| Friday, July 4th
The public access TV show Labor Beat (http://www.laborbeat.org)
airs on Chicago Community Access TV's Channel 19 on Thursdays
at 9:30 PM and re-airs Fridays at 4:30 PM. Labor Beat is also
broadcast on Evanston Community TV channel 6 on Fridays at
12:30 AM and re-airs Mondays at 5:30 PM.
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Working Bikes Co-op (http://www.workingbikes.org),
1125 South Western, is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
from Noon till 7 PM and Sundays from Noon till 5 PM.
Recycled bikes are sold to fund shipments of bicycles to developing
countries.
If you have a bike to donate to the sale, or are looking for
a bike and want to give your dough to a good cause, check
out their web site, email workingbikes@yahoo.com
call 708-466-6054.
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Every Friday at 4:30 PM, there's a vigil for peace and witness
Against war at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 South
Damen.
For more information, visit http://www.vitw.org
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The Chicago Fight Big Media Meetup happens every Friday in
Cosi Cafe, 116 South Michigan, at 6:30 PM.
For more information, visit http://fightbigmedia.meetup.com/134/?gj=sj10
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Every Friday evening, the College
of Complexes has a stimulating roundtable for discussion
on a myriad of topics. It's one of those artifacts from the
old Bughouse Square days. Once forced inside, these freespeech-aholics
started the College. It was originally in the St. Regis downtown,
but they tore down the Regis so it's Friday evening location
is at the FutureWorld Cafˇ, 1744 E. 55th in Chicago's Hyde
Park. Tuition is around five bucks and the chaos starts at
8 PM.
Saturday, July 5th
It's the weekend. You have plenty of things to do that are
better than watching TV, right? If so, at least TiVo or DVR
the amazing weekend C-SPAN2 series, "Book TV." For
those of you not so technologically inclined, they repeat
some of the shows on Monday and Tuesday.
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The Anti-Advertising Agency Foundation For Freedom presents...
a Weekend of Independence Workshops ... even though , by looking
at their schedule, it just seems like on day.
The mission of the Anti-Advertising Agency Foundation for
Freedom is to bring the best and brightest former ad pros
together once a year; inspire young people to leave the craft;
focus the industry and public at large on the profoundly negative
social and economic impacts of advertising; inspire problem-solving
methods focused on the most important issues facing the real
world; and shine a light on the influence that advertising,
media, and marketing industries have on dwindling public space,
atrophying human relationships, and the destruction of democracy.
It all beings today at 1 PM in the Mess Hall, 6932 North Glenwood.
Workshops include:
- at 1 PM, Redefining Your Skillset: putting together a
great resume for the non-profit sector.
- at 2 PM, how to find good-paying jobs in the non-profit
sector workshop.
- at 3 PM, how to tell your account manager you don't wont
work on advertising for the military/cigarette companies/alcohol
companies/car companies/axe body spray anymore.
- at 4 PM, Letter of resignation writing seminar/barbecue.
This event is part of AAAFFF residency currently being held
at Mess Hall.
For more information, call 773-465-4033 or visit http://www.messhall.org.
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Every Saturday evening, the College
of Complexes is a free speech forum. It's one of those
artifacts from the old Bughouse Square days and it's been
going strong since 1951. It was originally in the St. Regis
downtown, but they tore down the Regis so the Saturday evening
College is in the banquet room of the Lincoln Restaurant at
4008 North Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood.
Tuition is around three bucks and the chaos starts at 8 PM.
Sunday, July 6th
Peter Jones Gallery, Studios and Theater, 1806 West Cuyler,
has two regular Sunday events.
First, from 11 AM till 2 PM every Sunday there's life drawing.
Bring your own materials but easels, drawing horses, boards
and tables available.
NO instruction or registration needed, but it does cost ten
bucks.
Then, from 3 PM to 6 PM it's "Sunday Go in the Gallery"
Come play the ancient game of Go in the quiet, plant-filled,
environment of the gallery every Sunday afternoon.
