Creating Change RECOMMENDED EVENTS THIS WEEK: Ongoing: "Secret Place, Sacred Space" at Woman Made Gallery. Ongoing: Redmoon's "The Cabinet" at Viaduct Theater. Ongoing: Sonic Vision at Adler Planetarium. Fr: * Earth Day. Ongoing: "A Lot Like Love" now playing everywhere. Ongoing: "The Interpreter" now playing everywhere. Ongoing: * Chicago Improv Festival at Athenaeum Theatre. Ongoing: VERSION 05 at Various locations. ..-Th: Earth Day Observance at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Fr: Enterprise new episode on UPN. Fr: Audioslave at Aragon Ballroom. Fr: Snoop Dogg at Allstate Arena. Fr: Live Drumming at Rhythm. Fr: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind at Neo-Fut. Sa: Neighborhood Tour from Cultural Center. Sa: Moby at Riviera Theatre. Sa: * WE drum TRIBE at Northwestern University. Sa: Elton John at Allstate Arena. Sa: College of Complexes at Lincoln Restaurant. Sa: Whiplash at Bottom Lounge. Sa: "Contemporary Insanity" at Neo. Sa: Godskitchen at Vision Nightclub. Sa: Iron Chef on FOOD. Su: Full Moon. Su: * Passover. Su: Patty Griffin at Park West. Su: New Power Party (Prince) at Berlin. Su: Late Night Show and Tell at SpareRoom. Su: Weekly Coffeehouse at The Burkhart Underground. Su: "Adult Swim" on TOON. Mo-Su: * TV Turnoff Week. Mo: Metropolis at Bungalow. Mo: Boom Boom Room at Green Dolphin Street. We: * Administrative Professionals Day. We: Schadenfreude at Double Door. We: South Park on COM. We: Backspin at Betty's Blue Star Lounge. We: Future Roots drum&bass at Streetside Cafe. Th: * Take Your Child to Work Day. Th: The John Popper Project at Park West. Th: * "Standard" drum&bass monthly at Liar's Club. Th: Planet Earth at Neo. Ongoing: "Secret Place, Sacred Space" -2005.05.12 We-Fr noon-7p, Sa/Su noon-4p. "...a deep and familiar chord of healing from specific pain or loss by creating work that was confrontational, factual, or in memorial..." Woman Made Gallery, 773/489-8900, 2418 W Bloomingdale. http://www.womanmade.org MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Redmoon's "The Cabinet" -2005.06.05 18+ $15-25 Sa 6+9p, Su 3p, We-Fr 9p. "Haunting spectacle in minature, sets the story of the murderous Dr. Caligari and his somnambulist slave Ceseare in an off-kilter world of puppetry and intricate machinery." 312/850-8440 http://redmoon.org Viaduct Theater, 773/296-6024, 3111 N Western. http://www.viaducttheater.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Now playing. Eros, Fever Pitch, Sahara, Beauty Shop, Sin City, Guess Who, Melinda and Melinda, Miss Congeniality 2, Robots, Hostage, Constantine, Son of the Mask, ... Theaters Everywhere. http://bedno.com/movies TIMES MAP INFO SHARE Sonic Vision. All ages. $5-8 Fr+Sa: 10, 9, 8, 7p. Groundbreaking digitally animated alternative music show takes StarRider Theater audiences on mind-warping one-of-a-kind visual roller -coaster through fantastical dreamspace. Mix by Moby featuring Radiohead, U2, David Bowie, Coldplay, Prodigy, Flaming Lips, Fischerspooner, Spiritualized, Audioslave, Stereolab, Zwan, White Zombie, more. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/sonicvision Adler Planetarium, 312/922-7827 (STAR), 1300 S Lake Shore. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Movies and Beer. Smoking, heckling, FUN! -Thursday 18+ (ID reqd) $5. 8p Fr,Mo-We: Meet the Fockers - Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, ... 10p Fr,Mo-We: Man of the House - Tommy Lee Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Christina Milian, ... Brew & View, 773/929-6713, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner from the Red line Belmont stop. http://www.brewview.com MAP PHOTOS FIND INFO SHARE Friday 2005.04.22: * Earth Day (since 1970). Yearly. Reflect on ecological issues and commit to the conservation and reclamation of nature. http://www.earthday.com PHOTOS INFO SHARE "A Lot Like Love" now playing. W/ Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, ... http://www.lotlikelove.com Theaters Everywhere. http://bedno.com/movies TIMES MAP INFO SHARE "The Interpreter" now playing. Sydney Pollack w/ Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, ... http://www.interpretermovie.com Theaters Everywhere. http://bedno.com/movies TIMES MAP INFO SHARE * Chicago Improv Festival (since 1998). 