RECOMMENDED: * Ongoing: FINAL SHOWS The
History of the Universe. * Ongoing: "Unbinding Isaac"
at Steppenwolf Studio. * Ongoing: Hubbard Street
Dance spring season at Cadillac. * Ongoing: Latino Film
Festival. * Ongoing: Memento at Music
Box Theatre. * Fr: Arbor Day. * Fr: The Dish at Art
theaters everywhere. * Fr: One Night at McCool's
at Theaters everywhere. * Fr: International Vintage
Poster Fair at Navy Pier. * Fr: American Craft Council
Show/Market at Navy Pier. * Fr: Critical Mass at Daley
Plaza. * Fr: Generation Freestyle at
UIC Pavilion. * Fr: Sister Machine Gun,
Kill Hannah, ... at Metro. * Fr: ABSURDO! at
Charybdis. * Fr: Invader Zim on
NICK. * Fr: Hello Dave at Vic
Theatre. * Fr: Powerhouse 2 rave. * Fr: Marvin Tate's
D-Settlement at Hot House. * Fr: Bang at Crobar. * Fr: Departures at Aura. * Fr: LAST SHOW Shadow of the
Master. * Fr: HEX at The Mutiny
SPECIAL EDITION. * Sa: Silver Images Film
Festival. * Sa: GRAND REOPENING:
Mexican Fine Arts Center. * Sa: Vertical Horizon at
Riviera Theatre. * Sa: ABSURDO! at
Charybdis. * Sa: Haymarket reflections
at Lincoln Restaurant. * Sa: Gary Numan at House of
Blues. * Sa: Wonderland 9 rave. * Sa: Dave Ralph at
Rednofive. * Su: New Cartoons on TV. * Su: Urban M.I.N.E.S. at
Subterranean. * Su: MOTUS - Weekly DJ
studio at Charybdis. * Su: New Power (Prince)
Party at Berlin. * Su: Signal Strength
drum&bass at U.S.Beer. * Mo: Walpurgis Night. * Mo: Fear Factory at House
of Blues. * Mo: Jerry Cantrell at
Double Door. * Mo: Blue Groove Lounge at
Funky Buddha Lounge. * Tu: May Day. * Tu: World Phone In Sick
Day. * Tu: Cubs Home Games at
Wrigley Field. * Tu: Nocturna at Metro NOW
18+. * We: Group Skate from Melvin
B's. * We: Star Trek Voyager
series FINAL EPISODES. * We: Drum&Bass at Big
Wig. * We: Lunacy at Crobar. * Th: Something Cloudy,
Something Clear at Bailiwick. * Th: The Silver Measure /
Metropolis at Hot House. * Th: THE RIGHT STUFF at
Charybdis. * Th: Alternative Beat at
Aura.
Ongoing:
FINAL SHOWS The History (and Mystery)
of the Universe. -2001.04.29 No kids. $29.50-36.50 Daily.
Well reviewed work based on the great 20th century thinker Buckminster
Fuller. http://foghouse.com Mercury Theater, 773/325-1700, 3745 N Southport. Near Brown line
Southport stop. MAPINFO
"Unbinding Isaac". -2001.05.06 All ages. $10-25 Th/Fr 7:30p, Sa
3p/7:30p, Su 3p.
Written/directed by Jim Lasko. "Inspired by the surrealist paintings of
Rene Magritte ... presents an alternately comic and thought provoking
meditation on the Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac". Steppenwolf Studio Theatre, 773/388-9031, 1650 N Halsted. http://www.redmoon.org MAPPHOTOSINFO
Hubbard Street Dance company spring season. Modern and
innovative. -2001.05.06 All ages. $17-50.
Well reviewed mystery with bizarre twists, following a man medically
unable to make new memories searching for his wife's killer. http://www.otnemem.com Music Box Theatre, 773/871-6604, 3733 N Southport. http://www.musicboxtheatre.com MAPINFO
Now playing.
Freddie Got Fingered, Crocodile Dundee in LA, Bridget Jones's Diary,
Spy Kids, Joe Dirt, Josie and the Pussycats, Chocolat, Cast Away, Down
To Earth, ... http://bedno.com/movies INFO
WAY too much GREAT dance and theater and comedy and poetry to
cover.
