Events
Jun 21 - Jun 25 - - USCA Midwest Regional Championships
Region: Midwest
Contact: Johnny Mitchell
Phone: 713-263-9904 or 832-725-8814
Email: johnnymitchell@houston.rr.com
This USCA Regional Championship will be held in the Chicago area at the Bon Vivant Country Club in Bourbanais, Illinois as well as the Chicago Croquet Club in Chicago, Illinois.
http://www.croquetamerica.com/newCalendar.asp
Le Tour De Shore
Jun 23, 2006 - Jun 25, 2006
Join Le Tour De Shore, June 23 and 24, for a two-day recreational bike ride to benefit Maywood Fine Arts. Maywood Fine Arts is a not-for-profit organization providing after school, weekend, and summer programs to children in the Maywood-Proviso area.
The ride starts at Millennium Park Bike Station, 151 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, and proceeds to Warren Dunes State Park, Sawyer, Mich. The $40 registration fee includes route map, roadside assistance SAG vehicle, gear check valet, Friday night-swim pool party, and Saturday beach barbecue.
Overnight accommodations paid separately to hotel or camp owners/operators. For details and registration, visit http://www.letourdeshore.com
$25
6/24/06 - The Streets
6/25/06 - Bloc Party
More to come!!!!!
Tickets on Sale 3/13/06 Noon EST
ROCK N ROLL CHICAGO!!!!
http://www.intonationmusicfest.tickets.musictoday.com/IntonationMusicFestival/calendar.aspx
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.
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
June 10, Led by representative from Nicole Gallery
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Catherine Edelman Gallery
2) Andrew Bae Gallery
3) Aldo Castillo Gallery
4) Nicole Gallery
June 17, Led by William Lieberman of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Marx-Saunders Gallery, Ltd.
2) Schneider Gallery
3) Ann Nathan Gallery
4) Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
June 24, Led by Bob Heibert, Printworks Gallery
Galleries on the Tour:
1) Byron Roche Gallery
2) Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery
3) Jean Albano Gallery
4) Printworks Gallery
Game #4 Regular Season Closer (6/24/2006)
Chicago Force vs. Kansas City Storm
Lane Stadium @ Lane Tech
2501 W. Addison Chicago, IL 60618 - Western and Addison
Purchase Game Day Tickets/Season Tickets:
http://www.chicagoforcefootball.com/store.asp
-Or-
At the Gate:
$8.00 for adults
$3.00 for children/students with valid student I.D
Free for children under 8 years of age
Yea that's right BRET HART - WWE'S HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE will be in the Chicago Area on JUNE 24 2006. SPONSORED BY PCW (PRO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING) IN OAK LAWN AT THE OAK LAWN PAVILLION 9401 OAK PARK AVE. RIGHT BY 294 AND 95TH ST EAST. BELL TIME 6:00 p.m. Doors open at 5:00p.m. (but get there early) tickets only $10.00 if u want more info please call 630-803-6232! PCW'S WEBSITE IS PCWWRESTLING.NET - And BRET HART WILL BE DOING AN AUTOGRAPH SESSION!!!
Jun 21 - Jun 25 - - USCA Midwest Regional Championships
Region: Midwest
Contact: Johnny Mitchell
Phone: 713-263-9904 or 832-725-8814
Email: johnnymitchell@houston.rr.com
This USCA Regional Championship will be held in the Chicago area at the Bon Vivant Country Club in Bourbanais, Illinois as well as the Chicago Croquet Club in Chicago, Illinois.
http://www.croquetamerica.com/newCalendar.asp
Le Tour De Shore
Jun 23, 2006 - Jun 25, 2006
Join Le Tour De Shore, June 23 and 24, for a two-day recreational bike ride to benefit Maywood Fine Arts. Maywood Fine Arts is a not-for-profit organization providing after school, weekend, and summer programs to children in the Maywood-Proviso area.
The ride starts at Millennium Park Bike Station, 151 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, and proceeds to Warren Dunes State Park, Sawyer, Mich. The $40 registration fee includes route map, roadside assistance SAG vehicle, gear check valet, Friday night-swim pool party, and Saturday beach barbecue.
Overnight accommodations paid separately to hotel or camp owners/operators. For details and registration, visit http://www.letourdeshore.com
$25
6/24/06 - The Streets
6/25/06 - Bloc Party
More to come!!!!!
Tickets on Sale 3/13/06 Noon EST
ROCK N ROLL CHICAGO!!!!
http://www.intonationmusicfest.tickets.musictoday.com/IntonationMusicFestival/calendar.aspx
June 28
French and American heritage and preservation values. What can we learn from each other?
Mary B. Brush, Project Manager, Klein & Hoffman, Inc.
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.
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13)
co-sponsored by Allstate
Date: 06/30/06
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Ken-Well Park
2945 N. Kenosha Ave.
Movies
Creating avenues for Chicago families to enjoy summer in the city, the Chicago Park District announces Movies in the Parks where more than 100 current and classic movies will be shown in neighborhood parks throughout the city, from June through September.
There is no better place to be this summer than your neighborhood park. Grab a picnic basket and a blanket and enjoy the show. You bring the snacks, we'll bring the stars.