2005.05.01 Yearly. $0-25 Various times. Includes visitors from SNL, ComedySportz, Annoyance, Mad TV, dozens of locals. More than a week at several venues including The Theatre Building (1225 W Belmont) and Playground (3209 N Halsted). 773/935-9810 http://www.cif.com Athenaeum Theatre, 773/935-6860, 2936 N Southport. http://www.athenaeumtheatre.com MAP TICKETS PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE VERSION 05 (since 2002). -2005.05.01. Festival combining visual and performing arts with activism and creative uses of new technologies. http://www.lumpen.com/version_05/index.html Various locations. MAP INFO SHARE Earth Day Observance. -Thursday Yearly. All ages. Free 9a-5p. Speeches and activities all week. 773/665-4682 http://www.chicagoearthmonth.com Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 773/549-0606, 2430 N Cannon. Lincoln Park. http://www.chias.org MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Enterprise. Newest Star Trek series. Fridays All ages. Free 7p. Starring Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer. 04.22: In a Mirror, Darkly (094) - In the mirror universe, Commander Archer mutinies against Captain Forrest in order to capture a future Earth ship found in Tholian space. http://www.startrek.com UPN/WPWR. May repeat late Sunday. http://www.upn.com TIMES MAP PHOTOS FIND INFO SHARE Audioslave. All ages. $35 7:30p. http://audioslave.com Aragon Ballroom, 773/561-9500, 1106 W Lawrence. Near Red line Lawrence stop. http://www.aragon.com MAP TICKETS PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Snoop Dogg. $45 7:30p. http://snoopdogg.com Allstate Arena, 847/635-6601, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont. http://www.allstatearena.com MAP TICKETS PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Live Drumming. Fr/Sa 21+ $5-10 No smoking. 9p-3a. Loaner percussions of every kind. Lessons and performances first, then immense drum circles. Rhythm, 312/492-6100, 1108 W Randolph. At Aberdeen, six blocks W of Halsted. http://www.drumallnight.com MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (since 1988). Fr/Sa All ages? $6-11 (also Su 7p) 11:30p. 30 plays in 60 minutes, lots of improv, very welcoming, often topical. Neo-Futurarium, 773/275-5255, 5153 N Ashland. http://www.neofuturists.org MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Saturday 2005.04.23: Chicago Neighborhood Tours. Bring a snack. Saturdays $20-25 4hr 10a. 04.23: Chicago Theaters. Chicago Cultural Center, 312/742-1190, 77 E Randolph. http://www.chgocitytours.com MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Moby. 18+ $29 7:30p. http://moby.com Riviera Theatre, 312/275-6800, 4647 N Racine. MAP TICKETS PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE * WE drum TRIBE. Monthly. All ages. Free 7:30p. "Community Drumming Circle for all. Gather & join our highest intentions together with the intensity & concentration to charge the planet with the power of our collective rhythms to vibrate peace & healing and broadcast these potent energies into the lens of our growing satellite, instructing the ether, programming for peaceful change & prosperity." 04.23: Observing Earth Day, Lunar Eclipse, and Passover. http://www.shedrums.com Northwestern University, Sheridan at Clark, Evanston. Stone Circle Fire-pit On The Landfill, South End of Campus. MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Elton John. $45-125 8p. http://eltonjohn.com Allstate Arena, 847/635-6601, 6920 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont. http://www.allstatearena.com MAP TICKETS PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE 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 with quality lecturers and good American food and bar. 04.23: Earth Day Speaker: Cold Energy - new science principle. 