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Archive for 2008

July
7/24 -- Wine and cheese at Pastoral - July 24th
7/23 -- Movies in the Park - July 23rd
7/23 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 23rd
7/22 -- Field Tested readings at Fulton Lounge - July 22nd
7/22 -- Minor Figure$ at Sonotheque - July 22nd
7/22 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 21st
7/22 -- Cheese tasting - July 21st
7/21 -- Light Pollution, Skybox, and Prairie Spies at the Bottle - July 21st
7/19 -- Sound System Block Party - July 18th
7/20 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 18th
7/19 -- "Best of Chicago" dance party at the Hideout - July 18th
7/20 -- Protege Philharmonic in concert - July 18th
7/20 -- Lakeview Garden Walk - July 18th
7/20 -- Chinatown Summer Fair - July 18th
7/19 -- Snooze Fest - July 18th
7/19 -- Women's health day at North Avenue Beach - July 18th
7/19 -- Box Elders at Permanent Records - July 18th
7/18 -- Health, Mahjongg play Pitchfork afterparty - July 18th
7/18 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 18th
7/19 -- Cooking class, cake-decorating demo - July 18th
7/18-7/20 -- Great Performers of Illinois Festival - July 17th
Fridays -- Knitting classes at the Lincolnwood Library - July 17th
7/17 -- Nicholas Tremulis at the Hideout - July 17th
7/17 -- Movies in the Park - July 17th
7/16 -- "Giants & Toys" at the Co-Prosperity Sphere - July 16th
7/16 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 16th
7/17 -- Pitchfork Music Festival preview at Millennium Park - July 16th
7/15 -- "Greener Pastures" at Sonotheque - July 15th
7/15 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 15th
7/15 -- Son Ambulance at Reckless Records - July 14th
7/14 -- Judson Claiborne & Six Sherpas at the Empty Bottle - July 14th
7/14 -- Olympics demo and concert - July 14th
7/14-- Bastille Day concert by soprano Susanna Phillips - July 14th
7/11-7/12 -- Aerial acrobatics at Navy Pier - July 11th
Fridays -- Hoyle Brothers at the Empty Bottle - July 11th
7/12-8/23 -- ESL and literacy courses - July 11th
7/11-7/12 -- Movies in the Park - July 11th
7/11, 7/18, 7/25 -- Movies at the library - July 11th
7/11 -- "Whiskers and Tails" art reception - July 11th
7/11 -- Artistic hennas - July 11th
7/11 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 11th
7/10 -- Daily Void et al at the Cobra Lounge - July 10th
7/11, 18, 25 & 8/1 -- OSHA safety awareness course - July 10th
7/10 -- Movies in the Park - July 10th
7/10 -- DIY fashion and beauty crafts workshops - July 10th
7/9 -- Playtime at the Lincolnwood Library - July 9th
7/9 -- Spider-Man 3 and other Movies in the Park - July 8th
7/8 -- Goat cheese and wine - July 8th
7/8 -- Minor Figure$ at Sonotheque - July 8th
7/12-8/16 -- Women's diet and exercise program - July 8th
7/8 -- "King Corn" - July 8th
7/8 -- Concerts in the Parks - July 8th
7/8 -- Movies in the Park - July 8th
7/8-7/29 -- Video games at the library - July 8th
7/7 -- Viva L'American Death Ray Music, Headache City, and Radar Eyes at the Empty Bottle - July 7th
7/7 -- Le Loup at Millennium Park - July 7th
7/7 -- Movies in the Park - July 7th
7/5-7/6 -- Museum admission - July 3rd
7/5 -- Movies in the Park - July 3rd
7/4 -- Alejandro Escovedo at Grant Park - July 3rd
7/3 -- Movies in the Park - July 3rd
7/2 -- Movies in the Park - July 2nd
7/2 -- Estelle performs at Grant Park - July 1st
7/3-7/4 -- Fireworks - July 1st
7/1 -- How-to on protecting your energy field - July 1st
June
6/30 -- Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra at Schubas - June 30th
6/30 -- Taste of Broadway - June 30th