All movies are free and begin at dusk.
The 2006 Movies in the Park series is presented by Allstate www.allstate.com
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
Performances take place on two stages and features nationally recognized performers as well as the most popular local country music entertainment.
As the Chicago area's only hot air balloon festival, the Eyes to the Skies Balloon Festival offers an excellent opportunity to show this magical experience to your audience. The multicolored hot air balloons in various sizes and shapes all have unique stories to tell.
From the world's tallest hot air balloon (the Energizer Bunny), a giant moving truck (United Van Lines), a house that flies (Soaring Home from Re/Max), the debut of the Alpo dog food can and Mayflower balloon, the world's first handicapped accessible balloon (Serena's Song), an 80 foot tall football (The Sports Complex), and even Felix the Cat, there's a favorite here that will surely capture your audience's interest. Our pilots share their passion for the sport and the challenge of flying these 7+ stories tall gentle giants.
Saturday, July 1
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Sunday, July 2
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Monday, July 3
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Tuesday, July 4
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Location
The festival is held at the Lisle Community Park, located at Route 53 and Short Street in Lisle. The balloon launch field is located on the athletic fields east of the Sea Lion Aquatic Park and on the south side of Short Street.
Admission - Mornings
There is no admission charge for the morning balloon launches. Spectators can view the balloons launch, tether, or fly in to the field (wind direction permitting) from the perimeter of the balloon field. For safety reasons, the event does not allow spectators onto the balloon launch field unless instructed by the event announcer.
Parking in the morning can be obtained on Short Street, in the Sea Lion Aquatic Park parking lot, and areas in close proximity to the launch field.
Admission - Evenings
The festival opens on Saturday and Sunday at Noon. The festival opens at 4PM on Monday and Noon on Tuesday. Adult admission is $9.00, Ages 5 - 12 is $2.00, and under age 5 is free. Festival admission includes hot air balloon launches and balloon glow, nationally known musical entertainment, a special children's area, an exotic animal educational show, an arts and crafts fair, a variety of food vendors, a large carnival, and an assortment of daily events including the spectacular fireworks display.
Directions
The festival is located at Lisle Community Park on Short Street just off of Route 53. If you are taking I-355, exit on Maple Avenue West and follow the signs to parking. If you are going west on I-88, exit Route 53 south and follow the signs to parking. If you are going east on I-88, exit Naperville Road south. Take Naperville Road to Ogden Avenue, Route 34, and go east until you see the signs for parking.
The 14th Annual
Great Cardboard Boat Regatta®
of Glen Ellyn, IL
Saturday, July 1, 2006, noon
Location: Lake Ellyn Park
Kick off July with Chicago’s first annual ArtLeague Kickball Tournament!
ThreeWalls, StopSmiling Magazine and Bad at Sports invite you to attend this summer’s most anticipated art event. Four teams from rivaling neighborhoods go head to head – attend the games and be part of history!
THE MULLETS vs WEST TOWN BANDITOS vs RECORD PLAYERS vs WEST LOOP FLYERS
GAME TIME: Saturday, July 1st, 12:00 – 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Kickball Field at Wicker Park (at Damen & Milwaukee)
AFTER PARTY + AWARDS CEREMONY: 6:30 PM at Smoke Daddy (at 1804 West Division Street)
Come together for a good old-fashioned afternoon of camp sports, whistle blowing and vulgarity. Dig up and dust off your favorite fourth grade insults and join in on the fun. Bookies and mascots are encouraged and spectacles are unavoidable! Original celebrity player cards with photos and stats will be for sale. Bad at Sports Podcast hosts will present a play by play commentary. ArtLeague Kickball will be umpired by Stop Smiling Magazine. Players will don uniforms provided by American Apparel. The games will be followed by an after-party and awards ceremony at Smoke Daddy bar and restaurant, located at 1804 W. Division Street. Rules will be posted on-site. Games commence at 12:00 noon and ends at 5:00 p.m.
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
Performances take place on two stages and features nationally recognized performers as well as the most popular local country music entertainment.
As the Chicago area's only hot air balloon festival, the Eyes to the Skies Balloon Festival offers an excellent opportunity to show this magical experience to your audience. The multicolored hot air balloons in various sizes and shapes all have unique stories to tell.
From the world's tallest hot air balloon (the Energizer Bunny), a giant moving truck (United Van Lines), a house that flies (Soaring Home from Re/Max), the debut of the Alpo dog food can and Mayflower balloon, the world's first handicapped accessible balloon (Serena's Song), an 80 foot tall football (The Sports Complex), and even Felix the Cat, there's a favorite here that will surely capture your audience's interest. Our pilots share their passion for the sport and the challenge of flying these 7+ stories tall gentle giants.
Saturday, July 1
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Sunday, July 2
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Monday, July 3
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Tuesday, July 4
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Location
The festival is held at the Lisle Community Park, located at Route 53 and Short Street in Lisle. The balloon launch field is located on the athletic fields east of the Sea Lion Aquatic Park and on the south side of Short Street.
