Events
Tour de Stooges
May 06, 2006
Join other bike riders for the ninth edition of the Tour de Stooges bicycle tour at McKendree College in Lebanon, Ill. The ride consists of five routes ranging from 13 to 63 miles and is intended for cyclists of all ages and skill levels. After the ride, enjoy the all-you-can-eat brunch buffet at McKendree College and all the slapstick comedy you can stand. To register, visit the Web site or call (314) 644-4660.
http://stooges.rogerkramercycling.org/
ANOTHER CHICAGO IS POSSIBLE!
ANOTHER WORLD IS TOO!
The 3rd annual CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM (CSF)
is being held on MAY 6, 2006 at Roosevelt University.
PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 31st!!
http://www.chicagosocialforum.org
Participating organizations and individuals may
sponsor or conduct:
• Workshops
• Presentations
• Solidarity meetings
• Cultural or artistic performances and exhibitions
For every progressive, activist, socially and environmentally conscious,
radical, dreaming-
and-acting for a better world organization, artist, individual or collective in
Chicagoland...
If you want to network, educate, be educated, help build a stronger, more united
force of
movements within our city, don't let this pass you by.
Have questions?
Email ChicagoSocialForum @ yahoo.com
or call Stephanie at call 312-641-5151
Saturday, May 6
MCA Exhibition Opens: Chris Ware
MCA Chicago
May 6-7
MCA Alternative Artist Book Fair
11 am - 3 pm
MCA Chicago
NADA's Spring Tune Up - Adults NADA Tournament
Saturday, May 06, 2006
The Sport Center - Schaumburg, IL
This tournament will get you prepared for the Outdoor Nationals. High School teams may register for this Adult tournament. Registration deadline is Sunday, April 30. The fee is $120 per team.
The Divisions:
Men's A, B, & C
Women's
Co-Rec. (must have at least 3 women on roster)
http://www.dodgeballusa.com/events.php
Elmhurst Art Museum's
10th Annual Fine Arts Festival
Saturday, May 6 & Sunday, May 7, 10am-5pm
Rain or shine!
150 Cottage Hill Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
(630) 834-0202
(630) 834-0234 Fax
A juried show of fine art featuring over 100 artists, good food, live entertainment and Raku in the Park(ing Lot), a fun family activity that gives you the chance to create your very own unique piece of raku pottery! In Wilder Park at the Elmhurst Art Museum! Come find that perfect gift for family, friends or yourself!
Starbucks Saturday Morning Gallery Tour
Meet for coffee at the River North Gallery District's Starbucks at 750 N. Franklin and join the weekly complimentary gallery tours, led by local experts.
Every Saturday morning, starting at 11:00 AM – a different gallery owner or director will meet you at Starbucks Coffee and guide you through four River North Galleries. The tour lasts until about 12:30 pm. Tours do not take place on major holiday weekends. Please check our website for upcoming tour schedules.
*Please note the new start time of 11:00 am, as of November 5, 2005.
Organized by the CADA, the tours will take you on a different journey to some of Chicago's finest art galleries each week. Maps will be provided and the gallery owners will be delighted to answer questions and offer insights into the latest exhibits.
Upcoming Tours
April 22, Led by Rhonda Bacus of Byron Roche Gallery
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Nicole Gallery
2) Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
3) Roy Boyd Gallery
4) Byron Roche Gallery
April 29, Led by *ART CHICAGO WEEKEND* Tour led by Bob Heibert, Printworks Gallery
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Schneider Gallery
2) Melanee Cooper Gallery
3) Habatat Galleries
4) Printworks Gallery
May 6, Led by Ivan Bordas, Roy Boyd Gallery
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Catherine Edelman Gallery
2) Jean Albano Gallery
3) Perimeter Gallery, Inc.
4) Roy Boyd Gallery
(via)
May 6-7
MCA Alternative Artist Book Fair
11 am - 3 pm
MCA Chicago
Elmhurst Art Museum's
10th Annual Fine Arts Festival
Saturday, May 6 & Sunday, May 7, 10am-5pm
Rain or shine!
150 Cottage Hill Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
(630) 834-0202
(630) 834-0234 Fax
A juried show of fine art featuring over 100 artists, good food, live entertainment and Raku in the Park(ing Lot), a fun family activity that gives you the chance to create your very own unique piece of raku pottery! In Wilder Park at the Elmhurst Art Museum! Come find that perfect gift for family, friends or yourself!
"LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" TO HIT THE ROAD IN MAY FOR
A WEEK OF SHOWS IN CHICAGO
NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is taking its show on the road. The top-rated, critically praised late night show will travel to Chicago to broadcast for the week of May 9-12 (NBC, 12:35 - 1:35 a.m. ET).
"Late Night" will broadcast from Chicago's legendary Chicago Theater. Erected in 1921, the classic vaudeville venue has hosted generations of luminaries from Bob Hope, Duke Ellington and Jack Benny to Aretha Franklin, Prince and Beck.
Said Rick Ludwin, Executive Vice President, Late Night and Primetime Series, NBC Entertainment, "It's always exciting to take the Conan show on the road -- for viewers, for the staff and crew, and especially for the fans who will be in the Chicago Theater audience each night. We can't wait."