Get yourself a Reader or NewCity magazine. Hundreds of city locations. INFO
7p (Mo): Showing The
Weakest Link, a new combo survivor/millionaire game show. 8p (We): Boot
Camp. FREE. 7p (Th): Survivor: Outback. FREE. Includes WCKG DJs, City
Sweats raffle, contests for t-shirts and pizza coupons. 8p (Sa-Th; 9p We): What Women
Want - Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, ... 10p (Sa-Tu,Th): Saving Silverman - Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Jason
Biggs, Amanda Peet, Amanda Detmer, ... midnt (Sa,Th): Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas - Johnny Depp, Benicio
Del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci,
Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz and others in a Terry Gilliam film from the
Hunter S. Thompson book. Brew & View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner
from the Red line Belmont stop. http://www.brewview.com MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
Friday 2001.04.27:
Arbor Day. Last Friday in April Yearly.
A special day set aside for the planting of trees. First proposed in
Nebraska in 1872, later became a legal holiday there. http://www.arborday.org INFO
The Dish.
Very well reviewed fact based story of the quirky staff of a remote
Australian antenna used in the Apollo program. With Sam Neill, Patrick
Warburton, ... Art theaters everywhere. http://bedno.com/movies TIMESINFO
One Night at McCool's. Rated R.
Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who
wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night. Starring Liv
Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman, Paul Reiser, Michael Douglas, ... http://www.onenightatmccools.com Theaters everywhere. http://bedno.com/movies TIMESINFO
International Vintage Poster Fair (since 1992). -Sunday
Yearly. All ages. $10-25 Fr 5-9p, Sa 10a-7p, Su 11a-6p. 10a.
World's largest such show, 35 dealers, many thousands on sale,
1890s-1980s product ads, travel, war, circus, more. Navy Pier, 312/595-7437 (PIER), 600 E Grand. Terrace D. http://www.navypier.com MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
American Craft Council Show/Market (since 1998). -Sunday
Yearly. All ages. $8 Fr -8p, Sa -6p, Su -4p. 10:15a.
*ABSURDO! (we know you are...but so are we). A springtime
celebration of the weird, wild and wacky in art. 18+ (w/ID!) $10
-Saturday 8p-2a.
Devo-billy Madness by TWANG BANG, Heavy Mellow by HONEST POD, Dance to
the hyper-ridiculous sounds of audio sculptor DJ GREGOR MORTIS.
As always, Charybdis features special attractions such as intoxication
simulator, paintball shooting gallery, climbing nets, costumes, paint
corner, pingpong, darts, pool, classic arcade games, half pipe for
skaters & bladers. Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks
from Blue Line Montrose stop. http://www.charybdisarts.com MAPPHOTOSINFO
*Invader Zim. Best new cartoon out! Fridays All ages. Free
8-8:30p.
Excellent and Futurama-like, but darker. Wildly bizarre adventures of
an hyper-enthusiastic evil alien infiltrator. NICK.http://www.nick.com TIMESINFO
"hip-hop, funk, jazzy riffs, rock bass, and frenetic spoken word riffs
on a groove ... engaged in social commentary and positive energy".
Nicole Mitchell opens. Hot House, 312/362-9707, 31 East Balbo. Discounted parking
available. Near downtown train stops. http://www.hothouse.net MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
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. http://www.crobarnightclub.com MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
DEPARTURES. Progressive UK house, deep funky trance, techno.
Fridays 21+ $10 10:15p-4a.
*LAST SHOW Shadow of the Master. "A Kung
Fu Musical Sequel". Fridays All ages. $10 10:30p.
By Matt Larsen, Fred Mowery, Stephanie McCullough. Sulacco Productions
returns with the follow up to 'The True Deadliest Game of Death'.
312/905-9385 WNEP Theater, 773/755-1693, 3209 N Halsted. http://www.wneptheater.org MAPINFO
HEX (since 2000). S*x with a rockstar. Fridays 21+ $5
11p-2a.
A Glamourous little party catering to the gothic crowd. Boa bartends,
Carriemonster and friends spin. Sometimes CD giveaways and tarot.
4.27: Uber-Goth boi Francis of the band Thirteen13 will be given to
winner of a females-only raffle. http://hex.goth.nu The Mutiny, 773/486-7774, 2428 N Western. Just North of
Fullerton. MAPPHOTOSINFO
Saturday 2001.04.28:
Silver Images Film Festival (since 1996). All senior
related. -2001.05.18 Yearly. All ages. Mostly Free.
GRAND REOPENING: Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum. -Sunday All
ages. Free 12-10p.