6/30 -- Astronaut lecture - June 30th
6/30 -- The Killer Whales at Millennium Park - June 28th
6/27-6/28 -- Wine and beer tastings - June 27th
6/27 -- Rock 'n' Roll Pool Party - June 27th
6/29 -- Darren Johnston at the Hungry Brain - June 27th
6/28 -- Whole Foods vendor fair - June 27th
6/27-6/28 -- Weekend of Williams, Britten, Bartók - June 27th
6/27-6/28 -- Movies in the Park - June 27th
6/27 -- Fred Camper screens Stan Brakhage films - June 27th
6/27-7/6 -- Taste of Chicago - June 27th
6/19-9/1 -- Kids' admission to the Museum of Science and Industry - June 26th
6/28-7/4 -- Fireworks roundup - June 26th
6/26 -- Bachata concert at Millennium Park - June 26th
6/26 -- Movies in the Park - June 26th
6/26-7/18 -- Screenprinters exhibit and talk - June 26th
6/26 -- Gazsa at Grant Park - June 26th
6/25 -- Movies in the Park - June 25th
6/25 -- "Hairspray" at Hollywood Beach - June 25th
6/25 -- Champagne and candy - June 25th
6/25-6/28 -- Chicago Arabesque Festival - June 25th
6/25 -- Intro to Kabbalah - June 25th
6/25 -- Brahms's "A German Requiem" - June 24th
6/25 -- "The Rocket" screening - June 24th
6/25 -- Lauren Kussro lecture and reception - June 24th
6/23 -- Big'n and Haymarket Riot at the Empty Bottle - June 23rd
6/23 -- Gary Higgins at Millennium Park - June 23rd
6/23 -- Movies in the Park: "The Wiz" - June 23rd
6/21 -- Ben Joravsky interviews David Sirota - June 20th
6/22 -- Live composition - June 20th
6/22 -- Conscious Goods Alliance at Whole Foods - June 20th
6/21-- Schizophrenia's the subject; screening in Oak Park - June 20th
6/21 -- Screenprinting and ice cream - June 20th
6/21 -- Documentary "Almost Home" screening at the Cultural Center - June 20th
6/20-6/22 -- A weekend of free dance - June 20th
6/21 -- Recycle your toxic waste - June 20th
6/20-6/21 Movies in the Park - June 20th
Salon-style discussion as part of Alcyone Festival - June 20th
6/19 -- Talk with director Jonathan Levine and actor Josh Peck - June 19th
6/19 -- Northshore Distillery cocktail tasting at Uncommon Ground - June 19th
6/19 Movies in the Park - June 19th
6/18 -- Crystal Castles at the Double Door - June 18th
6/18 -- Screening of Korean drama "When Spring Comes" - June 18th
6/18-6/22 -- Riesling Week - June 18th
6/18 -- Free program on African-Americans and voting - June 17th
6/18 -- Jeanne Gang talks about her latest project - June 17th
6/19 -- Free screening of "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" - June 17th
6/17-6/22 -- Free admission to the Museum of Science and Industry - June 17th
6/16 -- Green homes workshop - June 16th
6/16 -- Bird Names play a free show - June 16th
Sunday night improv at the Playground Theater - June 13th
Rumba lessons and music by the Steve Cooper Orchestra 6/15 - June 13th
Dance the Jitterbug with George Gee and his band 6/14 - June 13th
Free entry to the Adler Planetarium 6/15-6/20 - June 13th
Artists of the Wall Fest 6/14-6/15 - June 13th
Tony Fitzpatrick with Jon Langford and the Waco Brothers 6/15 - June 13th
Free exercise every Saturday - June 13th
Summer safety festival 6/14 - June 13th
Free screening of "Iron Ladies of Liberia" 6/14 - June 13th
Bird walk, bird talk 6/14 - June 13th
Honky tonk with the Hoyle Brothers 6/13 - June 13th
Friday night movies 6/13 - June 13th
Beethoven in Grant Park 6/13 & 6/14 - June 12th
Movies in the Park 6/12 - June 12th
Movies in the Park 6/11 - June 11th
Dance in the Park: Plena and Bomba 6/12 - June 11th
Writing workshops at 826Chi 6/18-8/13 - June 11th
Chicago Children's Choir in the Pritzker 6/12 - June 10th
Urban gardening talk 6/12 - June 10th
Classical music concert in Grant Park 6/11 - June 10th