Admission - Mornings
There is no admission charge for the morning balloon launches. Spectators can view the balloons launch, tether, or fly in to the field (wind direction permitting) from the perimeter of the balloon field. For safety reasons, the event does not allow spectators onto the balloon launch field unless instructed by the event announcer.
Parking in the morning can be obtained on Short Street, in the Sea Lion Aquatic Park parking lot, and areas in close proximity to the launch field.
Admission - Evenings
The festival opens on Saturday and Sunday at Noon. The festival opens at 4PM on Monday and Noon on Tuesday. Adult admission is $9.00, Ages 5 - 12 is $2.00, and under age 5 is free. Festival admission includes hot air balloon launches and balloon glow, nationally known musical entertainment, a special children's area, an exotic animal educational show, an arts and crafts fair, a variety of food vendors, a large carnival, and an assortment of daily events including the spectacular fireworks display.
Directions
The festival is located at Lisle Community Park on Short Street just off of Route 53. If you are taking I-355, exit on Maple Avenue West and follow the signs to parking. If you are going west on I-88, exit Route 53 south and follow the signs to parking. If you are going east on I-88, exit Naperville Road south. Take Naperville Road to Ogden Avenue, Route 34, and go east until you see the signs for parking.
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
As the Chicago area's only hot air balloon festival, the Eyes to the Skies Balloon Festival offers an excellent opportunity to show this magical experience to your audience. The multicolored hot air balloons in various sizes and shapes all have unique stories to tell.
From the world's tallest hot air balloon (the Energizer Bunny), a giant moving truck (United Van Lines), a house that flies (Soaring Home from Re/Max), the debut of the Alpo dog food can and Mayflower balloon, the world's first handicapped accessible balloon (Serena's Song), an 80 foot tall football (The Sports Complex), and even Felix the Cat, there's a favorite here that will surely capture your audience's interest. Our pilots share their passion for the sport and the challenge of flying these 7+ stories tall gentle giants.
Saturday, July 1
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Sunday, July 2
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Monday, July 3
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Tuesday, July 4
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Location
The festival is held at the Lisle Community Park, located at Route 53 and Short Street in Lisle. The balloon launch field is located on the athletic fields east of the Sea Lion Aquatic Park and on the south side of Short Street.
Admission - Mornings
There is no admission charge for the morning balloon launches. Spectators can view the balloons launch, tether, or fly in to the field (wind direction permitting) from the perimeter of the balloon field. For safety reasons, the event does not allow spectators onto the balloon launch field unless instructed by the event announcer.
Parking in the morning can be obtained on Short Street, in the Sea Lion Aquatic Park parking lot, and areas in close proximity to the launch field.
Admission - Evenings
The festival opens on Saturday and Sunday at Noon. The festival opens at 4PM on Monday and Noon on Tuesday. Adult admission is $9.00, Ages 5 - 12 is $2.00, and under age 5 is free. Festival admission includes hot air balloon launches and balloon glow, nationally known musical entertainment, a special children's area, an exotic animal educational show, an arts and crafts fair, a variety of food vendors, a large carnival, and an assortment of daily events including the spectacular fireworks display.
Directions
The festival is located at Lisle Community Park on Short Street just off of Route 53. If you are taking I-355, exit on Maple Avenue West and follow the signs to parking. If you are going west on I-88, exit Route 53 south and follow the signs to parking. If you are going east on I-88, exit Naperville Road south. Take Naperville Road to Ogden Avenue, Route 34, and go east until you see the signs for parking.
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
As the Chicago area's only hot air balloon festival, the Eyes to the Skies Balloon Festival offers an excellent opportunity to show this magical experience to your audience. The multicolored hot air balloons in various sizes and shapes all have unique stories to tell.
From the world's tallest hot air balloon (the Energizer Bunny), a giant moving truck (United Van Lines), a house that flies (Soaring Home from Re/Max), the debut of the Alpo dog food can and Mayflower balloon, the world's first handicapped accessible balloon (Serena's Song), an 80 foot tall football (The Sports Complex), and even Felix the Cat, there's a favorite here that will surely capture your audience's interest. Our pilots share their passion for the sport and the challenge of flying these 7+ stories tall gentle giants.
Saturday, July 1
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Sunday, July 2
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Monday, July 3
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Tuesday, July 4
5:30 AM - Flight
6:30 PM - Flight
8:15 PM – Balloon Glow
Location
The festival is held at the Lisle Community Park, located at Route 53 and Short Street in Lisle. The balloon launch field is located on the athletic fields east of the Sea Lion Aquatic Park and on the south side of Short Street.
Admission - Mornings
There is no admission charge for the morning balloon launches. Spectators can view the balloons launch, tether, or fly in to the field (wind direction permitting) from the perimeter of the balloon field. For safety reasons, the event does not allow spectators onto the balloon launch field unless instructed by the event announcer.
Parking in the morning can be obtained on Short Street, in the Sea Lion Aquatic Park parking lot, and areas in close proximity to the launch field.