New 68Kft indoor/outdoor space, many thousands expected. Lots of kids
activities observing "Day of the Children" fest. Open House noon-4p.
Music performances 6-10p. Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 773/738-1503, 1852 W 19th. http://www.mfacmchicago.org MAPINFO
*ABSURDO! (we know you are...but so are we). A springtime
celebration of the weird, wild and wacky in art. 18+ (w/ID!) $10 8p-2a.
"Electronic Tech-head & Sound Manipulators THE FLASHBULB / WU-XIA and
UNSEELIE (Oklahoma City) / YUPPSTER"
As always, Charybdis features special attractions such as intoxication
simulator, paintball shooting gallery, climbing nets, costumes, paint
corner, pingpong, darts, pool, classic arcade games, half pipe for
skaters & bladers. Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks
from Blue Line Montrose stop. http://www.charybdisarts.com MAPPHOTOSINFO
College of Complexes (since 1951). "The Playground for
People Who Think". Saturdays All ages. $3 food/drink purchase 2.5hrs
8-11p.
Structured weekly free speech forum.
4.28: Annual Memorial for the Haymarket Martyrs "Who Threw the Bomb?"
w/ Robert Roman of the Democratic Socialists of America on the
condition of labor.
312/326-2120 http://collegeofcomplexes.homestead.com/main.html Lincoln Restaurant, 773/248-1820, 4008 N Lincoln. Near
Lincoln/Irving/Damen. MAPPHOTOSINFO
*MOTUS - Weekly DJ studio. Sundays 18+ (w/ID!) $5 8p-1a.
4.29: CONOR K (House), SEEDUB (Drum&Bass), P-PHUNK (House), WAX
(Techno).
Great huge loft with climbing nets, percussion toys, pinball, pool,
arcade games, skater half-pipe, dance floor, DIY painting area, art and
sculpture, graffiti, also blader and skate board performers. Now with
PaintBall! ALSO: Catch FOCUS movie night Thursdays. Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks
from Blue Line Montrose stop. http://www.charybdisarts.com MAPPHOTOSINFO
*New Power Party. Samnation spins Artist Formerly Known as
Prince. Last Sundays 21+ Free 8p-4a.
Hear Natty, 40 Oz, Chris G, The Black Russian, others, spin 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. http://www.usbeerco.com MAPPHOTOSINFO
Monday 2001.04.30:
Walpurgis Night. Yearly.
Also known as witches' sabbath and eve of May Day. Commemorates the 8th
century saint and protectress against witchcraft. http://www.iglobal.net/psman/norse.html
Calls attention to the loss of the eight-hour day and other
quality-of-life indices in America, and more generally used to
publicize dissatisfaction with new economics. http://www.gatt.org/sickday.html
Cubs Home Games. WGN/FSChi. -2001.05.06 All ages. $10-?
5.1-2 8p, 5.3 2p: San Diego.
5.4 3p, 5.5-6 2p: Los Angeles. Wrigley Field, 773/404-CUBS, 1060 W Addision. http://www.cubs.com MAPFINDINFO
*Nocturna (since 1989). Goth w/ Scary Lady Sarah, THE
weekly gathering of darker souls. Tuesdays NOW 18+! $3 10p-4a.
Wednesday Evening Intermediate Group Skate. Wednesdays All ages.
Free 6:30p.
"The granddaddy of Chicago group skates" as mentioned in national
press. From near Londo Mondo to a location TBD (Chinatown/Adler/...)
and optionally back. 8-12 miles, some street skating, full gear and
blinkers strongly recommended, intermediate and up, be prompt.
Cancelled if wet. http://www.thirstydog.net Melvin B's, 312/751-9897, 1114 N State. http://Bedno.com/skate MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
Star Trek Voyager series FINAL EPISODES. Wednesdays -2001.05.23
8p.
Bass By The Pound - Seminar (since 1998). THE weekly
drum-n-bass scene. Wednesdays 21+ $5 9p-2a.
Juju (Phunckateck/RenegadeUK/Phuturo/SF) joins residents Gylde,
Flipside, etc. Great tunes, cool decor, good drink selection, packed
little dance area. Sometimes web-simulcast. Can't come? Tune in to
89.3FM WNUR 9:30-11p. http://www.bassbythepound.com Big Wig, 773/235-9100, 1551 W Division. Near Blue line Division
stop. http://www.bigwignightclub.com MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
*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 assaults, 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. http://www.crobarnightclub.com MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
Thursday 2001.05.03:
*Something Cloudy, Something Clear. Tennessee Williams' last
play. Fr/Sa/Su/Th -2001.05.27 18+ $15-25 Th-Sa 7:30p, Su 2:30p.
