7-9pm at the DuPage County Government Center Auditorium, 421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 80187. Visit goto2040.org for more information and to register.
Cahokia civilization expert William Iseminger will present "Ancient Faces of Eastern North America," at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian (3001 Central St., Evanston). Iseminger will explain how found artifacts shed light onto how ancient peoples lived, what they looked like, and what they believed. The talk takes place at 1pm and is included with regular museum admission ($5 for adults, $2.50 for seniors, students, teachers (with valid school ID), and children.) For more information call 847-475-1030.
Soup and discussion about the topics of the day are on the menu at Hull-House Kitchen's Re-thinking Soup series. Today (and every Tuesday) from 12-1:30pm at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Residents' Dining Hall (800 South Halsted) come in for a hearty meal and a chat. Event is free, but donations are accepted.
Chicago Public Radio presents Hubs & Spokes: Threading the Wheels of Chicago's Bike Culture today at the Hyde Park Art Center (5020 S. Cornell Avenue), 5pm. During the day, attendees will participate in any one of a series of bike rides happening at various points in the city. After a meal there will be a panel discussion led by Zack Furness, author of One Less Car: Bike Culture and the Politics of Cycling. See the Chicago Public Radio Website for full details on the event and to purchase tickets.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation and DePaul University sponsor this two-day symposium on the Burnham Plan. Participants will be able to analyze the conditions that gave rise to the plan and its impact not only in Chicago, but also in other locations. Today's session runs from 9:30am-5pm. $55, $45 for members of the CAF, $20 non-DePaul students. Events will take place at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery (224 South Michigan Avenue) and DePaul University's Loop Campus (DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson Boulevard, Room 8005).
Register online or call 312-922-3432 x224.
Coincident with the Pilcrow Lit Fest, The Parlor's 2nd Annual Emerging Writer's Festival features readings by upcoming authors Sarah Terez Rosenblum, Jeanie Chung, Peter Anderson and more. Free! BBQ afterwards. Green Lantern Gallery, 1151 N. Milwaukee Avenue. 4pm on.
Award-winning renaissance-man Eric Bogosian participates in Writers on the Record with Victoria Lautman tonight to chat about his latest novel, Perforated Heart. The free, hour-long interview starts taping at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium at the Harold Washington Library Center (400 S. State St). The interview will be broadcast on 98.7WFMT radio at noon on Sunday, May 24th. No reservations required, seating is on a first-come basis.
Former Chicago Tribune Editorial Page Editor Don Wycliff gives a lecture titled "Indispensable Pests: Media in Democracy" as part of East-West University's "East-West Perspectives" lecture series tonight in the Fourth Floor Auditorium at 816 S. Michigan Ave. There's a reception at 6:30pm; the lecture begins at 7pm. Free.
Quickies! is a monthly reading series in Chicago (recently named the best reading series of 2008 by Time Out Chicago), formed to spotlight very short prose. Each reader has a five minute time limit to read a complete and original piece. The rules are simple: No poetry. No excerpts. No cheating. This month, the reading will be part of the Pilcrow Lit Fest, and feature Nicolette Bond, Jill Summers, Jessi Lee Gaylord, Kathleen Rooney, Geoffrey Forsyth, Barry Graham, and Adam Rosenberg. Contact quickieschicago@gmail.com with questions. 7:30pm; Innertown Pub, 1935 W Thomas.
Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research Foundation's Project for Excellence in Journalism will discuss "Is Journalism Dying and Where is the Information Headed?" from 4:00pm-5:30pm at Assembly Hall in International House, 1414 East 59th Street.
Award-winning author Aleksander Hemon will be at the Book Cellar to read from and discuss his new collection of short stories, Love and Obstacles. Free at 3pm at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Australian chef Jon-Antony will be cooking in the way of Oz tonight at Fox and Obel, 401 E. Illinois, 7-9pm. Admission is $25 and covers wine, grub and talking about crocs. Registration required.
Join GB staffer Jenni Prokopy and a host of other health writers tonight at 7:30pm at Women & Children First bookstore (5233 N. Clark St.) for readings from Are We Feeling Better Yet? Women Speak About Health Care in America, a new book edited by Colleen McKee and Amanda Crowell Stiebel. Jenni will emcee and local author Paula Kamen will read from her essay on living with chronic daily headache...plus you'll hear from lots of other smart, savvy women on topics related to women's health care.
The Chicago Public Library welcomes Dr. Carl Safina, internationally renowned ecologist, MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of Blue Ocean Institute, to discuss how the ocean is changing and what those changes mean for wildlife and for people. The free event will take place tonight at Cindy Pritzker Auditorium (Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St) at 6pm. Joining Dr. Safina in this discussion will be television journalist, producer and former Chicago news anchor, Bill Kurtis.
Sound Opinions presents a repeat of their recent Future of Music discussion. The event happens tonight at 8pm at the DePaul Student Center (2250 N. Sheffield, Suite 120) and is free and open to the public. See the Sound Opinions Website for more details.
Author Kathleen Flinn will talk about her memories of the elite cooking school today at the Chicago History Museum (North and Broadway) today from 10am-12pm. Admission is $5, $3 for students and members and no charge for CHC members. To reserve, please call Barbara Olson at (708) 788-0338 or e-mail your reservation to: rsvpchc@yahoo.com. ChicaGourmets hosts a reception and luncheon with Flinn at 12:30pm at Chez Joel, 1119 W. Taylor St. Admission is $59.50, inclusive, for members of ChicaGourmets/Culinary Historians and $69.50 for nonmembers. For information or to register call 708-383-7543, or go to www.ChicaGourmets.org.
Ars Scientia: Conversations and Salons on Art & Science presents a discussion on the relationship between autism and animal cognition. Scientist and engineer Dr. Temple Grandin and artist Wendy Jacobs will discuss their collaboration, The Squeeze Chair Project, that's designed to calm hypersensitive nervous systems. The conversation gets underway at 6pm at the Chicago Cultural Center's Preston Bradley Hall (78 E. Washington). For more information call 312-74-6630 or e-mail info@ars-scientia.org. Free.
The Smart Museum of Art (5550 South Greenwood Ave.) presents a lunch-hour talk today at noon. "Artistic Evidence: Data or Dust?" investigates whether collecting periphery objects and source materials related to Chicago artists Roger Brown and H.C. Westermann are worthwhile. The talk is free, advance registration is required. Box lunches may be ordered in advance ($10/$8 Museum members). To register, contact Kristy Peterson at 773-702-2351. More information is available online.
Real Estate technology conference SPARKt takes place today from 2pm to 5pm in the Volcano Room at the Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St. Learn more about blogging, Twitter and other social media, and how to make them work for you. Tickets are $79 in advance, $99 at the door.
Freelance architecture writer and curator of "BoomTowns! Chicago Architects Design New Worlds" Lynn Becker presents this lunchtime lecture about the "model city" of Pullman on the South Side and how public interest and private enterprise worked in its plan. The talk takes place from 12:15-1:00pm and is at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery at the Chicago Architecture Foundation (224 S. Michigan Ave.). Free.
"After Graduation: Creating Opportunities for Employment, Education, and Community and Family Involvement" is the theme of the fifth annual Chronic Illness and Postsecondary Educational Symposium presented today by the Chronic Illness Initiative at DePaul University's School for New Learning. This year's keynote speaker is Karen McCulloh, the executive director of disabilityworks at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Get more information (including parking discounts) and register ($25 for the public, $10 for students) here.
Val Haller, Chicago resident and founder of valslist.com--a boutique music website designed especially for the boomer generation, beginners and busy adults--teams up with Apple for a first-of-it's-kind event to help you find great music for your iPod. Join Haller for an interactive introduction to the world of digital music. Don't forget to bring your iPod. Free iPod giveaway to one lucky winner. 3pm. 679 N. Michigan Ave. For more information visit Apple's website or valslist's event page.
Byron Hurt, one of the nation's most widely-known male anti-sexism activists, will be screening his award winning documentary "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" tonight at 7pm in the James Stukel Towers Events Center (1235 S. Halsted St). Hurt will show his film "Beyond Beats and Rhymes" and lead a discussion about masculinity, violence and homophobia in hip hop. A panel discussion featuring members of the artistic team AquaMoon will follow. The event is free and open to the public.
Chicago's Cafe Scientifique sets up shop tonight at the Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark) from 7-9pm for an April discussion about "Looking for Dark Matter through the Bottom of a Wine Glass" to be led by Evalyn Gates.
The event is FREE, but due to space considerations is limited to the first 50 attendees.
Background Info:
What is the Universe made of?
New data insist that normal matter - everything you were ever taught in chemistry class - makes up only about 5% of the total amount of matter and energy in the Universe. Dark Matter, an exotic new form of matter that has never been directly detected, accounts for about 23%, while the remaining 72% is not matter of any kind, but some strange new substance, dubbed Dark Energy, that is fueling an accelerated expansion of space itself. The search for dark matter and dark energy is complicated by the fact that they cannot be seen directly with even our most powerful telescopes. Instead, cosmologists are using the warps and dimples in space-time described by Einstein in his theory of General Relativity as giant "cosmic lenses". Gravitational lensing - also known as Einstein's Telescope - allows us to probe the dark Universe in an entirely new way: to search for black holes and planets within our own Galaxy, map out the dark matter that dominates a galaxy or cluster of galaxies, and detect the imprint of dark energy on the web of dark matter that winds across the cosmos.
Background urls:
http://einsteinstelescope.com/
http://kicp.uchicago.edu
Refugee Experiences: Sharing Stories from Bhutan, Nepal, Nairobi and Chicago
Stop by Danny's (
1951 W Dickens Ave) tonight at 6:30 pm and enjoy an evening with refugees and refugee advocates sponsored by the Human Rights Watch Chicago Network.
FREE
Speakers:
Puspa and Bal Krishna are two Bhutanese refugees who have recently been resettled to Rogers Park. They will be sharing their experiences from the refugee camps in Nepal where they lived for most of their lives, and will explain the conflict between Bhutan and Nepal. Puspa and Bal Krishna will also be addressing their struggles and successes since their arrival here in Chicago.
Anne Sweeney, Chicago-based Co-Executive Director of Heshima Kenya, will discuss the unique challenges and threats faced by orphaned and unaccompanied refugee children. Heshima Kenya is based in Nairobi and provides comprehensive social services and care to these children, especially adolescent girls.
This American Life returns to Chicago for a one-night-only extravaganza, featuring Ira Glass, Dan Savage, David Rakoff, Starlee Kine, Mike Birbiglia and Dave Hill. The show happens tonight at the Chicago Theatre (175 N. State Street) at 7pm. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
The Spertus Museum (610 S. Michigan Ave.) commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day with a film screening and lecture. Dr. Patrick Henry discusses rescuers of the Holocaust, featuring the French town of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, whose residents hid over 5,000 Jews from the Nazis. The film "Weapons of the Spirit," about this town will also be shown. The event starts at 2pm and is free, but reservations are recommended. Call 312-322-1773 for more information.
The Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie will officially open its doors today with a public grand opening ceremony featuring a keynote address by former President Bill Clinton. Special remarks will also be given by Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, foreign dignitaries, Holocaust survivors, Museum leadership and more. The ceremony begins at noon, and will be held in a tent outside of the Museum at 9603 Woods Drive in Skokie; thousands of guests are expected, so plan ahead for parking and seating.
The Guerrilla Girls use facts, humor and visuals to "expose sexism, racism and corruption in politics art, film and pop culture. A founding member will talk about their work, their philosophy of activism and their campaign against the appalling lack of ethics in the art world." Assembly Hall, International House, 1414 East 59th Street. Doors open at 6:30pm, show at 7:00pm. Free.
As part of their "Free Thinkers Series", the Freedom Museum is welcoming Wangari Maathai to the Thorne Auditorium (375 E. Chicago) at 6:30pm tonight to discuss her Nobel Prize winning environmental work with the Green Belt Movement.
The event is FREE and open to the public, but reservations are required.
To RSVP visit the website or call 312.222.7871 for more information.
The Freedom Museum is honored to welcome Prof. Wangari Maathai to Chicago. Born in Nyari, Kenya in 1940, Maathai has been recognized as one of the most prominent and influential voices for environmental protection and human rights in the world. In 1977, Maathai founded The Green Belt Movement, an organization that promotes reforestation through large scale tree-plantings. The program has employed hundreds of village women, who aid in reforestation efforts and earn income necessary for family survival. Numerous awards have been bestowed on Maathai including the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. Join us for a fascinating discussion with this inspirational leader who is also the focus of a new PBS documentary Taking Root.
Learn more about how the Turks ate today at the Chicago History Museum, 1600 North Clark, from 10am-12pm. Historian Channon Mondoux will be at the helm, relating recipes, customs, and a narrative of a simulated dinner. Yum. Event organized by Culinary Historians of Chicago. Admission $3-5. RSVP required. ChicaGourmets will host a post-lecture lunch at Roscoe Village's Turquoise (cost $42-52).
Susan E. Alcock, Professor of Classics and the Director for the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University will deliver a lecture entitled "Utility of Surveillance: Case Studies and Observations" in the University of Chicago's Cochrane-Woods Art Center, 5540 South Greenwood Avenue, Room 157. The lecture will begin at 4:30pm. Free. For more information, visit the U of C's Humanities Division calendar.
The Spertus Museum (610 S. Michigan Ave.) hosts "Black Like Us," a lecture by Dr. Stephen J. Whitfield about African Americans and Jewish Americans and how these minorities' have overcome barriers and spoken out through literature and the arts. The event starts at 2pm. Tickets are $20, $15 for Spertus members, and $10 for students. Order tickets online or call 312-322-1773.
Mark Bazer's monthly Interview Show runs tonight at the Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Guests this month are Anthony Moseley, executive artistic director of Collaboraction; Tito Beveridge, founder of Tito's Handmade Vodka; Anni Rossi, singer-songwriter; and Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune entertainment reporter and author of The Foie Gras Wars. $5 cover, 21 and over.
Susan E. Alcock, Professor of Classics and the Director for the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University will deliver a lecture entitled "Spying and Crying: Ancient Modes of Watching the Ancient World" in the Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue. The lecture will begin at 6:30pm. Free. For more information, visit the U of C's Humanities Division calendar.
Join Chicago-area concert poster maker Jay Ryan as he discusses his computer-free design work, hands-on printing process and some of his favorite prints made during the last 13 years. As this discussion takes place on the first of April, Jay may simply show slides of rabbits and/or fish which he has seen in various public parks. 6:30pm, The Parthenon Restaurant, 314 South Halsted Street. Sponsored by The Society of Typographic Arts. Tickets $25 for STA members, $10 for students, $35 for non-members. To register go here or e-mail jw@jackweissassociates.com.
Want to eat dinner with cheesemaker (and founder of the American Cheese Society) Allison Hooper tonight at Marion Street Cheese Market? You have your chance tonight @ 7pm. A special menu and brief talk by Ms. H. about the love o' fromage follows. Must RSVP to MSCM ASAP. Enough acronyms for you? 100 S. Marion Street, Oak Park.
Susan E. Alcock, Professor of Classics and the Director for the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University will deliver a lecture entitled "Scanning and Planning: Modern Modes of Watching the Ancient World" in Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue. A champagne reception begins at 6pm and will be followed by the lecture at 6:30pm. Free. For more information, visit the U of C's Humanities Division calendar.
Kentucky whiskey is the theme of the night at Delilah's (2771 N. Lincoln Ave.). Starting at 6pm and then every two hours until midnight, they will feature a different brand and discuss its technical aspects. Free. Ages 21+. For more info call 773-472-2771.
Today, Phyllis Ross, author of Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living will discuss modernist furniture and industrial designer Gilbert Rohde. The event will be held in Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Ave. Time TBA. $5 students; $10 Architecture and Design Society Members; $15 General Public. For more information, visit the website.
Get a dose of what made the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition so spectacular on the Chicago Neighborhood Tours "White City" tour. The day starts at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, at 10am with a slide presentation and discussion, then continues to Jackson Park, Midway Plaisance and Osaka Garden, concluding at the Chicago History Museum where the elevated train that transported fairgoers to the exposition is displayed. Tickets are $50, $45 for students and seniors, and are not available online for this tour. You must call 312-742-1190 to book seats.
Chicago Public Radio and The Third Coast Festival present the Third Coast Filmless Festival, an afternoon full of audio documentaries and story-telling from around the world. The festival happens at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts (777 N. Green Street), and will also feature audio installations, workshops, and other surprises. Doors open at 11am, and the festival runs from noon to 6pm. See the Chicago Public Radio Website for full details and to purchase festival tickets and passes.
Anne Elizabeth Moore discusses the exhibition Holle Cambodia at ThreeWalls Gallery, 119 N. Peoria #2d, from 6pm to 8pm tonight. The exhibition features seven zines and comics handmade by young Cambodian women with little other access to mediums of self-expression, as well as the collaborative book New Girl Law, a demand for gender equality and human rights co-created by Moore and 32 residents of a unique all-girls university dormitory. Moore will explain how the publicaitons were created and about the barriers in Cambodia and the US to letting you see them.
The Francis W. Parker School invites Chicagoans to travel back in time with world-renowned paleontologist, University of Chicago professor and Project Exploration co-founder Dr. Paul Sereno as he presents "People of the Green Sahara", a free lecture open to the public tonight at 7:30pm in the school's newly renovated Diane and David B Heller Auditorium at 330 W. Webster, Chicago. (Sereno is the school's 2008-09 Robert A. Pritzker Visiting Scientist·Inventor·Engineer in Residence.) Get more information or RSVP online or contact Francis W. Parker School at 773-797-5187.
The Wicker Park Bucktown SSA hosts the second day of an open house for the community to share suggestions for the future of the Polish Triangle. You'll find a photo suggestion booth, a gallery of possible designs, a small history exhibit, a survey of the area, an interactive map, and suggestion boxes for transportation, seating, comfort, safety, and access. 10am to 4pm, 1275 N. Milwaukee (between Ashland and Paulina).
The Wicker Park Bucktown SSA hosts an open house today for the community to share suggestions for the future of the Polish Triangle. You'll find a photo suggestion booth, a gallery of possible designs, a small history exhibit, a survey of the area, an interactive map, and suggestion boxes for transportation, seating, comfort, safety, and access. 10 am to 4 pm 1275 N. Milwaukee (between Ashland and Paulina).
Human Rights Watch welcomes Genocide Intervention Network's Executive Director Mark Hanis to Hopleaf for its monthly happy hour. The Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) empowers individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide and raises both money and political will for civilian protection initiatives around the world. Mark will discuss the work of Genocide Intervention Network and give the audience Genocide 101, explaining how we can all work to prevent genocide.
Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark St.)
6:30pm
FREE
One Laptop Per Child founder Nicholas Negroponte gives a talk on "One Laptop and Beyond: Technology and the Global Future" tonight from 6:30 to 8pm in the Art Institute's Fullerton Auditorium, 111 S. Michigan Ave., as part of Science Chicago. Admission is free, but RSVP is requested; call 773-947-3150 or email rsvp@sciencechicago.com. More info here.
The Illinois Humanities Council presents a panel discussion about conflicts over natural resources. The event takes place from 6-8pm at the International House at the University of Chicago (1414 E 59th St). The event is free, but reservations are required. RSVP online, by e-mail at events@prairie.org, or by phoning (312) 422-5580.
Global lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) activists from countries where sexual minorities face severe discrimination and danger will speak out at the Forum on Global LGBT Activism, co-hosted by Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights and the Center on Halsted. Activists will speak to Chicago's LGBT community about their work, their activism, the challenges they face, and how the U.S. LGBT community can support international LGBT human rights efforts. 7-9pm, 3656 N. Halsted. Free.
Register now for a special meetup sponsored by WBEZ's series Hard Working at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Once registered, you can attend this meeting to help work on your resume, network, get advice or just get out of the house for a few hours. More details on the Hard Working blog. FREE! The coffee house takes place today from 3-5pm at 800 S. Halsted Ave. at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.
The 2009 Speaker Series on political issues gets underway tonight at 7:30pm with what will probably be a lively debate between Bill Maher and Ann Coulter at The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. Tickets are $35-$160 and can be ordered through Ticketmaster.
Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University, will be speaking at the University of Chicago's International House (1414 E. 59th Street) at 6PM tonight. The talk, entitled "Sowing Crisis: The Cold War and American Hegemony in the Middle East", is part of the UofC's Center for International Studies' "World Beyond the Headlines" series.
The event is FREE.
NASA astronaut and Chicago-area native Daniel Tani shuttles into town today to give a talk about his experiences on two space shuttle missions, his 120-day stay in orbit, and his work on the International Space Station. The event is sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago's Asian American Resource and Cultural Center and takes place at UIC's Student Center East (750 S. Halsted) Room 302 at 4pm. For more information, contact AARCC at 312-413-9569. Free.
Neuroscientist Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde of Martinez-Conde Laboratory of Neural Science in Arizona collaborated with Las Vegas magician and "professional thief" Apollo Robbins and several others on a recent study of perception. 6-7:30pm, Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington), Preston Bradley Hall. Free- arrive early as seating is limited.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) at 7pm. The discussion will be led by Angela Olinto on the topic of "Chasing Cosmic Bullets" (details here and here).
Please note that the event is FREE, but that space is limited to the first 50 attendees. For more information, contact Randy Landsberg
As part of The Chicago International Movies and Music Festival a panel discussion will be held today to determine the greatest rock'n'roll movie ever. Appearing at the panel will be: Chicago Reader film critic J.R. Jones; film historian and author Arnie Bernstein; Sun-Times music critic Jim DeRogatis; Onion film critic Keith Phipps; and festival special guest Lech Kowalski. The discussion happens this afternoon at 3:30pm at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington). For a complete festival schedule and to purchase tickets for the festival events please visit the CIMMfest Website.
Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman gives a free (!) lecture tonight at Schmitt Academic Center (2320 N. Kenmore) on the DePaul campus. The lecture starts at 7 PM and is free and open to the public. See also Slowdown for Sunday, March 1 where Wiseman will be introducing screenings of his films Titicut Follies and Public Housing. For more information call (773) 991-2959.
If you've never really cooked but want to fire up your skills, this four-part class will get you going in the kitchen. You can take as many classes in this series as desired. The "Get in the Kitchen" class series goes from 6-8:30pm at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph Street. This class is offered through the City of Chicago's World Kitchen learning series. Admission is $30 for single classes ($100 for all four) and pre-registration is required.
Famed sociologist William Julius Wilson [wikipedia] will be speaking at the University of Chicago's International House (1414 East 59th Street) at 7pm on the topic of "Framing the Issue: Political Discourse and Race Relations During the Era of Barack Obama."
The event is FREE.
For more information please contact: Nicholas Johnson at njohnson113@uchicago.edu
Chicago-based artists Eduardo Kac and Alison Ruttan, whose artwork incorporates and references natural forms and systems, talk with biologists as part of the Ars Scientia series, 6pm, free, in the 1st Floor Garland Room, 78 E Washington. For more information, visit the website.
The Lake View Citizens' Council has organized a Fifth Congressional District Candidates Forum this Sunday for you to hear from the candidates running for Rahm Emanuel's former seat. Meanwhile, the Active Transportation Alliance is posting candidate positions on transportation. Inter-American School, 851 W. Waveland. 5 - 7pm (doors open 4:30pm).
Professor David Nirenberg talks about the historical relationships among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam at this free lecture. 6pm, in Fullerton Hall. 111 S Michigan. For more information, call 312-443-3600 or visit the website.
Are you an artist who has trouble tracking expenses or figuring tax obligations? A "rockstar" accountant tries to help you out in this session, as part of the Creatives at Work Forum. 6pm, free, in the 1st Floor Garland Room, 78 E Washington. For more information, visit the website.
Julia Bachrach, a Parks Department historian, discusses the open space plans of Daniel Burnham and Jens Jensen. Part of the Lurie Garden lecture series, 6pm, free, in the 5th Floor Millennium Park Room, 78 E Washington. For more information, visit the website.
Celebrate the history of our nation's presidents through storytelling, musical and dramatic performances, and craft activities at the Chicago History Museum from 10am till 2pm. 1601 N. Clark St. Call (312) 642-4600 for more details. Free!
Schuba's (3159 N. Southport) second installment of their science series Night Lab features Duquesne University biologist Dr. Sarah Woodley, who will discuss the science of sex and attraction. This free event runs from 7-9pm and is open to ages 21 and up.
Marc Abrahams brings Improbable Research and its Ig Nobel Prize to Chicago for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science tonight from 8pm to 10pm. Abrahams will review the past year's improbable research and Ig Nobel winners, and several Ig Nobel winners will try to explain what they did and why they did it. The talk takes place in the Moulin Rouge Room of the Fairmont Hotel, 200 N. Columbus Dr. Admission is free, but space is limited.
Chicago State University geography professor Daniel Block discusses Chicago communities' access to quality groceries. Reception 5:30pm, lecture at 6pm. Free for Map Society members, all others $5 suggested donation. 60 W. Walton St. For more information, call (312) 255-3689 or visit the website.
Rosemarie S. Andolino, Executive Director, O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP)
Andolino discusses the creation and use of the Sustainable Design Manual (SDM), which outlines environmentally friendly initiatives undertaken by the OMP. The SDM is an integral part of the overall design and construction for the OMP, and has become
a prototype for other airport design.
WHEN: 12:15-1pm
WHERE: The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 South Michigan Avenue.
COST Free and open to the public
RSVP None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited). Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES 1
More information here.
http://www.architecture.org/programs.html
The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) has been particularly affected by the economic downturn. In anticipation of even rougher times, the Board of Directors has reduced its budget by 15% for 2009 and four employees -- a quarter of the staff -- have been laid off. In response, the HPAC is holding a public forum tonight in which they "want your questions, reactions and suggestions to changes at the Center." The event starts at 6pm in its 4833 rph space, 5020 S. Cornell.
Chicago-based artist Inigo Manglano-Oval , whose work incorporates natural forms and systems, talks with scientist Mark Hereld of the Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago, and New York-based artist Siebren Versteeg. Part of the Ars Scientia series, 6pm, free, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, 78 E Washington. For more information, visit the website.
The Lupus Foundation of America, Illinois Chapter, brings together three speakers to help lupus patients get more out of life! Robert Katz, MD, will speak about new lupus research; personal trainer Michael C. Watson will talk about exercise and lupus; and Gapers Block's own Jenni Prokopy will offer tips on overcoming self-defeating behaviors. The free event takes place Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 from 8:30am to 1:00pm at Trinity United Church of Christ, Village Center, at 1947 W. 95th St. in Chicago. To RSVP, email Sonya or call 312-542-0002
Panelists will analyze "the cycle of corruption in Illinois and offer tangible actions for citizens and activists to take in order to gain control of our government." This free event is co-sponsored by The Crossroads Fund. 6pm at Chicago Temple First United Methodist Church Sanctuary, 77 W. Washington St. RSVP by Friday, January 30 to Lisa Avila at (773) 227-7676 or lisa@crossroadsfund.org.
Five Star Bar (1424 W. Chicago) is sponsoring a class on the finer aspects of bourbon this afternoon from 4-6pm. The session is led by Whiskey Professor Steve Cole of Beam Global Spirits and Wine and features tastings of four bourbons. Cost is $10, $5 for industry professionals. Space is limited, so RSVP by calling 312-850-2555.
Legendary musician, poet, and artist Patti Smith will attend the Block Cinema screening of the new documentary Patti Smith: Dream of Life at 8pm tonight at the Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr. in Evanston. Smith will participate in a post-screening discussion with the film's director, Steven Sebring, and Sun-Times music critic Jim Derogatis. Pre-registration is required to purchase tickets. Both can be done online. Tickets are $8 for Northwestern University students, faculty, and staff; $11 for the general public. Limit 2 per person. For more information call 847-491-4000.
threewalls gallery (119 N. Peoria #2d) hosts a talk with artist Christa Donner, whose Re:Production show is currently on exhibit. The event starts at 6pm. Free.
Tom Chambers, VP/Principal Architect, Murphy/Jahn
For more than 50 years, Murphy/Jahn and its predecessor firm, C.F. Murphy Associates, have been the driving force behind architecture at O'Hare airport. Chambers discusses how the firm's work at O'Hare has evolved from the corporate Miesian style of the late 1950s to Helmut Jahn's vision and integration of architecture and engineering.
WHEN: 12:15-1pm
WHERE: The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 South Michigan Avenue
COST: Free and open to the public
RSVP: None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited). Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES 1
More information here.
As part of All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water,the Illinois Humanities Council's new series of discussions about scarce resources, academics, environmentalists, and organizers address ownership and stewardship of oil and water globally by talking about Venezuela's nationalized oil industry and (using the documentary The Water Front) water privatization in Highland Park, Michigan. The program runs from 6-8pm in Kasbeer Hall, 25 E Pearson. Free, but reservations are required: e-mail events [at] prairie [dot] org, call 312-422-5580, or visit the website.
The Chicago Council for Science and Technology and Science Chicago co-sponsor this panel about the dangers of infectious disease outbreaks and the steps that can be taken to prevent and control them. Registration starts at 5:30 PM; the program runs from 6 to 7:30. 400 S. State, Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Free, but space is limited; sign up by calling 773-947-3150 or email Science Chicago at rsvp [at] sciencechicago [dot] com. For more information, visit the website.
Science Chicago presents this panel of scientists and artists discussing the emerging eco-art movement, at 6pm in the Garland Room. Free, but space is limited, so arrive early. 77 E Randolph St. For more information, visit the website.
Join the Chicago Foodways Roundtable for a lecture about the inner world of restaurant work titled "Kitchens: The Culture of Restaurant Work," which will be presented by Northwestern Sociology Professor (and foodie) Gary Alan Fine today at 10am at Kendall College, 900 North Branch Street. Free parking. Admission is $2 per person, free to Kendall students and faculty with ID.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation and Kevin Pierce, AIA, Director of Sustainable Design, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure present this session, which debunks myths and takes a principled approach to evaluating everyday choices that can impact the environment. Interactive and informative, this workshop helps participants evaluate options and commit to a sustainable practice. 10am-12pm, free and open to the public. The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, at the ArchiCenter, 224 S. Michigan Avenue. No RSVP required (Please arrive early, as seating is limited) Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES 1, 2 (1/24 and 2/28)
This past winter John Huston, of Ely, MN and Chicago, IL led a 57-day, 720-mile cross-country ski expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. Tonight, they will discuss the mental side of polar exploration and give insight intowhat is actually going through the heads of polar explorers while they are on the ice. 7pm, 1511 N Milwaukee Ave., 2nd Floor. Free. For more info, go to the gallery's website.
Roe vs. The Real World: An evening of spoken word and conversation about women's unequal access to reproductive health care services. Sponsored by the Chicago Foundation for Women. Wednesday, January 21, 2009 @ Center on Halsted, Hoover-Leppen Theater, 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60613 from 6:30 - 8:30pm.
No RSVP necessary. Suggested donation of $5 at the door
This month, Victoria Lautman interviews Booker Prize-winning author Barry Unsworth for her Writers on the Record series. Unsworth's new book is Land of Marvels, a fictional historical account occurring during the decline of the Ottoman Empire and following a British archeologist who tries to preserve the treasures he's found. Admission to the 6pm recording is free at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4050 for more information.
