Free Shit
Friday, November 20, 2009
Free Shit 11/21—Lights Festival Freebies
Posted by Robyn Chang on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 4:42 PM
The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival offers a full day's worth of freebies—including concerts, pictures with Santa, a fireworks finale, and giveaways. From 11 AM to 5 PM at Lights Festival Lane (Pioneer Court, 401 N. Michigan), guests can decorate free holiday cookies at the Whole Foods booth, fancify a free piece of cheesecake at the Eli's Cheesecake booth (bring a donation for the Greater Chicago Food Depository to receive an additional free piece of cheesecake), and grab free clementines from the Cuties Clementines booth. From 7 to 9 PM, More Cupcakes (1 E. Delaware Place) will give away their signature "More" cupcake: a chocolate cupcake with a cream center (limit one per person) and Best Western (125 W. Ohio) will pass out free gourmet hot chocolate and cookies. More booths will be passing out more stuff to eat and drink.
Bicycling, Free Shit 11/20—Free Bike Headlights
Posted by Julia Thiel on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM
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Free Shit 11/21-11/22—Free Select Media Festival Events
Posted by Robyn Chang on Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:12 AM
As part of Select Media Festival 8, which highlights experimental and contemporary art and media, the "Oral Asstravaganza" will take place at the Co-Prosperity Sphere (3219 S. Morgan) on Saturday from 8 to 11 PM. Billed by its organizers as "the most important reading since Charlton Heston uttered the words carved onto those stone tablets that he retrieved from the misty mountains where the clouds spoke to him in the years that pre-dated knowledge," this free event features readings by Kokie Whirlwind Arcuri, Lulu Callier, Mike McBeardo, Davide Tortuga, and I Feral Wolfhound Gleason. Guests will also be able to view the Super Bad Ass Exhibition—featuring works by dozens of artists—for free. On Sunday, 11/22 from 8 to 11 PM, artist Jacob C. Hammes will close out the festival by hypnotizing his audience.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Music, Free Shit 11/21 — Free Alexa Woodward Show at Reckless Records
Posted by Robyn Chang on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:22 PM
On Saturday at 3 PM singer-songwriter Alexa Woodward plays a free show at Reckless Records (3126 N. Broadway) in Lakeview as part of her midwest tour. Woodward draws upon her experiences studying human rights law and working the New York City roots music circuit to create songs that tap into familiar themes of human existence, such as hope and melancholy. Her distinctive banjo-playing style, haunting melodies and emotional voice and lyrics have won her fans across the country and in Europe.
Free Shit Free Saturday Night Bus Rides for Drunks
Posted by Sam Adams on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:47 PM
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Music, Free Shit, Dance 11/21 — Free Classes and Performances at the Old Town School
Posted by Sam Adams on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Music, Free Shit 11/19 — Free A/V Murder Show at the Double Door
Posted by Robyn Chang on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 4:52 PM
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Tomorrow night at 9 PM local garage punks A/V Murder (whose lineup includes members of the Tyrades and CoCoComa) headline a free "Rock 'n' Roll Bailout" show at the Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee); opening are Pale Gallery, the Braves, and Radar Eyes.
Film, Music, Visual Art, Free Shit, Post No Bills Drag City Peers Into the Byways of Marrakech
Posted by Peter Margasak on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Food Chain, Free Shit, Food & Drink 11/18: Rick Bayless at Green City Market
Posted by Whet Moser on Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Rick Bayless, whose Xoco is one of the Reader's choices for best new restaurants of 2009, does a 10:30am cooking demonstration at the Green City Market in Lincoln Park.
Next Wednesday, it's Rob and Allison Leavitt of Mado, one of the best new restaurants of 2008.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Free Shit, Food & Drink 11/17 — Free Flatbreads at Jamba Juice
Posted by Sam Adams on Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Starting at 2 PM tomorrow, participating Jamba Juice locations will offer their new California Flatbreads for free to the first 150 customers—or until 5 PM, if they don't run out first. The sandwiches come in four varieties: Tomo Artichoko, MediterranYum, Four Cheesy, and Smokehouse Chicken.