Though based in New York, "Late Night" has deep Chicago roots, from the numerous writers on the show who have honed their craft in Chicago at the famed Second City and Improv Olympic theaters to the show's recurring "live" Central Time Zone New Years Eve Countdown.
"Late Night" went to Los Angeles in 1999 and did an enormously popular run in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 2003. The show has also shot remotes all over the world, from Ireland, Amsterdam, Sydney and India to the show's most recent and most talked-about trip Conan's recent visit to Finland, which yielded a unique and highly rated hour-long special March 10.
Guests and other details for the weeklong Chicago trip will be announced at a later date. Conan will give viewers ticket information when the show resumes first-run episodes March 28.
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Studios in association with Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Mike Sweeney is head writer.
"LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" TO HIT THE ROAD IN MAY FOR
A WEEK OF SHOWS IN CHICAGO
NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is taking its show on the road. The top-rated, critically praised late night show will travel to Chicago to broadcast for the week of May 9-12 (NBC, 12:35 - 1:35 a.m. ET).
"Late Night" will broadcast from Chicago's legendary Chicago Theater. Erected in 1921, the classic vaudeville venue has hosted generations of luminaries from Bob Hope, Duke Ellington and Jack Benny to Aretha Franklin, Prince and Beck.
Said Rick Ludwin, Executive Vice President, Late Night and Primetime Series, NBC Entertainment, "It's always exciting to take the Conan show on the road -- for viewers, for the staff and crew, and especially for the fans who will be in the Chicago Theater audience each night. We can't wait."
Though based in New York, "Late Night" has deep Chicago roots, from the numerous writers on the show who have honed their craft in Chicago at the famed Second City and Improv Olympic theaters to the show's recurring "live" Central Time Zone New Years Eve Countdown.
"Late Night" went to Los Angeles in 1999 and did an enormously popular run in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 2003. The show has also shot remotes all over the world, from Ireland, Amsterdam, Sydney and India to the show's most recent and most talked-about trip Conan's recent visit to Finland, which yielded a unique and highly rated hour-long special March 10.
Guests and other details for the weeklong Chicago trip will be announced at a later date. Conan will give viewers ticket information when the show resumes first-run episodes March 28.
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Studios in association with Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Mike Sweeney is head writer.
May 10
Cap the Ike: a study and context-sensitive solution
Peter Dean, Deputy Village Manager, City of Oak Park, and Fred Branstrader, AIA, chair of the Cap the Ike Stakeholders Committee
Wednesday at 12:15–1pm, Free and open to the public
No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Please join us at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery just off the atrium lobby of the Santa Fe Building, 224 South Michigan Avenue.
Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures are worth 1 Continuing Education Learning Unit with AIA/CES.
Call 312.922.3432 x266 for futher information.
"LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" TO HIT THE ROAD IN MAY FOR
A WEEK OF SHOWS IN CHICAGO
NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is taking its show on the road. The top-rated, critically praised late night show will travel to Chicago to broadcast for the week of May 9-12 (NBC, 12:35 - 1:35 a.m. ET).
"Late Night" will broadcast from Chicago's legendary Chicago Theater. Erected in 1921, the classic vaudeville venue has hosted generations of luminaries from Bob Hope, Duke Ellington and Jack Benny to Aretha Franklin, Prince and Beck.
Said Rick Ludwin, Executive Vice President, Late Night and Primetime Series, NBC Entertainment, "It's always exciting to take the Conan show on the road -- for viewers, for the staff and crew, and especially for the fans who will be in the Chicago Theater audience each night. We can't wait."
Though based in New York, "Late Night" has deep Chicago roots, from the numerous writers on the show who have honed their craft in Chicago at the famed Second City and Improv Olympic theaters to the show's recurring "live" Central Time Zone New Years Eve Countdown.
"Late Night" went to Los Angeles in 1999 and did an enormously popular run in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 2003. The show has also shot remotes all over the world, from Ireland, Amsterdam, Sydney and India to the show's most recent and most talked-about trip Conan's recent visit to Finland, which yielded a unique and highly rated hour-long special March 10.
Guests and other details for the weeklong Chicago trip will be announced at a later date. Conan will give viewers ticket information when the show resumes first-run episodes March 28.
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Studios in association with Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Mike Sweeney is head writer.
"LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" TO HIT THE ROAD IN MAY FOR
A WEEK OF SHOWS IN CHICAGO
NBC's "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is taking its show on the road. The top-rated, critically praised late night show will travel to Chicago to broadcast for the week of May 9-12 (NBC, 12:35 - 1:35 a.m. ET).
"Late Night" will broadcast from Chicago's legendary Chicago Theater. Erected in 1921, the classic vaudeville venue has hosted generations of luminaries from Bob Hope, Duke Ellington and Jack Benny to Aretha Franklin, Prince and Beck.
Said Rick Ludwin, Executive Vice President, Late Night and Primetime Series, NBC Entertainment, "It's always exciting to take the Conan show on the road -- for viewers, for the staff and crew, and especially for the fans who will be in the Chicago Theater audience each night. We can't wait."