Journalist Salim Muwakkil will present a lecture titled "President Barack Obama: Progressive Pragmatist or Political Dupe?" tonight as part of the East-West Perspectives lecture series. The event begins with a reception at 6:30pm, followed by the lecture at 7pm in the Fourth Floor Auditorium at East-West University, 816 S. Michigan Ave. Free.
The public art collaborative Anti Gravity Surprise discusses its new workbook, Tell Us What You Think, which invites participation and collaboration by artists and non-artists alike. Also, members of four local collectives discuss Chicago projects. Free, at 6pm in the 1st floor Garland Room.78 E Washington. For more information, visit the website or call 312-744-6630.
Charles Waldheim, Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto discusses the selection of architectural photographs by Hedrich Blessing and Robert Burley that illustrate the design legacy at O'Hare.
WHEN: 12:15-1pm
WHERE: The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 South Michigan Avenue
COST Free and open to the public
RSVP None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited).
AIA/CES 1
More info here.
Retired Sen. George S. McGovern speaks at the McCormick Freedom Museum, 445 N. Michigan Ave., tonight from 6pm to 7:30pm. "Serving as a U.S. Representative for South Dakota from 1956-1960, a U.S. Senator from 1963-1981 and Democratic nominee for president in 1972 McGovern has achieved this impressive resume all on his own. A natural historian by training, Sen. McGovern offers insight on why Americans hold Pres. Abraham Lincoln in such high esteem, and why he remains the standard by which all of his successors are measured. He will also provide thoughts on the future of the new president." Admission is free, but RSVP is required. The talk will be simulcast on Virtualbooksigning.net.
As part of the Lurie Garden Lectures, David Willard, who manages the Field Museum's bird collection, discusses bird migration in Chicago, including research on how urban environments affect birds. Free at 6pm in the 5th floor Millennium Park Room. 78 E. Washington. For more information, visit the website or call 312-744-6630.
Cafe Scientifique, which strives to take academic content outside of academia returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) tonight from 7-9pm.
Join Steven Small as he leads a discussion of "The Brain, the Broken Brain & the Neural Biology of Language". The event / discussion is FREE, but space is limited to 50 people.
Here's a preview:
"My Laboratory focuses on understanding how the human brain produces and comprehends language, and how the motor functions of the hands and mouth achieve goal-directed actions, such as speech and gesture. By investigating the neural bases of language and hand motor function using a variety of methods, such as computational modeling, functional and structural brain imaging, and cognitive assessment, we have been able to understand better the biology of language and to develop novel treatment approaches for language disorders."
For more information contact Randy Landsberg.
Moto's Homaru Cantu will be talking about the science behind his innovative food tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph, 6-7:30pm. Free.
Russell Lissau (The Batman Strikes & Hope: New Orleans) leads a fun, hands-on workshop about the craft of comic books. Learn about scripting, penciling, and the other stages of making a comic, and practice on a real page from an actual book. Books will be for sale afterward. For middle & high school students and adults. 2-3:30pm, Community Meeting Room, 1703 Orrington Ave. Register online or call 847-448-8621 or 8625.
Part of the Newberry Library's Wednesday Club, tonight's presentation addresses the importance of canons in general but particularly in regards to film. Speaker Jonathan Rosenbaum will discuss this as well as his 2005 book, Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons. Reception, 5:30pm; Presentation, 6:15pm. Admission is $9 and includes refreshments. For information, please call (312) 255-3556.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 5:30-8pm
220 E. Chicago Avenue
Puck's Café
Free
This event presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art invites knitters and crochet hookers to bring their needles and yarn to knit and exchange techniques and stories, with guest artist Karen Reimer. Reimer makes craft-based conceptual art and has recently exhibited at moniquemeloche gallery in Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, and Wallspace in New York. Needle and hooking workers of all levels are welcome to participate in this fresh adaptation of the traditional sewing circle. Call the MCA @ (312) 397-4010 for additional details.
This tour recounts the remarkable events that occurred in Chicago in 1893 and their lasting impact upon us: the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the emergence of America's first mass murderer. The Devil in the White City Companion Bus Tour is based upon Erik Larson's bestselling book and is intended to accompany it and expand upon its many elements. Starts 10:30am, ArchiCenter Shop in the Santa Fe Building, 224 S. Michigan Avenue. Tour begins with a 45 minute slide presentation in the John Buck Company Lecture Hall followed by a two and one half hour bus tour of Prairie Avenue and Jackson Park. Ticket prices vary, for more information click here.
Join local artists (photographer Dawoud Bey, public artist Juan Angel Chavez, painter and professor Joyce Owens, and artist, poet, and actor Tony Fitzpatrick) as they share their secrets to success and missteps on the way to becoming successful artists. FREE at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington St). 6-7:30pm. 312-744-6630.
Collaboraction, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the League of Chicago Theatres host a free reception and panel discussion on the national and international influences on and by Chicago theatre today from 5:30pm to 7:20pm at The Building Stage, 412 N. Carpenter St. Participating in the discussion will be Philip Himberg, producing artistic director of the Sundance Institute,
Bonnie Metzger, artistic director of About Face Theatre Company, Jim Lasko, artistic director of Redmoon Theatre, and Henry Godinez, director in residence at Goodman Theatre. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Email ben@chicagoplays.com to RSVP.
Kings, counts, captains, and other historic bosses are the stars of today's lecture-:this guided tour focuses on portraiture and its use throughout history to memorialize the rich and powerful. 12-12:45pm. Free with museum admission. The Art Institute of Chicago (111 S Michigan Ave), 312-443-3600. This tour meets in Gallery 100.
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents the latest in a series of workshops designed to give students a two-hour introduction to a musical style or dance method. This afternoon, it's the return of the highly popular Turntablist workshop, taught by Danny the Wild Child, a battle DJ who has performed with DJ Qbert. There will be a lecture portion, after which you'll get to work on basic techniques on the wheels of steel. Bring a notebook and a tape recorder. The workshop costs $40, starts at 1pm and will probably fill up quickly, so sign up now! Old Town School of Folk Music: 4544 N. Lincoln. (773) 728-6000.
Join the Culinary Historians of Chicago as they explore the hot dog and its Chicago roots. Vienna Beef's Bob Schwartz will be on hand to sign his new book "Never Put Ketchup on a Hot Dog," and a post-lecture hot dog sampling for attendees. Event is 10am-12pm at Kendall College, 900 N. Branch. Cost is $3-5; email or call Barbara Olson at (708) 788-0338 to RSVP.
Author and Navy Professor Craig L. Symonds comes to the Holiday Inn at Merchandise Mart for a dinner and presentation of his new book Lincoln and His Admirals. The book gives an account of previously unexamined relationships and politicking that influenced Lincoln's command of the Navy during the Civil War. Tickets the entire event, which includes dinner and the presentation, are $40; tickets the presentation only are $5. Reservations can be made by calling 630-460-1865 or emailing chicagocwrtdinner[at]earthlink[dot]net. 350 N. Orleans St.; cocktails start at 5:30pm and the presentation starts at 7:30pm.
Celebrate the second annual Jane Addams Day by attending a presentation about the first American female Nobel Prize winner as well as Edith Abbott, Sophonisba Breckinridge, and Grace Abbott, who banded together and created the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, which celebrates their 100th anniversary this year. The presentation will be led by Dean Jeanne C. Marsh and Professor George Herbert Jones. A light dinner follows. Cost is $28 a person. RSVP online by Dec. 5.
The Law Firm of Holland & Knight, LLP
131 S. Dearborn - 30th floor
5:30-6pm -- registration
6-7pm -- presentation
7-8:30pm -- dinner
The male half of What Not To Wear reads from his new book, Freakin' Fabulous: How to Dress, Speak, Behave, Eat, Drink, Entertain, Decorate, and Generally Be Better than Everyone Else. If you're still wondering whether skinny jeans are for you, or you just like witty snark, come enjoy Kelly's take on issues of etiquette, primo party throwing, cooking, mixology and more. 7pm. Borders, 830 N. Michigan Ave. Free! For more information call 312-573-0564.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs brings Time columnist and Slate founder Michael Kinsley to Chicago to talk about the global economy and the challenges facing the Obama administration as they try to solve America's economic crisis.
Young Professional Members $10
Members $20
Nonmembers $30
President's Circle, Corporate Members, and Student Members complimentary
Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
5:30 p.m. Cash bar reception
6:00 p.m. Interview and discussion
7:15 p.m. Book signing and cash bar reception
Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, the guys from Public Radio's Sound Opinions, get together to discuss the future of music in this changing age of the industry. More details in Transmission. Conaway Center - Columbia College Chicago (1104 S. Wabash) 6pm. Doors open at 5:30. Free.
Join the Chicago Foodways Roundtable for a discussion of the culture and history of Thanksgiving eats with cookbook expert Penelope Bingham this morning at 10am at Kendall College, 900 North Branch. Admission is $2, free for Kendall students and faculty with ID. Email to RSVP.
Join brewmaster Greg Browne of Mickey Finn's Brewery for the latest edition of Beer School, where you can learn all about holiday beers. Class starts at 6pm, and is limited to the first 45 people who register. $25 per person. For more information, call 773-252-7636. The Map Room is located at 1949 N. Hoyne.
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Eric Martin, AIA and Michael Ross, AIA will present current work, emphasizing the firm's design methodology: the recently completed Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue, First Division Museum at Cantigny competition submission, and the new Civil Engineering Building at University of Duluth, Minnesota. Staff members will lead tours around the office, formerly the location of Harry Weese Associates. Limited to 40 participants. An AIA Chicago Event, sponsored by Design KC. 10 W. Hubbard St, 6-7pm. Tickets free for members, $15 for non-members.
This panel, particularly relevant in the hopeful post-election climate, will examine the roots, nature and dimension of the challenges faced in pursuit of a peaceable and just world. The Chicago Cultural Center and Columbia College present a discussion challenging our understanding of non-violence and social justice, and considering whether ethics can be taught. Speakers include Columbia faculty member Louis Silverstein, who teaches peace studies and education, and June Terpstra, an activist and lecturer on criminology, law, and terrorism. Free. Tonight at 6pm, 78 E Washington St., 1st Floor Garland. More information here.
The Illinois Humanities Council kicks off its new discussion series, All-Consuming: Conversations on Oil and Water, with this exchange between Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards and Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute. 6:30pm, 1601 N Clark.This event is free, but let them know you're coming by calling 312-422-5580, emailing events [at] prairie [dot] org, or visiting the website to make a reservation.
Edward S. Curtis' 1914 silent film In the Land of the Headhunters was the first to exclusively star Native North Americans. It was recently restored and will be shown today at 10am (and tomorrow at 10:30am) at the Field Museum. Stick around afterwards for a discussion with historians Dr. Aaron Glass and Dr. Brad Evans and descendants of the Kwakwaka'wakw nation, featured in the film. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Admission is free. More details on the Field website.
Learn more about the presidential candidates' science and U.S. science policies from University of Chicago molecular geneticist Stephanie Levi, IIT political scientist Dr. Matthew Shapiro and University of Chicago ecology and evolutionary biologist Dr. Geoff Morris tonight at 7pm in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf, 5148 N. Clark St. Free, 21+.
In "Dance for the Camera" 2008 (scroll down once you get to that link), Hedwig Dances and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, in association with the Dance Films Association, present "innovative examples of dance films created by artists in the Midwest and around the world." This year's theme is "Landscapes and Interiors," focusing on the interaction between human activity and physical setting.
FREE. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington (Claudia Cassidy Theatre).
Program 1, October 28: Networking reception @ 6pm. (for dancers, filmmakers, students, and guests). Screening @ 7pm.
Program 2, October 30: Screening @ 6 p.m. Panel discussion @ 7 p.m.
In "Dance for the Camera" 2008 (scroll down once you get to that link), Hedwig Dances and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, in association with the Dance Films Association, present "innovative examples of dance films created by artists in the Midwest and around the world." This year's theme is "Landscapes and Interiors," focusing on the interaction between human activity and physical setting.
FREE. Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington (Claudia Cassidy Theatre).
Program 1, October 28: Networking reception @ 6pm. (for dancers, filmmakers, students, and guests). Screening @ 7pm.
Program 2, October 30: Screening @ 6 p.m. Panel discussion @ 7 p.m.
Greenheart, an environmental organization, presents the lecture and discussion "Our Singular Moment," which is designed to help society cause change in the world. It will be held at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green St. The evening starts at 6 PM with a complimentary cocktail reception, followed by the discussion at 7 PM. Free.
Radiolab, a spectacular WNYC radio program, comes to Chicago for two nights of shows. Their topic: "Martian Invasion", specifically the legendary "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast of 1938. "Martian Invasion" runs tonight and tomorrow night at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (2433 N. Lincoln) at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased through the Victory Gardens Website or by calling the box office at (773) 871-3000.
The University of Chicago celebrates literature, language, religion, history, philosophy, music, art and drama in their 30th annual Humanities Day. Professor of English Jacqueline Goldsby will present the keynote address, "A Salon for the Masses: Black Chicago's Book Review and Lecture Forum, 1933-53." Programs include "Beowulf and its World," "What is Civic Knowledge?" "Who was Socrates and What Did He Do?" and much more. The entire day is free of charge, running from 9:30am-4:30pm at various buildings on the U of C campus. Reservations are recommended to ensure that you have a seat at the session of your choice. Call 773-702-7423 for more information.
In conjunction with the Jenny Holzer exhibit, which opens today, MCA Chicago and the University of Chicago are sponsoring this day of conversations about the intersection of art and politics, which runs from 11am to 6pm in the MCA Theater. Tickets range from $10 to $15 and are available from the MCA website. 11am-6pm, 220 E Chicago. For more information, visit the website, or call 312-280-2660.
Those who may be lured to the suburbs by its schools should attend the Bucktown Education Forum to learn about Chicago neighborhood schools. The presentation will include a CPS overview, panel presentation, school fair with principals, and teachers and parents will be on-hand to answer questions. The Forum is sponsored by the Education Committee of the Bucktown Community Organization. 7 to 9 p.m. at the CICS Auditorium, 2235 N Hamilton.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs presents Globally Occupied Attention (GOAt), a series of discussions about local and global issues that takes place in local bars and venues. Tonight's GOAt happens at Martyrs (3855 N. Lincoln) at 6:30 PM, and the topic is The Other Side of the Story: Media from the Arab World. Full details on this event available at the Chicago Council's Website.
The Old Town School of Folk Music and the Third Coast Festival present an evening of BBC "radio ballads", a combination of audio interviews, field recordings and musical accompaniment that were recorded 50 years ago. Presenting the ballads will be Sara Parker, whose father was one of the original producers of the ballads. The event kicks off tonight at 7:00 PM at the Old Town School's concert hall at 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue. Tickets are $12, $11 for OTS members, and $10 for seniors and children. More information available at the OTS Website.
This free event features Martha Lavey of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Michael Halberstam and Kate Lipuma of Writers' Theatre, Charles Newell of Court Theatre, James Bohnen of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, and others discussing Mike Daisey's controversial monologue, How Theater Failed America. 6 PM in the MCA Theater. For more information, visit the website or call 312-280-2660.
Dr. Wendy Freedman, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, kicks off the University of Chicago's Brinson Foundation Lectures with her talk "Astronomy in the New Millennium: New Windows on the Cosmos." The lecture will be held in the Assembly Hall at the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St. at 7 PM.
Naomi Klein speaks at the University of Chicago's International House (1414 East 59th Street) @ 7PM on October 1st on "Disaster Capitalism: Milton Friedman and the Chicago Boys".
For more information go here.
People with disabilities who believe they may need assistance should call: I-House Office of Programs and External Relations (773) 753-2274 or (773) 753-2275.
Make: Magazine debuts its new American Maker event with a show at the Museum of Science & Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, today from 9:30am to 3pm. Come check out the work of 20 local crafters and techologists, whose projects vie for praise from Make: editors and a $500 grand prize. It's part of LabFest and Science Chicago. Free.
SGI-USA, a lay Buddhist organization, hosts a day of discussions of UNESCO's Culture of Peace Initiative today from 1pm to 4:30pm at 1455 S. Wabash Ave. Hiro Sakurai, past president of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the UN, will speak on steps we can take to "Build A Culture of Peace." In addition, community builders, religious organizations and educational institutions that share the vision of peace will have exhibits and participate in dialogue. Music and dancers will entertain. Free; more info here.
The Hideout, 1354 W. Wabansia, once again hosts Tribune columnist Mark Bazer's Interview Show tonight from 6:30pm to 8pm. On the show this month are jazz saxophonist Frank Catalano, hip-hop poet Kevin Coval, and Blewt! Productions creative director Steve Gadlin. Catalano and Coval will perform, and Gadlin will screen a short "Impress These Apes!" film.
Dr. Kevin Regan will be giving a lecture at 3pm today on the benefits of holistic medicine in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at the Humboldt Park Library, 1605 N. Troy St., in association with the Ink Blot Project. Free.
Robin Bradley, an instructor at University of Phoenix and an expert on women's health and
sexual violence services, lectures on the effects of pop culture on sexual violence at the Humboldt Park Library, 1605 N. Troy St., at 2pm today. The discussion is sponsored by the Ink Blot Project. Free.
The second night of the Chicago Dancing Festival. If you're interested in learning about the origins of modern dance from some people who would really know what the heck they're talking about (imagine learning physics from Einstein's #1 student), reserve your free spot for Artists Up Close, where dancers and the respective artistic directors of the Limon Dance Company and the Martha Graham Dance Company will present a multimedia lecture and demonstration exploring the birth of modern dance.
August 19, 6 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave. Call 312-397-4010 for reservations. FREE.
Join DirectorsLabChicago for "The Ritual of Critique," an in-depth conversation between some of the city's most prominent directors and critics as they explore their separate roles in the world of theatre and their influence on one another. 7pm tonight in the Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. Free.
Rape Victims Advocates of Chicago presents "Sexual Assault 101: Myths, Statistics, Culture & Prevention" at the Humboldt Park Library, 1605 N. Troy St., at 2pm today. The discussion is sponsored by the Ink Blot Project. Free.
Feast of Fools records "Let's Take a Glass Together," a live podcast forum on alcohol and the LGBT community, at 6pm tonight at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. Presented in cooperation with LifeLube, Project CRYSP and the Chicago Task Force on LGBT Substance Use and Abuse. There will be light food and refreshments and a cash bar. RSVP here. 21+
The friendly and local Green Grocer is hosting an open house to celebrate the new seasonal magazine Edible Chicago, while debuting local farmers, artisan food makers and chefs. Bring your friends to sample, watch demos, get recipes, and buy lots of tasty groceries. Judging from owner Cassie Green's charismatic personality, this is sure to be a love fest that you shouldn't miss. Monday, July 21 from 5 to 8 p.m., 1402 W. Grand Avenue.
Small Publications Book Fair with local publications by The Green Lantern Press, InCUBATE, AREA Chicago, Lumpen, and others. InCUBATE hosts Sunday Soup. The more art slides between convention and social action, sculpture and public performance, art and the everyday, the more complicated it is to talk about. As socially engaged art rides the boundaries of multiple subjects simultaneously, historians, critics, and other artists must develop multifaceted responses. To discuss projects that include a broad and unfolding web of topics such as art, racial politics, and gender is to speak in many voices all at the same time. The aim of Talking with Your Mouth Full is to contribute language to the critical framework for these projects in an effort to refine discussions around socially engaged art. Through tomorrow. 1-5 p.m. 119 N. Peoria, #2D. For more info, visit the Website.
Loyola University’s departments of Political Science and International Studies
and the United Nations Association of Greater Chicago present "Beyond Hotel Rwanda: Finding Real Peace in Africa's Great Lakes Region," a panel discussion featuring Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life hero of the film Hotel Rwanda and founder of the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation; Ambassador Robert Krueger, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to Burundi 1994-1996; Ambassador Robert Flaten, Ambassador to Rwanda 1990-1993; and David Zarembka, founder of the African Great Lakes Institute, at the Arthur C. Rubloff Auditorium for the Loyola University School of Law, 25 E. Pearson, from 4pm to 6pm today. The talk is free; a $150 private reception follows from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Please RSVP to cdyer@hrrfoundation.org.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) at 7pm to discuss "The Dark Side: from Dark Energy & Dark Matter to Washington and Science Policy" with Michael S. Turner. Seating is limited to the first 50 Attendees. For more information visit the website.
Have you ever wanted to comment on something you saw on a blog, or start a blog of your own, but didn't know how to start? Join Sun-Times journalist Laura Washington as she leads a panel discussion about blogs, blog etiquette and the impact of online communcations on our lives today. Free, but reservations are required; sign up at the Chicago History Museum website. 6:30-8:00pm. 1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600.
Part of the Illinois Humanities Council's Public Square series "Looking for Democracy in '08 and Beyond", this critical look at the political process in the U.S. seeks to explore issues such as how democratic things really are and how much our votes really count. Readings by "Louder Than a Bomb" poets open the event. Free, but reservations are required. 6:30 - 8:30p.m. 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. 312-422-5580.
Veteran Chicago-area podcasters Lisa and Joe Lynn of the "Cheap Date Show" will explain how to start and maintain a successful podcast at a rare suburban meeting of the Chicago Area Podcasters Association tonight at 7pm at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. (three blocks from Arlington Heights Metra station.). There will also be a Q&A with technical expert Tom Kim, who will have digital recorders on display. Free. Call 312-593-4036 for more info.
Green Festival celebrates over 350 local and national greener businesses and over 150 speakers, workshops and food. Bring in at least three books to donate, and get $5 off. Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 18, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Details. 600 E. Grand Ave. Bus: 2, 29, 65, 66, 124.
Green Festival celebrates over 350 local and national greener businesses and over 150 speakers, workshops and food. Bring in at least three books to donate, and get $5 off. Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 18, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Details. 600 E. Grand Ave. Bus: 2, 29, 65, 66, 124.
Part of the 5-year Comer Symposium, tonight's discussion features panelists from the UN Foundation and Better World Fund, the Field Museum, and the University of Chicago talking about the impact of climate change. Free, 7 PM. 1400 S. Lake Shore. Pre-registration is recommended: call 312-665-7400. For more information, visit the website.
Author Robin P. Williams will be at the Newberry Library as part of the Wednesday Club series to talk about her book Sweet Swan of Avon, which argues that a woman--Mary Sidney, the Countess of Pembroke--wrote the works attributed to Shakespeare. $9. Doors open at 5:30pm. Lecture begins at 6:15pm. 60 W. Walton St. Call 312-255-3700 for more information.
Considered the leading underwater photographer in the world, Doubilet has shot more than 60 stories for National Geographic and introduced a generation of readers to the mysteries and wonders of the deep. His undersea reporting has taken him to the Red Sea, Pearl Harbor, the South Pacific, and beyond for captivating images of wildlife and human history underwater. Part of the National Geographic Live Lecture Series. $22-$30 per talk. 7:30 p.m. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. For more info, call 312-665-7400 or visit Website.
Learn the story behind this urban historic district built by railroad magnate George M. Pullman to house workers from his legendary rail car factory. Highlights of the day include a guided walking tour of the Pullman Historic Landmark District with visits to the Hotel Florence and the Pullman United Methodist Church. To make reservations, call 312-742-1190 or visit the Website. Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Ave., at 10 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) and return either at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., except for Summertime Sampler Tours that return at 1 p.m. and are offered on Tuesday and Thursday beginning May 27.
New this year. Celebrate the Centennial of the Garfield Park Conservatory with this guided tour including artworks by preeminent American artists. Stop at the park's striking, gold-domed field house, with time to wander the Market Place featuring organic produce and more. Then visit historic field houses at Hamilton Park and Sherman Park to view Progressive-era murals. This tour is offered as part of the Terra Foundation for American Art initiative, American Art American City. To make reservations, call 312-742-1190 or visit the Website. Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Ave., at 10 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) and return either at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., except for Summertime Sampler Tours that return at 1 p.m. and are offered on Tuesday and Thursday beginning May 27.
Explore the roots of today's current interest in naturalistic and sustainable design through the story of F.L. Olmsted, O.C. Simonds, and Jens Jensen. Barbara Geiger is the principal of B. Geiger Group, which provides design consulting for heritage landscapes and historic gardens. She teaches for Northwestern University, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Chicago Botanic Garden, and leads educational landscape tours across the Midwest. Free. 6 p.m. 78 E. Washington Street, in the 5th floor Millennium Park room. For more information, call 312-742-5519.
Daniel Bluestone, author of Constructing Chicago, talks tonight at 6 PM in the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery. Tickets are $10 to $15. 224 S Michigan. For more information, call 312-922-3432 or visit the website.
Delve into the great flavors of the city during these mouthwatering tours. Join ethnic food guide Evelyn Thompson on a culinary safari to numerous ethnic restaurants, delis, and bakeries throughout the city to sample delectable dishes. To make reservations, call 312-742-1190 or visit the Website. Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Ave., at 10 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) and return either at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., except for Summertime Sampler Tours that return at 1 p.m. and are offered on Tuesday and Thursday beginning May 27.
Visit one of the country's most influential African-American communities of the 20th century to explore its history and modern-day renaissance. Travel through Bronzeville's tree-adorned streets before a guided tour of DuSable Museum of African American History. Following a tour and discussion at Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, visit Gallery Guichard, one of the neighborhood's newest galleries, and the Bronzeville Visitors Center. To make reservations, call 312-742-1190 or visit the Website. Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Ave., at 10 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) and return either at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., except for Summertime Sampler Tours that return at 1 p.m. and are offered on Tuesday and Thursday beginning May 27.
CAF presents this panel featuring representatives from neighborhood groups, architecture firms, and preservation organizations, this evening from 6 to 8 PM in the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery. Free, 224 S Michigan. For more information, call 312-922-3432 or visit the website.
In a sweeping visual journey, Dimick will bring to the stage the highlights of National Geographic's feature stories and the most recent scientific reports documenting climate change to explore what we as communities and individuals can do to halt the destruction and reverse the trends. Part of the National Geographic Live Lecture Series. $22-$30 per talk. 7:30 p.m. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. For more info, call 312-665-7400 or visit Website.
Drink a pint or two, listen, and decide for yourself whether alternatives exist to the current drug policies in our country as Martyrs' hosts "High Expectations: Are We Winning the War on Drugs?" from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The discussion is led by Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, David Murray, chief scientist at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and moderated by Alison Cuddy, co-host of the daily newsmagazine program Eight Forty-Eight and the senior producer and editor of the multi-media series Chicago Matters at Chicago Public Radio. Register at the door; admission is $10. Doors open at 6:30pm and the talk starts at 7pm. 3855 N. Lincoln Ave.
Appetite Theatre presents a public reading of Mia McCullough's new script Household Spirits.
Sat April 12th
The Book Cellar, 4736 N.Lincoln (in Lincoln Square), Chicago, IL
6:00 pm
FREE!
Appetite Theatre presents a new reading
series at a favorite independent book store, The
Book Cellar. (The company's favorite for its ecclectic selection and
its offerings of tasty snacks and wine!)
Household Spirits by Mia McCullough
A newly blended family
spends a nearly disastrous holiday together as they
grapple with sexual harassment, the onset of
schizophrenia, and the early easy of recovery from
alcoholism. A very dark comedy about mental illness,
doll molestation and household spirits...be they
alcoholic, ethereal, or detergent.
FREE! Wine and snacks will be available for purchase.
This free day-long fair features free workshops and info on resources, services and spaces for Chicago's art community -- including dance, music, theater, fashion, design, visual art, writing/spoken word, film and new media. "Artists are small businesses, and the expo is a place you can find out what you need for your business to thrive." 10am to 4pm today at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. Call 312-744-6630 or click here for more info.
Learn about the architectural styles of these two neighboring lakefront communities. Highlights include a visit to the Oriental Institute Museum, a short walk through the University of Chicago's Quadrangle, a visit to St. Thomas the Apostle Church, and a drive past historic mansions and homes in Kenwood. To make reservations, call 312-742-1190 or visit the Website. Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Ave., at 10 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) and return either at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., except for Summertime Sampler Tours that return at 1 p.m. and are offered on Tuesday and Thursday beginning May 27.
Join The Winediva for a tasting and lively lecture on South American Wines at The Discovery Center.
The wines of Chile and Argentina are as bold and flavorful as the Latin food they compliment. Come taste some traditional grapes from Chile like Chardonnay and Carbernet Sauvignon as well as some new favorites like Malbec and Torrontes. You'll find plenty to love at very affordable prices.
6pm-8pm
Discovery Center
2940 N Lincoln Ave
$64
call: 773-348-8120 to register
Diblik presents "'Know' Maintenance: Developing Perennial Plant Communities Based on Time and Cost." He is co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm in Burlington, Wisc., which specializes in growing perennials, native plants and ornamental grasses as well as landscape design and installation. Northwind is also home to a unique garden shop and retail nursery located on a turn-of-the-century farm. Roy grows 400,000 plants of 360 different species each year and has been growing plants for over 25 years. He was the plant purchasing coordinator for the Lurie Garden; growing over 11,000 of the plants at Northwind. He continues to work with the staff in the Lurie Garden. Free. 6 p.m. 78 E. Washington Street, in the 5th floor Millennium Park room. For more information, call 312-742-5519.
If you have plans to renovate or remodel your home any time soon, hear from professional architects about the important questions you should ask concerning budgeting, project timelines and design preference at the "Working With An Architect" seminar at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., on Saturday, April 5, 1 p.m., in the Muller Meeting Room. Members of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects will break it down for you. To register, visit the AIA Chicago website or call (312) 670-7770.
Take a closer look at these side-by-side historic neighborhoods. After touring St. Hedwig’s Church in Bucktown, enjoy a guided walking tour of Victorian mansions in Wicker Park. Time is allotted to roam the shops in both neighborhoods. To make reservations, call 312-742-1190 or visit the Website. Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street at Michigan Ave., at 10 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.) and return either at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m., except for Summertime Sampler Tours that return at 1 p.m. and are offered on Tuesday and Thursday beginning May 27.
Magnier, a journalist and specialist in African literature, has worked many years with Radio France International and manages the collection "Afrique" at editions Actes Sud. He speaks about famous authors who write in French though they were not born in France. Three recent French literary prizes, le Prix Goncourt, le Prix Renaudot, and le Prix Femina, were presented to American, Congolese, and Canadian authors. Presented by the French Consulate in Chicago. Free. 6:15 p.m. 810 N. Dearborn. For more info, visit the Website.
Examines the controversies dealing with immigration and naturalization that have become increasingly divisive in recent years. These debates have tended to ignore the role of sexuality in U.S. policies. Cultural historian Siobhan Somerville traces how questions of sexuality, in combination with race, have shaped how the U.S. government has distinguished between "citizens" and "aliens." She explores how lesbians and gay men have navigated U.S. immigration and citizenship laws, as well as how these policies have actively "queered" particular migrants, regardless of their actual sexual orientation. Part of the Out at CHM series. $12/$10 for museum members and students with a valid ID. 6:30 p.m., with cocktail reception starting at 5:30 p.m. 1601 N. Clark. For more info, call 312-642-4600 or visit the Website.