312/326-2120 http://www.collegeofcomplexes.org Lincoln Restaurant, 773/248-1820, 4008 N Lincoln. Near Lincoln/Irving/Damen. MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Whiplash. Monthly. 21+ $10+ 10p-3a. Scary Lady Sarah produced. DJs Chilliwinters and WEiRD Sketch spinning hard & dark alternative dance. Dress code: F*t*, latex, leather, pvc, drag, ultra glam, uber goth, fantasy character, period costume. Newly moved from SpyBar, now somewhat more low-key. http://www.whiplashchicago.com Bottom Lounge, 773/975-0505, 3206 N Wilton. One block West of Belmont/Clark. http://www.thebottomlounge.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE "Contemporary Insanity" Saturdays 21+ $5+ 10p-5a. THE BEST Industrial/EBM nite in town. http://derklempner.com Neo, 773/528-2622, 2350 N Clark. Just South of Fullerton. Sometimes parking rare. http://neo-chicago.com MAP PHOTOS INFO SHARE Godskitchen. Saturdays 21+ $10-20 10p-5a. Replaces Spundae. Big name DJs, mostly house, dress well, extraordinary venue and crowd. 04.23: DJs ATB, Kyle Szmurlo, JJ Perez, Spin, ... http://www.godskitchen.com Vision Nightclub, 312/266-2144, 640 N Dearborn. At Ontario, near Erie. Parking sometimes hard and valet fills. http://www.visionnightclub.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Iron Chef. Fiercely competitive cooking translated from Japan. Saturdays All ages. Free. 1hr. Repeats later. 10p. Drinking game: sip a Saki each time Ota says "Fukui-san!" 04.23: Salmon battle. http://www.foodtv.com FOOD. On cable. TIMES MAP PHOTOS FIND INFO SHARE Sunday 2005.04.24: Full Moon. Always adds an interesting twist. http://www.almanac.com PHOTOS INFO SHARE * Passover. A most important Jewish festival. -2006.04.13 Yearly. Commemorates the freeing of Israel from Egyptian slavery in the 13th century BC. Observed for one week with no leavened breads (Matzo) and no work on the first and last days. Celebrated the first two days with Seder festal meals. The symbols are explained and the Exodus story is retold through readings of the Haggadah. Date varies widely each year. Observance begins at sundown of evening before listed start date. See the 1956 masterpiece "Ten Commandments" starring Charleton Heston. http://judaism.about.com PHOTOS INFO SHARE Patty Griffin. All ages. $28.50 7:30p. Park West, 773/929-1322, 322 W Armitage. http://www.parkwestchicago.com MAP TICKETS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE New Power Party (since 1996). Samnation spins Artist Formerly Known as Prince. Last Sundays 21+ Free 8p-4a. Movie at 8p, dancing from 10p, diverse glam clique. http://www.chicagonation.com Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. At Red line Belmont stop. http://www.berlinchicago.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Late Night Show and Tell. All ages. Free 9p-12a. "People are invited to share their own creative work, answering the question What have you made that creates change? Bring ideas, objects, art, writing, performance, and your imagination. Anti Gravity Surprise promises to provide munchies, blank walls, and good conversation." http://www.antigravitysurprise.org SpareRoom, 2416 W North. http://www.spareroomchicago.org MAP INFO SHARE Weekly Coffeehouse (since 1999). Sundays All ages. $5 Donation 9p-1a. Newly resumed for one final month! Open mic, poets, musicians, interesting alternative community art and photos always on display. Includes coffee, tea, soda, snax, raffle. The Burkhart Underground, 773/348-8536, 2845 N Halsted. http://burkhartstudios.com MAP SHARE "Adult Swim" Sundays All ages. Free 10p-12a. Extraordinarily good block of free-form thought-jazz toonage. May include Home Movies, Venture Bros, The Oblongs, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, SeaLab 2021, Brak, Space Ghost, Harvey Birdman, Family Guy, Milk Chan, more. http://www.adultswim.com TOON. On cable. http://www.cartoonnetwork.com TIMES MAP INFO SHARE Monday 2005.04.25: * TV Turnoff Week (since 1994). Rediscover real life. -Sunday Yearly. "What happens during a seven-day