Friday, May 25, 2012
Style Week Going, going . . . Take my jacket, please!
Posted by Deanna Isaacs on 05.25.12 at 04:42 PM
He may or may not have personally had a hand in the eggplant-hued, embroidered cotton jacket I'm about to hand off to some brave Reader reader, but it's definitely sporting his label. Here's why you might not want it, but if you do, the deadline for saying so is coming up, Saturday at midnight.
Food Chain Food & Drink Chicago Craft Beer Week and more in this week's food and drink events
Posted by Alison Marcotte on 05.25.12 at 04:09 PM
- Matt D
- The Hungry Brain
The third annual Chicago Craft Beer Week began May 17 and ends May 27. Celebrate the tail end in the cozy, hip Hungry Brain, which boasts both a good selection of well-priced craft beers and, tonight, the live talk show You, Me, Them, Everybody. Brandon Wetherbee and Esmeralda Leon host, with guests Red Hot Annie, Stephanie Hasz, and Desert Soap. 7-9 PM, Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont, 773-709-1401, donations accepted.
Maison, a new restaurant from Custom House's Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky and Peter Drohomyrecky, opens tonight. The French-tinged menu comprises seafood, snacks like gougeres and house-marinated olives, charcuterie plates, and a generous list of entrees; the executive chef is Perry Hendrix. 333 E. Benton Pl., 312-241-1540.
Film Film Center presents a digital restoration of The Gold Rush and other notable screenings
Posted by J.R. Jones on 05.25.12 at 03:34 PM
Do This Music Your Memorial Day cookout Spotify playlist
Posted by Miles Raymer on 05.25.12 at 03:00 PM
$$$ Politics News Should Tamms be saved for the jobs?
Posted by Steve Bogira on 05.25.12 at 02:24 PM
- katerha
- The decision on Tamms, the Illinois supermax, is imminent
This is the unspoken argument of legislators who want to save Tamms, the supermax at the southern tip of Illinois. Governor Pat Quinn has proposed closing Tamms—not for humanitarian reasons, but to save the state money. Most of the Tamms inmates would be moved to maximum-security prisons, where housing them would be cheaper. There's been legislative opposition to Quinn's proposal, however, because guards would lose their jobs. The verdict is imminent.
Representative Brandon Phelps, a downstate Democrat, this week proposed converting Tamms to a regular prison in order to keep it open. As the Southern Illinoisan reported Wednesday, this plan would "appease" those who believe the prison should be closed because the long-term isolation that inmates are subjected to "purportedly causes mental illness." Phelps has made clear he's more concerned about the jobs than the mental illness: "My main deal right now is to keep Tamms open, whether it's just a super-max or regular facility, because southern Illinois cannot afford to lose those jobs or that revenue." Phelps's proposal is unlikely to fly because of the retooling costs.
Music Post No Bills Tonight: a rare Chicago performance of Georges Aperghis's Recitations
Posted by Peter Margasak on 05.25.12 at 02:19 PM
Food Chain Food & Drink Eat spaghetti with your hands at Den Den
Posted by Mike Sula on 05.25.12 at 01:49 PM
- Mike Sula
- Den Den spread
Little less spicy, not particularly greasy is the MO at Edgewater's Den Den, the city's only Eritrean restaurant, which replaced Las Islas Marias late last year. That's not to say it isn't worth checking out: at the very least it provides a socially acceptable opportunity to eat spaghetti with your hands.
Education Film Columbia College to cut cinema studies?
Posted by Ben Sachs on 05.25.12 at 01:07 PM
Do This Arts Film Music Visual Art Cauleen Smith, John Parot, and other arty stuff to do this weekend
Posted by Elly Fishman on 05.25.12 at 12:39 PM
This weekend, Western Exhibitions presents "Excavation," a solo show by John Parot. Parot's new body of work builds on his interest in psychedelic patterns and hippie ephemera, and also explores his interest in ancient Egyptian tomb art. Parot’s paintings are large-scale and bright; one of his strengths is his ability to find patterns in everything from porn magazines to ancient symbols and bring them together in an interesting visualscape. "Excavation" is Parot's third solo exhibition at Western Exhibitions.
Fri 5/25, 5-8 PM, Western Exhibitions, 119 N. Peoria, Suite 2A
12 O'Clock Track Music 12 O'Clock Track: Colleen Green, "Good Good Things"
Posted by Luca Cimarusti on 05.25.12 at 12:00 PM