As part of the Mapping Today series of discussions, related to the Cultural Center's HereThereEverywhere exhibit (which is in turn associated with the Chicago Festival of Maps), Dennis McClendon of Chicago CartoGraphics talks about what's involved in making street maps, in the 1st floor Garland Room. Free, 6 PM. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
One of only a handful of people to earn a Ph.D. under E. O. Wilson, Moffett is a modern-day explorer with more than a little luck on his side. He has accidentally sat on the world's deadliest snake, battled drug lords with dart guns, and eaten scorpions and spiders. For him such risks are worth it, as part of his mission to find stories that make people fall in love with the unexpected: insects, frogs, and other of nature's small wonders. Part of the National Geographic Live Lecture Series. $22-$30 per talk. 7:30 p.m. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. For more info, call 312-665-7400 or visit Website.
Explores the American presidency as it has been depicted in television and film – from fictional characters like West Wing’s Josiah Bartlet to fictionalizations of real presidents in Birth of a Nation and the internet sensation JibJab. Although primarily intended to entertain, Chicago History Museum historian, Sarah Marcus’ depictions will also offer criticism, praise, and alternative visions of contemporary political life. $10, $8 for Museum members. 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 1601 N. Clark St. More information on this series can be found at the Website.
Rinda West is the author of Out of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story, and Encounters with the Land (University of Virginia Press). She explores the psychological and social consequences of the human relationship with nature. Now a local landscape designer, she earned a Ph.D in English at the University of Leeds, England, and has taught at the University of Chicago, Oakton Community College, and Christ Church University, Canterbury. West blogs about gardening for Eons.com. Free. 6 p.m. 78 E. Washington Street, in the 5th floor Millennium Park room. For more information, call 312-742-5519.
Develop better parenting and communication skills in informative presentation led by the internationally renowned author and parenting expert. Featured on Oprah and Good Morning America, Faber has helped millions of families find peaceful communication in their homes. 7-9 p.m. 4050 N. Milwaukee. Tickets -- $25 in advance, and $30 at the door -- can be purchased here.
Explores the history of how presidents have traveled the nation to meet with and speak to their fellow Americans. Join historian and author Richard Ellis as he shares the history of presidential travel and its impact on the changing relationship between American presidents and the citizens they serve. $10, $8 for Museum members. 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 1601 N. Clark St. More information on this series can be found at the Website.
As part of the Mapping Today series of discussions, related to the Cultural Center's HereThereEverywhere exhibit (which is in turn associated with the Chicago Festival of Maps), Peter Haas of the Center for Neighborhood Technology talks about how GIS systems can support community groups, in the 1st floor Garland Room. Free, 6 PM. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The renowned author of Freethinkers discusses and signs her latest book, The Age of American Unreason. Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon -- one that is at odds with our heritage of reason, secular knowledge and science. According to Jacoby, the public's contempt for logic and evidence defines a malaise perpetuated by the mass media, infotainment, religious fundamentalism, mediocre public education, and a shortage of fair-minded public intellectuals on the right and the left. Free. 6 p.m. Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Lower Level, at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St. For more info, visit the Website or call the Chicago Public Library Press Office at 312-747-4050.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 North Hoyne Ave) on Monday March 10th from 7 to 9PM, as Melina Hale leads a discussion entitled "Bombs and Brains: Examining Traumatic Brain Injury from the War in Iraq". Space is limited to the first 50 attendees!
More information:
Closed brain injury -- damage to the brain without skull penetration -- is a characteristic injury of the war in Iraq. It is much more prevalent then in previous wars due in part to increased survivability of major injuries to the body and to increased exposure to blasts from improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Providing care and treatment for returning service men and women who have sustained such injuries is a major ongoing concern facing the United States.
Come for a discussion of issues surrounding traumatic brain injuries such as those sustained in the Iraq war, research examining the diverse effects of blasts on the brain, and current and potential future directions for prevention and treatment of head injury.
Other resources:
Research at Chicago video on Dr. Hale – “Circuit-Breaking: The Startle Response and Neuromotor Function”: http://research.uchicago.edu/highlights/item.php?id=22
March 10-16 is Brain awareness week! http://www.sfn.org/baw/
If you think it would be cool to participate in local scientific studies (not as a subject, but as a co-scientist), check out this all-day symposium that introduces and trains attendees to assist in local projects like "Pigeon Watch," "Dragonfly Network," and others. 8:30 AM - 3 PM, $50 ($40 for Nature Museum members). 2430 N Cannon. For more information, call 773-755-5100 ext. 5007 or visit the website. To register (required), click here.
EMMETT TILL DAY: *A Professional Development Day for Chicago Teachers*
Place : Emmett Till School, 6543 S. Champlain
Date: Saturday, March 8, 10 - 3.
All teachers are invited. There is no charge but participants must register. To register: Contact Kafi Moragne; kafi@uchicago.edu or (847) 848-4252.
Background:
The 1955 lynching of 14-year old Chicagoan, Emmett Till, was an historical turning point of profound importance. It affected the course of race relations, America's standing in the world community
and the development of the civil rights movement. Indeed, many Southern activists considered it the beginning of the movement. Emmett Till Day will be a day of activities to help teachers explore where this important event belongs in their curriculum.
The day will include presentations by Professor Adam Green, (Dept. of History, University of Chicago; author of "Selling the Race: Culture, Community, and Black Chicago, 1940-1955;" Ms. Ifa Bayeza, playwright, author of "The Ballad of Emmett Till;" and Rev. Wheeler Parker, Emmett Till's cousin, who accompanied him on his trip to Mississippi. We will also have presentations from teachers who have taught this history and a panel discussion about teaching difficult and tragic subjects.
Directions and parking -- Champlain is at 650 east, 3 blocks west of Cottage Grove. From 63rd street , go south on Langley (700 east; Champlain is north bound. ) The entrance to the school parking lot is on Langley, in the middle of the 6500 block. Some of the signs on the school still say "McCosh," the name of the school when Emmett Till attended.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Urban School Improvement at the University of Chicago and Emmett Till School, CPS.
Commemorating International Women's Day, the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women & Gender in the Arts & Media at Columbia College Chicago presents this panel addressing how media shapes our understanding of human rights. The discussion starts at 6 PM, following a 5:30 PM reception. Free, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th fl. For more information, call 312.344.8829 or visit the website.
Conference on Torture, Law, and War Torture, Law, and War: What are the moral and legal boundaries on the use of coercion in interrogation?
A conference at The University of Chicago Law School, February 29-March 1, 2008
In conjunction with the University of Chicago Law School’s year-long Law and Philosophy Workshop focused on coercion, the Law School is hosting a conference to draw speakers from a variety of disciplines together.
Recent events combined with shifts in government policy have reopened questions about how much and what kinds of coercion are appropriately used in the interrogation and detention of suspected criminals, enemy combatants, and accomplices. For the sake of protecting security and pursuing justice, some have urged we reexamine the usefulness and broad prohibitions of torture. Yet some basic questions about torture and coercive interrogation in particular are also in need of answer: How should we define torture? What can we learn from history about it? What are its effects on the tortured, on those who torture, and on societies in which it occurs? What should the law say about it?
Complete schedule as pdf.
For more information click here or contact scott[dot]anderson[at]uchicago[dot]edu, (773) 702-0678.
This conference is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.
Conference on Torture, Law, and War Torture, Law, and War: What are the moral and legal boundaries on the use of coercion in interrogation?
A conference at The University of Chicago Law School, February 29-March 1, 2008
In conjunction with the University of Chicago Law School’s year-long Law and Philosophy Workshop focused on coercion, the Law School is hosting a conference to draw speakers from a variety of disciplines together.
Recent events combined with shifts in government policy have reopened questions about how much and what kinds of coercion are appropriately used in the interrogation and detention of suspected criminals, enemy combatants, and accomplices. For the sake of protecting security and pursuing justice, some have urged we reexamine the usefulness and broad prohibitions of torture. Yet some basic questions about torture and coercive interrogation in particular are also in need of answer: How should we define torture? What can we learn from history about it? What are its effects on the tortured, on those who torture, and on societies in which it occurs? What should the law say about it?
Complete schedule as pdf.
For more information click here or contact scott[dot]anderson[at]uchicago[dot]edu, (773) 702-0678.
This conference is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.
Edward Hopper's Nighthawks is discussed in a free lecture at the Art Institute from Judith Barter, Field-McCormick Chair of American Art. Free. 6pm. 111 S. Michigan Ave. 312-443-3600.
Transportation is responsible for 31 percent of all greenhouse gases. Converting car trips to walking, biking, and mass transit can greatly diminish transportation's impact on the environment. From funding opportunities to social marketing, the conference gives participants the essential skills and resources to calculate their community's transportation carbon footprint and reduce it significantly. Keynote speaker Martha Roskowski, of Go Boulder, offers a first-hand account of a similar effort to transform travel habits in Boulder, Colo. The program provides Boulder residents with alternative resources for exploring the community, such as bus schedules, bike routes, and walking paths. Registration is $35 for Chicagoland Bicycle Federation members and $45 for non-members. Modeshift runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m, with check-in starting at 8:30 a.m. Lunch is included. 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Register here.
Learn how to design t-shirts the Threadless way: Take a free workshop led by Threadless staff and Alumni Club members. Learn requirements and guidelines, then stick around to draft your designs. Bring a laptop; computers are limited. RSVP to chicago AT threadless.com or just show up. 6-7pm. 3011 North Broadway Avenue.
In the last of the three-part "The '68 Experience" lecture series, WXRT's Terri Hemmert leads a discussion of how music in 1968 impacted American culture and politics. The evening concludes with a performance by the Captain Blood Orchestra. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through the Chicago History Museum website. 1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600.
In 1974, Johanson added a crucial link to the human evolutionary chain with his discovery of a 3.2-million-year-old hominid fossil in Ethiopia. "Lucy," as the skeleton was called, represented a previously unknown human ancestor, occupying a pivotal place on the human family tree between more primitive and more advanced hominids. Part of the National Geographic Live Lecture Series. $22-$30 per talk. 7:30 p.m. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. For more info, call 312-665-7400 or visit Website.
Did you know that Old Town used to be a counterculture enclave back in the 1960's? Museum historian Russell Lewis will tell you all about it, San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district and more in the second of the three-part "The '68 Experience" lecture series. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Chicago History Museum website. 7pm. 1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600.
Find out everything you wanted to know about the music field from cellists who are doing it! Symphony, quartet, teaching, jobbing and more. Pizza lunch available for $5 -- sign up at registration. Presented by the Chicago Cello Society. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. For more info, visit the Website.
Catch The Winediva from 4pm to 5pm on WGN radio (720 am) today as she chats with Steve Cochran about wines designed for lovin'. Or - ask wine questions in person at the Chicago Auto Show's WGN booth at the Chevy display. Just spare her the obvious drinking and driving comments...
The first of the three-part "The '68 Experience" series features activists Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn, who provide an overview of the cultural and political forces that shaped Chicago and the rest of the United States in 1968. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Chicago History Museum website. 7pm. 1601 N. Clark St. 312-642-4600.
Sorry guys, Chris got bumped from today's show, but should be on later in the week.
Catch The Winediva from 6pm to 7pm on WGN radio (720 am) today as she chats with Steve Cochran about wines designed for lovin'. Or - ask wine questions in person at the Chicago Auto Show's WGN booth at the Chevy display. Just spare her the obvious drinking and driving comments...
This lecture by UIC's Jeffrey Helgeson, on "Mapping Spaces of Opportunity in Black Chicago," is part of the Chicago History Museum's series of Urban History Seminars. $20 includes cocktails and dinner, followed by the lecture. 1601 N Clark, 6 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Ms. Harriet Washington, Visiting Scholar/DePaul University, medical ethicist and author of Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present, will present a lecture on "American Apartheid: Tracing the Art, Science and Ethics of Medical Racism". The talk will take place from 4:30pm-6pm in the Ferguson Auditorium (600 S. Michigan Ave). The talk is free, open to the public, and will be preceded by a brief reception. For additional information contact Kevin Fuller, 312-344-8505.
Chicago Public Radio examines the art of good personal storytelling in "Secrets, Whispers & Lies" at the Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont. Find out what separates a compelling story from a yawner and how a seemingly mundane tale can captivate its audience. The event is hosted by Gwen Macsai of Re:sound, along with Canada's very own Neil Sandell, senior producer of CBC's Outfront. Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm. Call 312-948-4600 for more info.
Bring a brown bag lunch to the Loyola University Museum of Art and join the 1st Tuesday Discussion Series on current international issues. This month John Rogers, President of the Midwest US-China Association and a professor with the University of Chicago/Peking University International MBA program, will lead an important discussion on how the US will manage its increasingly complex relationship with China. 820 N. Michigan Ave., Simpson Lecture Hall, Water Tower Campus. Free. 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
As part of the Chicago History Museum's free In the K/NOW series, panelists lead a discussion of Chicago's public housing as well as the G-word. 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. Reservations required: call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
A provocative discussion about pornography's effect on contemporary sexuality with Robert Jensen, Associate Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity, and Barbara DeGenevieve, Professor of Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and Resources for Sexual Violence Prevention at the University of Chicago are the co-sponsors of this event. 6-7:30 p.m. 800 S. Halsted St. Free, but reservations are required; e-mail events@prairie.org or call 312-422-5580.
Veteran Chicago journalist Walter Jacobson will join moderator and Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington at "Media Matters: The '08 Race", the first in a series of forums focusing on the 2008 presidential race, on Tuesday, January 29, 6 p.m. at DePaul University's Lewis Hall, 25 E. Jackson Blvd., Room 241. The forum is free and open to the public.
The Chicago Music Commission will host a free meeting tonight at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park (205 E. Randolph) to discuss the findings of a University of Chicago study that reports the city does less than many smaller cities to nurture its music community. The idea of tonight's meeting is to determine the steps Chicago must take to become a world-class music city. The meeting starts at 6 PM tonight and is free and open to the public.
Find out how politicians dig their way out of debaucles like Watergate and Monica Lewinski's blue dress through media spin and damage control. Guest speakers Craig Fuller, PR expert and former Senior Advisor to President Reagan and President Bush I, and Rick Pearson, political reporter for the Tribune, dish on how elected officials deal with pesky rumors and dangerous leaks. Free, but reservations are required. McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum. 445 N Michigan Ave. 6pm
As part of the Chicago History Museum's free In the K/NOW series, political analysts lead a discussion of the candidates. 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. Reservations required: call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Discuss embryonic stem-cell research while knocking back a few cold ones at the "Science Cafe", tonight at 6-7 p.m., at the Celtic Knot, 626 Church St. in Evanston. The extremely informal discussion, sponsored by Northwestern University's Sigma Xi scientific research society, will feature bioethicist Laurie Zoloth.
The Revelettes are holding open auditions to join their go-go revolution from 12:30-2 pm, at The Galaxie, 2603 W. Barry. The Revelettes perform 1960s-inspired go-go to beats from the past four decades at such venues as The Darkroom, Betty's Blue Star Lounge, and The Double Door. While some dance or dance related experience is recommended, candidates need not have extensive dance performance histories. Interested gals should email revelettes@gmail.com to reserve a spot and receive additional information.
This lecture by Elaine Lewinnek of California State University, Fullerton, is part of the Chicago History Museum's series of Urban History Seminars. $20 includes cocktails and dinner, followed by the lecture. 1601 N Clark, 6 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
The Chi-Town Daily News is offering the latest in its free series of monthly workshops. This month's topic is journalism ethics. The workshop, on Tuesday, 12/18 at 7pm, is free and features pizza! To get more info, contact frank[at]chitowndailynews[dot]org.
Café Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) at 7PM to lay down some science in a friendly (and possibly beer-filled) atmosphere. For more information check the Cafe Scientifique website. UPDATE: Space is Limited! Seating will be on a first come first served basis.
The Topic: The Biggest Map in the Universe: Superlative Mapping at the Bottom of the Globe
Presenter: Clem Prkye
Blurb: Come and hear how scientists at the South Pole are making maps of the ancient Universe 80 billion light years across. These enormous maps are of incredibly cold light that once was too hot to handle, the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). The CMB is a faint radio hiss left over from a time when the entire Universe was hotter than the sun. Carefully mapping this now cold glow gives us a baby picture of the universe that reveals both its history and fate.
The Chicago History Museum celebrates the life of social reformer Jane Addams in this two-hour program that features a lecture and a reading of The Halsted Street Play, which was "written by a resident of Hull House." Free with museum admission. 1601 N Clark. For more information, call 312-799-2012 or visit the website.
Part of the Chicago History Museum's free In the K/NOW series, this event offers information about how credit works and "tips on how to plan for a sound financial future." Just in time for the holidays! 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. Reservations required: call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
As part of the Festival of Maps, University of Chicago Cosmologists Rocky Kolb and Michael Turner will take you on a cosmic magical mystery tour from Chicago to the edge of the visible universe. Along the way you'll visit observatories around the globe (virtually) and meet people who are mapping the Dark Matter that holds galaxies together and discovering the nature of Dark Energy which pulls space apart.
Details: Rocky Kolb & Michael Turner
Wednesday December 5, 2007 7:00-9:00 PM
Rubaloff Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago
Free and Open to the Public
For more information visit the Cosmic Cartography site.
Ornithology rules the night during this free reception to celebrate the latest addition to the Princeton Field Guide series. Buy the guide, meet the authors and pepper Field Museum bird experts with all manner of questions about our avian friends. Actual Peruvian birds will be in attendance. The event takes place from 5:30pm until 8:00pm in the West lobby of The Field Museum at 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Food and wine are included; RSVP to djmartitn @ fieldmuseum [dot] org by Nov. 27.
A University of Chicago Tradition, the Latke-Hamantash debate is sometimes billed as a "historic showdown between Confectionary Contenders", and has been featured in the NYTimes.
The Debate (to be followed by a taste test) will be held at Mandel Hall (1131 E. 57th Street, Reynolds Club Bldg) at 7:30p. The debate is FREE ($5 to eat the contestants afterwards).
The Debaters:
Prof. Susan Bandes - School of Law
Prof. Austan Goolsbee - Grad School of Business
Prof. Alberto Simpser - Political Science
Prof. Matthew Stolper - Oriental Institute
TECH Cocktail presents its 6th get-together at John Barleycorn (3524 N. Clark). The events have been a place to see technology presentations and enjoy a drink out with like-minded Chicagoans. Plus, it's free, and you can't beat free! TECH Cocktail happens from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM tonight; RSVP at Eventbrite.
If you love to look at the Design Sponge blog as much as I do, this meetup at Jayson Home and Garden (1885 N Clybourn, 7-9:00 p.m.) is for you. Meet editor Grace Bonney, hobnob with fellow design fans, and sign up for a life-changing $500 gift certificate raffle from Jayson.
As part of a series on comedy in Chicago, a 60-minute discussion is followed by a 30-minute show put on by performers from The Second City. 6:30 PM, $12. 1601 N Clark. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA agent whose cover was famously blown by Bush administration officials in 2003, will speak and sign copies of her book, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House, at Borders. Call the store for more information and get there early, as there is sure be a crowd for this one. 12:30pm. Free. 150 N. State St. 312-606-0750.
Perhaps most famous from the movie version of her memoir, Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen Prejean is the keynote speaker in the national convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty. 5850 S Woodlawn, free, 7 PM. For more information, call 773-955-4841 or visit the website.
As part of the 2007 Chicago Humanities Festival, the Journal of Ordinary Thought presents Getting Around, a program of readings and music on the impact of transportation on our everyday lives. They couldn't have picked a better time to hold this event. The reading happens today at noon at Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University (430 S. Michigan). The event is free, but reservations are required. See the Humanities Festival Website to make reservations.
This lecture, which is part of the Chicago History Museum's series of Urban History Seminars, traces life at Hull House from 1935 to 1963. $20 includes cocktails and dinner, followed by the lecture. 1601 N Clark, 6 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Uncommon Ground hosts The Green Room Sessions; a monthly live music and environmental awareness series presented by Live It Green and Big Blast Records. This month’s event starts at 7pm with the music beginning around 8pm featuring Jen Woodhouse and Leslie Sanazaro, and folk rock from local artist Richard Fammaree. The nonprofit organization Net Impact will be on hand to talk about their mission to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of new leaders who use business to improve the world. Uncommon Ground will feature its "TREEtini" on the Green Room cocktail menu, and in conjunction with Live It Green will plant a tree for every one of the "TREEtinis" sold. To date, over 550 trees have been committed to be planted in Tamil Nadu, India. No cover charge
Uncommon Ground is located at 3800 N. Clark Street
Rocky Kolb, that great explainer from the University of Chicago and Fermilab, takes a shot at explaining dark matter (of which 95% of the universe is said to be composed) in this talk presented by the Newberry Library's Wednesday Club. $9 admission includes a light reception at 5:30 PM. The talk starts at 6:15 PM. 60 W Walton. For more information, call 312-255-3556 or visit the website.
As part of a series on comedy in Chicago, NPR personality Scott Simon talks with leading comics about their trade. 6:30 PM, $12. 1601 N Clark. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Ann Toebbe paints portraits of interior spaces that she reconstructs from memory. For her solo exhibition, Stained Glass, she's painted the Catholic church interiors she remembers from childhood, and her parents' living room at Christmas, hoping to translate her experience as an adult atheist artist into pictures that explore the mysticism of painting and the pop culture undertones of contemporary religion. Tonight at 7:30pm, she'll tell you all about her work in person. ThreeWalls, 119 N. Peoria #2D. For more info, visit the Website or call 312-432-3972.
Editors from The Onion present the satiric Atlas of the Whole World (73rd Edition) from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at the Thorne Auditorium, Northwestern University School of Law Chicago Campus, 375 E. Chicago Ave. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased through the Chicago Humanities Festival website or by calling the ticket office at 312-494-9509.
Ephemera Festival is a one-day event that recognizes and celebrates D.I.Y. culture in its many forms, including zines, comics, handmade crafts, live demonstrations, readings by independent writers and more. The Festival takes place today from 11 am - 5 pm at the DePaul University Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. For more info, contact ephemerafestival@gmail.com.
Fans of audio documentaries won't want to miss this event at Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavillion. NPR's Michelle Norris interviews the winners of this year's Third Coast Festival/Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation Competition and moderates audience questions and comments. Tickets ($8) go on sale 1 October. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the website.
If you simply must be the first to know the winners of the Third Coast Festival awards, come to this ceremony, which starts at 8 PM and is followed by a champagne reception. Tickets ($30) go on sale 1 October. 1012 N Noble. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the website.
EarthSave Chicago hosts Conference for Conscious Living on animal compassion and vegan living. Guest speakers cover topics such as animal agriculture's effects on global warming and discuss connections animal rights has with feminism and civil rights. Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 E. 59th Street. $40 advance, $50 at the door. 8 am to 4 pm.
This moderated discussion about a smoke-free Chicago is part of the Chicago History Museum's In the K/Now series. Free, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to make reservations, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Clyde Stubblefiled and Kool Herc highlight the Public Square's presentation "Break Beats and Funky Drumming: An Oral History of Funk, Soul, and Hip-Hop" at the UIC THEATRE (1044 W. Harrison Street, near the corner of Harrison and Morgan) L285 Lecture Hall, EPASW.
The event is free and open to the public (and light refreshments will be served), but they recommend that you make a reservation by calling 312.413.5353.
For more information check out the website.
As part of a series on comedy in Chicago, "Sheldon Patinkin and Anne Libera discuss the legacy of Chicago comedy." 6:30 PM, $12. 1601 N Clark. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Cafe Scientifique returns to the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne) at 7pm on Monday October 29th to discuss "How Flying Snakes Fly a.k.a. Functional Morphology & Biomechanics". So grab a cold one and talk some science!
Presenter: Jake Socha
Time & Date: 7-9 PM Monday October 29, 2007
Location: The Map Room 1949 N. Hoyne
Think about animals that are least likely to be able to fly, and the phrase "when pigs fly" may come to mind. Snakes seem equally unlikely to take to the sky, but that's just what one group of specialized snakes is able to do. Technically, flying snakes glide and can't fly upward, but it's amazing just the same. We'll discuss the science of how they do it and the struggles of research involved in trying to make stubborn animals perform. See videos in advance at: http://www.flyingsnake.org/
For more information check the website.
University of Chicago's Humanities Day 2007 is today, with far too many events to list individually here. OK, here's one: "art history professor Richard Neer will present the keynote address on a painting by the 17th century French artist Nicolas Poussin, entitled Blind Orion Seeking the Sun (1658), and its relation to early modern ideas of selfhood, skepticism and science." The events all take place on University of Chicago's Hyde Park campus, with sessions from 9:30am to 4pm. Free.
The Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival is a celebration of ethnographic film held by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, but the Field is home to the festival's traveling component today. The featured film a Flock of Dodos (2 PM), discusses not the extinct bird but rather the intelligent design "debate" (presumably the intelligent design folks are the dodos). A moderated discussion follows the screening. Also showing are A Few Strong Women: Sisters In Law (10 AM) and El Immigrante (12 N). The festival is free with museum admission. 1400 S Lake Shore. For more information, visit the website.
Ladyfest returns to Chicago with a four-day festival of art, music, film, spoken word, and activism -- and a lot of it is free of charge! Spend your Sunday afternoon learning about sexuality (ladies only, please) or alternative health care at Heaven Gallery, 1550 W. Milwaukee. Or attend zine readings at Quimby's, 1854 W. North Ave. And it's all free, free, free!
Part of the Chicago History Museum's Chicago Treasures series, Jim Belushi talks with Janet Davies. $12, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
In this One Book, One Chicago event, a panel (including Rob Warden, of the Center on Wrongful Convictions, Steve Huntley of the Sun-Times, and Bernadine Dohrn of Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center) discuss how truth is defined. 6 PM, in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Free. 400 S State. For more information, visit the website.
"The Freewheeling Yo La Tengo" is not, in fact, a tour devoted exclusively to Dylan covers. Rather, the band will play selections from their recent "I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass as well as tell tales of their double-decade-plus history together. There's two shows - a 7:30 respectable hour and a candle-burnin' 10:30 performance - so maybe the latter will find them recalling affairs with back-up singers, starring in Hearts of Fire, and that time they finally decided to "go electric". Tickets are $25 for both performances.
Part of the Chicago History Museum's Chicago Treasures series, Chicago native Dybek talks with Donna Seaman. $12, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
The James D. Watson who shared the Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA will be appearing at the International House to talk about his forthcoming book Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science. Free. 6pm. 1414 E. 59th St. Call 773-752-4381 for more information.
This free symposium is part of a two-week focus on Darfur by more than a dozen Chicago community organizations. Panelists include a photojournalist, a representative of Voices from Darfur, and representatives from human rights organizations. Dr. Lynette A. Jackson, Associate Professor, African American Studies and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago will moderate the panel, which begins at 7:30 PM in the James Simpson Theater. The panel will be followed by a special showing of the Darfur/Darfur outdoor photo projections. 1400 S Lake Shore. For more information, visit the website.
Biologist Richard Dawkins discusses his most recent book, The God Delusion, at the International House, in conjunction with the Seminary Co-op Bookstore. Free. 6pm. 1414 E. 59th St. Call 773-752-4381 for more information.
This moderated discussion of US immigration issues is part of the Chicago History Museum's In the K/Now series. Free, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to make reservations, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Commodore 64 fans unite! The Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention happens today at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Lombard (645 West North Avenue). If you're still rocking the 8-bit console, this is the place for you. Hardware dealers, users groups, hardware hacking tips -- if it's 64-related, it'll be there. The expo starts at 8:00 AM today, and runs through 1:00 AM the next morning! Admission is free, so bring your sprites. Full details at the ECCC Website.
The Illinois Humanities Council's series, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of the Genetics Revolution, closes with this panel that focuses on fairness: "how can we ensure that the fruits of this research will be accessible to all?" Tonight's program includes a screening of excerpts from Kartemquin Films' new documentary, Terra Incognita: The Promise and Perils of Stem Cell Research. In the Illinois Black Legislators Auditorium, 740 E 56th Place (enter on 57th Street). The program runs from 6 PM to 8 PM, but if you arrive early (after 5 PM), you can take a look at the DuSable Museum's exhibit, "From Dreams to Determination: The Legacy of Doctors Percy and Anna Julian," about an important chemist and his wife, who was also an activist. Free, but reservations are required. Call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recent author of Unbowed: A Memoir, gives a talk at 5 PM today in this event sponsored by the Chicago Humanities Festival. 5850 S. Woodlawn. Free, but reservations are strongly suggested: call 312.494.9509.
Harvard's Dr. Richard Wrangham proposes that cooking may be what distinguishes humans from the other animals. 1 PM. This lecture is free with museum admission, but requires pre-registration. 1400 S Lake Shore. For more information and to register, visit the website.
Can't get enough of Da Mare? Go to this lecture by Larry Bennett of DePaul University, which is part of the Chicago History Museum's series of Urban History Seminars. $20 includes cocktails and dinner, followed by the lecture. 1601 N Clark, 6 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Steven Levitt (of Freakonomics) and Harvard professor Mark Tushnet discuss gun rights this evening at 6 PM. 445 N Michigan. Free, but register by visiting the website.
Part of the Chicago History Museum's Chicago Treasures series, Chicago (yes, that Chicago) band members talk with Bob Sirott. $12, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to buy tickets, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
In conjunction with the Doctors without Borders exhibit now on view in Grant Park, Ira Glass talks with Doctors without Borders executive Nicolas de Torrente and fellow aid workers. In the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 6:30 PM, 400 S State. Free. For more information, visit the website.
The Estrojam Music and Culture Festival celebrates its fifth year with six days of music, art, workshops, and film at various locations around the city. The fest kicks off tonight with an Outdanced Panty Party at Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W. Grand, featuring Theo (Lunachicks), Michael T., and Peppermint Gummybear.Buy tickets online.
This panel discussion on the media and popular culture is part of the Chicago History Museum's In the K/Now series. Free, 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. For more information and to make reservations, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
The Human Rights Watch Chicago Network presents The Detainees Speak, a series of readings and performances giving voice to Guantanamo Bay detainees, at Sonotheque, 1444 W. Chicago Ave., tonight at 6:30pm. Riz Ahmed, Alana Arenas (newest member of the Steppenwolf Ensemble), David Kelly (Capital D of All Natural) and others will read and perform poems written by Guantanamo Bay detainees as collected in Marc Falkoff's Poems From Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak. Riz Ahmed will close the program with a featured performance. The event also celebrates the launch of the Human Rights Watch Chicago Network, the Human Rights Watch Chicago Committee's new young professionals group. $10 at the door, 21 and over. For more info or to purchase tickets in advance, contact Steven Steim, steims@hrw.org.
The Beatles' influence on music on pop culture is undeniable and the Newberry Library celebrates all the they continue to offer with "Here, There and Still Everywhere: The Beatles in Contemporary Pop Culture." June Skinner, author of Read the Beatles, will be present to offer a look into the band's careers together and separately with images from both past and present. Singer-songwriter Bucky Halker will perform his own interpretations of classic Beatles songs. The reception starts at 5:30pm with the presentation starting at 6:15pm. Admission is $9; 60 W. Walton. Call 312-255-3556 for more information.