Admission - Evenings
The festival opens on Saturday and Sunday at Noon. The festival opens at 4PM on Monday and Noon on Tuesday. Adult admission is $9.00, Ages 5 - 12 is $2.00, and under age 5 is free. Festival admission includes hot air balloon launches and balloon glow, nationally known musical entertainment, a special children's area, an exotic animal educational show, an arts and crafts fair, a variety of food vendors, a large carnival, and an assortment of daily events including the spectacular fireworks display.
Directions
The festival is located at Lisle Community Park on Short Street just off of Route 53. If you are taking I-355, exit on Maple Avenue West and follow the signs to parking. If you are going west on I-88, exit Route 53 south and follow the signs to parking. If you are going east on I-88, exit Naperville Road south. Take Naperville Road to Ogden Avenue, Route 34, and go east until you see the signs for parking.
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
First TECH cocktail July 6, 2006 @ STATE
We are pleased to announce the first ever TECH cocktail event is scheduled for Thursday, July 6, 2006 from 6:30 to 10pm at State in Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois.
PLEASE RSVP VIA THE COMMENT SECTION at: First Tech cocktail (feel free to leave your name, blog/website and/or company).
We hope that you join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, VCs, bloggers and entrepreneurs. A few of the hottest Chicago startups will be demoing their products. Additionally, we will be giving away a few products from Apple. Our hope is that TECH cocktail (a quarterly mixer for bloggers, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and other business professionals interested in the technology arena in Chicago) can help build a better connected Chicago tech community by meeting up to share ideas and have some fun.
About State Restaurant & Cafe
State leverages technology to keep its visitors connected by offering free wifi access, laptop computers, desktop terminal, courteous phones and lots of big flat screen televisions.
State is a fairly new venue located in the heart of the Lincoln Park neighborhood just north of downtown Chicago. It can be easily reached via the Brown or Purple line CTA trains by exiting at the Fullerton stop. Then walking south down Sheffield to Webster taking a left and State is on the south side of the street.
“The Impact of the African American Migration on the City’s Contemporary Art”
July 6, 2006
Swedish Museum
5211 N. Clark
6:30pm
Panelists:
Charles E. Bethea, Director of Curatorial Services at DuSable Museum of African American History
Faheem Majeed, Artist and Curator, South Side Community Art Center
Ausbra Ford, Founder and President of the African American Visual Round Table, Sculptor and Educator
Moderated by:
James Grossman, Vice President for Research and Education at the Newberry Library and Visiting Professor of History at the University of Chicago
email: info@caconline.org
web: http://www.caconline.org
The Chicago Artists’ Coalition is proud to present five innovative panel discussions about the contributions that Chicago’s many ethnic groups have made to the city’s contemporary art. Through historical analysis, curators, art historians, and artists representing the four major population groups of Chicago (African-American, Latino, European, and Asian) will provide interesting perspectives on the development of Chicago’s cultural community.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly, and will be hosted by various institutions throughout the city.
Admission is $5 per person to each panel, or $15 to all five. To prepay for the whole series, please call the CAC office at 312-781-0040. Refreshments will be available at each lecture. Space is limited, so reserve your space today!
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
7/7-7/9: G-Fest XIII
North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 7-9, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare International in Rosemont, IL for G-FEST XIII. The special guest for G-FEST XIII is Kazuki Omori, the director of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) and three other Godzilla films. Other featured guests include actor Robert Scott Field of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Yoshikazu Ishii, first assistant special effects director of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) and Bruce Fuller, monster suit-maker of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.
G-FEST XIII will be screening Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and will present the Midwest premiere of Gamera: The Little Braves (2006) (both at the Pickwick Theater in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois) and Negadon, the Monster from Mars (at the Crowne Plaza).
G-FEST XII will also have a giant dealers room, a super Godzilla display, model instruction, video room, Destroy All Monsters Tournament, Godzilla: Save The Earth Tournament, costume parade & contest, art contest, video contest and more.
Weekend admission tickets are $29.00 for adults, $10 for youth (12 and under). Daily admission (at the door) is $20.00 for adults, $5.00 for youths. Children 5 and under are admitted FREE.
For more information, log onto www.g-fan.com.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13)
Date: 07/07/06
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Roosevelt Park
62 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Zip: 60605
Phone: 312-742-7648
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
7/7-7/9: G-Fest XIII
North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 7-9, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare International in Rosemont, IL for G-FEST XIII. The special guest for G-FEST XIII is Kazuki Omori, the director of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) and three other Godzilla films. Other featured guests include actor Robert Scott Field of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Yoshikazu Ishii, first assistant special effects director of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) and Bruce Fuller, monster suit-maker of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.
G-FEST XIII will be screening Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and will present the Midwest premiere of Gamera: The Little Braves (2006) (both at the Pickwick Theater in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois) and Negadon, the Monster from Mars (at the Crowne Plaza).
G-FEST XII will also have a giant dealers room, a super Godzilla display, model instruction, video room, Destroy All Monsters Tournament, Godzilla: Save The Earth Tournament, costume parade & contest, art contest, video contest and more.
Weekend admission tickets are $29.00 for adults, $10 for youth (12 and under). Daily admission (at the door) is $20.00 for adults, $5.00 for youths. Children 5 and under are admitted FREE.
