2000.12.01 (week 179)
Hope
The belief that what is wanted will happen. I hope for a gentle
winter, and peace and health for all while we're at it.
Many were confused about Dante's Free Beer Party offer in the last
bulletin. It is THIS COMING Thursday, December 7th, see below.
RECOMMENDED:
* Fr: AIDS awareness day /
Day Without Art.
* Fr: Holiday Bazaar at Women
Made Gallery.
* Fr: First Friday at Museum
of Contemporary Art.
* Fr: The Great Beast
DeathFesta at The Inner Town Pub.
* Fr: Tragically Hip at UIC
Pavilion.
* Fr: Cosmix at Berlin.
* Sa: of Magic and Majesty at
Chicago Cultural Center.
* Sa: Smashing Pumpkins at
Metro.
* Sa: Marilyn Manson at UIC
Pavilion.
* Sa: Moe at Vic Theatre.
* Sa: Beast Women 2000 at The
Innertown Pub.
* Sa: A Faerie Maerie XXX-mas
at Hot House.
* Sa: Kim & The Rock A Teens
rock/pop show at The Hideout.
* Su: Toys For Tots
motorcycle parade at Starts at 85th and Western.
* Su: Bears host Green Bay at
Soldiers Field.
* Su: MXPX at Vic
Theatre.
* Su: NEW CARTOONS on FOX,
Frank Herbert's Dune on SCI.
* Mo: Joe Jackson at Riviera
Theatre.
* Tu: TechBash at Navy
Pier.
* We: Bass By The Pound -
Seminar at Big Wig.
* We: NEW EPISODE: South Park
on COM.
* We: Lunacy at Crobar.
* Th: Pearl Harbor Day.
* Th: FREE BEER at Durkin's
(RSVP reqd).
* Th: DJ Fuzzy Logic at House
of Blues.
- Collection of Holiday Songs, Recipes and Stories. -2001.01.01.
- Check out this terrific comprehensive set of popular holiday songs,
recipes and stories. Also available for PDAs.
http://bedno.com/winter
- Christkindlmarket (since 1997). Festive German style
holiday market. -2000.12.20 All ages. free -8p 11a.
- Timber cabins, food, gifts, music.
Daley Plaza, 312/744-3370, 50 W Washington. Washington and
Dearborn.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/SpecialEvents/HolidayEvents.html
- HOLIDAY CLASSICS. -2000.12.30.
- Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker. Auditorium Theatre,
312/431-2357, 50 E Congress, http://www.joffrey.com/chicago.htm
Radio City Rockettes. Rosemont Theatre, 847/692-2220, 5400 N
River Rd, http://www.radiocity.com
A Christmas Carol. Goodman Theatre, 312/443-3800, 200 S
Columbus, http://www.goodman-theatre.org
Free photo with Santa for 94th floor visitors (Fr-Su). John
Hancock Center Observatory, 312/751-3681, 875 N Michigan, http://www.hancock-observatory.com
- Come Home to the Holidays. -2001.01.01 All ages. Free (M-Th
10a-8p, Fr/Sa 10a-10p, Su 10a-7p).
- Santa and crew welcome kids, holiday lights are up, there's music and
the outdoor skating rink is open.
Navy Pier, 312/595-7437 (PIER), 600 E Grand. Ask anyone.
http://www.navypier.com
- FREE GothicChicago.com CALENDAR! Offer ends soon. -2000.12.14
FREE.
- Simply respond to give your address for a free October to October
calendar, sponsored by Chicago's top DARK goods and service provides.
Full of eerie black and white art.
http://www.gothicchicago.com
- WAY too much GREAT dance and theater and comedy and poetry to
cover.
- Get yourself a Reader or NewCity magazine.
Hundreds of city locations.
- Now playing.
- Grinch, Rugrats in Paris, The Sixth Day, Dancer in the Dark (extremely
well reviewed Bjork film), Charlies Angels, Little Nicky, Red Planet,
Charlies Angels, Bedazzled, Legend of Drunken Master, Pay It Forward,
Ladies Man, Nurse Betty, Almost Famous, ...
http://bedno.com/movies
- Brew&View. Movies, drinking, smoking, heckling, FUN! -Thursday
18+ $4.
- 8p (Fr,Mo-Th): "What Lies Beneath" Robert Zemeckis; Harrison Ford,
Michelle Pfeiffer, ...