All levels of players are welcome to come, including absolute
beginners.
The gallery will provide the tables, chairs, tea and coffee,
but you have to byob (bring your own board).
Email Rebecca if you
are interested in coming to play on Sunday. Also, please say
in your email if you have a Go set you can bring (or donate!).
See the Lakeview Go Club’s web site for more information
by visiting http://www.lakeviewgoclub.org.
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Every Sunday at Noon in front of Chicago's Water Tower, 830
North Michigan, Not in My Name (http://www.nimn.org)
sponsors a rally to "End Israel's Occupation of West
Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem."
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Every Sunday, from Noon until 4 PM, there is a Humanitarian
Bike Sale (http://www.workingbikes.org)
at 927 South Western just north of Chicago's Douglas Park.
If you have a bike to donate to the sale, or are looking for
a bike and want to give your dough to a good cause, check
out their web site.
For more information, call 708-466-6054.
Also, the new location for the Working Bikes Co-op (http://www.workingbikes.org)
is 1125 South Western, and is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Fridays from Noon till 7 PM and Sundays from Noon till
5 PM.
Recycled bikes are sold to fund shipments of bicycles to developing
countries.
If you have a bike to donate to the sale, or are looking for
a bike and want to give your dough to a good cause, check
out their web site, email workingbikes@yahoo.com
or call 708-466-6054.
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Every Sunday at 1 PM, at the corner of Fullerton and Lincoln
Avenues in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, Food Not Bombs
(http://www.foodnotbombs.net/)
helps prepare and serve meals for the hungry. Come down and
help out.
And on every Wednesday, at 5 PM, FNB is now doing their good
work at the Loyola 'L' stop.
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Every Sunday beginning at 1:30 PM activists from various
groups join together to protest against war in front of the
Chicago Art Institute on Michigan Avenue.
For more information send an email.
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Labor Express Radio, the radio counterpart to the Labor Beat
television show, is broadcast every Sunday at 7 PM on Loyola's
WLUW 88.7 FM.
For more information, visit http://www.laborexpress.org
Monday, July 7th
The public access TV show Labor Beat (http://www.laborbeat.org)
airs on Chicago Community Access TV's Channel 19 on Thursdays
at 9:30 PM and re-airs Fridays at 4:30 PM. Labor Beat is also
broadcast on Evanston Community TV channel 6 on Fridays at
12:30 AM and re-airs Mondays at 5:30 PM.
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Every Monday night, the Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 West Grand,
becomes the Leftist Lounge.
For more information, send
an email.
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Every Monday at 6 PM, Iraq Peace Pledge meets at 2502 West
Division.
For more information, visit http://peacepledgechicago.org
Tuesday, July 8th
Every Tuesday, from 6 AM till 7:15 AM there's an Antiwar
Vigil at the corner of Sheridan and Hollywood.
For more information visit http://www.vcnv.org.
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Every Tuesday, there's a silent vigil against war and racism
at the Chicago Federal Building, Jackson and Dearborn, from
8 AM till 9 AM.
For more information call 312-641-5151.
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Working Bikes Co-op (http://www.workingbikes.org),
1125 South Western, is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
from Noon till 7 PM and Sundays from Noon till 5 PM.
Recycled bikes are sold to fund shipments of bicycles to developing
countries.
If you have a bike to donate to the sale, or are looking for
a bike and want to give your dough to a good cause, check
out their web site, email workingbikes@yahoo.com
call 708-466-6054.
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Every Tuesday, Ravenswood for Peace holds their weekly meetings
at 6:30 PM in Ravenswood United Church at 2050 West Pensacola
in Chicago's North Center neighborhood.
For more information send an email (ravenswood4peace@yahoo.com).
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Every Tuesday at 7 PM, Cafe Society happens at Cafe Mestizo,
2123 South Ashland.
For more information, visit http://www.thepublicsquare.org/cafe
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Every Tuesday, the Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism
holds their weekly meeting at 7 PM. in the University Church
at 5655 South University.
For more information call 773-377-5002, extension 5676, or
send an email.