For more information, log onto www.g-fan.com.
The ninth annual Chicago Folk & Roots Festival
Saturday and Sunday, July 8th and 9th 2006.
http://www.oldtownschool.org/festival/
2006 NASCAR Weekend
* Saturday, July 8, 2006: USG DUROCK 300 Race (300 Miles)
* Sunday, July 9, 2006: USH SHEETROCK 400 Race (400 Miles)
Tour de Donut
Presented by
Boeing Employee Bicycle Club
Staunton, IL
Saturday, July 08, 2006
32 miles
start time 9:00am
TIMOTHY GILFOYLE The Loyola University historian talks about his impressively organized and lavishly illustrated Millennium Park: Creating a Chicago Landmark. Fri 7/7, 6:30 PM, Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm, Winnetka, 847-446-8880. Sat 7/8, 11 AM, Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton, 312-255-3700. A free walking tour of Millennium Park follows the Newberry event at 1:30 PM; reservations are required for the tour.
IBE USA Breakdancing Championship
The Park Place Grand Ballroom in Countryside, IL (!) hosts the IBE Breakdancing Championships. Eight finalists will represent the States at the World Championships in the Netherlands. 2 PM until 12 AM; $10 in advance/$15 day of. Call (708) 588-1756. (via gapers block)
“I Can’t Believe I’m Telling You This,” pen-and-ink portraits by Jeff Hurlow of “over a thousand” MySpace members “who wanted to know how he saw them,” with accompanying short stories by Pete Nicely, Sat 7/8, 6-10 PM (then by appointment through Tue 8/1); Nicely will read selections of his work during the reception; $5 suggested donation, at OAO Galleria, 1753 W. Cullerton, 312-829-1241
FIRST SECOND BOOKS LAUNCH PROMO First Second editorial director Mark Siegel gives a multimedia presentation about graphic novels. Sat 7/8, 7 PM, Quimby's Bookstore, 1854 W. North, 773-342-0910.
COLLEGE OF COMPLEXES Tim Bolger holds forth on "The Rise of the 'Creative' Class: The New Exploiters of Labor, or the Solution of our System?" Sat 7/8, 8 PM, Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N. Lincoln, 312-327-6611 or 312-842-5036, $3 plus a $5 food/drink purchase.
Movies in the Parks: Touhy Park
Touhy Park
7348 N. Paulina St.
Grab a blanket, pack a picnic and spend the night watching a movie for free under the stars as part of the Chicago Park District's "Movies in the Parks." Movie begins at dusk.
Jul. 8: "Wallace and Grommit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
8:30pm
Price: Free.
Phone: 312-742-7529
Battleship Potemkin @ Millennium Park
The Grant Park Music Festival presents Eisenstein's classic film along with music by Shostakovich in this concert, which doesn't start until 9 PM. In the Pritzker Pavillion, free. http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/Default.aspx
NEGADON – THE MONSTER FROM MARS
The first completely CGI kaiju eiga; Jun Awazu’s spectacular Negadon aims to brings back the golden age monster era with modern technology.
Saturday evening, July 8th
10:00 PM
Pickwick Theater
5 South Prospect, Park Ridge, IL
As the largest free-admission food and music festival in the U.S., this 10-day party provides everything from hot dogs to haute cuisine dished out by 70-plus area restaurants. Featuring live music, cooking demonstrations, a wine garden and family fun!
7/7-7/9: G-Fest XIII
North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 7-9, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare International in Rosemont, IL for G-FEST XIII. The special guest for G-FEST XIII is Kazuki Omori, the director of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) and three other Godzilla films. Other featured guests include actor Robert Scott Field of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Yoshikazu Ishii, first assistant special effects director of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) and Bruce Fuller, monster suit-maker of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.
G-FEST XIII will be screening Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and will present the Midwest premiere of Gamera: The Little Braves (2006) (both at the Pickwick Theater in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois) and Negadon, the Monster from Mars (at the Crowne Plaza).
G-FEST XII will also have a giant dealers room, a super Godzilla display, model instruction, video room, Destroy All Monsters Tournament, Godzilla: Save The Earth Tournament, costume parade & contest, art contest, video contest and more.
Weekend admission tickets are $29.00 for adults, $10 for youth (12 and under). Daily admission (at the door) is $20.00 for adults, $5.00 for youths. Children 5 and under are admitted FREE.
For more information, log onto www.g-fan.com.
The ninth annual Chicago Folk & Roots Festival
Saturday and Sunday, July 8th and 9th 2006.
http://www.oldtownschool.org/festival/
2006 NASCAR Weekend
* Saturday, July 8, 2006: USG DUROCK 300 Race (300 Miles)
* Sunday, July 9, 2006: USH SHEETROCK 400 Race (400 Miles)
Windy City Rollers (Roller Derby)
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Beverly Hills Cycling Classic
Beacon School
10700 S. Longwood Drive
Watch more than 125 professional and elite amateur cyclists ride 62 miles around a hilly circuit between Longwood Drive and Seeley Avenue (about 50 laps). The race marks the first leg of the 17-day International Cycling Classic Superweek Pro Tour that visits 12 Midwestern cities.