10p (Fr,Mo-Th): "Almost Famous" Cameron Crowe young rock journalist
story.
midnt (Fr,Th): "Scary Movie" Wayans bros.
Brew & View, 312/618-VIEW, 3145 N Sheffield. Around the corner
from the Red line Belmont stop.
http://www.brewview.com
- AIDS awareness day.
- Internationally recognized day for increasing public awareness about
AIDS. The best defense is education.
http://www.aids.org
- Day Without Art. Commemorates Artists lost to AIDS.
- Couldn't get confirmation in time, but usually observed in some way at
the MCA and Cultural Center.
- Holiday Bazaar. -2000.12.23 We-Fr -4p, Sa/Su -7p 12p.
- Opening reception 12.01 6-9p. Unique hand made crafts, jewelry and
small-scale artworks by women.
Women Made Gallery, 312/328-0038, 1900 S Prairie.
http://www.womanmade.org
- * First Friday. Music, art, snax, drinks, creative types and gold
coasters. $6-12 1st Fridays -10p 6p.
- Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago.
http://www.mcachicago.org
- Bulls host New York. WGN. All ages. 7:30p.
- http://www.nba.com/bulls
United Center, 1901 W Madison. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
- Aretha Franklin. -Saturday 21+ $75 7:30p.
- House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. TicketMaster:
312/902-1500
http://www.hob.com
- The Great Beast DeathFesta. A six-hour marathon--come & go as
you please--of comedy, music and performance about death & rebirth. 21+
$10 or by donation -2a 8p.
- Over 25 acts, many big names. Organized by Michael Martin. Hosted by
Ray Rehayem. Annual one-night special event.
The Inner Town Pub, 2nd floor, 773/465-5568, 1935 West
Winchester, at Thomas, in Wicker Park. One block SE of Division and
Damen.
- Tragically Hip. $25 8p.
- UIC Pavilion, 1201 W Harrison. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
http://www.ssb.uic.edu
- Iron Chef - Green Onion Battle. Fiercely competitive cooking
translated from Japan. 1hr 9p.
- Sip a drink each time Ota says "Fukui-san!".
FOOD. http://www.foodtv.com/tvshows/ironchefindex
- Cosmix. Fridays -4a 10p.
- 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.
http://www.berlinchicago.com
- Britney Spears Birthday (since 1991).
- http://www.britneyspears.com
- of Magic and Majesty. -Sunday All ages. Free -3p 12p.
- Recreates a winter fest of yore, with medieval town square, minstrels,
mimes, magicians, royalty, fencing, armor, craft demos, Shakespearean
skits, more. Engaging all ages in the fun of the 16th century.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/346-3278 (FINE-ART), 78 E
Washington.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism/CulturalCenter
- Smashing Pumpkins. Farewell concerts tour. All ages. $35 SOLD
OUT 7p.
- http://www.smashingpumpkins.com
Metro, 773/549-0203, 3730 N Clark. Near Red Line Addison stop.
http://www.metrochicago.com
- Marilyn Manson. $30 7:30p.
- UIC Pavilion, 1201 W Harrison. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
http://www.ssb.uic.edu
- Moe. 18+ $15 8p.
- Vic Theatre, 773/472-0449, 3145 N Sheffield.
http://www.victheatre.com
- Beast Women 2000 (since 1998). The wildest, weirdest
stuff solo women can come up with. -2000.12.18 21+ $10 or donation
Sa/Su/Mo 8p.
- All forms: comedy, music, poetry, etc. Organized by Jill Erickson.
Performer lineup changes every night.
The Innertown Pub, second floor, 773/486-9250, 1935 West
Winchester, at Thomas. one block SE of Division & Damen.
- A Faerie Maerie XXX-mas. Presented by the Feast Of Fools
cabaret. $10 10p.
- "Eclectic self-made theatrical works of art in a variety/talk show
format, where an emphasis is placed on costume, sexuality, history, and
a casual atmosphere... Special dj soiree after..." Also good jazz many
nights. See the site.
Hot House, 312/362-9707, 31 East Balbo.
http://www.hothouse.net
- Kim & The Rock A Teens rock/pop show. 21+ $8 1.5 hours 10p.
