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Free wine reception and panel discussion hosted by Collaboraction	Event Type: Panel discussion Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:30pm - 7:20pm Collaboraction, The Richard H. more... Event Location Venue: The Building Stage Address: 412 N. Carpenter St. Chicago, IL Google Map Neighborhood: ----
HEARTBREAKTHROUGH	Event Type: Opening Event Type: Exhibit Friday, December 12, 2008 5:00pm CLAIRE MARIE BURDULIS Marwen Alumni Gallery Chicago, IL –– Marwen’s Alumni Gallery will host a series of hand-knit installations in a solo exhibition of work by Marwen alumna Claire Burdulis. The artist explores her personal reflections of the darker side of the psyche through the voice of each individual piece. HEARTBREAKTHROUGH culminates in a combined installation which illustrates the movement from dark to light, from despair towards hope. A native of Chicago, Claire attended Marwen as a student from 1993-1999. more... Event Location Venue: Marwen Address: 833 N. Orleans Chicago, IL 60610 Google Map Neighborhood: River North
Deadline Projects Presents: Electric	Event Type: Opening Event Type: Exhibit Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:00pm - 11:00pm Exploring the dialogue between art and energy, Deadline Projects presents Electric, a one-night-only multimedia art exhibition at Happy Dog Gallery located in the heart of Wicker Park. Participating local artists display new works in painting, photography, sculpture, stencil, collage, and video in an event designed to stimulate their audience. Electric is free and opens to the public on Saturday, November 15th, from 6pm to 11pm. Live music will be provided by Moment Sound. more... Event Location Venue: Happy Dog Gallery Address: 1542 N Milwaukee, 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60622 Google Map Neighborhood: Wicker Park
Jatin Das - Presentation and Discussion with Renowned Indian Artist	Event Type: Lecture Monday, July 28, 2008 6:00pm - 7:30pm The University of Chicago Center for International Studies and the South Asia Language and Area Center, in conjunction with the Around the Coyote Gallery present: A Presentation and Discussion with renowned Indian artist... Jatin Das http://jatindas.com/ Date: Monday, July 28, 2008 Time: 6pm to 7:30pm FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC Location: Around the Coyote Gallery [1935 1/2 W. North Ave., Chicago, IL 60622] more... Event Location Venue: Around the Coyote Gallery Address: 1935 1/2 W. North Ave Chicago, IL 60622 Google Map Neighborhood: Wicker Park
FREE Legal Advice for Businesses and Nonprofits!	Event Type: Workshop Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:30am Attorneys from Caterpillar Inc. and the law firm of Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold are staffing a free legal clinic on Saturday, July 12th at their offices at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Chicago. You will have the opportunity to meet individually with an attorney to discuss a specific legal issue or to receive general advice. The issues should not involve litigation or an existing dispute, but rather "transactional" matters such as personnel/employment issues, real estate, bylaws, or corporate management. The clinic will run for approximately four hours and will include lunch. If you would like to meet with an attorney please contact cedlp@cedlp.org Event Location Venue: Chicago Neighborhood: Loop
Friday Gallery Openings Guide	Event Type: Opening Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:32pm - Saturday, July 26, 2008 12:00am Hello Chicago artists! Every Thursday I put together a list of all the openings happening Friday of that week, organized by neighborhood. I started out doing this for myself, then started e-mailing it out to friends and colleagues. Given the positive reaction I've had, I would like to make it available to the wider Chicago arts community. If you would like to be added to the list to receive Friday gallery openings listings, drop me an email at wham_doodle@yahoo.com, titled ADD ME TO THE GALLERY CREWL LIST. Hope to see you all out there! -Steph Event Location Venue: Chicago galleries Neighborhood: West Loop
Hull House Soup Kitchen: FREE LUNCH and a chance to show off your artwork!	Event Type: Other Event Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:00pm Calling all ARTISTS (any discipline) for the next Soup Soapbox! Hull-House Kitchen: Rethinking Soup Every Tuesday Noon-1:30 Residents' Dining Hall 800 S. Halsted St. Topic of the day: Soup Soapbox on Art and Food Speakers of the day: Local artists concerned with food, production, labor, consumption, sensuality, and more... Artists: please RSVP to cath@uic.edu. Thanks! more... Event Location Venue: Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Dining Hall Address: 800 S Halsted Chicago, IL 60608 Google Map Neighborhood: University Village
A Humechanical Nightmare	Event Type: Performance Friday, May 23, 2008 8:00pm A giant mechanical dream machine pulls one hesitant dreamer deep within its works. Strange and beautiful movement, live music, all within one ever-shifting dream world. For more information, press, and photos, check out: lucidstreet.org ........................................................................................ "If the monsters from a zombie flick and a Stanley Kubrik film had a creepy baby, their kid would be A Humechanical Nightmare." -Laura Lodewyck, NBC5 Street Team "It was a mesmerizing act that not even a full force deluge could hope to undermine." -K. P. Dawes., Hoopleton Event Location Venue: Humboldt Park Address: 1301 n Humboldt Blvd Chicago, IL 60622 Google Map Neighborhood: Humboldt Park