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Every Tuesday at 7:30 PM, South
Siders for Peace hold their weekly meeting at the Beverly
Unitarian Church, 103rd and Longwood
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Peter Jones Gallery, Studios and Theater, 1806 West Cuyler,
hosts a photography discussion group meeting on the first
Tuesday of every month.
Bring your recent work to show and tell at this lively and
informative photography meeting that starts at 7:30 PM and
goes till 9:30 PM.
Regular participants to the group include experts with digital
as well as 19th century techniques.
Show off your latest work. Get your questions answered.
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Every Tuesday at 8:30 PM, the Nervous Center at Hotti Biscotti,
3545 West Fullerton, features two free sets of improvised
jazz, by the Baker Hunt Sandstrom group featuring Jim Baker
on arp and keyboards, Brian Sandstrom on bass and guitar,
Steve Hunt on drums percussion, and Mars Williams on reeds.
For more information, call 773-772-9970.
There's no cover but it is a 21 and over venue.
Wednesday, June 9th
Every Wednesday, Counterspin airs at 10 AM on WLUW 88.7 FM.
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Every Wednesday at 5 PM, there is a 'Women in Black Silent
Vigil' at Evanston's Fountain Square.
For more information, send an email.
Thursday, July 3rd
On the first Thursday of every month, from 6:30 AM till 8
AM, there's a Families for Peace Vigil on the northeast corner
of Arlington Heights Road and Northwest Highway in Arlington
Heights.
For more information, send an email.
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The first Thursday of every month, at about 8 PM, past This
is Hell guest Taki Pantos plays music for free - but
throw a couple of bucks in the jar - at Simon's Tavern in
Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, 5210 North Clark Street.
Make sure you call Simon's first at 773-878-0894 to see if
Taki is keeping to his schedule.
Friday, July 4th
Evanston has their own Critical Mass.
It happens on the first Friday of every month at 6:30 PM.
Gather at Fountain Square on the corner of Davis, Sherman
and Orrington.
Monday, July 7th
On the first Monday of each and every month, there is a meeting
of the Chicago Area Chapter of Fellowship of Reconciliation,
an international, interfaith group dedicated to peace, justice
and nonviolence.
They hold their meeting at 7 PM in the First United Church
of Oak Park, 848 Lake, Oak Park, Illinois.
Tuesday, July 8th
The G8 Meetings - and the protests against said meetings
- take place today and tomorrow in Tokyo.
Wednesday, July 9th
On the second Wednesday of every month, the Pomegranate Radical
Health Collective gets together at the Association House,
1116 North Kedzie, from 6 PM to 8 PM.
For more information, visit http://www.pomegranatecollective.org
or call 312-924-1820.
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"The Strangerer" comes to New York City!
Starting tonight, Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 PM and
Sundays at 2:30 PM and 7 PM, Theater Oobleck will perform
Mickle Maher's play, "The Strangerer," at the Barrow
Street Theater, 27 Barrow Street.
Here's how the play is described at Theater Oobleck's web
site:
- One of the books on President Bush's 2006 vacation reading
list was Albert Camus' absurdist tale of senseless murder,
The Stranger.
In hopes that the French philosopher might shed some light
on the recent political clime - or vice versa - Mickle Maher's
new play The Strangerer collides several of Camus' works
with the first Bush/Kerry presidential debate in 2004.
A murder mystery with the murderers in plain view, it asks
one of the most important questions of our day:
Why does our president
want to kill a lot of innocent people?
Chicago Public Radio called the play "beyond brilliant"
and made it their Critic's Pick for 2007.
TimeOut Chicago called it "one of the ten best of 2007."
And Centerstage called it a "freakish, perfect, hillarious
play."
There's a $10 suggested donation, but it's free if you're
broke.
For more information, visit http://www.theateroobleck.com
or call 773-347-1041.
Friday, July 11th
On the second and fourth Thursday of each month, at 7 PM,
there's a planning meeting for Oak Park Coalition for Truth
and Justice (http://www.opctj.org/),
in the second floor book discussion room of the Oak Park Public
Library, 834 Lake Street.