Bike enthusiasts can participate in the Tour de Beverly, a 5-, 10- or 25-mile family ride. Cost is $10. A free Big Wheel race for kids precedes the Classic and an adjacent festival area features live music and refreshment vendors.
Jul. 7: 6 p.m. Beverly Hills Cycling Classic
Jul. 9: 9 a.m. Tour de Beverly Family Ride
Price: Free.
Phone: 773-233-3100
The Polar Express (G)
Date: 07/12/06
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Normandy Playground Park
Address: 6660 W. 52nd St.
Zip: 60638
Phone: 773/229.1421
Hello Healthy Chicago: Creative Approaches to Active Lifestyles
Jul 13, 2006 12:15 pm - 01:15 pm
Lecture description to come. Please check back.
Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph St.
Claudia Cassidy Theater
“The Impact of Latino Immigration to the City on Chicago’s Contemporary Art”
July 13, 2006
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue
6:30pm
Panelists:
Cesáreo Moreno, Visual Arts Director / Curator at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum
Pepe Vargas, Founder and Executive Director of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
Marcos Raya, Artist
Javier Chavira, Artist and part of 33 Collective Gallery
Moderated by:
Victor Sorrell, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Art History at Chicago State University
email: info@caconline.org
web: http://www.caconline.org
The Chicago Artists’ Coalition is proud to present five innovative panel discussions about the contributions that Chicago’s many ethnic groups have made to the city’s contemporary art. Through historical analysis, curators, art historians, and artists representing the four major population groups of Chicago (African-American, Latino, European, and Asian) will provide interesting perspectives on the development of Chicago’s cultural community.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly, and will be hosted by various institutions throughout the city.
Admission is $5 per person to each panel, or $15 to all five. To prepay for the whole series, please call the CAC office at 312-781-0040. Refreshments will be available at each lecture. Space is limited, so reserve your space today!
Jean Albano Gallery
Art Gecko, Ltd.
Andrew Bae Gallery
Mary Bell Galleries
Roy Boyd Gallery
Melanee Cooper Gallery
Catherine Edelman Gallery
FLATFILEgalleries
Gallery 500 Wells
Gruen Galleries
Gwenda Jay / Addington Gallery
Carl Hammer Gallery
Stephen Kelly Gallery, Inc.
The Leigh Gallery
Lydon Fine Art
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Ltd.
Thomas McCormick Gallery
Ann Nathan Gallery
NavtaSchulz Gallery
Nicole Gallery
Aron Packer Gallery
Perimeter Gallery
Printworks
Thomas Robertello Gallery
Byron Roche Gallery
Rowland Contemporary
Judy A Saslow Gallery
Schneider Gallery
Carrie Secrist Gallery
Vale Craft Gallery
Zolla / Lieberman Gallery
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King Kong (PG-13)
Date: 07/14/06
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Margate Park
Address: 4921 N. Marine Dr. ive
Zip: 60640
Phone: 312-742-7522
Melon Metric Ride
Jul 16, 2006 06:30 am - 04:00 pm
Join the Naperville Bicycle Club 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16 for a tour of "The Island" of Illinois.
The ride starts at Plano High School, 704 W. Abe St., Plano, Ill. Routes include a 15-mile family ride, and 32-, 62-, and 100-mile courses.
The event has various rest stops. Routes have support and gear. Pre-registration is $15. Day-of registration is $18. Families pay $22.
For more information, visit www.napervillebikeclub.com, or call the Melon Metric hotline at (630) 517-4942.
An interdisciplinary studio with offices in Chicago and San Francisco, Studio/lab brings together a talented group of creative professionals with backgrounds in design, architecture, fine arts, photography, video production, and software development. The firm has a long history with AIGA. Team members have served on the Chicago Chapter board and Marcia Lausen, founder of the Chicago office, is currently on the national board. Attendance limited to 25 people.
6:00 pm
Studio/lab
1 East Wacker, Suite 3030
Chicago, IL
Price: Members $20, Non-Members $40, Students $10
Events : Movies in the Park
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (PG-13)
co-sponsored by Bucktown Community Organization
Date: 07/18/06
Start Time: 8:30 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Churchill Field Park
Address: 1825 N. Damen Ave.
Zip: 60614
July 18, 2006, 8:55pm
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Rebel Without a Cause
James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
This 1950s classic portrays the trials and tribulations of teenage life in a new way that conveys the angst and pain of not fitting in, and carries it to a tragic height. Rebel is one of only three starring roles that Dean performed on film, and it was released a month after his death. Both Mineo and Wood were nominated for Academy Awards®, as was director Nicholas Ray for the now-defunct category of Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.
1955 (111 minutes)
The City of Chicago presents the 7th Annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival. View seven weeks of classic films every Tuesday evening beginning July 18 through August 29, presented by ComEd, An Exelon Company, The Chicago Film Office, a division of the Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Chicago Park District.
Now considered a Chicago tradition, this one-of-a-kind outdoor theater experience includes a gigantic screen (50' x 34') and a state-of-the art sound system. Movies begin at sunset (see show times below) in Butler Field, Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe. Admission is free, thanks to the generosity of sponsors.
