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2001.01.05 (week 184)

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
  Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
IMPORTANT NOTES
Everyone: Charybdis was THE place to be on NYE! I TOLD you so!!! See the photos at http://bedno.com/photos.php
Goths: For a few more weeks only Nocturna Tuesdays is 18+ at Metro instead of SmartBar.
Seminar regulars: You're probably in a http://SuperSphere.com video. Come see them all at http://bedno.com/find.php?s=seminar
Drum-n-Bass fans: Come out Sunday to U.S.Beer, and next week is THE LAST BROCKOUT :(
Toon heads: Futurama, King-o-Hill, Simpsons are new this week.
Be strong!

RECOMMENDED:
* Fr: First Friday at Museum of Contemporary Art.
* Fr: Iron Chef - Sushi Battle on FOOD.
* Fr: Bang at Crobar.
* Fr: Cosmix at Berlin.
* Sa: Epiphany.
* Sa: The Harlem Globetrotters at United Center.
* Sa: New leading edge erotica show at Feitigo Gallery.
* Sa: PURE: Progressive house at Rednofive.
* Su: NEW CARTOONS on FOX.
* Su: Signal Strength on U.S.Beer.
* Su: "Lost Weekend" at Empty Bottle.
* Su: DJ Hurricane at House of Blues.
* Mo: Elvis Presley's Birthday.
* Mo: Chicago Public Schools back in session.
* Mo: Bulls host Dallas at United Center.
* Mo: Elvis birthday spectacular at House of Blues.
* Tu: Full Moon.
* Tu: Foo Fighters at Riviera Theatre.
* Tu: BattleBots 2.
* Tu: Nocturna NEW LOCATION at Metro.
* We: Ice skating evening for bladers at Skate On State.
* We: Dixie Dregs with Steve Morse at House of Blues.
* We: Bass By The Pound - Seminar at Big Wig.
* We: Lunacy at Crobar.
* Th: The Romantics at House of Blues.
* Th: Adult Skate w/ Bar at Rainbo Roller Rink.

 Ongoing:
Fiddler on the Roof. -2001.01.07 All ages. $23-60 Tu-Su various times.
Shubert Theatre, 22 W Monroe. Downtown. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
Now playing.
Chocolat, The Family Man, What Women Want, Traffic, Cast Away, Dungeons and Dragons, Miss Congeniality, Grinch, Rugrats in Paris, Unbreakable, Charlies Angels, ...
http://bedno.com/movies
WAY too much GREAT dance and theater and comedy and poetry to cover.
Get yourself a Reader or NewCity magazine.
Hundreds of city locations.
Brew&View. Movies, drinking, smoking, heckling, FUN! -Thursday 18+ $4.
8p (daily): Little Nicky - Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rodney Dangerfield, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Michael McKean, ...
10p (daily): Bedazzled - Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley star in a remake of Peter Cook's 1968 film, directed by Harold Ramis.
midnt (Fr,Sa,Th): Blair Witch 2 - Who cares.
Brew & View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner from the Red line Belmont stop. MAP
http://www.brewview.com
 Friday 2001.01.05:
* First Friday. Music, art, snax, drinks, creative types and gold coasters. 1st Fridays $6-12 6-10p.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago. MAP
http://www.mcachicago.org
Iron Chef - Sushi Battle. Fiercely competitive cooking translated from Japan. Fridays 9-10p.
Sip a drink each time Ota says "Fukui-san!".
FOOD. http://www.foodtv.com/tvshows/ironchefindex
Bang. "The Quality Of Sound". Fridays 21+ $15+ 10p-4a.
One of the hottest Friday spots. Resident Chris Gin with visiting heavyweight headliners. Always well produced, nice change of scene with Hiroki in the mezz. Lots of house, crowded late. Dress well, no tennis shoes.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. No public transit. MAP
http://www.crobarnightclub.com
Cosmix. Fridays 21+ Free 10p-4a.
DJ Greg Haus spins a blend of trance, hardhouse, breakbeat, and progressive sounds.
http://www.hauswerkz.com
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop. MAP
http://www.berlinchicago.com
 Saturday 2001.01.06:
Epiphany. Yearly.
Observes the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus, 12 days after Christmas.
http://christianity.miningco.com
The Harlem Globetrotters (since 1926). All ages. $6-75 ALSO 7:30p 2p.
http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com
United Center, 1901 W Madison. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
New leading edge erotica show. Opening reception tonight. 21+ 8p-12a.
Photos by Ed Fox and Conrad Lawrence, sculpture and furniture by Ken Keirns, multimedia presentation by DarkHorse.
Feitigo Gallery, 773/384-0586, 1821 W North Ave. MAP
http://www.feitico.com
PURE: Progressive house. DJs Chris Walsh, Chad Sommer, Frique, Madrid, more. Saturdays 21+ $5-15 10p-5a.