Though based in New York, "Late Night" has deep Chicago roots, from the numerous writers on the show who have honed their craft in Chicago at the famed Second City and Improv Olympic theaters to the show's recurring "live" Central Time Zone New Years Eve Countdown.
"Late Night" went to Los Angeles in 1999 and did an enormously popular run in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 2003. The show has also shot remotes all over the world, from Ireland, Amsterdam, Sydney and India to the show's most recent and most talked-about trip Conan's recent visit to Finland, which yielded a unique and highly rated hour-long special March 10.
Guests and other details for the weeklong Chicago trip will be announced at a later date. Conan will give viewers ticket information when the show resumes first-run episodes March 28.
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" is from NBC Studios in association with Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels and Jeff Ross are the executive producers. Mike Sweeney is head writer.
POWER TOOLS: Essential Business Practice for Visual Artists
Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Chicago Artists Coalition and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Friday May 12 -- KEYNOTE SPEAKER Renee Phillips, Director of Manhattan Arts International, curator and author of "Presentation Power Tools for Fine Artists", and "Success Now! A Motivational Guide for Artrepreneur".
School of the Art Institute Fullerton Auditorium
$10 General Public, $5 CAC members, Students free
Saturday May 13 -- WORKSHOPS with noted arts professionals on RESUME, PORTFOLIO, FINANCIAL PLANNING, STRATEGIC PLANNING and CAREER OPTIONS. Day-long session with reception and handbook.
Location: School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago Cultural Center
Fee: $40 General Public, $30, CAC members, Students free.
For more information, info@chicagoartistsresource.org
Manifest, Columbia College
Manifest is Columbia College Chicago's annual showcase and celebration of graduating undergraduate and graduate student work from every department on campus. All events occur on our vibrant South Loop campus and are free and open to the public.
In just five years Manifest has grown from a College-wide showcase to an unrivaled public cultural event. The festival includes a giant street spectacle, an artwalk & sale, music on four stages, performances in Grant Park, screenings, readings, live radiobroadcasts and web casts, an alumni reunion and much more.
Senior Portfolio Show
May 12, 2006 / 11:00am - 7:00pm
Conaway Center / 1104 S. Wabash / 1st Floor
POWER TOOLS: Essential Business Practice for Visual Artists
Presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Chicago Artists Coalition and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Friday May 12 -- KEYNOTE SPEAKER Renee Phillips, Director of Manhattan Arts International, curator and author of "Presentation Power Tools for Fine Artists", and "Success Now! A Motivational Guide for Artrepreneur".
School of the Art Institute Fullerton Auditorium
$10 General Public, $5 CAC members, Students free
Saturday May 13 -- WORKSHOPS with noted arts professionals on RESUME, PORTFOLIO, FINANCIAL PLANNING, STRATEGIC PLANNING and CAREER OPTIONS. Day-long session with reception and handbook.
Location: School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago Cultural Center
Fee: $40 General Public, $30, CAC members, Students free.
For more information, info@chicagoartistsresource.org
May 14, 2006
Chi*Town Sirens Roller Derby: Bring Your Mothers To Derby Day*
* To be confirmed
6.30pm
Lynwood Sport Center
2030 Glenwood Dyer Road
Lynwood, IL
(yea, it's in a suburb... get on a Sirens party bus, have a beer, and enjoy the ride!)
http://www.myspace.com/chitownsirens
mail@chitownsirens.com
Rohner Letterpress was founded in 1997 to marry Old World letterpress techniques with current technology. Our mission is to preserve the rich tactility of this centuries-old printing process, while modernizing enough to allow large-scale commercial runs and nearly unlimited design range. Attendance limited to 25 people.
6:00 pm
Rohner Letterpress
3759 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL
Price: Members $20, Non-Members $40, Students $10
May 17
It Makes Horse Sense: Rehabilitating the Glessner Coach House
Anne T. Sullivan, AIA, Senior Associate, Johnson Lasky Architects
Wednesday at 12:15–1pm, Free and open to the public
No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Please join us at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery just off the atrium lobby of the Santa Fe Building, 224 South Michigan Avenue.
Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures are worth 1 Continuing Education Learning Unit with AIA/CES.
Call 312.922.3432 x266 for futher information.
Ride of Silence
May 17, 2006 07:00 pm
The Ride of Silence begins in North America and rolls across the globe 7 p.m. May 17. Cyclists will take to the roads in a silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while cycling on public roadways. Although cyclists have a legal right to share the road with motorists, the motoring public often isn't aware of these rights, and sometimes not aware of the cyclists themselves. To find out how to participate in Illinois, http://www.rideofsilence.org/locations.php#IL
Start Locations: Meet at Daley Plaza (corner of Dearborn and Washington), then ride a 10-mile loop (LESS THAN 12 MPH) along the bike/jogging path. For more information, visit the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation calendar of events page.
Schaumburg Flyers versus KC
7:05pm
Season Home Opener
Friday, May 19
Design Slam
We all know that genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent Presentation. That’s the idea behind AIGA Chicago’s first annual Design Slam. Here’s your chance to let your thoughts fly on one of today’s biggest questions for our members:
How does design impact our culture?