For more information, call 708-668-7945 or send
an email.
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In the 11th Annual 'Fillet of Solo' Festival, Chicago solo
artists tell unforgettable stories at the Live Bait Theater
(http://www.livebaittheater.org),
3914 North Clark, beginning tonight and running through August
16th.
Performances include BoyGirlBoyGirls' (http://www.boygirlboygirl.org)
Susan McLaughlin Karp, David Kodeski, Stephanie Shaw, Diana
Slickman, and Edward Thomas-Herrera; The Sweat Girls (http://www.sweatgirls.org)
featuring Martie Sanders, Cindy Hanson, Clare Nolan, Dorothy
Milne, and Pamela Webster; and "Me and My Dad Stories"
written and performed by Martie Sanders, Tom McNamara and
Gerrit O'Neill with guest artist Charlie Sanders.
It's $15, $10 for students and seniors.
For reservations, call 773-871-1212.
Saturday, July 12th
On the second Saturday of every month, Families for Peace
holds their silent vigil at 3 PM in Dunton Park, at Arlington
Heights Road and Northwest Highway.
For more information, send an email.
Sunday, July 13th
It's the Annual Open University of the Left Bastille Day
Party at Quenchers Saloon, 2401 North Western.
Live music will be provided by the jazz band Undertow.
For more information, send an email.
Monday, July 14th
Aaron Sarver, of This is Hell! featured In These Times,
hosts 'Fire on the Prairie' on WLUW 88.7 FM here in Chicago
on the second Monday of every month at 10 AM.
Wednesday, July 16th
On the first and third Wednesday of every month, the Chicagoland
Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights meets at 6:30 PM
in 1325 South Wabash, Suite 105.
For more information, visit http://www.ccclr.org/
Friday, July 18th
On the third Friday of every month at 7 PM, there's a meeting
of the Northern Illinois chapter of End the Occupation.
This potluck happens in Wesley United Methodist Church, 21
East Franklin, in Naperville.
The potluck and program are followed by by a vigil on the
Washington Street Bridge in Naperville the following Saturday
from Noon to 1 PM.
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On the third Friday of every month, the Historic DANK-HAUS,
4740 North Western, hosts Stammtisch the Monthly Open Haus
on the sixth floor in the Skyline Lounge.
German food, drink, and gemütlichkeit. Meet old friends
and make new ones.
This month's musical entertainment is provided by Jutta and
the Hi-Dukes, a small ensemble offering a wide-ranging musical
tour through many Euro-American cultures in an engaging and
energetic way. From German to Romanian to Danish and Bulgarian,
be ready to dance along to great music. The band's German
repertoire is an eclectic mix - everything from the Oktoberfest
Bavarian "standards" to Medieval material! They
will be unveiling a specially-composed Zwiefacher dance melody,
too.
There's no cover and doors open at 7:30 PM.
Saturday, July 19th
On the third Saturday of every month, there's a vigil on
Naperville's Washington Street Bridge from Noon to 1 PM.
It's brought to you by the Northern Illinois chapter of End
the Occupation which holds their annual meeting and potluck
the night before, at 7 PM, in Wesley United Methodist Church,
21 East Franklin, also in Naperville.
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The DANK-HAUS, 4740 North Western, hosts "German Cinema
Now" featuring contemporary film screenings (in German
with English subtitles) every third Sunday of the month.
It's at 7 PM on the second floor in the Brandenburg Room.
For more information visit, http://www.dankhaus.com
Saturday, July 25th
Chicago's Critical Mass, featured in the past on This
is Hell, happens on the last Friday of every month no matter
the weather ... For more information, visit http://chicagocriticalmass.org/ccmx.
Special thanks to Eric Schuster at Chicago's New World Resource
Center (http://www.newworldresourcecenter.com)
at 1300 North Western and the Open University of the Left (http://www.openuniversityoftheleft.org)
for his indispensable tips on just what the Hell is going on.
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