experiment in life without TV? A whole new space to think emerges. You find yourself passing time in ways you never expected. And you start to wonder: when I reach for the remote, who is really in control?" NEW They're now selling a $10 universal remote "TV-B-Gone" which turns off any TV. Also promotes "Media Carta", a campaign against content control by corporate interests. http://adbusters.org/campaigns/tvturnoff INFO SHARE Metropolis. Mondays 21+ Free 9p-2a. Smorgasborg of electro, nu/no wave, industrial, synthpop, italo and rock stuff DJs Trancid, Rayalin3 and Mr. Bobby. http://www.modsquare.com Bungalow, 1622 W Belmont. Just West of Ashland/Lincoln. http://www.bungalowlounge.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Boom Boom Room (since 1991). Mondays 21+ $0-5 10p-4a. Long running weekly w/ DJs Lego, Michael Serafini, JustJoey, Uncle Milty. 4kft dance space, multiple bars and environments, late night dining, state-of-the-art sound and lights, tent, private dock, free parking. http://www.music-101.com Green Dolphin Street, 773/395-0066, 2200 N Ashland. At Webster. http://www.jazzitup.com MAP PHOTOS EVENTS INFO SHARE Wednesday 2005.04.27: * Administrative Professionals Day. Last Wednesday in April Yearly. Day to honor and be kind to professional administrative assistants. http://www.iaap-hq.org INFO SHARE Schadenfreude. 21+ Doors 8p. 9p. Part of Improv Fest. http://www.schadenfreude.net Double Door, 773/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee. Wicker Park, near Blue line Damen stop. http://www.doubledoor.com MAP TICKETS PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE South Park new episode. Wednesdays 9p. COM. On cable. http://www.comedycentral.com TIMES MAP INFO SHARE Backspin. Mid-week club night featuring local turntable talent. Wednesdays 21+ Free 10p-4a. Area big name DJs join resident Chris Gin. $2 domestics, $5 RedBull/vodkas. 04.27: Frankie Vega. http://www.caliber-entertainment.com Betty's Blue Star Lounge, 312/243-1699, 1600 W Grand. At Ashland. http://www.bettysbluestarlounge.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Future Roots drum&bass. Wednesdays 21+ Free 10p-2a. Drum&Bass, Broken Beat, Funk, Dub; w/ R&S Soundsystem DJs: Stunna, Radiata, Pipeline, 40oz, guests. $3 Goose Island Drafts, tasty food. 04.27: DJ Alley Cat. http://bassbythepound.com/feedback-nu Streetside Cafe, 773/252-9700, 3201 W Armitage. At Kedzie. http://streetsidecafe.net MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Thursday 2005.04.28: * Take Your Child to Work Day (since 1993). 4th Thursday in April Yearly. Parent's opportunity to educate their children on the nature of employment. http://takeourdaughterstowork.org INFO SHARE The John Popper Project. Ages? $22.50 7:30p. W/ DJ Logic. Park West, 773/929-1322, 322 W Armitage. http://www.parkwestchicago.com MAP TICKETS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE * "Standard" drum&bass monthly. Last Thursdays 21+ $0-10 9p-2a. Cheap drinks. $1 Summits, $ Effens. 04.28: "HIVE", w/ Ciro, MF, Midway. http://bassbythepound.com/feedback-nu Liar's Club, 773/665-1110, 1665 W Fullerton. Just west of Ashland. http://www.liarsclub.com MAP PHOTOS FIND EVENTS INFO SHARE Planet Earth (since 1994). Thursdays 21+ $? 10p-4a. Join DJ Dave Roberts for music, makeup, memories and videos. A long running Goth-lite night of new wave club classics. http://www.planetearthchicago.com Neo, 773/528-2622, 2350 N Clark. Just South of Fullerton. Sometimes parking rare. http://neo-chicago.com MAP PHOTOS INFO SHARE Notes: ALWAYS call before going to a listed event. ALWAYS call before going to a listed event. MAP Disclaimer. My mom the attorney would want me to remind you that no Bedno accepts any liability whatsoever for your use of any information presented here, as-is, at your own risk, ad infinitum, etc etc. http://bedno.com/terms Many thanx to ChicagoFun.com. Many thanx to ChicagoFun.com for hosting this system. ChicagoFun.com is THE one-stop special-event planning resource for the Chicagoland area. http://ChicagoFun.com