Tonight The Hideout hosts an evening with three writers from the 70s era of The National Lampoon: Chris Miller, Animal House screenwriter; Brian McConnachie, early writer for SNL an SCTV; and Anne Beatts, the first and, for a while, only female on staff at National Lampoon. The panel is hosted by Josh Karp, author of A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever. The show starts at 8:00 and costs $5.
The Urban Wildlife Coalition is a non-profit organization committed to education people about coexisting with rabbits, deer and other urban wildlife. Tonight they present landscape architect and eco-designer Michael Repkin with his ideas on gardening to attract or deter urban wildlife. Dan Compton of Kane Area Rehabilitation and Education will also be on hand to discuss how to aid injured or orphaned animals. Free at the Edgebrook Public Library, 5426 W. Devon, 12pm-2pm. Call 773-545-8136 for more information.
Tonight The Hideout hosts an evening with three writers from the 70s era of The National Lampoon: Chris Miller, Animal House screenwriter; Brian McConnachie, early writer for SNL an SCTV; and Anne Beatts, the first and, for a while, only female on staff at National Lampoon. The panel is hosted by Josh Karp, author of A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever. The show starts at 8:00 and costs $5.
A discussion with representatives of media (Nielsen, TV One, etc.) about programming choices. Following that is a discussion with TVOne's CEO Johnathan Rodgers. Free admission. More information here. Panel at 5:30, discussion with Mr. Rodgers at 6:45.
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) and Ald. Vi Daley (43rd) will hold a free safety seminar for area residents at 6:30 p.m. tonight in Sheil Park, at 3505 N. Southport Ave. in the wake of a series of assaults in the Lakeview neighborhood. Police will give residents tips on protecting themselves, and free pepper spray will be offered.
Adult film star Ron Jeremy and Pastor Craig Gross debate the pros and cons (er, "merits and morality") of the pornography industry at the Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue) at 8PM. Tickets are $10-$15. For more information call 773-369-6169.
Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) and Ald. Vi Daley (43rd) will hold a free safety seminar for area residents tonight in Oz Park, near Lincoln Park High School at 2001 N. Orchard St., in the wake of a series of assaults in the Lakeview neighborhood. Police will give residents tips on protecting themselves, and free pepper spray will be offered.
BlogHer, an online community for women, is holding the last day of their three-day convention at Navy Pier today. Appearances by Elizabeth Edwards, Amy Sedaris and Esther Dyson are scheduled among the bevy of workshops and lectures about different perspectives on the blogging craft. Click here for registration information.
BlogHer, an online community for women, is holding Day Two of their three-day convention at Navy Pier today. Appearances by Elizabeth Edwards, Amy Sedaris and Esther Dyson are scheduled among the bevy of workshops and lectures about different perspectives on the blogging craft. Click here for registration information.
Come check out this city wide discussion "How We Learn: Building an Educated City." Organizers say "Adults Need Quality, Interesting, Creative, Critical Educational Opportunities Outside of the Job and the Academy!" and have invited such informal adult education projects together as Mess Hall, Platypus reading group, Free Geek, Chicagoland/Calument Underground Railroad Efforts, Bronzeville Historical Society, Chicago Women's Health Clinic, The Odyssey Project, and more. "These organizations and projects operate outside of traditional paradigms such as ESL/GED and professional skill development. By showcasing innovative cultural education for adults, we will gain a better sense what possibilities are currently available to adults seeking stimulation outside of traditional educational settings and better understand what this means for all of our efforts and our city."
The event is cosponsored by AREA Chicago, the Neighborhood Writing Alliance, publishers of the Journal of Ordinary Thought and the Stockyard Institute. This is one of the first events of over 20 that will happen in the next 2 months about education and the city. The FREE event lasts from 1:00-3:00 PM @ The Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Free Food will be served. All Inquiries can be directed to:773-684-2742 or editors@jot.org
BlogHer, an online community for women who blog, will be holding a three-day convention starting today at Navy Pier. Appearances by Elizabeth Edwards, Amy Sedaris and Esther Dyson are scheduled among the bevy of workshops and lectures about different perspectives on the blogging craft. Click here for registration information.
Come have a discussion with the Chicago Underground Library about DIY library work and archiving. CUL coordinator Nell Taylor presents items from the collection to illustrate the reasoning behind the CUL’s atypical, highly detailed (and unscientifically approved) approach to indexing a community’s creativity and the impact that access to unfiltered data can have on how we remember. The event "How We Remember" is part of a 2 month long series at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S Cornell Ave, and will last from 6-8pm.
If you secretly believe it is possible to win at three-card monte, you should attend this talk by Sean Masterson, which offers a risk-free look at widespread con games. Free, 72 E Randolph, 6 PM. Part of the Art of Play series of events. For more information, call 312-744-2400 or visit the website.
Exotica: Surfin' in Chicago gets fully under way today at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn. Doors open at noon for a full schedule of music, including performances by The Bikini Beachcombers, The Astronauts, The Reluctant Aquanauts, The Concussions, The Volcanos, The Neanderthals, The Trashmen and Los Santos, plus DJ Del Villareal, DJ Jet Sterling, hula and go-go dancers and vintage vendors. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 door; children under 12 are free.
Exotica: Surfin' in Chicago starts tonight with a visit to Tiki Terrace, 1 S. Wolf Rd. in Prospect Heights. Join other tiki and surf style enthusiasts for an evening of drinks and live music; check the Exotica site for details.
The Illinois Humanities Council is sponsoring this panel on genetics and genealogy as part of its year-long program Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of the Genetics Revolution. 6 PM, 60 W Walton, in Ruggles Hall. Free, but reservations are required: visit the website, call 312-422-5580, or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org.
The McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum is sponsoring this talk by the controversial artists (most famous for wrapping things--New York's Central Park, for example). In the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 6 PM. Tickets are $15, or $10 if you're a Freedom Museum or MCA member. 400 S State. For more information, call 312-222-3026 or visit the website.
In celebration of Juneteenth, the Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council presents seven plays by Suzan-Lori Parks, performed by the Congo Square Theatre Company--part of the 365 Days/365 Plays project. Tonight's event begins with a reception at 6 PM, and the performance at 7 PM, followed by a panel discussion. 777 North Green Street. Free, but reservations are recommended: call 312-422-5580 or email events [at] thepublicsquare [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Last fall we told you about 365 Days/365 Plays, a festival in residence at theaters across the country, showcasing the 365 plays Suzan-Lori Parks wrote during a single year. Parks and festival co-creator Bonnie Metzgar will appear in the Claudia Cassidy Theater at 7 PM. Free, 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
As part of the Know More series of the Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council, Professor Mary Patillo of Northwestern University discusses the politics of black-on-black gentrification in this event moderated by Natalie Moore of Chicago Public Radio. Patillo's most recent book, Black on the Block, "documents the historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic "renewal" of the North Kenwood–Oakland neighborhood on Chicago's South Side." 2:30 PM, 1745 W 63rd. Free. For more information, visit the website.
Uncommon Ground hosts The Green Room Sessions; a monthly live music and environmental awareness series presented by Live It Green and Big Blast Records. The event starts at 7pm with the music beginning around 8pm featuring Cynthia Lin and Rue Royale, with the environmental awareness group ARFE - Adventure Racers for the Environment talking about environmentalism and the outdoor athlete. Uncommon Ground will feature its "TREEtini" on the Green Room cocktail menu, and in conjunction with Live It Green will plant a tree for every one of the "TREEtinis" sold. No cover charge
Uncommon Ground is located at 3800 N. Clark Street
The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council and the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center present this free Know More series event featuring performances by Nuyorican poet/playwright Tato Laviera and "Nueva Trova" singer/songwriter Fernandito Ferrer as well as a community discussion about Puerto Rico and the diaspora. 6 PM, 1605 N Troy. For more information, visit the website.
In this event co-sponsored by The Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council, Laura Washington, an architect of the new Center on Halsted, discusses environmentally friendly practices. 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. Free: click here to make a reservation. For more information, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
The Chicago Forum On Zimbabwe hosts a free public meeting On the Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe on SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2007 from 10am – 2pm at Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60602
For more information, call Jobs With Justice at 312 – 738-6161
Speakers Include:
*Nicole Lee* Executive Director, TransAfrica Forum
*Bill Lucy* President, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Secretary-Treasurer, AFSCME
*Elizabeth Mhangami* Founder, Dignity for Women of Zimbabwe Campaign
*Arnold Tsunga* Executive Director, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
From May 31-June 3 Sistersong Presents, "Let's Talk About Sex" 2nd National Conference and 10th Anniversary @ Wyndham Hotel, 6810 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Workshops and plenaries will cover "birth control, senior sexuality, STDs, microbicides, gynecological health and wellness, erotica, militarism, and more, all through a reproductive justice lens." Costs vary ($10, youth to $300, organizations) Early bird registration ends April 30. Learn more and register at www.sistersong.net or call 404-344-9629.
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about the intersection of genetics and identity. 6 PM in Illinois Black Legislators Audiotirum, 740 E 56th Pl. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information visit the website.
Get the scoop on the latest in internet marketing at the Lincoln Park Business Development Institute's series of four seminars, "Unleash the Power II: Internet Marketing Toolkit." Tonight from 5:30 to 8:30pm, learn how successful web sites focus on building relationships with their visitors. Get more information or register. Events are held at the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, 1925 N. Clybourn, Suite 301. Workshops are $85 each, or $299 for the entire series.
Admit it: you always wanted your own radio station. The York Radio Club holds its monthly meeting tonight at 8pm at the Elmhurst Fire Department Training Facility, 910 N. Addison Ave. in Elmhurst, two blocks south of Grand Avenue and one block west of York Road. The club offers testing for all amateur licenses before the meeting at 7pm. Free.
Petroleum: Prospects & Politics is a Two-Day Conference at the University of Chicago that aims to look at the issues of:
* Global petroleum and energy markets
* Alternative energy sources
* International diplomacy and natural resources
* United States domestic energy policy
* The science and engineering of oil production
* Democracy, governance, and war in oil exporting countries
Conference Dates: Friday, May 18, 2007–Saturday, May 19, 2007
Location: International House at the University of Chicago, 1414 East 59th Street
For more information please see the website.
This panel, about effective community creation and change, kicks off this weekend's Great Chicago Places and Spaces festival. Featured speakers include leading architects and designers who will discuss their experiences building affordable housing, improving neighborhood services, and designing public facilities. Free, 6 PM, 10 S Dearborn. For more information visit the website.
Studs Terkel is 95 today, and the Chicago History Museum celebrates with this event emcee'd by Rick Kogan. Stop by and have some birthday cake. Free with museum admission, which is $10 to $12. 12 N till 1:30 PM, 1601 N Clark. For more information, visit the website or call 312-642-4600.
Get the scoop on the latest in internet marketing at the Lincoln Park Business Development Institute's series of four seminars, "Unleash the Power II: Internet Marketing Toolkit." Tonight from 5:30 to 8:30pm, learn how to optimize your site for better search engine results. Get more information or register. Events are held at the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, 1925 N. Clybourn, Suite 301. Workshops are $85 each, or $299 for the entire series.
The Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council presents this "intra-generational community conversation" featuring dance and slam poetry performances by young women from Global Girls Inc. and Applied Arts Science Technology Academy as well as a panel discussion. Free, but reservations are recommended: email events [at] thepublicsquare [dot] org or call 312-422-5580. 1 PM, 170 N Dearborn. For more information, visit the website.
Ever wonder why some things just don't get the coverage you think they deserve in Chicago's media? Come hear award-winning media professionals talk about the challenges and efficacy of writing on human rights abuses in our city. The panel, "Local Reporting and Human Rights Abuses in Chicago: A Conference" will be moderated by Steve Edwards, host of 848 on WBEZ. Panelists include Jamie Kalven–independent journalist and founder of the Invisible Institute, John Conroy—staff reporter for the Chicago Reader, Beauty Turner—assistant editor and reporter of Residents' Journal and Salome Chasnoff—executive director of Beyondmedia Education.
The discussion starts at 5:30pm and will go down at the Experimental Station (6100 Blackstone Ave). For more information log on at http://shr.uchicago.edu
Today's seminar is entitled "Build New Parks … and People Will Come: How Parks Increase the Real Estate Value of a Neighborhood." Bring your lunch to the Cultural Center and listen to real estate expert Paul W. Boyd discuss the history of Chicago’s parks and how the regional and lake front parks were key to neighborhood development and the economic well-being of a community. The Cultural Center is located at 77 E. Randolph and the seminar starts at 12:15 pm.
As part of the Chicago History Museum's Chicago Treasures series, WBEZ's Steve Edwards interviews comedienne Bonnie Hunt. 7 PM, 1601 N Clark. Visit the website to buy tickets ($10 to $12) and get more information.
Get the scoop on the latest in internet marketing at the Lincoln Park Business Development Institute's series of four seminars, "Unleash the Power II: Internet Marketing Toolkit." Tonight from 5:30 to 8:30pm, learn about WOM (word of mouth), blogging, linking strategies, affiliate programs, promotions, direct mail, email campaigns, newsletters, and more. Get more information or register. Events are held at the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, 1925 N. Clybourn, Suite 301. Workshops are $85 each, or $299 for the entire series.
In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the death of urbanist Jane Jacobs, this day-long symposium explores the application of Jacobs' work to Chicago today. Registration costs between $35 and $55; to RSVP, call 312-922-3432, x224 or visit the Chicago Architecture Foundation's website. 224 S Michigan.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
What would fundamental change in the way Chicagoans consume and produce
food look like? How can this change come about? Planners Network is
hosting a forum where people who are working to transform the food system
will investigate these questions. Come contribute to and engage in this forum on how we can transform our food system to be more just, equitable and healthy. This free forum will be held on May 5 at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse at 1419 W, Blackhawk St. from 9:00 am to noon. To RSVP, please contact Sarah Morton of the Planners Network at smorto3 [ at ] uic [ dot ] edu.
Ismael Beah, author of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier", is the featured member of a panel discussion on The Recruitment of Child Soldiers Worldwide.
Other panelists include Jo Becker (Children’s Rights Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch), Bernardine Dohrn Clinical (Associate Professor of Law and Director and founder of the Children and Family Justice Center).
The panel discussion will take place at UIC's Student Center East (Room 302) which is located at 750 S. Halsted. The event is free. For more information see the website.
In this event co-sponsored by The Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council, journalists and poets discuss "taboo" language. 1601 N Clark, 6:30 PM. Free: click here to make a reservation. For more information, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Get the scoop on the latest in internet marketing at the Lincoln Park Business Development Institute's series of four seminars, "Unleash the Power II: Internet Marketing Toolkit." Tonight from 5:30 to 8:30pm, learn the “must knows” before you develop or redesign your web site. Get more information or register. Events are held at the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, 1925 N. Clybourn, Suite 301. Workshops are $85 each, or $299 for the entire series.
This Saturday afternoon at 3 PM The Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western Ave) will host another edition of the live talk show, The Brian Costello Show with Brian Costello. As always, admission is free and the bloody marys are excellent.
Guests to include Max Glaessner (writer and recovering Satanist), Chris Deguire (Wisconsin aficionado), and The Screaming Yellow Zonkers (Chicago rock and roll outfit). Sidekick, Matt Flaiz and houseband, The Tony Sagger One Man Band join Costello for an afternoon of candid interviews, hearty laughs and foot-tapping music. And bloody marys.
Says Costello, "If you attend just one Brian Costello Show with Brian Costello this year, this is the one to attend!"
Northwestern University's Carl Smith discusses Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, considered one of the most influential documents in the history of urban planning. Smith's history looks at the Plan's role in the way cityscape and urban life are viewed. Free at 6pm at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton. Call 312-255-3700 for more information.
What Will It Take? is an initiative by the Chicago Foundation for Women to end violence against women and girls. This evening's town hall discussion, hosted by the Foundation's Young Women’s Leadership Council, ponders the question, "What will it take to make Illinois the safest state for women and girls?" The event features performances by spoken-word artists Nikki Patin and Red Summer and an interactive discussion led by Angela Rose, sexual assault survivor and founder of Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE), and Rachel Durchslag, director of Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE). At The Note, 1565 N. Milwaukee Ave., 6:30-9 pm. Valid ID required.
Michael Kutza, who founded and directs the Chicago International Film Festival, discusses the history and logistics behind presenting the 43-year-old festival. Tickets are $10: call 312-642-4600. 6:30 PM, 1601 N Clark. For more information, visit the website.
Storyteller, historian, and Certified Chicago Tour Guide Michael Corcoran will be giving a presentation on "The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893" at the Ray Harstein Campus of Oakton Community College, 7701 N. Lincoln Ave. in Skokie, on April 24 at 1pm as part of their "Passages" lecture series. Corcoran will guide audience members on a "virtual tour" of the buildings and grounds featuring over 300 images culled from his vast collection of 1890s era books, lithographs and pamphlets. Admission is $11 for the general public; $6 for "Passages" subscribers. Call 847-635-1414 for more information.
Check out a film and video retrospective of this 10-year-old festival as well as a live improv performance. Free, in Preston Bradley Hall, 7 PM. 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Fermilab and WGN's meteorology department present their annual seminar on tornadoes and severe weather, including for the first time a focus on hurricanes -- Hurricane Katrina, specifically. Full details on speakers and discussions available on the WGN Weather Blog. Free and open to the public, with two sessions starting at noon and 6pm. Directions here.
In recent years the blog The View From The Ground has published news and analysis about the crisis of Chicago, public housing, police abuse, and economic abandonment through the intimate lens of the Stateway Gardens CHA development while it was being torn down during the CHA's Plan for Transformation. The blog is co-sponsoring a conference at the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Chicago Law School to explore the issues brought up in their work around Stateway Gardens. The purpose of "The View From The Ground" 8 Blocks Conference conference is to "explore issues, themes, and lines of inquiry that have emerged from our immersion in the eight square blocks of inner city Chicago that were Stateway Gardens. It is designed to enrich public conversations about fundamental issues--race, class, gender, institutional denial and impunity--by grounding them in the realities of life in an inner city community at a time of transformation." Conference participants include Studs Terkel, Jamie Kalven, Beth Richie, Cliff Kelley, Alex Kotlowitz, Sudhir Venkatesh, and many more. The free conference takes place on April 21-20 and space is limited so get in touch and register through the website.
Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips discusses Chicago's relationship to newspaper comedy and gangster melodrama in this presentation, part of the History Museum's Chicago and Film Seminar. 6:30 PM, 1601 N Clark. Tickets are $8 to $10. For more information, call 312-642-4600 or visit the website.
Baker Demonstration School presents its Third Annual Progressive Educators Conference: Higher Order Thinking Through Integrated Curriculum. The conference will examine the ways in which educators plan, prepare, teach and assess integrated curricular units in a progressive setting. Providing children with opportunities to examine issues in depth in an integrated format allows them to develop their analytical, evaluative, and cognitive skills. See schedule here (PDF). April 16, 2007, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM at Baker Demonstration School, 201 Sheridan Road, Wilmette, IL. Register here (PDF).
As part of the Chicago Improv Festival, this panel discussion covers Chicago's improv scene from the perspective of actors, directors, teachers, and producers. In the Fifth Floor Garland Room, 6:30 PM. Free. 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
TECH cocktail, the series of Chicago get-togethers for tech-minded people, happens tonight at John Barleycorn's in Wrigleyville (3524 N. Clark). Free beer and wine from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM, along with some demos by some local businesses. The event is free, but limited to 500 people, so make sure you RSVP at the TECH cocktail site.
Chicago Teaching Artists Collective presents “Issues of Ethnic Arts Education in Chicago” Panel Discussion with Andres L. Hernandez, Dame Libby Komaiko, Jorge Felix, Anida Yoeu Ali, Ari Frede, & Vivian Haritos. No reservation is required, and if you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Carol Ng at cng@artic.edu. The discussion lasts from 6:30pm – 9pm at Hokin Annex, Columbia College Chicago, 623 S. Wabash, 1st Floor.
This is a real-life flesh n' blood forum discussion about the proposed Sunday Parkways — a community effort to give communities safe spaces to interact with neighbors. Inspired by Colmbia and Mexico, in essence they are traffic-free times on weekends and holidays for pedestrians and cyclists to interact on selected streets. Today from 6:30 to 7:30pm at Richmond Hall in St. Sylvester Church, 2156 N. Richmond St.
This panel of writer-educators focuses on teachers' "war stories from education's front lines." The panel features Dan Ferri, a retired educator and journalist; Billy Lombardo, a fiction writer who teaches at The Latin School of Chicago; and Taylor Mali, a former teacher and noted poet. 6:30 PM. 112 S Michigan. $8 to $10. For more information, call 312-899-1340 or visit the Poetry Center website.
This two-hour seminar--part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U--explains how Illinois could benefit from passing tough auto emissions standards (as California has). Free, but advance registration is required. 6 PM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
This two-hour seminar--part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U--covers environmentally friendly solutions for fighting weeds and pests in your garden. Free, but advance registration is required. 1 PM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
This two-hour seminar--part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U--focuses on meaningful changes we can make in our daily lives to combat global warming. Free, but advance registration is required. 10 AM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
That's a question many of us have been wondering as information about the proposed event permeates the news. Come to the Chicago History Museum at 6:30pm to join in a discussion with Patrick Ryan from Chicago 2016 on whether, if Chicago is picked over Los Angeles, our city really will be a winner. Free at 1601 N. Clark St. Call 312-642-4600 for more information.
Join architect Chris Turley of Turley Architects for "Goats and Gods,"a study of bungalow additions done wrong and right. Chris will present a number of visual examples of bungalow additions that maintain the character of the bungalow and those that do not. The seminar will be held on both April 3 at the Woodson Regional Library and April 5 at the Sulzer Regional Library, from 7 pm to 8 :30 pm. Register now at the HCBA's Web site.
Edmund Thornton took part in two expeditions to the Arctic during the sumers of 1949 and 1950. Tonight, as part of the Newberry's Wednesday Club series, Thorton will talk about his experiences with the Native Inuit in North Greenland and traveling to the North Pole. Admission is $9 and includes wine, soft drinks, and light refreshments. Reception begins at 5:30pm; the program begins at 6:15pm. For information, call 312-255-3510 or visit http://www.newberry.org/.
Join architect Chris Turley of Turley Architects for "Goats and Gods,"a study of bungalow additions done wrong and right. Chris will present a number of visual examples of bungalow additions that maintain the character of the bungalow and those that do not. The seminar will be held on both April 3 at the Woodson Regional Library and April 5 at the Sulzer Regional Library, from 7 pm to 8 :30 pm. Register now at the HCBA's Web site.
The Caxton Club and the Newberry Library come together for their Symposium on the Book, Remodeling the Tower of Babel: The Translator's Role in a Shrinking World. The symposium discusses the historical challenges of translation and will "demonstrate how understanding the translator's role in the past is fundamental to understanding its importance in public debate on many issues in diplomacy, journalism, economics, art and pop culture." Free and open to the public, however seating is limited to advance registration is required. 9am-4pm. Call 312-255-3700 for information and reservations.
What should you do when you're being hassled by The Man? Julia Asherman will tell you! She covers street rights, warrants, detention/arrest, and other basics of the legal system for protesters or anyone else who might get snagged by the long arm of the law in today's hypervigilant environment. Knowledge is power! At A+D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash, from 3:30-5; call 312-344-8687 for details. Part of the Pass It On: Connecting Contemporary Do-It-Yourself Culture exhibit.
Become your own publishing empire by taking some tips from Brad Freeman, the studio coordinator of Columbia College's Center for Book and Paper Arts and founder of The Journal of Artists' Books. Freeman will share his work and offer a Q&A session for anyone interested in creating books, zines, and journals. At A+D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash, from 11-1; call 312-344-8687 for details. Part of the Pass It On: Connecting Contemporary Do-It-Yourself Culture exhibit.
Optionalevents.com is co-sponsoring one of AREA Chicago's "Infrastructure Lectures" as part of the "Pass It On" DIY culture exhibit at Columbia College. In the age of email, blogs and myspace all of our schedules have become significantly more plugged in and complicated. These groups have been trying to provide their communities with a filter for all those activities and today we will discuss their projects and how we could better coordinate our efforts as event/action organizers and calendar keepers. Presenters will include Salem Collo-Julin (optional events) as well as reps from Gapers Block, the New World Resource Center, Polvo and more! "How We SCHEDULE!" will last from 6-8pm at the A + D Gallery, 619 S. Wabash Ave.
March's installment of the popular Cafe Scientifique features Stephan Meyer discussing The Big Bang in the lively Cafe Scientifique style at 7pm at the Map Room (1949 N. Hoyne). For more details email Randy Lansberg.
"Measuring the Big Bang: Still Confused After All These Years"
Presenter: Stephan Meyer
Since its discovery 40 years ago, the fossil radiation from the Big Bang has been used unlock the secrets of the universe: how it came to look like it does today and what it is made of. As the measurements have gotten better, the picture has become clearer but not necessarily more understandable. Some of what we have learned is surprising and may be pointing to the fact that there is much yet to be learned (e.g., new physics). We will discuss the nuts and bolts of how cosmology measurements are made, what they tell us about the universe, and where this may be leading us.
Resources:
KICP site http://cfcp.uchicago.edu/workshops/
Cafe Scientifique site http://www.cafescientifique.org/chicago.htm
What is Cafe Scientifique?
"Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context."
The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents (SOAR) will host an event for local residents to review the design plans for the Chicago Spire with the developer and the architect. Registration will begin at 5:45pm. and conclude by 7:00pm in the Ontario Room of the Courtyard by Marriott, 165 East Ontario Street. Visit the SOAR website for additional information.
The Oriental Institute will show the NOVA film "Ancient Treasures of the Deep" at 2:00pm. Docents will be available to discuss the film following the free presentation. The Oriental Institute is located at 1155 East 58th Street. Visit the event page for more information.
Douglas Hoerr is an internationally recognized landscape architect based in Chicago. He designed the boulevard gardens on Michigan Avenue, helped create the Garfield Conservatory grounds and serves as a consultant to the Chicago Botanic Garden. His work explores the interplay between chaos and control and the boundary between undisturbed nature and designed landscape. Thursday, March 22 at 8:00 pm. The evening begins with wine & hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 pm and an opportunity to explore the Conservatory gardens at 7:00 pm. $30. RSVP here.
The Chicago branch of the International Association of Business Communicators presents this "informative and entertaining session with Peter Vogt, eBay's internal communication director:". Learn how eBay has evolved its internal communication from a passive process to an active, engaging and highly effective exchange of information and ideas. You'll hear how eBay uses social networking and a "cool factor" to entice employees into the process and creates a communication culture at the world's largest online marketplace. March 21, 2007, 11 am - 1 pm, Maggiano's Little Italy, 516 N. Clark Street, Chicago (use the banquet entrance off of Grand Ave.) $40 for non-members. Register here.
Daisychain and Busker present Chicago Hackmeeting, a two-day meeting of hackers, activists and artists. Scheduled events: discussion of the One Laptop Per Child project; circuit bending workshops; live performance and screenings; and much more. The Chicago Hackmeeting happens today and tomorrow at Bucker's Flowershop (2159 W. 21st Place); see the Daisychain Website for full details.
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about the history of genetic science. 6 PM at the Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information visit the website.
Join the Independent Writers of Chicago for a discussion on "Intellectual Property Rights and Copyrights" during which a panel of experts will advise writers on how to protect their work, taking into special consideration the way the internet has changed the world of intellectual property rights. Networking begins at 5pm and the talk begins at 6pm in 7th floor Lakeshore Room of the Chicago Athletic Club, 12 S. Michigan Ave. Free for IWOC members; $15 for members. Call 847-855-6670 for more information.
Betty Dodson, author of such books as Sex for One and Orgasms for Two, comes to Early to Bed to show slides of her sex art and discuss her sex life at the time the art was created. Dodson is an erotic artist, feminist activist, public advocate as well as author and sex educator. Reservations are required for this event; general admission tickets are $15, $10 for students. Call 773-271-1219 or email workshops[at]early2bed[dot]com for reservations and information. Early to Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan Rd.
Even if you live in an apartment, you can make sustainable updates to your home. This two-hour seminar--part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U--discusses ways residents can make their buildings greener and reduce energy costs. Free, but advance registration is required. 1 PM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
As we move into spring migration, this timely two-hour seminar--part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U--discusses ways we can help birds avoid collisions with buildings. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 PM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
Speaker Don Mitchell discusses how cities have been (over-?) regulating public space since 9/11. Free, 6 PM. 60 W Walton. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Join leading Shakespeare scholar and University of Chicago professor David Bevington for an exploration into Shakespeare's fascination with family relationships. Bevington will look at the late plays, such as Othello, King Lear, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. The 6:15pm talk at the Newberry Library is preceded by a 5:30pm reception. $9 general admisson, $6 for Friends of the Newberry Library. Call 312-255-3700 for reservations and information. The Newberry Library is located at 60 W. Walton.
Computer Hall of Famer Edward Yourdon will give this presentation for the Chicago Software Process Improvement Network. His premise: "The paradigm of Web 2.0 is that of 'content' being created by customers and the entire Internet community, as well as corporations and the 'mainstream' media. Sometimes this grass-roots content is aggregated and distributed by the traditional publishers; but often it exists as tiny, stand-alone creations on the Internet--such as the millions of blogs, photographs, and video clips that have sprung into existence in the past few years." 5 - 8 PM, AT&T Institute Atrium & Auditorium in Hoffman Estates.
If the idea of BDSM and/or sensation play has piqued your interest, but you aren't sure where to start, this Early to Bed workshop is for you! Led by a professional Dominatrix, this workshop will give you an intro to some of the basics of bondage, tips on disciplining your lover, and ideas about how to turn household objects into instruments of loving torture. This workshop will also cover safety tips and toys designed for BDSM fun. The workshop begins at 7:30 pm and costs $15 or $10 for students. Registration is required. Just email workshops [at] early2bed [dot] com.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Woodstock Institute will host the Chicago premiere of the new documentary Maxed Out which exposes the absurdities and contradications of the modern financial system and how they have contributed the record level of household debt. The premiere, hosted by Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards of "Eight Forty-Eight," will include a panel of national experts on the debt crisis, including Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America author Barbara Ehrenreich. Feb. 28, 5 PM, Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor
Ishmael Beah will be at the Starbucks on 1430 W. Taylor Street in Little Italy to talk about his new book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier on Tuesday 2/27 from 12-1pm. For more information click here.
Want to kick up your sex life, ladies? Join the folks at female-friendly sex shop
Attend this panel to learn how to set up your music business. Free, 6 PM, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Chicago Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) historians and activists come together for a panel discussion on the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Panelists include Bob Lucas, chairman of CORE, Timuel D. Black Jr., author and historian, Bennett Johnson, member of CORE and Vice President of Third World Press, Rosie Simpson, organizer of the first protest of portable school, and active CORE members Carroll Williams and Glory Bryant. Free at 1pm in the auditorium of the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted St. Call 312-747-6921 for more information.
This panel focuses on residency opportunities across the country that are open to all kinds of artists. Free, 6 PM, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Longtime and lauded disc jockey Herb Kent comes to East-West University for a special talk about the history of Chicago music and radio. The free event starts at 7pm in the fourth floor university auditorium at 816 S. Michigan Ave. A 6:30pm reception precedes the talk. Call 312-939-0111 for more information.