For Your Convenience
Cyclists can beat the traffic by biking! The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and the Mayor's Office of Special Events provides FREE Bike Valet Parking at all films. The valet is located on the northwest corner of Lake Shore Drive and Monroe Streets.
Sorry, no dogs are allowed at the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival because crowds are stressful to animals, even the most peaceful pup can become aggressive under these conditions. Love your pets by leaving them at home!
A special thanks to our sponsors, the Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago Magazine, WNUA - 95.5, and the Chicago Transit Authority.
The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival honors the work of film critic Gene Siskel.
AIGA The Business of Design II
The AIGA Business of Design Series is for design business leaders, creative directors, and senior managers who are invested in the growth of their design business. The sessions also offer value to those who are considering re-tooling or launching their own firm. The series promises discussion about profitable growth, finance, operations, business development, and career management.
DuPage County Fair Demolition Derby
Sunday, July 30, 2006
2 p.m.: Demolition derby
7 p.m.: Demolition derby
DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 W. Manchester Rd.
Wheaton,IL
Features live music by Ashlee Simpson, Travis Tritt, Jesse McCartney and others. Also, fireworks, carnival rides, food booths, a rodeo, livestock exhibits, a demolition derby, pig races, arts and crafts and more.
Grandstand entertainment:
Wednesday
8:30 p.m.: Ashlee Simpson
Thursday
9 p.m.: Travis Tritt
Friday
8:30 p.m.: Jesse McCartney
Saturday
2 p.m.: Rodeo
7 p.m.: Rodeo
Sunday
2 p.m.: Demolition derby
7 p.m.: Demolition derby
Jul. 26 - Jul. 30
Daily : 8 a.m. - midnight
Price: $1-$6; free for kids 2 and under. Additional fee for Grandstand events: $5-$40
Phone: 630-668-6636
“The Impact of European Immigration to Chicago on the City’s Contemporary Art”
July 20th, 2006
Location to be confirmed (will be announced next week)
6:30pm
Panelists:
Rolf Achilles, Adjunct Associate Professor, Art History, Theory, and Criticism at The School of the Art Institute
Adrienne Kochman, Ph.D. Art Historian, Indiana University Northwest
Eleftheria Lialios, Artist and Professor, The School of the Art Institute
Moderated by:
Peter Alter, Ph.D. Curator at the Chicago History Museum
email: info@caconline.org
web: http://www.caconline.org
The Chicago Artists’ Coalition is proud to present five innovative panel discussions about the contributions that Chicago’s many ethnic groups have made to the city’s contemporary art. Through historical analysis, curators, art historians, and artists representing the four major population groups of Chicago (African-American, Latino, European, and Asian) will provide interesting perspectives on the development of Chicago’s cultural community.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly, and will be hosted by various institutions throughout the city.
Admission is $5 per person to each panel, or $15 to all five. To prepay for the whole series, please call the CAC office at 312-781-0040. Refreshments will be available at each lecture. Space is limited, so reserve your space today!
Information about the 2006 Garden Walk on July 22nd and 23rd Coming Soon... Welcome to the 38th Annual Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival, sponsored by the Sheffield Neighborhood Association (SNA), a non-profit community organization. The "Summer's Best Festival" features self-guided tours of more than 100 Gardens, a Garden Center, guided Architectural Tours, live entertainment by some of Chicago's and North America's finest bands, food and drink, activities for children at the Kids Corner, and a great Silent Auction.
NADA's Outdoor Nationals NADA Tournament
Friday, July 21, 2006
Olympic Park, Schaumburg, IL
The Youth Tournament will be on Friday, July 21 and the Adult Tournament will be on Saturday, July 22. More information to come.
http://www.dodgeballusa.com/events.php
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.
3rd Annual Veggie Bike and Dine
Jul 22, 2006 01:00 pm - 05:00 pm
The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and EarthSave Chicago partner with local vegan-friendly restaurants to organize and promote Veggie Bike and Dine initiatives. Featured in publications such as the Chicago Tribune and Time Out Chicago and in the city of Chicago’s Bike Chicago campaign, Veggie Bike and Dine showcases conscious dining at locally owned restaurants and the diversity of Chicago neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs.
Participating restaurants:
2005: Karyn’s Cooked, Lao Sze Chuan, May St. Café, Supreme Oasis
2004: The Chicago Diner, Karyn’s Fresh Corner, Handlebar Bar & Grill, Lula Café
The event emphasizes the ease of getting around on bicycle, while encouraging people to eat a conscious diet at locally owned restaurants. Veggie Bike and Dine is also part of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation’s 2006 Top 10 Initiative to expand activities which elevate bicycling within our culture by celebrating bicycling’s vital relationship to food, shopping, entertainment, work, recreation and daily life.
For more information, subscribe to the Veggie Bike.
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (PG)
co-sponsored by Friends of Holstein Park
Date: 07/22/06
Start Time: 8:30 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Holstein Park
Address: 2200 N. Oakley Ave.
