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Seven Days in Chicago
Leslie Hindman is auctioning off George Washington's telescope + Pilsen's Skylark cranks up the live jazz
(2008-08-26)
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A Day at the Beach
Some call it heaven, some call it hell, we call it home for a day
Everything you wanted to know about North Avenue Beach but were afraid to ask
(2008-08-26)
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Control Freaks
The audience calls the shots
Ten-minute play festivals have one distinct advantage over other nights spent at the theater: the odds are strongly stacked in favor of seeing at least one play that touches the quick, and the ones that make you squirm are over before you know it. On the flip side, short-play festivals tend to be a very mixed bag, and often without any coherence of aesthetic or ideas tying the shows together. Enter LiveWire Chicago Theatre’s first-annual VisionFest
(2008-08-26)
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The Final Shot
Brian Azzarello’s “100 Bullets” coming to an end
Every so often, a work of art comes along that transcends its own form. The work is innovative yet inspired, familiar but also groundbreaking. In comics, one of those awe-inspiring creations has been Brian Azzarello’s masterful “100 Bullets,” which will end its decade-long run after just seven more issues. Since its inception, the stars have aligned to enable Azzarello’s labyrinthine revenge/noir series to evolve into one of the most memorable comics in recent years
(2008-08-26)
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Gin Blossom
Bridget Albert keeps it “Market-Fresh”
Bridget Albert has gin in her blood. Albert, the chief mixologist for Southern Wine and Spirits and the co-author (with Mary Barranco) of the newly released “Market-Fresh Mixology,” from Surrey Books, is a fourth-generation bartender
(2008-08-26)
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Original Zen
You know you want to look
Among this week's movies that were available for preview is Idit Cebula's larky French comedy, "Two Lives Plus One," the story of a Parisian wife pushed and pulled on all sides by her controlling family and whose life changes when she buys a laptop and starts keeping—and publishing—journals. She's played by Emmanuelle Devos, an actress whose charm goes beyond beauty and sensuality
(2008-08-26)
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Eye Exam
No Sleep till Bridgeport
The creators of the Co-Prosperity Sphere, an alternative cultural center in Bridgeport, may have been joking when they first described Bridgeport as the “Community of the Future,” but now there’s some truth to that joke. With over a handful of galleries starting up within the last two-to-three years—including Motherland, Second Bedroom, Reuben Kincaid, 32nd&Urban and the Co-Prosperity Sphere—Bridgeport, despite the burden of no easy access to any CTA train line, combined with Chicago winters, is on its way to completely usurping Wicker Park, now “Liquor Park,” as the source for experimental and emerging artist shows
(2008-08-26)
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Jazz Showcase's Last Stop
The Segals’ legendary jazz club has a new, and final, home
The new Jazz Showcase is located in Dearborn Station at 806 South Plymouth Court. In June, the club’s infamous poster of Charlie Parker still laid on stage, surrounded by tools, before the opening night
(2008-08-26)
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In Too Deep
DJ Josh Deep reveals some of his favorite records
Deep is the operative word for Josh Muthart, aka Josh Deep. He releases spiritual dance music by the likes of Alton Miller and Chicago percussionist Kahil El’Zabar through his label, Deeper Soul Recordings. As co-owner and record buyer of the recently shuttered Threshold Records, Muthart was expert of grooves new and old, hipping the public to tunes that may have otherwise gone unheard in southwest suburban Tinley Park
(2008-08-26)
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