The lakefront will be free and open to the public forever....so attend a public meeting of the Grant Park Advisory Council to talk about the future of our front yard. The group will discuss proposed Olympic venues in Grant Park, as well as unveil the design for the new Metra station off of Roosevelt Rd. 6:30pm, Daley Bicentennial Plaza, 337 E. Randolph. 312-829-8015.
If you have ever felt like a nerd for fumbling through potential flirting situations then this may be the class for you. Join the folks at Early to Bed to learn the fundamentals of flirting like reading body language, and non-cheesy ways to break the ice and also give you tips on sexual and non-sexual flirting with people of all genders. The seminar is $15 or $10 for students and begins at 7:30 pm. To register, email workshops [at] early2bed [dot] com.
In the mood to grill some of the world's richest CEO's? Attend a taping of the PBS series "CEO Exchange" at the University of Chicago. CNN correspondent Jeff Greenfield moderates a discussion on alternative energy between the CEOs of Archer Daniels Midland and John Deere. 3:15 PM. Mandel Hall. 1131 E. 57th St.
It may still be freezing out, but it's not too early to think about your garden. This two-hour seminar, part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U, discusses the benefits of water-loving plants for residential, commercial, and industrial landscapes. Free, but advance registration is required. 10 AM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
The Illinois Women's Press Association hosts "Create a Business Out of Your Writing" with guest speakers Ursula Bielski, author of Chicago Haunts, and Grace DuMelle, author of Finding Your Chicago Ancestors. Both are award-winning authors and independent businesswomen. The program starts off at 10am with networking and a continental breakfast; the talk starts at 10:30am through 11:30am. 77 W. Washington on the 2nd floor of the Chicago Methodist Temple. Members, full-time students and their guests pay $15; non-members pay $17.50. Call 312-458-9151 for reservations and information.
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about the ethics of genetic testing. The program also includes live theater and a film screening. 6 PM at the McCormick Tribune Campus Center. 3201 S State. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information visit the website.
Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs will speak at the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Memorial Chapel (5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue) at 11:30 a.m. on "Ending Extreme Poverty". The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Maureen Loughnane-Colligan at 773-834-0957.
This two-hour seminar, part of the Chicago Center for Green Technology's Green Tech U, teaches you the right questions to ask to find out if the house or condo you're considering has sustainable features. Free, but advance registration is required. 1 PM, 445 N. Sacramento. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642 or email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org.
The MacArthur Foundation invites you to a panel discussion entitled "Do Video Games Help Kids Learn?" which will feature experts in digital media and education (Sasha Barab, Nichole Pinkard, David Williamson Shaffer, and Jonathan Fanton). The discussion will take place on Feb. 8 at 5:30pm at the Newberry Library (60 W. Walton).
You must RSVP by Feb 5 to rsvp@macfound.org or call (312) 516-1610.
Jazz critic Robert Rhodes from Ohio University will discuss "the theme of political activism that is expressed by such jazz musicians as Louis Armstrong, Sonny Rollins, and Max Roach," and flautist Nicole Mitchell will perform. This is part of the Newberry Library's Wednesday Club series. Admission is $9 and includes wine, soft drinks, and light refreshments. Reception begins at 5:30pm; the program begins at 6:15 pm. For information, call 312-255-3510 or visit http://www.newberry.org/.
Ladies, are you a little unsure of what to do for your fella "down there"? Leave it to local female-friendly sex shop Early to Bed to help you out. Attend tonight's ladies-only workshop o spruce up your oral and manual "technique." The seminar costs $15 or $10 for students, begins at 7:30 pm and requires registration. Email workshops [at] early2bed [dot] com to register.Early to Bed is located in A-ville at 5232 N Sheridan Rd. just north of Foster.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Join historian Adam Green at the Newberry Library to hear his argument that "black Chicagoans in the 1940s and 50s were at the center of a national movement to develop a unified consciousness and culture, fostering ideas of racial identity that remain influential today." 11am at 60 W. Walton. Call 312-255-3700 for more information.
The time between the first and last frosts is the traditional storytelling season for many American Indians. The Newberry Library welcomes Debra Morningstar-Oneida Storyteller and other Native American storytellers for the twelfth annual Winter Festival. 6:30pm at 60 W. Walton; admission is $12 for the general public and $10 for seniors and students. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Call 312-255-3700 for reservations and information.
Explore the botany and use of sugar cane, sugar beets, sugar maples and honey in social and political context. The presentation will run from 7:00-8:00 PM in the Linnaeus Room at the Chicago Botanic Garden Education Center in Glencoe. Tickets are $19 for members and $24 for visitors. Visit the calendar for more information.
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about images of genetic science in popular culture. 6 PM at the Film Row Cinema, 1104 S Wabash. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information visit the website.
Authors and Lincoln scholars Douglas L. Wilson and Joshua Wolf Shenk will talk about their respective biographies of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, in this free event at the Newberry Library (60 W. Walton St.). Rachel Bohlman, the library's liason to the regional Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will also be on hand to moderate the discussion. The event begins at 10am. Call 312-255-3520 or visit the website for more information.
Join Rick Kogan and Music Institute of Chicago faculty for a presentation about the 1893 Columbian Exposition along with period music performances. The event starts at noon at the Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. For more information visit the Music Institute of Chicago's calendar.
Author Aaron Belz is this year's first reading in the Series A schedule at the Hyde Park Art Center. This free reading starts at 7:00 PM in the 4833 Conference Room/Thurow Digital Lab at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue. For more information, visit the Hyde Park Art Center's calendar for more information.
Conversation with artist David Schutter, University of Chicago Visiting Artist and Lecturer in the Visual Arts Department. This free talk starts at 6:00 PM in the 4833 Conference Room/Thurow Digital Lab at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue. For more information, visit the Center's calendar for more information.
Ten professional artists will demonstrate how to sculpt food into jewelry, wrapping paper and other unique items. The event runs from 12:00-4:00 PM at G.A.R. Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington St. Free. For more information visit the Center's calendar.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation launches its new exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower with this talk by guest curator Anthony Alofsin about the design process used for the tower. 6 PM. A reception follows the talk. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-922-3432 x 224 or reserve online.
Bookslut presents a reading by authors Laura Kipnis, Barbara J. King, and Lauren Sand at the Hopleaf Bar. The reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Hopleaf Bar, 5148 N. Clark Street, in Andersonville (Argyle or Berwyn Redline El stops, Clark or Damen bus).
The Mexican-born artist, now at Stanford University, discusses The Invention and Re-invention of Borders as he highlights cultural boundaries throughout history. 11 AM, free. 60 W Walton. For more information, visit the website.
Jean Iverson, author of BYOB Chicago will discuss the updated edition of her book. The free event will start at 7:00 PM at 57th Street Books, 1301 East 57th Street. Visit the store's calendar for more information.
Join Barbara Ransby, Associate Professor of History and African-American Studies at University of Illinois and University of Chicago Divinity School Professors W. Clark Gilpin and Dwight Hopkins for a panel discussion entitled "King: War and the Moral Imperative." The discussion will include a contemporary evaluation of King's Vietnam War sermon at Riverside Church in April, 1967. The event will start at 5:30 PM at the 3rd floor Lecture Hall of Swift Hall on the University of Chicago main campus. For more information, visit the Divinty School calendar.
"What Does a Hamburger Have To Do with Global Warming? or, Would You Like Fries with that Climate Change?" is the title for the latest installment of Cafe Scientifique at the Map Room, 1949 N. Hoyne, tonight from 7pm to 9pm. Speaker Pamela Martin will discuss how the fossil fuels used for food production and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with raising livestock contribute significantly to global warming.
UPDATE: Pamela Martin has had to cancel. David Archer, blogger for www.realclimate.org, author and computational ocean chemist at the University of Chicago, will speak in her place.
The Newberry Library welcomes film critic Michael Wilmington to discuss the career of the famous Chicago journalist Ben Hecht. Hecht was one of the Hollywood's top screenwriters, producing scriptions for such films as Scarface, Wuthering Heights and others. $9 general admission, $6 for Friends of the Newberry Library. The reception begins at 5:30pm, followed by the 6:15pm talk. Call 312-255-3700 for reservations and information. The Newberry Library is located at 60 W. Walton.
View a Chicago Public Television film documenting the history of the Oriental Institute and its current projects. Follow up on the film by walking the galleries with docents. The entire event is free and starts at 2:00 PM in the Oriental Institute's Breasted Hall, 1155 East 58th Street. Visit the Institute's calendar for more information.
If you have a free 30 minutes during lunch hour, head over to the Art Institute for an interesting-sounding express talk. The event starts at noon in Gallery 100 and is free, although you'll still need to pay admission. The Art Institute is located at 111 South Michigan Avenue.
As part of U of C's Graham School of General Studies series of Works of the Mind Lectures, Dr. Kolb discusses Einstein's impact on our understanding of the universe. That may sound heavy, but Kolb is a pleasure to listen to, and will likely leave you understanding more than you thought you could. At 1 PM, in the 5th floor SW lecture room. Free, 78 E Washington. For more information, 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Alpana Singh, host of WTTW's "Check, Please!" and author of Alpana Pours: About Being a Woman, Loving Wine and Having Great Relationships, speaks this morning at 10:00 at the Chicago history Museum. Admission is $10; reservations can be made by calling (708) 788-0338 or by emailing rsvpchc at yahoo dot com. Chicago History Museum: 1601 N. Clark.
Cy Tymony's Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things series have become widely popular for their ability to illustrate how resuse and conservation can be helpful to society. Today the Museum of Science and Industry welcomes Tymony for a demonstration on how ordinary objects can be used in extraordinary ways. If you've ever secretly wanted to be a little more like MacGuyver, this is the time to learn. Free and open to the public from 1:30-3:30pm in the museum's "Big Idea" Science Store at 57th and Lake Shore Drive. Call 773-684-1414 for more information.
Gabrielle Bell (Lucky), Kevin Huizenga (Curses) and Anders Nilsen (Big Questions, Don't Go Where I Can't Follow) discuss their new work from Drawn & Quarterly with Anne Elizabeth Moore of Punk Planet. Event begins at 7:00 PM at Quimby's, 1854 W. North Ave. For information, visit the Quimby's event page.
This Chicago Architecture Foundation welcomes Carl Smith of Northwestern University as he examines Daniel Burnham's work in urban planning. His book, The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City is available for purchase in the CAF shop. Free at 12:15pm. Reservations are not required and brown bag lunches are welcome. 224 S. Michigan Ave. Cal 312-922-3432 for more information.
This panel discussion reviews Chicago-area opportunities for artist residencies and retreats. In the First Floor Garland Room, this evening at 6 PM. Free, 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Join Early to Bed for a frank discussion on polyamory. Can you love more than one person? What are these sexual relationships like? How has polyamory appeared throughout history, literature, the media and laws? Each Early to Bed sex salon starts at 7pm with wine and cheese with the discussion getting underway at 7:30pm. Free and open to everyone over 18. 5232 N. Sheridan. Call 773-271-1219 for more information.
Panel participants include journalist Bill Kurtis, artist Ellen Sandor, and Chicago Climate Exchange CEO Richard Sandor. In the MCA Theater at 6:30 PM. 220 E Chicago. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-397-4010 or visit the website.
Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here and The Other Side of the River will read from his most recent work, Never a City So Real: A Walk in Chicago at 7:30pm. 57th Street Books is located at 1301 E. 57th Street in Hyde Park. The suggested donation for attendance is $10. For more information call 773.334-8255 or visit: http://www.litworks.org.
If you've ever wanted to know more about book conservation, here's your chance to learn from the big guys. Today the Harold Washington Library opens their doors for a tour of their Convservation Lab. You'll get to learn the difference between conservation and preservation and you'll pick up some tips to keep your own books looking good. The 11am tour is free, but registration is required. Call 312-747-4884 to save your spot. 400 S. State St.
If you've been thinking about renovating your home to make it more environmentally friendly, consider this panel, which offers the opportunity to meet with professionals who can answer detailed questions about building codes, permits, and strategies for "greening your home." 10 AM to 3 PM. Free, but reservations are required: contact Meghann Maves at 312-746-4678. 445 N Sacramento. For more information, visit the website.
The Chicago Music Commission presents this panel on how to promote music to industry, reviewing differing requirements for festivals, venues, and other industry consumers. In the Claudia Cassidy Theater this evening at 6 PM. Free. 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Museum of Contemporary Art and the City of Chicago Department of Environment will host a one-day symposium, Massive Change and the City to discuss the impact of urban life on the world. The event will run from 10 am - 5:30 pm and be hosted by Bruce Mau, Massive Change guest curator, and John Callaway, host of WTTW's Friday Night and the Chicago Stories anthology series. The program will include five panels: City Planet: Urban Space and the Marketplace; Movement and Energy; Designing Evolution; and Wealth and Politics: Is Life in the City Getting Better. Tickets are available through http://www.harristheaterchicago.org/ and the Harris box office for $100, $75 for MCA members. The Harris Theater for Music and Dance is located at 205 East Randolph Drive.
This panel discussion focuses on local women's art groups and centers. In the First Floor Garland Room, this evening at 6 PM. Free, 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312- 744-6630 or visit the website.
The Independent Writers of Chicago present this roundtable discussion about how to make a living as a freelancer. Admission is $15; IWOC members attend free. 6 PM (doors open for networking at 5 PM), 7th Floor Lakeshore Room, 12 S Michigan. For more information, call 847-855-6670 or or visit the website.
Seriously. If you're all into the Wachowski trilogy, The Matrix, then you need to check out this talk "From Plato to Neo: The Philosophy of the Matrix" at the Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch of the Chicago Public Library. You'll learn how the movies are inspired by Plato's Myth of the Cave and contain many cultural and philosophical references. Lecture with clips presented. Free at 7 pm.
Worldchanging is a new book-slash-movement that aims to provide the tools and knowledge needed to survive in the rapidly changing world. The Worldchanging Tour makes a stop at the Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, tonight from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Come "hear about some breakthrough innovations (including appearances by a couple amazing special guests), meet and mingle with other folks out there trying to make the world a better place, and generally celebrate the whole worldchanging community." Free, but RSVP to WorldchangingChi [at] Gmail.com
The Chicago Humanities Festival and the Third Coast Festival present The Sounds of Conflict, a program of war-related sounds and stories. The event happens from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at the Chicago Cultural Center (77 E. Randolph). Tickets are $5, and can be purchased by contacting the Chicago Humanities Festival at (312) 494-9509.
The Chicago Perl Mongers and The Perl Foundation present the Chicago Hackathon, a three-day weekend of round-the-clock Perl-related events. Perl programmers can get help on their own projects, help other programmers out, and meet with a number of programmers from the Chicago area and elsewhere. The Chicago Hackathon will be happening at the Country Inn and Suites in Crystal Lake. For full details please see the Hackathon Website.
The evening includes a presentation by Hamid Dabashi, the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University as well as a special presentation by Iranian feminist Golbarg Bashi, with antiwar activist Andy Thayer. The event is accessible via public transportation by CTA Red Line or Fullerton bus and will begin at 7pm on the first floor of Monroe Hall, DePaul University Lincoln Park Campus, 2312 N. Clifton Ave. To table at this event or to receive additional information, visit http://www.depaulasu.net or http://www.ccawr.org or email ccawr@aol.com.
Sudhir Venkatesh will discuss his new book, Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor, as part of the World Beyond the Headlines lecture series. The talk will begin at 6pm at International House, 1414 E. 59th St. For more information, visit: The Seminary Co-op Bookstores website.
As part of its series of evening lectures on sustainable architecture, the Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a talk by Jorge Wilhelm on urban planning methodologies. 5:30 PM, in the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan. $5 to $10, or free if you're an AIA or CAF member. Call 312-922-3432, x 224; for more information, visit the website.
Patel, who founded Interfaith Youth Core, talks about "the role of youth and religion in strengthening civil society" with religion historian Marty. In the MCA Theater at 6:30 PM. 220 E Chicago. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-397-4010 or visit the website.
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this discussion of the distinction between genetic predisposition and predestination. 6 PM, 1001 W Roosevelt. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Rail-Volution was born out of the Portland, Oregon, light rail implementation more than 15 years ago but centers around all kinds of transit, including bicycles, car-sharing, and streetcars; and covers environmentally sound planning, building transit-oriented communities, and strategies for funding. The conference closes today at the Marriott Mag Mile, 540 N Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
In this session of the Early to Bed sex salon series, the Early to Bed clan discusses how sex is defined, how those definitions have changed over history and over our lifetimes, and how these definitions affect relationships, identities, laws and, of course, our sex lives. Come at 7pm for wine and cheese or come right at 7:30pm at the start of the discussion. Free and open to all over the age of 18. Early to Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan. Call 773-271-1219 for more information.
Airing from 7pm to 9pm, "November Decision 2006," will feature breaking news reports and election returns from the 2006 midterm elections. Members of Chicago's journalism and political communities will comment about the developments and offer insight about the upcoming 2007 Chicago mayoral and aldermanic elections. For more information about the event or to access audio of the roundtable afterwards, visit whpk.uchicago.edu.
As part of its series of evening lectures on sustainable architecture, the Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a talk by Lars Danielsson on Swedish advances in creating greener buildings and working with alternative forms of energy. 5:30 PM, in the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan. $5 to $10, or free if you're an AIA or CAF member. Call 312-922-3432, x 224; for more information, visit the website.
Rail-Volution was born out of the Portland, Oregon, light rail implementation more than 15 years ago but centers around all kinds of transit, including bicycles, car-sharing, and streetcars; and covers environmentally sound planning, building transit-oriented communities, and strategies for funding. The conference runs through tomorrow at the Marriott Mag Mile, 540 N Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
Rail-Volution was born out of the Portland, Oregon, light rail implementation more than 15 years ago but centers around all kinds of transit, including bicycles, car-sharing, and streetcars; and covers environmentally sound planning, building transit-oriented communities, and strategies for funding. The conference runs through Wednesday at the Marriott Mag Mile, 540 N Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
Rail-Volution was born out of the Portland, Oregon, light rail implementation more than 15 years ago but centers around all kinds of transit, including bicycles, car-sharing, and streetcars; and covers environmentally sound planning, building transit-oriented communities, and strategies for funding. The conference runs through Wednesday at the Marriott Mag Mile, 540 N Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
Emily Ramsey, Project Director of The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, will speak on how to use building permits, deeds, census information and fire insurance maps to trace the history of a home and its previous owners. Tonight only at Lincoln Square's Sulzer Regional Library at 7 pm.
Encarnacion Teruel discusses Aztec art and thought and its influence on contemporary artists in this lecture presented by the Wednesday Club. A light reception begins at 5:30 PM. $6 to $9, 60 W Walton. For more information, visit the website.
A panel of North Lawndale residents, architects, and city planners discuss strategies to "challenge the familiar trends of development and gentrification." 6 PM. Free, 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
At 7pm Ghost Research Society Press (which publishes books on paranormal and mysterious phemonena) authors Dale Kaczmarek, Tamara Shaffer, and Jim Graczyk share ghostly tales. Free at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. Call 773-293-2665 for more information.
Does your band have something you want the rest of the world to know about? It's all in how you let the world in on it. Find out how to do it right at the "Promoting and Marketing Music, Pt. I: DIY Marketing to the Public" panel tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center (77 E. Randolph St., Yates Gallery 4th Floor). Panelists include folks from Pure Entertainment, Tankboy Productions, Direction Marketing and Feisty Management -- in other words, people who know what they're talking about, so you best listen up. See all about the series in Transmission.
What better place to hold a sort of Modernist Antiques Roadshow than this iconic Mies van der Rohe building? Experts David Rago and John Sollo will give a talk, answer questions, and then offer appraisals of 20th century objects. No, you should not haul your vintage Heywood Wakefield dresser down to IIT; take a picture of it and the experts will provide appraisal and valuation based on the photo. $15 (free for Mies van der Rohe Society members), 3360 S State. For more information, call 312-567-5042 or visit the website.
The Illinois Humanities Council continues its series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with this panel about genetic modification and the food supply. 11 AM. 2430 N Cannon Drive. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Step Up Women's Network, a nonprofit membership organization, is hosting its first professional development event in Chicago. A panel discussion on achieving work-life balance takes place at the Wheeler Mansion (2020 S. Calumet Ave, 312.945.2020), in the South Loop, from 6-8 pm. Keynote speakers include Sue Katz, co-founder of Amazing Cosmetics, as featured in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Sex and City"; and Beth Aldrich, Founder and CEO of In Her Shoes, LCC. Tickets are free for members; $20 for non-members. Tickets are limited. Regiser online or call 312.794.7830.
Michael Shuman will speak on "The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition" tonight at 7pm at Jefferson Tap & Grill, 325 N. Jefferson. The Small-Mart Revolution shows how
consumers, investors, policymakers, and organizers can revitalize their own communities by supporting local businesses. Free. More info at localfirstchicago.org.
As part of Chicago Artists Month, members of the Chicago Art Critics Association will give slide talks about local artists, some of whom will be present. In the Claudia Cassidy Theater at 2 PM. Free. 78 E Washington. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Fordham University professor compares indigenous and colonial mapmaking traditions and discusses how they transformed each other. The lecture begins at 6 PM, with a reception at 5:30 PM, free. 60 W Walton. For more information, visit the website.
A panel of artists and supporters discuss the developing arts environment in Chicago, focusing on the recent creation of arts districts, fairs, and centers for art production. In the First Floor Garland Room, this evening at 6 PM. Free, 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312- 744-6630 or visit the website.
DePaul University professor Mike Conklin stops by East-West University for a lecture on "History in Chicago Newspapers." Conklin has served as a reporter and columnist at the Chicago Tribune and has contributed to the Encyclopeda of Chicago, Chicago Magazine and the Encyclopedia of American Journalism History. The talk is free at 7pm, with a reception at 6:30pm. Come to the fourth floor auditoriums at 816 S. Michigan Ave. to listen in. Call 312-939-0111 for more information.
Architect Stanley Tigerman talks with Elizabeth Smith about "how good design can enhance life and preserve communities." In the MCA Theater at 6:30 PM. 220 E Chicago. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-397-4010 or visit the website.
Harvard historian David Carrasco will discuss parallels between the Aztec response to colonization and the contemporary Mexican and Mexican-American use of Aztec myths and symbols in establishing and exploring identity. Free, 11 AM. 60 W Walton. Free. For more information, visit the website.
Charles Landry, a leading thinker about the future of cities around the world, discusses creative strategies for urban development at 6 PM this evening. $10 to $20. 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
A panel discussion moderated by Hello Beautiful host Edward Lifson focuses on how Louis Sullivan's legacy persists in contemporary architecture. Part of an ongoing celebration of Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday. 6 PM, $10 to $20. 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
This evening at 5:30 PM, the Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council presents a city-wide cafe society discussion about free speech featuring Studs Terkel and local journalist Jamie Kalven. 445 N Michigan. Free, but reservations are recommended: call 312-422-5580, email info [at] prairie [dot] org, or visit the website .
This 7 PM performance features the Claudia Quintet, an ensemble from New York that plays "jazz and beyond." Free, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Ever contemplated what makes something porn and what makes something erotica? And why is there a difference, anyway? The knowledgable people over at Early to Bed discuss these issues tonight at 7pm (talk starts at 7:30) and invite all interested to join in. This sex salon series starts with wine and cheese and offers philosophical, cultural, political and even spiritual musings. No lectures or demonstrations -- just good talk. Free and open to all over 18. Early to Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan. Call 773-271-1219 for more information.
As part of a series of events commemorating Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday, David Garrard Lowe, the author of Lost Chicago and Chicago Interiors, speaks at 6 PM in the Rudolph Ganz Recital Hall. Free, but space is limited: call 312-341-9668 to reserve a place. 430 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association is sponsoring a free seminar on bungalow interiors, led by interior designer Maribeth Brewer. Learn how to how to undo bad interior remodels from previous
owners while creating a new look on a budget. Homeowners will see bungalow appropriate designs
that are contemporary yet work with the City's historic home.
Those who attend this seminar will walk away with design elements that are respectful of the bungalow's architecture as well as convenient and aesthetically pleasing to one's day to day activities. Attend the October 3 seminar from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted, Oct. 3. Or attend the October 5 seminar at the Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln, Oct. 5. Register now!
Learn the difference between nanometers and micrometers (and why that matters) at this talk by two Northwestern scientists working at the cutting edge of nano research. Part of Chicago Science Expedition. 5:30 PM, in the Lake Street Presentation Room. Free, but reservations are required: fill out the online form, email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org, or call 312-422-5880. 30 E Lake. For more information, visit the website.
A panel discussion sponsored by Chicago Media Action called "Coverage of the Inner City and the Urban Poor: The Media and Urban Issues" will take place from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Chicago Temple, 77 West Washington Street. Panelists include Cliff Kelly, host of "The Cliff Kelly Show," WVON Radio; Paul Street, author of Segregated Schools: Educational Apartheid in Post-Civil Rights America (2005); Steve Macek, author of Urban Nightmares: The Media, the Right and the Moral Panic over the City (2006); and a representative from the Resident's Journal. For more information email cma@chicagomediaaction.org or call toll-free: 1-866-260-7198.
This panel discussion addresses the "rewards and challenges of restoring Sullivan buildings," as part of an ongoing celebration of Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday. 6 PM, free. 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association is sponsoring a free seminar on bungalow interiors, led by interior designer Maribeth Brewer. Learn how to how to undo bad interior remodels from previous
owners while creating a new look on a budget. Homeowners will see bungalow appropriate designs
that are contemporary yet work with the City's historic home.
Those who attend this seminar will walk away with design elements that are respectful of the bungalow's architecture as well as convenient and aesthetically pleasing to one's day to day activities. Attend the October 3 seminar from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted, Oct. 3. Or attend the October 5 seminar at the Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln, Oct. 5. Register now!
Chicago's International Women Associates is holding their second annual "Rising Voice of Woman" Award, this time focusing on "Frontlines, Headlines and Bylines: Sixty Years of Tribune Women Foreign Correspondents." The forum will feature interviews with Tribune correspondents Liz Sly and Laurie Goering as well as their colleagues Kim Barker and Christine Spolar by video. Sly and Goering will also answers questions from audience members. Admission to the pre-forum reception and program is $75; $250 also gets you dinner at The Casino and bus service (students are free with proper ID). 5:30-8pm at the Northwestern's Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave. For reservations and information call 312-263-1421 or email iwa[at]iwachicago[dot]org.
At 5 PM today, scientists will discuss the acoustics of Frank Gehry's Pritzker Pavillion, the optics involved in Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture, and the meteorology of the lake effect at Millennium Park, beginning with a presentation in the Pritzker Pavillion, and then moving under the Bean, and concluding above the Harris Theater. Part of Chicago Science Expedition. Free, but reservations are required: fill out the online form, email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org, or call 312-422-5880. 2430 N Cannon. For more information, visit the website.
The Illinois Science Council presents "From Clouds to the Cosmos," an event composed of two lectures. The first lecture will be "Weather Forecasting and Why It's Wrong" at 1p.m., followed by "String Theory and Cosmology" at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Baldwin Auditorium at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Lurie Cancer Center, located at 303 East Superior Street. The event is free and open to the public. Visit illinoisscience.org for more information.
Ever wonder about the physics of the curve ball? The science behind Cracker Jack popcorn? The anatomical impact of the seventh-inning stretch? Three scientists will discuss these topics at this 11 AM presentation in the McCormick Room. Part of Chicago Science Expedition. Free, but reservations are required: fill out the online form, email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org, or call 312-422-5880. 2430 N Cannon. For more information, visit the website.
The Illinois Humanities Council launches its new series of events to foster a public dialogue around science and culture, Future Perfect: Conversations on the Meaning of Genetics, with a town hall discussion in the MCA theater at 6 PM, 220 E Chicago. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email ihc [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Three scientists explain the nature of the universe (simple stuff like matter, energy, space, and time) in the James Simpson Theater today at 2 PM. Part of Chicago Science Expedition. Free, but reservations are required: call the Field at 312-665-7400. 1400 S Lake Shore Drive. For more information, visit the website.
Celebrate Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday by taking this 90-minute tour with historian Bart Swindall at 10 AM this morning. Free, but space is limited: call 312-341-9668 to reserve a place. 50 E Congress. For more information, visit the website.
In These Times presents an evening with award-winning, Nation columnist Katha Pollitt and In These Times Executive Editor Jessica Clark. Pollitt will discuss the state of abortion rights, feminism and the future of the women's movement. The free event will take place at the In These Times offices, 2040 N. Milwaukee at 7 p.m. For more information, call or email Erin Polgreen at (773) 772-0100 ext. 225 or erin@inthesetimes.com.
Panelists discuss the growth of alternative and electronic media (blogs, podcasts, etc.) in transforming Chicago's art scene. In the first floor Garland Room, 6 PM. 78 E Washington, free. For more information, visit the website.
Renowned author Joyce Carol Oates will speak at 7:30pm at Barbara's Bookstore, 1218 South Halsted Street. Call 312.413.2665 for details.
As part of a series of events commemorating Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday, Rick Kogan moderates a discussion of the Auditorium restoration work at 6 PM this evening. Free, but space is limited: call 312-341-9668 to reserve a place. 50 E Congress. For more information, visit the website.
At 6 PM, Kale Williams will discuss the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King's Chicago housing initiatives. Free. 224 S Michigan. For more information, visit the website.
Innovative designer Bruce Mau and students from the Institute Without Boundaries discuss their experience curating the exhibit Massive Change: The Future of Global Design (through Dec 31). This free lecture takes place at the Museum of Contemporary Art (220 E Chicago Ave) this afternoon, at 3pm. For more information call 312-397-4010 or visit the website.
Celebrate Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday by taking this 90-minute tour with historian Bart Swindall at 10 AM this morning. Free, but space is limited: call 312-341-9668 to reserve a place. 50 E Congress. For more information, visit the website.
Choreographer Peter Carpenter performs the Chicago premiere of Bareback into the Sunset, a piece about a gay man who struggles to find his place within the shifting landscape of the AIDS pandemic. This evening at the Dance Center (1306 S. Michigan Ave) at 8pm. Tickets are $22-26. For more information call 312-344-8300 or visit the website. This evening's performance will be preceded by a discussion moderated by David Gere, Ph.D., Associate Professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, and author and co-curator of the exhibition MAKE ART/STOP AIDS. The discussion is free for ticket holders.
Choreographer Peter Carpenter performs the Chicago premiere of Bareback into the Sunset, a piece about a gay man who struggles to find his place within the shifting landscape of the AIDS pandemic. This evening at the Dance Center (1306 S. Michigan Ave) at 8pm. Tickets are $22-26. For more information call 312-344-8300 or visit the website. This evening's performance will be followed by a post-show discussion moderated by David Gere, Ph.D., Associate Professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, and author and co-curator of the exhibition MAKE ART/STOP AIDS.
Newberry scholar-in-residence Diane Dillon presents an illustrated lecture comparing Louis Sullivan's work with that of Henry Ives Cobb, another leading Chicago architect of the late 19th century. Part of Sullivan 150, a six-week, city-wide celebration of the sesquicentennial of Louis Sullivan's birth. Free, 6 PM. 60 W Walton. For more information, visit the website.