To qualify to participate, we’re looking for your 60-second presented response. Show us. Tell us. Wow us. Sell us. Straight or twisted. Written, memorized or mimed. Designed and visualized, put to music, put to death - any way you want to put it is up to you. The idea is to rock the house with your profundity.
Send your response, or description of your presentation, to our judging panel at info@aigachicago.org, subject: SLAM by April 15, 2006. We will select the best 20 entries based on originality, relevance to the membership and our judges warped sense of fun. Judges decisions are final. Each participant will be given exactly 60 seconds to present their Slam response. Then the hook comes out, the microphone power goes off. It’s that raw, er, simple.
Would you rather be the slamee than the slammer, come on out and cheer on your colleagues to their 60 seconds of infamy. Schmooze. Relax. Carouse. You know, like designers.
This event will be modeled after the National Conference’s 20/20 Series where 20 designers each get 60 seconds to relay a message (totaling 20 minutes of presentations). We will define a theme and allow a limited number of members to sign up to present. This event will be an excellent opportunity to relax and socialize with members of the community.
Garden In A City
Butler Field, Grant Park
100 S. Lake Shore Drive
Learn about gardening in urban areas and in small spaces at a horticulture and landscape design show. Includes a discussion on gardening and quality of life, hands-on demonstrations, workshops, food vendors, kids activities and more.
May. 19: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 20: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 21: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: $4-$10; free for kids 5 and under
Phone: 312-742-4817
2006 Susan Jurkonis Memorial Tournament
WHERE:
Willowbrook High School
1250 S. Ardmore Avenue
Villa Park, IL 60181
WHEN:
May 19th & 20th, 2006
FORMAT:
ABCD Drop Flight
SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Friday, May 19 5:00 PM Registration and Warm-Up
6:00 PM Mens & Womens Singles
Saturday, May 20 7:30 AM Registration
8:00 AM Mens & Womens Doubles
11:30 AM Presentation of Susan Jurkonis Award
Lunch Break till 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Mixed Doubles
PRIZES:
Trophies and/or prizes for all flight winners and runners up.
Commemorative T-shirt for each and every entrant!!!
COST: $20 for first event and $10 each additional
MAIL ENTRY AND MAKE CHECK OUT TO:
John Brander
911 Caton
Joliet, IL 60435
(entry form)
E-MAIL ENTRIES ADD $2: johnandlindsey@sbcglobal.net
DEADLINE: ENTRYS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17th, 2006
MISCELLANOUS: We are proud to have Bobbie and Charlie Norton of Louisville
Badminton Supply for racket stringing and all of your other badminton needs!!!
Lunch will be provided on Saturday by the Willowbrook High School Badminton Team
HOTELS:
Please contact John Brander at the E-mail address listed on the front page or leave him a message at (815)727-5147 for information on local hotels.
National Tap Dance Day Performances
5/19 8pm
5/20 8pm
5/21 8pm
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project celebrates National Tap Dance Day with four performances at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble. The performances will include live music by the Jeremy Kahn Trio and a celebration, complete with birthday cake, for Bill "Bojangle" Robinson at each intermission. Tonight's 8pm performance features Jimmy Payne Jr.'s Rhythm of Life and new work by Perfect Timing and the Time Steppers. Admission is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and $15 for children under 12. Call 773-281-1825 for more information.
2006 Susan Jurkonis Memorial Tournament
WHERE:
Willowbrook High School
1250 S. Ardmore Avenue
Villa Park, IL 60181
WHEN:
May 19th & 20th, 2006
FORMAT:
ABCD Drop Flight
SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Friday, May 19 5:00 PM Registration and Warm-Up
6:00 PM Mens & Womens Singles
Saturday, May 20 7:30 AM Registration
8:00 AM Mens & Womens Doubles
11:30 AM Presentation of Susan Jurkonis Award
Lunch Break till 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Mixed Doubles
PRIZES:
Trophies and/or prizes for all flight winners and runners up.
Commemorative T-shirt for each and every entrant!!!
COST: $20 for first event and $10 each additional
MAIL ENTRY AND MAKE CHECK OUT TO:
John Brander
911 Caton
Joliet, IL 60435
(entry form)
E-MAIL ENTRIES ADD $2: johnandlindsey@sbcglobal.net
DEADLINE: ENTRYS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17th, 2006
MISCELLANOUS: We are proud to have Bobbie and Charlie Norton of Louisville
Badminton Supply for racket stringing and all of your other badminton needs!!!
Lunch will be provided on Saturday by the Willowbrook High School Badminton Team
HOTELS:
Please contact John Brander at the E-mail address listed on the front page or leave him a message at (815)727-5147 for information on local hotels.
National Tap Dance Day Performances
5/19 8pm
5/20 8pm
5/21 8pm
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project celebrates National Tap Dance Day with four performances at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble. The performances will include live music by the Jeremy Kahn Trio and a celebration, complete with birthday cake, for Bill "Bojangle" Robinson at each intermission. Tonight's 8pm performance features Jimmy Payne Jr.'s Rhythm of Life and new work by Perfect Timing and the Time Steppers. Admission is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and $15 for children under 12. Call 773-281-1825 for more information.
