Bedno.com - 2001.01.19 (week 186)

2001.01.19 (week 186)

Take The High Road

Take The High Road

It may be longer but you'll arrive unsoiled. Flash a peace sign not the finger. Remember, even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat.

Funsters are shaking off the freeze this week. Dance opportunities are plentiful. Standouts include Dieselboy at a rave Sat and my new fave Charybdis on Sun. WXRT is giving away Sunday SmashMouth tickets. Bush II begins Sat, and other politics follow Tue and Thu. On TV catch Iron Chef doing potatos Fri, skating championship finals Sat, new Futurama Sun, and the Junkyard Wars FINALS on Wed.
KEEP IT CLEAN!

RECOMMENDED:
* Fr: PREJUDICE opening reception at Women Made Gallery.
* Fr-Sa: FAST FORWARD at Charybdis.
* Fr: Brothers In Metal rave.
* Fr: Iron Chef - Potato Battle on FOOD.
* Fr: Trance Dance at Circuit.
* Sa: Start of Aquarius.
* Sa: Inauguration Day in Washington DC.
* Sa: Figure Skating on ABC.
* Sa: Urban Take Over rave.
* Sa: Saturday Soiree at Circus.
* Sa: SanFrancisco Session at Big Wig.
* Sa: CD Release Party at European Cafe.
* Su: Smashmouth FREE at House of Blues.
* Su: New Cartoons on FOX.
* Su: MOTUS - Drum&Bass at Charybdis.
* Su: Signal Strength drum&bass on U.S.Beer.
* Su: DJ? at Empty Bottle.
* Mo: Static Party at Empty Bottle.
* Tu: Post-Election Post-Mortem at Hot House.
* Tu: Bulls host Portland at United Center.
* Tu: Nocturna 18+ NEW LOCATION at Metro.
* We: Chinese New Years in Chinatown.
* We-Su: Boat/RV/Outdoor Show at McCormick Place.
* We: Ice skating evening for bladers.
* We: Junkyard Wars FINALS on TLC.
* We: Bass By The Pound at Big Wig.
* Th: Robert B. Reich New Economy speech at The University Club.
* Th-Sa: Chicago's NEXT Dance Festival at Athenaeum Theatre.
* Th: Jelo Showcase 6 at Big Wig.

Ongoing:

Now playing.: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, 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 (Fr-Tu,Th; 9p We): Dungeons & Dragons - Jeremy Irons, Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans, Zoe McLellen, ...
8p (We): Temptation Island.
10p (Fr-Tu,Th): Little Nicky - Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rodney Dangerfield, Reese Witherspoon, Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Michael McKean, ...
midnt (Fr,Sa,Th): Bedazzled - Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley star in a remake of Peter Cook's 1968 film, directed by Harold Ramis.
Brew & View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner from the Red line Belmont stop. MAP
http://www.brewview.com

Friday 2001.01.19:

PREJUDICE. New exhibit opens. Reception tonight. 6-9p.: Artwork by women and men that deals with prejudice issues. All media.
Women Made Gallery, 312/328-0038, 1900 S Prairie. MAP
http://www.womanmade.org
FAST FORWARD. "Travelling at the Speed of Art". 18+ $10 8p-2a.: Performance artists (poetry, comedy, dance, music) after 9p. "Minute of Fame" video booth, open mic, painting races, papier mache workshop, exquisite corpse art, spinning wheel of torture, more. See Sunday listing for more details.
Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks from Blue Line Montrose stop. MAP
http://www.charybdisarts.com
* Brothers In Metal. Rave. All ages. $7 ($5 if drenched in real or simulated blood) 9p-2a.: Semiconscious presents DJs Tron, Loki, Ian Morrison vs. Miss BioBooster, Chamberweed, Kid Entropy. Live bands He Who Corrupts, Pretentious A**holes. Virgin venue, 8mm monster movies, lots of attitude.
TBA, 312/409-4552.
http://www.kidentropy.com
* Iron Chef - Potato 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
* Trance Dance. 21+ $10 9p-4a.: Glow stix to the first 100, black lights and body painters, dance performers, primarily gay. Techno/rave DJ Aubrey Jones.
Circuit, 3641 N Halsted. MAP
http://www.circuitclub.com
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 2001.01.20:

Start of Aquarius. Yearly.: Astrological sign, the water bearer.
http://www.astrology.com
* Inauguration Day. Begins the term of a newly elected president. 10a-12:30p.: Carried live on many networks. A nationwide protest against Bush and Dick is planned. Participate by wearing all black and giving to charity.
Washington DC.
http://www.presidential-inaugural.com
Figure Skating. U.S. Championship Finals. 3-5p men/dance, 7-8p M.Kwan, 8-10p women/pairs. 3p.: http://www.figure-skating.com
ABC. http://www.abc.com
* Urban Take Over. Rave. All ages. $20 7p-5a.: Pretty terrific lineup includes DJs Surgeon, Diesleboy, Sky Lab 2000, Paul Johnson, Miss Hollie, 3D, Web, Fonz De La Mota, Wisdom, Michael Wenz, Brady James.
TBA, 773/509-5050. Probably at Route 66 Roller Rink.
http://www.boogietribe.com
FAST FORWARD. "Travelling at the Speed of Art". 18+ $10 8p-2a.: Prolixon plays, Moxy dances after 9p. See Friday/Sunday listings for more details.
Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks from Blue Line Montrose stop. MAP
http://www.charybdisarts.com
Saturday Soiree. A UR Magazine event. 21+ $? 9p-?a.: Free cocktails 9-10:30p, hors'd, circus performers, house DJs.
http://www.urchicago.com
Circus, 312/266-1200, 901 W Weed. MAP
http://www.circuschicago.com
SanFrancisco Session. "World House Movement". 3rd Saturdays 21+ $? 9p-2a.: Visiting West Coast talents from OM Records.
http://www.omrecords.com
Big Wig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division. Near Blue line Division stop. MAP
http://www.bigwignightclub.com
* Variety. Saturdays 21+ Free 9:30p-5a.: "Progressive music and video. Meet and mingle with a truly diverse crowd. Dress up or dress down... this is the place to be what you want to be!" Local musicians perform early. An editor fave, always wild, often crowded.
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. Near Red line Belmont stop. MAP
http://www.berlinchicago.com
CD Release Party. K.B. Elements "The New Wave of Electronic Music". All ages. 10:30p.: Live mix of electronic music with a touch of trance, progressive and dance. Free CDs!
http://www.kbelements.com
European Cafe, 773/585-1879, 5842 S Archer. MAP

Sunday 2001.01.21:

* Smashmouth. w/ Dandy Warhols. FREE*.: *Listen to 93.1FM to win tickets.
http://www.wxrt.com
House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. MAP
http://apps.hob.com/schedule/venues.asp?vid=100
New Cartoons! New Futurama, New King of the Hill, Simpsons, New Malcolm. Sundays All ages. free 2hr 6p.: Miniaturized crew battles benevolent worm parasites inside Fry, Hank's truck is dying.
FOX. http://www.fox.com
* * MOTUS - Weekly DJ studio. Sundays 18+ $5 8p-1a.: Drum&Bass with DJs Kali, Flood, Jacques, Jodi B, MC Sherwin. Great new 120'x120' space with giant slide, swing, cargo climbing nets, percussion structures, pinball, pool, skee-ball, video games, dome hockey, skater half-pipe, visual art, sculpture, graffiti, and much more.
ALSO: Catch FOCUS movie night Thursdays 9p. BYOB, smoking, vote on next week's film. Past films included 2001 and Princess Mononoke.
Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks from Blue Line Montrose stop. MAP
http://www.charybdisarts.com
* Signal Strength. Growing new drum&bass weekly. 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. 1.21 Kid Entropy & Ian Morrison, 1.28 Kevin Cunningham & Rees Urban.
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
* DJ? Acucrack, Dumb American, Dan Snazelle. Visuals by FixionDesigns. 21+ $7 10p.: http://imusic.artistdirect.com/showcase/club/djacucrack.html
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western. MAP
http://www.emptybottle.com

Monday 2001.01.22:

Static Party. 21+ 8p.: w/ Today is my Super Spaceout Day and Chris Connelly.
http://www.staticmultimedia.com
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western. MAP
http://www.emptybottle.com
Boom Boom Room. Mondays 21+ $10 10p-4a.: Progressive and deep house. Decorative staff, good quality dance club lights and design, 3 bars, free parking early. Clubber attire required, gay friendly.
Red Dog, 773/278-5138, 1958 W North. MAP