Chinese social satire 6/11 - June 9th
Nutrition tips 6/10 - June 9th
Art buying boot camp 6/7-6/8 - June 6th
Classical Mondays 6/9-6/30 - June 6th
6/7-8 -- Chocolate, ice cream, wine... and interior design tips - June 5th
6/6 -- NFTs and PBR - June 5th
Brunch and a health check - June 4th
You could at least eat more fruit - June 3rd
Tcheka makes his Old Town School debut - June 3rd
Jazz trumpeter Corey Wilkes plays MCA's terrace - June 3rd
Chic-a-Go-Go in the park - June 2nd
Practicing environmentalists - June 2nd
May
The Gay Utopia - May 30th
The art of the Chinese tea ceremony - May 30th
Tequila and wine tastings - May 30th
The Art of the Comic Strip - May 29th
Free screening of "At the Death House Door" - May 28th
Everything but the beer - May 27th
A Thousand Cranes - May 27th
A Perfect Life - May 23rd
Tinycakes and wine - May 23rd
West side bluesman Eddie C. Campbell in concert - May 21st
Free soft serve for expectant women - May 20th
"In the Family" screenings - May 19th
Kayaking lessons - May 16th
No insurance needed - May 16th
Archival films of our "Year of Confrontation" - May 15th
Barely legal - May 15th
Iced coffee - May 15th
Free art - May 15th
Saturday is free tulip day at Garfield Park - May 13th
Free your mind and your pen will follow - May 12th
Even cowboys get the blues - May 12th
Nothing calms like Reiki. Skeptical? It's free. - May 12th
Got a helmet? - May 9th
"Don Giovanni" for the masses - May 8th
Salsa lessons - May 8th
Trade your free shit for their free shit 5/10-5/11 - May 7th
Party at Sonotheque with free shit from American Apparel - May 6th
Lymbyc Systym plays a free show at the Bottle tonight - May 5th
The Reader's Best of Chicago voting party - May 5th
Kid-safe gekiga and other special-edition comics - May 2nd
Cinco de Something - May 2nd
April
Cab rides from Navy Pier - April 30th
Ben & Jerry's ice cream - April 29th
Cave, Dinos, and Skulls at the Empty Bottle tonight - April 28th
Greener cleaner - April 25th
Free gourmet pickles today through Sunday - April 25th
Pedometers and fitness tips - April 24th
Kartemquin Films documentary on the aged - April 23rd
Local rock bands at the Metro this Friday - April 23rd
Blog house DJ sets at Smart Bar - April 22nd
Kelley Stoltz plays the Empty Bottle tonight - April 21st
Swap your plastic shopping bags for a reusable tote - April 21st
The Free Shit guide to Record Store Day - April 18th
Organic drinks, massage, and more at Bucktown paint store - April 18th
A night at the club with Santino Rice - April 17th
Cumbia caliente - April 16th
Current events talk and free nosh - April 16th
A reading and discussion with Delbert Tibbs - April 16th
George Lewis at the Chicago Cultural Center - April 14th
Frozen treats at Wicker Park "kefir cafe" - April 14th
Allá tonight at the Empty Bottle - April 14th
Vodka cocktails and finger foods at Viet Bistro - April 11th
Food, music, and more at the Garfield Park Conservatory's 100th birthday party - April 11th
Hand-screened stuff from 4F Design - April 11th
Voguing class for vogue stylists and beginners - April 10th
Rock Bottom is serving up free Kolsch - April 10th
Counting Crows tonight at the Apple Store - April 9th
"Blackwater Invades Illinois" screening tonight - April 8th
Todd Rittmann and the Molten Truth Trio tonight at the Empty Bottle - April 7th
Intro to hoopdance class - April 4th
Poetry, music, world cuisine, and more at FLATFILEgalleries - April 4th
Dance presentation at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts - April 3rd
Dirty Projectors at Permanent Records 4/3 - April 2nd
Reggae star Sister Carol at the Old Town School of Folk Music - April 2nd
