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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 12, 2010
Morning Art: Zuleyka Vargas Benitez

Part of "Narrative Interiors," on display at Center on Halsted
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Zuleyka Vargas Benitez, Narrative Interiors, Center on Halsted

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
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This Week's Movie Action

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
- by J.R. Jones
- Tags: Music Box, Red Riding, Red Riding 1974, Red Riding 1980, Red Riding 1983, European Union Film Festival, Gene Siskel Film Center, Bluebeard, Cell 211, Collectress, Father of My Children, Harlan In the Shadow of Jew Suss, Katanga Business, Other Irene, Don Argott, Art of the Steal, Albert C. Barnes, Our Family Wedding, Rick Famuyiwa, Brown Sugar, Remember Me, Robert Pattinson, Lynne Sachs, Yellow Handkerchief, Pete Hamill, Fritz Lang, The Big Heat, Rian Johnson Brick, Facets Night School, Judith Malina Connection, University of Chicago Film Studies Center; Bela Tarr, Man From London, Facets Cinematheque; George Cukor, A Star Is Born, James Mason, Judy Garland, Walter Hill Warriors, film festivals, movies

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Reporting From FamilyFarmed: Fun With Numbers

Statistics on food, nutrition, and poverty from USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan, a keynote speaker at the FamilyFarmed expo.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: Kathleen Merrigan, FamilyFarmed, Woody Tasch, Slow Money, USDA, Willie Nelson, food deserts, nutrition, poverty

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Sales and Fashion Events This Weekend

A Last Call sale, deals on men's suiting, and more happening this weekend and beyond.
- by Heather Kenny
- Tags: Koros, Tocco, FIX, Chasalla, Oak Street, Le Dress, Susanne Siegel, Chicago jewelry designers, Nicholas Joseph Custom Tailors, Just Cavalli, D&G, Versace Jeans Couture

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Reporting From FamilyFarmed: No Niman Left on the Ranch

At the FamilyFarmed expo, panelist Bill Kurtis of Tallgrass Beef tells the cautionary tale of Bill Niman, founder of Niman Ranch, who refuses to eat its products after being forced out by new owners.
- by Martha Bayne
- Tags: FamilyFarmed, Bill Kurtis, Tallgrass Farm, Bill Niman, Niman Ranch, sustainably raised meat, Chipotle, Natural Food Holdings

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
The Farewells to Bruce Graham

The Wall Street Journal's obit of Bruce Graham reads a lot like the one the Chicago Tribune had already published.
- by Michael Miner
- Tags: Bruce Graham, Blair Kamin, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Stanley Tigerman, Walter Netsch, John Hancock Center, Sears Tower, Karen Pensiero, Stephen Miller

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Benefit for Chicago Impresario Michael Cullen

A benefit is planned to raise money for Michael Cullen, who suffered a stroke and is uninsured.
- by Albert Williams
- Tags: Michael Cullen, Mercury Theatre, Michael Cullen Recovery Fund

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Tonight at Elastic: Fallout From Atomic

Following three nights of Atomic concerts, the band's pianist and bassist return to the stage with Ken Vandermark as Free Fall, Thursday at Elastic.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Atomic, Green Mill, Robert Loerzel, Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Haavard Wiik, Ken Vandermark, Free Fall, Gray Scale, Smalltown Superjazz, Elastic

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
This Week in Sharp Darts: Blood Bros

Bloodiest in this week's Sharp Darts
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Bloodiest, Chicago, Bruce Lamont, Sharp Darts

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
3/11— Free Snacks and Trivia at Sub 51

Sub 51 (51 W. Hubbard) hosts a night of trivia and free snacks, provided by Athenos, Thu 3/11 from 6 to 9 PM.
- by Sam Worley
- Tags: Sub 51, Athenos, 101.9FM The Mix, Two Truths and a Lie, hummus, feta cheese, pita

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
The Several Dozen Words You Can't Say on WGN
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: WGN, Randy Michaels, Tribune Company, Rob Feder, banned words

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Billy Elliot Rush Tix Announced

Rush tickets available for
- by Albert Williams
- Tags: Billy Elliot, Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Do the Shannon Rovers Suck?

Does Chicago's favored Shannon Rovers bagpipe band suck?
- by Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band, Bill Currie, Celtic Fest Chicago, Chicago

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Blogs, The Blog, Mar 11, 2010
Morning Art: Jake Oxnard

Part of "A Gift of Grace, Revisited," on display at Logsdon 1909 Gallery
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: A Gift of Grace, Revisited, Logsdon 1909 Gallery, Jake Oxnard

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Music, Music Picks, Mar 11, 2010
The List: March 11-17, 2010

Critic's Choices and other notable shows: Shapers, Claychella, Harvey Milk, Joe Henry, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, and more
- by Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, David Whiteis, Miles Raymer, Barbara Yaross, and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Hideout, Old Town School of Folk Music, Civic Opera House, Schubas, Bottom Lounge, Lincoln Hall, Subterranean, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall

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Food & Drink, Food & Drink News, Mar 11, 2010
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Part of "Narrative Interiors," on display at Center on Halsted

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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.

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Statistics on food, nutrition, and poverty from USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan, a keynote speaker at the FamilyFarmed expo.

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A Last Call sale, deals on men's suiting, and more happening this weekend and beyond.

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At the FamilyFarmed expo, panelist Bill Kurtis of Tallgrass Beef tells the cautionary tale of Bill Niman, founder of Niman Ranch, who refuses to eat its products after being forced out by new owners.

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The Wall Street Journal's obit of Bruce Graham reads a lot like the one the Chicago Tribune had already published.

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New York City's Green Carts program makes a splash at the FamilyFarmed conference "Financing Farm to Fork."

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Google launches a beta version of a new biking directions feature for Google Maps.

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Mark Richard Smith's documentary "Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture" has a preview screening Sunday 3/14 at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

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A benefit is planned to raise money for Michael Cullen, who suffered a stroke and is uninsured.

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Following three nights of Atomic concerts, the band's pianist and bassist return to the stage with Ken Vandermark as Free Fall, Thursday at Elastic.

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Bloodiest in this week's Sharp Darts

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Sub 51 (51 W. Hubbard) hosts a night of trivia and free snacks, provided by Athenos, Thu 3/11 from 6 to 9 PM.

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Does Chicago's favored Shannon Rovers bagpipe band suck?

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Part of "A Gift of Grace, Revisited," on display at Logsdon 1909 Gallery

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Critic's Choices and other notable shows: Shapers, Claychella, Harvey Milk, Joe Henry, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, and more

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Our guide to this year's CSAs

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