Pretty deep and dark, getting good reviews, go upstairs for a change. A little too stripped down for my tastes.
http://www.purefuture.com
Rednofive, 312/733-6699, 440 N Halsted. MAP
http://www.fifthfloorchicago.com
 Sunday 2001.01.07:
* * NEW CARTOONS!!! New Futurama, King of the Hill, Simpsons, Malcolm. Sundays All ages. free 2hr 6p.
Zap gets crew stranded on an Amazon planet, Bea Arthur guests. Dale succumbs to toxic exposure, Lisa Kudrow guests. Homer's crayon-in-brain induced stupidity is cured, and his popularity suffers.
FOX. http://www.fox.com
* Signal Strength. Chicago's newest weekly drum&bass night. Sundays 21+ $0-3 9p-2a.
Vera commands: come out and support Natty, 40 Oz, Chris G, The Black Russian, others, for the sounds of d&b, dub, hip hop, etc...
773/868-6331 http://chicagodrumandbass.com
U.S. Beer Company, 773/871-7799, 1801 N Clybourn. Corner of Sheffield, Clybourn, and Willow. MAP
http://www.usbeerco.com
"Lost Weekend". Weekend Records opening celebration. 21+ $5 10p.
W/ Tommie Sunshine, Ray Rod, DJ Kevin and Carmelhead spin electronic dance.
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western. MAP
http://www.emptybottle.com
DJ Hurricane. Mainstream dance night. 18+ $15 10p.
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
 Monday 2001.01.08:
Elvis Presley's Birthday (since 1935). Yearly.
The king of Rock and Roll was born this day in Tupelo MS, and (allegedly) died on August 16th, 1977. Observed by enjoying memorabilia, his 33 films, music and impersonators.
http://www.elvispresley.com
Chicago Public Schools back in session. End of winter break. 8a.
http://www.cps.k12.il.us
Bulls host Dallas. FSChi. All ages. 7:30p.
http://www.nba.com/bulls
United Center, 1901 W Madison. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
Elvis birthday spectacular. 18+ $10 7:30p.
Variety of acts with a host.
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
Tales of terror readings by local Chicago Horror authors. Mondays $2 8p.
Various different entertainment or open mike weekly.
http://www.twilighttales.com
The Red Lion Pub, 2446 North Lincoln Avenue. On Lincoln one block north of Fullerton. Across from the Biograph. MAP
http://www.para-net.com/~red_lion
 Tuesday 2001.01.09:
Full Moon. Always adds an interesting twist.
http://www.earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching
Foo Fighters. Q101 sponsored. All ages. $24.50 7:30p.
Riviera Theatre, 312/275-6800, 4647 N Racine. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
BattleBots 2.0! New season. Tuesdays -2001.03.06 9p.
Sparks will fly and Bots will Die! Very serious, sport of the future.
http://www.comedycentral.com
* Nocturna NEW LOCATION! Goth w/ Scary Lady Sarah, THE weekly gathering of darker souls. Tuesdays 18+ $8 10p-4a.
Nicely decorated, often a special guest and giveaways. Now 18+!
http://www.gothicchicago.com
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. Near Red Line Addison stop. MAP
http://www.metrochicago.com
Testosterone Tuesday. Hard dance music, ultra buff male strippers. Tuesdays 21+ Free 10p-4a.
DJ Ralph Rosario.
http://www.testosterone.net
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. At the Belmont red line stop. MAP
http://www.berlinchicago.com
 Wednesday 2001.01.10:
Ice skating evening for bladers. Wednesday -2001.02.21 Yearly. All ages. 5-7:15p.
Meet after work for ice skating. It's free, big, semi-crowded. There's hot chocolate, snax, and $2-3 skate rentals. Beers at Governors pub after (7:15p). SoS is open 9a-7:15p (-9:45p Th), closed 30minutes every 2hrs. Special exhibition skaters MWF at 11:20a.
Skate On State, 312/744-2898, State between Washington/Randolph. Red line Washington stop. MAP
http://www.cityofchicago.org/events/SkateonState.html
Dixie Dregs with Steve Morse. 21+ $25 7:30p.
One of the finest art-jazz-rock-southern bands of all time. As technically skilled as musicians can get, back with original members after over twenty years.
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
Bass By The Pound - Seminar. THE weekly drum-n-bass scene. Wednesdays 21+ $5 9p-2a.
Phantom 45 joins residents Gylde, Flipside, etc. Great tunes, cool decor, good drink selection, teeny dance area, web-cast!
http://www.bassbythepound.com
Big Wig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division. Near Blue line Division stop. MAP
http://www.bigwignightclub.com
Lunacy. Industrial, SM/tattoos, pretty darn hot. Wednesdays 21+ $5-15 10p-4a.