Tuesday 2001.01.23:

* Post-Election Post-Mortem. All ages. Free 7p.: Discussion and mingling sponsored by Chicago Green, Open University of the Left, and Democratic Socialists. Also good music here all week. See the site.
Hot House, 312/362-9707, 31 East Balbo. MAP
http://www.hothouse.net
Bulls host Portland. FSChi. All ages. 7:30p.: http://www.nba.com/bulls
United Center, 1901 W Madison. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
BattleBots 2.0! New season. Tuesdays 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

Wednesday 2001.01.24:

Chinese New Years (4699). Year of the Snake.: Also New Years for some other lunar calendar cultures. Observed with 14 days of joyous festivities. Date varies each year. Second new moon after winter solstice. Parade is next Sunday.
Chinatown, Wentworth and Cermak. MAP
http://www.chicago-chinatown.com
Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoor Show (since 1931). -Sunday Yearly. All ages. $4-8 (-6p Sun) 11a-9p.: Largest consumer show of it's kind in the US. Hundreds of exhibitors.
http://www.boatshows.com
McCormick Place, 2301 S Lake Shore. North Building. MAP
http://www.mccormickplace.com
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
* Junkyard Wars. FINAL MATCH!! 1hr 8p.: Bright British teams compete to build complex machines from scrap. Unique, jovial and civilized. The final challenge is to build a rocket to take an ostrich egg as high as possible and return it undamaged.
TLC. http://www.tlc.com
Bass By The Pound - Seminar. THE weekly drum-n-bass scene. Wednesdays 21+ $3-7 9p-2a.: West Coasters Rinse & Flux join residents Gylde, Flipside, etc. Great tunes, cool decor, good drink selection, teeny dance area. Sometimes web-simulcast.
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

Thursday 2001.01.25:

* The New Economy and How It Is Changing Our Lives. Lecture by Robert B. Reich, followed by bar, mingling, chat. All ages. $15-25 5:45p.: President Clinton's secretary of labor 1993-97, professor at Brandeis, author of eight books. Appropriate attire required.
http://www.aaknopf.com
The University Club, 76 E Monroe. MAP
http://www.ccfr.org
Chicago's NEXT Dance Festival. Three modern programs on three days. -Saturday Yearly. All ages. $15 8p.: Athenaeum Theatre, 773/935-6860, 2936 N Southport. MAP TicketMaster:312/902-1500.
Jelo Showcase 6. $10 -10:30p, $5 after. 8:30p-2a.: Famed NYC House DJ TJR, d&b local Kevin Cunningham, Brian G opens. Open bar -10:30p.
http://www.jelo-multimedia.com
Big Wig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division. Near Blue line Division stop. MAP
http://www.bigwignightclub.com
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 21+ $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:

Ed Ruscha, Catherine Opie (-2001.02.14). -2001.02.01 $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
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 music daily at 12:15p (Classical Mo/We, Jazz Tu, Pop Th). Open 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
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.: The outdoor skating rink is now 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

Notes:

ALWAYS call before going to a listed event.: ALWAYS call before going to a listed event.
HELP!!! Volunteer correspondents needed. See your work in print, reach thousands, get comps, make a difference.: For full details read http://bedno.com/volunteer
Disclaimer.: My mom the attorney would want me to remind you that http://Bedno.com accepts no liability whatsoever for your use of any information presented on this site, etc, etc.
Tell a friend. Be a pal.: Tell all yer friends to join http://bedno.com - THANX! Also, instead of forwarding this to friends please ask them to join directly. It matters, really.
REVIEWS:: Stakka and Skynet at Seminar were outstanding! Best new drum&bass I've heard in a while, and no thugs in the massive. It's so much better when Glyde brings in good lights for the big names. See the photos at http://bedno.com/album.php?s=20010117
ALSO, I know I'm almost alone here, but I think "The Fifth Element" is a WONDERFUL movie. One of my all time favorites, up there with Terminator 2. Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker (brilliant performance), Milla Jovovich (mmmmmmm), Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, and an excellent story and effects. I laugh when pure evil calls Zorg and begins the conversation politely with "Am I disturbing you?". See it if you haven't. I also confess to liking Water World.

2001.01.19