- Kim, Chicago's Asian American female rock band, opens for Atlanta's
Rock A Teens (Merge Records).
http://www.kimrock.com
The Hideout, 773/227-4433, 1354 W. Wabansia. 2 blocks north of
North, 1 block east of Elston.
http://www.hideoutchicago.com
- * Toys For Tots motorcycle parade (since 1978). Over 1000
riders (claims to be the World's Largest motorcycle parade), many biker
Santas. Bring a toy 9:30a.
- Starts at 85th and Western. travels all the way North to Foster.
http://www.ChicagolandTFT.org
- Bears host Green Bay. 12p.
- Soldiers Field, 425 McFetridge Pl.
http://www.chicagobears.com
- Computer LAN Gaming party. Biggest weekly in the area. All ages.
Free* Sundays till 10pm or later 1p.
- We play Half-Life, Diablo 2, Quake 3 and many other games through our
fast SDSL pipe to the internet. Tournaments and prizes are at our
larger events. RSVP required. See the website for details.
http://www.chicagolanparty.com
Afternight, 1975 Ruby, Melrose Park Illinois. Near North Ave and
30th street.
- * NEW CARTOONS!!! New Futurama, King of the Hill, Simpsons. All
ages. free 1.5hr 6p.
- Hank's dad is forced to work a menial job. Homer buys a computer and
runs a rumor web site. Preceeded by hours of ice skating.
FOX. http://www.fox.com
- MXPX. 18+ $15 7p.
- Vic Theatre, 773/472-0449, 3145 N Sheffield.
http://www.victheatre.com
- Frank Herbert's Dune. A new three part TV movie/mini-series.
-Tuesday 2hr 8p.
- SCI. http://www.scifi.com
- Joe Jackson. 21+ $35-45 7:30p.
- Riviera Theatre, 312/275-6800, 4647 N Racine. TicketMaster:
312/902-1500
- Tales of terror readings by local Chicago Horror authors. $2.00
Mondays 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.
http://www.para-net.com/~red_lion
- * TechBash. Largest Internet professionals party in Chicago
history. $25-35 -11p 6p.
- Co-chairs of the evening are the Mayor and Mrs. Daley. KoKo Taylor
performs. Benefits Tech37 and i.c.stars.
http://www.techbash2000.org
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand. Grand Ballroom.
http://www.navypier.com
- Nocturna. Goth w/ Scary Lady Sarah, THE weekly gathering of
darker souls. 21+ $8 Tuesdays -4a 10p.
- Nicely decorated, often a special guest and giveaways.
http://www.gothicchicago.com
Smart Bar, 773/549-4140, 3730 N Clark. Near Red line Addison
stop.
http://www.metrochicago.com/pages2/smart_choices.html
- Testosterone Tuesday. Hard dance music, ultra buff male
strippers. 21+ free Tuesdays -4a 10p.
- DJ Ralph Rosario.
http://www.testosterone.net
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. At the Belmont red line
stop.
http://www.berlinchicago.com
- Bulls host Cleveland. FSChi. All ages. 7p.
- http://www.nba.com/bulls
United Center, 1901 W Madison. TicketMaster: 312/902-1500
- Bass By The Pound - Seminar. THE weekly drum-n-bass scene. 21+
$3 -2a 9p.
- Phantom 45, Proppa Bear, 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.
- NEW EPISODE: South Park. 9p.
- Battlebot reruns are now on Tuesdays at 9p.
COM. http://www.comedycentral.com
- Lunacy. Industrial, SM/tattoos, pretty darn hot. 21+ $5-15
Wednesdays -4a 10p.
- A fetish friendly dark playground of decadence with go-go girls, buff
boys and visual assualts. Now with Chris Gin and Mystic Bill spinning,
Uncle Milty in the Mezz. Dress well, no tennis shoes. Ladies free,
$1.50 drink specials.
Crobar, 312/413-7000, 1543 N Kingsbury.
http://www.crobarnightclub.com
- Women Obsession. Mainly a ladies night for ladies. 21+ Free
1st/2nd/3rd Wednesdays -4a 10p.
- http://www.womyn.org
Berlin, 773/348-4975, 954 W Belmont. At Red line Belmont stop.
http://www.berlinchicago.com
- Pearl Harbor Day (since 1941).
- Remembers Japanese suprise attack which brought the U.S. into WW II.
