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Imerman Angels Spring Fling
Thu 3/18, 7-11 PM
312-274-5529Other Stuff
Proceeds of this fund-raiser benefit Imerman Angels, a nonprofit charity that provides support to cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers; includes cocktails, food, DJs, and a photo booth.
$30-$40
Post-Communist Romania: An American Perspective
Fri., March 19, 6:30 p.m.Literary Events
When: Fri, March 19th, 6:30pm Drinks and Hors d'oeuvres with Alan Elsner, 7:00pm Book Presentation, 7:30pm Q&A & Casual Networking Contact: liana.sava@romanianculturalexchange.org Price: Free Admission, Autographed Book: $15 Romanian Cultural Exchange (ROCX), a Romanian-American cultural and educational exchange non-profit, will host the book launch of Alan Elsner's "Romance Language" (Portals Press 2009). Elsner is a distinguished journalist with 30-years experience as a Thomson-Reuters correspondent. "Romance Language" is a part love story, part historical drama, part coming-of-age novel set in modern-day Romania, with flashes back to 1989 when the country struggled under its communist regime. Other books in Elsner's portfolio: Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons (Prentice Hall, 2004), Guarded by Angels: How My Father and Uncle Survived Hitler and Cheated Stalin (Yad Vashen 2005) The Nazi Hunter (Arcade, 2006) The event will also host a Photo Exhibition by Jennifer Okray.
The Breathing Factory
Reception Thu 1/14, 5-7 PM. 1/14-3/19.Museums
Photos by Mark Curran of the Hewlett-Packard plant in Leixlip, Ireland.
Dirt: Land/Use
Through 3/21: Fri-Sat 8 PM, Sun 7 PMDance, Other Stuff
Three weekends of performance, dance, readings, and videos that explore the relationship between people and land, curated by Links Hall artistic associate Deke Weaver. Fri 3/5: Public Phenomena, a photo performance by Temporary Services and Daniel Tucker; Sat-Sun 3/6-3/7: The Mountains of Illinois, a parking lot tour of Wrigleyville by Temporary Travel Office, Audrey Petty, and others; Fri-Sat 3/12-3/13: Water, a dance, comedy, lecture, and performance by Jennifer Monson and BD Collier; Sun 3/14: Oranges and Snowstorms, live performance and short film screenings by Nadia Jassim, Steve May, and others; Fri 3/19: Leaves of Silent Spring Grass, short performances by Jassim, May, Zoe Schwartz, and others, and Sat-Sun 3/20-3/21: The Land of Plenty, a video-sound performance featuring Deke Weaver, Chris Peck, and Jennifer Allen. $8-$15 (festival pass $25)
1000 Miles Shy
Reception Fri 2/12, 6-10 PM. 2/8-3/24.Galleries
Large-format photos by Jay Lawrence Pearson taken on the Appalachian Trail.
Opening Reception for "MAYAN PROCESSION" paintings by Winifred Godfrey
Fri., March 26, 5:08 p.m.Galleries: Openings & Receptions
“MAYAN PROCESSION”
Paintings depicting the distinctive textiles of the Mayan people of the Guatemalan Highlands will be on display at the Renaissance Court Gallery in the Chicago Cultural Center at 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, Ill., from March 26 through May 2, 2010. There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 26 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Included will be a sale of Mayan handicrafts.
Mayan Procession is made up of 14 life-size paintings representing villagers from throughout Guatemala. Each village takes pride in the weaving of their traditional costume and each costume has a special meaning to those who wear it. The paintings are arranged in a sequence to depict the beginning, middle and end of a funeral procession. Included with the paintings are photos of daily life in Mayan villages and samples of their beautiful hand-woven daily and ceremonial dress.
Landscape/Portrait/Still Life
Reception Sat 3/13, 6-11 PM. Sun 3/14, noon-5 PM, then by appointment through 3/27.Galleries
Group show featuring photos, painting, and sculpture.
"Snowflake Special" charter train on the CTA, sponsored by the Illinois Railway Museum
Sun., March 28, 9 a.m.Special Events
Join the members of the Illinois Railway Museum as they tour the Chicago Transit Authority's "L" lines on Sunday, March 28th, 2010. The four car train will depart at Rosemont station (River Road) on the Blue Line at 9:00 am, and will travel on almost every line, plus lots of rare, behind-the-scenes yard and shop trackage. Narration, photo stops, restroom breaks, and a lunch stop in the loop will be provided.
This excursion is a fundraiser to secure indoor storage space for CTA cars at the museum's campus in Union, IL. Tickets are $42 per person, and can be purchased at the museum's website, www.irm.org. Because we are covering so many lines, the trip will conclude at Rosemont about 6:00 pm. We will make earlier stops upon request. The train is NOT wheelchair accessible.
FACTOR WOMEN MODEL SEARCH
Tue., March 30, 11 a.m.Other Stuff
FACTOR WOMEN MODEL SEARCH
Tuesday March 30th
11am-4pm at FACTOR WOMEN Model Management
58 W Huron, Chicago IL 60654
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Girls ages 13 and up 5'7 to 5'11 with a serious interest in modeling.
Please bring two non-professional photos to be left with the agents
WINNER WILL RECEIVE A CONTRACT AND A BEAUTY MAKEOVER, WHICH WILL BE FILMED AND FEATURED IN CHICAGO'S ONLINE FASHION AND BEAUTY MAGAZINE, GLOSSED AND FOUND
www.factorwomen.com
http://www.glossedandfound.com/chicago/index.php
Friends in Common-- new work by Cole Chickering
Thu., March 18, 4 p.m., Fri., March 19, 12:30 p.m., Sat., March 20, 12:30 p.m., Tue., March 23, 12:30 p.m., Wed., March 24, 12:30 p.m., Thu., March 25, 12:30 p.m., Fri., March 26, 12:30 p.m., Sat., March 27, 12:30 p.m., Tue., March 30, 12:30 p.m., Wed., March 31, 12:30 p.m., Thu., April 1, 12:30 p.m. and Fri., April 2, 12:30 p.m.Galleries
Events and Exhibitions at SUGs are always FREE and open to the public.
Cole Chickering’s upcoming exhibition, Friends in Common, reflects upon society’s increasing acceptance of voyeurism in an era when nearly everyone has a Facebook profile. Friends in Common is a large-scale re-creation of photos and video from the public Facebook profile of a woman named Nicole.
Friends in Common will open with a reception featuring appetizers from one of Nicole’s favorite restaurants, Bennigan’s, from 4- 6pm on Thursday, March 18, 2010.
Dancing at Lughnasa
Through 4/4: Thu-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 3 PM 866-811-4111Theater & Performance
In the epilogue to Brian Friel's celebrated 1990 memory play, set in 1930s Ireland, the narrator confesses that, in looking back, "atmosphere is more real than incident." Seanachai Theatre Company seems to have taken that nugget too much to heart. The play's thin plot--five spinster sisters bicker and dance as their elder brother returns from a religious mission in Africa--struggles to break the surface of heavy-handed atmosphere. With the notable exception of Don Bender as the culturally dislocated Father Jack, the cast play signifiers rather than characters, turning the fuzzy-edged warmth of a good memory into the dim anonymity of a stranger's family photo album. --Keith Griffith $22-$26
Father Where Art Thou--The Depletion of a Natural Resource
Reception Fri 2/26, 6-9 PM. 2/26-4/30.Galleries
Photos by Bryant Johnson.