People Powered plans to refurbish old bikes, paint them blue, inscribe them with words by local poet Richard Fox, then park them by Blue Line stops, free for public use. This evening, at 6:30pm, you can view the prototypes for the projects with the artists (and ask them how long they think it will take before one of their bikes surfaces at a chop shop). Through October 1st, at the MCA (220 E Chicago Ave). Free with museum admission. For more information, call 312.280.2660 or visit the website.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. Meet in the first-floor reader's lounge at 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Celebrating the incomparable Jane Addam's birthday, the Hull House Museum is holding the first annual Birthday Conversations on Peace and Justice. Peace activist and Nobel Prize nominee Kathy Kelly will be on board to celebrate and share her experiences in Beirut. Also participating in the talk is Beth Richie, UIC Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Gender and Women's Studies, and Dawn Dalton, who works with the Domestic Violence Court Advocacy program of Uptown Center Hull House. Free and open to the public at 3pm in the courtyard (come early from 12-1pm for free cake!). The Hull House Museum is located at 800 S. Halsted. Call 312-413-5353 for more information.
A panel of experts discuss how musicians can secure unconventional performance venues in the Claudia Cassidy Theater today at 6 PM. 78 E Washington. Free. For more information, visit the website.
Today is the fourth day of Wizard World Chicago, a four-day event for movie, comic, anime, and gaming fans. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (5555 N. River Road, Rosemont); click here for a complete list of events and to purchase tickets.
The Old Town School of Folk Music presents the latest in a series of one-shot workshops for budding musicians too busy to take a full class. Today's workshop: how to write a song in an hour, as taught by musician Mary Sue Twohy. The workshop runs from 1:00 to 3:00 PM (so technically, you could write two songs in this class), and costs $25. Sign up for the class at the Old Town School Website. Old Town School of Folk Music: 4544 N. Lincoln. (773) 728-6000.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. Meet in the first-floor reader's lounge at 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Today is the third day of Wizard World Chicago, a four-day event for movie, comic, anime, and gaming fans. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (5555 N. River Road, Rosemont); click here for a complete list of events and to purchase tickets.
Today is the second day of Wizard World Chicago, a four-day event for movie, comic, anime, and gaming fans. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (5555 N. River Road, Rosemont); click here for a complete list of events and to purchase tickets.
Flashback Weekend, the three-day horror movie convention, kicks off today at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel. Scheduled for the three days: loads of stars scheduled to do signings, a costume contest hosted by local TV legend Svengoolie, a model figure contest, and a horror-themed burlesque show. Tickets and passes are available for purchase at the Flashback Weekend Website. Crowne Plaza: 5440 North River Road, Rosemont.
This year's National Hip Hop Political Convention will be held at Northeastern's Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. Focusing on commerce, grassroots activism, personal and collective responsibility, community development and civic participation, among other things, the convention aims to educate and engage youth to help shape the future of our county. The convention runs through July 23, with various workshops and lectures scheduled throughout the days. A complete schedule of events can be obtained here. Attendees must register and can do so online through July 23 with a $55 fee. Email Convention Chair TJ Crawford at chiloc[at]gmail[dot]com for more information.
This year's National Hip Hop Political Convention will be held at Northeastern's Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. Focusing on commerce, grassroots activism, personal and collective responsibility, community development and civic participation, among other things, the convention aims to educate and engage youth to help shape the future of our county. The convention runs through July 23, with various workshops and lectures scheduled throughout the days. A complete schedule of events can be obtained here. Attendees must register and can do so online through July 23 with a $55 fee. Email Convention Chair TJ Crawford at chiloc[at]gmail[dot]com for more information.
This year's National Hip Hop Political Convention will be held at Northeastern's Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. Focusing on commerce, grassroots activism, personal and collective responsibility, community development and civic participation, among other things, the convention aims to educate and engage youth to help shape the future of our county. The convention runs through July 23, with various workshops and lectures scheduled throughout the days. A complete schedule of events can be obtained here. Attendees must register and can do so online through July 23 with a $55 fee. Email Convention Chair TJ Crawford at chiloc[at]gmail[dot]com for more information.
This year's National Hip Hop Political Convention will be held at Northeastern's Jacob Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. Focusing on commerce, grassroots activism, personal and collective responsibility, community development and civic participation, among other things, the convention aims to educate and engage youth to help shape the future of our county. The convention runs through July 23, with various workshops and lectures scheduled throughout the days. A complete schedule of events can be obtained here. Attendees must register and can do so online through July 23 with a $55 fee. Email Convention Chair TJ Crawford at chiloc[at]gmail[dot]com for more information.
Charles Mills, a philosophy professor at UIC Chicago, and Salim Muwakkil, award-winning journalist and In These Times senior editor, will discuss the movement for slavery reparations in the context of fighting racism. Free, 7 PM, 1220 W Belmont. For more information, call 773-472-7663 or email mobrien [at] thousandwaves [dot] org.
In another Chicago Public Library event saluting the Gay Games, Michael Wilke of the Commercial Closet Association presents "Advertising and the GLBT Community," a history of queer representation in marketing media over the past 30 years. The event is at 6pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Further information here.
In affiliation with the Gay Games, the Harold Washington Library Center hosts Robert Lipsyte moderating a panel discussion of the position of gays and lesbians in sport. Speaking will be a few of the usual suspects from the very small realm of out and proud former professional athletes, including one-time NFL players Dave Kopay and Esero Tuaolo and major leaguer Billy Bean. The free event takes place at 6:30pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium and is a part of the New York Times's TimesTalks series. Details at the CPL site.
Two certified genealogists discuss resources and techniques available to help connect adopted children, birth parents, and other relatives. Free, 6 PM. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. Meet in the first-floor reader's lounge at 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Author Timothy Gilfoyle discusses his new book, which traces the history of Millennium Park from before 1850, when the site was under Lake Michigan, to the present day. Free, 11 AM. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Tom Schatz (president of Citizens Against Government Waste) and Peter Rosenblum (a professor of human rights law at Colombia) discuss celebrity activism with Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards. How much do the efforts of Oprah, Bono and other celebrities really help underdeveloped nations fight against poverty, poor education, and poor public health? This and other questions will be under debate in "It Takes a Celebrity to Raise a Villiage: The Hard Sell on Humanitarianism." 7-9pm at Martyr's, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave. $10 for both GOAt members and non-members alike. Register here.
Julius Rosenwald was one of the key players in the creation of Sears, Roebuck; and was also a major philanthropist. Historian Peter M. Ascoli, Rosenwald's grandson, discusses his new biography at this free event. 6 PM. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
The Black Factory bills itself as a "mobile social service experiment". During their performances, audience participants will be fed, cajoled, and provoked, all in the name of starting a new dialogue about race and community in America. William Pope.L, the CEO and mastermind behind the project, will sell you one of his "Twice-Sold Goods" and accept donations of your favorite black object. This evening at 6pm, Black Factory performers join Darby English, assistant professor, art history, University of Chicago for a free panel discussion at Gallery 400 (400 S Peoria St @ UIC). For more information, visit the the website.
"Yet Another Perl Conference North America," a conference dedicated to the Perl programming language, will be held at IIT June 26-28 from 8-5pm. Bonus classes June 29-30th bonus classes June 29th and 30th.
Speakers include Larry Wall and Damian Conway. Cost is $85 for the 3-day conference and $200 for a bonus class. More info at yapcchicago.org.
This seminar introduces ways to reincarnate existing furniture rather than simply creating new furniture out of sustainable materials. Free, but advance registration is required. 10am to noon, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
Writer-director David Gordon Green (George Washington, All the Real Girls, Undertow) appears at the Future Filmmakers Festival's opening night, with a screening of two of his early works from his time at the North Carolina School of the Arts. 7-9pm. Film Row Cinema, Columbia College Chicago, 1104 S Wabash. $10 students, $15 Cinema/Chicago or IFP Chicago members, $20 general admission. Reserve tickets here.
Two scholar-authors discuss their ideas about race, including how stereotypes are constructed and how concepts of race have been applied to different ethnic groups. Free, 11 AM. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
In preparation for Bike to Work Week, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is offering this noontime program, which addresses appropriate clothing, riding at night, carrying and parking your bike, choosing a route, and other commuting considerations. 200 N Columbus Drive. Free. For more information, visit the website.
Concluding its series of forums on climate change, the Adler Planetarium presents this panel on whether new technologies can provide us with the energy we need without harming the environment. Panel members include representatives from NASA, Argonne National Laboratories, and the Chicago Department of the Environment. 10 AM, 78 E Washington. Free, but register online.
Join scholar Winifred Curran for a discussion about gentrification in Chicago at Mess Hall's Gentrification Brunchluck; bring food and drink to share. The discussion, which begins at 12pm, is presented in conjunction with the exhibit Contested Chicago: Pilsen and Gentrification. The exhibition utilizes information gathered by students of DePaul University's Geography Department and Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning in association with the Pilsen Alliance, the exhibition features maps, photographs, and other accompanying information documenting the struggle over condominium development in Pilsen. This event is free. At Mess Hall (6932 N. Glenwood Ave). For more information, call 773-465-4033 or visit the website.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. Meet in the first-floor reader's lounge at 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
TUTA presents a panel discussion with playwright Ugljesa Sajtinac and others. Presented in conjunction with the American premiere of Sajtinac's Huddersfield. Tickets to this benefit performance and panel discussion are $30. This evening at 8pm at the Upstairs Studio of Victory Gardens Theater (2257 N. Lincoln Ave). For more information, call 773-871-3000 or visit the website.
This panel, (From the Great Chain of Being to Encyclopedia Britannica 11 to the Internet: Designing the Architecture of Knowledge), which includes scholars and editors from major encyclopedias, discusses the history of the organization of knowledge in the context of today's cyber information sources. Free, 6 PM. 60 W. Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
Links Hall presents a symposium, Suspended Spaces: In between Performer and Public, City and Self, as a part of Sara Wookey's residency. Panelists will muse about indentity, space, and urban consciousness. This free event starts at 2pm, at Links Hall (3435 N Sheffield). For more information, call 773-281-0824 or visit the website.
Internationally renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones makes a presentation The Persistence of Questions, followed by a public conversation with Gretchen Helfrich of Chicago Public Radio. This evening at 7pm at the Court Theatre (5535 S. Ellis Ave). Tickets are $5-15, and reservations are highly recommended. For more information, call 773-702-8080.
This seminar discusses Sao Paulo as a case study in holistic sustainable thinking. Free, but advance registration is required. 10 AM to 12 N, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
As part of this month's Public Health Forum, the Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council and the Neighborhood Writing Alliance present this panel on geography, food, and transportation. 2 PM. 300 N Central Park Ave. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email info [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Jaime Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, one of the most progressive cities in the world, talks urban planning with Donna Robertson (IIT Dean of Architecture) and Skidmore Owings & Merrill architecture writer and critic Lee Bey this evening at 6 PM. Free, but get there early to get in. Doors open at 5:15 PM. 10 S Dearborn. For more information, visit the website.
As part of its special series After Katrina, the Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a discussion about how engineers design for natural disasters. In the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan, 6 PM. Tickets are $10 to $20, or less if you purchase tickets for the whole series. For more information and to make reservations, call 312-922-3432 x225, or visit the website.
In an event sponsored by the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council, the author and Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University delivers a lecture called "After Elections in Palestine and Israel, What Has Changed?" 5:30 PM, Mansfield Institute for Social Justice, 430 S. Michigan. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email info [at] publicsquare [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Owners of Chicago-area sustainable businesses discuss what it takes to succeed financially and environmentally. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 to 8 PM, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
Chicago Green Drinks welcomes everyone interested in environmental and sustainability issues. Networking starts at 5:30 PM. A panel discussion of International Perspectives on Sustainability begins at 7 PM. 325 N. Jefferson. $5. Call 312-670-7812 for more information or visit the website.
As part of this month's Public Health Forum, the Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council and the Neighborhood Writing Alliance present this panel on reproductive health and sexual identity, "Let's Talk about Sex and Health, Baby." 1 PM. 31 E Balbo. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email info [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
As part of this month's Public Health Forum, the Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council and the Neighborhood Writing Alliance present this panel on war, immigration, universal healthcare, and the business of healthcare. 6 PM. 740 E 56th Place. Free, but reservations are required: call 312-422-5580 or email info [at] prairie [dot] org. For more information, visit the website.
Steppenwolf's Artistic Director Martha Lavey and Director of New Play Development Ed Sobel discuss Jewish striving in American theater, from Death of a Salesman to Angels in America, in this Nextbook entry. 6:30pm. Alliance Française, 54 W Chicago Ave. $8, $6 for students/under 25. Tickets available at nextbook.org or by calling 888-621-2230, weekdays 11am-3pm.
This informal orientation covers library resources available to research family and neighborhood history. Meet in the first-floor reader's lounge at 9:30 AM. Free. 60 W Walton Street. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
As part of the Chicago Public Library's Speakin' of the Blues lecture and performance series, dummer and harmonica player Willie "Big Eyes" Smith discusses the career of harp and harmonica legend Little Walker. Free at 12:15pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium in the lower level of the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4050 for more information.
Nineteen-year-old South African Thembi Ngubane discusses her AIDS Diary, part of NPR's Radio Diaries oral history series, with producer Joe Richman. Free, 6 PM. 31 E Balbo. For more information, visit the website.
A panel of Columbia College professors from diverse disciplines (English, Game Design, and Interactive Arts and Media) discuss the social, psychological, economic, and philosophical implications of computer and video games. This free event takes place at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Version is an annual festival focusing on emerging art, technology and social activism, running through May 7. Admission to events is accepted at the door, but you can also purchase a $25 event pass that covers entry fees to all screening and events or a $50 Version pass that allows you entrances to all events and programs, as well as food and various goodies. Call 773-837-0145 for more information.
In a series of talks, presentation and workshops, the Version Conference explores ideas and projects that inspire further actions for the festival's cause. The two-day conference is part of Version's Free University program and takes place in the Urban Gardening Lounge, 4th floor, or the Kunsthalle Dock, 1st floor, of 3636 S. Iron St. Schedule subject to change.
Part of Bodies of Work: The Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture, which runs from 20 through 30 April, this event features a panel of artists who discuss how their works represent people with disabilities. In the First Floor Garland Room at 2:30 PM. Free, 78 E Washington St. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
TimeLine Theatre hosts Sheldon Harnick, Tony Award winning lyricist of Fiorello!, Fiddler on the Roof, and other Broadway musicials, in conversation with retired Trib theater critic Richard Christiansen. Presented in conjunction with TimeLine's new production of Fiorello!, directed by Nick Bowling, who will also be on hand. This free event takes place this afternoon, from 11am to 1pm, at the Three Arts Club (1300 N. Dearborn). For more information, call 773-281-8463 or visit the website.
Version is an annual festival focusing on emerging art, technology and social activism, running through May 7. Admission to events is accepted at the door, but you can also purchase a $25 event pass that covers entry fees to all screening and events or a $50 Version pass that allows you entrances to all events and programs, as well as food and various goodies. Call 773-837-0145 for more information.
In a series of talks, presentation and workshops, the Version Conference explores ideas and projects that inspire further actions for the festival's cause. The two-day conference is part of Version's Free University program and takes place in the Urban Gardening Lounge, 4th floor, or the Kunsthalle Dock, 1st floor, of 3636 S. Iron St. Schedule subject to change.
This seminar discusses Curitibas award-winning social and environmental urban development policies. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 to 8 PM, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
Like beer? Like science? Head to Map Room at 6:30pm tonight for the inaugural session of Cafe Scientific, where UofC's Sean Carroll will present the topic and subsequent discussion, "Why is the past different from the future? -- Cosmological perspectives on the nature of time." Discuss over beers. Free (well, not the beers), 21 and over.
This seminar discusses the hidden costs of free or discounted parking incentives. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 to 8 PM, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation and the Lincoln Park Conservancy present this premiere screening of an independent documentary about architect Alfred Caldwell's contributions to Chicago landscapes (not least, his Lily Pool in Lincoln Park, which is being considered for National Historic Landmark status). The film will be followed by a panel discussion about Caldwell. $10, or free if you belong to a sponsoring organization. 6 PM, at Archicenter. 224 S. Michigan Avenue. For more information, visit the website.
Dr. Joy DeGruy-Leary, a Baha'i and lifelong proponent of racial justice and equality, will be speaking at the DuSable Museum about her newly-released book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. Dr. Leary’s workshops go far beyond the topic of cultural sensitivity--she provides specialized clinical work in areas of mental health and ecological resilience. Lecture begins at 2pm, admission is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. More info on DuSable's website.
As part of its series of presentations on climate change, the Adler Planetarium presents a discussion of how human activities impact the earths energy, water, and carbon cycles. Though it's organized by the Planetarium, this event takes place at Northwestern Universitys Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior Ave. At 10 AM, free, but register online.
As part of Bodies of Work: The Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture, which runs from 20 through 30 April, this forum centers on the findings of a three-year study on conditions faced by artists with disabilities. The event starts at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Local art collectors discuss their collections with Greg Cameron, a deputy director of MCA Chicago, at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Part of Bodies of Work: The Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture, which runs from 20 through 30 April, this forum centers on "the language of disability and its relationship to personal identity." The event starts at 5 PM in the Millennium Park Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
As part of its special series After Katrina, the Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a panel that includes representatives of the Tulane University School of Architecture; the Congress for the New Urbanism; Architecture for Humanity; and the Urban Land Institute. In the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan, 6 PM. Tickets are $10 to $20, or less if you purchase tickets for the whole series. For more information and to make reservations, call 312-922-3432 x225, or visit the website.
Caffeine Theatre presents a free reading of selected T.S. Eliot poems at Shake, Rattle and Read Bookstore (4812 N. Broadway) this afternoon at 3:30pm, in celebration of National Poetry Month and their production of Eliot's rarely peformed play The Cocktail Party, running through April 23. For more information on the reading, call 773-334-5311.
The UIC Institute for the Humanities presents a conference on globalism and film history, exploring "the influence of social change and recent research on perspectives of film and its history." Leading scholars, critics, filmmakers and industry representatives will offer thoughts on film's influence on cultures and subcultures, the impact of new techologies and changes to global and local funding and distribution. April 6-9 at 750 S. Halsted, Room 605. Free and open to the public. Call 312-996-6354 for more information.
Are you an artist looking for a home? Try the Creative Chicago Space + Housing Expo. From 10am to 3pm today, this free event supports "creatives" seeking housing, studio, and performance space with a range of seminars and more than 80 exhibitors throughout the building. At the Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The UIC Institute for the Humanities presents a conference on globalism and film history, exploring "the influence of social change and recent research on perspectives of film and its history." Leading scholars, critics, filmmakers and industry representatives will offer thoughts on film's influence on cultures and subcultures, the impact of new techologies and changes to global and local funding and distribution. April 6-9 at 750 S. Halsted, Room 605. Free and open to the public. Call 312-996-6354 for more information.
The UIC Institute for the Humanities presents a conference on globalism and film history, exploring "the influence of social change and recent research on perspectives of film and its history." Leading scholars, critics, filmmakers and industry representatives will offer thoughts on film's influence on cultures and subcultures, the impact of new techologies and changes to global and local funding and distribution. April 6-9 at 750 S. Halsted, Room 605. Free and open to the public. Call 312-996-6354 for more information.
The UIC Institute for the Humanities presents a conference on globalism and film history, exploring "the influence of social change and recent research on perspectives of film and its history." Leading scholars, critics, filmmakers and industry representatives will offer thoughts on film's influence on cultures and subcultures, the impact of new techologies and changes to global and local funding and distribution. April 6-9 at 750 S. Halsted, Room 605. Free and open to the public. Call 312-996-6354 for more information.
Professor of English at York University and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Rutgers Derek Attridge comes to the University of Chicago for a lecture on "Poetic Value and the Power of Criticism." Attridge has written several books, including The Singularity of Literature, which questions literature as a linguistic and social practice, and Joyce Effects, a study on James Joyce. 5pm at Rosenwald 405, 1101 E. 58th St. A discussion and light dinner will follow the lecture. Free and open to the public. Contact Julia Klein at jnklein[at]uchicago[dot]edu or 773-834-8524 for more information.
Dr. Jaafar Aksikas of Columbia College Chicago moderates a discussion of Trajectories of Globalization as it affects Morocco, Iran, and Turkey. This free event takes place at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
If youve ever wondered what goes into writing a song, attend this panel, at 6 PM in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. Award-winning songwriters will discuss a range of genres, from jazz to hip-hop to gospel, at 6 PM this evening in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Tadesse Meskela, General Manager of Oromia Cooperative, shares the
success stories of his fair trade cooperative in Ethiopia tonight at 6pm at Metropolis Coffee, 1039 W. Granville. Free. Sponsored by Chicago Fair Trade and Metropolis.
If you're interested in copyright issues, this symposium is for you. Sponsored by the Caxton Club along with the Newberry, the theme of this daylong symposium is The Past and Future of Intellectual Property. Free. Various locations. Call 312-255-3700 for more information or visit the Caxton Club website to register.
Kuangcao is "considered the most exhilarating form of calligraphy in China," and in this lecture, Professor Peter Sturman will discuss the fundamental characteristics of the writing style as well as the problems the cursive pose to traditional critics of the art. Starts at 6pm with a reception featuring the members of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, followed by the lecture at 7pm. Free and open to the public at the University of Chicago's International House, 1414 E. 59th St. RSVP by calling 312-344-8342.
Remember the ozone hole? As part of its series of presentations on climate change, the Adler Planetarium presents a panel that attempts to answer the question, Is Earths Ozone Shield Recovering? Speakers include representatives from NASA and the EPA. And it really is at the Field (even though it's organized by the Planetarium). 10 AM, free with Field Museum admission, but register online.
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's Third Annual Healthy Streets Conference launches their Drive With Care campaign. This full day of sessions offers strategies on enforcement, marketing and street design to attack the problem of reckless driving. Learn how the government, planner, engineers and community organizations can make the streets healthier by registering here. 8:30am-4:30pm at the Federal Building, third floor, 77 W. Jackson. $65-$75 to participate. Call 312-427-3325 for more information.
Dr. John Hunwick, a professor emeritus of African history at Northwestern University, will present a lecture titled "Timbuktu the Mysterious" tonight in the Fourth Floor Auditorium at East-West University, 816 S. Michigan Ave. Reception at 6:30pm, lecture at 7pm. Free. More info here.
Part of a series called After Katrina, this Chicago Architecture Foundation program features Peter Brink, of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Brink discusses preservation efforts in the Gulf Coast region after the hurricane. In the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 S. Michigan, 6 PM. Tickets are $10 to $20, or less if you purchase tickets for the whole series. For more information and to make reservations, call 312-922-3432 x225, or visit the website.
Deepa Iyer, executive directo of the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow, speaks at Indian Garden Restaurant on how South Asians should become involved in debates on the treatment of South Asian immigrants. 12-2pm, 247 E. Ontario. $10 for the lunch buffet. RSVP required; contact Anita Banerji at banerji_anita[at]hotmail[dot]com to save your spot.
Artists share strategies for making a living this evening at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
This seminar discusses the benefits of green rooftops as well as design considerations. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 to 8 PM, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
University of Tasmania professor Cassandra Pybus discusses the lives of former slaves who fought on the British side in the Revolutionary War in exchange for freedom. Free, 6 PM. 60 W. Walton St. For more information, call 312-255-3700 or visit the website.
This seminar discusses how neighborhood layouts can encourage transit use and discourage automobile use. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 to 8 PM, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
This panel, in the Claudia Cassidy Theater, addresses how musicians can establish copyright and ownership, as well as a range of legal issues from music downloading to licensing. 6 PM. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Chicago Maritime Society, the Chicago Historical Society and Common Times present the Chicago Maritime Festival. From 10am to 4:30pm at The Latin School of Chicago, 59 W. North Ave., check out workshops, films and exhibits on Chicago's maritime history, music and folklore, sailing, weather and ecology, marine art and model ships, activities for kids and more.
Then at 7pm, a concert features the likes of the Boekaneirs, a 20-man shanty choir from Holland; concertina legend John Townley; Milwaukee's own shantyman David HB Drake; Tom and Chris Kastle, Chicagos first family of maritime music; and Nanne Kalma & Ankie van der Meer, singers and sailors from the Netherlands.
It's $8 for the conference and $20 for the concert, or $25 for an all-day pass. Visit www.chicagomaritimefestival.org or call 773-774-7216 for more information or to reserve your ticket.
Following Women's History Month, this panel discussion revolves around the roles women have held in the music business. Panelists include local independent music critic Jessica Hopper, Chicago Reader staff writer Monica Kendrick, Venus editor and publisher Amy Schroeder and DePaul sociology professor Deena Weinstein. 1pm in the lower level Video Theater, 400 S. State St. Call 312-747-4050 for more information.
A panel of Cuban artists discusses the post-Soviet upheaval and how it continues to have an impact on artists today. 6 PM, in the Sidney R. Yates Gallery. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The first Listening Room of 2006 is all about podcasting. Listen to podcasts and learn about how to get your own podcast off the ground. $6, or $4 for WBEZ members, 7 PM. 1650 N. Halsted. For more information, visit the website or call 312-335-1650. Reservations are recommended. Email info[at]thirdcoastfestival[dot]org.
Chicago isn't the only city that's had it's share of burnings. Tonight from 7-9pm, Evanston Historical Society Curator of Education Leslie Goddard gives a lecture on Great Evanston Fires. The lecture spotlights both the fabulous fires and the fabulous people that fight them. $5 for the general public; free for members of the EHS. Charles Gate Dawes House, 225 Greenwood St. Call 847-475-3410 for more information.
Ron Klemencic, Chairman for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, talks tonight at the Chicago Architecture Foundation about the design and construction techniques that make such buildings possible. $20 general admission, $10 for CAF members. 6pm at 224 S. Michigan Ave. Call 312-922-3432 for tickets and information or buy them online.
As part of the Louder than a Bomb teen poetry festival, the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council and Young Chicago Authors sponsor this panel discussion about young artists and free speech. 4 PM, Hokin Hall, 623 S. Wabash. Free.
The Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council co-sponsors this lecture and booksigning by Rabbi Michael Lerner, founder of Tikkun and author most recently of The Left Hand of God: Taking Our Country Back from the Religious Right. Lerner will discuss his new book as well as current events. A reception will follow the lecture. Free, 6 PM. Harris Hall 107, Northwestern University; 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston. For more information, visit the website or call 847-491-7946.
John Vinci, who assisted with the Pilgrim Baptist Church restoration in 1986, leads a panel in discussion of the South Side landmark, which was built in 1891 and designed by Adler and Sullivan; and sadly burned this past January. 6 PM. Free, but pre-register by calling 312-922-3432 x 225, or emailing bgordon [at] architecture [dot] org. In the John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery. 224 S. Michigan Avenue. For more information, visit the Chicago Architecture Foundation website.
A panel of three young artists discuss the political aspects of their work at this free event in the First Floor Garland Room. 6 PM. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Curators and artists represented in Situation Comedy: Humor in Recent Art discuss what is and is not funny in the ongoing exhibition. This free event takes place at 6 PM in the Exhibit Hall. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
This seminar discusses the changing automotive landscape. Free, but advance registration is required. 6 to 8 PM, 445 N. Sacramento Blvd. For more information, and to pre-register, call 312-746-9642, email greentech [at] cityofchicago [dot] org, or visit the website.
The National Lawyers Guild in Chicago presents "You Can't Tell Lawyers How to Do Their Job," a "speak-out" about the upcoming sentencing of attorney Lynne Stewart. The event features NYC attorney and talk-radio host Michael Smith and a 20-minute video on the case. 1-3pm at the DePaul University College of Law, in the Loop Campus, 25 E. Jackson Blvd. Classroom 803. Free.
Art dealers discuss how artists can successfully approach galleries at a free event this evening at 6 PM in the First Floor Garland Room. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Robert Bruegmann, author of Sprawl: A Compact History, talks at 6pm tonight at the Chicago Architecture Foundation to explain his research on urban sprawl. Bruegmann theorizes that this is not a new phenomenon and it occurs "when a new class rises in economic stature and is able to afford privacy, mobility, and choice." A panel discussion follows the talk. $20 for general admission, $10 for CAF members and $5 for students. Call 312-922-3432 for tickets and information or buy them online.
Grace DuMelle, author of Finding Your Chicago Ancestors, appears at the Orland Park Public Library tonight at 7pm for a presentation about local genealogical research, followed by a book signing. So, if you find yourself in the south suburbs tonight, stop at the library at 14921 Ravinia Avenue in Orland Park for this event. See the library's program calendar for more information.
Libby Hill, author of The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History, will be speaking about the development and use of the Chicago River through the city's history in her lecture titled, "The Changing Chicago River: From Commerce to Recreation." This free lecture, hosted by the Friends of the Parks, will take place at the Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center, located at 77 E. Randolph St. The talk will begin at 12:15pm. For more information, see the Friends of the Parks event calendar.
In the first lecture event at Dame Couture, apron aficionado Erika Fitzgerald examines how a common working garment "became elevated to the height of domestic popularity in the 1950s." In "The American Apron," Fitzgerald discusses women's roles, styles of clothing, how aprons were used and how the aprons followed style, form and fuction in each decade. The lecture is free, but reservations are required; call 773-463-2162 to save your space. Dame Couture is located at 4316 N. Elston.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Blues Archives, pianist Ellis Marsalis discusses his life and career and peforms samples of his music at the Harold Washington Library. Free at 12:15pm in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium. Call 312-747-4300 for more information.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago joins with the Chicago Cultural Center in presenting a weekend of free jazz programming. From 11:30 AM to 5 PM today, Cinema Jazz screens a series of jazz-related films. 77 E Randolph Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The University of Chicago commemorates the historical Roe v. Wade court case with a panel discussion and keynote speech. Breakfast and refreshments will be served at the 9am-12pm event in the Max Palevsky Theater, 1212 E. 59th St. For information, contact Sage DePree at 773-834-4706 or sdepree[at]babies[dot]bsd[dot]uchicago[dot]edu.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago joins with the Chicago Cultural Center in presenting a weekend of free jazz programming. Tonight between 7 PM and midnight, choose from a half dozen different panels, jams, and performances. 77 E Randolph Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
On The Nation's side we've got editor in chief Katrina vanden Heuvel and Washington DC corresondent John Nichols. Over in the Tribune's corner, publisher and CEO David D. Hiller and Deputy Managing Editor James Warren are putting up their dukes. At 6:30pm at the Oriental Institute, Danielle Allen, Humanities Dean at the University of Chicago, moderates a debate between the two on media-related issues such as public obligation, free access to information and more. Media and the Public Interest: Debating the Responsibility of the Press in a Democratic Society is free and open to the public at 58th and University. Email chicagosociety[at]uchicago[dot]edu for more information.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation, Friends of the Parks, and Friends of Monroe Harbor present this panel on the Chicago Park Districts Draft District Wide Harbor System Plan. Participants include local architects and planners and Rob Rejman of the Chicago Park District. The discussion will begin at 5:30 PM. Free, 224 S. Michigan Ave. For more information, call 312-922-3432 or visit the website.