Depart-ment
Mercury Cafe
1505 W. Chicago Ave.
Crafternoon delight
It's been months since the last Depart-ment, which means one thing: Every man, woman and hipster for his- or herself. If you get in our way when we're gearing for the guitar-pick earrings, watch out. This coolest of craft fairs returns with 100 or so vendors hawking handmade jewelry, toys, clothing, stationary and more. Cash only.
May. 20: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 21: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 312-560-1442
Garden In A City
Butler Field, Grant Park
100 S. Lake Shore Drive
Learn about gardening in urban areas and in small spaces at a horticulture and landscape design show. Includes a discussion on gardening and quality of life, hands-on demonstrations, workshops, food vendors, kids activities and more.
May. 19: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 20: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 21: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: $4-$10; free for kids 5 and under
Phone: 312-742-4817
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
Starbucks Saturdays
Meet for coffee at the River North Gallery District's Starbucks at 750 N. Franklin and join the weekly complimentary gallery tours, led by local experts.
Every Saturday morning, starting at 11:00 AM – a different gallery owner or director will meet you at Starbucks Coffee and guide you through four River North Galleries. The tour lasts until about 12:30 pm. Tours do not take place on major holiday weekends. Please check our website for upcoming tour schedules.
*Please note the new start time of 11:00 am, as of November 5, 2005.
Organized by the CADA, the tours will take you on a different journey to some of Chicago's finest art galleries each week. Maps will be provided and the gallery owners will be delighted to answer questions and offer insights into the latest exhibits.
Upcoming Tours
May 20, Led by Representative from Habatat Galleries
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Printworks Gallery
2) Ann Nathan Gallery
3) Melanee Cooper Gallery
4) Habatat Galleries
Chibotica: Chicago Area Robotics Group Spring Contests
Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S. Lake Shore Drive
Robots made in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana face off in various competitions, including line following, maze solving, sumo wrestling and a talent show.
May. 20: noon - 5 p.m.
Price: Free with general admission, $6.25-11
Phone: 773-684-1414
Zines, Comics, and Other Hip Lit Book Fair
Saturday, May 20, Noon - 4 pm
Join us for readings, signings, and serious book shopping featuring books, zines, pamphlets, and other alternative press from emerging and well-known authors, artists, comics, and poets.
JERRY SEINFELD RETURNS TO THE STAGE LIVE IN CONCERT IN 2006
Due to popular demand, America's premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy.
Recently hailed as "the master stand-up comic of his generation" and "the best comedian of our time" in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere.
Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing his material across the country in 2006.
His tour will visit Chicago on Saturday, May 20 at 7 & 10pm.
These shows will go on sale to the general public Friday, March 17 at 10am and will be available at the Rosemont Theatre Box Office all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge by phone at 312-559-1212 or order online at www.ticketmaster.com so get your tickets early!
National Tap Dance Day Performances
5/19 8pm
5/20 8pm
5/21 8pm
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project celebrates National Tap Dance Day with four performances at Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble. The performances will include live music by the Jeremy Kahn Trio and a celebration, complete with birthday cake, for Bill "Bojangle" Robinson at each intermission. Tonight's 8pm performance features Jimmy Payne Jr.'s Rhythm of Life and new work by Perfect Timing and the Time Steppers. Admission is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and $15 for children under 12. Call 773-281-1825 for more information.
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
Garden In A City
Butler Field, Grant Park
100 S. Lake Shore Drive
Learn about gardening in urban areas and in small spaces at a horticulture and landscape design show. Includes a discussion on gardening and quality of life, hands-on demonstrations, workshops, food vendors, kids activities and more.
May. 19: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 20: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 21: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: $4-$10; free for kids 5 and under
Phone: 312-742-4817
Depart-ment
Mercury Cafe
1505 W. Chicago Ave.
Crafternoon delight
It's been months since the last Depart-ment, which means one thing: Every man, woman and hipster for his- or herself. If you get in our way when we're gearing for the guitar-pick earrings, watch out. This coolest of craft fairs returns with 100 or so vendors hawking handmade jewelry, toys, clothing, stationary and more. Cash only.
May. 20: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
May. 21: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 312-560-1442
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
Windy City Thunderbolts versus Rockford Riverhawks.
2006 Season Home Opener
May 24
The Re-Crowning of Carson Pirie Scott
T. Gunny Harboe, principal, Harboe Architects
Wednesday at 12:15–1pm, Free and open to the public
No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Please join us at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery just off the atrium lobby of the Santa Fe Building, 224 South Michigan Avenue.
Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures are worth 1 Continuing Education Learning Unit with AIA/CES.
Call 312.922.3432 x266 for futher information.
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
The 2006 US Air Guitar Championships will take place between March and June. As more cities, dates and venues are announced, check back for details and links to buy tickets. To be updated by email, join our mailing list.
Chicago – Thu. May 25 • Joe's Bar
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
The Miss Illinois Unites States pageant is now accepting applications in its Miss and Teen divisions. Delegates will compete in swimsuit, evening gown, high fashion, and interview. The pageant will be held May 26-28 in the Chicago area.