Almost 2400 Americans were killed and 1300 injured, 18 ships and 200
aircraft destroyed.
http://www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html
- * * FREE BEER. Dante won a party and everyone is invited. Just 2hrs
6p.
- Hoping to exceed 125 people. http://www.Dating911.com related party after.
http://www.egroups.com/group/dsclist
Durkin's, 773/525-2515, 810 W Diversey.
- DJ Fuzzy Logic. 18+ $15 7:30p.
- House of Blues, 312/527-2583, 329 N Dearborn. TicketMaster:
312/902-1500
http://www.hob.com
- Mars Exploration Station exhibit. Examines how people will live
there.
- Dramatically expanded last year. much high tech exhibitry.
Adler Planetarium, 312/922-7827 (STAR), 1300 S Lake Shore.
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org
- NEW: Major show of ancient Egyptian artwork.
Masterpieces. Interesting permanent and visiting exhibits.
All ages. Free Tuesdays MWF 10:30a-4:30p, TuTh 10:30a-8:00p, SaSu
10a-5p.
- Art Institute of Chicago, 312/443-3500, 210 S Michigan.
http://www.artic.edu
- Winter celebrations. World class, easy to get to, great
restaurant.
- Now featuring seasonal plants, kid stuff, ice carving demos, more.
Chicago Botanic Gardens, 847/835-5440, 1000 Lake Cook Road,
Glencoe.
http://www.chicago-botanic.org
- Quality exhibits and activities for young minds. Free Thursdays.
10a-5p Tu-Su.
- Chicago Children's Museum, 312/527-1000, Navy Pier.
http://www.chichildrensmuseum.org
- Botanical art (-2000.12.30). Many other local works. All
ages. Free Mo-We 10a-7p, Th 10a-9p, Fr 10a-6p, Sa 10a-5p, Su 11a-5p.
- Also: good stuff at the Randolph Cafe daily at 1p, late Thursdays.
Chicago Cultural Center, 312/346-3278 (FINE-ART), 78 E
Washington.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism/CulturalCenter
- Kremlin Gold: 1000 Years of Russian Gems and Jewels
(-2001.03.30).
Star Wars: The Magic of Myth.
(-2001.01.07).
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.
http://www.fmnh.org
- Organic Produce: A Gut Show. Art based on human internal organs.
- International Museum of Surgical Science, 312/642-6502, 1524 N
Lake Shore.
http://www.imss.org
- Zoolights Festival (-2000.01.07). Beautiful design. Near
conservatory, lake, rookery. All ages. Free.
- Now with web cams.
Lincoln Park Zoo, 773/742-2000, 2200 N Cannon.
http://www.lpzoo.com
- Ed Ruscha, Catherine Opie (-2001.02.14).
- Isaac Julien (-2001.01.07). Age of Influence: Reflections in the Mirror
of American Culture (-2000.12.03).
Museum of Contemporary Art, 312/280-2660, 220 E Chicago.
http://www.mcachicago.org
- Christmas Around the World/Holiday of Light
(-2001.01.07).
Consistent world class wonderland, set aside a
whole day. All ages. $3-13, Free Thursdays. Mo-Fr 9:30a-4p, Sa/Su
9:30a-5:30p.
- New: Collection of over 5000 fast food toys back to 1977.
Museum of Science and Industry, 773/684-1414, 57th at Lake
Shore.
http://www.msichicago.org
- Huge Dinofest exhibit ($11-17 -2001.01.07). Oooooodles of
good fun and beauty, IMax, food, Shakespeare, VR games, ... All ages.
free Mo-Th 10a-8p, Fr/Sa 10a-10p, Su 10a-7p, closed 12.25.
- Also see the free new Smith Stained Glass Window exhibit.
Navy Pier, 312/222-9328, 600 E Grand. Take the free trolley.
http://www.navypier.com
- Truly stunning world class aquarium. Free Mondays.
- Rear outside deck has the city's best drop dead view of our skyline.
Shedd Aquarium, 312/939-2438, 1200 S Lake Shore.
http://SheddAquarium.org
- ALWAYS call before going to a listed event.
- ALWAYS call before going to a listed event.
- NEW PHOTOS.
- There are three new albums up, the latest I think is quite nice, raver
style. The others include the city tree lighting, critcal mass,
Christkindlmarket, the new Evanston theater and more.
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