In this free discussion session, participants mull over the distinction between public art and community art and how professional artists can create public work that incorporates community concerns. 6pm in the First Floor Garland Room at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Call 312-744-6630 for more information.
Heartland Caf founder Katy Hogan interviews artist, activist, and musician John Langford about art as an expression of political dissent. This free event is sponsored by the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council as well as MCA. Langford will also be featured at MCA this weekend, when he performs The Executioners Last Songs, a new composition that incorporates music, theater, and visual art. 6 PM, MCA Theater, 220 E Chicago Avenue. For more information, visit the website.
Thaddeus Wong, co-founder of @properties, talks about how he and his partner built a billion-dollar real estate business in just five years at the Summit Executive Centre, 205 N. Michigan, 10th Floor. The talk is sponsored by the ; tickets are free for members, $15 in advance for non-members or $20 at the door. RSVP required to professional@ypchicago.org.
Healthy Dining Chicago's editor Laura Bruzas presents "50 Ways to Cut Your Natural Food Bill in Half," a lecture offering simple and healthy solutions to a busting grocery budget. Saturday and Sunday, 2-4pm, 934 W. Fry. Registration is required; call 312-666-9979 or email healthydining[at]aol[dot]com to book your seat.
Healthy Dining Chicago's editor Laura Bruzas presents "50 Ways to Cut Your Natural Food Bill in Half," a lecture offering simple and healthy solutions to a busting grocery budget. Saturday and Sunday, 2-4pm, 934 W. Fry. Registration is required; call 312-666-9979 or email healthydining[at]aol[dot]com to book your seat.
Imagine a bicycle trail that extends across the Northwest side from the Chicago River to Logan Square. Now imagine it 20 feet up. To learn more about this plan to convert the disused railroad tracks and abandoned viaduct of the Bloomingdale Corridor to public green space and a bicycle path, attend this free presentation at 12:15 PM. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
Albie Sachs, a justice on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, discusses "Social Issues, Moral Dimensions: A perspective from the new South Africa" concerning the recent decision of the court regarding same-sex marriage and other social issues confronting the courts in South Africa and the U.S. 4:30pm today in the Swift Hall 3rd Floor Lecture Room at the University of Chicago, 1025 E. 58th St. Free. More information here.
Right now at the University of Chicago theres a symposium for cosmologists, particle physicists, astrophysicists, and astronomers, who are doubtless discussing things beyond the comprehension of most of us. Tonight, though, the sponsors, along with the Illinois Humanities Council, are presenting a panel tailored for the general public. Up for discussion are extra dimensions, dark energy, and multiverses. (If you want to find out what these are, youll have to show up.) This event takes place at 7 PM and is free. The Harris Theater is at 205 E Randolph St, in Millennium Park. For more information, visit the website.
Dr. Robert Perlman of the University of Chicago talks about understanding health and disease from an evolutionary perspective. 78 E. Washington Street, 5th Floor Garland Room, 1 PM. For more information about this free lecture, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Chicago Map Society presents a lecture on Chicago maps from 1612 to 2002 at 6 PM this evening. A wine reception starts at 5:30. $5 non-member donation suggested. 60 W. Walton Street. Call 312-255-3689 for more information or visit the website.
At 6 PM this evening, the Graham Foundation is hosting a lecture on urban sprawl by architecture historian Robert Bruegmann, whose new book Sprawl: A Compact History, will be available for sale after the lecture. 4 West Burton Place. This event is free, but requires registration.
Panelists from Columbia College, the School of the Art Institute and Northwestern meet up at the Cultural Center to discuss the social commentary, philosophy, history and politics of the much-adored cartoon, The Simpsons. The free discussion goes from 6-7:30pm in the 1st Floor Garland Room. Call 312-744-6630 for more information.
Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records moderates panelists from Bloodshot Records, Minty Fresh Records, Victory Records and Premonition Records on the workings of independent music labels. The group will discuss the difference between independent and corporate labels, how to determine what a label does, how to land a contract, and what you need to start your own record label. It all goes on at 6pm in the Claudia Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph. Free. Call 312-744-6630 for more information.
Commemorating the World Year of Physics, which itself commemorates the 100th anniversary of Albert Einsteins publication of three critical papers in 1905, this Lincoln Park day school is sponsoring a conference thats open to the public today; speakers include physicists and cosmologists from Fermilab and the University of Chicago. 330 W. Webster Avenue. Click here for a schedule of free events; to register (required), email einstein [at] fwparker [dot] org, call 773-797-5469, or fax 773-549-4669.
Adrian Holovaty, one of the creators of the Django framework for Python, and David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails framework will answer questions about their work and the future of Web application development today at DePaul University. The event runs from 2-5pm and takes place in the DePaul University Student Center, Room 314b, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue. Submit potential discussion questions and get further details here.
Commemorating the World Year of Physics, which itself commemorates the 100th anniversary of Albert Einsteins publication of three critical papers in 1905, this Lincoln Park day school is sponsoring a conference thats open to the public tonight and tomorrow; speakers include physicists and cosmologists from Fermilab and the University of Chicago. 330 W. Webster Avenue. Click here for a schedule of free events; to register (required), email einstein [at] fwparker [dot] org, call 773-797-5469, or fax 773-549-4669.
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations is sponsoring this forum on Torture and Security in the Age of Terrorism. John Yoo helped formulate the Bush Administrations case for ignoring the Geneva Conventions and Douglas Cassell is the director of the Notre Dame Law Schools Center for Civil and Human Rights. $10. 31 E. Balbo. For more information, call 773-525-2508 or 312-726-3860.
Panelists discuss the different ways conservative religious groups approach the division between church and state in Germany and the United States. 6 PM, 150 N Michigan, Suite 200. Free, but email meierotto [at] chicago [dot] goethe [dot] org or call 312-263-0472 to make a reservation. For more information, visit the website.
Evan Brown of InternetCases.com joins faculty members of the John Marshall Law School to discuss the legal issues surrounding Google's latest (and possibly most controversial) offering, Book Search. The talk will take place at noon; the campus is located downtown at 315 S. Plymouth Court.
The Public Square of the Illinois Humanities Council is sponsoring an evening at the Museum of Contemporary Art, including a tour of the Tropicalia exhibit, a lecture on cultural hybridity, and a Caf Society discussion. This free event starts at 5:30 PM. 220 E. Chicago Ave. For more information, and to make a reservation, email events [at] thepublicsquare [dot] org or call 312-422-5580.
As part of a presentation (in English) on the new anthology Reisen ins Reich, actress Pamela Pascoe reads from memoirs by Christopher Isherwood, Virginia Woolf, and others who described their experiences traveling in Germany between 1933 and 1945. This free event starts at 6 PM, 150 N Michigan, Suite 200. Call 312-263-0472 or click here for more information; email crane [at] chicago [dot] Goethe [dot] org to make a reservation.
University of Chicago professors put their intellects on the line as they argue the relative merits of the potato pancake v. the triangular pastry. Free, but for $5 you can sample both at the reception afterwards. 7:30 PM, Mandel Hall, 5706 S. University Ave. For more information, click here.
Dr. Bill Savage of Northwestern University is giving a lecture titled, "Viaducts and Railroad Tracks: Selfhood and Neighborhood in Chicago Literature from Dreiser to Dybek." Part of the East-West Perspectives lecture series, Savage (yes...Dan's brother) will give the talk in the Fourth Floor Auditorium at East-West University, 816 S. Michigan Ave. The reception starts at 6:30pm and the free lecture begins at 7pm. Call 312-939-0111 for more information.
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform is holding a media conference to discuss the ways broadcasters cover local candidates and elections. Entitled "The Most Powerful Voice in America: How Candidates & Votes Speak to Each Other Through the Media," the conference is open to the public with a $20 registration fee. Speakers include Newton Minow, Carol Marin, Gloria Tristani and more, with an adress by Senator Dick Durbin. The panel discussion starts at 8:30am at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. Call 312-335-1767 for more information.
From 10 AM to 4 PM today, the Bead Society of Greater Chicago presents beadwork demonstrations and a film. Demonstrations of beadwork, embroidery, and bead crochet begin at 10 AM. World on a String, which begins screening at 12 N, is a wide-ranging documentary about the impact of beads on human social development and history. A discussion with filmmaker Diana Friedberg will follow the first installment at 1:30. The documentarys second episode will screen at 2 PM. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The author of Shame of the Nation will discuss the de facto apartheid of American public schools this evening at 7 PM. Free. 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. For more information, call 773-752-4381 or visit the website.
Vietnam Veteran and Evanstonian Rick Davis will give a talk tonight at the Evanston Historical Society. Discussing such things as life in a combat zone, the reality of war versus politcal rhetoric and his personal experiences during his two tours in Vietnam, the talk promises to offer some heavy insight into the period of time much romanticized by younger generations. The talk is from 7-9pm and is $5 for general admission, free to EHS members. Reservations are not required, but they are recommended -- call 847-475-3410 to save your spot. The Evanston Historical Society is located at 225 Greenwood St.
Witold Rybczynski, Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, speaks on The Perfect Houses of Andrea Palladio today at 3 PM. This event is sponsored by the Chicago Humanities Festival and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura; tickets are $5 in advance at $6 at the door. 111 South Michigan Avenue. For more information, call 312-494-9509 or visit the website.
As part of Falling Head First, Chapeau presents a short documentary on Chicago milliner Bes-Ben, produced by Ravenswood Media. After the documentary, fashion scholar Elizabeth Jachimowicz will deliver a slide lecture on the history and current state of Chicago millinery. Free. 6 PM, at 77 E Randolph. For more information, call 773-271-6351 or visit the website.
The Columbia Center for Book and Paper Arts presents Book as Object: A Lecture by Dolph Smith. While Smith is mainly an "image maker," tonight's lecture will explore the idea of the physicality of a book as the driving force of its content. Using windows, tubing, Plexiglass and wooden boards, he will "attempt to create movement without compromising the book's anatomy." The 6:30pm lecture is free and open to the public at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 2nd Floor. Call 312-344-6630 for more information.
As part of the Intersections series at the Chicago Cultural Center, the Cultural Studies Program of Columbia College Chicago presents a lecture on From Visionary Experience to Spiritual Life: Entheogenic Plants and Chemicals tonight at 6 PM. To find out more about this free event, at which you get to learn what entheogenic means, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
As part of Columbia College's Creative Nonfiction Week local editors talk paths to publication. Moderated by Jotham Burrello the all-star panel features Martha Bayne [writer, associate editor, Chicago Reader ], Sylvia M. Ewing [Producer, Eight Forty-Eight ], Jonathan Messinger [editor, Time Out Chicago ], and Ian Morris [managing editor, TriQuarterly ]. 2 pm, Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan
The Illinois Choice Action Team is holding a panel discussion on responsible sex education. From 7-8:30pm, the free discussion will go on at Harper College in Palatine, Building A, Room 238. Hosted in part by Women's Rights Awareness Club, Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Chicago Area Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Northwest Chicago Choice and Northwest Surburban NOW. Email Lori at info[at]nwchicagochoice[dot]org for more information.
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation is hosting a roundtable on bicycle commuting at its new digs at 12 N today. Bring your own lunch to 9 W Hubbard, Suite 402. For more information, call 312-427-3325, ext. 221, or visit the website.
The Third Coast Festival staff and other radio enthusiasts explore what makes the airwaves sound so different all over the world. The evening involves listening to several examples of international radio and a lively conversation between leading radio professionals from Austria, Belgium, Canada and the US. Audience members are encouraged to participate in the discussion with Ira Glass and stay for a reception afterward celebrating the festivals fifth birthday. This event is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cultural Center, located at Michigan and Washington.
The Third Coast Festival is holding its annual conference at the Wyndham Chicago this weekend. The conference includes sessions on making pitches and podcasting, and rendering complex information clearly and concisely. The conference also includes the awards ceremony for the 2005 audio documentary competition. For more information, visit the website.
The Third Coast Festival is holding its annual conference at the Wyndham Chicago this weekend. The conference includes sessions on making pitches and podcasting, and rendering complex information clearly and concisely. The conference also includes the awards ceremony for the 2005 audio documentary competition. For more information, visit the website.
If you even recognize the name DrunkenBlog, then you probably oughtta go to tonight's event at the Adler Planetarium. Heck, chances are you know about it; consider this your reminder. The event is free, but seats are limited, so RSVP to make sure you're going to get in. All the details -- and there are many -- are here, but the skinniest of the skinny is 6:30pm, 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr.
The Third Coast Festival is holding its annual conference at the Wyndham Chicago this weekend. The conference includes sessions on making pitches and podcasting, and rendering complex information clearly and concisely. The conference also includes the awards ceremony for the 2005 audio documentary competition. For more information, visit the website.
Caf Society, a project of the Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council, is hosting a wide-ranging conversation about the Chicago Historical Societys current exhibit, "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America." A free tour of the exhibit at 6 PM will be followed by refreshments and discussion. Chicago Historical Society, Clark Street at North Avenue. Free, but make a reservation by emailing events-at-thepublicsquare-dot-org or calling 312-422-5580. For more information, visit the website.
Cartoonist Ivan Brunetti, curator of the excellent show "The Cartoonist's Eye", running at Columbia College's A+D Gallery through the end of this week, will speak at the gallery tonight at 6:00 PM. A+D Gallery: 619 S. Wabash. For full details, call the gallery at (312) 344-8687.
The Third Coast International Audio Festival celebrates its fifth birthday in the Claudia Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center with an international panel of radio professionals, including audio samples and conversation. The free presentation, which starts at 7PM, is followed by a birthday reception. Check the website for more information, or call 312-744-6630.
The University of Chicago is holding a teach-in about the economics of equitable cooperation. Okay, that means nothing to me, as I try to keep my distance from the econ majors during my U of C stay, but I hear some people are interested in learning about new economic models and stuff. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Professor Robin Hahnel leads the free lecture/discussion at the Social Science Research Building, SS122, 1126 E. 59th St. 6-8pm. Email info[at]chicagoparecon[dot]org for more information.
Part of the East-West Perspectives lecture series, Hamza Walker presents a lecture titled "Purple America: New Art, New Politics." Walker hails from the University of Chicago's Renaissance Society, a non-collecting museum that sponsors concerts, film screenings, literary readings and lectures by contemporary critics and scholars. The 7pm lecture is preceded by a 6:30pm reception; both occur in the Fourth Floor Auditiorium at East-West University, 816 S. Michigan Ave. Call 312-939-0111 for more information.
As part of Violence Against Women Awareness Month, No More Violence Against Our Sistas, a short film about violence in womens lives, is being screened tonight at 6:30 PM. The movie, which was made by young women from NYC-based Sista II Sista, will be followed by a panel discussion. DePaul University Schmidt Academic Center (SAC), Room 154; 2320 N. Kenmore. For more information, call 773-392-5165 or visit the website.
As part of Violence Against Women Awareness Month, the DePaul Womens Center and other organizations are hosting a panel discussion on violence against women and communities tonight at 7 PM. DePaul University Student Center Room 314 A&B; 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue. For more information, call 773-325-7558 or visit the website.
As part of Violence Against Women Awareness Month, Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM) is hosting a reading by Renny Golden from her new book, War on the Family: Mothers in Prison and the Children They Leave Behind. Books will be available for purchase (and signing); part of the money will be donated to CLAIM. The reading starts at 5 PM at the Urban Studies Program, 314 W. Institute Place. For more information, call 312-675-0911 or visit the website.
The Illinois Humanities Council, via its Public Square initiative, is sponsoring a panel discussion on hip hop activism, featuring Jeff Chang, whose Cant Stop Wont Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation won the National Book Award this year.The panel also includes UIC Assistant Professor David Stoval, and Lavie Raven, founder of the University of Hip Hop. The event starts at 6 PM at the University of Hip Hop, Southwest Youth Collaborative, 6400 S. Kedzie. For more information, visit the website.
In conjunction with its staging of Sam Shepards play The God of Hell, Evanstons Next Theater Company inaugurates this seasons Saturday Salon Series with a free panel discussion on "Looking (the other way) at torture: How much is too much in the war on terror? The panel, which starts at 4 PM, features Doug Cassel, Andrew Koppelman, and Eric Posner, and is moderated by Danny Postel. Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston. For more information, call 847-475-6763 or visit the website.
Chicago Public Radios Aaron Freeman hosts a panel on scientific ethics, as part of the Illinois Humanities Councils series of events commemorating the centennial of Albert Einsteins Miracle Year (when he published his theory of special relativity). This free event takes place at 6 PM at the Film Row Cinema, 1104 S Wabash Ave, 8th floor. You can reserve a ticket by visiting the Illinois Humanities Councils website.
As part of the Intersections series of lectures and discussions at the Chicago Cultural Center, a panel of scholars, artists, and activists will address issues of intimate partner abuse in a presentation called Domestic Power: Lovers and Perpetrators. 78 E. Washington. For more information about this free event, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Chicago Committee on Fair Trade is holding their 2005 Fair Trade Futures Conference and is inviting all interested individuals to attend. The 3-day conference begins with a welcoming event on Friday at 6pm with Kwabena Ohemueng Tinyase, managing director of a cocoa cooperative in Ghana. Workshops for the conference include "Common Threads in the Living Wage and Fair Trade Movements," "Building a Bandwagon: How to Make FT Hip" and "Building Bridges with the Zapatista Movement." Continue celebrating with the Fair Trade Futures Fiesta on Saturday night. It all goes down at the Holiday Inn, Chicago Mart Plaza at 350 N. Orleans. Call 202-234-6797 for more information or register here.
The Chicago Committee on Fair Trade is holding their 2005 Fair Trade Futures Conference and is inviting all interested individuals to attend. The 3-day conference begins with a welcoming event on Friday at 6pm with Kwabena Ohemueng Tinyase, managing director of a cocoa cooperative in Ghana. Workshops for the conference include "Common Threads in the Living Wage and Fair Trade Movements," "Building a Bandwagon: How to Make FT Hip" and "Building Bridges with the Zapatista Movement." Continue celebrating with the Fair Trade Futures Fiesta on Saturday night. It all goes down at the Holiday Inn, Chicago Mart Plaza at 350 N. Orleans. Call 202-234-6797 for more information or register here.
As part of Chicago Artists Month, members of the Chicago Art Critics Association will give six slide talks about Chicago artists (including Ed Paschke, Heff Carter, and Indira Johnson, among others) at the Chicago Cultural Centers Claudia Cassidy Theater starting at 3 PM today. 78 E Washington Street. For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit the website.
The Chicago Committee on Fair Trade is holding their 2005 Fair Trade Futures Conference and is inviting all interested individuals to attend. The 3-day conference begins with a welcoming event on Friday at 6pm with Kwabena Ohemueng Tinyase, managing director of a cocoa cooperative in Ghana. Workshops for the conference include "Common Threads in the Living Wage and Fair Trade Movements," "Building a Bandwagon: How to Make FT Hip" and "Building Bridges with the Zapatista Movement." Continue celebrating with the Fair Trade Futures Fiesta on Saturday night. It all goes down at the Holiday Inn, Chicago Mart Plaza at 350 N. Orleans. Call 202-234-6797 for more information or register here.
Hershey Felder, the man behind George Gershwin, Alone, will speak at the Harold Washington Library Center about creating his impersonation of pianist and composer Frederic Chopin for his new one-man show Finding Chopin. This free presentation starts at 6 PM and will be followed by audience Q&A. 400 S. State Street. For more information, check the website or call (312) 747-4050.
Design Within Reach (North Ave) presents an evening with Charlie Lazor, co-founder of the affordable furniture design company Blu Dot Design and creator of the new Flatpak House, a prefabricated home that packs flat for shipping and then takes shape in glass, wood, concrete, metal and fiberboard. Charlie is now living in his own Flatpak House, so you can ask him all about it. There will be a slideshow and discussion as well as complimentray wine, beer, and food.
The event runs from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in DWR's North Avenue furniture showroom. RSVP to northkingsbury@dwr.com or click here for more information.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's lecture series Fresh: Lectures from the Edges of Architecture brings textile artist Suzanne Tick to town for an exhibit titled Structure First: A Textile Eye. Suzanne Tick currently runs her own consulting and design studio in New Yorks SoHo, serves as creative director for Knoll Textiles and also designs woven carpets with her partner at Tuva Looms. Her luxurious, Japanese inspired, contemporary textiles are technologically innovative using non-traditional materials that often appear natural and organic despite their synthetic make up. Tick has received several design distinctions, and her work has been included in MOMAs exhibition "Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles," and the Denver Art Museums exhibition "U.S. Design from 1975-2000." This Free lecture takes place at 6pm at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery at the ArchiCenter, 224 South. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
Michaela Fritzges is a professional psychiatrist and counsellor and has been teaching Buddhism for a number of years. Her lecture today will focus on Buddhist methods for working with emotions. Free and open to the public, the lecture takes place at 7pm at Transitions Learning Center, 1750 N. Kingsbury, second floor. Call 312-951-7323 for more information.
The Newberry Library kicks off a new season of public programs in genealogy this evening with a panel discussion titled, "Researching Chicago's Local History." This free event features four panelists who will "present different ways of learning about local history and will discuss sources and methods for researching the city and suburbs." The panelists include Gapers Block staffer Alice Maggio, Wicker Park historian Elaine Coorens, Jennifer Masengarb of the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and Peggy Tuck Sinko from the Newberry Library. The discussion begins at 6pm at the Newberry Library, located at 60 W. Walton St. in Chicago.
If you've visited Millenium Park this summer, it's likely you've seen the outdoor photo exhibit of aerial photos of the Chicago area by Terry Evans. Come out and meet the artist and get a signed copy of the collection of these photos at a Chicago Architecture Foundation event. The CAF says: "Viewing places from above draws attention to important issues on the ground, and renown landscape photographer Terry Evans's beautifully composed aerial photographs of Chicago and the surrounding region are provocative embodiments of this fact. These not to be missed photos, on view at Millennium Park through October 10, are a thought-provoking portrait that captures the unique qualities of our metropolitan area. Terry Evans' work has been widely exhibited by several major museums, and is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship." Tickets are $20 ($10 for CAF members) $10 of the admission fee will be credited towards a purchase of "Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait". Register online or call (312) 922-3432 x225. The program starts tonight at 6pm at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery at the ArchiCenter, 224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
From 5:00-6:30pm, participate in the Chicago Smart Business Hour where you can "network and learn with other forward thinking business professionals." Tonight's Open Mic focuses on Business and Sustainability. No RSVP is required, but there is a $4 cover charge. Immediately following this, from 6:30-9:15pm, is Chicago Green Drinks whose panel topic will focus on Faith-based Sustainability Initiatives. There is a $4 cover for this as well, $2 for students and low-income participants. $6 covers the cost of both events. Call 312-670-7812 for more information on either talk. The evening takes place at Jefferson Tap & Grille, 325 N. Jefferson.
Now is your chance to really get quantum mechanics. As part of the Illinois Humanities Councils series of events honoring the centennial of Albert Einsteins Miracle Year (when he published his theory of special relativity), theoretical physicist Joe Lykken will discuss the implications of Einsteins theories about the subatomic sphere and the relationship between matter and energy and time and space. This free lecture on Einstein's "Hidden Worlds" takes place in the Thorne Auditorium of Northwestern University at 375 E Chicago Ave. at 6:00 PM. You can reserve a ticket and register for other events in the series by visiting the Illinois Humanities Councils website.
The Eighth Illinois Cavalry stops at the Evanston Historical Society to deliver a "living history lecture that explores the everyday life of soldiers in the American Civil War." Presented in conjunction with the museum's exhibit, "A Great War Enthusiam: Evanston and the Civil War," the talk takes place at Dawes House, 225 Greenwood St. and costs $5. To reserve your chance to see these local Civil War reenactors, call 847-475-3410.
Every Monday at 11am, you can catch the Chicago Architecture Foundation's tour titled Intersections. The CAF says: "Intersections define cities--streets, cultures, ideas and architecture come together and visually communicate cultural history and stimulate new ideas. Chicago's downtown intersections are at the core of the city's vibrancy. Intersections: An Introduction to Chicago Architecture is a two-hour walking tour that introduces architecture from 1871 to the present, and serves to create the context for Millennium Park. The tour explores five street intersections:Michigan and Adams, Dearborn and Adams, Clark and Randolph, State and Randolph and Michigan and Randolph; and five architectural styles:Chicago School, Beaux Arts, Modernism, Post Modernism, and Deconstructionist.Different combinations of architectural styles, building ages, urban space uses from commercial to governmental to cultural, and varied economic, ethnic, religious and racial groups integrate to tell a city story." The tour lasts two hours, and costs $12 for non-members, $9 for students/seniors, and is free for CAF members. Meet at the ArchiCenter Shop, 224 S. Michigan Avenue in the Santa Fe Building.
If Sandra Day O'Connor's retirement gives you pause and you're more concerned than ever with the fate of Roe v. Wade, it may be worth your while to stop by the Lincoln Restaurant tonight and participate in NARAL Pro-Choice America's discussion of the subject. The talk is hosted by the College of Complexes and takes place from 8-10pm. Email bulisano[at]yahoo[dot]com for more information. Participation costs $3, plus a $5 minimum purchase fee for the restaurant. The Lincoln is located at 4008 N. Lincoln Ave.
Tonight marks the kick-off of a series of talks by local graduate and post-doc students of queer history and culture at the Gerber/Hart Library. The event will be introduced by John D'Emilio of the University of Illinois at Chicago and will feature a discussion by Margo Miller of her paper "Identity and Community in Travel Magazines: What Makes Tourism Gay?." The program starts at 7pm and is free; the library is located at 1127 W. Granville. More information available at the G/H website.
While it's still called Marshall Field's, why not head out on a Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of the famous building? The Marshal Field's on State tour starts at 12:15pm and lasts 45 minutes (perfect for lunchtime in the Loop). The tour traces the construction, development, and renovation of this State Street landmark. Highlights include the century-old great clock, the Tiffany dome, the north light well, the Walnut Room, Trend House, and Charleys Door. Tickets are $5 for non-members or free for CAF members and no reservations are needed. Just meet at Marshall Fields, inside at 28 E. Washington (near Wabash) Entrance #6.
Northwestern is sponsoring their first Summer Writers' Conference this weekend. Taking place on the Chicago campus, the conference will feature programs for writers of all levels, taught by local writers, teachers and publishers. Some of those instructors include big names such as Elizabeth Crane, Joe Meno and Bill Savage. There will be readings and panel discussions with Alesksander Hemon, Kevin Guilfoile and Audrey Niffenegger, and there will be a local book and journal fair. While the conference itself is not free -- $525 for three days or $190 per day with discounts given to Northwestern staff -- the readings and performances are. Go here for a schedule of programs and here to register for the sessions.
Northwestern is sponsoring their first Summer Writers' Conference this weekend. Taking place on the Chicago campus, the conference will feature programs for writers of all levels, taught by local writers, teachers and publishers. Some of those instructors include big names such as Elizabeth Crane, Joe Meno and Bill Savage. There will be readings and panel discussions with Alesksander Hemon, Kevin Guilfoile and Audrey Niffenegger, and there will be a local book and journal fair. While the conference itself is not free -- $525 for three days or $190 per day with discounts given to Northwestern staff -- the readings and performances are. Go here for a schedule of programs and here to register for the sessions.
Northwestern is sponsoring their first Summer Writers' Conference this weekend. Taking place on the Chicago campus, the conference will feature programs for writers of all levels, taught by local writers, teachers and publishers. Some of those instructors include big names such as Elizabeth Crane, Joe Meno and Bill Savage. There will be readings and panel discussions with Alesksander Hemon, Kevin Guilfoile and Audrey Niffenegger, and there will be a local book and journal fair. While the conference itself is not free -- $525 for three days or $190 per day with discounts given to Northwestern staff -- the readings and performances are. Go here for a schedule of programs and here to register for the sessions.
Enjoy beautiful views of downtown Chicago while learning new and cutting-edge techniques for hosting outdoor parties. The culinary team from the Marriott demonstrates ways to create the best barbeque accompanied by innovative options for summer salads and new twists to favorite summertime beverages. This event will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown at 540 N. Michigan Ave. (312) 836-1000, ext. 6334. Cost is $30 per person.
Zap ka-pow! The future shows up this weekend, as WiReD magazine's two-day technology conference NextFest concludes its run at Navy Pier. Come and see all the technology you were promised in the 21st century: robots, flying cars, invisibility coats, unmanned transport, and so much more. There will be pavilions demonstrating all this boss future tech, and there will also be a series of discussions and demonstrations by some special guests to the show. The show is open from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. See the NextFest site for full details and to purchase tickets. Time is running out on the future; don't miss it!
Put on your jet pack, Futureman, because this weekend brings WiReD magazine's two-day technology conference NextFest to Navy Pier. Come and see all the technology you were promised in the 21st century: robots, flying cars, invisibility coats, unmanned transport, and so much more. There will be pavilions demonstrating all this boss future tech, and there will also be a series of discussions and demonstrations by some special guests to the show. The show is open today and tomorrow from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. See the NextFest site for full details and to purchase tickets. Next stop: the future!
The Chicago Historical Society's "Out at CHS: Exploring the LGBT Past" series presents a discussion on the role of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender in film, on both sides of the camera. Kimberly Peirce, writer-director of Boys Don't Cry, and Ronald Gregg, of the Committee on Cinema and Media Studies at the U of C, participate. Cocktail reception 5:30-6:30pm at Second City (1616 N. Wells); discussion 6:30-8:00pm at Loews Piper's Alley theater (1608 N. Wells). $10 for general public, $5 for students and CHS members.
Gunther von Hagens, world-renowned anatomist and creator of the Body Worlds exhibit, leads a special discussion at the Museum of Science and Industry (scroll down to date). Sponsored by Wired magazine, the evening will begin at 5:30pm with a private exhibition viewing, followed by Dr. von Hagens's lecture at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Call 773-753-6230 to reserve your spot. The Museum of Science and Industry is located at 57th St. and Lake Shore Dr.
John Updike called M. F. K. Fisher "the poet of the appetites." Come find out why at Maxim's: The Nancy Goldberg Internation Center on June 22 at 6 p.m. Biographer Joan Reardon and host Rick Kogan in a delectable discussion of the poet's work, food and life. Cost is $20. For tickets, call (312) 742-1748.
Join Victoria Lautman of 98.7 WFMT at the Lookingglass Theatre for the season's final installment of Writers on the Record. She'll be interviewing Michael Cunningham live on air; the public is invited to attend the taping for free from 11:45am to 1pm. Reservations can be made by calling 312/832-6788. Cunningham, the author of The Hours, is currently touring behind his latest novel, Specimen Days.
This evening at the Washington Library's Pritzker Auditorium, The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council and the Neighborhood Writing Alliance present "Representing Invisible Labor: How Art Speaks the Language of Labor." The multi-media event will look at ways that artists represent the sometimes unnoticed activity that goes on around us. Jon Langford of the Mekons will be among the guests, and the panel will be moderated by Emily Udell and Aaron Sarver, co-producers of the progressive radio program Fire on the Prairie. The event takes place from 6-8pm and is free and open to the public. Please call 312/422-5580 to make a reservation.