Deadline to apply is April 30, 2006.
If interested, visit www.missilus.com to apply or for more information.
Winners will receive an all expense paid trip to the national competition in Charlotte, NC.
Joliet Jackhammers versus Edmonton 7:05pm
2006 Season Home Opener
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
The Miss Illinois Unites States pageant is now accepting applications in its Miss and Teen divisions. Delegates will compete in swimsuit, evening gown, high fashion, and interview. The pageant will be held May 26-28 in the Chicago area.
Deadline to apply is April 30, 2006.
If interested, visit www.missilus.com to apply or for more information.
Winners will receive an all expense paid trip to the national competition in Charlotte, NC.
Route 66 Raceway will once again host the popular Team Demolition Derby.
Team-Style Demo Derby Racing: Team demo style racing is fast and catastrophic, with 50 mph head-on collisions, heavy side swipes and cars totaled in just one hit. Team demo always has eight teams. Each team has four cars, squaring off two teams at a time, in a round-robin until there's a winner. To win the evening's event, the team must win three rounds.
The one-of-a-kind Team Demolition Derby will have four events at Route 66 Raceway with the fourth event serving as the Finals. Team Demos are a Saturday night favorite for fans who want to see an adrenaline pumping two hour spectacular where eight pro teams face off in what can only be described as roller derby with automobiles.
THE WORLD SUMO LEAGUE 2006 MEGA TOUR COMES TO ALLSTATE ARENA SATURDAY, MAY 27
Special Pre-Sale Offer
You are invited to purchase your tickets to this event before tickets go on sale to the general public! Starting Thursday, April 27th from 10am - 10pm, you can purchase tickets by clicking the find tickets button below (Pre-Sale is internet only). Password for Pre-Sale is heavy
CHICAGO – The World Sumo League (WSL), a worldwide sports organization that promotes professional Sumo matches at first-class venues in countries all over the world, will bring an explosive evening of Sumo bouts and breathtaking Japanese-inspired pageantry to the Allstate Arena, on Saturday, May 27, 2006. Presented by Live Nation, tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 28, 2006 at 10 a.m.
Featuring Sumo wrestling bouts driven by the sounds of traditional Taiko drum music and interspersed with thrilling Cirque du Soleil style performances evoking the traditional Japanese origins of the sport, the WSL Mega Tour promises to be a highly entertaining evening for the entire family. The WSL Mega Tour will include many of the world's best Sumo wrestlers from countries including Japan, Mongolia, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, the United States, Great Britain, Republic of Georgia, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Hungary and Norway. The Sumo wrestlers will be competing for total prize money of more than $1,000,000. The ultimate winner will be crowned the World Sumo League Champion at the Finals on Saturday, October 21, 2006, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Last year, the first World Sumo League Finals in Madison Square Garden were taped and subsequently televised on the ESPN Networks in December 2005 and March 2006.
Dedicated to presenting Sumo wrestling all over the globe as a first-class professional sport, the WSL Mega Tour competitions are spectacular events presented in dramatic fashion. Although the event contains all the spirituality and mystique inherent in traditional Sumo wrestling, it is punctuated by spectacular special effects as well as live music provided by Taikoza, a thunderous percussion group that features taiko drums – large barrel-like drums that produce a magnificent sound – creating a visual and audio treat for spectators.
(from: World Sumo League.)
18th Annual Spring Sale
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood Ave.
Get 25 to 75 percent discounts on antique light fixtures, stained glass windows, fireplace mantles, garden decorations and more.
Don't miss the Spring Sale Preview Party on May 19.
May. 20 - May. 28
Daily : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-348-0622
The Miss Illinois Unites States pageant is now accepting applications in its Miss and Teen divisions. Delegates will compete in swimsuit, evening gown, high fashion, and interview. The pageant will be held May 26-28 in the Chicago area.
Deadline to apply is April 30, 2006.
If interested, visit www.missilus.com to apply or for more information.
Winners will receive an all expense paid trip to the national competition in Charlotte, NC.
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Mayor Richard M. Daley invite you to join us for one of the nation’s biggest bicycle rides, Bike The Drive presented by Schwinn.
Enjoy a morning of peaceful, car-free Lake Shore Drive with amazing views of Chicago’s lakefront and skyline.
Choose your own pace and distance. Bike The Drive registration includes a great ride, event T-shirt, access to three rest stops and a fun festival after the ride.
Bike The Drive benefits the nonprofit Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's efforts to make communities better for bicycling and thereby improve the quality of life in the region .
Choose your own pace and distance for a great morning of bicycling on America’s famous Lake Shore Drive with absolutely no cars!
Route & Timing
Lake Shore Drive will be open to bicyclists at 5:30 a.m. and will close just before 10:00 a.m. Get an early start and enjoy more car-free bicycling!
Important!
No participants will be allowed to start after 9:00 a.m.
For your safety, participants are required to start and finish at Columbus and Balbo.
Just before 10:00 a.m., our volunteers will help participants move to the Lakefront Trail. Please ride back and join us for the Festival.
As you head out onto Lake Shore Drive, you can choose to head north or south.
