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| 50 @ 3160 | Event Type: PerformanceSaturday, October 25, 2008 4:00pm - 8:00pm 50 @ 3160 Scott Peckenpaugh's Birthday Party & Show
saturday, october 25 4pm party 5pm music more... |
| Pullman Hobofest | Event Type: ExhibitEvent Type: PerformanceEvent Type: LectureEvent Type: FestivalSaturday, September 6, 2008 8:00am - Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:00pm
http://hobofest.southchicago.info Join the neigborhood of Pullman, a Chicago Historic District and national treasure as we celebrate another true national treasure: the Hobo. Enjoy food, music, dancing, camping, storytelling and more at the event for the whole family! Attractions scheduled this year include exhibits, a big barndance, and "Chicago's Largest Mulligan Stew Ever!"
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| Hope in a Hard Place - Beauty and inspiration from Nairobi's vast and awesome Kibera slum | Event Type: OpeningEvent Type: ExhibitFriday, June 13, 2008 6:00pm - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:00pm In the aftermath of Kenya’s post-election bloodshed earlier this year, is the country safe and stable? How challenging is life in Africa’s largest slums, for children in particular? Finally, where if at all does joy and wonder and art exist in such a life? “Hope in a Hard Place,” opening Friday, June 13, 2008, explores these questions. It is the first exhibition at within(Reason), a contemporary art and photo space, 1932 S Halsted St. #408 in Pilsen. Chicago photographer-artist-designer Ron Reason is the creator of the space and the show; the work will include his photographs from two months in Africa this spring, as well as paintings and mixed media by Kenyan artists, including a self-taught collective in the Kibera slum whose work has never been shown outside Nairobi. more... |