Today at Mess Hall, from 2-4pm, toy designer Suzy Y. Chang will discuss all aspects of toy design, from the moment the designer has an idea to the moment of production. Learn how toys become mass manufactured, marketed, packaged and consumed in the "huge industry which produces the mainstream cultural environment of our children." Chang herself has worked on such well-known toys as Hot Wheels, Barbie and Sesame Street. (Due to other committments, David Gutterman and Andrew Sineni will not be able to participate in the discussion.) Mess Hall is located at 6932 N. Glenwood. Call 773-465-4033 or email messhall8[at]yahoo[dot]com for more information.
Today at noon, at the University of Chicago, in the School of Social Service Administration Building at 969 E. 60th Street, Room: WIII, join other interested folks for a forum on "Challenging the Misconceptions of Prostitution". From the session leaders: "Women in prostitution face endemic amounts of violence, abuse and rape, yet society tends to blame these women for what happens to them. Consequently, limited attention has been paid to securing resources for women in prostitution and implementing initiatives to curb demand for the sex trade. This presentation will focus on the different misconceptions surrounding the sex trade, will discuss how Chicago is responding to issues of prostitution, and will recommend steps to both reduce demand and offer holistic supportive services to help women exit prostitution." For more information, please contact Meghan Foster at: meghanfoster{at}gmail.com or Rachel Durchslag at rdurchslag{at}gmail.com.
In conjunction with the exhibit "Disbound and Dispersed: The Leaf Book Considered," the Newberry Library presents "Trash or Fertilizer: The Uses (or Not) of History in Type Design." Type designer John Downer will address "the use of historical type in contemporary settings" and, following the lecture, the Monotype Foundation will lead a panel discussion on issues raised in the lecture. The 10am discussion is free and open to the public and will be held at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St. Call 312-255-3691 for more information.
Chicago NOW's Lesbian Rights Issue Team is hosting a Wine and Cheese Reception at Early to Bed tonight, from 9pm-midnight. Meet the women of Chicago NOW's Lesbian Rights Issue Team while shopping at a sex-positive, feminist owned sex toy store! Learn about recent state and local lesbian rights initiatives while you examine all the nifty new toys on the market.Come for the free food, wine and conversation, and then stay for the company and raffle prizes. The event is free and open to the public (donations are encouraged). Early To Bed is located at 5232 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago.
In conjunction with the exhibit "Disbound and Dispersed: The Leaf Book Considered," the Newberry Library presents "Virtue and Vandalism: The Ethics of Breaking Books." The panel will include all manner of book people -- curator, educator, law professor, bookseller, book collector -- discussing "the ethics and economics of breaking old books to make fine press leaf books." The 1pm discussion is free and open to the public and will be held at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St. Call 312-255-3691 for more information.
J. Craig Venter, founder and chairman of the Institute for Genomic Research, will lead a special discussion at the Museum of Science and Industry. Sponsored by Wired magazine, the 7:30pm discussion will focus on Venter's "ongoing, around-the-world ocean expedition to study microbial diversity" -- research that could lead to solutions for a cleaner environment and alternative energy sources. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Call 773-753-6230 to get them. The Museum of Science and Industry is located at 57th St. and Lake Shore Dr.
As a part of its Rainbow Week 2005, Northwestern University's Rainbow Alliance welcomes syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage home to Chicago. The event takes place at 7:00pm in the McCormick Auditorium of NU's Norris Center. Author of The Kid, Savage's latest book is Skipping Towards Gomorrah.
The Newberry Library is hosting a panel of university presidents for "Universities and the City," a lecture and discussion on institutions of higher learning in Chicago. Guests include Theodore Goss, president emeritus of Roosevelt University; Salme Harju, president of Northeastern Illinois University; and David Spadafora, president emeritus of Lake Forest College. The evening begins at 5:30pm with a reception, followed by the lecture at 6pm. The event is free and open to the public; reservations are not required but are strongly recommened. The Newberry Library is located at 60 W. Walton St.; call 312-255-3700 for more information.
Thomas Frank, probably best known as the author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, will be in town for two events tonight. First, he'll be speaking at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, giving a talk on his book called "Examining the Red State Midwest." The lecture starts at 6pm, with discussion and a book signing to follow. More information and registration here.
Then, after that rather straitlaced affair, the busy fellow heads over to the Hideout for a homecoming party. (Chicago cred check: Frank did his PhD at U of C, has written for the Reader, and edits the locally-based journal, The Baffler.) Details on the site are sketchy, but the event is meant to get under way at 9pm, and performances by the Waco Brothers, Kelly Hogan, and others are promised. The Hideout, site of the upcoming Gapers Block 2nd Anniversary party, is located at 1354 W. Wabansia Ave.
The Newberry Library's Wednesday Club will take a look at Millennium Park and its place as the city's newest spot to enjoy architecture, outdoor concerts, festivals, public art and stunning seasonal visuals. Edward Uhlir, the director of design, architecture and landscape for the Park, will discuss the Park's developement and its future in the city. Admission is $12, including refreshments. The talk begins at 6pm, but doors open at 5:30pm. Call 312-255-3510 for more information or register here.
It's no secret that architecture is a great part of Chicago's cultural history, but have you thought about how the city's libraries play into that? Jack Brown, director of the Art Institute's Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, explores how libraries help "shape the city's social and intellectual development" in "The Book in the City Beautiful: Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Shaping of a Cultural Institution." This free lecture takes place at 6pm in the Art Institute's Fullerton Hall. Call 312-443-3600 for general information.
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations stops at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport, for "Gods & Government," a debate the on the role religion should play in government and its role in US foreign policy, among other related topics (scroll down to date). The 7-9pm talk will be moderated by Josh Shapera of 8th Grade & Rax Trax Studios with speakers Father James Halsted of DePaul University and Dr. Michael McDuffee of Moody Bible Institute. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.
Anne Elizabeth Moore, a cultural interventionist, will lead a talk and discussion on DIY media and youth activism. All ages are encouraged to attend the talk, where Moore will also discuss her media guidebook for mid-schoolers Hey Kidz, Buy This Book! and her recent work on the American Girl company. Moore appears at Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Ave. from 1-3pm. Call 773-368-5875 for more information. Learn more about Moore through her blog Pocket Full of Wishes.
The Chicago Historical Society presents When the Magnificent Mile Was Called Fairytown and Bronzeville was Lavender, part of their Out at CHS program. Chad Heap of George Washington University will discuss gay life in 1930's Chicago when it played a prominent role downtown and in Bronzeville. The 6:30-8:30pm talk is preceded by a 5:30pm reception. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for CHS members and students. Purchase them here.
As part of the East-West Perspective lecture series, historian and geographer Dennis McClendon will explore the history of Chicago's Near South Side. Among the many things Mr. McClendon has done, his graphic design firm contributed all of the maps to the Encyclopedia of Chicago. The 7pm lecture, which is free, begins with a 6:30pm reception at 816 S. Michigan Ave. in the Fourth Floor Auditorium. Call 312-939-0111 for more information.
Once again, the DePaul Forum on Nature and Culture will be participating in Earth Week. This year's speaker is Lois Gibbs, the Executive Director for the Center for Health, Environment and Justice. She will give an address, titled "Lessons from the Love Canal," focusing on her work speaking for people harmed by hazardous waste sites. The 7pm address will be at DePaul Corteyou Commons, 2324 N. Fremont St., and is free and open to the public. View the pdf flyer here or call 773-325-4639 for more information.
Grammar-philes unite! The University of Chicago is presenting "From Me to You: The Significance of the Second Person," a two-day conference exploring implications of second-person address through literature, law, philosophy and other disciplines. This is where you'll get to discuss the relationship between "you" and "me" (and maybe learn some new pickup lines). The conference is open to the public and will be held in the West Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. Check out the schedule here.
Grammar-philes unite! The University of Chicago is presenting "From Me to You: The Significance of the Second Person," a two-day conference exploring implications of second-person address through literature, law, philosophy and other disciplines. This is where you'll get to discuss the relationship between "you" and "me" (and maybe learn some new pickup lines). The conference is open to the public and will be held in the West Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. Check out the schedule here.
As part of the Chicago Historical Society's program Power and Promise: Chicago's Mayors, former mayor Jane Byrne will be interviewed this evening by Tribune reporter Ellen Warren. The event starts at 7:00 PM, and tickets are $10. Chicago Historical Society: 1601 N. Clark. (312) 642-4600.
Professor Mylan Engel, Jr. speaks tonight on the right of animals to live and not be harmed and whether that is comparable to the same rights accorded to humans. Professor Engel, who is a specialist in epistemology, animal ethics, environmental ethics and the philosophy of religion, will take the audience on a tour of this debate and will discuss what moral obligations humans possess therein. Loyola University will host the talk at their Water Tower Campus, Rubloff Auditorium, 25 E. Pearson, from 7pm-8:15pm. A Q&A will last until 9pm. Admission is free and open to the public. Call 708-531-8910 for more info.
Rock writer and historian Greil Marcus shows up at the Old Town School of Folk Music this afternoon to discuss Bob Dylan with a panel of local music luminaries: Jon Langford and Sally Timms of The Mekons; Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune; singer/songwriter Elizabeth Elmore; and Old Town School teacher and musician John Mead. The discussion happens from 1:30 to 3:30 in the concert hall, and is free and open to the public. See the Old Town School site for full details. Old Town School of Folk Music: 4544 N. Lincoln. (773) 728-6000.
James Roosevelt, Jr., the former associate commissioner of the Social Security Administration and grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, will speak today on the present and future of the Social Security program. This free lecture is part of a series of "fireside chats" taking place at Roosevelt University. The event begins at 4:30pm in the Congress Lounge located at 430 S. Michigan Ave. Call 312-341-3500 for more information.
Tonight at the Abbey Pub, "I'm Glad You Asked: An Evening of Free Advice" hosted by NPR's very own Susan Stamberg. "From the Bintel Brief to Dear Abby to Drs. Ruth and Laura, advice mavens have used mass media to dispense commonsense wisdom and voyeuristic entertainment. National Public Radio's Susan Stamberg hosts an evening of dramatic readings of some of the best advice you'll ever get. Stamberg was co-host of All Things Considered for 14 years and is now a special correspondent for NPR." Free and open to the public, the advice starts flowing at 7:30pm. To register for free tickets go to Nextbook or call (888) 621-2230. The Abbey Pub is located at 3420 W. Grace (at Elston), 773-478-4408.
Join Chicago NOW for a discussion of Transforming a Rape Culture at 7pm at Women and Children First Bookstore, located at 5233 N. Clark Street, Chicago (in Andersonville). Admission is free and this event is open to the public.From the introduction to the revised edition, "Transforming a Rape Culture involves imaginative leaps from our present state of institutionalized violence to a future that is safer and more just. We must summon our imaginations for this task, because history and society have so few precedents for us." All are welcome to join Chicago NOW at this empowering event, which will address the different aspects of the problem of sexual violence against women and what we can do to change the "rape culture" we live in.This event is co-sponsored by Rape Victim Advocates, Chicago NOW, and Thousand Waves.
Patricia Crowley, O.S.B., the former executive director of Deborah's Place, a non-profit organization serving homeless women in Chicago, will be giving a free public lecture titled, "Can We Really End Homelessness in Chicago?" The lecture begins at 7:30pm at Madonna della Strada Chapel on the Rogers Park campus of Loyola University Chicago. For more information, call 312-915-7660. More information here.
Emily Teeter, a Research Associate at the Oriental Institute, is giving a free public lecture tonight at Breasted Hall in the Oriental Institute. The slide lecture will address the role of women in ancient Egyptian society, including education, legal status, occupations and home life. The lecture begins at 8pm. The Oriental Institute is located at 1155 East 58th St. in Chicago. Visit the website for more details.
Chicago Public Radio presents a public premiere of "The Enchanted Highway", a 30-minute documentary profiling artist Gary Greff. The documentary will be played this afternoon at 2:00 PM at Intuit: the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. Gary Greff will appear at the event, and will be offering gifts from his Enchanted Highway Gift Shop. Admission to the event is free. If you miss the event today, you can hear the documentary on Chicago Public Radio tomorrow evening at 6:00 PM. Intuit: 756 N. Milwaukee (at Chicago Ave.). See the Chicago Public Radio Website for more details.
GB staff member JMA will be in attendance.
Renowned actor, playwright, and professor Anna Deavere Smith brings her presentation "Snapshots: Glimpses of America in Change" to the University of Chicago tonight. It's the inaugural installment of the U of C's Presidential Fellows in the Arts Series. Smith is best known for her one-woman shows re-enacting interviews she's conducted with everyone from the owner of the corner store to the President of the United States: Fires in the Mirror, about the 1991 Crown Heights riots, Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, about the Rodney King riots, and House Arrest, about the American character and the White House. She's been a two-time Obie award winner, Tony nominee, a finalist for the Pulitzer, and a recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Plus she plays the badass National Security Adviser on The West Wing and shows up in movies like Philadelphia and The Human Stain. This woman rocks. 7pm at Mandel Hall on the U of C Campus (1131 E 57th St). Tickets are $15; call 773-702-8080 or email concert-office@uchicago.edu for reservations.
To kick off the 2005 season, the GOAt series takes place in yet another premier music venue, The Hideout (located at 1354 West Wabansia), bringing with it a provocative topic thats sure to engage a diverse audience. This program focuses on the similarities and differences of revolutionary and terrorist organizations and will address how public perceptions clash concerning the two. Additionally, it will examine revolutionary tactics ranging from violent overthrow of governments to non-violent opposition. Speakers include Thomas Mockaitis, Professor of History, DePaul University and Eboo Patel, founder and executive director, Interfaith Youth Core. For further info., call (312) 821-7529. Tickets are $10.
Medea Benjamin (of Code Pink and Global Exchange [also infamous for getting arrested at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions for unfurling the "End the War" banner]) is being brought to town by Lincoln Park Neighbors United For Peace with Chicago Against War and Injustice American Friends Service Committee, and Peace Pledge Chicago. Benjamin will be in town tonight and will speak at 7pm at Assumption Church located at 323 W. Illinois Street (between Orleans and Grand). Take the Brown Line to the Merchandise Mart stop.
A former artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Adia Millett will discuss the themes of identity politics and concern for social consciousness that inform her installations, photographs and recent embroidery projects. 6:30pm - 7:30pm at 623 S. Wabash, room 203. Admission is Free. Contact the Student Life Office at 312/344-7569 for more information.
This Sunday Paul Rusesabagina, the former proprietor of the Milles Collines Hotel, whose story was vividly captured in the film Hotel Rwanda, will be speaking at St. Sabina church. The discussion is scheduled to take place immediately following the 11:15am service. St. Sabina is located at 1210 West 78th Place in Chicago.
Are you annoyed by the way women are portrayed in the media and wish someone would do something about it? So was Jennifer Pozner. Amidst all of her writing for Ms., Bitch and many other publications, Jennifer created Women In Media & News which not only critiques the media, but also hopes to create POWER sources for journalists to call to get experts in any subject, who also happen to be women. She'll be in Chicago today at my house giving a short speech and raising funds to promote her efforts beginning at 2pm. If you'd like to come meet Jennifer, or Christine Cupaiuolo of Ms. Magazine, Karen Young of Media Democracy Chicago, Anne Elizabeth Moore who is the associate publisher of Independents Day Media, and Paula Kamen who is a journalist and author of Feminist Fatale and Her Way. You'll also get to see GB staffer Cinnamon Cooper and for a small donation you'll get to see the kitchen she can't stop writing about. Please send an RSVP to cc@gapersblock.com for driving/transit directions.
Part of the Out at CHS program, the Chicago Historical Society will present Friends or Lovers? Same Sex Relationships in the 19th Century. Victoria Brown, of the Univeristy of Iowa, Jay Grossman, of Northwestern University, and Martha Vicinus, of the University of Michigan, will discuss such figures as Jane Addams and Walt Whitman and how historians interpret 19th century same sex relationships. The program reception begins at 5:30pm, followed by the 6:30pm-9:30pm discussion. Admission is $10 and can be purchased online.
Tonight from 67:30pm at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Street, 5th floor) public art group Anti Gravity Surprise will present a talk along with Tom Tresser from the Creative America Project, and AIDS activists Michael McColly and James Tuong Nguyen. This talk is in conjunction with the photographic exhibition "PANDEMIC: Imaging Aids" and part of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs' Artist at Work Forum. Admission is free.
This evening at 7:00 PM, Chicago Public Radio presents a half-hour interview with the late actor Ossie Davis, who was interviewed by CPR host Richard Steele in 1991.
Join Evanston researcher Doria Dee Johnson tonight for "Anthony Crawford Remembered," a look at lynching in America and the experiences of her great-great-grandfather, who was lynched in South Carolina in 1916. The event takes place from 7 to 9 pm at the Evanston Historical Society (225 Greenwood St.) Tickets are $5, free for EHS members. Reservations recommended. Call 847-475-3410.
An expert in vegetarian nutrition, Dr. Michael Greger will speak at the University of Chicago to discuss his new book Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America's Low Carb Craze. The discussion on the unhealthy part of the anti-carb lifestyle (mmm...carbs...) will be at 5706 S. University Ave., in Hutchinson Commons, at 8pm.
The Evanston Arts Council will sponsor the second installment of a new
quarterly series of free events entitled "Talk Arts", informational evenings for artists of all disciplines. Each of these gatherings will consist of a panel of experts sharing their knowledge and personal experiences in an informal and
interactive exchange with other artists who are looking to further their understanding of what it takes to build a successful career in the arts. The upcoming event, "Talk Arts: The Business of Art - Bottom Line Basics", is set for Monday, February 7, 2004 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center (located at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston, IL). The panel consisting of Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune music critic/columnist), Peter Strand (entertainment lawyer), Preston Klik (musician/record label owner), Amy Lombardi (PR firm owner/representative) and moderator Lois Roewade (Evanston Arts Council chairperson) will discuss a variety topics related to marketing, promotions, media relations and accessing consumers, which will benefit writers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, designers and visual artists alike.
Whether you have nagging memories of high school, have children in high school, or are currently in high school yourself, you'd be hard pressed to deny that the period of time has lasting effects on a person. The Chicago Historical Society, with its Teen Council, presents Negotiating High School, answering such questions as "What would it be like if students could shape their own learning experience?" Running from 10:30 am-2:00 pm, the event will feature a panel of Chicago students discussing their high school experiences. Admission is free and, hey!, you could receive extra credit for participating in the program.
T0day at 6 pm, the Newberry Library presents The Art of Design, a program that explores the driving ideals and artistic output of the Arts and Crafts Movement at the turn of the twentieth century.
Presented in conjunction with a pair of exhibitions about the Arts and
Crafts Movement at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, The Art of Design welcomes Corinne Granoff, associate curator at the Block Museum, for a look at the works of William Morris and Gustav Stickley, among other arts and crafts masters. The program will feature a slide lecture detailing two-dimensional designs for wallpapers, textiles, fine arts books, and ecclesiastical decoration.
The Art of Design will be held at the Newberry Library (60 W. Walton St). Admission is $12, or $7 for Newberry Associates, and includes light refreshments. For more information, call (312) 255-3510.
January 22 marks the 32nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.To commemorate the ruling that has allowed American womento choose safe, legal abortion -- and therefore control their destinies -- Chicago area reproductive rights advocates invite you to join them for Protect Your Reproductive Freedoms: A Look at the Past, Present and Future of Abortion Rights. The event will be held today at Harper College(1200 W. Algonquin Road in Palatine) in the theater in Building J. Parking is available in lots 5 and 6.The program begins at 1 pm. Listen to stories from before abortion was legally performed.Hear Illinois State Representative Rosemary Mulligan (D-65) discuss how the battle continues today.Find out what you can do to protect the future of your reproductive rights from Robyn Nardone, Manager of Public Affairsat Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area. Celebrate Choice with Planned Parenthood, NorthWest Chicago Choice, and the National Organization for Women.
This physical acting workshop led by Jessica Hudson and other members of the Chicago Kings uses gender stereotypes and drag as a springboard for character development within dance and theatre.This workshop is a synthesis of acting, movement, and gender studies where participants physically explore the ways traditional definitions of beauty may limit performers.This workshop is open to all levels of experience.
The workshop will be held Saturday, January 22 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Links Hall in Andersonville, located at 3435 N. Sheffield. To register, contact Links Hall at 773-281-0824. Cost is $25, $15 for students.
Tonight please join the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women and DePaul College Womens Studies Department for "Mothers in the Prison System," a panel discussion addressing the needs and lives of incarcerated mothers. The free event will take place from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at DePauls Munroe Hall, Rms. 114-116. The address is 2312 N. Clifton. Panelists include: Susan George: Harris School Of Public Policy Research Associate at the University of Chicago. Her work focuses on issues facing incarcerated mothers and their children. Joanne Archibald: Advocacy Director of Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers, an organization that addresses the gap in legal aid and advocacy for women prisoners and their families, and Community Advisory board member for Grace House, a residential program for women leaving prison. Pamela Thomas: playwright, poet, former prisoner and Program Director of Rose House, a program that helps women exiting the prison system. There will be a screening of Beyondmedias Voices in Time, a video window into the lives of women who have served time in prison. For more information, please contact Rachel Durchslag at rdurchslag@gmail.com.
Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky will discuss preserving and advancing womens rights in todays political environment and lay out some action plans for the next two years at a discussion titled "Shaping the Future of Women's Rights:A Blueprint for Action during the next two years" tonight from 6-8 pm at 330 N. Wabash (One IBM Plaza), 40th floor, South Lounge. RSVP to Barb Yong (312-696-2034, or email Blyong@fieldgolan.com). This event is sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women.
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in Chicago in 1905 and Paul Buhle, of Brown University, and Mike Alewitz, of Central Connecticut State University, will meet to discuss what the IWW means to free speech activists today. This program is part of Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition, a joint production of the Newberry Library and the Chicago Historical Society. The 10am event takes place at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, and is free, no reservations necessary. Call 312-255-3691 for more information.
Part of Outspoken: Chicago's Free Speech Tradition, the Newberry Library and the Chicago Historical Society present How to Be a Smart Media Consumer, featuring journalists and critics reporting on the current media scene. Discussions will include media ownership, media sensationalization, and the impact of broadband technology. The 6pm talk takes place at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., and is free, no reservations necessary. Call 312-255-3691 for more information.
Nationally recognized sports nutritionist Monique Ryan, author of "Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes" will be speaking tonight at 7 p.m. at RaceLogix on the topic of Winter Sports Nutrition. Monique will also be signing copies of her book, as well as talking about her new book "Sports Nutrition For Team Sports", which covers the sports we all coach and watch from the sidelinessoccer, football, basketball, etc.Monique's experience consulting with the Chicago Fire, the U.S. Women's Cycling Team, and U.S.A. Triathlon has put her in touch with the best of the best, so please leave room on your calendar for this special event. RSVP by calling RaceLogix at (847) 733-7732. All merchandise in the store will be 20% off during the event as well. RaceLogix is located in Evanston, at 1642 Maple at Church Street near the Davis Purple line stop.
Jeanne Felknor of the East Village Garden Club will speak tonight on "Designing Parkways/Strengthening Community Ties: The East Village Parkway Project" tonight from 78:30 p.m. in the Wicker Park Field House located at 1425 N. Damen. Last Month Jeanne Felknor and Kate Mell received Mayor Daly's Best Gardener of the Year Award for 2004 and the East Village Garden Club
received Daly's Urbs in Horto Award for their parkway gardens projects in both 2003 and 2004. Felknor will deliver a lecture describing their project and discuss the basics of creating parkways from the 'ground up.' Topics include: Preparing Soil, Choosing Plants Based on Soil-Water-Light Conditions, Obtaining Donations of Labor and Plant Materials, Developing Community Interest. Email dougrwood@aol.com or call (773) 278-9075 to make reservations. Tickets are $5. Check out the Wicker Park Garden club online.
In the 1930s, so many gathering spots for gays and lesbians
flourished on Chicagos Near North side that some dubbed the area
Fairytown.
Today at 11 a.m. the Newberry Library hosts David K. Johnson, history professor at the University of South Florida, for Free Speech and the Kids of Fairytown . Johnson will examine how the bohemian atmosphere of places such as Bughouse Square and the Dill Pickle Club provided a space for gay male subculture to emerge. Whether looking at Chicagos first gay organization in the 1920s or its first gay pride parade in the 1970s, the roots of todays gay community can be traced back to this early atmosphere of tolerance and intrigue.
Admission to Free Speech and the Kids of Fairytown is free and open to the public at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago. For more information, call (312) 255-3691.
Tonight prizewinning poet and art critic W.S. DiPiero will give a talk titled "The Poetry of Looking" at 6 p.m. in Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute Museum. Members and students $5.00; public $10.00. Information and tickets are available by calling (312) 575-8000.
How did the reporting and memorializing of Chicago labor massacres
from 1886 to 1937 shape their historical legacy?
Today at 10 a.m., the Newberry Library hosts James Green, history professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, for The Days of Martyrs and Saints: The Enduring Memory of the Haymarket Tragedy and Other Labor Massacres. Green, a noted labor historian, will present background on labor landmarks in Chicago and delve into his current research on the memory and meaning of the Haymarket tragedy of 1886 and subsequent incidents leading up to the killing of 10 workers on Memorial Day in 1937.
Following Greens lecture, the Illinois Labor History Society will show a 12-minute film of the Memorial Day Massacre of 1937. Exhibit co-curator Peter Alter of the Chicago Historical Society will then lead a brief tour of "Outspoken: Chicagos Free Speech Tradition" that focuses on the exhibits labor and working-class history themes.
Admission to The Days of Martyrs and Saints is free and open to the public at the Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago. For more information, call (312) 255-3691.
Ted Okuda and Jack Mulqueen talk about their book, The Golden Age of Chicago Children's Television and discuss classics such as "Bozo's Circus" tonight at 7pm at the Oak Park Public Library, Main Branch. It's one block north and one block west of the Green Line's Oak Park stop, and it's free.
The Diamond Way Buddhist Center of Chicago presents "Buddhism Today," a lecture by Lama Ole Nydahl at the Thorne Auditorium at Northwestern University's downtown campus (375 E Chicago Avenue, at the corner of Chicago Ave and Lake Shore Drive).
Monday, November 29, 8:00pm. The lecture is free and open to all.
Renowned Chicago labor lawyer, author, and playwright Thomas Geoghegan will discuss the 2004 election and the political future of the left as part of the East-West Perspectives lecture series at East-West University, 816 S. Michigan Ave., Fourth Floor Auditorium on Tuesday, November 16, at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Call 312-939-0111 ex.1818 for more information.
AROUND ZUKOFSKY A Poetry and Poetics Event at the University of Chicago for the Birth Centenary of Louis Zukofsky. Thursday, November 11 Saturday, November 13, 2004
All events are free and open to the public. No registration required.
PAPERS: Robert Hass, Marjorie Perloff, Mark Scroggins, Susan Stewart
RESPONDENTS: Lee Glidewell, Jenny Ludwig, Eirik Steinhoff, Karen Volkman
READINGS: Robert Hass, Mark Scroggins, Susan Stewart
PRESENTATION: Robert von Hallberg
ROUNDTABLE: Dan Beachy-Quick, Oren Izenberg, Jed Rasula, Srikanth Reddy, Mary Margaret Sloan, Karen Volkman
On Wednesday, November 3, at 5:30 p.m., the Newberry Library's Wednesday Club hosts Lynn Ellenberger, co-owner of Chicago boutique Flirt, and Rebecca Epstein, calendar editor for Los Angeles CityBeat, for "Beyond the Catwalk: New Views on Fashion," a provocative look at fashion and popular culture, including clothing as political statement.
"Beyond the Catwalk" will be held at the Newberry Library (60 W. Walton St.). Admission is $12, or $7 for Newberry Associates, and includes light refreshments. For more information, call (312) 255-3778.
The Shadow of Libby Zion: How One Death Influenced the Way Doctors Practice Medicine
Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD
Angelica Berrie Gold Foundation Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons The symposium takes place October 25 from6:30-8:00 pm at the Gleacher Center of the University of Chicago (450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive).
Admission is free and open to all members of the community. For more information, visit chicagosymposium.org.
With a countdown to the most hotly debated and inflammatory presidential election in recent history, join us to infuse much-needed humor into the election season with an event that discusses, displays and encourages political comedy.
The panel discussion, chaired by Lisa Lee of The Public Square, features comic artist Nicole Hollander, creator of Sylvia; Dave Mulcahey, the managing editor of The Baffler and an In These Times contributing editor; and Teresa Prados-Torreira, a cultural history specialist who teaches a course on political satire at Columbia College.
The symposium will take place at the University of Illinois Chicago on September 24th from 4 to 8 pm & September 25th from 9 am to 5 pm. These programs will seek to further the notion that discussion, debate, and dissent are cornerstones of democracy.
Dr. Danielle Allen, Dean of the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago and 2002 MacArthur Fellow, will deliver the keynote address at 4 pm in the Cardinal Room at UIC Circle Center, 750 South Halsted Street. Dr. Allen will be available to autograph copies of her latest book, "Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education.
The symposium will take place at the University of Illinois Chicago on September 24th from 4 to 8 pm & September 25th from 9 am to 5 pm. These programs will seek to further the notion that discussion, debate, and dissent are cornerstones of democracy.
Dr. Danielle Allen, Dean of the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago and 2002 MacArthur Fellow, will deliver the keynote address at 4 pm in the Cardinal Room at UIC Circle Center, 750 South Halsted Street. Dr. Allen will be available to autograph copies of her latest book, "Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education.
Admission is free to all ages. For more information, call (312) 255-3700.
The event is free to the public, and a small reception will follow the event.
March 31, 2004, 6-8:00 pm at International House, 1414 East 59th Street in Hyde Park.
The forum will be held at the Loyola University Simpson Center, 6333 N. Winthrop Ave., from 9am to noon. Attendance is free. Congressman Danny Davis will be the keynote speaker. For more information, contact Michael J. Harrington at 773/465-6666 or BLKagenda2004@aol.com.
"Why Weblogs Matter"
A talk with David Weinberger
With reception and party to follow
Saturday 31 May 8pm
At the Julia Friedman Gallery
118 N. Peoria Chicago IL 60607
Free of Charge
See http://digitalgenres.org/weinberger.html for more information
What are weblogs and why do they matter? How do they change the boundaries between public and private? How do they stretch our notions of who we are and how we live with others? How are we writing ourselves into existence in the new public world of the Web? And what sorts of communities do we create when we ourselves become works of self-written fiction?
On 31 May David Weinberger - Heidegger scholar turned web-guru - will discuss these questions and more at a free, public lecture at the Julia Friedman gallery on the near west side.
This event - the culmination of the two day Digital Genres conference - will conclude with a reception and party in which the ranks of the conference goers will be swelled with artists, bloggers and other suspicious bohemian types. Come for the Heidegger - stay for the Heilman's!
About David Weinberger
David Weinberger received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Toronto. After teaching for six years and working as a comedy writer for Woody Allen for seven, he became, in the words of The Wall Street Journal, a "marketing guru." Hes the co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto, and the author of Small Pieces Loosely Joined, a 'unified theory of the web'. David is a frequent commentator on National Public Radios All Things Considered and has written for publications such as The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Boston Globe, Wired, and Research in Phenomenology. He blogs at http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/.