* North to Hollywood Avenue rest stop and return to Festival (15 miles)
* South to Museum of Science and Industry rest stop and return to Festival (15 miles)
* The full route north to south or vice versa and return to Festival (30 miles)
o Includes a rest stop at the Start/Finish area for refueling
* Choose your own distance north or south, check map for turnaround points.
Click here to help determine timing for your ride.
Your rider number and helmet number give you access to Bike The Drive rest stops and Festival area. We’ll also be snapping photos and your number will help you view shots of yourself and friends at Bike The Drive (learn more).
View Bike The Drive map here (coming soon).
Important! Bike The Drive takes place rain or shine. Refunds are not available.
Your investment in this event goes directly toward making Chicagoland a better place for bicyclists. Thanks for your support!
Festival
Festival CrowdThe festival offers something fun for everyone after their ride including music, a pancake breakfast ($4 extra when you register), special activities for kids and families, bicycle celebrations, sponsor booths, healthy-living information and screenings and much more.
http://www.bikethedrive.org
May 31
Frank Lloyd Wright Places of Worship
Frank Landi, architectural historian
Wednesday at 12:15–1pm, Free and open to the public
No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Please join us at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery just off the atrium lobby of the Santa Fe Building, 224 South Michigan Avenue.
Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures are worth 1 Continuing Education Learning Unit with AIA/CES.
Call 312.922.3432 x266 for futher information.
May Fest
Thursday, June 1, 2006
6pm to 9:30pm
Friday, June 2, 2006
6pm to 11pm
Saturday, June 3, 2006
12pm to 11pm
Sunday, June 4, 2006
12pm to 10pm
Lincoln Avenue & Leland Avenue
Celebrate the arrival of spring at the site of Lincoln Square's Maibaum or Maypole. Famous bands for dancing and entertainment in two large fest tents. Fabulous German food and refreshments. Raise your stein to "Ein Prosit" and enjoy the Gemütlichkeit.
For more information, visit May Fest Chicago at http://www.mayfestchicago.com
This event is organized by Rheinischer Verein von Chicago in cooperation with the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce. Please contact Chicago's Mardi Gras Society, the Rheinischer Verein von Chicago, for additional information about this event.
May Fest
Thursday, June 1, 2006
6pm to 9:30pm
Friday, June 2, 2006
6pm to 11pm
Saturday, June 3, 2006
12pm to 11pm
Sunday, June 4, 2006
12pm to 10pm
Lincoln Avenue & Leland Avenue
Celebrate the arrival of spring at the site of Lincoln Square's Maibaum or Maypole. Famous bands for dancing and entertainment in two large fest tents. Fabulous German food and refreshments. Raise your stein to "Ein Prosit" and enjoy the Gemütlichkeit.
For more information, visit May Fest Chicago at http://www.mayfestchicago.com
This event is organized by Rheinischer Verein von Chicago in cooperation with the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce. Please contact Chicago's Mardi Gras Society, the Rheinischer Verein von Chicago, for additional information about this event.
The festival celebrates and honors the social and historical significance of gospel music. This year's festival boasts a lineup consisting of the stars of gospel music from around the country and the Chicagoland area.
Jean Albano Gallery
Aldo Castillo Gallery
Mary Bell Galleries
Roy Boyd Gallery
Stephen Daiter Gallery
Catherine Edelman Gallery
Fine Arts Building Gallery (FABG)
Gallery 500 Wells
Gruen Galleries
Gwenda Jay / Addington Gallery
Carl Hammer Gallery
Stephen Kelly Gallery, Inc.
Kraft/Lieberman Gallery
NavtaSchulz Gallery
One Fine Art Gallery
Perimeter Gallery
Printworks
Byron Roche Gallery
Rowland Contemporary
Judy A Saslow Gallery
Carrie Secrist Gallery
Linda Warren Gallery
Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
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May Fest
Thursday, June 1, 2006
6pm to 9:30pm
Friday, June 2, 2006
6pm to 11pm
Saturday, June 3, 2006
12pm to 11pm
Sunday, June 4, 2006
12pm to 10pm
Lincoln Avenue & Leland Avenue
Celebrate the arrival of spring at the site of Lincoln Square's Maibaum or Maypole. Famous bands for dancing and entertainment in two large fest tents. Fabulous German food and refreshments. Raise your stein to "Ein Prosit" and enjoy the Gemütlichkeit.
For more information, visit May Fest Chicago at http://www.mayfestchicago.com
This event is organized by Rheinischer Verein von Chicago in cooperation with the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce. Please contact Chicago's Mardi Gras Society, the Rheinischer Verein von Chicago, for additional information about this event.
57th St Art Fair
57th St & Kimbark Ave
Chicago
Jun 3-4
Sat 11a-6p
Sun 10a-5p
Contact: David Muschler
1634 E 53rd St, PMB #16
Chicago, IL 60615
773/493-FAIR
cubmusch@aol.com
info@57thstreetartfair.org
Exhibitors: 250
Media:Selected arts &crafts,exhibiting onlyoriginal work
Details: New for 2006: online registration via ZAPP.