Zip: 60647
Phone: 312-742-7554
Information about the 2006 Garden Walk on July 22nd and 23rd Coming Soon... Welcome to the 38th Annual Sheffield Garden Walk & Festival, sponsored by the Sheffield Neighborhood Association (SNA), a non-profit community organization. The "Summer's Best Festival" features self-guided tours of more than 100 Gardens, a Garden Center, guided Architectural Tours, live entertainment by some of Chicago's and North America's finest bands, food and drink, activities for children at the Kids Corner, and a great Silent Auction.
Kane County Fair Demolition Derby
Sunday, July 23
2:30 p.m.: Demolition Derby
7:30 p.m.: Demolition Derby
Kane County Fairgrounds
800 S. Randall Rd.
Lincoln Highway and Randall Road
St. Charles,IL
Features carnival rides, farm animals, food vendors and live music by Trace Adkins.
Schedule of events:
Wednesday
8:30 p.m.: Bill Engvail
Thursday
8:30 p.m.: Trace Adkins
Friday
8:30 p.m.: World Series of Motor Sports
Saturday
2:30 p.m.: Big Hat Rodeo
7:30 p.m.: Big Hat Rodeo
Sunday
2:30 p.m.: Demolition Derby
7:30 p.m.: Demolition Derby
Jul. 19: noon - 11 p.m.
Jul. 20: noon - 11 p.m.
Jul. 21: noon - midnight
Jul. 22: noon - midnight
Jul. 23: noon - 10 p.m.
Price: $6-$20; free for kids under 5; free for seniors on Wednesday
Phone: 630-584-6926
Tuesday, July 25, 2006, 8:49pm
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Bringing Up Baby
Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
This film is often considered the definitive screwball comedy. Grant plays the uptight anthropologist who gets mixed up with the daffy heiress, played by Hepburn. Determined to win him over, she uses her brother's pet leopard, Baby, to get his attention. Directed by Howard Hawks, this film displays the best comic performances by Grant and Hepburn.
1938 (102 minutes)
The City of Chicago presents the 7th Annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival. View seven weeks of classic films every Tuesday evening beginning July 18 through August 29, presented by ComEd, An Exelon Company, The Chicago Film Office, a division of the Mayor's Office of Special Events and the Chicago Park District.
Now considered a Chicago tradition, this one-of-a-kind outdoor theater experience includes a gigantic screen (50' x 34') and a state-of-the art sound system. Movies begin at sunset (see show times below) in Butler Field, Grant Park at Lake Shore Drive and Monroe. Admission is free, thanks to the generosity of sponsors.
For Your Convenience
Cyclists can beat the traffic by biking! The Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and the Mayor's Office of Special Events provides FREE Bike Valet Parking at all films. The valet is located on the northwest corner of Lake Shore Drive and Monroe Streets.
Sorry, no dogs are allowed at the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival because crowds are stressful to animals, even the most peaceful pup can become aggressive under these conditions. Love your pets by leaving them at home!
A special thanks to our sponsors, the Chicago Sun-Times, Time Out Chicago Magazine, WNUA - 95.5, and the Chicago Transit Authority.
The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival honors the work of film critic Gene Siskel.
“The Impact of Asian Immigration to Chicago on the City’s Contemporary Art”
July 27, 2006
Mexican Fine Art Center Museum
1852 W. 19th Street
6:30pm
Panelists:
Julie Walsh, Julie Walsh Gallery
Andrew Bae, Andrew Bae Gallery
Moderated by:
Yuchia Chang, Managing Director, Center for Asian Arts and Media at Columbia College Chicago
email: info@caconline.org
web: http://www.caconline.org
The Chicago Artists’ Coalition is proud to present five innovative panel discussions about the contributions that Chicago’s many ethnic groups have made to the city’s contemporary art. Through historical analysis, curators, art historians, and artists representing the four major population groups of Chicago (African-American, Latino, European, and Asian) will provide interesting perspectives on the development of Chicago’s cultural community.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly, and will be hosted by various institutions throughout the city.
Admission is $5 per person to each panel, or $15 to all five. To prepay for the whole series, please call the CAC office at 312-781-0040. Refreshments will be available at each lecture. Space is limited, so reserve your space today!
Venetian Night is the cities longest running summer festival taking place on Chicago's picturesque lakefront featuring a lighted boat parade, live musical talent and the largest fireworks show of the summer.
March of the Penguins (G)
Date: 07/29/06
Start Time: 8:30 PM
Schedule Notes: All movies begin at dusk.
Cost: free
Location: Loyola Park
Address: 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.
Zip: 60626
Phone: 773-262-8605
Host Club:
MIDWEST FOOTBAG ASSOCIATION
Shred :30, Phat Trick and Routines EXHIBITIONS complete with "fake" judges. We're going to have fun with this. We are also hosting an "interactive" area that will let people try out footbag. A fun afternoon in the city.
Contact:
Scott Davidson
E-mail: enlightener@footbag.org
Phone: 312-560-9607
Mailing Address:
Scott Davidson
628 W. Harrison Street, #G
Oak Park IL
USA
Tuesday, August 1, 2006, 8:41pm