Bedno.com
1999.07.02 (week 105)

These Are a Few Of My Favorite Things
Crystal Method and Orbital, Gabrielle Reece and Fireworks, First Friday, hot air balloons and Naval entertainment, Taste Of Chicago and music in Grant Park, Renaissance Faire website and Cows On Parade. ELO, Verve Pipe, Carl Cox and Jim Masters, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Brandy (tm) and Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie and Slayer and Primus and Godsmack, Caribbeans party and Tommy will run. Doobie Brothers and Bad Company, Frank Black and The Catholics, farmers markets and new Darias as we swing 'round the sun...

Ongoing:

Taste Of Chicago (19th), beer, meat, people, MAJOR bands, ENDS MONDAY, 11a-9p.
Grant Park, 312/744-3370, take Red line to Jackson. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/wm/SpecialEvents/Taste


Bristol Renaissance Faire, big, positive, fun, goth, spend all day Sat/Sun $7-$15 10a-7p.
847/395-7773, Near Kenosha WI, I94 N to Russel Rd W to Frontage to 128, -1999.08.22. Coupons at http://www.renfair.com/bristol/index.cfm


Fireworks! Good shows 9:30p Wednesdays (+dancing) and 10:15p Saturday -1999.09.04.
Navy Pier, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand. Also the giant Ferris wheel, IMax theater, Childrens Museum, food, drink, and more than 100 large outdoor sculptures on display -1999.11.08. http://www.navypier.com


Grant Park Music Festival, mostly classical, mostly weekends, mostly 7:30p.
Grant Park, 312/742-GPMF, -1999.09.21. http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com


Cows On Parade, 300 life size statues decorated by artists, free -1999.10.31.
Bridge House Gallery, lower Wacker at State, continues down Michigan, other sites. http://metromix.com/go/cows


Movies: http://bedno.com/movies
South Park, Tarzan, Austin Powers, 13th floor, Extreme, Phantace Menom, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Existenz, Matrix, Hideous Kinky, Shakespeare in Love, Cookie's Fortune, ... Good stuff at Music Box this week http://www.musicboxtheatre.com


WAY too much more GREAT dance and art and drama and comedy and poetry and music to cover.
Get yourself a Reader (http://www.chireader.com).

Friday 1999.07.02:

African/Caribbean International Festival of Life (7th), $5 10a-10p.
Washington Park, 312/427-0266, 55th at Cottage Grove, -1999.07.05. http://www.coolcrew.com/martin


Wild Wild West. Will Smith and other stars in 19th century action.
Opens http://wildwildwest.net


Lisle Eyes to the Skies Balloonfest (19th) -1999.07.05, $5 5-11p.
Lisle Community Park, Hwy. 53 and Short Street (near I-88 and I-355), 630/575-9798. Hot air balloons, bands, food, petting zoo. http://www.lisle.net/eyesky


First Friday, music, art, hors'd, bar, 6-10p, $10.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago. http://www.mcachicago.org


Brew&View, smoking, heckling, drink deals, fun!
8p (daily): "Go" assorted young stoners.
10p (daily): "Analyze This" Ramis, DeNiro, Crystal, Kudrow, ...
midnt (Fr-Sa,Th): "Idle Hands" gen-z horror/comedy.
312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield, Belmont red line stop. http://www.brewview.com


Electric Light Orchestra II with the Symphony Orchestra, $33-40 8p.
Navy Pier Skyline Stage, 312/595-PIER, 600 E Grand. http://www.navypier.com/skyline.html


Verve Pipe, 21+ $12.50 10p.
Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee http://www.doubledoor.com


Bang: Tini Tun of Twilo NYC and Mexico City. Hiroki/Ryn mezz, 10p-ish.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury. http://streetsound.pseudo.com/channel


Space Ghost Coast To Coast, the strangest talk show in the galaxy, 10p.
TOON on cable, tape it, also see 10:30p Freakazoid and 8p Power Puff Girls. http://www.cartoon-network.com


Strictly Jungle, outstanding radio show! Best on far North side, 11p.
89.3 WNUI, 847/866-WNUI (-9687), 312/409-7249 vmail, simul-web-cast. http://jungle.ffwd.com/sjc

Saturday 1999.07.03:

Farmers Markets
Armitage & Halsted (Lincoln Park) 8a-3p.
Belle Plaine, Damen, Lincoln (North Center Town Square) 8a-3p.
Clark and Maple (NWU, Evanston), 7:30a-12:30p.
Elm and Dearborn (Near North) 8a-3p.
Grace/Broadway/Halsted (North Halsted) 8a-3p.
Iowa & Central (Austin) 8a-3p.
Polk and Dearborn (Printers Row) 8a-3p.
Thorndale and Broadway (Edgewater) 8a-3p.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us./WorksMart/ConsumerServices/FarmersMarket/Schedule.html


Lisle Eyes to the Skies Balloonfest (19th) -1999.07.05, $5 noon-11p.
Lisle Community Park, Hwy. 53 and Short Street (near I-88 and I-355), 630/575-9798. Hot air balloons, lumberjack show, lawn mower races, bands, food, fireworks. http://www.lisle.net/eyesky


AVP Tour volleyball, professional superhumans compete for mucho dinero, tickets $15-25.
North Avenue beach all weekend. A chance to propose to Gabrielle Reece. http://www.volleyball.org/avp


Great Lakes Naval Training Center weekend festival, free 11a-11p (fireworks 9:30p).
Rock music all day w/ Reo Speedwagon at 5:30p. Mark Weiner at 2p 5p 8p. Petting zoo, performers, climbing wall, giant Twister game, Kissmobile, food, more. http://www.ntcmwr.com/spec_event


Independence Day Concert and Fireworks, 7:30p (Monroe Harbor fireworks 9:30).
Grant Park, 312/744-3370, major fireworks downtown draws a million+. Or catch one of the many great suburban shows! FOX (32) simulcast from 8p. http://www.fireworks.com


Good bands everwhere:
Fireside Bowl, The Note, Schubas, Green Mill. Descendro Allegro at Empty Bottle, HITECH at HotHouse.

Sunday 1999.07.04:

Independence Day.
Commemorates 1776 passing of the Declaration of Independence. http://www.holidays.net/independence


Tommy's American Running Series, 8K, junior dash, picnic, music, register 6:30a.
Lincoln Park, Cannon Drive North of Fullerton. http://www.tommyrun.com/chicago.htm


AVP Tour volleyball, professional superhumans compete for mucho dinero, tickets $5-25.
North Avenue beach all weekend. http://www.volleyball.org/avp


Great Lakes Naval Training Center weekend festival, free 11a-11p (fireworks 9:30p).
Rock music all day w/ Eddie Money at 5:30p. Mark Weiner at 2p 5p 8p. Petting zoo, performers, climbing wall, giant Twister game, Kissmobile, food, more. http://www.ntcmwr.com/spec_event


Lisle Eyes to the Skies Balloonfest (19th) -1999.07.05, $5 noon-11p.
Lisle Community Park, Hwy. 53 and Short Street (near I-88 and I-355), 630/575-9798. Hot air balloons, lumberjacks, model airplanes, Elvis, Lima Lima, bands, food, fireworks. http://www.lisle.net/eyesky


Evanston fireworks, nice show, nice town, take the purple line, 9:15p.
At Clark. See from NW campus observatory hill or top of city garage. http://www.tribads.com/evchamber/Events.html


Carl Cox and Jim Masters (Vibeonauts), 18+ $15 9p.
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. Heavy duty! http://www.metrochicago.com


Crystal Method, Orbital, Lo Fidelity Allstars, more. 18+ $25 8:15p.
Congress Theatre, 312/836-5900, 2135 N Milwaukee. Ticketmaster. F*cking WAY WAY awesome lineup!!! http://www.thecrystalmethod.com


Liquid Soul, great band with a rapper and horn section, 9p-mdnt.
Double Door, 312/489-3160, 1572 N Milwaukee http://www.doubledoor.com


Sequence Sound System, good deep DJs, jungle/d-n-b, $3 10p-2a.
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western. http://www.emptybottle.com

Monday 1999.07.05:

Ozzfest: B.Sabbath, R.Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus, Godsmack, $30-50 10:30a.
New World Music Theater, 708/614-1616, 19100 Ridgeland, Tinley Park. Ticketmaster, 312/559-1212, http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il


Lisle Eyes to the Skies Balloonfest (19th) -1999.07.05, $5 noon-11p.
Lisle Community Park, Hwy. 53 and Short Street (near I-88 and I-355), 630/575-9798. Hot air balloons, lumberjacks, model airplanes, Elvis, Lima Lima, bands, food, fireworks. http://www.lisle.net/eyesky


Chrome, Jungle DJs, rapping, break dancing, best at 10p.
MadBar, 773/BAR-BAR7, 1640 N Damen http://www.madbar.com

Tuesday 1999.07.06:

Farmers Markets
Federal Plaza (Dearborn and Adams) 7a-3p.
Lincoln/Leland/Western (Lincoln Square) 8a-3p.
Milwaukee/Diversey/Woodard (Logan Square) 8a-3p.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us./WorksMart/ConsumerServices/FarmersMarket/Schedule.html


Earth at aphelion (farthest point from the sun), 5p.
http://earthsky.com/Features/Skywatching


Brandy - Covergirl(tm) Never Say Never Tour, all ages $25-60 7:30p.
Rosemont Theatre, 847/692-2220, 5400 N River Rd, Rosemont. http://www.covergirl.com


Frank Black and The Catholics, all ages $15 7p.
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. http://www.metrochicago.com


Doobie Brothers $10-30 8p.
Ravinia, 847/266-5100, 400 Iris Lane, Highland Pk http://www.ravinia.org


Nocturna, Goth w/ DJ Scary Lady Sarah, THE weekly gathering of darker souls.
Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark, near the Addison red line stop. http://www.gothicchicago.com


Testosterone Tuesday, hard dance music, ultra buff male strippers.
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont, at the Belmont red line stop. http://www.testosterone.net

Wednesday 1999.07.07:

New Daria episodes, next eight weeks, preceded at 8p by two repeats, 9p.
MTV http://www.mtv.com


Women Obsession, ladies mainly.
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont, at the Belmont red line stop. http://www.womyn.org


Lunacy, cheap drinks, ladies free, industrial, SM/tattoos, pretty darn good.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury.

Thursday 1999.07.08:

Farmers Markets
52nd Place and Harper (Hyde Park) 8a-3p.
Washington between Dearborn and Clark (Daley Plaza), 7a-3p.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us./WorksMart/ConsumerServices/FarmersMarket/Schedule.html


Really special downtown happenings and late hours.
MCA, Randolph Cafe, Shubert Theater, Shedd Aquarium, more. http://www.dtnchicago.com


Bad Company, $12-35 7:30p.
New World Music Theater, 708/614-1616, 19100 Ridgeland, Tinley Park. Ticketmaster, 312/559-1212, http://events.ticketmaster.com/cgi/events/state.idc?state=il


Adult skate w/ bar, hip-hop/urban, 18+ $7 9:30p-3a (FrSa mid-4a, Su 8p-1a).
Rainbo, 773/271-6200, 4836 N Clark. http://www.skaters.com


Neutrino record release, Lynx, JF Muck, $7 10p.
Empty Bottle, 773/276-3600, 1035 N Western. http://www.emptybottle.com

Museums:

Charles Ray, major show of 1971-1997 modern sculptures -1999.07.05.
Sarah Sze, intricate sculptures of everyday objects -1999.08.01.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago Tu/Th/Fr 11a-6p, We 11a-8p, Sa/Su 10a-6p. http://www.mcachicago.org


Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a whole day.
NEW featuring 11 monumental Keith Haring sculptures outdoors -1999.09.12.
NEW Omni Laser Fantasy. 20KW music visual immersion experience Fr-Su.
Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake Shore. Beatles 6:30p, Floyd Machine 7:30p, Nirvana 9p, Beastie 10:30p, Floyd Moon mdnt. http://www.msichicago.org


Underground Adventure, walk through hugely magnified soil ecosystem.
Field Museum, 312/922-9410, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore. http://www.fmnh.org


Seuss, Lego downtown, and far more quality exhibits and activities for young minds.
Chicago Children's Museum, 312/527-1000, Navy Pier, 10a-5p Tu-Su, free Th. http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org


Seahorse Symphony, the amazing seahorse and kin, becoming endangered.
NEW 90000 gallon Coral Reef Exhibit now re-opened.
Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore. http://SheddAquarium.org


Sky Pavilion, major new expansion, much high tech exhibitry.
Adler Planetarium, 312/922-STAR, 1300 S Lake Shore. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/


Mainly stodgy stuff (19th century textiles?!?) for the next few months.
Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan. MWF 10:30a-4:30p, TuTh 10:30a-8:00p, SaSu 10a-5p, Free Tuesdays. http://www.artic.edu


Kathleen McCarthy: Uncertainty Principle -1999.08.01
Variety of other interesting works. Chicago landmarks (ongoing).
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/744-2400, 78 E Washington. Mo-We 10a-7p, Th 10a-9p, Fr 10a-6p, Sa 10a-5p, Su 11a-5p, late cafe stuff Thursdays. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/CulturalCenter

Notes:

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1999.07.02