May Fest
Thursday, June 1, 2006
6pm to 9:30pm
Friday, June 2, 2006
6pm to 11pm
Saturday, June 3, 2006
12pm to 11pm
Sunday, June 4, 2006
12pm to 10pm
Lincoln Avenue & Leland Avenue
Celebrate the arrival of spring at the site of Lincoln Square's Maibaum or Maypole. Famous bands for dancing and entertainment in two large fest tents. Fabulous German food and refreshments. Raise your stein to "Ein Prosit" and enjoy the Gemütlichkeit.
For more information, visit May Fest Chicago at http://www.mayfestchicago.com
This event is organized by Rheinischer Verein von Chicago in cooperation with the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce. Please contact Chicago's Mardi Gras Society, the Rheinischer Verein von Chicago, for additional information about this event.
57th St Art Fair
57th St & Kimbark Ave
Chicago
Jun 3-4
Sat 11a-6p
Sun 10a-5p
Contact: David Muschler
1634 E 53rd St, PMB #16
Chicago, IL 60615
773/493-FAIR
cubmusch@aol.com
info@57thstreetartfair.org
Exhibitors: 250
Media:Selected arts &crafts,exhibiting onlyoriginal work
Details: New for 2006: online registration via ZAPP.
Udder Century Bicycle Tour
Jun 04, 2006
Join the McHenry County Bicycle Club's Udder Century Bicycle Tour June 4 through rural roads of Union, Ill.
Starting and ending at Donley's Wild West Town, 8512 South Union Rd., Union, ride 31-, 50-, 62-, or 100-mile distances. Participants receive a pasta dinner, map, food and drink stops.
Through May 28, adult rides are $20, kids $8. After May 28, adult registration is $25, kids $10. Kids five and under ride free.
Day-of registration runs 6:30 to 10 a.m. Register online at http://www.active.com For more details, visit http://www.mchenrybicycleclub.org, e-mail udder@earthlink.net, or contact the McHenry County Bicycle Club at (815) 477-6858.
18th EVANSTON + VICINITY BIENNIAL
May 28 - July 9
Opening reception June 4th, 1-4 p.m.
The Evanston Art Center’s Evanston + Vicinity Biennial is one of the Midwest’s largest and most prestigious juried exhibitions. This year’s exhibition will be juried by Annette Ferrara, the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of TENbyTEN, and Michael Workman, Director of Bridge, NFP, a Chicago-based arts publishing and programming organization. In addition to cash prizes awarded by the jurors, EAC Director Alan Leder will select four artists to be showcased in The Evanston Art Center Invitational, scheduled for spring of 2007. In addition, an artist from the Biennial will be awarded a two week residency, the Morgan-Blake Fellowship, at Ragdale, in Lake Forest, Illinois during the year 2007.
June 7
Frank Lloyd Wright---NOW---the Challenges of Modernism
Lyman Shepard, architectural historian
Wednesday at 12:15–1pm, Free and open to the public
No reservations are required. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch. Please join us at The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery just off the atrium lobby of the Santa Fe Building, 224 South Michigan Avenue.
Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures are worth 1 Continuing Education Learning Unit with AIA/CES.
Call 312.922.3432 x266 for futher information.
The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free-admission blues festival in the world. This four-day event offers the biggest in national, international and local blues entertainment on six stages, with more than 70 performers.
Connecting the Southland: The Calumet Sag Channel Trail
Jun 08, 2006 12:15 pm - 01:15 pm
Lecture description to come. Please check back.
Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph St.
Claudia Cassidy Theater
http://www.biketraffic.org/calendar/events.php?id=E1162&act=0_1&grps=grps
The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free-admission blues festival in the world. This four-day event offers the biggest in national, international and local blues entertainment on six stages, with more than 70 performers.
The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free-admission blues festival in the world. This four-day event offers the biggest in national, international and local blues entertainment on six stages, with more than 70 performers.
6/10-6/11: $50,000 SUDOKU CHAMPIONS TOURNAMENT
Reply to: atucker@sudokuchampions.com
The $50,000 Sudoku Champions Tournament is coming to Chicago June 10-11. Register today at www.sudokuchampions.com Watch for it in your local papers where the Sudoku puzzle is printed. Regional winners from 31 cities win $1000, runner up $500. The winner also gets flown to Las vegas in January 2007 for the Final Sudoku Champions Tournament against all other regional winners. Runner up gets $5000 and the winner gets $50,000!
Wells St Art Festival
N Wells St Between North Ave &
Division St
Chicago
Jun 10-11
Sat & Sun
10a-8p
Contact: Karie Sutherland
Special Events Management
1960 N Clybourn Ave, Rear Bldg
Chicago, IL 60614
773/868-3010 x242
karie@chicagoevents.com
Attendance: 70,000
Exhibitors: 260
Media:All fine arts &crafts,exhibiting onlyoriginal work
City Wilds Festival
This festival of backyard biodiversity features activities for everyone. Come along on an edible weeds walk, learn about native plants, and attend a composting demonstration. Kids will have an opportunity to nurture a native seed at home and bring the new plant back to the nature preserve to plant.
Date: 06/10/06
Start Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Cost: free
Location: North Park Village Nature Center