A fetish friendly dark playground of decadence with go-go girls, buff boys, visual assualts, bondage and tattoos. Now with Residents Chris Gin and Mystic Bill spinning, Pat Parsons in the Mezz. Dress well, no tennis shoes. Ladies free, strange pets welcome, $1.50 drink specials.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. MAP
http://www.crobarnightclub.com
Women Obsession (since 1990). Mainly a ladies night for ladies. 1st/2nd/3rd Wednesdays 21+ Free 10p-4a.
http://www.womyn.org
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. At Red line Belmont stop. MAP
http://www.berlinchicago.com
 Thursday 2001.01.11:
The Romantics. Rock. 21+ $15 7:30p.
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
Adult Skate w/ Bar! Thursdays 18+ $5 9p-2a.
Large smooth wood rink, goes through a series of sessions for mixed, backwards, couples, etc. Hip/Hop, urban, R&B DJ. Some of the roller skating regulars have awesome moves. Bladers welcome, an excellent winter option.
http://Bedno.com/skate
Rainbo Roller Rink, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark. MAP
http://www.usa-skating.com/usa/locations/chicago.html
Alternative Beat. DJs Laura B and Jen Jameson. Thursdays $0-10 10p-4a.
Simulcast on Q101 midnt-2a. This night is notably good and Karma-like. Excellent decore, service, lights and sound. Pretty heavy for mainstream, gets quite crowded after 1a. May also be good Fridays.
We $0 -4a, Th guys $5 -4a, Fr/Sa $10 -5a.
Aura, 312/266-2114, 640 N Dearborn. MAP
http://www.aceplaces.com/aura/home.html
 Attractions:
New exhibits on historic Polish astronomers, black holes, Hubble images. All ages. $0-5 Free Tuesdays.
Dramatically expanded, much high tech exhibitry. Excellent new web cam.
Mo-Th 9a-5p, Fr 9a-9p, Sa/Su 9a-6p.
Adler Planetarium, 312/922-7827 (STAR), 1300 S Lake Shore. MAP
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org
Masterpieces. Interesting permanent and visiting exhibits. All ages. Free Tuesdays.
Mo/We/Fr 10:30a-4:30p, Tu/Th 10:30a-8p, Sa/Su 10a-5p.
Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan. MAP
http://www.artic.edu
Quality exhibits and activities for young minds. Free Thursdays. 10a-5p Tu-Su.
Chicago Children's Museum, 312/527-1000, Navy Pier. MAP
http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org
Your Are Here: Chicago In the Year 2000. Team of photographers project documenting everyday life last year. (-2001.03.04). Many other local works. All ages. Free.
Also: good stuff at the Randolph Cafe daily at 1p, late Thursdays.
Mo-We 10a-7p, Th 10a-9p, Fr 10a-6p, Sa 10a-5p, Su 11a-5p.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/346-3278 (FINE-ART), 78 E Washington. MAP
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism/CulturalCenter
Kremlin Gold: 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels (-2001.03.30).
Underground Adventure. Walk through hugely magnified soil ecosystem.
Sue (permanent). All ages. $4-8, Free Wednesdays. 9a-5p.
Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore. MAP
http://www.fmnh.org
Exhibits covering 4000 years of surgical history. Not for the squeamish. All ages. $3-5 Free Tuesdays. Tu-Sa 10a-4p.
International Museum of Surgical Science, 312/642-6502, 1524 N Lake Shore. MAP
http://www.imss.org
World class zoo. Now with web cams. All ages. Free.
11.1-3.31 8a-5p, 4.1-5.25 8a-6p, 5.26-9.3 Mo-Fr 8a-6p Sa/Su/holidays 8a-7p, 9.4-10.31 8a-6p. Buildings close earlier.
Lincoln Park Zoo, 773/742-2000, 2200 N Cannon. MAP
http://www.lpzoo.com
Ed Ruscha, Catherine Opie (-2001.02.14). $0-8 Free Tuesdays.
We-Su 10a-5p, Tu 10a-8p. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New years Day.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago. MAP
http://www.mcachicago.org
Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a whole day. All ages. $3-13, Free Thursdays.
"Time" exhibit opens soon.
Mo-Fr 9:30a-4p, Sa/Su 9:30a-5:30p.
Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake Shore. MAP
http://www.msichicago.org
Oooooodles of good fun and art, IMax, food, Shakespeare, VR games, ... All ages. Free.
Outdoor skating rink open.
Mo-Th 10a-8p, Fr/Sa 10a-10p, Su 10a-7p, closed 12.25.
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand. Take the free trolley. MAP
http://www.navypier.com
Truly stunning world class aquarium. $11-18.
Rear outside deck has the city's best skyline view. Now with web cams.
Sa/Su 9a-6p, Mo-Fr 9a-5p (-6p in summer), many special late days, Free Mo/Tu Sept-Feb.
Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore. MAP
http://SheddAquarium.org
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