Something Cloudy, Something Clear is a rarely seen work by Tennessee
Williams - it was the last play of his to open in NYC during his
lifetime. Set on the beach of Provincetown in 1940, SCSC follows a day
in the life of young writer - clearly a stand in for Williams - and his
love for a beautiful Canadian dancer, Kip Kiernan. Written with both
the innocence of youth and the wisdom and regret of old age, SCSC is a
beautiful portrait of the artist as an old man.
773/883-1090 http://www.bailiwick.org Bailiwick Arts Center, 773/883-1091, 1229 West Belmont. 10
blocks off Lake Shore Drive on Belmont. MAPINFO
The Silver Measure and "Metropolis". 21+ (or w/ parent) $5-10
8p.
Jazz combo accompanies first half of Fritz Lang's masterpiece on 8mm. Hot House, 312/362-9707, 31 East Balbo. Discounted parking
available. Near downtown train stops. http://www.hothouse.net MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
BYOB, smoke, vote on next week's film. Previous films have included
2001, Microcosmos, Tron.
5.3: THE RIGHT STUFF. Charybdis, 773/427-9970, 4423 N Milwaukee. Near I 94, 5 blocks
from Blue Line Montrose stop. http://www.charybdisarts.com MAPPHOTOSINFO
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. Slightly heavier than
mainstream, gets quite crowded after 1a. Aura, 312/266-2114, 640 N Dearborn. http://www.aceplaces.com/aura/home.html MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
Attractions:
New Star Rider theatre shows. All ages. $5-13 Free Tuesdays.
Dramatically expanded, much high tech exhibitry.
Mo-Fr 9a-5p (-10p last Friday), Sa/Su 9a-6p. Adler Planetarium, 312/922-7827 (STAR), 1300 S Lake Shore. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org MAPPHOTOSINFO
Masterpieces. Interesting permanent and visiting exhibits. All
ages. Free Tuesdays, else $5-8.
Mo/We/Th/Fr 10:30a-4:30p, Tu 10:30a-8p, Sa/Su 10a-5p. Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan. http://www.artic.edu/aic MAPFINDINFO
World class gardens. Easy to get to, great restaurant. All ages.
$7-15 parking.
Open daily (except xmas) about 8a-sunset. Chicago Botanic Gardens, 847/835-5440, 1000 Lake Cook Road,
Glencoe. http://www.chicago-botanic.org MAPINFO
Quality exhibits and activities for young minds. Free Thursdays.
10a-5p Tu-Su.
Many great exhibits of local works and curated collections. All
ages. Free.
ALSO: Various special events, music and performances almost
every day. 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. http://www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism/CulturalCenter MAPPHOTOSINFO
Natural History done right. All ages. $4-8, Free Wednesdays.
9a-5p.
"Underground Adventure" - Walk through hugely magnified soil ecosystem.
"Sue" permanent dinosaur exhibit, now with life-size robot
"Kinetosaur". Also insects, anthropology, much more. Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt at Lake Shore Drive. http://www.fmnh.org MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
Exhibits covering 4000 years of surgical history. Not for the
squeamish. All ages. $3-5 Free Tuesdays. Tu-Sa 10a-4p.
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. http://www.lpzoo.com MAPINFO
Gilbert & George: Nineteen Ninety Nine (-2001.05.20).
$0-8 Free Tuesdays.
1999 is a monumental work projecting a vision of the next century with
an emphasis on the delicate human qualities.
We-Su 10a-5p, Tu 10a-8p. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New
years Day. Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago. http://www.mcachicago.org MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a whole day. All
ages. $3-13, Free Thursdays.
New TIME exhibit now open, possibly the best collection in existence of
clocks through history.
Mo-Fr 9:30a-4p, Sa/Su 9:30a-5:30p. Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake
Shore. http://www.msichicago.org MAPINFO
PIER WALK NOW OPEN! Oooooodles of good fun and art, IMax, food,
Shakespeare, VR games, ... All ages. Free.
Over 100 massive outdoor sculptures on display -2001.10.07 - one of
Chicago's very greatest civil art features.
Pier hours: 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. http://www.navypier.com MAPPHOTOSFINDINFO
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. http://SheddAquarium.org MAPINFO
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