Kazakhstani ensemble Roksonaki plays a free show tonight - April 1st
Circuit bending with DJ Demchuk at the MCA - April 1st
March
Hot dogs before and after Cubs home games - March 31st
Wine and cheese tastings Saturday at Pastoral - March 28th
Seminars and samples during Whisky Week Chicago - March 28th
Drew Gress tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center - March 27th
Maple Syrup Festival this weekend - March 26th
Minor Figure$ at Sonotheque tonight - March 25th
Dan Boadi and Ghannata play a free show Wednesday night - March 24th
Saxophonist Donny McCaslin at the Chicago Cultural Center - March 21st
Wine tastings - March 21st
Brian Posehn at the Lakeshore Theater - March 20th
Seldoms preview new dance tonight at the Newberry - March 20th
Fashion and vodka Thursday at Lumen - March 19th
Lobi Traoré and Joep Pelt at the Old Town School of Folk Music Wednesday 3/19 - March 17th
Fizz Bar & Grill serving free pizza Wednesday - March 17th
Eighth Blackbird, the Pacifica Quartet, and Tony Arnold at the Chicago Cultural Center - March 14th
The films of Horton Foote - March 14th
Food, music, film and more at the Alliance Francaise - March 14th
Green stuff from Whole Foods - March 13th
King Corn screening Saturday - March 13th
Coffee at Pie 3/14 - March 12th
Alfresco dinner at Wicker Park tapas restaurant - March 11th
Egg hunts and more 3/13-22 - March 11th
Coffee beans at Peet's today - March 10th
Let Them Eat Weed 3/10 - March 10th
Stand-up showcase at the Edge Comedy Club - March 7th
Samantha Power at Harold Washington Library 3/12 - March 7th
Hip-hop and Latin dance workshops for kids 3/9 - March 6th
Zhou Brothers and ICE perform 3/8 - March 6th
Wine seminars March 6 to 20 - March 5th
Woodblock printmaking lecture 3/7 - March 5th
Food with your drinks - March 4th
Tickets to Sussie 4 at the Congress Theater this Friday - March 4th
Catfish Haven at the Empty Bottle tonight - March 3rd
Lunchtime lecture on how to green your home 3/6 - March 3rd
February
Workshops at the Lillstreet Art Center - February 29th
Chicago's 171st Birthday Party 3/4 - February 29th
Kids brunch free Saturday at Weather Mark Tavern - February 28th
Chic-a-Go-Go movie premiere this Sunday - February 28th
City of God sequel screens Thursday - February 27th
Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss tonight at Doc Films - February 27th
Dunkin' Donuts lattes - February 26th
Museum of Science and Industry free this Friday - February 26th
The Germans play kostenlos! - February 25th
"Rediscovering American Cinema" panel and screening tonight - February 25th
Coffee and baked goods at B boutique this Saturday - February 22nd
Basic gardening class this Sunday - February 22nd
Chris Connelly tonight at Quimby's and other notable readings - February 22nd
Experimental films with live scores Saturday at "Pictures and Sounds" - February 21st
Chomsky documentary screening tonight - February 21st
Ken Vandermark and Pandelis Karayorgis at the Chicago Cultural Center tonight - February 20th
Weekly yoga and pilates classes - February 19th
The Seldoms' Silver Clouds performance 2/19 and 2/23 - February 19th
Henry Darger workshop 2/23 - February 18th
Powerhouse Sound tonight at the Empty Bottle - February 18th
Kitty health care in February - February 15th
Figure out your finances on Tuesday 2/19 - February 15th
Super Furry Animals acoustic set - February 15th
Help for guitarists and songwriters at the Old Town School of Folk Music - February 15th
Free Valentine's Stuff 2/14 - February 14th
View the lunar eclipse at the Adler 2/20 - February 14th


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